*Bring*
"A mere bell won't stop me from seeing my goddess." Li Chao snickered as he ultimately opened the door.
"Liz!" He called out her name, entering the class.
Yuxi, who was talking with Niao, glanced at the newcomers who were shouting out her name.
"Finally." Li Chao was so happy that he got teary-eyed. He gazed at her like she was an angel fallen to the ground.
"Liz, I am your big fan-" Just as He was about to walk to her, someone grabbed him from behind.
Looking at it, he saw Li Ran shaking his head. Flunking his hands off, He uttered in confusion " What? Are you worried the teacher will come? Don't worry, I will be quick."
"That's not it. Look behind Liz." Realizing Li Chao didn't understand his gestures, Li Ran pronounced.
"Huh?" Perplexed, Li Chao eyed behind Yuxi. He saw Xu Rei sitting quietly watching outside in a daze.
*Gulp*
"Why is Liz sitting with her?" muttered Li Chao in astonishment.
"That doesn't matter. Let's just go before she sees us." Li Ran grabbed his sleeves and pulled him outside the classroom.
Since they were mumbling within themselves, no one knew what they were talking about but their gestures and signals were clear enough for the students there to speculate why they left in a haste.
"What was that?" Yuxi was bewildered.
Shaking her head, she put the matter away "It doesn't matter. Go back to your seat. The teacher is coming. Oh, and You are going with me after school."
"Really? That's great." Niao was more than delighted to spend time with Yuxi. She then returned to her seat.
"Niao, I know you might not like to answer. But, I am so curious that my intestines are churning. I think everyone feels that way." Voiced Quan Feng.
"What are you talking about?" Niao frowned.
"You seem close to Liz. Before you say anything, I want to tell you that even if you have any kind of relationship with her, I won't take advantage of that."
" I mean. I want you to know I didn't befriend you because you might be close with Liz. Ugh, Let's not talk about this. Forget what I even said." Saying that Quan Feng looked away, unwilling to face Niao.
Niao's eyes wandered from him to Yuxi.
(Master. I need to tell you something.) She communicated telepathically.
Yuxi, who was busy looking through her notes, didn't respond to her. She was just focused on flipping the notebook.
Seeing that, Niao knitted her brows.
(Mast-)
"Good afternoon, class."
"Everyone greet the teacher." The class President, Kim Zihan, spoke it out loud.
"Good Afternoon, Teacher!"
"Okay, Let's start with attendance." The teacher stated.
'Is Master angry with me? Did I do something to infuriate her? Still, we were talking normally just a few minutes ago. Maybe I am too overreacting.'
'She may be too preoccupied to hear me. But it was a call from telepathy. Niao, stop overthinking again. I hate when I start to overthink even my overthinking. Niao, stop.'
While Niao was battling with herself, the teacher called out her name " Yu Niao."
But there was no answer, Niao was too engrossed in herself.
"Yu Niao. Is she absent?"
Quan Feng peered at Niao, only to see her looking at the desk, mumbling to herself.
Poking her slightly, he uttered in a low voice " Niao. It's your turn."
Feeling someone poking her, Niao stared at Quan Feng perplexed.
"Yu Niao! If you don't talk, I will make you absent." The teacher warned.
"Oh! Present!" Comprehending the situation, Niao hastily got up.
Bowing her head, she apologized " I am sorry. I wasn't feeling too well. I won't make the same mistake again."
"If you aren't feeling well, you can go to the nurse's office."
"It's just a slight headache. I will manage. Thank you." Saying that Niao sat down.
"Are you okay?" Hearing her words, Quan Feng asked in concern.
"Yeah. As I said, I can manage. Thank you for your concern." replied Niao awkwardly flipping the notebook.
"If you feel unduly sick, tell me immediately. I will be glad to help you." He stated.
Niao just gave a short smile as appreciation.
(Are you okay?)
Promptly, Niao's ears twitched in reaction.
(Master? Can you hear me?)
(Yeah. Clearly.)
(I am fine. It was just an excuse I made up because I was thinking.)
(Haha. Well you do overthink a lot, so it's not a surprise you behaved like that.)
Niao's face flushed in embarrassment.
Quan Feng who was still concerned about Niao, when glimpsing at her reddened face became more worried.
(Master. May I ask you something?)
(Go ahead.)
( Are you by any chance f-furious at me? Did I do something wrong?)
(Why do you ask such a question? Are you talking about the way you hid in the restroom and acted like a child in front of Yang Jin?)
*Flinch*
Niao's body jerked at the mention of her encounter with Yang Jin. Sweat trickled down her head and back as she tried her best not to show any explicit reaction in front of the class or Quan Feng.
(M-Master..I-l..)
In the end, The flustered Niao couldn't say anything.
(Niao, Don't be too anxious. Do you want to turn into a bird in front of the whole class? I don't mind a little entertainment though.)
(No, Master. It's just..I am extremely sorry. I was swayed by my emotions. I will never do it again. You can punish me however you want but please don't stay mad for a long time. It's not healthy for a deity.)
(So, you are teaching me how I should act or behave?)
(I dare not to.)
(*Chuckle* Relax, I was teasing you. Niao, you are so easy to pick on. You should try to toughen up if you don't want to get bullied in your current life as well.)
(I will keep that in mind. It's really fearsome to see master angry, but I can handle it somehow. However, I can't stand master ignoring me. That feels more unsettling.) Niao confessed what she had in mind.
(Ignoring? What do you mean?)
(Master, when I called you earlier using telepathy before the attendance, you didn't respond. I know I might be overthinking since I only called you once, still seeing not even the slightest reaction kept me deep in thoughts.)
(You called for me? Before the attendance? But I didn't hear you. There might be a chance you were simply thinking not talking in telepathy.)
(I speak the truth, Master. I can assure you I definitely called you telepathically. I thought you might be too engrossed to not hear-)
Yuxi shook her head. (That's not possible. Cutting off my powers, you are the sole person who can communicate with me using telepathy. And even if I am doing any outwardly things, it's whether I do meditation, practice power or do nothing. And I wasn't doing anything then.)
(Master..) Niao bit her lips, peeking slightly at Yuxi.
(Something is precisely going wrong with me and my powers.) A deep frown locked between Yuxi's brow as she seriously began to speculate the happenings.