After The Fall Of The Earth, My Hotel Became Popular - Chapter 27

　　Unexpectedly, the man groaned, and his pale skin, which had not seen the light of day for a long time, actually turned a faint red due to excitement. Not only did he not withdraw his fingers, he even squeezed another finger in, and the two broad fingers warmed Wen Bei’s little mouth. It was so full that he almost couldn’t even bite.

　　The man’s scarlet eyes were full of smiles, and his voice was low and beguiling: “Don’t you want to know what my ability is about? Just call me brother and I’ll tell you.”

　　Wen Bei’s mouth was full and he couldn’t speak. He grunted and signalled with his eyes.

　　Qiu Tin took out his fingers, and there was a bit of strange pity in his eyes.

　　As soon as Wen Bei got free, the anger in his eyes was undisguised, and his mouth, which had turned red, opened up and down to spit out one word: “Get out.”

　　As expected, he was a sharp-tongued little fox.

　　Qiu Tin pinched his face with his other hand, bullying Wen Bei unscrupulously as his hands were bound by his own powers.

　　Wen Bei turned his head to avoid it, his eyes were cold, and when he raised his eyes again with a smile: “Your ability is related to the pollution level, isn’t it?”

　　He was too lazy to struggle anymore, and simply relaxed his body, assuming a high posture of negotiation, with his chin slightly raised like an aristocratic young master from the previous century staring at the deacon below.

　　Arrogance was intertwined with dissatisfaction, but it didn’t make the man angry. Instead, he subconsciously wanted to review whether he had done anything wrongly.

　　Qiu Tin looked at him for a moment, and suddenly a faintly sick smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: “Maybe you can just call my ability…[Pollution].”

　　Wha did that mean?

　　Wen Bei was stunned for a moment. The round cat eyes became a little rounder, and the noble look was lost, replaced by a dazed look resembling a kitten.

　　The transparent eyes were really beautiful and made people want to have them as their own.

　　Qiu Tin felt itchy in his heart and couldn’t help but bury his head down and smell the faint fragrance emanating from under his fair skin.

　　His eyes were suddenly stimulated to the point where they turned red. He coughed in a muffled voice before he restrained himself from biting it directly.

　　Wen Bei sensed the danger, and cold sweat broke out on his back: “I’ll give you blood, but don’t move.”

　　Qiu Tin was not a vampire. If he bit him directly, he would die of pain even if he was not sucked to death.

　　The man finally obeyed him a little, and the devil’s tail conjured by his ability let go of him, no longer restraining him.

　　However, his eyes were still following him like a large predator, with cold possessiveness.

　　Wen Bei used a dagger to make a shallow cut on his arm, and used a cup to collect some blood.

　　The wound was very light and there wasn’t much blood.

　　He was testing Qiu Tin’s bottom line.

　　After all, when they first collaborated verbally, he promised him anything significant. He was almost like a scumbag.

　　It was a pity that what he faced was not a small white flower, but a piranha flower that could bite people at any time.

　　Smelling the smell of blood, Qiu Tin’s expression obviously became more obsessed, as sickly as if he was addicted, and even his handsome face became slightly distorted with excitement.

　　If anyone who didn’t know the truth saw it, they would definitely think that he was deeply infatuated with the young man in front of him. Maybe he had been bewitched to let a person who seems to have incredible capital show such a desperate demeanour.

　　Wen Bei kept waiting for Qiu Tin to say something, but to his surprise, the man just silently took the cup and drank the liquid in it. When the last drop of blood fell, it stained the corners of his lips, making the scene look strange and evil.

　　Qiu Tin whispered in his ear: “Thank you for the dessert.”

　　It was impossible for him to let him off like that. Wen Bei was not surprised at all. He suddenly raised his foot and kicked the man’s thigh. He raised his chin slightly again: “Can you get out now?”

　　His eyes showed the displeasure of being violated.

　　It was hard to tell who was weaker.

　　Qiu Tin chuckled, finally stood up, and returned to the bed opposite.

　　After the lights were turned off, the scarlet pupils turned into vertical pupils in the darkness and a strong gaze fell on the young man opposite. The murderous intent was deeply hidden. It looked as if he wanted to peel off the skin and suck out the bones to complete the most beautiful collection.

　　Qiu Ding licked his lips, and the extremely sweet taste still remained on them. His heart, which was constantly clamouring for blood, was not calmed down, but instead became even more restless because of the brief taste he had had.

　　Qiu Ding’s eyes looked a little gloomy, and then his lips curled up.

　　He didn’t need to worry. There would always be a day when he could crush the rose with his own hands. The moment when it decayed and withered away, it would be a breathtakingly beautiful scene.

　　His eyes dropped, and he opened his mouth and said silently: “Good night, little fox.”

　　In the darkness, the black mist growing in the corner distorted the figure…

　　…

　　When it was dawn, Wen Bei woke up.

　　He hadn’t slept well the whole night. He didn’t know if it was because the bed was too hard and not as comfortable as his usual bed, or because there was a pervert in the room.

　　Wen Bei yawned and rubbed his face against the soft pillow he had brought from the Hotel, then reluctantly got up and washed up.

　　Qiu Tin went out at five o’clock in the morning. The sound of opening the door woke Wen Bei. He just pretended that he hadn’t noticed it.

　　As for where the pervert went, it had nothing to do with him.

　　Wen Bei finished the breakfast in the room before opening the door and going out. Unexpectedly, he happened to run into the strong man he had met yesterday.

　　He looked like he had just returned from the night shift, with a tired look on his face.

　　The strong man scratched his head and said hello: “I forgot to introduce myself yesterday. My name is Cheng Jie, and I am an employee of the nearby Snowflake Factory.”

　　Wen Bei: “My name is Wen Bei. What is the Snowflake Factory?”

　　The strong man explained: “It’s a factory that processes cans. It’s recently open to recruit employees. Although the hourly wage is very low, it’s a stable job. If you just arrived at the base and don’t have a job, I can introduce you there.”

　　He looked at Wen Bei’s handsome face and felt a little embarrassed: “But you may not need it, your brother looks very powerful.”

　　Wen Bei smiled and said nothing. He knew that in the eyes of outsiders, he was just an ordinary person and easy to bully, but it would be completely different if there was a polluter brother behind his back. But, that was what it looked like for those who didn’t know the details.

　 It was also his idea when he first blurted out that the two were brothers.

　　He needed to squeeze out the last bit of value from Qiu Tin.

　　Wen Bei smiled: “If it doesn’t trouble you, I’d like to take a look.”

　　A place like the factory was very suitable for him to quickly acquire some knowledge about the base.

　　He wanted to take a look at what the ground floor of the base looked like.

　　Cheng Jie looked at Wen Beixiao blankly, his ears turned red uncontrollably, and he stuttered: “Okay, okay, I’ll tell the supervisor and you can go in the afternoon.”

　　Wenbei: “This job looks very hard.”

　　The person in front of him had just worked the night shift and had to go on duty again in the afternoon, so he could only rest in the morning.

　　Chengjie scratched his head: “I’m used to it.”

　　There was no trace of complaint on his face.

　　Wen Bei’s heart sank, but it was more numb.

　　The feeling of powerlessness after being wasted for five years in the apocalypse.

　　Chengtian: “I am very grateful to the factory. It would be great to have a job in the apocalypse so that I can afford to eat and not starve to death.”

　　Wen Bei: “Brother Cheng, how long have you been staying in the base?”

　　He asked tentatively because he remembered that the guest house only accommodated newcomers who had just been in the base for three months.

　　Chengtian paused for a moment: “I have lived here since the beginning of the apocalypse.”

　　Seeing Wen Bei’s surprise, he quickly explained: “Although it is illegal for me to live here like that, there are many factory employees who choose to live in guest houses nearby like me, and we also pay double the price of the crystal stone. It’s fine as long as it’s not detected.”

　　It seemed that whether it was before or after the apocalypse, there would be no less money-making activities.

　　Wen Bei nodded to show that he understood.

　　Cheng Jie felt inexplicably relieved when he saw that the beautiful young man did not show any disgust.

　　He honestly waved goodbye and then quietly opened the door and walked in.

　　…

　　Qiu Tin didn’t return until lunch time.

　　Wen Bei didn’t know where he had gotten into trouble, and he didn’t even want to know. He used crystal stones to order a pea rice from outside, and the demanding price was fifty crystal stones.

　　Boss: “This dish is made from mutated peas. You can see that apart from the colourful colours, the taste has not changed much.”

　　Wen Bei took a bite and could still taste the strange taste caused by the obvious mutation. After chewing for a longer time, he could still taste a bit of bitterness stuck to the base of his tongue.

　　The rice was not the normal rice before the apocalypse, but the instant rice grown by the research institute using the mutated grains. It didn’t taste like starch at all.

　　He suddenly understood why his customers were excited when they saw the prices in the restaurant of the Hotel.

　　When Wen Bei was eating pea rice, the people at the next table were also attracted by the colourful rice on his table. The four of them gritted their teeth and ordered a portion of pea rice.

　　They took four small bowls and ate them with gusto.

　　Someone even picked up a pink pea that fell on the ground, blew the ashes casually and put it into his mouth: “It smells so good.”

　　”It really smells like beans before the apocalypse.”

　　Another person added: “I have forgotten what normal food tasted like before the end of the world.”

　　His companion joked: “Isn’t it rumoured recently that there is a hotel near the base, where the food sold has the normal taste before the end of the world?”

　　”Do you believe such rumours?”

　　Several people burst into laughter.

　　After laughing for a while, another person at the table who had been silent spoke cautiously: “But it is said that even the mercenary team of the Second Guild has started to publicise the news after returning this time. There is no need for them to lie.”

　　Although the overall strength of the Second guild was weaker than that of the First guild, it was also a guild that countless people wanted to squeeze into.

　　Even if they went to work as a sweeper, they could live a better life than their current life.

　　As soon as the words came out, they all fell silent.

　　Several people had different thoughts. It would be a lie to say that they were not moved, but no one wanted to admit it.

　　They seem deeply afraid of being called a fool by others.

　　Adhering to the principle of not wasting food, Wen Bei finished the plate of mediocre peas and rice before leaving. He couldn’t help but curl his lips.

　　What he wanted to achieve had already begun to take shape.

　　It didn’t matter if most people didn’t believe it at present. Curiosity would drive the people to find out.

Translator Note:

~ Yours Truly,
K. RUEL