Don't Hold On Until You Collapse

"Aren't you going to eat breakfast, Dong'er?"

Early in the morning, Huo Yuhao got up, washed up, and asked Wang Dong'er, who was still in bed.

"No! You made me stay up so late yesterday, and now you're waking me up this early. Do you have any conscience, Huo Yuhao?"

Wang Dong'er looked exhausted and indignant as she threw the pillow beneath her at Huo Yuhao.

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After kissing and cuddling all night yesterday, Wang Dong'er was already exhausted. And now this scoundrel wanted her to go to breakfast before eight o'clock.

Was it Wang Dong'er's fault for wanting to sleep in? This scoundrel had the nerve to tell her to go eat breakfast? Damn it!

Huo Yuhao smiled as he caught the pillow and placed it back on Wang Dong'er's head.

"I was just kidding! You sleep in. I'll bring breakfast back for you. What do you want to eat?"

Wang Dong'er's eyes lit up. "I want steamed buns with green onion and wild boar filling, and pure snow milk from snow cows."

Huo Yuhao dotingly pinched Wang Dong'er's fair, delicate cheek. "No problem."

After Huo Yuhao left, Wang Dong'er snuggled back into a beautiful sleep.

As soon as he stepped out of the dorm, Huo Yuhao's gaze was drawn to a solitary figure beneath a large tree.

"Qiu'er, good morning! Are you also up this early for breakfast?"

Wang Qiuer turned around to face Huo Yuhao and shook her head. "No, I was waiting for you!"

"Waiting for me? Do you want to invite me to breakfast together?" Huo Yuhao asked.

Wang Qiuer proactively extended her small hand, as white and tender as tofu. "Let's go!"

Huo Yuhao chuckled. Since Wang Qiuer, a girl, had made the first move, he naturally took her small hand.

The two of them walked to the Shrek Academy cafeteria amidst envious gazes.

Their breakfast was uneventful, but Wang Qiuer was a little confused about Huo Yuhao packing food.

"Yuhao, didn't the cafeteria say we can't pack food to take away? Why are you still packing it?"

Huo Yuhao lightly tapped Wang Qiuer's smooth forehead. "Actually, for many things, you just need to be able to take responsibility yourself."

"Everyone's just working for a living, earning 3,000 yuan a month. What are you risking your life for?"

Wang Qiuer nodded, seemingly understanding.

"Let's go!"

They left the cafeteria hand in hand and parted ways upon reaching the dorms.

Huo Yuhao returned to the dorm and found Wang Dong'er fast asleep. He didn't disturb her.

He placed the food he brought into a special insulated box, ensuring its freshness for at least a day.

It wasn't until noon that Wang Dong'er lazily woke up.

As soon as she got out of bed, Wang Dong'er pouted at Huo Yuhao.

"Yuhao, I don't want to move. Can you tie my hair for me?"

Huo Yuhao smiled and agreed. "Okay!"

He had learned how to tie hair while learning cooking skills from his mother, Huo Yun'er.

In response to Wang Dong'er's request, Huo Yuhao quickly tied her hair into a neat and tidy ponytail.

Wang Dong'er examined the ponytail Huo Yuhao had tied for her in the mirror. His hands were surprisingly skillful!

Wang Dong'er happily hugged Huo Yuhao. "You're quite capable! As a reward, I'll accompany you out for lunch later, how about it?"

Huo Yuhao's smile was a little stiff. He seemed to have promised Qiu'er that he would eat lunch with her that morning.

However, facing Wang Dong'er's invitation, Huo Yuhao couldn't refuse. He nodded in agreement.

Qiu'er will understand him, right?

"Hehe, if I just put these clothes on, no one will be able to tell, right?"

Wang Dong'er smiled and put on a white coat over a white pair of pants, perfectly concealing her white dress and appearance.

"Let's go together!"

The two left the dorm. Wang Dong'er found a place to remove the concealing clothes, then happily took Huo Yuhao's hand, and they walked towards the cafeteria, chatting and laughing.

They were halfway there.

"Aha! So that's why you suddenly broke your promise. So you were meeting this little fox!"

A cool female voice called out. Huo Yuhao quickly located the source of the sound.

Qiu... Qiu'er!

Huo Yuhao thought to himself, It's over!

Wang Dong'er also noticed Wang Qiuer, who seemed to be waiting specifically for them. Her expression turned cold.

"Who are you calling a little fox?"

Wang Qiuer crossed her arms over her chest and said, "The one who thinks of herself as a little fox is naturally the person I'm talking about!"

Wang Dong'er narrowed her eyes and released Huo Yuhao's hand, which she had been tightly gripping.

"Dong'er, calm down!"

"Get out of the way."

Wang Dong'er pushed Huo Yuhao, who was blocking her path, aside and walked directly in front of Wang Qiuer.

The two women, whose strikingly similar pink-blue eyes glared at each other, neither willing to back down.

"Take back what you just said!"

"Why should I take it back? It's one thing for someone to shamelessly cross-dress and enter the male dormitory, but to do this here... I'm embarrassed for you!"

"What did you say?"

Both women unleashed their full aura in response to the other's provocation.

Seeing the crowd of curious onlookers growing, Huo Yuhao quickly stepped in to mediate.

Neither Wang Qiuer nor Wang Dong'er wanted to make a scene in public, so they snorted and walked away into the distance.

Huo Yuhao followed behind them. Both women shot him a glare and continued walking without a word.

"Wow, did our school recruit two such beautiful underclassmen this year? And they're twins!"

"Can anyone tell me what happened between them?"

"I accidentally saw the whole thing. It looks like that guy wanted to have his cake and eat it too."

"Holy crap, whose subordinate is this? Such a bold style of action."

A private room in a hotel outside Shrek Academy.

"Esteemed Soul Master, your dishes have all been served. Please enjoy!"

The waitress, who appeared to be in her early twenties, curiously sized up the young Soul Masters.

The waitress keenly sensed the tension between Wang Qiuer and Wang Dong'er.

However, having worked here for several years, she knew what she could and couldn't look at.

"Lord Soul Master, if there is anything unsatisfactory, please do not hesitate to call me!"

The waitress offered her signature smile and tactfully withdrew.

"Now that the outsiders are gone, can we properly discuss things between us, Huo Yuhao!"

Wang Qiuer's expression was cold, not because of the issue between Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er.

It was because this ** had rejected her invitation for another woman.

As a Soul Beast, Wang Qiuer didn't actually care how many women were around Huo Yuhao.

What angered Wang Qiuer was that Huo Yuhao had stood her up for another woman.

Wang Dong'er's expression was almost identical to Wang Qiuer's, except hers was on the surface; inwardly, she felt a bit uneasy.

In terms of how long they had known each other and when their relationship was established, Wang Qiuer was ahead of her.

Strictly speaking, Wang Dong'er was not in the right and was even at fault.

Yet, Wang Dong'er was not one to back down. After Huo Yuhao had taken so many liberties with her, Wang Dong'er couldn't possibly retreat now.

"Huo Yuhao, you'd better give me an explanation too. Tell me, what exactly do you want?"