Make Friends?

As soon as Meng Hongchen finished speaking, the contestant tunnel fell silent for two seconds.

Then, Zhang Lexuan chuckled softly, "Is Huabin really that charming?"

Wu Ming leaned closer and nudged Dai Huabin's shoulder with her elbow.

"Good lad, even girls from the rival academy are coming up to chat him up. He's really making Shrek proud."

Han Ruoruo covered her mouth and chuckled, looking like she was enjoying the show.

Yao Haoxuan, Gongyang Mo, and Chen Zifeng, who were standing in the back row, looked at each other with envy on their faces.

Yao Haoxuan lowered his voice and complained:

"Comparison is the thief of joy. We're all considered quite handsome in the Inner Academy, so why don't any girls from other schools come up to us? Is it that these slightly roguish blond guys are all the rage now?"

Chen Zifeng rolled his eyes.

"Do you have their looks? Do you have their abilities? If you're so capable, then you do it."

Gongyang Mo sighed and tidied his hair.

"Let's call it a day. You can't envy someone's luck with women. They're just naturally gifted."

Dai Huabin looked at Meng Hongchen standing in front of him, somewhat surprised.

He was very clear about the plot of the original work.

In this timeline, Meng Hongchen is an absolute super looks-obsessed person.

In the original novel, Meng Hongchen, like Xiao Xiao, fell in love at first sight when she saw Wang Dong'er disguised as a man.

However, the reality is that Wang Dong'er has been wearing women's clothing since she enrolled in school.

With her long, flowing pinkish-blue hair and stunningly beautiful face, coupled with the ethereal grace of the Light Goddess Butterfly during today's competition, Meng Hongchen simply couldn't resist being captivated.

Dai Huabin originally thought that Meng Hongchen's love life would probably be completely empty in this lifetime.

Who would have thought that this girl would actually come looking for him?

He looked at Meng Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen didn't shy away at all, openly sizing him up.

Her silver ponytail swayed slightly with her movements, and her icy blue eyes revealed undisguised curiosity.

The two stared at each other, neither speaking first.

Wang Dong'er was the first to lose her temper.

She stepped out from behind Dai Huabin, blocking his path. Her pinkish-blue eyes glared at Meng Hongchen, her chin slightly raised.

"Aren't you Meng Hongchen from yesterday? What are you doing here? We at Shrek just finished a match and don't have time for you."

Meng Hongchen's gaze passed over Wang Dong'er's shoulder and landed on her puffed-up face.

A hint of mockery flashed in her eyes:

"Your Wang Dong'er, right? I remember from the intelligence our college gathered, Dai Huabin's fiancée should be that girl Zhu Lu."

At this point, Meng Hongchen paused, his gaze sweeping over Wang Dong'er, his tone carrying a hint of teasing:

"Excuse me, who are you to him? Why are you meddling in my business?"

That's incredibly direct. It's practically like they've written "Who do you think you are?" all over your face.

Wang Dong'er was so choked up that her cheeks turned red, and for a moment she couldn't find the words to refute her.

She was indeed not Dai Huabin's fiancée; she didn't even have a formal title.

She had only acted out of jealousy, and now that she had been called out on, she was embarrassed.

Seeing that Wang Dong'er was about to have an outburst, Dai Huabin reached out and gently rubbed her head twice.

Her long, light blue hair was ruffled and slightly disheveled. Wang Dong'er stood there, stunned, swallowing back all the harsh words she was about to utter.

"Dong'er, don't be angry." Dai Huabin's tone was casual. "Our relationship needs no further explanation."

Upon hearing this, Wang Dong'er's face flushed bright red.

She lowered her head, her fingers unconsciously twisting the hem of her clothes, her mind a jumbled mess.

"Our relationship...?"

Wang Dong'er bit her lower lip, muttering to herself.

"What exactly is our relationship? Does his saying that mean I'm special to him? But he didn't say it outright..."

Zhu Lu stood on the other side of Dai Huabin, watching this scene, simply holding his arm quietly without saying a word.

At this moment, Di Lingxi, who had been watching the drama unfold from the sidelines, could no longer sit still.

She ran forward barefoot, grabbed Dai Huabin's other arm, and pressed her whole body against him.

"Huabin, what about our relationship?"

Dai Huabin turned his head, looked at that stunningly beautiful face, and casually pinched Di Lingxi's fair cheek.

What do you think?

Di Lingxi tilted her head back, her long golden hair dazzling in the sunlight, and said with a smile:

"Hehe, we're best friends!"

Xue Qingyao and Bing Hanyue, who had been silent the whole time, exchanged a glance, both with amusement in their eyes.

After this Auspicious Beast transformed into human form, its mind was as simple as a blank sheet of paper, and all it could think about was eating roasted meat and sticking to Dai Huabin.

Seeing this group of people surrounding Dai Huabin, Meng Hongchen's eyes were opened.

She never expected that Dai Huabin was not only ridiculously strong, but also surrounded by so many beautiful girls, all of whom were devoted to him.

What exactly is this person's status at Shrek?

Dai Huabin turned his gaze back to Meng Hongchen and asked:

"I wonder what brings Miss Meng to see me?"

Meng Hongchen shook her head, put her hands behind her back, and leaned forward slightly.

"Nothing special. I just think you're a very special person and I'd like to get to know you. Can we be friends?"

Dai Huabin smiled, his tone calm, "Let's get to know each other formally. Dai Huabin from the Shrek Academy."

"Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy, Meng Hongchen." She nodded and memorized the name.

After getting to know each other, Meng Hongchen didn't linger. She turned around and walked towards the other end of the passage, leaving decisively.

Watching her departing figure, Wang Dong'er, Zhu Lu, Cui Yajie, and the others were all puzzled.

"Is this guy crazy?" Wang Dong'er muttered under her breath, "He came all this way just to say a few words of nonsense?"

Ma Xiaotao stepped forward and patted Dai Huabin on the shoulder.

"Alright, stop looking. They're just here to probe the situation and see what kind of person you are as captain. Let's go back to the hotel."

Dai Huabin led the Shrek members out of the passage and into a carriage back to the Star Emperor Hotel.

Inside the carriage, the girls chattered excitedly about the match they had just watched, but Wang Dong'er remained sitting in the corner, still savoring Dai Huabin's words, "No need for further words," her blush lingering.

A dozen minutes later, the carriage stopped in front of the Star Emperor Hotel.

The group walked into the lobby, chatting and laughing.

As soon as he stepped inside, Dai Huabin stopped in his tracks.

The lounge area in the center of the lobby had long been cleared out.

The hotel manager was standing by, sweating profusely, attending to him.

In the very center of the rest area stood a row of guards dressed in the Star Luo Royal Knight armor.

Standing in the middle of the guards was a woman dressed in a gorgeous gold dress.

She has long, radiant golden hair, exquisite and perfect features, and an air of royal nobility and majesty.

It was Princess Xu Jiujiu of the Star Luo Empire.