"These Imported Pasque flower are really beautiful, I don't get why they Pay more to buy these Flowers then on her Wellbeing."
[Pasque Flowers]
Description: A Native Flower Imported from London to China's treaty port, which is then auctioned off into an Auction House in Shanghai 'Huo'ai Shi' the Flower Fragrance Pavillion.
My thoughts to pick the flower off out of boredom quickly went away, imported? If they spend more on some plant then their daughter I better not pick a single Petal, or my existence will go a miss.
My hands fell to the side, as I stopped touching the flower, anyhow.. This morning when I came to Yin Yuying's room she left the Wooden Food Box outside her door, she actually finished the food but hey, beggars can't be choosers.
Zhuo Xia put her Broom back where it should be after sweeping the court yard, with nothing to do she went to go back inside the Mansion and curry up to Yin Yuying.
Actually, Yin Yuying is starting to respond back whenever I come since yesterday.
I knocked on her door.
"Come in, Xiao Ming."
Her angry tone was still there but it sounded as if she expected it nowadays.
"My Lady! How are you."
I closed the door behind me and attentively sat next to her but this time I stood next to her bed, she's sickly, and isolated which gives me more opportunities.
"..."
Though I felt a bit uncomfortable as she silently eyeballs me. I feel like just from the way I breathe is wrong to her as she glares at me.
"You're not going to sit on the bed next to me like usual?"
I silently sighed a breath of relief to myself when I hear what's the problem.
"But My Lady.. I can't do that, you told me that's bad etiquette for a Servant, I apologize My Lady.. I grew up in a Farm with poor education so my knowledge isn't so good."
[You have gained 8+ EXP to your Character, and Charisma]
[Yin Yuying's affection for you has rosed from -10% to -6%]
Zhuo Xia: Ah, at least start at 0 why is the affection so low?! Why is your love so petty, My Lady!
Of course it was all in my mind, I saw the Pink tab fade away the second I finished reading it, it would be so good if there was a tab where I could see my relationship meter bar on top of her head, with Yin Yuying. It only works on Yin Zhen.
The fact the points were doubled was a bit strange, since even with special side love interest only Yin Zhen. The Male Lead, you can obtain double EXP from when affection rises.
'Maybe it's because right now, in the prologue. She is my Main Objective right now.'
A Relationship Meter bar flickered on top of her head before going away, must be a glitch.
"Well, you're new so of course you won't know much. The second I saw you I knew I couldn't expect much from you anyway."
Eh? That was surprisingly.. Too kind for a person like her. Still stings like a bug though.
"Oh right, My Lady I made a little something for you, I spent my whole day till night next to a candle making it."
From my pocket I carefully pulled out a Paper Oriigami of a Pentagon Rose, I held it carefully on my palm, there was only one but it was beautiful and hard to make, it was made out of Newspapers since I had to be cheap .
"I made an Origami Rose for you, since I saw you liked Roses a lot.. You even have a vase of them at your vanity."
"..."
For a second she hesitated, her hand slowly reached out before finally taking the Paper Rose onto her palm. Appraising it a bit before looking back at Xiao Ming.
"How'd you make this?"
"Well when I was young. Back in my home, in my free time my mom teaches me help to make shapes and things from Newspapers, mostly flowers. But they were easy. These ones.. I made up by myself after tinkering with Paper all day long."
[You have gained 10+ EXP to your Character, and Charisma]
[Yin Yuying's affection for you has rosed from -6% to -1%]
'If only Xiao Ming had a prettier face, it would be easy then. Since I could get a Pretty Privilege and Halo Affect buff if I managed to get my Beauty Grade to B+ I'd be able to have that sort of passive affect.'
Sometimes, Zhuo Xia watched play throughs and watched how people Grind, and Farm EXP for their Status. For all Status, once you get them on B+ Grade you could get a passive buff from them.
"Is that so?"
Yin Yuying placed it carefully on the Table next to her bedside. Alright, I have to quickly develop a topic to talk about.
"My lady, do you want to try learning Origami too? But.. I only have Newspapers we can use, is that okay?"
Yin Yuying, what Meek is there of her? Sometime she's indeed hesitant and shy but mostly blunt, and fierce. Last night, I heard she poured hot tea on a Maid's hand burning it. It's true since yesterday I took a peak at where she was working, seeing her palm horrified me.
"Sure, there's nothing to do everyday anyway. I guess I could try it."
Later on, a few hours later after Zhuo Xia brang sone Newspapers to use as she taught Yin Yuying.. Now she really knew it was a mistake.
"My Lady.. I told you, if you want to make Complex Pretty Flower like a Tulip, that should be saved for the later stages."
"Why? It's impossible that I can't do it, if I say I can. That means it's true."
Crumbled newspapers, and small cut pieces were left on the floor, even if I missed some work. I could just say I was taking care of her Lady so there would be nothing to punish me for.
Shit, her face looks a bit unpleasant, she held the Paper in her hands as she tries to fold it again into a Tulip. It's not my fault she wanted to know how to make one!
I then gained an Idea as I took a Paper and folded it into a heart, Yin Yuying paused for a moment before tilting her head slightly and asking.
"What are you making? It's not something you've shown me before yet."
It's simple, I held a Simple Modern Heart-shaped origami to her face.
"A heart for you."
Yin Yuying expression only become a bit more unpleasant as she poked the origami lightly.
"Do you think I'm Uneducated? I've read about Human Anatomy before, and I know that a Human's heart is not shaped like that. I don't want some Stupid Random Shape you made."
Ah, right. These Modern Heart Shapes were developed from the West and Only started to become the norm in china, in the future.
"It's not supposed to be super accurate My Lady, it's supposed to mean Love. Because if you connect two Hearts together this Silhouette is what it would supposedly look like. It's supposed to be a Shape to show Affection for someone."
I grabbed her wrist, opening her fist and placed the origami on it before closing her hand back..
"I adore you My Lady, you're my Star."
'Honestly, I wanted to say I love you to brush affection quickly. But.. It's too early for that, I need to get at least 50% affection first before that.'
"I think I have to go now, I would like to interact with you more My Lady.. But. I also have duties to finish, bye."
I went to stand up as I turned around to leave, I felt her hand grab my wrist tightly, is that even possible? She's sick.. But I feel like she had enough strength to kill me. I looked down to her face, the light is a bit dim now but I can still mostly make out her expression.
Her eyes looked at me a bit softer but her features were still Emotionless, and Vacant it looked as if she had wanted to say something but forced herself to swallow it down her throat.
Yin Yuying only gave a small sigh before looked down at her lap and let go of my wrist, there's not much left for me to say. So I stayed quiet too and left silently in a whisk.
[You have gained 12+ EXP to your Character, and Charisma]
[Yin Yuying's affection for you has rosed from -1% to 5%]
'That's good.'
Next morning, it's early, the temperature is still cold as I could feel the breeze every now and then as it caressed my skin.
I watered the plants in the garden, sadly there was no skill for watering in the game.. They could've at least gave me a 'Hydrating' skill so that I could hydrate, and grow the plants faster and better by each grade.
I went inside, I felt Jump scared when I looked at my own reflection through the mirror, that was displayed in a locked wooden cabinet, my face.. It's, Scribbled? Blurred? Incomprehensible. When I touch my own features, nose, cheeks, etc it felt numb. Like I was touching a smooth surface, yet to everyone I look normal.
'In the game, even the other NPC had more effort put into their design.. But the Female Lead, they either gave her no face or just 2 dots and a curved line for it.'
Peaking through the Window from the slip crack of a Curtain, I finally saw the Main Heart throbe in this Mansion, a Random but Handsome Guard who is currently declining a girl's confession.
I silently pursed my lips as the devastation crossed her face, the perfume pouch she offered to him was only ruthlessly dropped and kicked away on the ground.
Red Flag, if there was an Ending with him. It'll probably be the Runaway ending.
"What are you dazing out there for? Just because you got the stupid favor of that useless doll, you think you can slack off now?"
I looked behind me, to see a braided girl who had a hand on her mouth, she had a cute face with a bit of Baby fat. Her temper though? Very ugly.
'Stereotypical Programmed Braindead Villains.'
I glanced around the area a bit to see if anyone is here, especially Yin Yuying. I don't want to destroy the image that I'm her Lifesaving Grace in her pitiful damned life. I guess this Random came passing by out of nowhere.
"Yes, what if I do? What are you gonna do? Tell the Head Maid? I can just ask the Young Miss to dismiss the Punishment, why'd you think the Madam has been quiet all this time then?"
The Braided Girl became silent for a moment out of surprise, but Zhuo Xia wasted no time and quickly took a step forward. Closing their Distance. Her hand reached to touch the Braided girl's chin lifting it slightly to directly look at Zhuo Xia's face.
Zhuo Xia spoke with a quiet voice, barely a whisper.
"You better do as I say, I could easily bury you and use you as the new Fertilizers for the Pasque Flowers outside."
It was a Bluff, but a girl as stupid as her would Probably believe it, one day I'll brush up enough Affection with Yin Zhen or Yin Yuying to have that power, but not yet.
I let go after feeling her body tremble, she's still young, of course she's easy to scare. She lost her balance and stumbled to the floor, it looks as if she was about to cry as tears slowly swelled up from her eyes.. Pitiful, just more easier for me to use.
"Suck it up, which one do you want more? To have the short pleasure of crying, and become missing or Surviving?"
God, I sound so corny like this, I was holding back from laughing at my own words.
I flicked her forehead, sniffling, the girl wiped her tears, and got on her feet again albeit she looked down as if afraid to look at my face
I know I don't look the best, but atleast I'm Tolerable!
'If fear helped increase my Charisma, I would've already gotten B Grade by now.'
"Alright, Scram. I'll keep an eye on you."
The girl left in a few seconds, some of my hair strands flew up abit from the large breeze that she left from running.
'Atleast it Cools me Down on Hot days like these.'