A week later, after Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong had taken care of everything, Bei Bei and Tang Ya offered to celebrate the two of them entering the Inner Academy.
They even specially booked a well-known restaurant in Shrek City.
Inside the restaurant, the private-room door was suddenly pushed open.
"I'm late, I'm late! I'll punish myself with a drink!"
Xu Sanshi walked in with a long face and plopped down in a chair, looking as wilted as a frostbitten eggplant.
Bei Bei held his teacup and blew on it leisurely. "Judging by that dejected look, did you run into another wall with Jiang Nannan?"
Xu Sanshi sighed deeply, grabbed the teapot on the table, poured himself a cup of water, and downed it in one gulp.
"Don't ask. I didn't even get to see her. I was sent packing as soon as I got to the dormitory. The road to winning her heart is long and arduous."
Tang Ya burst out laughing beside him. Ignoring his complaint, she turned to Huo Yuhao, her voice full of emotion. "Yu Hao, I never thought you and Wang Dong would enter the Inner Academy even before Bei Bei and I did."
Huo Yuhao smiled.
"We just got lucky."
"That wasn't luck!"
Wang Dong immediately chimed in, lifting her chin with a proud look.
"Teacher Xiao Ya, Senior Brother, you don't know, do you? Not only did we enter the Inner Academy, but the Sea God Pavilion Master also took us as disciples!"
Wang Dong had thought that when she said this, she would see Bei Bei and Tang Ya gaping in shock.
After all, that was the Sea God Pavilion Master, the true bedrock of Shrek!
Instead, the private room fell silent for two seconds.
Bei Bei and Tang Ya exchanged glances,