Chapter 20: Gene Recombination Beauty Pill
“You have a new message. Please check it.”
The text message notification sounded, and Yang Ning casually swiped to unlock his phone. Sure enough, his bank account balance had increased by nearly 3.8 million.
Currently, the balance in his account totaled over 4.7 million. Yang Ning immediately used his mobile banking app to transfer 4.5 million to Dongfang Fei'er's account, then began to ponder how to make use of the system points he had earned.
After deducting costs, factoring in the [Blood Coral Cloud-Bat Snuff Bottle] gifted by Lin Manxuan, and adding the profit from this luxury item deal, Yang Ning's main quest [Millionaire] had reached a progress of 134,000/1,000,000.
Of course, he also gained 1 attribute point.
Yang Ning didn’t rush to allocate the attribute point and instead checked his current point balance.
3,770 points!
Awesome!
Compared to the measly 20 points he had struggled with before, Yang Ning could now be considered quite wealthy in points. As the saying goes, one should return kindness with kindness. He immediately opened the beauty branch of the system store and soon selected an item called [Gene Recombination Beauty Pill] for exchange.
A single box of [Gene Recombination Beauty Pill] required 300 points. Though expensive, the effects were equally impressive. One dose could clear at least 80% of the toxins accumulated in the body. A second dose would reinforce the effect, and by the third dose, almost no toxins would remain.
Of course, the effects of the [Gene Recombination Beauty Pill] went far beyond that. The term 'gene recombination' wasn’t just for show. After three doses, the unabsorbed components of the drug would lie dormant in the body, beginning to repair any innate genetic defects, perfecting the genes and achieving a recombination effect.
There was even an enhanced version of the beauty pill that could induce genetic mutations, but its price was steep—a single box cost 5,000 points!
Buy it!
Yang Ning didn’t think twice. He wasn’t a stingy person by nature, and to be frank, the bulk of these points were earned thanks to Dongfang Fei'er's help.
You have obtained [Gene Recombination Beauty Pill]...
Yang Ning took the [Gene Recombination Beauty Pill] and headed downstairs. Lin Manxuan and Dongfang Fei'er were sitting on the sofa chatting casually, while Little Loli had woken up. Seeing Yang Ning come down, she immediately made a funny face at him. Yang Ning shot her a mischievous glare, and she quickly hid in Dongfang Fei'er's arms.
“Yo, little handsome, you’re pretty quick. Just a trip to the bathroom, and the money’s already in the account,” Dongfang Fei'er said, waving her phone.
Lin Manxuan gave Yang Ning an exasperated look. “Fei'er just told me. Looks like you made quite a haul this time, at least three million, right?”
“About that, maybe even more,” Yang Ning said with a smile. “I really have to thank you, Fei'er.”
“Your sweet talk isn’t bad,” Dongfang Fei'er replied, not minding at all since Yang Ning had been upfront with her about the actual price.
Lin Manxuan rolled her eyes. “Even if it’s a fair deal, taking such a big advantage and just saying thanks—doesn’t that lack a bit of sincerity?”
Little Loli and Dongfang Fei'er nodded in agreement. The three of them had already schemed to drag Yang Ning out for a meal, maybe even a late-night snack afterward.
Of course, it’d be best if he could accompany them shopping. Don’t get the wrong idea—women always need to buy a lot of clothes and cosmetics when shopping, but they lack the strength to carry everything. What they need is a strong arm to rely on—or rather, a lackey to follow behind and carry their shopping bags.
“Isn’t this me coming down to show my sincerity?” Yang Ning grinned and placed the [Gene Recombination Beauty Pill] on the table.
“What’s this?” Little Loli asked curiously, voicing the same question on Lin Manxuan’s and Dongfang Fei'er's minds.
“This is a miraculous detox and beauty pill, brewed from a folk recipe using various traditional Chinese herbs. It doesn’t have an official brand, but it also has no side effects,” Yang Ning explained simply. Of course, this was pure nonsense—not meant to deceive, but to avoid scaring the three women with the truth.
Gene recombination drugs, with current scientific capabilities, would take at least another thirty to forty years to develop. Even if developed, they’d likely be restricted to military use. Using such technology for beauty and skincare would require the tech to be fully mature and widespread, which might take sixty to seventy years at least.
In other words, the emergence of such a drug might still be half a century away.
Initially, Dongfang Fei'er was inclined to refuse. It wasn’t that she looked down on Yang Ning’s gift, but she felt that skincare and beauty were a woman’s domain.
Moreover, when it came to beauty and skincare, Dongfang Fei'er had an ocean of knowledge and could confidently call herself an expert. She didn’t believe this little bottle of pills could be that effective.
But soon, she sensed something was off. Lin Manxuan had secretly taken the bottle, opened the cap, and was staring at the pearl-like pills inside with excitement on her face.
Even stranger, Little Loli had rushed over too. The two sisters excitedly examined the pills while sneaking glances at Dongfang Fei'er. Seeing that she didn’t seem inclined to come over, they simultaneously let out relieved expressions.
What’s going on here?
Something’s not right. Very not right.
Dongfang Fei'er quickly calmed herself. She was certain it had been a long time since she’d seen Lin Manxuan act so sneaky. She categorized this behavior as Lin Manxuan having a guilty conscience—the kind where she wanted to hog a good deal and was afraid of being caught!
The last time she’d shown this expression was probably two years ago when she secretly read Dongfang Fei'er's diary, right?
Oh no!
Could there be some secret hidden in those pills?
“Manxuan, let me take a look at that bottle. This is something the little handsome guy gave to me, you know,” Dongfang Fei'er said, emphasizing the words ‘gave to me.’ Lin Manxuan’s lips twitched at that.
There’s definitely something fishy!
Lin Manxuan ignored her, instead clutching the bottle protectively like a mother hen. Little Loli even helped cover for her.
Seeing this, Dongfang Fei'er nearly laughed in exasperation. These two sisters weren’t usually this united, were they? Now they were teaming up against an outsider?
“Tongtong, doesn’t Fei'er treat you well usually?” Dongfang Fei'er asked with a smile.
“Mm-hmm,” Little Loli nodded matter-of-factly.
“Then tell Fei'er, are these pills really effective?”
Little Loli looked conflicted, unsure how to answer. After a while, she timidly said, “I don’t know if they’re effective.”
Dongfang Fei'er asked curiously, “Then why are you two sisters acting like cats smelling fish the moment you saw these pills?”
“You’re the cat,” Lin Manxuan huffed in annoyance.
Little Loli didn’t mind and glanced at Yang Ning before saying, “When I saw this big pervert the day before yesterday, his skin wasn’t this fair. By the next day, it was like this.”
Dongfang Fei'er didn’t react strongly to Little Loli’s words, merely responding with an “Oh.” But Lin Manxuan’s next sentence made her lose her calm.
“I’ve been wondering too. Just overnight, his tanned skin turned this fair. And the key point is, even with seven-centimeter heels, I’m much taller than you. But overnight, we’re the same height?” Lin Manxuan muttered, “This isn’t scientific.”
Dongfang Fei'er was stunned, her beautiful eyes wide as she stared at Yang Ning. She shrieked, “Manxuan, are you saying that when you first met him, he didn’t look like this?”
“Exactly. I even thought he had a twin brother,” Lin Manxuan admitted. In fact, this question had been nagging at her for a while.
“It’s the pills. These pills definitely work wonders.”
Seeing Lin Manxuan, Little Loli, and Dongfang Fei'er staring at him with gleaming eyes, clearly determined to get to the bottom of this, Yang Ning felt a headache coming on. Thinking quickly, he shifted the blame to the [Gene Recombination Beauty Pill].