Shrek's Wonderful Scandal

Ma Hongjun watched this scene, stunned:

"Are they... possessed?"

Dai Mubai stepped forward, intending to inspect them.

But the moment he took a step, his head suddenly spun, and his vision blurred violently.

He reached out, trying to steady himself against the edge of the table.

But before his arm was even halfway up, he lunged forward and collapsed directly onto the bed.

Ma Hongjun followed a heartbeat later, swaying as he fell onto Dai Mubai, the two of them tangled together amidst the bedding.

The room fell silent.

A moment later, Ye Qiong's figure stepped slowly out of the shadows.

He placed an Image Recorder on the spot, aiming it at the two on the bed.

Then, he bent down to lift the four unconscious women one by one, escorting them out of the room.

After finishing all this, he glanced at the Image Recorder, the corners of his mouth curling upward slightly.

"Suotuo City should be quite lively tomorrow."

With that, he turned and vanished outside the door.

The next morning.

Dai Mubai opened his eyes, feeling a dull ache in the back of his head.

He sat up groggily, bracing himself against the edge of the bed, and looked down.

His entire body froze.

On his person...

What made his pupils dilate even further was the person lying next to him: none other than Ma Hongjun.

Ma Hongjun had also woken up by now, rubbing his sleepy eyes as he looked up.

For a moment, the two locked eyes.

The expression on Ma Hongjun's face shifted from confusion to bewilderment, then to sheer terror:

"Dai, Boss Dai..."

Dai Mubai's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.

He whipped the quilt open for a glance, then quickly covered it back up.

Silence.

A long, drawn-out silence.

Both of them felt a burning sensation.

After a long while, Dai Mubai slammed his fist onto the bed:

"Who did this!"

Ma Hongjun shivered, not daring to answer.

Afterward, the two scrambled in a panic, attempting to cover up the evidence of their crime.

Once they were fully dressed, Neither dared to ask any questions, and they snuck out of the Listening Rain Pavilion with their heads bowed.

Just as they stepped outside, thinking everything was in the clear, The passersby on the street began looking at them with very strange expressions.

Some were covering their mouths to stifle laughter, while others pointed at them.

Soon, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun heard people whispering.

"Did you hear? Those two from Shrek..."

"Shh, keep it down, they're right there."

Dai Mubai clenched his fists, the veins on his forehead throbbing.

Ma Hongjun, meanwhile, hunched his shoulders and hid behind him, not daring to let out a breath.

Just then, a breeze blew by.

A piece of paper fluttered down and landed right at Dai Mubai's feet.

He looked down.

The paper depicted two people.

Although the drawing was crude, the facial features were clearly his and Ma Hongjun's.

Below the drawing was a line of small text:

"Shocking! Two great prodigies of Shrek Academy actually doing such things in a brothel!"

Seeing this, Dai Mubai's hands clenched until his knuckles cracked.

Ma Hongjun leaned in to take a look, his face turning deathly pale:

"What, what is this?"

Dai Mubai snatched up the slip of paper and tore it to shreds in a few swift motions.

But when he looked up, he realized that many pedestrians on the roadside were holding identical little pictures.

Some were even trading and passing them around.

Others were laughing as they looked, doubled over in amusement.

Dai Mubai's complexion shifted from green to purple, then from purple to black.

He didn't dare to speak again, instead turning and striding rapidly in the direction of Shrek Academy.

Ma Hongjun stumbled along behind him, his legs trembling:

"Boss Dai, wait for me..."

The two of them hurried along with their heads down, but the surrounding whispers clung to them like maggots to bone.

By the time they panted their way through the gates of Shrek Academy, they found the plaza packed with people.

Flender stood at the very front with his hands behind his back, his face as rigid as an iron plate.

Xiao Gang stood beside him, his brows tightly furrowed.

Tang San, Oscar, Xiao Wu, Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong were all present.

Even the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny were there.

They hadn't left yet?

Seeing this scene, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun felt their hearts skip a beat.

But they had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk forward.

"Dean."

Flender looked at him, remaining silent for several breaths before finally speaking:

"Where did you go last night?"

Dai Mubai's lips moved, but he didn't answer.

Flender asked again, his voice dropping a few degrees:

"I asked you, where did you go last night?"

"...We went to the Listening Rain Pavilion."

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene fell deathly silent.

The girls covered their mouths in unison, their eyes filled with disgust as they looked at them.

Flender's face turned a livid shade of blue:

"You bastards!"

Xiao Gang sighed but remained silent.

At this moment, Meng Shu slowly stepped forward:

"Dean Flender."

Flender immediately put on a forced smile and turned around:

"Senior, about this matter..."

Meng Shu waved his hand, his tone indifferent:

"There is no need to say more about this. This old man has come to discuss terminating our agreement."

Flender's smile froze on his face:

"Senior, what are you..."

Chao Tianxiang let out a cold snort and took a step forward:

"The safety and mental well-being of my granddaughter must be the Meng Family's top priority."

"With your academy's students engaging in such preposterous behavior, there is no guarantee that Yiran won't be dragged into something similar in the future."

Meng Yiran stood behind her grandmother, her face pale, staring down at her own toes without saying a word.

A thin layer of sweat broke out on Flender's forehead:

"Senior, this is a failure of my discipline. I guarantee..."

Meng Shu raised a hand to cut him off:

"Guarantee? What can you possibly guarantee?"

"This..."

Flender gritted his teeth, struggling internally for a moment before finally saying through clenched teeth:

"Senior, as long as you do not dissolve our partnership, I am willing to cede eighty percent of the academy's future shares to the Meng Family."

"Furthermore, regarding the academy's reputation, should we distinguish ourselves in the Spirit Master Tournament in the future, all that fame shall be credited to the Meng Family."

Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang exchanged a glance.

After a moment of silence, Chao Tianxiang spoke slowly.

"Are these words true?"

Flender nodded, his heart aching:

"Absolutely certain."

Meng Shu stroked his beard, cast a meaningful look at Flender, and finally nodded:

"Very well, we have noted this debt."

Having said that, he turned, took Meng Yiran by the hand, and left with Chao Tianxiang.

Once they were gone, only the Shrek members remained in the plaza.

Flender took a deep breath and looked at Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun:

"Neither of you is allowed to step outside the academy gates for a month."

Dai Mubai lowered his head, offering no rebuttal.

Ma Hongjun did not dare to make a sound either.

Flender turned and strode away.

Yu Xiaogang glanced at the two of them, shook his head with a sigh, and also departed.

The plaza immediately fell into an awkward, deathly silence.

Tang San was the first to speak, looking at Dai Mubai and shaking his head:

"Boss Dai, you two... really went too far this time."

Oscar did not speak, but his expression was clearly one of disappointment.

Ning Rongrong stepped forward, took Xiao Wu by the hand, and turned to leave:

"Xiao Wu, let's go. Don't just stand here."