Lu Wu spent a long time trying to connect the slender and beautiful girl in his arms with the chubby Pang Duddu.
It wasn't that Lu Wu was slow or couldn't figure it out; it was just that the transformation was too sudden and shocking.
On one hand, although he was prepared and thought Pang Duddu would be very pretty after losing weight, he didn't expect her to be this stunning!
Even more puzzling was, how long had it been?
Just a moment ago, this girl had been eating voraciously at his house, and now she had suddenly lost over a hundred pounds upon returning home. This kind of thing was hard to believe even if seen with his own eyes.
Of course, whether he believed it or not or was confused didn't matter. It was another thing entirely whether to hug her or not.
The girl jumped into his arms, and she was so pretty; why wouldn't he hug her?
Holding the girl and gently stroking her back to help her catch her breath, Lu Wu casually asked about the situation.
Only after asking did Lu Wu learn that even though Dudu had eaten five bowls of rice at his house, she still felt a bit hungry when she got home and started rummaging for something to eat.
And then something strange happened. She found a very beautiful apple on her bedside table.
At that moment, Lu Wu was puzzled: "What's so strange about finding an apple on your bedside table? Isn't that normal?"
Dudu looked at Lu Wu sheepishly: "Food never lasts more than a day on my bedside table. I ate everything yesterday and forgot to buy more today, so there's no way there would be an apple!"
Hearing this reasonable deduction, Lu Wu was a bit astonished.
He didn't expect this girl to be this smart.
"Then what happened?"
Lu Wu was especially curious about what the apple had to do with her transformation.
Dudu became even more embarrassed, scratching her head and looking down: "Then... then I just ate the apple?"
Lu Wu was speechless: "You knew the apple was strange, and you still dared to eat it?"
Dudu mumbled softly: "I was too hungry, and I thought maybe I just forgot about it..."
Lu Wu held his head: "And then what happened?"
"After eating the apple, I felt cold all over. I thought I was going to die, so I called you!"
Seeing her like this, Lu Wu would have snapped his fingers to teach her a lesson if it had been before. But since she had lost weight and looked stunning, he couldn't bring himself to do it.
Not willing to hit her, Lu Wu focused his attention on the apple.
Actually, Lu Wu found it strange right from the start. He had seen Dudu's Bonds Skill and knew it was powerful, but not to the extent of being extraordinary.
Even if this skill awakening caused Dudu to lose a hundred pounds, it shouldn't have directly boosted Tuantuan's quality to Black Iron and given it two more skills!
Although fat was valuable, it wasn't that valuable!
So, Lu Wu thought the apple Dudu ate might be the key.
"Do you have any leftover apple? Let me see it!"
"No, whatever I didn't eat seemed to be eaten by Tuantuan."
Dudu spoke very softly, feeling embarrassed and a little afraid that Lu Wu would be angry. Holding up her head, she was prepared to get hit, but Lu Wu only raised his hand but eventually just gently stroked her long hair.
Not sure if it was psychological, but Lu Wu felt her hair had become much smoother after losing weight.
"Well, since you ate it, it's not a bad thing!"
Although he said that, Lu Wu's mind started to spin, trying to guess who had brought the apple to the girl.
Her parents?
Not likely. Lu Wu knew them somewhat; they were just an ordinary couple. Although they ran a small business, their living standard was just middle-class and wouldn't be able to get such an apple.
Besides, if they'd brought the apple, they wouldn't have hidden it like this.
If it wasn't them, then who could it be?
Perhaps her other childhood friend, Lin Jianying? Lu Wu remembered that his father was a professional summoner. Despite some accidents, he still had a bit of family fortune and might be able to get such an apple.
But on second thought, Lu Wu felt it was impossible. Not to mention that Lin Jianying hadn't contacted them for over a month, with his behavior, he wouldn't share such a valuable apple after seeing Lu Wu and Pang Duddu summoning Little Skeleton and Mini Pig.
And besides, he didn't have the keys to Dudu's house!
If it wasn't Dudu's family or Lin Jianying, then who brought the apple?
Who would be willing to give her such a good thing?
After counting on his fingers for a while, Lu Wu realized that the ones who pampered her this much were probably just himself or his parents. Could it be that his parents gave the apple?
"Probably not!
If mom had something this good, she would think of me first. She even spent all the family's savings to help me.
The old man is the same way. Even though in front of him, my status seems lower than Tuantuan, this is only because he's not good at expressing his feelings. His true love is for me, so it probably wasn't them either."
Lu Wu pondered for a long time but still couldn't figure out who had given the apple.
Looking at Dudu, although this was a good thing for her, she was genuinely scared.
She had always been timid. Encountering a mysteriously appearing apple that caused her to lose 100 pounds and made her pig grow to two meters after eating it, her first reaction wasn't delight but fear.
She didn't think that such a good thing could suddenly happen to her, so she was still scared, hugging Lu Wu and asking in a low voice: "Lu Wu, did I eat a demon fruit? Have I lost so much weight because I'm dying? I'm feeling dizzy!"
Given the situation, Lu Wu had no choice but to comfort her first.
"Don't worry too much; it probably wasn't the apple but your pig's issue.
Your pig awakened a bonds skill, which can enhance its quality and strength by absorbing the accumulated energy in your body. That's why your weight disappeared!
As for the apple, you probably left it last night, or Tuantuan might have sneaked it in."
Lu Wu did his best to comfort Dudu, but she was still a bit panicked and scared.
To calm her down, Lu Wu eventually suggested she stay at his place for a few days.
His suggestion quickly quenched Dudu's anxiety and fear, replacing them with nervousness.
But despite her nervousness, she finally went home with Lu Wu.
After returning home with Dudu, Lu Wu realized he had rushed out too quickly and didn't bring his keys. He had to knock on the door.
"Who is it at this late hour!"
Rubbing his eyes, Lu Haikong opened the door and almost doing a double take, seeing Lu Wu and Dudu outside. He suspected he might have opened the door wrong, so he closed and reopened it, finally confirming the scene. Lu Haikong was furious: "You ungrateful son, how dare you hook up with another girl behind Dudu's back!"
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