Midday.
Huo Yuhao came to the cafeteria alone. The multiple soul impacts in the morning had indeed taken their toll, leaving him quite hungry.
As soon as he arrived at the cafeteria, he saw a girl cutting in line.
It was Zhu Lu.
She was there to get food for Dai Huabin.
Dai Huabin had expended a lot of energy in the morning. If he didn't eat well, it would greatly affect the afternoon's final match.
He saw her with a fierce expression, directly shoving the boy in front of her aside.
"You! What are you doing? Why are you cutting in line!"
The young man protested angrily.
However, in response, Zhu Lu slapped him hard.
The young man, struck by the blow, fell to the ground, clutching his chest in pain.
No other students came forward to help.
They all knew Zhu Lu and that she was Dai Huabin's woman.
And Dai Huabin was under the White Tiger Duke.
However, just as Zhu Lu was about to get her food, a figure suddenly appeared in front of her.
Huo Yuhao cut in line, inserting himself directly in front of her.
Zhu Lu was shocked and furious. Aside from Dai Huabin, she wouldn't allow anyone to cut in front of her!
Seeing this, Zhu Lu immediately attacked Huo Yuhao with a palm strike. Huo Yuhao sidestepped and dodged, then pushed out a palm of his own, striking Zhu Lu in the chest.
Zhu Lu shrieked in surprise.
Huo Yuhao's expression remained unchanged as he said righteously,
"Miss Zhu Lu, please queue properly. Consider this a lesson."
Unconvinced, Zhu Lu glared at Huo Yuhao's irritating face and attacked again.
Taking this opportunity, Huo Yuhao spun around to avoid the attack and snatched a Jade Pendant from her.
On the front of the Jade Pendant was a carved White Tiger, and on the other side, a Spirit Cat.
Huo Yuhao was thoughtful, then secretly put it away.
"Miss Zhu Lu, don't waste your energy. You're not my match. Just get in line."
Zhu Lu had wanted to release her Martial Soul to fight, but on second thought, this was Shrek Academy. If she acted so rashly, she would only bring trouble upon herself.
She glared at Huo Yuhao for a long time, thoroughly memorizing his appearance. Only then did she angrily go to the back of the line and start queuing.
Huo Yuhao, on the other hand, helped the student who had been cut in line to his feet and asked with concern,
"Are you alright? Did anything happen?"
"No... no, thank you!"
Seemingly moved by Huo Yuhao's act of justice, this student directly gave his place to Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao didn't hesitate; he went straight to get his food. Before leaving, he even gave Zhu Lu a provocative look.
This only fueled Zhu Lu's anger towards Huo Yuhao.
After waiting in line for a long time, Zhu Lu finally got her meal. When she rushed back to the dorm, what greeted her wasn't concern, but Dai Huabin's impatient scolding.
"What's going on! You take this long to buy a meal?"
"Zhu Lu, do you think you can disregard me just because we might get married in the future?"
Dai Huabin was very angry about Zhu Lu's actions today. The finals were in the afternoon.
He also took Huo Yuhao very seriously.
At this point, Huo Yuhao reaching the finals on his own wasn't just luck.
If he wasn't careful, he, Dai Huabin, might actually lose!
He was the son of the White Tiger Duke, after all. Could he really lose to a commoner?
He wouldn't allow it.
Seeing Dai Huabin's impatience, Zhu Lu wanted to explain.
"It's not... I..."
"What do you mean, 'you'? Who told you to talk back!"
However, Dai Huabin didn't want to hear Zhu Lu's explanation.
He didn't need to hear any explanations. In his eyes, explanations were just excuses. If it wasn't done well, it wasn't done well!
Always strong-willed, even after being suppressed by Huo Yuhao, she refused to back down, but for the first time, her eyes reddened.
She stormed out, slamming the door shut.
However, Zhu Lu hesitated for a moment. She felt that Dai Huabin wouldn't be so heartless and would definitely chase after her.
She leaned against the door of the dormitory, waiting for the moment it would open.
However, at that moment, Dai Huabin inside the dormitory was only thinking about how to win the championship, eating quickly, and restoring his soul power as soon as possible. He didn't care where Zhu Lu had gone.
In fact, in his opinion, no matter where Zhu Lu went, she would eventually return to his side.
The favored always have no fear!
Outside the door, Zhu Lu waited for a full ten minutes, but still didn't see Dai Huabin come out. Her heart ached.
Tears streamed down her face, and Zhu Lu ran towards the bottom of the dormitory building.
Seagod Lake, the beautiful lake water shimmered.
At this moment, many couples were snuggling together, strolling along the paths of Seagod Lake, whispering sweet nothings.
Watching them, Zhu Lu thought about how she had been a workhorse in the Duke's mansion, and how much she had done for Dai Huabin, yet she had never heard him utter a single word of affection to her.
Suddenly, her previous grievances and the sourness in her heart surged again, and tears streamed down her cheeks, dripping onto the ground.
On the bench by Seagod Lake, she was like a lonely lighthouse, ignored by all.
Zhu Lu reached behind her, where she kept the promise Dai Huabin had made to her, the token of their affection he had given her.
Every time she was sad, Zhu Lu would take out this Jade Pendant to comfort herself.
However, this time, the solace for her soul was gone.
The Jade Pendant, which she cherished as much as her own life, was gone!
"Wh…what happened? I clearly put it there!"
Zhu Lu's face showed a panicked expression.
After confirming it again and again, she was in despair.
Lost.
Her token of love was gone, too.
She was, after all, just a young girl, and she could no longer contain her emotions after losing the thing she treasured most.
"Waaah..."
The sound of crying echoed around Seagod Lake, and the passersby around scattered.
Just as Zhu Lu was at her most despondent, a tissue was handed to her from beside her.
"Crying for too long makes girls ugly. Stop crying and wipe your face."
That gentle, sun-filled voice startled Zhu Lu.
She then took the tissue.
After wiping away her tears, Zhu Lu's emotions stabilized a bit. She looked in the direction from which the tissue had come.
"Thank you... Huo Yuhao!?"
Just as Zhu Lu was about to say thank you, she saw Huo Yuhao and immediately jumped back, looking at him warily.
"Huo Yuhao, what do you want!"
At that moment, Zhu Lu felt nothing but shame and anger. Her most vulnerable side had been seen by Huo Yuhao!
However, despite Zhu Lu's guardedness, Huo Yuhao ignored it completely. He approached her directly, then reached out and gently wiped away her tears.
Normally, Zhu Lu might have already attacked or fiercely resisted. But today, for some reason, she surprisingly didn't struggle, allowing Huo Yuhao to wipe her face.
Under Huo Yuhao's gentle care, Zhu Lu's heart couldn't help but race.
She couldn't help but ask a question.
"Huo Yuhao, why are you doing this?"
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