Chapter 150

No matter how she struggled, those four strange arms remained motionless, like fixed D32 steel, even though they were incredibly agile when they grabbed her just now!

What on earth is this thing?!

Ignoring Eblana's struggles, Zuo Jian walked over to Loughshinny, who was sitting quietly on the sofa reviewing documents, with his hands in his pockets. For some reason, the way Lafshini sat there obediently and quietly gave him a sense of comfort.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if everyone could be like Skatinacisa and Raphsini?

Unbeknownst to him, Zuo Jian reached out and stroked Loughshinny's long hair.

It doesn't feel good to the touch.

To be honest, managing hair that long is definitely not an easy task.

The main reason why Laurentina can maintain her long, flowing hair without ever washing it is because it's not actually hair at all.

Skadi doesn't particularly like grooming, but the Abyssal Hunters's nature is to be near water, and she spends a short time in the bathtub almost every day, so her hair doesn't look too bad.

But...

"How long has it been since you washed your hair properly?"

Loughshinny looked up, a thoughtful expression seemingly in her eyes.

"Have no idea."

"Haven't you used the bathroom in your room?"

"My sister said to stay vigilant, so I didn't—"

"Then we don't need to be on guard from today onwards... and there's a change of clothes."

"I'll bring you a set later."

Zuo Jian turned around and glanced at Eblana was struggling in the chair behind him.

"Well."

He sighed, as if in despair.

I glanced at the clock on the wall and realized it wasn't early, especially since...

"Gurgle..."

"?!!!"

Eblana was startled and suddenly looked down at her lower abdomen, which was making an incredibly jarring sound at that moment.

"Pfft."

For some reason, seeing the girl's embarrassed expression, Zuo Jian subconsciously covered the corner of his mouth.

"Don't laugh!!! You bastard who uses * Victoria's foul language*!!!!"

Eblana stomped her feet, her cheeks flushed, and roared angrily.

However, in Zuo Jian's eyes, this was more like children playing around.

Ignoring Eblana's various verbal outbursts, Zuo Jian turned around and patted Loughshinny's head again.

"In that case, let's go to the rooftop. It's time to have lunch."

Are there any dietary restrictions?

"No... that..."

Loughshinny opened her mouth slightly, as if she wanted to ask something.

However, before she could finish speaking, Zuo Jian interrupted Zuo Jian with a shushing gesture.

"You have something to ask me?"

She looked into the pupils on the Zuo Jian and nodded slightly.

"Let's ask later. You're my adopted daughters now, at least nominally. I still hope to give you your first lunch..."

Zuo Jian said this, then turned around to look at Eblana, who was glaring at him fiercely from behind. He then cleared his throat and changed his words.

"At least I hope to leave a good impression on you, Loughshinny."

"Um."

"Let's go then."

Zuo Jian finished speaking, he took Loughshinny's small hand and walked towards the elevator next to him, preparing to go straight to the top floor.

Upon seeing this, Eblana immediately shouted.

"Loughshinny!!! Why were you just standing there watching! Why!! Why are you going to just obey that man like this!! Have you been bewitched by him!!"

"Hey!!! Where are you two planning to go!!!"

Eblana's shouts made Loughshinny turn around. Just as she was about to ask why Eblana had been left standing there, Zuo Jian raised his left hand and slowly beckoned with his finger—

Then Eblana was startled. The chair beneath her suddenly began to shake, and then, as if the four chair legs came to life, they carried her toward the Zuo Jian others.

"What the hell is this?! It's disgusting!!"

Ten minutes later.

Located at the top of the building.

The open-air restaurants in this area were originally built at great expense to invite dignitaries or people who needed to be courted from all over Victoria.

Clearly, even with the Duke backing him, this gang leader had his own ulterior motives.

However, for Zuo Jian right now, this place is probably just an ordinary location suitable for family dinners.

He sat in the main seat, gazing at the endless Mobile City behind him, his thoughts drifting away unconsciously.

Maybe next time we should find a chance to bring Laurentina along... oh, and Skadi too.

Speaking of Doctor has a thing for places like this...

'No! I'm afraid of heights!'

Oh... I almost forgot about that.

Just as I was thinking of the Doctor's face, the next image that flashed into my mind was her horrified expression as she was thrown off a cliff.

One can almost picture her expression of refusal.

"Tsk, that laugh is disgusting."

Eblana, sitting to the side, interrupted Zuo Jian's thoughts with an annoyed voice.

The latter looked up and glanced at the girl Drak, who was clutching her arm.

"Girls shouldn't speak so rudely. You should learn from your sister, Eblana, in this respect."

Zuo Jian picked up a bottle from the side, unscrewed it, and filled the glass with dark red liquid. He then pushed the two goblets in front of the two sisters.

"Cut."

Eblana turned her head away unhappily, but then she looked at the bizarre scene of a chair with four arms jumping around on the side, and swallowed back what she was thinking.

Moreover, I had been screaming the whole time, and my throat was so dry it felt like it could breathe fire.

I definitely need to drink something to soothe my throat.

She looked down at the crimson stain on the cup, and unconsciously revealed a hint of disgust.

Tsk.

Alcohol?

It's not that I've never tasted wine before... rather, it's inevitable that I learned the basics of wine tasting under the guidance of the Earl of Warwick.

However, she never thought it tasted good.

However, judging from Zuo Jian appearance, it seemed there were other things for them to choose from, so they had no choice but to raise their cups to their lips.

?

I took a sip, and the expected strange, unpleasant sour and spicy taste of the liquid didn't come at all. Instead... it was very sweet?

"This is... juice?"

Eblana turned her head and looked at Zuo Jian with a questioning gaze.

"What? You still want to drink? I don't know what your past was like, but here, minors are not allowed to drink alcohol."

"Besides... what's wrong with fruit juice?"

As he spoke, he poured himself a glass and drank it down in one gulp.

It has no taste.

But he got used to it.

"No... it's just..."

Eblana looked at Zuo Jian with surprise.

In any case, in her memory, Earl Warwick never seemed to care about the two girls in this regard.

Whenever a banquet is held, all they can offer is that disgusting liquid.

They drank whatever the Earl drank.

He told them that learning to taste these stimulating liquids was the first step on this path.

But... at that moment, the man beside him said.

"What? You don't like it? Then what would you like to drink? As long as it's not alcohol or anything too extreme, it's fine."

Zuo Jian shook the bottle, asking with some confusion.

"No... no, I don't care!"

Eblana belatedly called out.

"... Why are you shouting so loudly? By the way, don't you like the Tumor Beast steak? You don't seem to be touching it."

Zuo Jian turned his Zuo Jian in confusion and glanced at Loughshinny beside him.

The latter simply cut the pork chop into small pieces and put them in his mouth in a very ordinary way.

"My sister doesn't like this kind of food; she thinks these 'delicate' meals are more like fancy decorations."

Just then, Loughshinny put down her fork, looked to the Zuo Jian, and spoke.

"Hey! Loughshinny!"

Seemingly displeased that her younger sister had so easily revealed her thoughts, she quickly stopped her.

"But Loughshinny didn't seem to have any complaints--"

"She's just not picky about food; she doesn't have her own opinions!"

Eblana pouted, responding as if in retaliation.

Yeah...

Zuo Jian shook his head. It seemed that although they grew up in the same environment, the two sisters were vastly different in personality.

"In that case, let's eat something more ordinary next time. I also think these 'refined' dishes are a bit too focused on appearance."

That's the truth.

Zuo Jian looked at the decorations around the steak.

Meaningless.

The portion of pork chops wasn't particularly large.

So much so that while it may seem impressive, the actual benefits derived from it are minimal, and it's hard to understand why anyone would be so enthusiastic about it.

Did he have such a strong aversion to Western food before?

"Ahem, well, to be honest..."