"Then why didn't you take me with you, Bastard Xu?!"
The moment Xu Shi got home, he saw Gu Yi rolling around on the sofa, just like a three-year-old whose parents had refused to buy her a toy.
Miss Black Rabbit was furious.
Although the fleet had only been completed these past few days, the selection process for those going to sea had begun long ago.
When she heard the news, she had even put on a show and gone to fill out an application at the registration desk. It was only fair, after all, so no one could say Manager Gu had pulled strings. No, in her case, someone might have pulled strings for her.
And then—
"You actually crossed out my application?!"
The little puppy launched a charge. "You heartless Bastard Xu, have you no shame?!"
"Stop fooling around."
Xu Shi helplessly held her forehead at bay. "This is a serious matter. Your physical condition is too poor, and your ability isn't essential. Of course you don't meet the requirements."
That was true enough.
He had compared this voyage to Zheng He's expeditions or the Age of Discovery's colonial expansion. This was not some family picnic where everyone held hands and went sightseeing together. Naturally, he could not bring everyone along.
Not to mention the countless dangers they might face along the way. This was also for everyone's safety.
"And yet you brought her?"
That explanation clearly did not satisfy Miss Black Rabbit. She looked skeptically at Xia Ke'an, who was sitting beside the dining table with both hands wrapped around a carton of milk.
So this little runt had excellent physical fitness, did she?
"But her ability is essential."
Xu Shi sighed. Although they knew the general direction they would be sailing, there were still far too