Diary—Chapter 35: Fireflies and the Bright Moon
"We will all be classmates in the future. There's no need to become enemies over a small conflict."
For Dai Mubai, Tang San was a target that must be won over.
After bringing Tang San to his side, he could start to exclude and isolate Luo Ye—or even force him out of Shrek Academy.
Without Luo Ye as a stumbling block, it would be much easier for Dai Mubai to win Zhu Zhuqing back.
This was precisely why he didn't want to see Tang San and Ma Hongjun become enemies.
After hearing Dai Mubai's words, Luo Ye couldn't help but look at him with a strange expression.
"Is he also a user of the Face Fruit?"
Although Dai Mubai had never eaten the Face Fruit himself, both Tang San and Ma Hongjun were willing to give him a face.
After all, they would be classmates in the future, and it didn't look good if they completely fell out.
Ma Hongjun snorted.
"Boss Dai, I've been wronged to this extent. You can ask me to stop, but you must treat me."
Dai Mubai sighed in relief, then waved his hand generously.
"No problem. I'll take you to Suotuo City after today's training. Feel free to eat as much as you want."
Ma Hongjun rolled his eyes and snorted again.
"I'm not asking you to treat me to a meal. Without Cuihua, I can't even vent my evil fire. I don't want to stop practicing."
Ma Hongjun didn't hide his true purpose. Since Luo Ye, Tang San, and the others had already seen him harass Cuihua, he saw no reason to conceal it now. He might as well take this opportunity to ask for more benefits.
Unlike Dai Mubai, who was born into the Star Luo royal family and had more resources, Ma Hongjun could only go to low-end brothels when seeking entertainment from commoner girls.
He didn't have enough money to enjoy high-end clubs.
Now that he finally had a chance to get Dai Mubai to treat him, he certainly wouldn't let it go.
However, revealing his true identity did not affect Ma Hongjun's attitude, but his words certainly made Dai Mubai's expression turn even more distorted.
The eyes of everyone present looked at them with even more confusion and disdain after understanding Ma Hongjun's words.
Even though Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong already knew the true identities of the two of them through Luo Ye's diary, they still looked down on them from the bottom of their hearts.
He was frequenting brothels at such a young age. How could such a person be considered good?
And don't even mention that it's due to a defect in his martial soul. Isn't there a better way to fight against the evil fire?
After all, they just think he's going to those places to have fun.
Feeling the contemptuous gazes around him, Dai Mubai's face suddenly twisted with anger. He wished he could slap Ma Hongjun's mouth shut.
He tried his best to restore his image in front of Zhu Zhuqing, but Ma Hongjun's one sentence brought him right back to the start.
Dai Mubai was certain that his image in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes had already hit rock bottom—and it couldn't get any worse.
Realizing this, Dai Mubai gave up on trying to salvage it. He pointed at Ma Hongjun with his finger and then looked at everyone and said:
"Now that things have come to this, let's eat first."
During the meal, Dai Mubai deliberately tried to get closer to Tang San.
Since Tang San also wanted to recruit these geniuses from Shrek Academy into the Tang Sect he planned to establish, he didn't resist and engaged in a pleasant conversation with Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.
However, whenever Tang San wanted to steer the conversation towards Luo Ye, Dai Mubai would quietly change the subject, not wanting Luo Ye to get involved.
Luo Ye understood his thoughts perfectly. He sneered inwardly and began writing in his diary:
"Isolate me, huh? Watch how I can isolate the four of you by myself."
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[Haha, this is just childish trickery.]
[In my previous life, once I noticed the chaotic atmosphere in Shrek Academy, I left early. As a result, Dai Mubai was unhappy with me, but he couldn't rally others to target me.]
[But this time, since I plan to take Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong away together, I have to stay here for now. This means experiencing Dai Mubai's methods that I couldn't use in my previous life.]
[It's obvious he wants to win Tang San to his side and join forces to exclude and isolate me. Ideally, he'd even force me to leave Shrek Academy.]
[That way, he could use the marriage contract to pressure Zhu Zhuqing.]
[It's quite interesting—if he doesn't do that, I'd never hang out with them anyway, given my past life. This is actually what I want.]
[After all, I don't have much time to waste on intrigue with them. It's better to save time and find a way to convince Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong.]
[Since Zhu Zhuqing has recognized Dai Mubai's true nature with my help, all his efforts are doomed to fail.]
[Even if Zhu Zhuqing isn't as devoted to me as she was in my previous life, she has said that her engagement with Dai Mubai is a thing of the past. She must have given up on him as her fiancé.]
[That means he's unwilling to accept reality and still hopes Zhu Zhuqing will change her mind.]
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After reading these thoughts, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong exchanged glances.
They noticed that Zhu Zhuqing seemed unaffected, still eating breakfast, chatting, and laughing with Luo Ye.
Coupled with her attitude during their conversation last night, it proved that Luo Ye's words were right: Dai Mubai, her fiancé, was no longer important in her heart and was completely overshadowed by Luo Ye.
Everyone was glad to see this happening.
Especially after witnessing the scene just now, they were certain that Dai Mubai was not a good person, and giving up on such a fiancé was undoubtedly a wise decision.
After breakfast, Dai Mubai led everyone to the training ground.
Although he managed to get closer to Tang San, he still looked gloomy and depressed.
Compared to talking with Tang San, he would rather have a casual chat and laugh with Zhu Zhuqing like Luo Ye.
As a result, Zhu Zhuqing ignored her nominal fiancé the whole time. Aside from occasional conversations with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, her attention was always on Luo Ye.
Later, Dai Mubai, still angry, led everyone to the training ground, where Oscar was already waiting.
At this time, Oscar had shaved off his thick beard, revealing his true face.
Strictly speaking, Oscar and Dai Mubai could both be considered handsome.
But standing next to Luo Ye—who looked like a banished immortal—he was like a firefly compared to the bright moon; there was no comparison at all.
(End of this chapter)