As the other students walked into the class, they seemed confused for two reasons. One reason was that the principal's granddaughter was happily chatting away with the most bullied girl in school, and the second reason was said bullied girl was also wrapped up like an eskimo, not even wearing the school uniform. What made it even stranger is that the form teacher had not said a thing.
"Alright, everyone, get in your seats. As you may have noticed, but Miss Quan is now in our class. She is helping Miss Shen, who has a rare skin disease. Which is why she is bundled up as she is." Mr. Huang announced.
"Er..." Shen Xia was not sure why she suddenly had some kind of strange illness, so she raised her hand and asked: "Mr. Huang, may I ask who told you I had some kind of disease?"
"Hmm? Is this not true?" Mr. Huang seemed confused.
"Err..." Shen Xia was not sure what was going on, so she could only look to Quan Xinya for help.
As if remembering something important, Quan Xinya held Shen Xia's chin and kissed her cheek. "As you can see, it is not contagious. It's a disorder that makes her light sensitive. Calling it a disease is a bit much. It's more of a condition, Mr. Huang."
Shen Xia blushed after being kissed like that in public, but she was thankful for Quan Xinya's quick thinking. She did not want people thinking she had some kind of disease. It was bad enough that people shunned her. "Haha! Sorry, Miss Shen, I misspoke just now. It is, as Miss Quan says and is a skin condition. There is nothing to be scared of. Now then let's start class…. As you know..."
"Xiaxia, sorry for suddenly doing that, but I had to move quickly, or else people will end up getting the wrong idea." Quan Xinya said, bowing her head in apology.
"It's fine. I would rather you kiss me a million times than giving them more ammo to bully me with." Shen Xia pursed her lips. She was fine when no one spoke to her, but when people did, it was usually to make fun of her for something Shen Bai spread around.
Shen Bai hated the fact that Shen Xia was doing so well in school. It was the one thing she had no control over. So in order to disrupt her learning process, she would spread rumors about Shen Xia so that people would pick on her more and more. As seen today with how she only mentioned one thing but her lackeys blew it out of proportion, almost causing her to become some cheap woman who sells herself to old men.
"Humph! Let's see who dares to bully you anymore with me around. I am sure this morning's incident will quickly spread around the school. Which means everyone will know that I am by your side. And with me by your side, who dares bully you? I will just beat them up!" Quan Xinya said with a big grin on her face. Her words were not low, allowing everyone in the class to hear her.
"That just means Xinya is the best!" Shen Xia said with a smile. Her smile caught the attention of some of the girls and boys in class. This time she did not use her innate fox charm. It was just her smile alone that caught their attention, causing them to blush.
Quan Xinya found Shen Xia to be very pretty when she smiled. "Xiaxia, you should smile more. Everyone in school will want to be your friend if you do, and all the boys would want to be your boyfriend."
"I only smile when I'm in a good mood. With the way I normally get treated at school, when do I ever get a chance to smile? Never mind boyfriends, no one wants to be my friend because of Shen Bai." Shen Xia said softly, but it was heard by the girl in front of her, who turned around and glared at Shen Xia.
"What does Shen Bai have to do with you not being able to make friends? As far as I see it, Shen Bai is a thousand times better than you, who sits there acting all gloomy. Now with your new look, you are even gloomier than before!" The girl said.
"Dai Na, watch your words! Did I not just announce that anyone who bullies Xiaxia will get beaten!? Do you wish to test my words?" Quan Xinya yelled. She went to get out of her seat but was quickly pulled down by Shen Xia.
"Xinya, it's fine. She is just blind to reality, is all. If Shen Bai was so good, then why did she come to the same school as me instead of going to first high school? With her being in the main house, she should have gone to the best high school, but yet she did not. Not only that, she is worse than me at studying." Shen Xia acted as if she was trying to calm Quan Xinya down, but in truth, she was saying things to make people think. If Shen Bai was all that good, why would she be in third high school, to begin with?
Dai Na had no retort to what Shen Xia said. It was true if Shen Bai was so much better than Shen Xia, then why, with the Shen family's influence, was she not in first high school but instead was in third high school. It was only when she heard what Quan Xinya had said next that everything connected. "I know why. It is because she can not make your life a living hell in first high school. I mean, any time you two see each other, it is always her bullying you. It is no wonder you can't make any friends at a school who think Shen Bai is so much better just because she is from the main house of the Shen family. It just shows how shallow people's thinking truly is."
Dai Na blushed. It was true on what Quan Xinya said she was being shallow by keeping such a mindset. One thing about Dai Na was that she was someone who would admit their mistakes no matter how embarrassed she was. "Shen Xi, I'm sorry."