A Delicate Atmosphere

"You." Qin Muchu gave Xiao Wu's head a vigorous rub. "But this is between them. Let's not meddle too much. Let him deal with the headache himself."

Xiao Wu slapped away the hand messing with her hair and glared at him. "I'm not stupid. I just want to see Dai Mubai get knocked down a peg. Zhu Zhuqing doesn't look like a girl he can fool so easily."

They lingered by the door a while longer, then saw Oscar and Dai Mubai walking over from a distance.

"Muchu, Xiao Wu." Dai Mubai greeted them, his gaze drifting now and then to the house beside them. Oscar had clearly told him Qin Muchu had given it to the three girls to live in.

"Finished over there? How did it go? Did anyone pass?"

"Don't even ask." Dai Mubai waved a hand, dejected. "Not one of them passed. A whole morning's work for nothing. How did things go on your end? Little Ao said you recruited two great beauties."

Qin Muchu smiled meaningfully. "Two great beauties, all right. They're in that house."

"Perfect timing. It's almost lunch. Let's all head to the dining hall and get acquainted." Dai Mubai walked toward Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing's house.

"Wait, where's Fatty?" Xiao Wu noticed someone was missing.

"Hah, never mind him. He got himself a girlfriend over the break and took her into town on a date first thing this morning," Dai Mubai said irritably. He knocked on the door. "Junior students, I'm Dai Mubai. Come eat with us at the dining hall so we can all get to know each other."

The door opened almost at once. Ning Rongrong stepped out and waved with a smile. "Hello, Senior Dai. I'm Ning Rongrong."

Zhu Zhuqing came out right behind her. Her cool gaze