Reboot: Mechanic

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A few minutes had gone by ever since Shi Tian's response. The atmosphere was completely silent, with only Phoebe gazing at Shi Tian.

As for Shi Tian, he kept his cool and remained perfectly still, albeit somewhat uncomfortable. After all, being gazed at in such an intense manner, it was hard for one to remain fine. Finally, after what felt like an eternity, Phoebe clasped her hands and smiled in joy. "Looks like I truly wasn't wrong about you when we first met during the small banter between me and Benedict." She nodded her head and praised.

Meanwhile, Shi Tian truly missed Vanessa at this moment. Vanessa was always outspoken and straightforward, albeit somewhat immature and naive. But at the very least, he didn't have to expend his brain cells in the interaction and could relax compared to interacting with Phoebe.

An internal strife that caused a lot of casualties was now downgraded to a small banter. And it was clear that Phoebe wanted Shi Tian to believe it was merely a small banter and nothing more, given her emphasis on the word.

Although Shi Tian understood her intention, he didn't expose her and somewhat followed the flow.

Who cares if those soldiers really died?

The world isn't a colorful rainbow environment, filled with honorable people. Instead, it was a world dominated by the strong, going back to the extreme primitive age. Whoever held the strongest fist, determined the law. As for the wilderness, it was merely a different kind of lawless place that only the strong survived. "May I ask what you think of me during our encounter in that small banter you were having?" Shi Tian asked calmly, emphasizing the word small banter as well.

Phoebe seemed pleased when Shi Tian caught on to her intention and followed her flow. "First of all, you are clever. You know how to create an advantageous situation for yourself, but at the same time, you also know your limits and not go overboard. It's rare to see people like you who know how to adapt to a situation." She responded, grabbing the alcohol from her soldier to take another sip.

After taking a sip, she glanced at Shi Tian and asked, "Oh, right, do you also want a drink as well?" And before Shi Tian could politely refuse, she continued, "It would be rude to not drink when someone offers you one. Here, you can have this one."

She then extended the glass of cup that she had just drank to Shi Tian, clearly handing it to him to have a taste.

Looking at the glass of the cup, Shi Tian was truly stunned this time. Others might think this was a golden opportunity to drink the same cup that Phoebe had drank. After all, who doesn't want to drink in the same cup as a beauty like Phoebe? However, that was only for others who only think with their lower part.

Shi Tian was currently cursing and imagining beating Phoebe up in his mind.

This poisonous commander was really unbelievable.

She was practically giving him an impossible test to pass. Why?

She drank it and generously offered him the same cup, which most people could only dream about. So if he refused, then words would get out for sure, and many people would soon target him. Not to mention, it would be seen as him disrespecting her by refusing to drink from the same glass as her.

But if he did take the glass cup and drink it. Then not only would he garner more hatred, but he was also essentially showing that they were in a very good relationship or in cooperation. This meant that even if he didn't want to cooperate with Phoebe any deeper than for the current moment, he would no longer have that choice to retreat. In other words, no matter what options he chooses, it would be a lose situation. It was a test where there were no correct answers to choose and only wrong answers. 'I still underestimated these commanders.' Shi Tian regrettably admitted that he had lost this round.

True, these commanders would never harm him with Vanessa's presence. But that doesn't mean they can't do other things that would involuntarily get him into more trouble or muddy waters than it is. And as hateful as it might be, Phoebe today had shown him that even with the protection of Vanessa, she could still give him a massive migraine.

Since either option was still going to end up in the same ending, Shi Tian decided to play rogue. 'You started it, so don't mind me.' Shi Tian sneered inwardly.

He grabbed the glass cup from her and smiled softly, "Thanks, I'm kind of thirsty having traveled for quite a distance." After giving his gratitude, Shi Tian twisted the glass cup around, found her lipstick mark, and proceeded to drink in the exact same location, even tasting the lipstick flavor.

His actions were seen clearly by all the nearby soldiers, and as for Phoebe, she was extremely composed, her expression remained unchanged despite the unexpected move of Shi Tian.

She dared to give him her glass cup, so naturally, she expected that Shi Tian might commit such action.

But so what?

It was just her lipstick mark and not a real kiss. What was there to be embarrassed about? As if she would blush in redness and be embarrassed by such an act. "How's the alcohol? Is it to your liking?" Phoebe then asked, crossing her legs and making a somewhat sexy pose.

Finishing the alcohol in one gulp, Shi Tian gave a thumbs up to Phoebe. "Not bad at all, Commander Phoebe. The alcoholic content hits the spot, especially your lipstick flavor. It seems to be a flavor of raspberry punch." He responded, acting as if he was an expert connoisseur.

"You really are different from most people, Nathan. To think you can even guess the flavor of my lipstick correctly." Phoebe mused. "Do you want to have a try on my lipstick as well? Or perhaps, do you want to try it on from the source?" She traced her lips and asked seductively.  Nôv(el)B\\jnn