"Wow, this food is so delicious! Did you really make this, Nana?" Sitting at the dining table, C.C. took a bite of a cheese bread and a sip of milk, her face immediately lighting up as she praised it loudly.

Nana, sitting opposite C.C., smiled politely and said, "It's just some simple food. You're too kind, Miss C.C. By the way, I heard that you knew Rulu a long time ago?"

"Yeah." Since Rulu had already informed C.C. in advance, she didn't think much and replied, "That was a long time ago. Rulu was just a little kid back then, much shorter than now, chubby and white, just like a baby, really cute."

Nana's eyes brightened, and she said, "Is that true? I want to see what Rulu looked like when he was little. C.C., do you have any photos of him from that time?"

"No, but he still gets angry just like he did back then. If you saw it, you'd definitely want to laugh and tease him," C.C. replied.

"Really? Rulu, you were always getting angry back then?" Nana turned to Rulu, pondering.

"That's not true. C.C. is just joking," Rulu said with a calm expression, but inwardly he was cursing C.C. for her nonsense.

"I'm not joking! Also..." C.C. said with a nostalgic expression, "Rulu was very clingy when he was little, always wanting hugs and kisses. If he didn't get them, he would pout and cry. Now that he's grown up, he's not as lovable anymore."

"Ah, is that so? Rulu, you cried too?" Nana found it hard to believe, as she couldn't imagine Rulu crying.

"Alright, C.C., there should be a limit to jokes, or Nana might take it seriously," Rulu said with a black line on his face, thinking that C.C. should not take it too far, or else it would cause trouble if Nana caught on.

"I'm not joking! I remember once when I played hide and seek with Rulu, he couldn't find me and thought I was missing. He got so anxious that his face turned red and kept shouting to find his sister," C.C. said happily.

Nana became interested and asked, "What else? What other interesting things did Rulu do when he was younger? C.C., you should tell me everything."

"Alright, since you made such delicious food for me, I'll tell you everything. Rulu..." C.C. started, but at that moment, Rulu cleared his throat heavily and said darkly, "C.C., have you had enough? If you're full, then give me your breakfast." He reached out and grabbed the breakfast plate in front of C.C., pulling it towards himself.

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"What are you doing? Don't take my food!" C.C. said in panic, quickly using both hands to grab the plate back from Rulu.

"If you're not full, hurry up and eat. And don’t talk while eating, or you'll choke," Rulu said with a stern expression, staring at C.C.

"Fine, I won't talk. Why are you so fierce?" C.C. realized Rulu was angry and stopped talking, focusing on her breakfast.

"Rulu, don't scare Miss C.C. You haven't seen each other for so long; it's okay for her to joke a little," Nana said, wanting to ease the tension when she saw Rulu getting angry.

"I'm not scaring her. Nana, why aren't you helping me? Why are you helping her instead? To you, she's just an unknown outsider," Rulu said to Nana, looking quite unhappy.

Nana was taken aback, then said, "Because... you were wrong just now. C.C. is a girl after all; how could you bully her?"

"I feel like you two are bullying me..." Rulu said gloomily, feeling betrayed by Nana.

"That's not true. Rulu, don't overthink it. Alright, let's all eat breakfast," Nana said awkwardly, not asking C.C. about Rulu's past anymore.

After breakfast, Rulu said he had something to discuss with C.C. He then pulled C.C. and hurriedly left the basement, heading to the house on the ground.

"C.C., don't go too far. If you keep talking nonsense in front of Nana like just now, then you shouldn't stay here," Rulu said seriously to C.C.

"But didn't you say to act a little more normal, or else it would raise Nana's suspicions?" C.C. replied somewhat dissatisfied.

"What you said just now was completely nonsense! You even said I called you sister. Do you think that's reasonable?"

"But I tried to make it sound very real," C.C. muttered.

"I don't care about that. Anyway, Nana is a very important person to me, and I don't want to cause her any trouble."

"Alright, then I'll be more careful and try to say less in the future."

Rulu's serious expression softened a bit: "That's better. You can go back now and tell Nana that I need to go out for a while and won't be back for lunch."

"You want to go out? Then let's go together. I also want to go outside for a walk."

"No, C.C., you're being hunted by the Sanctuary right now. You stand out too much and could be recognized by their people at any time." As Rulu spoke, he took out a pair of black-framed glasses and a cap from his pocket to disguise his appearance.

C.C., however, said with a relaxed expression, "Don't worry about that. Besides you, the only one in Blue Ocean City who knows what I look like and my situation is probably that new Prince Su Wen. You should worry about yourself instead."

Rulu couldn't help but recall what Prince Su Wen had said before, that C.C.'s situation was top secret and that no one could know her appearance or circumstances. He nodded and said, "Alright, but just to be safe, you should disguise yourself like me."

"That's fine." C.C. said as she went back into the room, borrowed something from Nana to tie her hair up, and then put on a purple scarf and a round sun hat to hide her green hair.

After notifying Nana, Rulu and C.C. left the grove of the cemetery and went to a nearby shopping mall. Rulu first bought some ingredients and daily necessities in the mall, and then they went to a clothing store where Rulu bought C.C. some women's clothing and undergarments so that she wouldn't have to keep wearing her own clothes.