Don't Push Yourself Too Hard

"Are you not going to have breakfast, Dong'er?"

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

"No! You made me stay up so late last night, and now you're making me get up so early. Do you have a conscience, Huo Yuhao?"

Wang Dong'er looked exhausted and embarrassed. She tossed the pillow beneath her at Huo Yuhao.

They'd spent all night kissing and cuddling yesterday, and Wang Dong'er was already exhausted. Yet this jerk was making her go to breakfast before eight.

Was Wang Dong'er the one who'd wanted to stay in bed? This jerk had some nerve telling her to go eat breakfast. To hell with him!

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

"I was just teasing you. Get some more sleep. I'll bring you breakfast. What do you want?"

Wang Dong'er answered excitedly, "I want buns stuffed with scallion and wild boar, and fresh snow cow's milk."

Huo Yuhao affectionately pinched Wang Dong'er's snow-white cheek. "No problem."

After Huo Yuhao left, Wang Dong'er happily drifted back to sleep.

As soon as he stepped outside the dormitory, Huo Yuhao's gaze was drawn to a cool, solitary figure beneath a tree.

"Qiu'er, good morning! Are you up this early to get breakfast, too?"

Wang Qiu'er turned to face Huo Yuhao and shook her head. "No. I'm waiting for you!"

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

Wang Qiu'er proactively held out her small, tofu-white hand. "Let's go!"

Huo Yuhao chuckled. Since Wang Qiu'er had taken the initiative, he naturally took her little hand.

The two went to Shrek Academy's cafeteria together, drawing envious looks from everyone around them.

The two enjoyed a peaceful breakfast, though Wang Qiu'er was a little puzzled when Huo Yuhao packed up some food to take away.

"Yuhao, doesn't the cafeteria say you can't take food away? Why are you packing some up?"

Huo Yuhao gently tapped Wang Qiu'er's smooth forehead. "Actually, with a lot of things, you just have to take responsibility for yourself."

"We're all just working stiffs. What are you risking your life for over a salary of three thousand a month?"

Wang Qiu'er nodded, only half understanding.

"Let's go!"

The two left the cafeteria hand in hand, only parting when they reached the dormitory.

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

He put the food he'd brought into a special insulated container, so he didn't have to worry about it losing its freshness for at least a day.

It wasn't until noon that Wang Dong'er finally dragged herself out of bed.

As soon as she got up, Wang Dong'er started acting coquettishly toward Huo Yuhao.

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

Huo Yuhao smiled and agreed. "Sure!"

While learning to cook from his mother, Huo Yun'er, Huo Yuhao had also picked up a thing or two about tying hair.

It didn't take long for Huo Yuhao to tie Wang Dong'er's hair into a neat ponytail.

Wang Dong'er examined the ponytail Huo Yuhao had tied for her in the mirror. He was unexpectedly good at this!

Wang Dong'er happily hugged Huo Yuhao. "You're pretty capable, aren't you? As a reward, I'll go out for lunch with you in a bit. How about that?"

Huo Yuhao's smile stiffened a little. He seemed to have promised Qiu'er that he'd have lunch with her, too.

But he couldn't bring himself to turn down Wang Dong'er's invitation, so he nodded.

Qiu'er would understand, right?

"Hehe, if I just throw these clothes on, no one will recognize me, right?"

Wang Dong'er grinned as she put on a white coat and a pair of white trousers, perfectly concealing her white skirt and her appearance.

"Let's go together!"

The two left the dormitory. Wang Dong'er found a place to take off the clothes she'd used as a disguise, then cheerfully took Huo Yuhao's hand. They chatted as they walked toward the cafeteria.

They were halfway there when—

"Oh, I get it. So that's why you suddenly broke your promise. There's a little vixen here!"

A cool female voice rang out, and Huo Yuhao quickly pinpointed where it had come from.

Qiu... Qiu'er!

I'm doomed! Huo Yuhao thought.

Wang Dong'er also spotted Wang Qiu'er, who seemed to have been waiting specifically to catch them. Her expression turned cold.

"Who are you calling a little vixen?"

Wang Qiu'er folded her arms across her chest. "Whoever thinks she's a little vixen is obviously the person I'm talking about!"

Wang Dong'er narrowed her eyes and let go of Huo Yuhao's hand.

"Dong'er, calm down!"

"Move."

Wang Dong'er shoved Huo Yuhao aside and walked straight up to Wang Qiu'er.

Their beautiful pinkish-blue eyes, so alike that they were nearly identical, glared at each other without either one backing down.

"Take back what you just said!"

"Why should I? Someone shamelessly dressed as a boy to sneak into the boys' dormitory, and now she's here... I'm embarrassed for you!"

"What did you say?"

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

Seeing more and more curious onlookers gathering, Huo Yuhao hurriedly stepped in to smooth things over.

Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er didn't want to make a scene in public, either. They both snorted and walked away.

Huo Yuhao followed behind them. Both women glared at him, then kept walking without a word.

"Wow, did our school recruit two gorgeous new junior students this year? And they're twins!"

"Can anyone tell me what happened between them?"

"I saw the whole thing by accident. Looks like that guy was trying to have them both."

"Holy crap, who's that absolute madman? That's one hell of a bold approach."

In a private room at a hotel outside Shrek Academy,

"Honored Soul Masters, all your dishes have been served. Please enjoy!"

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

She keenly sensed that something was off about the atmosphere between Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er.

But after working here for several years, the waitress knew what she should pay attention to and what she shouldn't.

"Lord Soul Masters, if anything is not to your satisfaction, please call me anytime!"

The waitress flashed her trademark smile and tactfully left the room.

"Now that we're alone, can we talk about what's going on between us, Huo Yuhao?"

Wang Qiu'er's expression was icy. It wasn't because of what was going on between Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er.

It was because this bastard had turned her down for another woman.

As a Soul Beast, Wang Qiu'er didn't really care how many women Huo Yuhao had around him.

What angered Wang Qiu'er was that Huo Yuhao had stood her up for another woman.

Wang Dong'er's expression was almost identical to Wang Qiu'er's, though hers was just a show. Deep down, she felt a little guilty.

Wang Qiu'er had met Huo Yuhao and established their relationship before she had.

If they really argued it out, Wang Dong'er had no leg to stand on. She was even in the wrong.

But Wang Dong'er wasn't one to back down just because things got difficult. Huo Yuhao had already taken so many liberties with her—she couldn't just quit halfway, could she?

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