Before the Grilled Fish Stall, Spreading Dog Food: Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao's Fateful Gaze

Business at the grilled fish stall was booming. The number of students queuing up around it continued to grow.

Huo Yuhao was spinning like a top. He packed five grilled fish into a paper bag and handed it over.

Dai Huabin took the bag; it was still piping hot. He handed one to Zhu Lu first.

"Careful, it's hot," Dai Huabin cautioned.

Zhu Lu took the fish obediently, opened her small mouth, and took a gentle bite of the edge.

The charred, crispy skin emitted a crisp sound.

"Huabin, it really tastes quite good. You should try some." Zhu Lu held the fish she had already bitten out toward Dai Huabin's lips.

Dai Huabin didn't stand on ceremony; he took a large bite of the fish meat right from her hand.

The taste was indeed excellent.

The meat was tender and fresh, and the heat had been controlled perfectly. Yet, in Dai Huabin's eyes, this was merely a street snack that barely cleared the bar of mediocrity.

The reason this grilled fish could conquer so many talented young girls was likely due to a bit of a protagonist's halo bonus.

This scene caught the eye of Cui Yajie, who was standing nearby, and she deliberately shuddered.

"Oh my, I can't take it. The sour, cloying stench of romance in the air is even stronger than the smell of the grilled fish. Can you two please consider the feelings of us single people?"

Cui Yajie rolled her eyes.

Zhu Lu pulled her hand back, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Dai Huabin laughed out loud upon hearing this and followed her lead:

"If you can't take it, then hurry up and find someone. If all else fails, I suppose I could reluctantly make do."

Cui Yajie was amused by him; she reached out and tapped Dai Huabin on the shoulder, pouting playfully:

"You're such a rascal. You dare make jokes like that in front of Lulu? Aren't you afraid she'll get jealous?"

Zhu Lu pursed her lips and smiled, leaning naturally toward Dai Huabin, her voice soft: "Not at all. As long as Huabin is happy, that's all that matters."

As soon as these words left her lips, Cui Yajie froze, and even Tang Ya, who had been preparing to swindle someone, looked at Zhu Lu in disbelief.

Zhu Lu, however, felt perfectly at ease.

Among the top nobility of the Star Luo Empire, which man of immense power didn't have a house full of wives and concubines?

The White Tiger Duke was certainly no exception.

More importantly, ever since they had completed that incredibly perfect transformation through their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the spiritual and physical unity they shared was impossible to fake.

Zhu Lu could now feel Dai Huabin's doting affection for her with absolute clarity.

Since Huabin's heart was with her, what did a few verbal jokes matter?

As long as Huabin was happy, even if he truly brought a few girls into the household, she, as his legitimate fiancée, had the capacity to be magnanimous.

On the other side, Wang Dong'er had originally been staring at Huo Yuhao behind the grill, but upon hearing the commotion, she whipped her head around.

Her gaze swept back and forth between Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu, while she muttered words like "pervert" and "scoundrel" under her breath.

However, her attention was quickly diverted by the paper bag in Dai Huabin's hand.

The overbearing aroma, a mixture of perilla and cumin, drilled straight into her nose.

Dai Huabin took the remaining three grilled fish from the bag and handed them to Cui Yajie, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong'er respectively.

Wang Dong'er looked at the fish held out before her and hesitated for half a second.

She simply couldn't resist the temptation of the fragrance; she quickly reached out to take it, not forgetting to find a way to save face:

"Hmph, for the sake of this grilled fish, this young lady won't hold it against you for looking around earlier. That's more like it."

Dai Huabin, for his part, didn't eat any.

The five of them didn't continue to block the front of the grilled fish stall, instead retreating to an open space nearby.

With people coming and going on the snack street, their little group quickly became an incredibly eye-catching sight.

Wang Dong'er's long, powder-blue hair and exquisite, beautiful face were already highly striking.

Add to that the cool and aloof Zhu Lu, the charming and coquettish Cui Yajie, and the cute, dazed Xiao Xiao with her twin tails.

With four beautiful girls of such distinct styles gathered together, almost every student passing by slowed their pace.

"Look over there, are those this year's freshmen? They look too incredible."

"That girl with the powder-blue hair is the best! I bet she definitely has the qualifications to compete for the title of the Shrek Outer Court's greatest beauty."

"The figure of that black-haired girl next to her is also insane. Is it really possible to develop like that at eleven or twelve years old?"

Compliments and exclamations in hushed tones drifted over from all sides.

Wang Dong'er felt very satisfied hearing these words.

She lifted her chin slightly, took a bite of the crispy grilled fish, and glanced sideways at Dai Huabin with a triumphant look, her expression clearly saying: Did you hear that? This young lady is the center of attention.

Dai Huabin turned his head away, pretending to study the candied hawthorn stall nearby, and ignored her entirely.

When dealing with someone as severely tsundere as Wang Dong'er, smoothing her fur was absolutely useless.

The more you ignore her, the more frantic she becomes inside.

Sure enough, seeing Dai Huabin not even spare her a glance, Wang Dong'er bit into the fish meat with such fury that the bones crunched audibly between her teeth.

Still, the taste of the grilled fish was truly beyond reproach. She polished off the entire fish in a few quick bites, not even sparing the seasoning left on her fingers.

She turned her head to look, only to see that the fish in Zhu Lu's hand was barely half-eaten.

Zhu Lu was eating very slowly, tearing off small pieces to feed to Dai Huabin every two bites.

The atmosphere of the two of them sharing a single fish as if no one else existed gave Wang Dong'er goosebumps.

Wang Dong'er rubbed her arms, deciding not to disturb them.

Although she bickered with Dai Huabin all day long, she actually had a rather good impression of Zhu Lu.

Wang Dong'er wiped her mouth, feeling like she hadn't had enough, and simply turned to walk toward the grill.

"Hey, boss, give me two more!" Wang Dong'er generously pulled out ten copper soul coins and slapped them onto the wooden table.

Huo Yuhao was looking down, tidying up the seasonings on the wire rack. Hearing the voice, he looked up.

Their eyes met.

The movements of Huo Yuhao's hands paused for an inexplicable moment.

Looking at the stunning girl with long powder-blue hair before him, his heart suddenly skipped a beat, and an extremely strange tremor surged up from the bottom of his heart.

It was as if they already knew each other.

Wang Dong'er experienced the same reaction.

She stared blankly into Huo Yuhao's ordinary eyes, her mind buzzing.

What is going on?

Why would this young lady have such a ghostly feeling about a commoner selling grilled fish? It must be an illusion, definitely an illusion brought on by hunger.

Wang Dong'er shook her head, forcibly averting her gaze, and urged:

"Hurry up and grill the fish."

She had no desire to get to know a guy running a street stall, especially one who had spoken to that annoying blond.

Because of his deep-seated inferiority complex, Huo Yuhao ultimately did not strike up a conversation with Wang Dong'er.

He simply kept his head down, skillfully flipping the two fish on the wire rack and sprinkling them with a layer of cumin and chili powder.

"Teacher Tang Ya, once these two are done, we'll be sold out for the day."

Huo Yuhao said to Tang Ya, who was standing beside him.

Tang Ya had no mind for grilled fish at this moment.

Her large eyes were darting back and forth between Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao.

Especially that girl Xiao Xiao with the twin ponytails—Dai Huabin had just said that this little girl possessed the rare Twin Martial Souls!