Two People's Little Secret

Outside the Academy, by the Lake

A bright moon hung high, its hazy light spilling across the lake. Mist lingered over the water, making it shimmer with rippling reflections.

Wang Dong'er sat by the lake, her arms tightly wrapped around her knees, her head buried in them as she sniffled softly.

Wang Xiao stood on the shore, watching her trembling back without disturbing her or making a sound.

"When all was said and done, she was just a proud little girl." He sighed softly.

Wang Dong'er was too perceptive. She abruptly turned her head and saw Wang Xiao standing quietly behind her, though she had no idea how long he had been there.

Tear tracks still lingered at the corners of her eyes, but her pretty face instantly flushed all the way to her ears.

She was both embarrassed and furious. This bastard had seen her most vulnerable side.

Wang Dong'er turned away and quickly wiped the tears from her face.

"Y-You... how long have you been here?!"

"Less than two and a half seconds," Wang Xiao lied kindly. He was not that socially inept.

"What are you doing here? Did you come specifically to laugh at me?"

Wang Dong'er's eyes were full of grievance.

"You're overthinking it. As a good neighbor, I was just worried about you." Wang Xiao walked down the steps with a smile.

Wang Dong'er laughed at herself. "Stop lying. You must look down on me in your heart, thinking I can't accept defeat and am just making trouble!"

"Not at all."

Wang Xiao cried injustice, spreading his hands as he said, "You really are overthinking it. I've always thought you were pretty strong. Under normal circumstances, I definitely wouldn't be your match."

"Really? You really think so?" Wang Dong'er sniffed, her gaze full of suspicion.

"Really."

Wang Dong'er did not believe him. "Then why did you come here?"

"I told you, I was worried about you."

"I don't believe it. How could someone like you care about anyone else?"

"That's your preconceived bias. They say no friendship comes without a fight. We're half-friends, at least. Why would I go out of my way just to laugh at you?"

"Friends?" Wang Dong'er froze and immediately fell silent.

Seeing that Wang Xiao did not seem to be faking it, she gradually believed him. Maybe he really had not come to laugh at her.

"You didn't see anything just now, right?" Wang Dong'er stared hard into his eyes.

Wang Xiao was just about to speak...

"You hesitated! You definitely saw it!"

"Fine." Wang Xiao admitted helplessly. "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

"Let's just keep it as a little secret between the two of us."

Wang Dong'er's pretty face reddened as she snapped shyly, "Get lost! Who wants a little secret with you?!"

"Alright, don't sneak off to cry anymore. How about I give you a gift?"

Wang Xiao opened his palm, and a small golden-green tree appeared. Its trunk was golden, its leaves emerald green, and as it swayed, drops of life essence scattered down.

Wang Dong'er went blank for a moment. Then her pretty face flushed to her ears as she shouted in embarrassment and rage, "Liar! Bastard! You said you didn't see anything! Ahhh! I'm going to beat you to death!"

Wang Dong'er went berserk, waving her pair of fair little fists and unleashing a flurry of blows at Wang Xiao's chest, as though she truly wanted to beat this rotten man to death.

Her chest heaved violently with anger. He had sounded so certain before, yet a few casual words from her had exposed him.

"Are you a cat or something? You hiss at the slightest provocation."

Wang Xiao quickly retreated. He was not an idiot; why would he stand there and let her hit him?

He retreated onto the platform and shouted down at her, "To be honest, I knew the first time I met you that you get angry easily. That's not good. Be careful, or your face will break out in heat sores."

After saying that, he ran off in a flash.

"Ahhh! Wang Xiao, you're dead!"

Wang Dong'er raged in place, her delicate body trembling with fury. That mouth of his was far too foul. She was going to catch this bastard and stomp him beneath her feet.

Whoosh!

At that moment, she cast aside all restraint and even forgot that she was disguised as a boy. The Goddess Butterfly unfurled behind her, and she shot into the sky.

"You damn liar! Don't let me catch you!"

Wang Dong'er beat her wings with all her strength, turning into a streak of seven-colored light that tore through the night as she pursued him at top speed.

After a long chase, the two returned to Shrek Outer Court.

Wang Xiao had long since exhausted his Soul Power, and he truly could not outrun someone flying through the air. In the end, he suffered the harshest punishment.

"Run! Why aren't you running now?!"

Looking at Wang Dong'er sitting on his lower abdomen—right on a particularly awkward spot—he was in quite a dilemma. Should he remind her or not?

The main issue was that he feared she would most likely go insane if he did. There probably would be no peace tonight.

But at the same time, he felt as though he could not hold it down much longer.

Wang Dong'er did not care about any of that. She was overjoyed to have caught Wang Xiao, and her fists fell like raindrops as she unleashed another barrage upon his chest.

"Cough, cough. If you keep hitting me, I really won't make it." Wang Xiao grabbed her fair hands and deliberately coughed heavily twice.

"Good. Better if you die!"

Wang Dong'er snorted coldly, but seeing Wang Xiao's pained expression, her heart softened, and she could not bear to keep hitting him.

She knew she hit hard and was afraid of seriously hurting him. As a result, she did not even notice that he was holding her hands.

Wang Xiao muttered to himself that Wang Dong'er's acting was terrible. She acted exactly like a little girl. What boy would behave like she did?

Anyone else would have exposed her long ago.

"Let's call this my fault. I'll treat you to a big meal later. Is that alright?" For Tang Wutong's sake, Wang Xiao gave in and did not want to argue too much.

In truth, he was about to lose control.

Wang Dong'er crossed her arms over her chest, slightly raising her proud chin as she snorted. "What do you mean, is that alright? It was obviously your fault. This young lady... this young master could never be wrong."

"Fine, fine, it's all my fault. Get up already." Wang Xiao sounded somewhat anxious.

It was not a normal physical reaction at all. He was not that lustful. It was more like how an arm went numb after being pressed down for too long.

"That's more like it."

Wang Dong'er felt much better and finally stood up in satisfaction. "You said you'd treat me, so don't think you can fob me off that easily. I want to eat..."

She stopped halfway through her sentence.

Wang Dong'er's delicate body suddenly went limp. She felt something suddenly poke against her, and she lowered her head in confusion.

Then she exploded on the spot. Her entire face turned scarlet with embarrassment, while a surge of fury shot straight to her head.

"Ahhh! Wang Xiao, you filthy pervert! I'm going to beat you to death!"

Wang Dong'er was completely enraged. Soul Power surged into the sky as she directly unleashed her second soul skill. She was going to chop this lecherous bastard to death.

Boom!

A Soul Power explosion erupted where they stood, kicking up a massive storm of dust and smoke.

Wang Xiao stood over a hundred meters away, breaking out in cold sweat. This woman was serious.

With a whoosh, a streak of light cut through the night and flew toward him.

In the blink of an eye, Wang Dong'er had rushed before him. At that moment, she no longer cared whether her identity as a girl would be exposed.

Wang Xiao noticed that her eyes were red, tears welling within them, and she looked utterly aggrieved.

"Damn it, how is this my fault? It's normal to have a reaction when your blood circulation gets blocked."

"And what's with that expression? You're making it seem like I actually did something to you. We're both men, alright?!" Wang Xiao tried to use their male identities to restore Wang Dong'er's reason.

When he found it did not work, he hurriedly borrowed chakra from Nine-Tails and activated the Super Body Flicker Technique, vanishing from the spot in an instant.

Fifty meters away, Wang Xiao used the Body Flicker Technique the moment he landed. There was no reasoning with her at a time like this. Running was the right choice.

Thus, he ran farther and farther away, quickly rushing out of the academy. He did not plan to return to the dormitory tonight.

In the air, Wang Dong'er searched everywhere, but she could not find even a trace of Wang Xiao. She could only swallow her bellyful of anger.

"Filthy pervert, don't let me catch you!"

With no other choice, she could only return to the academy to rest first. She refused to believe she would not eventually catch that bastard.

As time passed, Wang Dong'er gradually calmed down.

She thought back over everything that had happened.

It seemed she had caused it herself. That bastard was at fault, but she had also done something wrong.

If she had not sat on him herself, that awkward scene would never have happened.

Suddenly, Wang Dong'er realized a very serious problem. She had been sitting on Wang Xiao for so long—could that guy have discovered her secret?

"Impossible. I've hidden it so well. That pervert is simple-minded; he definitely didn't notice."

She shook her head hard, casting away her worries before turning toward the freshman dormitory.