Part 10 - Bad Zhu Zhuqing

Ignoring Dai Mubai, who is shouting her name outside, Zhu Zhuqing enters the room that will belong to both her and Su Fan in the future. As she steps inside, she sees Su Fan already rearranging the room to clean it. Su Fan, who is busy, notices Zhu Zhuqing's arrival and shifts his attention toward her.

"What are you doing here?"

"The room arrangement has changed. To avoid taking up space that other residents might need, I will share a room with you."

"I see."

Although it sounds reasonable, upon closer thought, the excuse actually doesn't make sense. Shrek Academy uses the village as its base, so there is no issue even if one student occupies an entire building, as long as Shrek pays the rent on time. However, Su Fan doesn't dwell on such trivial details.

"In that case, do you want to sit and watch, or will you help me clean this room?"

"I will help."

The two of them start working together to tidy up their room. Su Fan is in charge of lifting the furniture, while Zhu Zhuqing does the cleaning. As Su Fan lifts the bed, Zhu Zhuqing, who is busy cleaning, stumbles and crashes into him.

"Ah!"

With her current outfit from the Hebi team, Zhu Zhuqing accidentally touches Su Fan's chest and abdomen. Her face instantly turns red as she feels his body with her own hands, reminding her of Su Fan's words about how Xiao Wu often touches him.

'I think I understand why Xiao Wu does that.'

Her mind suddenly wanders into strange thoughts, making her blush even more.

"Zhu Zhuqing, are you okay?"

Startled by Su Fan's voice, her reddened face instinctively looks at him, who is staring back at her.

"I-I..."

Once again, Zhu Zhuqing is captivated by Su Fan's face. Even though she has seen him before, only at this close distance does she truly appreciate his handsome features.

"Zhu Zhuqing?"

Lost in her daydreams twice already, Zhu Zhuqing becomes flustered and quickly pushes herself away from Su Fan, avoiding his gaze.

"Sorry, Su Fan, I didn't mean to."

"It's fine. But can you clean the floor now?"

Zhu Zhuqing nods and resumes cleaning. From that moment on, a bad habit starts to grow within her. As they continue tidying up, Zhu Zhuqing occasionally shifts her attention to Su Fan to feast her eyes. Fortunately, Su Fan is wearing revealing clothes.

'W-What am I even doing?! This was a mistake! I only came here to ask him something and leave, so why is this happening?!'

She tries to shake off her improper thoughts. However, the more she wants to forget them, the worse they become.

After finishing the furniture cleaning, they start organizing their belongings.

"Alright, everything is done. You can put your stuff here. I'm going to the river to wash up."

After the battle with Zhao Wuji, Su Fan feels sticky and decides to bathe in the nearby river. In the Douluo world, the concept of bathrooms for commoners doesn't exist, as they are considered a luxury only nobles can afford.

Sitting on her bed, Zhu Zhuqing starts imagining strange things.

'The water will flow down his face, run across his broad chest, and then down to his abs, and—'

"Hmphh~"

Unconsciously, as Zhu Zhuqing indulges in her fantasies, her nose begins to bleed, her pants become wet and she collapses onto the bed.

"What am I even thinking?!"

Su Fan, who has already left, remains unaware that he has become the subject of someone's fantasies.

Meanwhile, outside the dormitory, Dai Mubai stands anxiously. However, Su Fan ignores him and heads straight out of the village toward the river. After a moment, realizing Su Fan is nearby, Dai Mubai quickly approaches him.

"Classmate Su Fan!"

"What is it, loser?"

Su Fan glances at Dai Mubai, who calls out to him. It seems Dai Mubai is getting used to this nickname.

"Classmate Su Fan, you and Zhuqing..."

"Boring."

Su Fan dismisses Dai Mubai and continues walking, already knowing what he wants to say. Watching Su Fan walk away only makes Dai Mubai even more anxious. Not long after, Zhu Zhuqing also exits the dormitory, prompting Dai Mubai to approach her.

"Zhuqing, I suggest—"

"If you want to talk, do it later. I need to go to the river to clean myself first."

Zhu Zhuqing's words strike Dai Mubai like a bolt of lightning. His already cold sweat turns even colder at her statement. Su Fan and Zhu Zhuqing want go to the river to take a bath after half an hour in the same room? Which person not thinking badly after seeing this with their own eyes. Seeing his expression, Zhu Zhuqing realizes he is thinking of something weird but doesn't care and quickly runs off.

A nightmare begins to consume Dai Mubai's mind.

'Ah~ Su Fan, harder~ Make me forget about that irresponsible man~ Yes, there~ Just a little more~ Su Fan, I'm cumming~~~'

"Nooo!!!"

Dai Mubai screams at the top of his lungs, overwhelmed by his chaotic thoughts. He even spits out a mouthful of blood before collapsing unconscious. Shortly after, Zhao Wuji and Oscar arrive in front of Su Fan and the girls' dormitory, only to find Dai Mubai passed out on the ground.

Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong ignore Dai Mubai's scream since they already have a bad relationship with him and continue their activities inside.

Checking Dai Mubai's condition, Zhao Wuji quickly understands the reason behind his unconscious state.

"This brat Mubai passed out from excessive anger."

"Excessive anger? How could Boss Dai, the arrogant one faint from being mad? And what thing can make him become so mad and passed out?"

Oscar who looks old despite his young age, examines Dai Mubai from all angles why the arrogant Dai Mubai can passed out in the middle of the day.

"Oscar, take him to his room."

"Huh? Me again?"

Zhao Wuji shoots Oscar a sharp glare, making him shudder in fear.

"Alright, Teacher Zhao, I got it!"

Oscar carries Dai Mubai to his dormitory. Zhao Wuji merely shakes his head while watching them leave.

"Sigh... That kid is getting worse by the day."

Meanwhile, Su Fan arrives at the river, removes his upper clothes leaving his pants and accessories on his body and slowly enters the water, submerging his entire body including his head. After a while, he rises from the water just as Zhu Zhuqing arrives, witnessing a breathtaking sight.

The dirty fantasies she had earlier pale in comparison to seeing it in real life.

Her breathing grows heavier as she watches Su Fan emerge from the water. Her face turns beet red. As a result of her distraction, Su Fan quickly notices her hiding in a tree.

"Zhu Zhuqing, do you also want to bathe in the river?"

"Y-Yes! I feel really hot after the fight with Teacher Zhao."

Su Fan simply nods at her response and doesn't ask any further questions.

"You can bathe here. I'll find another spot."

Zhu Zhuqing wants to say something and find an excuse to make him stay, but after thinking it through, she realizes there's no logical reason for a man and a woman to bathe together.

"I'm such an idiot."

To Be Continued...