Falling Out

Tang San was just as unwilling and was about to refuse, but Xiao Wu agreed for him. "Don't worry, Little Black is a good person. He won't mind. But you can't call him Little Six. Where he comes from, only elders can call him that."

"Then why do you call him Little Six too? Could it be that you and him, um..."

Ning Rongrong wore a teasing smile.

From everyone's reactions just now, it was not hard to tell that Tang San liked Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai liked Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu liked Ning Chuan, and Zhu Zhuqing seemed to have developed quite a favorable impression of Ning Chuan after he saved her yesterday.

As for Ma Hongjun, he was simply a fat man controlled by Evil Fire.

As for Ning Chuan, he did not seem particularly interested in Xiao Wu. Instead, he seemed somewhat concerned about Zhu Zhuqing.

Tsk, tsk, this was really getting lively... At that moment, Ning Rongrong felt that her trip to Shrek Academy had not been in vain. She had actually gotten to feast on so much juicy gossip.

"That's because..." Xiao Wu's pretty face reddened. She secretly glanced at Ning Chuan, and seeing that he had no reaction, quickly changed the subject. "Little Six and Little Black came from the same academy as me. We grew up together, so we're more familiar with each other." How could she possibly bring herself to say that she had fallen for Ning Chuan?

Tang San immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He had truly been afraid that Xiao Wu had fallen for Ning Chuan.

But Ning Rongrong was not so naive. She saw through Xiao Wu's thoughts at once, but did not expose her. Instead, she continued playing the part of a well-behaved girl and smiled. "I see... Then you can all call me Rongrong from now on. My family and friends all call me that."

Xiao Wu's form of address remained unchanged. When Dai Mubai looked toward Zhu Zhuqing, however, Zhu Zhuqing merely greeted Ning Chuan, stood up, and left without another word.

Ma Hongjun said in surprise, "Boss Dai, this won't do. The academy finally got a few pretty girls, yet you can't land a single one. They've all gone over to Ning Chuan. This truly damages your glorious reputation as an unrivaled lecher and lady-killer."

Dai Mubai shot him a glare. "What do you know?"

Tang San's voice turned cold as well. "There is no relationship whatsoever between Xiao Wu and Ning Chuan. Spout nonsense again, and don't blame me for getting rough with you."

Ma Hongjun was irritated by the rebuke. Dai Mubai was one thing, but why was this charcoal-headed brat speaking so aggressively too? If not for the fact that they were classmates, and that he was injured, he would not have minded teaching him a proper lesson.

But while he was angry, Xiao Wu was even angrier.

"Tang San, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Hearing that, Xiao Wu got a little angry. She then greeted Ning Chuan as well, rose to her feet, and left without looking back.

Afraid that Xiao Wu would never speak to him again, Tang San hurried after her.

Dai Mubai looked at Ning Chuan. "Brother, can we discuss something?"

"What is it?" Ning Chuan knowingly asked.

"Xiao Wu clearly likes you. Can you give Zhuqing to me?" Dai Mubai's tone carried a hint of pleading. Ning Chuan was stronger than him; otherwise, if it had been someone else, he definitely would not have spoken so pleasantly.

"Don't you already have those twins?" Ning Chuan took a sip of Rice Soup.

Dai Mubai said awkwardly, "Perhaps you don't know this, but I was only playing around with them..."

"Fine, then let's compete fairly." Ning Chuan spoke calmly.

Hearing that Ning Chuan was unwilling to give up, Dai Mubai could no longer hold himself back. His tone turned much colder. "No. You must give up Zhuqing."

"Can I take that as a threat?"

"You can think of it that way. If you still consider me a brother."

"I'm sorry, but I hate being threatened most. If you considered me a brother too, you shouldn't have said that. Of course, you can choose to fight. If you can beat me, I'll turn around and leave."

Ning Chuan's expression remained calm.

"You..." A fierce light flashed in Dai Mubai's eyes as he clenched his fists. In the end, he still chose not to make a move. "Fine, then we'll see about that."

With that, he snorted coldly, stood, and left. He knew he truly could not defeat Ning Chuan. If he fought, he would only humiliate himself in front of Zhu Zhuqing.

Seeing the two of them fall out over a pretty girl, Ma Hongjun hesitantly said, "Ning Chuan, we're all brothers. There's no need for this, right?"

"There is." Ning Chuan said, "I already said we could compete fairly, yet he still tried to threaten me. Since that's the case, why should I indulge him? Besides, he changes women more often than he changes clothes. Even if I stepped aside and let him have his way, Zhu Zhuqing might end up like those twins one day, abandoned by him."

Elsewhere, after Dai Mubai left the dining hall, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He caught up to Zhu Zhuqing and questioned her, "Zhu Zhuqing, what exactly is your relationship with Ning Chuan?"

"Dai Mubai, what do you mean?"

There had never been anything between Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Chuan. She was merely grateful that he had saved her yesterday and guided her cultivation that morning. Hearing his words, a layer of frost covered her exquisite face, and she looked at Dai Mubai with icy eyes as she questioned him.

"What do I mean?" Dai Mubai laughed in extreme anger, his expression vicious. "What do you think I mean? Zhu Zhuqing, don't forget your identity."

Zhu Zhuqing glanced at Dai Mubai and said coldly, "My affairs are none of your concern."

"You..." Dai Mubai flew into a rage.

Just as he was about to attack Zhu Zhuqing, a series of ringing sounds came from afar.

Ning Chuan and the other two, who were eating in the dining hall, heard it as well.

Ma Hongjun hurriedly stood up. "That's the Dean's bell calling us together. Hurry to the Grand Training Field, where the second assessment was held. I'll go find Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Boss Dai." With that, he quickly left the dining hall.

"So you said all that because you didn't want Zhuqing to be abandoned by Dai Mubai someday?"

Ning Rongrong stood up and gave him a gossip-hungry look.

Ning Chuan shook his head. "No, I really do like her. Everyone loves beauty. Zhu Zhuqing happens to be my type, so naturally there's no reason for me not to be attracted to her."

Hearing that, Ning Rongrong could not help giving him a thumbs-up. "You're amazing..." She had not expected Ning Chuan to be so bold when it came to relationships. It was simply... too thrilling.

"Let's go, Young Miss Ning." Ning Chuan stood up.

Ning Rongrong burst into laughter. "Who calls someone that? Didn't I say it already? Just call me Rongrong."

Hearing that, Ning Chuan did not explain further and quickly left the dining hall.

By the time the two arrived at the Grand Training Field, Oscar was already there. He had shaved off his beard.

Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai had also arrived, but Zhu Zhuqing still looked unwilling to pay Dai Mubai any attention and stood far away from him. Dai Mubai's expression, meanwhile, was extremely unpleasant.

When Dai Mubai saw Ning Chuan arrive, he snorted coldly and turned his head away.