Dai Mubai, Who Has Character Issues

When Gu Ye heard Xiao Wu's words, he looked over.

Seeing Xiao Wu and Tang San approaching together with the awakened Ma Hongjun and Flender, he still did not release the hand with which he was holding Zhu Zhuqing close.

Just then, Xiao Wu and the others arrived beside Dai Mubai. Her large eyes swept over Dai Mubai before turning to Gu Ye and Zhu Zhuqing, who were intimately close. Seeing Gu Ye's arm around Zhu Zhuqing's waist—and Zhu Zhuqing offering neither objection nor resistance—her eyes widened slightly.

"Zhuqing, you and him are..." Xiao Wu pointed at Gu Ye and asked Zhu Zhuqing.

Flender, Ma Hongjun, Tang San, and the others had also noticed the intimate relationship between Gu Ye and Zhu Zhuqing, and they looked at Zhu Zhuqing in confusion.

The two of them were holding each other so tightly that something clearly seemed off.

Only when she saw everyone looking at her did Zhu Zhuqing realize how intimate her contact with Gu Ye was. Her cheeks flushed faintly as she looked at Gu Ye, wanting him to let her go.

"Mm!"

Gu Ye still respected Zhu Zhuqing's wishes. After releasing her waist, he looked at Flender and sighed. "Dean Flender, the character of your academy's students is rather questionable."

Flender frowned, not understanding what Gu Ye meant.

He looked at Dai Mubai, then at Zhu Zhuqing. Did the two of them have some sort of relationship?

Since Dai Mubai had never told him, he had no idea what relationship Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing had.

"Mubai, what is going on?" he asked, looking toward Dai Mubai.

"Dean Flender, Zhuqing is Mubai's fiancée." Xiao Wu leaned close to Flender's ear and quietly told him.

Upon hearing that, Flender was surprised, but he also seemed to understand why Dai Mubai had been so angry.

Seeing his fiancée being intimate with another man right before his eyes, how could a fiancé not be angry?

"Physician Gu, that isn't quite right. From what I see, the one with questionable character isn't my student." Flender's tone was neither warm nor cold. If Zhu Zhuqing was Dai Mubai's fiancée, then the one with questionable character should have been Gu Ye.

Being intimate with Dai Mubai's fiancée right in front of him—who exactly had questionable character here?

"Hehe, Dean Flender, as the dean of Shrek Academy, could it be that you don't understand Dai Mubai's character?"

"His private life is debauched. He frequents brothels day and night. Though he is still young, the number of women he has played with is impossible to count. Just a few days ago, he was even with a pair of twins... Dean Flender, as Dai Mubai's dean, surely you don't know nothing about these glorious exploits of his?"

"You should know that in the few months since I opened my Medical Hall in Suotuo City, I've seen him take quite a few women to rent rooms."

"Dean Flender, tell me: a man with a fiancée who has slept with countless women outside—does someone like that have a problem with his character or not?"

"Besides, as far as I know, your student Dai Mubai also has the glorious deed of abandoning his fiancée and fleeing alone to his name. Dean Flender, would you say that kind of behavior counts as having questionable character?"

Gu Ye's words exploded in Xiao Wu, Tang San, and the others' minds like depth charges. They hurriedly looked at Dai Mubai, wanting to know whether what Gu Ye said was true.

Flender knew something of Dai Mubai's private life, and Ma Hongjun, who often went out to have fun with women alongside Dai Mubai, naturally knew as well.

But precisely because they knew, now that Gu Ye had exposed it all so bluntly before everyone, their expressions became rather unpleasant.

The same was true for Dai Mubai. His face had turned livid with rage.

That was entirely because every word Gu Ye had said was true. Yet because it was the truth, he did not even have the chance to refute it.

Beside Gu Ye, Zhu Zhuqing looked at him. She knew Gu Ye was standing up for her, and she felt grateful deep down, but there was one thing she did not understand: how did Gu Ye know so much?

"Dean Flender, when an academy accepts students, talent may be the most important thing, but if their character is corrupt, they will bring disaster upon themselves sooner or later."

"Of course, this is Shrek Academy's business. I'm merely a physician and have no authority to interfere. However, Zhu Zhuqing is my patient, so I do have the right to say a few words about this. Now that I've said what needed to be said, it's time for me to return to my work. Dean Flender, farewell."

Just as Gu Ye was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and paused. "Oh, right, Dean Flender. I may have new progress on a treatment for Ma Hongjun's Martial Soul defect before long. Once you've made up your mind, you can come find me."

After saying that, Gu Ye glanced at Zhu Zhuqing, leaned close to whisper something in her ear, then left.

Watching Gu Ye depart, neither Dai Mubai, Tang San, nor the others stopped him. Flender did not stop him either. After all, this was the Suotuo City Great Spirit Arena, not a place where they could act arrogantly.

Only after Gu Ye left did Flender's ugly expression ease somewhat.

After all, as the dean, having his academy's students described as so disgraceful before him left him unable to save face.

"Mubai, when we return to the academy, write a proper self-criticism." Flender glared at Dai Mubai.

"Yes, Dean." Dai Mubai lowered his head in embarrassment. He glanced at Zhu Zhuqing and saw that she had folded her arms and would not even look at him. Secretly, he swore that once he had won Zhu Zhuqing over, he would definitely make her see his strength.

"And don't let me hear about you playing around with women again." Flender glanced at Zhu Zhuqing and recalled what Gu Ye had said about Dai Mubai abandoning his fiancée and fleeing alone. "As for you and Zhu Zhuqing, settle it between yourselves. But remember this: once you enter Shrek Academy, you are students of Shrek Academy. Supporting one another is the most basic requirement."

Flender was still the same Flender who protected his own. He would not expel Dai Mubai merely because he played around with women and had character issues.

After saying a few more things and learning about their spirit battles that day, he left the Suotuo City Great Spirit Arena.

Zhu Zhuqing glanced at Dai Mubai, then at Dean Flender. With a cold snort, she too left the spirit arena.

"Zhuqing, wait for me." Seeing this, Xiao Wu said something to Tang San and followed Zhu Zhuqing.

The two chatted about a few things as they headed back toward Shrek Academy.

Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and the others could only leave as well.

On the way back to Shrek Academy, Ma Hongjun thought of Gu Ye's words and quietly asked, "Boss Dai, was that thing Gu Ye said about you abandoning Zhu Zhuqing and running away true or false?"

Tang San also looked at Dai Mubai curiously.

If Zhu Zhuqing truly was Dai Mubai's fiancée, then Dai Mubai abandoning her was indeed wrong. In terms of character... it really did seem, as Gu Ye said, that there was a problem.

Dai Mubai was silent for a moment, his face full of conflict. "Fatty, Tang San, if your life were under threat and you had no time to worry about anything else, if you had no choice but to run... would you still think I was wrong?"

"Uh..." Ma Hongjun scratched his head, not knowing how to answer.

Tang San did not say much after hearing that.

His relationship with Dai Mubai was not close enough for him to comment further. But if he had been the one making the choice, he would not have run away.

If Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing had traded places, he would have risked his life for Xiao Wu.

Dai Mubai seemed to have expected that reaction from them. A glint flashed through his lowered eyes. He did not think he had been wrong. If the same thing happened again, he would still make the same choice.

Because only by leaving would he have a chance of survival.

As for abandoning his fiancée, Zhu Zhuqing, there had been no feelings between them at the time. Besides, having been born into the imperial family, being cold-blooded was the most basic requirement.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. By the way, where is Dean Flender?" Tang San changed the subject when he sensed the oppressive atmosphere.

"The dean? He probably went gambling again."

"Gambling?" Tang San looked at Ma Hongjun in confusion.

After Ma Hongjun explained it to him, Tang San finally understood what Flender had gone to do.

It turned out Flender had bet on their spirit fighting matches. He had probably gone to collect the winnings now.