Ning Rongrong did not know that Chen Fan kept a low profile and rarely went out.
The last time he defeated Yu Tianheng at the academy, those who knew only knew that he was someone by Crown Prince Xue Qinghe's side. They did not know his name.
Xue Ye and the three members of Meng Shenji's group had deliberately kept him as a secret trump card, planning for him to make a stunning debut at the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
Through a series of coincidences, the two had been in the same city, yet had perfectly missed each other.
During this time, Ning Rongrong had changed.
She had become quiet and withdrawn, extremely solitary.
Because once she had seen the vast sea, no other water could compare.
Having witnessed Chen Fan's brilliance, she found every other man in the world utterly dull.
Especially at Shrek Academy.
Dai Mubai's swaggering arrogance, Ma Hongjun's sleazy frivolity, Oscar's deliberate attempts to please her... every single thing about them was unbearable to her.
What drove her closest to collapse was that Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the others seemed to be intentionally or unintentionally trying to pair her with Oscar.
If not for the resentment in her heart, for the obsession with becoming strong enough to stand by that person's side,
she would likely have left this suffocating place long ago.
"Rongrong."
A slightly cool hand gently took hold of her wrist.
It was Zhu Zhuqing.
Among this group, Zhu Zhuqing was the only one who could make her lower her guard, even a little.
To some extent, Zhu Zhuqing could empathize with her as well.
She too felt uncomfortable around Shrek Academy's men, aside from Tang San, who was at least somewhat normal.
With Zhu Zhuqing's comfort, Ning Rongrong's tightly drawn