Chapter 337

"Want to keep me for breakfast, lunch, and dinner?"

Lu Shu smirked.

"Pah."

Nami was so clever; she understood instantly.

Having breakfast and dinner together—didn't that mean living together?

As expected, he was still a lecher.

"I still have to go research the Devil Fruit users, and besides, I have to make a trip to Himeko's side."

How could he let slip an opportunity to farm Bronya's favorability?

And there was Cocolia, too.

He hadn't figured out how to deal with her yet.

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"Mmm…"

"Ying~"

As Navia slowly woke up, her thoughts still lingering between confusion and reality.

A handsome face, like an ink wash painting, gradually blurred into view within her hazy vision.

It gave her a start.

Her heart gave a jolt, ripples instantly spreading through it.

Yet, she soon realized something.

She steadied her mind.

That blurry, handsome face became clear and three-dimensional, as if peeling silk from a cocoon.

It was Lu Shu!

The previous fear vanished without a trace, replaced by overflowing joy.

"You're awake. I didn't break my promise, did I?"

Lu Shu sat idly to the side, propping himself up on the bed, hands cupping his chin, his eyes full of doting and tenderness.

"I said that the first moment you opened your eyes, you would definitely see me."

Faced with such sudden, deep affection, Navia's heart skipped a beat.

On the surface, however, she feigned composure.

"Hmph, I'll let you pass."

But the irrepressible joy and shyness had already quietly climbed onto her cheeks.

In the prime of her youth, the young girl was just blossoming.

Towards the man who had already deeply imprinted himself on her life, Navia was naturally dependent and missed him in a thousand ways.

Every subtle sign of something being wrong would cause endless speculation to rise in her heart.

Do you not love me anymore?

Do you just want my body?

Things like that.

"You, you go out for a moment; I need to get up and change."

Navia said softly.

"Alright, but be quick. I've prepared a 'gift' for you outside."

Hearing this, Lu Shu's smile didn't fade; he rose and walked out, teasing her while remaining respectful.

Once his words fell, he exited gently.

A gift?!

The young girl—no, the grown woman—giggled.

She hurriedly got up to dress.

"Hiss, QAQ…"

After a good while, she slowly walked out of the bedroom.

She checked the clock.

It was already one in the afternoon.

"Where's the gift?"

"Outside!"

"…"

When she saw a 'dead man' tied to the pillar, Navia's face instantly paled.

She gave Lu Shu a light pinch on the waist.

"What kind of gift is this?"

"…"

"Who did you learn this trick from?"

Lu Shu rubbed his waist.

It was as if it were innate—every woman knew this move?

He dared say that before they had boyfriends, they absolutely had never used it.

But once they did, it was as if they immediately had an epiphany, awakening memories from a past life—it was ridiculous!

"Is it not hereditary?"

"What are they saying?"

"It's not that."

"Who is this?"

He turned his head to look at his two personal attendants.

They seemed to be arguing about something.

Something like 'you go' or 'you should go'…

"Have you decided yet?"

Lu Shu called out.

"Mr. Lu, let Miles do it."

The two attendants walked over from afar; they were Navia's two loyal subordinates.

The old butler, Miles.

The attendant, Silver.

"Nonsense, you do it. I don't have much time left; why would I need to improve my strength? *Cough, cough*, wait, do you think this thing is dangerous and want to use a dying man like me as a lab rat?"

The old butler, Miles, seemed to have realized something.

He grabbed Silver's ear and gave it a good tug.

"Ouch, let go, *cough, cough*… what are you saying? I don't have that thought, alright!"

"Then it's you. Haven't you always been brooding over your lack of strength?"

"Well, alright then…"

Silver was dejected.

The uncertain danger was only one thing; the most important part was that the chain ability was disgusting.

Growing chains out of one's body—ugh, just thinking about it felt uncomfortable.

*Cough, cough. *

He did indeed feel that Miles didn't have many days left, which was why he wanted him to eat it.

But it wasn't to make him take the risk.

Because Miles would only be disgusted for a few years at most, while he would have to be disgusted for decades!

(⊙_⊙)

"What are you all talking about?"

Navia was completely confused.

"It's like this."

*Blah, blah, blah…*