"What do I mean by this?" Yuxi mumbled as she sipped her coffee.
***
Flashback to one year ago before She went abroad.
"Should I tell Uncle Wang to cancel the shooting of the ad, since I am feeling unwell?" Zhang Yuxi pondered as she walked towards his office.
"I hope she never returns after shooting the ad." An irritated voice rang from inside the office which made Yuxi halt her footstep. She hastily moved to the side and kept listening.
"Feng Xia, I know you are angry, But it would be better if you lower your voice. What if Yuxi hears you?" Wang Lei spoke.
"What would that good-for-nothing pig even do? And why are you acting as you care for her? If she wasn't the daughter of Zhang Hong, you would have discarded her long ago." Feng Xia scoffed.
"What am I supposed to do? If it weren't for her gaining so much weight, if she could be respectful to other artists, was smarter then I would have treated her better. She is getting more than what she deserves. Let it be, we are already getting advances for it." He swirled his wine glass as he spoke.
"Let it be? I can't handle her attitude. She is so lazy and always hungry. I wonder what she knows rather than a little acting, resting and just eating. If I would've been that pig's mother, I would have disciplined her long ago." Feng Xia shouted furiously, slamming the table.
"Hey, Stop it. If you want to throw tantrum, do it in your office. If you want to scold her, then do so. Why are you taking out your anger here? Did you forget I am your boss?" Wang Lei bellowed.
"Humph!"
Zhang Yuxi who was silently heeding their conversation, weakly dropped to the floor, covering her mouth, tears were flowing down her eyes endlessly.
***
Back to the present:
"Tell me. Why are you suddenly so silent?" Feng Xia asked exasperated.
"Oh, Sorry. A repulsive memory just surfaced in my mind. What was I saying?" Yuxi spoke casually.
"Yuxi, are you doing this on purpose?"
"Ah, I remembered as I was saying about you worrying about the paycheck... Umm, my bad, It was a mere slip of the tongue. Hope Sister Feng won't mind words coming out of a teenage girl." Yuxi said, peering at her innocuously.
"You-" Feng Xia was trembling in rage. She lifted her cup wanting to splash on Yuxi's face. Wang Lei, who was cleaning his suit dirtied from the spilt coffee, instinctively saw it. Shocked, He swiftly stopped her.
He spoke as he took the cup away from her "Stop it you both. Yuxi, that's not the way you should talk to your manager and your senior."
"So I said sorry. If a mature lady like her feels bad for a mere slip of tongue coming from a harmless teenage girl. Uncle, who do you think is in the wrong?" Zhang Yuxi stared at him intently.
"T-This.." He was speechless, on the other hand, Feng Xia was about to explode.
Unable to anything to vent her anger, she rushed outside in frenzy.
Yuxi sneered in her heart. Niao who was sitting on her shoulder, observing everything all this while couldn't help but lower her head.
The respect she had for her master rocketed even higher. She brushed herself in Yuxi's neck to bring her attention.
Yuxi looked at Niao.
(They are talking telepathically.)
"Master, Thank you so much."
"What? Did you think I did it for you?"
"No, I don't dare to think like that. Still, I wanted to thank you. It felt unusually nice."
"Did it? It was not even a trailer. They are evil; they are bound to be punished."
Niao nodded her tiny head.
"Yuxi, if you have anything to say, do so. Otherwise, leave. I am busy." Wang Lei ordered.
"I nearly overlooked why I initially came here. As you already know that from next week, I am starting my second year of high school. I hope you reschedule my work according to that. As for my vocal classes, The Zhang family would manage it."
Zhang Yuxi placed the cup on the table.
"Okay, don't worry about the schedule. I will arrange it after discussing it with others and will try my best to make it so that it won't interfere with your studies. As for the vocal lessons, May I know the reason? I mean are you unsatisfied or something?" Wang Lei asked.
Yuxi shook her head "Nothing specific. Also, Mail me the schedule after it's done."
'What am I? Your servant?' He thought.
"No, you aren't qualified to even think that," Yuxi muttered.
"Huh?"
"I mean Uncle is more than qualified to bring me the best teacher but I will be okay. My job is done. Bye." She got up and left the office leaving the dumbfounded Wang Lei behind.
***
In a park:
Both Yuxi and Niao in human form were sitting on the bench.
"Master, is it okay for me to be in my human form in public like this?" Niao asked.
"Don't worry. No one can see us." Yuxi replied with her eyes closed.
Then only, Niao noticed people passing through them.
"Well, I am so lucky to be sitting here with master. Oh, Master, you wanted to tell me something." Niao stared at Yuxi, Curiosity certainly visible on her face.
"It's just that your grandfather is going to die tomorrow."
"Ah, Is he- HUH?! Who is going to what?"