After resting for a night in Notting City, Oscar hurried back toward Suotuo City without pause.
Shrek's new-year admissions were only days away, so he had to return as quickly as possible in case any unforeseen changes arose at the academy.
However, after rushing back to Shrek covered in dust, Oscar learned from Ma Hongjun that nothing much had happened lately.
Zhao Wuji drank and practiced his fists at the academy every day. Li Yusong occasionally played around with his staff, while Lu Qibin did nothing but play chess and drink tea.
Shao Xin had devoted all his energy to developing new nutritional meals. However, prices in Suotuo City were too high, and gathering high-quality spirit beast meat was difficult without money.
Therefore, he had shamelessly borrowed quite a bit of money from Dai Mubai on the academy's behalf. He had originally offered to pay interest, but Dai Mubai refused, saying it could count as a donation to the school.
Meanwhile, Dai Mubai still seemed to hold quite a grudge against Oscar.
He spent most of his energy every day doing the very things Oscar had once advised him not to do, such as... taking the twins to the Rose Hotel, or simply squandering money.
Of course, he had not done anything more outrageous. One reason was that he could not accept it himself; the other was that he still did not know what he felt about Oscar.
"Dai Mubai's been asking me out for drinks a lot lately. Most of the time, he talks about you."
Ma Hongjun's delicate little face creased slightly as he sat on the windowsill and sighed.
"Hm? What did he say?"
Oscar was also worried about Dai Mubai's recent state of mind. After all, although this had happened by chance, and Dai Mubai had