24: Chapter 24 A Sleepless Night for TwoWang Luffy and his two companions quickly arrived at Nami's house.Upon reaching the door, Wang Luffy exclaimed, smelling the delicious aroma, "It smells amazing!Is this what Nojiko's skill is like?Just the smell alone is better than those so-called royal chefs!"
Melbell said, "It's not that exaggerated.It's just some vegetables.As long as you don't mind the food being so simple, it's fine."
Wang Lufei quickly replied, "What are you saying?I'm overjoyed to have someone cook for me; I wouldn't care about the quality of the food."
After saying that, he felt it was a bit inappropriate, so he added, "Even if the food is really bad, just seeing Auntie and Nami looking like goddesses makes it feel like I'm eating something incredibly delicious.That's probably what they mean by 'beauty is food for the eyes'!"
After hearing this, Melbell laughed and scolded, "Alright, alright, it's not as exaggerated as you say.I know you have a sweet tongue, and I don't know where you learned all these words.Although some are difficult to understand, they just make people very happy."
"Hurry up and go inside.Standing there like this makes us look unwelcoming.Who knows which girl will be lured away by your sweet talk someday?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Lufei glanced at the smiling, innocent-looking orange-haired girl and thought to himself, "You might be talking about your daughter."
But Wang Lufei didn't dare say this aloud, afraid of being beaten to death, so he just chimed in, "Don't say that, Auntie.I only want to make you happy, I don't even look at anyone else.And Auntie is right, let's go in quickly, I can't wait to try my sister's cooking."
The three of them, chatting and laughing, pushed open the door and entered the house.
The food had already been placed on the table, and the blue-haired Nojiko was sitting blankly at the table, resting her chin on her hand and gazing into the distance through the window, seemingly lost in thought.She didn't even notice the three noisy people entering the room.
As soon as she entered the room, Nami became lively, skipping and hopping to Nojiko's side, waving her hand in front of Nojiko's eyes, and saying:
"Sister, what are you daydreaming about again?Didn't you notice someone came to the house?If a thief broke in, you'd be no match for a scarecrow."
Nojiko snapped out of her daze and said, "It's Nami.Our village is so peaceful, where would a thief come from?I was just daydreaming, don't worry about it."
After Nojiko finished speaking, she looked at Luffy standing next to Melbell and asked, "And who is this little brother?"
Nami answered quickly: "She's a friend I just met!I got lost in the orange grove, and my mom invited her over for dinner.Hmm, she might stay for a while."
"Oh, okay?Then hurry up and eat.Don't mind my cooking, little brother." Nojiko walked over to Wang Luffy and patted his head.
Without further pleasantries, the group washed their hands and began to eat.
The meal was finished quickly.After putting down his bowl, Wang Lufei praised, "As expected of Sister Nojiko, your cooking is really good.If it weren't for wanting to admire your beautiful faces, I would have eaten until I was stuffed.It's so satisfying."
His words were quite witty, making the three girls giggle and cover their mouths.Noki was clearing the dishes when she said with a smile, "It's not as exaggerated as you make it out to be.My cooking skills are probably far from adequate."
After everything was tidied up, Nojiko looked at the three of them and asked, "Our room is a bit small, where will little Luffy sleep?"
Melbell thought for a moment and then said, "I'll tidy up the room.It's a bit small with only two bedrooms, so Nami and I will sleep together.Nojiko, how about you take Luffy with you?"
"No problem, little Luffy, sleep with your sister.I promise you'll experience what it's like to be a mother," Noki said with a laugh, hugging Wang Luffy.
Startled by being hugged, Wang Lufei blurted out, "Um, actually I've never met my mother."
Upon hearing this, all three were stunned.Nojiko hugged Luffy even tighter, patting his head and comforting him, saying:
"I'm sorry, Luffy.I didn't expect you to be like this.I shouldn't have brought up these sad things."
The two people next to them also came over and whispered words of comfort.
But Luffy, nestled in Nojiko's arms, was a little bewildered.He hadn't even finished speaking yet.He was just about to say that although he had never met his mother, as long as he saw them, he wouldn't feel lonely.It wasn't good for a lone man and woman to sleep together, so he could sleep on the floor.
But judging from this, he couldn't say these words.With Noki holding him so tightly, he was already lucky to be able to breathe; he couldn't speak at all.
And so, Luffy was forced to share a bed with Nojiko.Even in bed, Luffy still felt unreal.After all, he'd been single for so many years, and this girl was Nami, whom he'd just been holding hands with.Was this a little too much?
Nojiko didn't know what Wang Lufei was thinking; she just held him tightly in her arms.
It was past midnight, and Wang Lufei still couldn't sleep.Although his body was mature enough, his mind was already that of an adult.How could he possibly sleep when he was being held by a beautiful young girl in his prime?
This continued until 2:30 a.m., when Wang Lufei finally couldn't resist the urge to sleep and managed to drift off to sleep.
Morning came quickly, and Nojiko woke up.Looking at the sleeping boy in front of her, a strange feeling flashed through her mind.Although she seemed to have slept soundly last night, it was just a facade.She hadn't fallen asleep until midnight.
After all, she was just a young girl in her early teens, holding a boy who was only three years younger than her.Although she had fallen asleep in his arms yesterday due to maternal instincts, the budding romance in her heart still couldn't help but flutter.
After waking up, Nokiko was shy for a while before preparing to make breakfast.She gently pulled her hand out from behind Wang Lufei's head, pulled the pillow over, and carefully placed his little head on it.
After doing all that, looking at Luffy's adorable face in front of him, he couldn't resist lifting his hair and kissing the tip of his nose.
After a brief, fleeting touch, she shyly cupped her face in her hands, burying her eyes in them, inwardly cursing herself for being a pervert, actually having feelings for such a young boy.
After a while, Nojiko watched as Wang Luffy retreated out of the room.
After sensing Nojiko leave the room using his Observation Haki, Luffy opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling.That's right, he had woken up the moment Nojiko pulled her hand away from behind his head.This was part of his trained awareness of danger; he could immediately become alert and react to the slightest disturbance.
But this skill seemed to have been used at the wrong time.When he woke up, he found that Nojiko had pretended to be asleep to avoid embarrassment, but he never expected that Nojiko would do that kind of thing to him.
Goodness, I never expected a beautiful young woman like you to be lusting after me.Actually, you don't need to go through all that trouble.Just tell me directly, and I'll give in to you.
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