Reboot: Mechanic

Shi Tian was unamused by her and believed she was merely trolling him regarding the compensation of mechanical parts.

"Look, if you don't have them, then don't randomly say it aloud. I'm busy enough already and don't have time for your lousy games." He crossed his arms and said, giving her a clear warning to not fool around.

He wasn't carefree like her who doesn't have to do anything besides waiting for her supposed reinforcement. 

Meanwhile, Vannesa was truly in an aggrieved position, wanting to cry in agony. She was completely sincere in apologizing, so why was she still being criticized for fooling around? 

Her eyes soon became teary but she managed to suppress it briefly and glared at him.

"Who is fooling you? I was being sincere, so why are you still bullying me?" Vanessa shouted in grief and activated her Dimension Ring. Soon, some mechanical parts appeared from out of nowhere and dropped to the floor.

"These are my compensation and I hate you!" She then shouted, running back to the guest room and shutting the door really hard. 

As for Shi Tian, he stood still in a daze, clearly not expecting that she was actually carrying some mechanical parts. 

'So it wasn't an engagement ring, but some sort of item that could store things?' Shi Tian was left speechless that such an item actually existed. 

He had always been carrying his items in his large pocket, so when he first heard Vanessa offering to give him some mechanical parts, he was doubtful. 

After all, her pockets were extremely small, and could barely fit much in them.

Thus, he thought she was kidding and only wanted him to come out of the room so she could annoy him more.

Who would have thought the ring that was on her left hand was capable of such a feat? 

This time, he had truly wronged her, and it was because of his ignorance once again that had caused such a misunderstanding.

"Is this what they call how the table has turned?" Shi Tian muttered in disbelief. 

He was supposed to be the one accepting the apology and forgiving her, but now the role had turned to him having to apologize for misunderstanding her sincerity as a joke. 

Glancing at the mechanical parts that were still on the floor, Shi Tian could tell their value wasn't low based on their distinctive outlook. In fact, these mechanical parts should be even more valuable than the one Isaac Aaronax had given to him for practice.

Realizing how he had jumped to the conclusion too early and scolded her wrongly, he knew what must be done. 

Picking up the mechanical parts and laying them on top of the table, Shi Tian then made his way toward the guest room. 

And facing the wooden door, he had a feeling of deja vu, except he was supposed to be inside the room and not outside. 'Ugh, this damn blunder of mine.' 

Taking a deep breath, Shi Tian slowly knocked on the guest room's door.

He then spoke gently, "Vanessa, do you want to eat some more Minasarus Meat? I can head out and buy them if you want it." 

Yes, this was a coaxing tactic that Shi Tian was using. 

In the past, it was very effective whenever Sheng Lan was pouting and complaining about the bitter medicine, and he would use such a method to pacify her. 

"Go away and leave me alone!" Vanessa's voice echoed from within the room. 

Shi Tian smiled lightly when he actually got a response from her. 

After all, it was better than hearing nothing, and if she was willing to respond to him, then it meant he just needed to coax her better.

"Alright then, I'll head out and buy some lunch for you. The refrigerator is still broken and there isn't any food here, so you must have been starving." Shi Tian calmly said, turning around and preparing to leave the house.

Thanks to his experience in taking care of Sheng Lan, he knew Vanessa was already on the verge of forgiving him. It was just that he needed to do some action such as bringing her favorite food home to give her a reason to forgive.

And since this was technically his fault, to begin with, he wouldn't avoid it and feigned innocence. 

He made a mistake, then he shall take responsibility. 

'Wait a minute, that sounded weird if I think about it. It's just scolding her wrongly.' Shi Tian thought to himself.

Shaking his head, he stopped himself from thinking something dumb and instead headed outside to buy her some food. It wasn't just for her sake because he was starving as well.

Had he not checked the time in his Cellos Device, then he wouldn't have even realized he had spent around 7 hours something at Optic Mech.

Sometime later, Shi Tian arrived at Horology Restaurant and he began to scan the menu again. His heart ached dearly when he glanced at the option of Minasarus Meat. 

Unlike most of the menu options, Minasarus Meat was one of the few that asked for Source Crystal as payment. 

Walking to the takeout counter, Jason was swarmed with taking orders and handing them out to customers. 

And when Jason saw Shi Tian coming again, he smiled brightly at him. 

"Hello, recurring customer, what do you want to order this time?" Jason asked. Given that Shi Tian was now a recurring customer and spent quite a lot of money already, he would naturally show some respect. 

Money is king, and those who pay for their bonuses are also king. 

Naturally, Shi Tian understood the thought process of Jason, and that he only took him as a money tree. 

Flashing a difficult smile, Shi Tian pointed at three Minasarus Meat dishes that were labeled popular. 

"I wish to have these dishes." Shi Tian said and paid upfront, having zero intention of counting the money leaving his pocket. 

The only thing he could feel better about was that most of the money he paid was from Vanessa.