"Huh?"
Hearing Dean Yan apologize to her, Wang Dong was dumbfounded.
Even Huo Yuhao was stunned for a moment. He hadn't expected Yan Shaozhe to pull something like this.
After considering it for a moment, Huo Yuhao tentatively asked,
"Dean Yan, you're..."
Faced with Huo Yuhao's probing, Yan Shaozhe didn't shirk responsibility. He took the blame upon himself outright.
"I was the one who unilaterally set the rules for this free-for-all."
"Whatever the circumstances, as the dean of Shrek, allowing students to be put in a life-or-death situation was a grave dereliction of my duty."
"If someone hadn't stepped in at the last moment, the consequences would have been unimaginable. This was my fault, and I have to apologize to you."
Yan Shaozhe spoke with complete candor.
Looking at the Super Douluo before him, Huo Yuhao let down his guard a little.
He knew when to yield and when to stand firm, and he owned up to his mistakes. He'd even humbled himself before two juniors. Yan Shaozhe was a man of some character.
But Huo Yuhao wasn't naive enough to think that a Super Douluo had specifically sent for him just to bow his head and apologize.
"You're too kind, Dean."
Huo Yuhao graciously gave him an out, his tone polite and beyond reproach.
"During an assessment, it's hard to avoid accidents when fists and feet are flying."
"Wang Dong and I are both fine now. You can't be blamed for what happened."
After exchanging courtesies, Huo Yuhao changed tack and got straight to the point.
"But you went out of your way to call me here. I doubt it was just to say you're sorry, right?"
Listening to Huo Yuhao, Yan Shaozhe secretly praised him.
This boy was so composed and perceptive that he hardly seemed like a