The air fell dead silent for a full three seconds.
The teasing smile on Yan Shaozhe's face cracked and vanished completely, replaced by utter bewilderment and disbelief.
He blinked stiffly, staring at Ma Xiaotao, whose face was flushed as she protested in embarrassment and indignation.
Then he turned to look at Li Changqing, who had remained calm as still water from beginning to end, as if none of this had anything to do with him.
His entire worldview came crashing down.
He had lived for over a century and taught at Shrek Academy for decades. He had met countless people and seen through the affections of countless young couples. He had always believed he had young people's thoughts completely figured out.
Yet today, his plans had crashed and burned!
Yan Shaozhe's mouth twitched uncontrollably. His voice was edged with utter disbelief as he blurted out:
"What? What do you mean, nothing happened?"
His voice unconsciously rose. Looking as if his entire worldview had been overturned, he pointed at them both, his expression saying this was utterly absurd:
"You two! An unmarried man and woman! Alone together in a closed room for an entire night!"
"Alone together all night, sharing a room deep into the night—I went out of my way to create this chance for you to be alone!"
"And now you're telling me you did nothing?!"
Yan Shaozhe was completely numb.
He pointed at Ma Xiaotao, whose complexion was rosy, Evil Fire completely quelled, and condition better than ever. The more he spoke, the more outrageous and desperate he sounded:
"Then tell me this!!"
"You've been plagued by Evil Fire for years, burning with restlessness every night, your violent impulses weighing you down! Your complexion has always been flushed and dark for as long as anyone can remember!"
"Today