-Suzhou High School-
Class 3-5 :
"Ugh, time is passing so slowly. I wonder when this is all over and I can finally meet my goddess." Li Chao grunted leisurely as his head plopped on the desk.
"Hey, shut it and copy the notes. The Teacher is going to erase everything soon." Li Ran threw a piece of an eraser on his head.
"Do we really have to? Just pass those notebooks to the nerds. I want to save my energy for my goddess." He ignored Li Ran. While Li Ran, on the other hand, was trembling in frustration.
"Do you think I want to do this? If not for Xiao Shan not wanting to bother himself with the nerds, I would've never been doing this sh*t."
"Blah...Whatever. I don't have anything to write with. Neither pen, pencil nor paper, notebook, copy or anything."
"I will give you-"
"I also forgot how to write."
"Son of a b-" Li Ran restrained himself from cursing out loud. Gritting his teeth, he turned to see Ying Shan. Ying Shan was sleeping with his head facing towards the window.
Li Ran heaved a deep sigh and just as he was about to continue writing, the boy in front of him turned around facing him.
"Do you mind if I help you with the notes?"
"Huh?" Li Ran blinked for a while before recognizing the boy " Bread Boy?"
The boy's smiley face dropped as he heard the 'Bread Boy', still regaining his smile back, he nodded his head " Yeah, Bread Boy. But you can call me Lu Dong."
"Yeah, Lu Dong. Of Course, Man. Take mine and Xiao Shan's. Since Xiao Shan said not to bother with nerds, and you aren't a nerd, You are more than welcome to do this. You are one of ours. Bro, thanks." Li Ran happily tossed the notebooks to him.
"One of ours?" Lu Dong mumbled to himself. He nodded his head as he turned around " I will finish for you and Bro Shan."
As soon as he turned around, his smile completely disappeared. He stared at Ying Shan's notebook and thought ' Roaming around you trio for over a year, You still don't know my name. Bread Boy? *Scoff* I am only a puppet who brings your favourite bread to you all. One of ours? My foot.'
*Chuckle*
Ji Yong, who was also taking a nap, chuckled abruptly and loudly enough for everyone to hear in the classroom. As usual, no one including the teacher commented or said anything as if nothing happened.
'And here is this weirdo who does what he wants and won't get scolded. Money and power is the ultimate key that I must attain otherwise I will forever be called 'Bread Boy'. I don't care if I have to kiss anyone's a** as long as he is rich.' though Lu Dong, drawing circles in his notes out of frustration.
(If you didn't notice, Lu Dong is the guy who mocked Yuxi back in chapter 24)
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-Break Time-
Cafeteria:
"Thank you for joining me for lunch." voiced Quan Feng placing the food trays on the table.
"Ah, it's nothing. I should be thanking you instead. It's better to eat together than alone." Niao thanked him as she looked at the tray filled with varieties of foods.
"Sorry, I didn't know what you would like. So, I kind of added everything. You can toss me the things you don't like." He passed his tray to her.
Niao lifted the fried fish with her chopstick to give to him but halted and decided not to do so. "It's okay. Thanks."
"Oh, Is this banana milk?" Niao's eyes landed on the milk bottle by her side.
"Yeah, Today is Thursday so they serve Banana milk. Do you like it?"
Niao nodded her head as she flashed a smile " It's my all-time favourite. My grandpa bought me a lot when I was small. "
At the mention of grandpa, her smile vanished, fearing they would notice or worry, she forced a smile before speaking " Let's eat."
"Take these." Quan Feng gave her two bottles of banana milk.
"No-"
"I don't like bananas. You can have it." Quan Feng began to eat hastily, afraid Niao would reject his offer.
" You are really sweet. Thank you." thanked Niao. After a while, she frowned, mumbling to herself " Why did he have two when he didn't even like bananas?" She glanced at him, only to see him flushed red.
"Are you okay? Your face seems so red."
"Yeah..*Cough* I am *Cough* *Cough*" Just as Niao was about to pass him water, The boy beside Quan Feng threw a water bottle at him.
Patting his back, He sighed, " That's why I say don't talk while eating."
Only then, Niao noticed another boy was eating with them.
"Oh, I haven't introduced myself. I am sadly his best friend, Park Jiwoon who he tosses out whenever he likes. Before you say anything about my name, Let me tell you, I am Korean." The boy uttered aloofly.
"I have already introduced myself in front of the class. But it will only be sincere if I introduce myself again. I am Yu Niao. You can just call me Niao."
"Yeah, Niao. Just call me Jiwoon. Nice to meet you." He forwarded his hand for a handshake.
Niao felt awkward but still lifted her hand to shake his hand. Just then, Quan Feng who was chugging water grabbed Jiwoon's hand. " Can't you just bow? Let's keep our culture intact and not be faze by modern forms of greetings."
Jiwoon leaned to his ear and started to whisper "Can I tell her how you stole my banana milk just to impress her? Judging by her kind nature, she won't like your gesture. Oh, And should I tell her that banana is your favourite fru-"
Quan Feng immediately let go of his hand, hence at the end Jiwoon and Niao formally introduced and greeted each other.
After ten minutes:
"Let's go since everyone is done with their lunch," Niao said as she got up first.
Just as they were about to head back to class, They saw a huge group of students ganged up in front of class 3-5, gossiping within themselves creating a loud commotion. The trio looked at each other in confusion.
Quan Feng grabbed a random student who was also about to join the huge crowd and asked "What in the world is happening there?"
"Haven't you heard? Liz is having a face-off with our school beauty Yang Ziyi." The student blurted out before joining the crowd.
"Liz? Face-off?" Quan Feng tilted his head. " Niao, Should we-" He turned to see her, only to see her dashing towards the crowd.
Passing through the crowd with difficulty, Niao eventually entered the class. The first thing she saw was Yuxi's back. In front of her was supposedly Suzhou High School's most popular girl, Yang Ziyi.
'Master..'