Douluo: Danheng just want to avoid trouble, Gu Yuena Pursues.-Chapter 180: Disaster! Yu Xiaogang’s Face Mask Crisis!

Dan Heng wasn't at all concerned about Yu Xiaogang's cooperation with Tianshui Academy.

Just thinking briefly about the ingredients in that facial mask, he could already tell it wasn't a good product.

He shared his concerns with Shui Yue'er as well.

Hearing Dan Heng's warning, Shui Yue'er took it very seriously.

She immediately rushed back to the Tianshui girls' dorm.

But when she warned the others, the Tianshui girls burst out laughing — six beautiful girls laughing so hard they swayed like flowers in the wind.

All their usual aloofness vanished completely.

Even Shui Bing'er couldn't help but smile, a relaxed and cheerful expression on her face.

"Yue'er, you're overthinking again. It's fine — we already had people test it. They all said it's a good product!"

"We've already started production. It'll be on sale in a few days. We're calling it Shui Yu. Just wait and see — even if it's not as good as Dan Heng's, it's definitely not far off."

"The best part? Ours only costs 9 gold soul coins!"

"We'll still make a lot of money. Thanks to our deal with Yu Xiaogang, we're getting 70% of the profits! And that's after deducting costs. That Dan Heng guy must've said those things because he's mad we're stealing his customers."

Shui Bing'er smiled as she explained.

Shui Yue'er quickly shook her head. "That's impossible! Dan Heng would never care about that! There must be something wrong with the mask!"

Xue Wu laughed, "We paid three village women to test it. They all praised it! Their faces really did get smoother — we saw it with our own eyes."

"Little Yue'er, you're way too obsessed with that Dan Heng."

The other Tianshui girls also chimed in, thinking Shui Yue'er was overthinking things.

This time, they felt like they could finally recover their losses — maybe even make a bigger profit!

After all, not everyone could afford Dan Heng's 99 gold soul coin face mask!

Shui Yue'er clutched her hair, frustrated. "Ahhh! You guys are gonna regret this!"

Shui Bing'er hugged her, smiling softly. "Yue'er, don't worry about it. Once this is all over, we'll be heading back to the academy soon..."

The next day.

Liu Erlong suddenly showed up at the library to see Dan Heng.

That mature and charming face of hers carried a sheepish smile.

"Dan Heng..."

The moment Dan Heng saw Liu Erlong, he could immediately smell trouble.

"What do you want?"

Seeing the wary look in Dan Heng's eyes, Liu Erlong gave a pitiful expression. "Dan Heng, don't look at me like that. You're hurting my feelings!"

"Just get to the point."

Dan Heng wasn't interested in her theatrics.

Liu Erlong sighed and said softly, "Alright, I'll be straight with you. Dan Heng, here's the thing... our face mask — we've produced a large batch. Could we maybe borrow your shop to sell it? Of course, we'll pay you—"

"No." Dan Heng cut her off without hesitation.

This time, he didn't even say something like "you'll have to ask Gu Yuena."

Even if Gu Yuena agreed, he wouldn't.

Because he knew exactly what kind of trash Yu Xiaogang's face mask was — no way was he inviting trouble into their store.

Liu Erlong looked at him, giving a pitiful gaze.

She had come here precisely because she knew Gu Yuena would never agree — she figured she could wear Dan Heng down instead.

But Dan Heng had flatly refused.

Dan Heng explained, "Your face mask has problems."

Liu Erlong curled her lip. "What kind of problems could it have?"

Dan Heng said nothing more.

Liu Erlong gave him a sad look, hoping to change his mind.

But then a voice rang out behind her:

"Dean Liu, why are you clinging to my husband? If you have business, couldn't you have come to me?"

Gu Yuena's voice suddenly echoed from behind.

"!!!" Liu Erlong jumped, startled.

She quickly turned to look at Gu Yuena, a trace of embarrassment flashing in her eyes.

"teacher G-Gu... You're here too?" she said awkwardly.

"If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have seen how you're pestering my husband," Gu Yuena said with a trace of displeasure in her voice.

"I-I wasn't! I just wanted to ask Dan Heng if he needed anything—"

"What he needs... is peace and quiet," Gu Yuena replied coldly.

"...Alright then, I'll be leaving." Liu Erlong lowered her head, realizing there was no way she could change anything now.

At the door, she couldn't help but turn back and say:

"Dan Heng, Teacher Gu... when our face masks become a huge hit, don't let it hurt our relationship, alright?"

And with that, Liu Erlong finally left.

There was a kind of "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west — don't underestimate a desperate woman" energy in her final words.

Gu Yuena let out a cold laugh. She walked over to Dan Heng, sat in his lap, wrapped her arms around his neck, and said sweetly:

"They're all so funny, thinking they can succeed like you."

Dan Heng shook his head with a helpless smile and gave her thigh a pat.

"Get down, this is a library..."

The next day.

Yu Xiaogang's facial mask hit the shelves in various stores.

Flender wanted to ride this opportunity to boost Shrek Academy's reputation, so he even engraved the academy's name on the product.

Feeling quite pleased with himself, he excitedly told the Shrek Team about it.

He placed two jars of the facial mask in front of Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu.

"Don't say I never take care of you girls. Look — I brought you some! Shrek is definitely going places!"

Flender laughed.

Tang San praised, "As expected of teacher. Even in an unfamiliar field, a simple move from you causes such a stir."

Xiao Wu muttered, "Too bad he's obsessed with that little vixen, can't even leave the room for a whole day."

At this point, Ning Rongrong opened a jar. Instantly, a weird smell — neither fragrant nor foul — wafted out.

"Ugh, it smells awful... so weird!"

Ning Rongrong immediately pinched her nose in disgust.

After using Dan Heng's face mask, there was no way she'd use this junk from Yu Xiaogang.

Flender chuckled, "Masks aren't about the smell. This one's all-natural! Rongrong, Xiao Wu, try it! Your skin will look even better!"

"..."

Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu exchanged a glance.

"I'm not using this. I don't want it either." Ning Rongrong pushed the jar away in disdain.

Flender's smile faded. He turned to Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu wasn't as resistant — after all, she didn't have much money and couldn't afford Dan Heng's product.

Tang San stepped forward and smiled. "Xiao Wu, give it a try. It's teacher's blend — bound to be great! Though in my eyes, you don't need any facial mask to look beautiful."

Xiao Wu sighed. "Alright then... since you said that..."

With a stiff expression, she scooped up a bit of the mask and started applying it to her face.

The mud — a revolting poop green — was smeared all over her fair skin, covering everything except her eyes, nose, and mouth.

Oscar, at Flender's signal, began trying to persuade Ning Rongrong too.

"It's made by the Grandmaster — how could it hurt you?"

"Rongrong, your skin is already prettier than Xiao Wu's. If you don't use this mask, she might catch up..."

Oscar's words were honeyed.

Ning Rongrong hesitated. Seeing Xiao Wu had already applied it, she finally relented, opened the lid, and slowly began applying it too.

Flender stood proudly to the side. "And that librarian says our mask has side effects — what does he know? Probably found some random formula and started smearing Yu Xiaogang's name."

Tang San added, "Teacher can't be wrong! And a librarian thinks he can judge him?"

Everyone watched Xiao Wu's face.

Oscar suddenly sniffed. "Wait... am I smelling a faint meat aroma?"

Flender grinned. "Probably the mask's effects kicking in!"

Ning Rongrong frowned and asked, "Flender, who was that librarian you mentioned?"

"His name's Dan Heng. He's teacher Gu's husband," Flender said.

"!!!"

Ning Rongrong's face instantly changed, like she'd touched something disgusting.

She immediately threw away the mask in her hand and frantically started scraping the mud off her face.

Everyone was stunned by her reaction.

Ning Rongrong shrieked in anger, "Damn it! You guys got me into this mess!"

They didn't know Dan Heng's talents — but as Ning Fengzhi's daughter, she sure did.

In fact, her father had warned her repeatedly not to mess around where Dan Heng was concerned — that he was a man of great genius.

If Dan Heng said the mask was bad, then it definitely was!

"Ning Rongrong, that's too much!" Tang San scolded.

She was treating his teacher's creation like garbage!

Ning Rongrong shouted, "You should be more worried about Xiao Wu! Silly girl, what are you still doing? Take it off! Quick!"

Panicked, she rushed forward to help Xiao Wu remove the mask.

But Dai Mubai and Oscar stopped her.

"Rongrong, aren't you overreacting? It's just a face mask."

Ning Rongrong was hopping mad, but no one listened to her.

Flender grew angry. "Enough! Ning Rongrong, are you messing with us again? This isn't funny!"

The mood grew tense. Misunderstood and ignored, Ning Rongrong's eyes turned red with frustration.

Then, in the silence...

Oscar suddenly said, "Wait... I figured out what that faint scent is. It's... roasted meat!"

"???"

Everyone turned to Oscar in utter confusion.

They weren't food-type soul masters, so they weren't particularly sensitive to smells. At this point, none of them had picked up on the scent Oscar mentioned.

"Xiao Ao, are you hallucinating or something?"

Dai Mubai laughed.

But Oscar wrinkled his nose and sniffed the air again. Soon enough, he moved closer to Xiao Wu.

"???"

Everyone stared at Oscar, their expressions filled with confusion.

"Xiao Ao, what are you—"

"Huh? This smell is coming from Xiao Wu's face! Xiao Wu, did you eat barbecue or something? And your face seems kind of hot, and your eyes are red..."

Oscar spoke with a puzzled tone.

Xiao Wu finally snapped out of it. She had been so caught up in watching the commotion that, being rather careless by nature, she hadn't noticed how her body felt.

"It does feel a little hot."

Xiao Wu peeled off the face mask. By now, the mask had hardened and peeled off easily with a sound like tearing cloth.

What appeared in front of them was a bright red face.

Although Xiao Wu's skin wasn't quite as flawless as Ning Rongrong's, it was still soft, fair, and delicate—now it looked like an inflamed mess, as red as raw flesh, bizarre and shocking.

Oscar added, "Yes, that's it! That's the smell I noticed—it's coming from Xiao Wu's face..."

He trailed off.

Although Xiao Wu hadn't been disfigured, her skin had clearly been burned by the mask. This wasn't brightening—it was literal skin damage, stripping off a layer of flesh and bleaching it afterward!

And the better a woman's skin was to begin with, the worse the damage.

If it were a village woman who didn't care about skincare and had duller skin and dulled senses, the effect might seem "okay."

Ning Rongrong slapped her forehead in frustration. "Too late!"

Everyone stared at Xiao Wu's now crimson face. Some couldn't help but stifle their laughter.

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Tang San awkwardly said, "Xiao Wu now looks... a bit more lively. More, uh... radiant, maybe?"

No one echoed his comment. Even a fool could see Xiao Wu had gotten uglier.

Originally, she was a solid 9/10 beauty.

Now, thanks to her red cloth-like face, she might barely score a 7.

Xiao Wu reached up and lightly touched her face. Her fingertips barely grazed the skin before she quickly pulled them away.

"It hurts...!"

"Why are you all looking at me like that? What's wrong with me?"

She asked in confusion.

Ning Rongrong handed Xiao Wu a mirror.

Xiao Wu took the mirror and stared at herself for a few seconds.

Then, she let out an ear-piercing, soul-wrenching scream.

"This is unforgivable!!!"

"YU XIAOGANG!!! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!!!"

Her eyes practically spat fire.

For a beautiful girl, damaging her face was worse than death!

Suddenly, Xiao Wu leapt up and dashed out of the room.

She was clearly going to settle the score with Yu Xiaogang.

Flander's face turned pale, and he collapsed into a chair.

"We're doomed..."

All their prior "testing" had been done on commoner women who didn't care much about skincare.

But now, the ones actually buying the masks were those with money—those who did care.

How many women were going to have their faces ruined by these masks?

Could they afford to compensate them all?

Or more accurately—could they survive the fury of all those outraged women?

"Quick... go tell the Tianshui Girl Group..."

Flander got up and staggered away.

Inside another room.

Yu Xiaogang was currently bragging to Hu Liena about his "business empire." Of course, he was only on the first step.

"Nana, I can provide even more formulas and completely take over this industry. By then, I'll have so much money... saying I'm as rich as a nation wouldn't be an exaggeration."

"Whatever you want, I'll buy it for you!"

He waved his hand grandly, full of confidence.

Hu Liena clapped her hands, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Yu Xiaogang.

"Master, you're amazing!"

"But Master, why are you being so good to me?"

She asked with mock innocence.

Yu Xiaogang's face flushed red. He cleared his throat and avoided looking her in the eyes, his heart pounding.

"Nana... well... what do you think?"

At that moment—

"BANG—!!!"

The door suddenly exploded off its hinges, kicked open from the outside!

(End of Chapter)