Chapter 593

"Hmph~"

Furina gave a light huff and turned her head away, a hint of excitement dancing in her unique, water-droplet-shaped eyes.

Gu Chen continued, "It seems just having lunch might not be enough. So, naturally, we'll need some dessert for afternoon tea, right?"

Furina's lips curled up, but she immediately put on an indifferent expression and said, "Arrange whatever you like."

"Oh?"

Gu Chen was slightly puzzled, then said in a relaxed, composed manner, "My, I am a guest here in Fontaine, after all~"

That seems to be the case!

He was here as a guest!

After thinking for a moment, Furina said, "I'll treat you. I'll fully respect your opinions as a guest when making the arrangements!"

Gu Chen nodded slightly.

He glanced at the time, then stood up and said, "Then it will be lunchtime in a little while."

Seeing Gu Chen get up to leave, Furina hurriedly rose to follow him, tentatively asking, "We're not fishing anymore?"

"No rush, let's talk after lunch." Gu Chen shook his head.

Furina followed behind Gu Chen with her hands behind her back, her steps light and brisk.

As time passed, it was soon midday.

After greeting Neuvillette, Gu Chen and Furina arrived at the seaside.

Fontaine's boats have a strong sense of technology and are very convenient to use.

It is correct to call Fontaine's sea a sea, and it is also correct to call it a series of interconnected lakes; it's just that the scale is overly vast.

With a man and a woman alone on the same boat, Furina felt a bit strange.

She sat on a small stool, turned her head to look at Gu Chen, who was putting bait on a hook, and then looked at the small boat beneath her feet, her mind beginning to brainstorm.

Gu Chen held the fishing rod and cast the hook into the sea. Just as he was about to ask Furina if she wanted to try, he noticed her small face was flushed and she was looking down, lost in thought.

"?"

This left Gu Chen a bit confused.

Clearly, when they set off, Furina had been full of enthusiasm and anticipation.

How did this girl become so silent now that they were far from the shore and the boat was drifting on the open sea?

And...

Gu Chen rubbed his chin.

He felt that Furina's expression suggested she was thinking about something strange.

There was no time to ponder Furina's situation; after the float bobbed a few times, Gu Chen raised the rod, and a Sea-Wave Axe Marlin broke the surface.

Furina rested her chin on her hand, watching Gu Chen work, and soon the fish was caught and tossed into the bucket.

"Is this fish considered yours now that you've caught it?" Furina asked.

"Hmm?"

Gu Chen was taken aback. He reached out and tapped her on the forehead, saying, "Why are you so slow-witted today? I caught it, so if it's not mine, whose would it be?"

Furina covered her head and giggled.

Gu Chen felt her train of thought was a bit abstract today.

After thinking it over, it might really be because she had started thinking of herself as the "Qiaozui" (a type of fish).

But who would be so silly? Taking a joke seriously?

But if that person was Furina, the probability of her taking a joke seriously was infinitely high.

Furina clearly saw the flash of disdain on Gu Chen's face.

Furina was outraged.

She asked with a face full of suspicion, "Are you looking down on me?!"

"How could that be?"

Gu Chen shook his head with a straight face.

"You are looking down on me!"

"If you look down on me, you're done for! I curse you to not catch any more fish!"

Seeing Furina acting fierce like a bristling kitten, Gu Chen couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"You're still laughing!"

Furina felt even more aggrieved.

Seeing the float bobbing again as another fish took the bait, Furina grew anxious and lunged at Gu Chen, claws out, to snatch the rod.

"Hey!"

Gu Chen was completely unprepared.

Splash!

Water sprayed up.

Both Gu Chen and Furina fell from the side of the boat into the seawater.

Splash!

Gu Chen surfaced, looked around, and didn't see Furina; only her hat was floating on the water.

He dove underwater.

Furina's hair had come loose, and she was sinking toward the bottom.

Seeing the panicked look on her face, Gu Chen felt both helpless and amused.

She knows how to surf, so how could she not know how to swim? (Regarding Furina? Part 2)

The first time he met this idiot, he could feel her budding heart.

If you call her stupid, after spending a day together, you see little schemes everywhere where she tries to express her feelings.

If you call her smart, she clearly knows how to swim yet acts like she's panicking and drowning.

Even if she were just an ordinary person, she has cultivated the Tai Xuan Scripture; in such a situation, even if she really couldn't swim, she could escape danger, yet she just waited helplessly for him to save her.

While pondering, Gu Chen reached out and hugged Furina.

The water swirled like a tornado, pushing them to the surface and suspending them in mid-air.

Landing lightly on the boat, Gu Chen made a beckoning gesture, and the hat floating on the sea landed in his hand.

"Cough, cough..."

Furina coughed, her small face deathly pale.

Gu Chen supported her, his magic flowing over them, and the seawater on their bodies was dried in a few breaths.

Furina's acting was excellent; she leaned into Gu Chen's arms, her pale face making her look truly terrified.

Gu Chen set her hat aside, then reached out and gently patted Furina's head, saying, "What a fool."

"I'm not..." Furina pouted and whispered in rebuttal.

Gu Chen smiled in his eyes and said, "How is this any different from saving a girl lost in the water, only to find out after marriage that she's a swimming champion?"

"Umm..."

Furina, with a flushed face, lowered her head and whispered in defense, "That must have been because my leg cramped when I fell in..."

She was still being stubborn.

Gu Chen smiled without a word, just looking at her.

Even though she was leaning against Gu Chen's chest and couldn't look him in the eye, Furina could feel the gaze from above.

Really...

Furina pursed her lips and bit them.

She felt that everything she did was laid bare, seen by him.

No wonder he had shown that look of disdain earlier!

Neither of them spoke again, leaving only the sound of lapping water and the breeze blowing over the sea.

After a long while, when the Sea-Wave Axe Marlin in the bucket suddenly thrashed, Gu Chen said, "Let's catch two more fish to grill and eat."

Furina hadn't yet emerged from the previous embarrassment; she remained quiet.

Gu Chen's fishing skills were very strong; after two more casts, he steered the boat to the shore.

Gathering firewood and lighting the fire were done in one go.

Furina, having put her hat back on, squatted to the side, feeling expectant.

Anyone who has watched the videos knows that Gu Chen's culinary skills are excellent, and Furina had also tasted the red envelopes Gu Chen sent to the group; it was an unforgettable delicacy.