As they watched Huo Yuhao carry the takeout back into the Golden Ancient Tree, Vina and Long Aotian exchanged a glance, both seeing the complicated emotions in each other's eyes.
"With our Junior Brother, who has yet to officially join us, leading the way, Shrek really is thriving now."
"Indeed. Soul Tools, Mental Power cultivation, welfare policies for commoner students—these probably all have something to do with our Junior Brother. Aotian, I heard you say that when you first met Yuhao, he was just a plainly dressed little fellow."
"This is probably what they mean by: because he had been rained on himself, he wanted to hold an umbrella over others."
After dinner, the students from the other academies found hotels in Shrek City to sleep in, while Huo Yuhao rubbed his hands together and grinned foolishly at Wang Dong'er.
"Come on. The new dorm is finished. Let's go see whether our bed is nice and soft."
How could Wang Dong'er not know what wicked idea Huo Yuhao had in mind? She dodged left and right, refusing to return to the room with him, and instead made a full circuit around Sea God Lake.
"Tang Wutong is Tang San's daughter. Tang San is Tang Wutong's father. Then what am I? A wandering ghost?"
As she held Huo Yuhao's hand and walked around the lakeside, Wang Dong'er's thoughts gradually drifted away.
Huo Yuhao sighed as well. Looking at the lake named after the Sea God, the island beneath their feet, and Sea God Pavilion at the heart of the island, his expression was complicated.
He slowly wrapped his arms around Wang Dong'er's slender waist from behind. Huo Yuhao's warm embrace immediately enveloped her entirely. "At the very least, you're my wife. You always have been."
Hearing Huo Yuhao's sudden sweet words,