Chapter 47 Everyone is happy

Cheng Xi pretended not to care, without even looking at Mihawk, she walked directly to the counter and said hello: "Good morning, Junpei, Shinobu."

Kocho Shinobu was busy with her work, without even looking up, she said to her casually: "Good morning Cheng Xi, the rice balls are in the pot, the milk is in the cabinet, if you don't want to eat these, there are also small wontons in the refrigerator, you can eat them after boiling them in the pot."

Cheng Xi: "Oh, okay."

At this time, Yoshino Junpei suddenly reminded her: "By the way, Teacher Cheng Xi, a gentleman with a sword on his back came to see you just now, saying that he is your friend."

"Look, that's him."

As expected, he pointed to Mihawk.

Cheng Xi took a deep breath, made full preparations, and then turned around. It happened that Mihawk was also looking at her. When their eyes met, Cheng Xi tried to squeeze out a seemingly perfect smile.

"Long time no see, Mihawk."

"Long time no see, Cheng Xi..."

Mihawk stood up, as if he was frozen, staring at her with the eyes of a lover, his bright and beautiful golden eyes full of affection.

Eighteen years, eighteen years have passed, he thought that he would never be able to resolve the misunderstanding between him and her in this life, and he would never see her smile again.

The man who was usually calm and composed was now unusually flustered.

Mihawk had once dreamed that if, if he could really see her again, he would definitely...

Cheng Xi, she walked to the counter to mix a drink for him, holding the cup and slowly walked to the opposite side of Mihawk and put it on the table. She

said to him in an almost joking tone: "You came like this, I thought you hated me..."

Before she finished speaking, the man opposite her grabbed her wrist and hugged her into his arms.

"I don't hate you, there is a misunderstanding between us."

"I'm sorry."

"Cheng Xi, I like you very much."

If he could see her again, he would hug her tightly, say sorry to her, resolve the misunderstanding between them, and tell her that I like you very much.

This sudden hug made Cheng Xi's mind blank, and she froze in place like a piece of wood. She moved her lips, but in the end, no sound came out.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment. Mihawk hugged her very tightly. He could hear the sound of Cheng Xi's heartbeat, the warm breath from her nose, and the faint floral fragrance emanating from her body.

Cheng Xi could feel that this was a warm, generous, and strong embrace.

Even if Shinobu Kocho was busy with work, she could hear the words "I like you". She looked up and saw the shocking scene of Mihawk holding his own store manager in his arms.

She didn't know what to do. The man was obviously acquainted with Cheng Xi and was not a playboy.

Moreover, as soon as he entered the room, Shinobu Kocho felt the aura of a strong man from Mihawk. Although she had restrained herself, Shinobu Kocho still realized that this man was much stronger than the strongest enemy she had ever encountered in her life, Douma, the second upper rank.

Shinobu Kocho looked at Junpei Yoshino, and Junpei Yoshino also looked at her. The two looked at each other, not knowing what to do next?

Shinobu Kocho: "Do you know that man?"

Junpei Yoshino shook his head: "No."

Then he said his guess: "Maybe he is Mr. Cheng Xi's ex-boyfriend?"

Shinobu Kocho nodded and agreed with his guess.

Junpei asked: "Sister Shinobu, then we should..."

"We should leave." She packed up the documents in her hand, took Junpei upstairs silently, and gave the entire space on the first floor to Cheng Xi and the others.

After Cheng Xi reacted, he pushed Mihawk away and asked: "What do you mean?"

"It rained heavily after you went out that day. I passed by your room and found that the window was not closed..."

"Later I saw you from a distance on the street..."

He told all the causes and consequences, trying to resolve this misunderstanding.

Cheng Xi's eyes were wet. She didn't know when she started to raise her head and look up at the ceiling, trying to prevent the liquid in her eyes from falling.

She slumped down in the armchair and sighed, "What a painful and long misunderstanding."

There was a slight cry in her voice.

"It's the kind of misunderstanding I hated the most."

When she read novels, she always complained about the bloody plots. The male and female protagonists in the novels didn't have a mouth. Things that could be explained clearly in two or three sentences were always misinterpreted and misunderstandings were not resolved until the finale. Now that it happened to her, she realized that not every misunderstanding would have a good ending.

There was a baffle on the outermost layer of the table in the store. Mihawk took out a bunch of fiery red roses from under the table like a magic trick and handed it to her.

"What you didn't say back then, let me say it now."

"Cheng Xi, I..."

He just opened his mouth, but was immediately interrupted by Cheng Xi.

"I'm sorry!"

Cheng Xi: "I know what you are going to say, but I'm sorry."

Mihawk was too young at that time. Even if he was calm and composed, he would always be impetuous and angry, and this was the case with love. When

people quarrel and get angry, they can always say the most hurtful words accurately, even if it was not his intention.

He once said, "I am not a substitute or complement for you to divert your attention when you are sad." At that time, Cheng Xi just thought he was inexplicable. "Let's talk about it in detail and clear up all the misunderstandings." Mihawk was silent for a while, and finally replied, "Okay." "That piece of paper... Actually, I was also struggling with what kind of feelings I had for you. I used to like you really, and I never regretted liking you. After all, you are really good. I was really happy and happy when I was with you. I like people who can make me happy." " But over the years, too many things have happened around me, and the love I once had has slowly faded. Thank you for the time and years you have accompanied me through, and I cherish them all." At this moment, she was relieved in terms of feelings. The boy was still gentle, strong and excellent, but she still chose to give up this broken relationship. "Say goodbye to the past, great swordsman." But he didn't let it go. Mihawk: "You should know that you can't give up on something you like just by saying so." Cheng Xi: "Nothing is difficult in the world. As long as you have the heart, there is nothing you can't give up." Mihawk said firmly: "But I don't want to give up." When he said this, his golden eyes were full of determination. After speaking, perhaps realizing that the possessiveness he suddenly exuded was too obvious, Mihawk picked up the drink on the table and planned to take a sip to cover up the anxious atmosphere. Seeing her drinking the drink, Cheng Xi reacted quickly and immediately reached out to snatch the drink from him.

Mihawk asked, "Did you poison it?"

He asked with a smile, and there was no sign of anger in his tone, but rather a little doting.

Cheng Xi: "No! I'm not such a stingy person."

"I just added a little bit of seasoning."

For example, devil pepper, sour plum essence, etc.

He was just a man who was unreasonable but still strong.

Mihawk:...

She is really as vindictive as always...

Mihawk took the cup back from Cheng Xi's hand, put it to his lips, and drank it all in one gulp under her curious and puzzled eyes.

Cheng Xi looked up at him, and in the sunlight, she could just see the man's Adam's apple rolling up and down.

It was a bit sexy and very charming.

Cheng Xi thought to herself that she was really crazy. For a moment, she actually thought that he was using a beauty trap to seduce her.

After Mihawk finished the drink, although he didn't react much, he could still see from the subtle expression on his face that he was trying his best to endure it.

Did I put the wrong seasoning? Why was his reaction so flat? Cheng Xi dipped her finger in the liquid remaining on the wall of the cup in doubt and put it in her mouth to taste.

Good news: her level of mixing drinks has always been online.

Bad news: it is sour, spicy and bitter to the extreme. This little bit directly forced her mask of pain to come out.

Could it be that Mihawk has a dull sense of taste?

Impossible. At the beginning, he had very high requirements for the quality of various red wine, steak and spices. Even vegetables were only eaten fresh, preferably those that had just been pulled out of the ground for no more than ten hours.

She was wandering in her mind, but the black-haired man suddenly looked into her eyes and asked her gently: "Are you still angry now?"

"If you are still not satisfied, go and mix a few more cups of something else."

"As long as you hand it to me, I will drink it."

His golden eyes were like a golden ocean, deep and profound, full of implicit affection, and Cheng Xi was a little embarrassed.

Mihawk, you are really good.

It seems that over the years, he has improved more than just swordsmanship!

She did not give Mihawk any selective answers, but chose to escape.

"Leave me alone, Mihawk, my head is so messy now, it's about to explode."

"Okay."

She leaned against the back of the bench, closed her eyes, and tried to let go of everything. Maybe the coffee was too strong, Cheng Xi, who hadn't slept for four consecutive days, fell into a deep sleep.

When she woke up again, Mihawk had left. It was pitch black outside, but the store was still bright because of the lights. She shook her sore neck and looked at the time. It was already 7:30 in the evening. She took off the familiar black plush coat on her body.

Seeing her wake up, Rosinante asked: "Cheng Xi, you are awake, do you want some water?"

Cheng Xi replied: "Plain water, no ice, thank you."

Rosinante said to him in a tone of seeking praise: "Just now when you fell asleep, I saw Hawkeye was about to put his coat on you, and I stopped him as quickly as possible, and then drove him out."

Cheng Xi was puzzled: "Why are you so excited to drive him out?"

It seems that they don't have any grudges, right?

Rosinante was puzzled: "Didn't you drag me to your house and talk endlessly about how your first crush as a girl failed and how you would hate Mihawk for the rest of your life?"

"You also said that only you, me and him knew about this matter, and asked me to keep it a secret for you, so I didn't tell him when the little wizard beast pulled my clothes and asked for a long time just now." 

At that time, he also said a lot of things, such as loving only yourself in the future, not talking about love, wise people don't fall in love, and never look back. Rosinante felt embarrassed just thinking about these words, so he was very considerate and didn't tell Cheng Xi. 

Cheng Xi scratched his head tactically and said embarrassedly: "Actually..., it was just a misunderstanding, and we have just made it clear." 

Rosinante: "Ah!?" 

One word "ah" is enough to express all his feelings now. Cheng Xi knows that someone as shy and gentle as Rosinante can have the courage to drive someone away, and must have done a lot of psychological preparation for a long time. 

Rosinante, because of the courage to drive someone away once, he has a lifetime of doubting his life. 

"What's going on between you two?" 

Because of anger, the boiled water that was originally prepared for Cheng Xi was poured directly into his stomach. 

"That's it..." She told Rosinante everything that happened just now. After learning that they had not reunited, Rosinante was slightly relieved. 

"Oh, so that's how it is." 

Cheng Xi covered his face and said helplessly, "That's it. It sounds as bloody as the plot in the novel." 

"Oh, no, no, call them all down to eat." She changed the subject. 

... 

At dinner, everyone sat at the dining table and prepared to eat. Just then, Kanae came back from shopping outside and brought back the newspaper in front of the door. She planned to read it after dinner. 

But she just glanced at the illustrations in the newspaper casually, and she was attracted by all her attention. She put down the things in her hands and concentrated on reading the newspaper. 

"Sister, what is the headline today that made you not even eat." Kocho Ren walked to her side, and the moment she saw the content of the newspaper, she showed the same surprise as Kanae. 

After that, the newspaper was passed around the dining table. After hearing the continuous "Huh?" and "Ah?" from everyone, even Oda Sakunosuke, who usually seemed not to think about anything and had an unreadable expression, couldn't help but widen his eyes. Cheng Xi finally looked up from the soup in the bowl at them. 

"As the store manager, I want to say something to you. You can't just make that shocked expression when you see any newspaper. You are not calm and deep at all." 

Shinobu Kocho spread the newspaper facing her. 

"Fuck!" 

Cheng Xi took a look and her reaction was even more shocked than theirs. 

The front-page illustration in the middle of it was the photo of her in the auction house that day, illuminated by a beam of light in a dim environment after she ate the Makeup Fruit. 

From the perspective of lighting and composition alone, it's pretty good-looking. 

But that's not important! Cheng Xi read the contents of the article at a glance, then slammed it on the table with a "bang" and shouted angrily: "Damn Morgans, a bad media person, writing nonsense news every day, can he just die?" 

The title on it is: The rising star of the navy is resurrected from the dead, and his true identity is still elusive after many speculations. 

It analyzes Cheng Xi's various identities in detail, including a rare race with magical powers, a special blood type, resurrection from the dead, the only successor of mysterious powers, the fruit recognizes the master, and even the person who repaired the broken arm of the Four Emperors Red Hair may be her. She 

is the mysterious power user that everyone in the entire Grand Line is flocking to and longing to get. 

Rossinandi asked: "So, is what is written here true?"

Although Cheng Xi said that Morgans wrote the news nonsense, he actually believed in the content of the news. After all, it seemed that every one of them matched.

"Of course it's fake!" Cheng Xi denied, "If I was really as awesome as it was said, would I be so poor that I would take you to figure out how to rob passing pirate ships every day?"

Everyone thought about it and it seemed that what she said made sense.

Cheng Xi analyzed them one by one. Regarding the racial issue, the Han nationality has a population of 1.3 billion, and even in the tropical rainforest, you can find two Han people selling instant noodles.

"But..." Yoshino Junpei hesitated, "You are the only one in this world."

It is indeed rare.

Cheng Xi was speechless and continued to analyze the next one. As for blood type, she is type O, which seems to be a special blood type compared to the X, XF, S and other blood types in this world.

Not only her, but everyone in the store except Rocinante has a special blood type.

As for the ability, it seems to be magical.

She was the one who repaired Shanks' arm, and the Makeup Fruit was also found by her. As for the resurrection from the dead, although she didn't know the specific reason, it was a fact.

After analyzing it over and over again, I didn't refute any of them, but instead confirmed that everything written here was the truth.

Your uncle Morgans, you really guessed it right.

It turns out that you are born to be a journalist.

Cheng Xi said irritably, "Oh, what should I do? Everyone, I am now exposed to the public. I can guarantee that within half a month, the CP gang will smell the smell and find this place."

"CP?" Butterfly Kanae was puzzled. "Isn't that a spy organization under the World Government? What are they doing here? We didn't provoke them."

"Come to study me." Cheng Xi took a mouthful of rice from the bowl, glanced at everyone, and said seriously, "By the way, I will study you again."

For example, Junpei's jellyfish shikigami, the breathing method of the Demon Slayer Corps, Oda Sakunosuke's special ability and so on. The most dangerous one is the little wizardmon, who has full data buffs on his body. He can fight and be a figurine. The danger index is at the same level as her.

Wizardmon: "Then why don't we move to an island farther away from here."

Cheng Xi shook his head. He was not afraid of thieves stealing, but he was afraid of thieves thinking about it.

She pondered for a moment, and finally decided that it would be better to take the initiative than to wait for death. An idea emerged in her mind.

She found a wooden sign and wrote on it with a paint pen: "This shop is hiring, both men and women are welcome, monthly salary is 50,000, and the best candidates will be selected." After showing it to everyone, she hung it at the door.

"We just sit back and wait!"

Rosinante: "Is this really okay? Will they come?"

Cheng Xi: "I think so."

Oda Sakunosuke asked: "How can you be sure that the people you recruit are spies of the CP organization?"

Cheng Xi sneered and snorted: "Just by their arrogant attitude, I can recognize them even if they are turned into bones."

...

In just one day, this newspaper spread to all the islands in the Grand Line. Everyone had their own thoughts and ideas after reading it.

The main ship of the Moby Dick.

Whitebeard had just finished an IV drip, and his body was covered with electrode patches and flat-mouth stickers. Although the nurse and the ship's doctor Marco repeatedly told him to stop drinking and remove all the alcohol around him, this alcoholic old man occasionally learned to compete with his sons and hide alcohol.

Just like now, Whitebeard secretly took out two jars of fine wine from behind his cloak and planned to have a drink. Perhaps his mind was occupied by the joy of the wine, and Whitebeard did not notice the four heads stacked at the door.

"Hey, Ace, is the powder you took really useful?" Joz asked uncertainly.

Ace firmly said, "It is definitely useful. That is the powder developed by Cheng Xi. I have tried it myself."

Sure enough, after Whitebeard took a sip of the wine, his face twisted together, and even his crescent-shaped beard wilted. He did not believe in evil, so he took another sip, and it still tasted hard to swallow and was very unpalatable.

Maybe this jar of wine has gone bad, he thought, so he opened another jar of wine, and it still tasted familiar and unpalatable.

Whitebeard's happiness was gone.

At the door, Ace had a confident expression: "See, I told you it would work."

Thatch gave a thumbs up and praised: "You kid, you're really awesome."

Ace: "It's not me who's awesome, it's Cheng Xi."

Maybe they were talking too loudly, Whitebeard noticed the movement here, skillfully pushed the wine barrel behind him, and then shouted at them: "What are you doing hiding outside the door, you little brats?"

At this moment, the brothers chose to push Ace out at the same time: "Dad, Ace is here to tell you about his adventure in the Sabaody Archipelago."

Whitebeard laughed heartily: "Gulala, Ace, then tell me what interesting adventures you have experienced this time."

Ace sat down on the ground and organized his words: "That was a very interesting adventure. I met Cheng Xi in the Sabaody Archipelago, last time..."

"Then she took me there..."

"In some ways, Cheng Xi is as cute as Luffy..."

"There are so many magical things in Cheng Xi's shop..."

He said a lot of things, and it seemed that he was telling an adventure story, but after listening to it, only two names were repeating in Whitebeard's head.

Cheng Xi, Luffy.

Marco shook his head and sighed: "Alas, Ace is hopeless."

"What did you say!" Thatch said in shock, "Is Ace seriously ill!?"

"Yes." As a ship doctor, Marco's diagnosis was, "He has Luffy Cheng Xi repetitive syndrome."

"He is sick, and we are the ones with calluses on our ears."

Marco was too young at the time, and had no idea that Ace's words would be accompanied by a man named Sabo in the future.

The next morning.

Cheng Xi went downstairs and prepared today's raw materials with Odasaku and Junpei, ready to start business. As soon as Junpei opened the door, he saw two men standing at the door.

Yoshino Junpei: "Hello, what drinks would you like to order?"

One of the two men was dressed in black, nearly two meters tall, with black curly hair, a pigeon on his shoulder, and a cold face.

The other man wore gold earrings and burgundy sunglasses, with long black hair tied low behind his back and a very distinctive three-stroke beard. From the face point of view, he looked very fierce.

They walked into the room, and the man with the golden earrings spoke first: "We are here to interview the salesperson."

Although he tried very hard to be polite, he still looked fierce.

Hearing this, Cheng Xi put down the account book in his hand, accurately found the superior of the two, and looked at the man who raised pigeons. In just a moment, he felt a familiar feeling from him, raised his eyebrows and said: "Welcome."