Seeing the name "Senior Sister Juzi" mentioned in the diary copy by Huo Yuhao, the expressions of Gu Yue Na, Meng Hongchen, Wang Dong'er, and the other girls all turned a bit... subtle.
They were still over here working hard discussing how to handle Huo Yuhao, and now they turn around to find someone already making a move in secret? What the hell is this?
Wang Dong'er glanced at the silent Gu Yue Na, then curled her lips and said,
"Looks like your method isn't very effective. We have no idea if there are others in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy who also have diary copies. We can't just gang up and stop everyone from getting close to Huo Yuhao, right? If we really do that, it'll only make him realize something's off even sooner!"
Wang Dong'er's words were unanimously agreed upon by the rest of the girls, leaving Gu Yue Na speechless, unsure how to prevent something like this from happening. She fell silent.
At that moment, the diary copy in their minds flickered again, instantly grabbing their attention.
[If not for her childhood trauma, with Senior Sister Juzi's personality, she should've been the perfect example of a virtuous wife and loving mother—just like that senior sister Zhang Lexuan. But in the end, she became a battle-hardened Empress of Revenge. Zhang Lexuan also ended up alone. The whole of Douluo Dalu II is just a giant tragedy! Whether you're the protagonist or a side character, your fate is still manipulated by that high-and-mighty Tang God King.]
[But thinking of my relationship with Juzi in the original storyline, I honestly don't know how to face her now. I've gone through the pain of being abandoned by my father, and yet I let the same tragedy play out on Juzi, then ditched everything to become a dog of Tang San in the God Realm. Just thinking about it makes my blood pressure rise. This is all that damn Tang San's fault! Tang God King, you're beyond redemption!]
[Sigh, forget it. No point yelling. I'll just wait until I have the strength to overturn the God Realm one day.]
Did Huo Yuhao have some kind of special relationship with this Juzi in the original story?
That question lingered in the hearts of the girls, making them ponder the meaning behind Huo Yuhao's diary entry.
They all felt that if events had unfolded as originally intended—without Huo Yuhao knowing everything—then there must've been a secret and special relationship between him and Juzi!
"Damn it! Huo Yuhao always stops talking at the most crucial moment—it makes me want to punch him!"
Diy Qiu'er clenched her fists, frustration written all over her face.
Her comment actually resonated with everyone present. He would first spark their curiosity, then abruptly stop talking—leaving them hanging and extremely annoyed.
Meng Hongchen glanced around and said,
"If I'm not wrong, then Juzi probably also has a diary copy. But when she interacts with Yuhao, she behaves totally normally, without making him suspicious. He probably thinks it's all coincidence."
"But you girls weren't supposed to be in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy in the first place. Now that you're all suddenly here, Yuhao's already suspicious. Just like Gu Yue Na said—if you don't want to lose the rewards from the diary, you'd better start acting normal."
After speaking, Meng Hongchen didn't wait for their reactions. She turned and walked off, still muttering with some frustration.
"If it weren't for your sudden appearance spooking Yuhao, the one who should've been eating lunch with him... was me!"
Meng Hongchen had already counted—besides Wang Dong'er who had been mentioned more than ten times in the diary, none of the others had met the requirement. She had finally arranged to go out shopping in Mingdu with Huo Yuhao in the afternoon. That couldn't be ruined!
Gu Yue Na, after another round of warning them, also left with Diy Qiu'er.
Xiao Xiao looked at Wang Dong'er with frustration and whispered,
"Dong'er, you reached the reward threshold so easily, but I've only been mentioned once in Huo Yuhao's diary."
Hearing Xiao Xiao's resentful voice, even Wang Dong'er felt a bit awkward.
"Don't worry. At least Huo Yuhao knows you. As long as we show up around him, there will always be a chance he writes about us in the diary. But like Gu Yue Na said, we've gotta be careful not to get exposed."
Xiao Xiao nodded helplessly. She really didn't have a better plan either.
Meanwhile, while Meng Hongchen, Gu Yue Na, and Wang Dong'er were going their separate ways, in the dining hall, Huo Yuhao glanced at Juzi, who suddenly had a blush on her cheeks, and casually asked:
"Senior Sister Juzi, what's wrong?"
Startled, Juzi frantically waved her hands and said,
"It's nothing, it's nothing. Yuhao, pick whatever you want to eat, it's my treat today."
Huo Yuhao just gave her flushed cheeks a puzzled look, then his attention was completely taken by the delicious-smelling food. He focused intently on picking out what he wanted to eat.
When it came to eating, Huo Yuhao was never second to anyone!
However, what Juzi didn't notice was that as he was getting food, Huo Yuhao's brow furrowed slightly, and his eyes grew deeper. Everything that had happened today made him realize that something was off—not just with the God Realm, but with other things as well.
Juzi looked at Huo Yuhao's cheerful figure as he got his food. Her gaze shifted, troubled. The words he had written in the diary stirred something inside her. With a woman's intuition, she felt that if everything had gone according to the original path, her relationship with Huo Yuhao would definitely not have been so simple.
For a moment, even Juzi wasn't sure how to face Huo Yuhao.
Originally, she thought getting closer to him would be easy—especially since they had a common enemy and the diary offered rewards. But now, even she didn't know if getting close was the right choice anymore.
Just like Huo Yuhao wrote in his diary: for people like them, focusing on their careers should come first. Everything else could wait.
Beside her, Keke nudged Juzi, and seeing her dazed expression, leaned in and whispered with a grin:
"Juzi, don't tell me you're falling for this little junior? Just a heads up—he's a freshman, and you're several years older than him, you know."
Juzi instinctively glanced at Huo Yuhao, then glared at her bestie Keke with embarrassment.
"What nonsense! I just feel a little guilty for interrupting his lunch."
Keke just shrugged nonchalantly and didn't say anything more.
But just as Huo Yuhao finished picking his food and sat down with Juzi and Keke, Meng Hongchen showed up.
Meng Hongchen gave Juzi a quick glance, then pretended to be upset as she looked at Huo Yuhao and said,
"Yuhao, didn't we agree to eat lunch together? Why did you run off so fast?"
"Uh..." Huo Yuhao was momentarily speechless and said casually, "Something unexpected happened. Oh, right—Senior Sister Meng, let me introduce you. This is Senior Sister Juzi and Senior Sister Keke. Juzi is treating me to lunch today."
Meng Hongchen naturally turned her gaze to Juzi, smiling slightly.
"How could we trouble someone else to pay? Let me treat you, just like before. Didn't we agree that once you earn money as a soul engineer, you'll treat us back then?"
Before Huo Yuhao could respond, Juzi smiled gently and said,
"It's no trouble. I accidentally spilled Yuhao's food, so of course I should make it up to him."
Hmm? Yuhao? You call him Yuhao?
Meng Hongchen immediately caught the key point, her brows furrowing slightly as she stared at Juzi. Despite her soft and gentle appearance, Juzi did not back down, meeting the gaze of the academy headmaster's granddaughter head-on.
In that moment, it felt like sparks were flying between the two women.
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