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Lu Haikong saw Lu Wu bring the drastically thinner Dudu home and immediately a surge of anger rose from his heart!
Lu Wu already had Pang Duddu, yet he was still fooling around outside, and with someone this pretty!
And you not only fooled around, but also brought her home?
Scumbag!
Absolute scumbag!
There had never been a scumbag in the Lu family, and they certainly couldn't allow such a person to exist. So Lu Haikong grabbed a broomstick and beat Lu Wu senseless, and Dudu grew frantic.
She hurried over to protect Lu Wu.
"Uncle, please stop hitting him!"
It would've been better if Dudu hadn't tried to stop him. Her intervention only made Lu Haikong even angrier!
"Hiding behind a girl? Letting a girl shield you from the wind and rain? I don't recall ever raising you to be like this!"
Lu Haikong said while lifting the broomstick again, but after lifting it for a long time, he couldn't bring himself to strike. Dudu, protecting Lu Wu like a mother hen, prevented him from hitting Lu Wu.
Just as the situation was deadlocked, Li Ruyu heard the commotion and came out.
"What's going on, Old Lu? Is this... Dudu? How did she get so skinny in such a short time?"
When Li Ruyu called out Dudu's name, the three people present were all shocked.
Lu Wu and Dudu were astonished that Li Ruyu could recognize her at a glance despite losing a hundred pounds.
As for Lu Haikong, he was completely flabbergasted, in utter disbelief.
"Wife, what did you say? She is Dudu?"
"Yes!"
By now, Li Ruyu had come up to Dudu, holding her beautiful face and asking, "Don't you recognize her?"
When Lu Haikong looked at the current Dudu and recalled the Dudu from a few hours ago, he was exasperated.
If he could recognize her, that would be a miracle!
At this moment, Lu Wu also cast a suspicious glance at Li Ruyu. Could it be that she was the one who gave her the apple?
While Lu Wu was pondering, Lu Haikong nudged him, "You rebellious kid, what's going on? How did she slim down so fast?"
Lu Wu also glanced at Lu Haikong with suspicion.
As he pondered whether his father was secretly a big shot, he explained Dudu's situation.
"Her summoned beast awakened a skill, enabling it to enhance itself by absorbing her energy.
After the awakening, it automatically activated, and then she ended up like this!"
After hesitating for a moment, Lu Wu added, "Dudu will stay with us until her parents return. Keep her drastic weight loss and Tuantuan's skill awakening a secret, okay? It must remain confidential."
Pang Duddu had no objections to this. She always went along with whatever Lu Wu said.
Even if Lu Wu sold her out, she would happily count the money for him.
As for Lu Wu's parents, upon hearing this, they wholeheartedly agreed!
"Yes, yes, this matter must be kept confidential!"
"Absolutely confidential!"
Li Ruyu nodded vigorously.
Holding Dudu's face, she felt a mix of affection and worry, secretly thinking she needed to cook many delicious meals to fatten up the girl again!
Lu Wu had no idea what his parents were thinking. After giving them instructions, he glanced at his father once more. Seizing the moment when Li Ruyu took Dudu to clean the guest room, Lu Wu approached his father.
"Dad, do we have any apples at home?"
"Apples? There should be some in the fridge, right?"
"No, I don't mean the ordinary kind. I want the type you gave Dudu!"
With that, Lu Wu's eyes were fixed on Lu Haikong, who looked confused, "Did I give Dudu an apple? I don't remember that."
From Lu Haikong's reaction, Lu Wu couldn't detect any flaws, but he still whispered in his father's ear, "Stop pretending; you've been busted!"
After saying that, Lu Wu went back to his room, leaving Lu Haikong completely dumbfounded.
After a while, realization struck Lu Haikong, who burst into anger, "What do you mean I've been busted? How dare you mess with your old man! Get out here, or I'll beat you to tears!"
Lu Haikong's outburst was quickly subdued by Li Ruyu.
Back in his room, Lu Wu put aside the testing of his father.
He had only been bluffing; in fact, he hadn't discovered anything.
The reason for tricking Lu Haikong was partially because he suspected his father and partially for revenge for the earlier beating.
After bluffing, Lu Wu quickly set the matter aside.
Once back in his room, Lu Wu took out the summer plan sheet he had just made and began modifying it.
Given that Dudu had suddenly improved, Tuantuan had directly advanced to Black Iron, and gained two more skills, getting into the advanced class should be no problem.
If she entered the advanced class, with one year of study, she could at least reach Snowman's level, almost guaranteeing her entry into Summoner University, allowing Lu Wu to shift his focus to summoner beast cultivation.
Well, if Dudu had been her old self, Lu Wu might have let her go, but now she wasn't!
Considering her stunning beauty, how could Lu Wu easily let her go?
She was so naive, with so many bad people out there. If she were still chubby, there wouldn't be much of a problem letting her go; nobody would set their eyes on her. But now that she was thin!
What if she got deceived if left on her own?
Moreover, the maximum potential of the advanced class would only get her to Snowman's level. As her childhood friend, how could Lu Wu let her attend a mediocre summoner university?
So, free-range upbringing was out of the question!
Lu Wu decided he had to nurture her himself, and not only that, he had to take her with him to a top summoner university!
Yeah, that was what a childhood friend should do!
He was doing this purely out of deep childhood friendship, having nothing to do with Dudu's stunning beauty!
Lu Wu was face-blind; he couldn't tell whether Dudu was attractive!
With this mindset, Lu Wu adjusted the summer plan, greatly increasing training for the summoned beast and coordination with Dudu.
From this revised plan, it was clear Dudu was no longer a substitute teammate but now full-fledged.
Even Lu Wu's own goal in joining the high school league had fundamentally changed!
Before, he aimed to fly high and take Dudu with him. Now, he wanted Dudu to soar so he could follow in her wake.
Lu Wu had newfound confidence that his skills would get him through the Professional Summon Beast Cultivator's exam, granting him access to top universities. Therefore, Dudu's performance in the league was crucial.
If she didn't perform well, it would be difficult for them to attend the same university.
Evidently, Lu Wu was now extremely ambitious!
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