"Captain, what's wrong with you?"
When Robin appeared, Lucci saw Ye Chen standing there like a wooden post, frozen in place. He couldn't resist teasing him.
It wasn't often he caught Ye Chen looking so foolish, and Lucci wasn't about to miss the chance.
But Ye Chen didn't hear a word. He stared at Robin as she approached with easy grace, as though someone had cast a spell that rooted him to the spot.
He didn't move. He didn't blink. He seemed to have stopped breathing.
Lucci shook his head. "Where's the fun in that? At least give me a reaction." Despite his complaint, he waved to the others and gave them a look that said, Let's not get in their way.
Everyone understood and quickly withdrew. On his way out, Lucci spotted Crocodile lying on the floor and dragged him away.
People said a girl could change beyond recognition as she grew up, and it was true. Yet Ye Chen recognized Robin at a glance.
She had grown into a poised young woman, her figure lovelier than ever. She looked so much like Olvia that they might have been cast from the same mold.
Ye Chen stood there in a daze, but Robin walked toward him with light, graceful steps. Even in plain clothes, she couldn't hide her breathtaking beauty—elegant, radiant, and alluring.
When Robin took his hand, Ye Chen's heart pounded like a boiler about to burst. If his throat had been any wider, his heart might have leaped right out of it.
Seeing him still standing there like a post, Robin smiled and suddenly threw herself into his arms. Leaning close to his ear, she whispered, "I finally found you."
With those few words, all the tenderness they had buried in their hearts, all the years of