Chapter 39

In the west room on the first floor, Ye Chen was soaking in the bathtub, trying to wash away his bad luck.

Today had been exceptionally unlucky; he had been humiliated by a big yellow dog in front of a crowd. The memory of it still made him cringe.

"Knock, knock!"

There was a knock at the door. Halfway through his bath, Ye Chen didn't leave the bathroom. He called out, "Come in." Since only members of their Spirit Hall Academy were staying in the villa and the only girl was his future wife, he felt there was no need for modesty.

The door creaked open, and someone entered, but strangely, they didn't speak.

"Who is it? Can't it wait until tomorrow?" Ye Chen asked.

"Ye Chen, where are you? I'm from Tianshui Academy."

Tianshui? Ye Chen thought, feeling uneasy. Tianshui Academy was known for its female students, and he couldn't afford to be impolite.

Hastily wrapping a towel around his lower body, Ye Chen stepped out of the bathroom.

In the living room, a girl in a strapless dress with bangs covering her forehead was sitting on the sofa. She blushed deeply when she saw Ye Chen, who was shirtless.

"Would you like some tea? Let me pour you a cup."

Even though he didn't know why she was there, Ye Chen, out of basic politeness, walked over to the marble table in the corner to make tea.

"No, no, I just came to tell you something and then I'll leave."

The girl with bangs hurried over, trying to stop Ye Chen from making tea. In her haste, she accidentally knocked over the glass teapot, scattering shards all over the floor.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It was an accident."

With an apologetic look on her face, the girl crouched down to clean up the broken pieces, her clumsy efforts quite endearing.

At that moment, a petite figure appeared at the door.

Suddenly, another girl approached from outside the villa. Seeing the petite figure, she asked, "Junior sister, what are you doing here?" Then, she walked over as well.

"Shh!"

The petite girl stepped away from the doorway and gestured for silence, whispering, "Our third senior sister came even earlier, and she's with Ye Chen right now..."

But that wasn't all. After observing for a few minutes, three more senior and junior sisters arrived outside the villa.

Seeing this, the petite girl and the first girl mimicked their previous actions, motioning for them to stay quiet and join in the silent observation.

"You don't have to clean up so thoroughly. Just make sure it doesn't look dirty," Ye Chen remarked, seeing the diminishing pile of glass shards. He thought, since they wouldn't be staying at the Royal Academy for long, there was no need to worry about every shard.

"It's fine, I'm not tired."

Shaking her head, the girl with bangs was in the middle of speaking when she noticed the other girls at the doorway. "Senior sisters, junior sisters, why are you all here?" she asked, surprised.

The five girls, caught by surprise, awkwardly looked away, making excuses. "We just came to check on the soul power levels of the participants in the exchange conference. By the way, what are you doing here, senior sister?"

Caught off guard by the sudden question, the girl with bangs blushed deeply. She had only intended to make friends with Ye Chen that evening.

"I accidentally broke Ye Chen's teapot, so I was helping him clean up," she explained, holding up a bag of glass shards.

This scene left the other five girls stunned. Realizing their previous assumptions were wrong, their faces turned red with embarrassment.

"We'll help too," one of them offered, breaking the awkward silence. The five girls eagerly entered Ye Chen's room to help clean up the glass shards.

After making sure no one else was coming, Xu Ning also planned to go back to rest.

However, as he stepped into the villa's hall, he heard several voices coming from the west room.

"Hello, haven't gone to bed yet?" Ye Chen greeted Xu Ning, seeing him at the door.

"Sorry to interrupt."

Xu Ning quickly shut the door and sprinted back to his room, muttering to himself, "The captain is amazing. I have to ask him for tips on picking up girls tomorrow."

Outside the villa, under the night sky, a group was hurrying towards the villa, led by Dugu Yan. Following her were members of Shrek Academy who had received the news.

Pointing to the villa, Dugu Yan said with a smile, "Ye Chen is staying here. Let me take you to him."

"Thank you!"

Zhu Zhuqing nodded calmly, but her eyes revealed a hint of anticipation.

Seeing the excited Ning Rongrong beside her, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but sigh.

When Ye Chen was captured, Ning Rongrong had quickly returned home for help. However, faced with the Spirit Hall, even the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan couldn't act rashly.

Their clan was primarily focused on support, lacking the strength to confront the Spirit Hall directly. Therefore, Ning Rongrong's father had suggested a more strategic approach.

Ning Rongrong had cried countless times after returning to Shrek, but recently, they finally received news about Ye Chen.

Dragged by Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing barged into the villa and immediately pushed open the door to the west room.

However, they were stunned by the scene that greeted them, the same one Xu Ning had seen earlier. The following Flanders was also taken aback, muttering, "This kid is really lucky!"

(End of the chapter)

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