Tang San Joined Everyone in Ostracizing Zhu Zhuqing, the Hypocrite's Heart Was Incomparably Sinister

Yes, Dai Mubai was furious—absolutely furious. In one breath, he hurled every insult he could think of at Zhu Zhuqing.

He had already felt especially humiliated that everyone else was outside discussing their next plan while he, the Evil-Eyed White Tiger, lay in bed with an injured leg. He had wanted to regain some dignity by making Zhu Zhuqing obey him and serve him obediently.

But not only had he failed to recover his dignity, he had taken two hard slaps instead...

This was humiliation beyond humiliation.

"Don't hold me back! Let me kill that bitch Zhu Zhuqing..."

The more Dai Mubai thought about it, the angrier he became. After cursing her, he even tried to attack again. Fortunately, Ma Hongjun and Oscar were both holding his arms while Tang San stood between them, preventing him from hurting Zhu Zhuqing.

Compared to Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing was indeed much calmer at that moment. She slowly withdrew her Soul Rings and stood in the forgotten corner, quietly watching Dai Mubai with cold, hollow eyes.

Faced with Dai Mubai's accusations, Zhu Zhuqing did not refute or explain herself... because that had never been her strength.

Even after becoming familiar with the Shrek Seven Monsters, she was still the one who spoke the least.

"Th-this... Dai Mubai, aren't you disgusting? How can you say those things to Zhuqing?"

Hearing Dai Mubai's filthy words, Ning Rongrong was both shocked and furious. But she was no longer the proud, spoiled young lady she once had been. Tang San, that hypocrite, had worn down her spirit, and she no longer spoke without restraint.

What Ning Rongrong did not know was that the girl who had first arrived at Shrek Academy was her truest self.

Now, she was afraid of offending those around her, afraid of being ostracized again. So even when she stood up for Zhu Zhuqing, she no longer said whatever she wanted as she had before.

"Fuck that! That bitch Zhu Zhuqing slapped me twice for no reason, and I'm not allowed to curse her? When has the Evil-Eyed White Tiger ever been slapped? Tell me! I always thought no one capable of beating me, Dai Mubai, had even been born yet. Who would've thought I'd be beaten by one of our own today?"

Dai Mubai started yelling again, making himself sound incredibly impressive. He seemed to have forgotten how Dugu Bo had nearly scared him to death with a single glare.

Seeing Dai Mubai so worked up, Tang San and Ma Hongjun both understood perfectly well what had happened. The two of them knew the reason, so they had no face to question Zhu Zhuqing.

Instead, Oscar, while still holding Dai Mubai's arm, could not help saying to Zhu Zhuqing.

"Zhuqing, what exactly happened between you and Boss Dai...? If there's some misunderstanding, tell everyone. It looks like Boss Dai really has slap marks on his face. Don't tell me you actually hit him?"

After Oscar said that, Zhu Zhuqing still remained silent. Her gaze... was cold and empty.

Then Ning Rongrong, who stood in front of Zhu Zhuqing, could not help trying to persuade her as well.

"Seventh Sister, what happened? Tell everyone... We've gone through so many hardships together. What can't we get past?"

Hearing Ning Rongrong's words, Zhu Zhuqing bit her lip and was finally somewhat moved. After all, among the seven people present, only Ning Rongrong had chosen to comfort her at this moment. The others were simply...

Xiao Wu, who had not yet fully revived, actually looked somewhat pleased by her misfortune.

Zhu Zhuqing knew Xiao Wu was treating her this way only because she had called Tang San a hypocrite.

In Tang San's eyes, anyone he deemed an enemy had earned a death sentence.

And in Xiao Wu's eyes, anyone who provoked her Third Brother, regardless of right or wrong, was her enemy.

Taking a deep breath, Zhu Zhuqing turned to Tang San and said expressionlessly.

"For no reason... Tang San, is that what you think too? You once gave me Immortal Herbs, and you gave me Soul Bones as well. Xiao Wu was right—without you, I never would have achieved what I have today... But I want to know, did you give me those things because I was your friend, or simply because I was Dai Mubai's fiancée...? Without Dai Mubai, would I, Zhu Zhuqing, be nothing at all?"

At that point, Zhu Zhuqing finally could not hold back her collapsing emotions. A tear fell from her eye as she said to Tang San.

"If there were no Dai Mubai... if I were merely a passerby, would you still have given me Immortal-Grade Herbs and Soul Bones? I don't think you would, Tang San, because you're a hypocrite. If you truly regarded me as a friend, you wouldn't just stand there and watch me be slandered like this. Why don't you tell everyone the truth? Because you want to protect that disgusting man Dai Mubai's pride. To protect his pride, you would rather make me endure this humiliation. Because to you, my value is far less than Dai Mubai's..."

"What? Zhuqing, you... you... How could you think that?"

Having his inner thoughts exposed so suddenly, even the usually composed Tang San was somewhat at a loss. His gaze swiftly swept across the faces of the others around him. Only when he saw that Zhu Zhuqing's words had not moved them did he breathe a sigh of relief and hurriedly say.

"You misunderstand... Zhuqing, how could I have given you Immortal Herbs because of Boss Dai? I, Tang San, truly regard you as a friend. You and Boss Dai are both my best friends, so I don't want to see things come to this between you two... What happened last night was actually nothing much. Boss Dai merely accompanied Fatty to that kind of place, and you happened to find out. But Boss Dai didn't do anything. He was only there to show Fatty the way. Everyone knows about Fatty's condition. There was no need for you to make such a huge issue out of it, and you certainly shouldn't have attacked Boss Dai. Zhuqing, you were indeed in the wrong today. Even if you felt wronged inside, you should have told all of us instead of taking it out on Boss Dai. His leg still hasn't healed. Because of this disturbance, our plan to return to Sea God Island will have to be postponed again."

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