Another Junior Named Meha

As he spoke, Jiang Wu noticed a girl looking at him.

To be precise, she wasn't a girl, but a little loli.

She had dark green hair and an adorable face, and she wore the Shrek Academy uniform.

If Jiang Wu remembered correctly, she was Xiao Xiao.

A sucker for good looks?

Of everyone here, how many could say they weren't suckers for good looks?

Leaving everything else aside, just take Douluo I: if Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong had both been ugly as sin, few people would have liked them.

Bibi Dong's popularity was entirely thanks to the animation. Take a close look at what Bibi Dong had done in the novel, and it was truly outrageous.

Jiang Wu had genuinely never seen a novel where the final boss, after the person she loved left, couldn't wait to drink the water he had been drinking.

What happened next was much the same as in the original story. Zhou Yi found an excuse to send everyone out to run a hundred laps.

Jiang Wu, Wang Dong'er, and the others were much fitter than the other students and soon finished the hundred laps.

After finishing, Jiang Wu signaled Wang Dong'er to help Huo Yutong, who completed the hundred laps with Wang Dong'er's help.

Zhou Yi expelled the students who hadn't finished a hundred laps, and class ended. Jiang Wu didn't have much to say about it.

Fanfiction novels about joining Shrek Academy in Douluo II had pretty much all commented on it already. His opinion wouldn't add much.

Xiao Xiao sneaked over to Wang Dong'er's side and asked in a low voice, "Wang Dong'er, are you and Jiang Wu close?"

Wang Dong'er looked at Xiao Xiao warily. "Very. We're childhood sweethearts, you could say. What do you want?"

She had a vague feeling that Xiao Xiao was after her mom.

Wang Dong'er suddenly thought of a way to make Jiang Wu dislike Xiao Xiao.

A little embarrassed, Xiao Xiao said, "Um... Wang Dong'er, I want to be friends with Jiang Wu. Is there any way to get closer to him?"

Wang Dong'er nodded, leaned close to Xiao Xiao's ear, and whispered, "Go call him Mom. It'll bring you two closer, one hundred percent."

Xiao Xiao: "?"

Listening to Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao felt that Wang Dong'er was lying to her, but she had no proof.

Seeing the disbelief on Xiao Xiao's face, Wang Dong'er patted her own chest. "Don't worry. Jiang Wu and I are childhood sweethearts. How could I possibly lie to you?"

Hearing that, Xiao Xiao couldn't help feeling conflicted.

Of everyone in the class, Jiang Wu was the one who was her type. She really couldn't resign herself to not giving it a try with him.

Xiao Xiao took a deep breath and nodded to show she understood, then walked over to Jiang Wu up ahead.

"Jiang Wu."

"What is it?"

Hearing someone call him, Jiang Wu turned and saw Xiao Xiao.

Xiao Xiao summoned her courage. "Mom."

Jiang Wu: "?"

How had another junior named Meha appeared? If he remembered correctly, Xiao Xiao's parents should both still be alive.

Jiang Wu froze for a full three seconds, rapidly reviewing everything that had happened recently.

Xu Sanshi had called him Mom because his tongue slipped after losing a fight. Wang Dong'er had called him Mom because she loved stirring up trouble. What was with this dark green-haired little loli in front of him? Wasn't today the first time he'd met her?

"You... wait a minute." Jiang Wu raised a hand in a timeout gesture, genuine confusion on his face. "Xiao Xiao, is there some kind of misunderstanding? Are your parents in good health?"

Xiao Xiao turned red from the roots of her ears all the way down to her neck, looking like a fully ripe persimmon.

She opened her mouth, wanting to explain but not knowing where to start. After struggling for a long while, she managed to say, "Wang Dong'er told me to call you that..."

Her voice grew quieter and quieter, and she practically swallowed the last few words.

Beside them, Wang Dong'er was already laughing so hard she could barely breathe. With one hand on Huo Yutong's shoulder and the other clutching her stomach, she doubled over like a shrimp. "Hahahahaha... I can't, I can't... Xiao Xiao, you actually said it..."

Jiang Wu turned to Wang Dong'er, his gaze frighteningly calm. "Wang Dong'er."

"Hm?" Wang Dong'er wiped away her tears of laughter and looked up. When she met Jiang Wu's teeth-gritting expression, her smile froze on her face. She took half a step back. "Xiao Wu, let me explain..."

"Go on."

"I was just... joking around. Who knew Xiao Xiao would take me so seriously..."

Xiao Xiao had caught on by now. Her little face went from red to white and back to red, and her glare at Wang Dong'er could practically have spat fire. "Wang Dong'er! You lied to me!"

"I didn't lie to you. After you called him that, didn't you feel like you got a lot closer to Jiang Wu all at once? Look, you're not even stammering when you talk to him now-"

"That's because I'm angry!"

Xiao Xiao clenched her fists and charged at Wang Dong'er.

With a yelp, Wang Dong'er turned and ran. The two chased each other halfway around the desks and chairs at the back of the classroom, but Xiao Xiao was small and nimble as a cat. In just a few steps, she blocked Wang Dong'er's path.

Wang Dong'er hurriedly hid behind Jiang Wu, clutching his arm and peeking out with half her head. "Xiao Wu, save me!"

Jiang Wu stepped aside, leaving Wang Dong'er completely exposed.

"Xiao Wu, you-!"

Xiao Xiao grabbed Wang Dong'er by the sleeve, and the two tangled together, one trying to tickle the other while the other desperately dodged, setting the desks, chairs, and benches creaking and rattling. The students who hadn't left yet all looked over. Some recognized Jiang Wu and began whispering again.

Jiang Wu sighed and sat down in a nearby seat, resting an elbow on the desk as he watched the two clowns carry on.

Huo Yutong stood to one side. At first she was laughing too, but as she laughed, her eyes grew dim.

She wanted to play and fool around with Wang Dong'er and the others like that too, but she didn't know how to fit in with them.

She stole a glance at Jiang Wu.

Jiang Wu was watching the two of them fool around with his head tilted and the corners of his mouth raised. He made no move to break them up, just watched lazily.

Something stirred quietly in Huo Yutong's heart, and she wanted to go over and tug on his sleeve.

But she didn't know how to start.

She was always too polite when she spoke to Jiang Wu.

When Jiang Wu stood up for her, all she could do was lower her head and thank him. When she wanted to treat him to grilled fish, she was too embarrassed to take his money, and in the end it was as if she couldn't do anything but grill fish.

Huo Yutong looked down at her hands, gently clenched them into fists, then relaxed them again.

At that moment, Xiao Xiao finally climbed off Wang Dong'er, her hair completely disheveled. Panting, she glared at Wang Dong'er. "Just you wait. Tomorrow I'll tell the whole class that Wang Dong'er is a big liar!"

Wang Dong'er got up from the floor, dusted herself off, and said with perfect confidence, "Go ahead. Let's see whether they believe you or me."

Xiao Xiao was momentarily at a loss for words. She turned to Jiang Wu, her eyes sparkling. "Jiang Wu, can I just call you by your name from now on? I won't call you... that anymore."

Jiang Wu raised his eyelids. "Up to you."

Xiao Xiao's eyes curved into a smile. She nodded vigorously, shot Wang Dong'er another fierce glare, and only then ran back to her seat to pack up her things.

Wang Dong'er moved over beside Jiang Wu as if seeking credit. "Well? I helped you fend off a peach blossom."

Jiang Wu glanced at her. "Xiao Xiao just came over to make friends. What goes on in that head of yours all day?"

"Thoughts of you," Wang Dong'er said without blushing or missing a beat.