He suddenly appeared before her and "My dear, how are you?, What are you doing here? Are you here on behalf of my friend?" Mr Lee started bombarding her with questions. "I'm here....." Ling Yao couldn't finish her statement when "She's the new student I told you about" Mr Kim butted in. Ling Yao was worried but she still looked calm as if nothing ever happened. "Ok I understand, make an announcement to all the teachers that there's a meeting in my office now" Mr Lee ordered Mr Kim. Gracy (Ling Yao) had an idea of what the meeting was about and wanted to stop Mr Lee from telling the teachers about her family background but Mr Lee had already gone to his office and she couldn't ask any of the teachers because they were already gone. She had to find Mr Lee's office before they conclude the meeting.
"Hi, please can you show me the way to where the teachers are having their meeting?" she asked a boy who had his back facing her. "sure" immediately he turned she saw it was the same guy she saw when she wanted to enter Mr Kim's office "Oh it's you again, please can you show me the way to...." "why do you want to go there?" he butted in before she could complete her statement "I need to see Mr Lee ASAP"
"Can't you wait till the meeting is over?"
"no I can't?" 'why is he asking so many questions, why can't he just show me the way?' Ling Yao thought to herself "Just take me there and I'll give you anything you want" Ling Yao tried to negotiate with him . He thought for a while and "follow me" agreed. Ling Yao followed him to the place where the teachers were having their meeting. When she got there she didn't expect to see a man standing there guarding the door. She thought of a way to get through the man guarding the door when she couldn't think of anything she decided to ask the guy to help her. She need him to distract the guard for her and he easily agreed to help her. She was shocked that he decided to help her but then she realised it was all because she promised to give him anything he wanted "you owe me something for this so technically you're gonna give me two things" he said to her before he left to help her distract the guard "yeah yeah I know". When she saw he successfully distracted the guards, she ran to the office door and entered before they could conclude the meeting.
Before she got there Mr Lee had already told all the teachers about her identity as the Second daughter of the owner of Gabi Industries. 'I couldn't stop him from telling the teachers but I can stop them from telling the students' Gracy thought "Good day everyone I'm sure you already know my identity but uhmm I need you to please not tell the students. I just want to have a normal life here and I want everyone to treat me like we're the same set of people, so please don't tell any of the students" she quickly told them before anything else happens "but what if you're being bullied I can't risk that because if your Dad hears about it only God knows what he would do" Mr Lee tried to warn her because he feared her Dad even though they're good friends "I can handle anything and besides why would the students want to bully me when the owner of the school is a good disciplinarian and I know he would never allow anyone to bully this small girl over here" she tried to use her sweet words and cute look on him "please" she begged like a small child who's begging her mum to give her some candy "Ok, but you'll have to start school next week" Mr Lee told her "Ok deal". They all agreed to not letting the students know about her identity no matter what happens "Thank you everyone" she thanked them and left Mr Lee's office after the teachers, but before she could leave he called her back "My dear are you sure about this?" He asked with a worried look on his face
"I'm very sure, nothing will happen to me, don't worry" she smiled at him and left his office.
When she got out she saw a tall figure not far from her, she already knew who he was, it was handsome everest the student that helped her get to the meeting. She had given him that nickname because he was taller than she was and he was very handsome. 'I don't think I should call him everest, he might take it as an offense, no I won't call him that, I'll just call him handsome' Ling Yao thought before she called him. He already felt her presence but he didn't turn to face her not until she called him
"Did you get to see Mr Lee?"
"Yes, I did... thanks to you" she said while smiling
"Good, let's go" he didn't wait for her response and grabbed her hand and dragged her to the dance studio of the school. "Hey handsome, why did you bring me here?" she asked him with her back facing, she turned to face him when "Xu Si Cheng" he bent a bit and he brought his face closer to hers, their nose would have been touching if Ling Yao didn't move her face back a bit "My name is Xu Si Cheng not handsome and I brought you here to ask for my reward for helping you" he told her while staring into her eyes. She stared back at him for a while and then pushed him and said "you could have just said it outside, you didn't have to bring me here, but anyway what do you want as a reward, I'll give it t..." "a kiss" She chocked on her own spit before she could finish her statement because of the reward he demanded for. He said it straight to her face with a serious look. Xu Si Cheng let out chuckle when he saw her reaction "I was just joking ok?, shortie do you really think that's what I want?" he said while smiling but the smile didn't reach his eyes
"Then what do you really want?" she asked him again
"What I want is very simple and I want two things"
"Whether it's simple or not, I've already made a promise to give you anything you wanted"
"Ok, I want you to be my dance partner in dance class and my project partner for English class and I want us to be friends"
"You just demanded for three things, but since nothing is attached to these three rewards then ok"
"Ok so we have a deal then" Xu Si Cheng said and then brought his hand out for a handshake. They shook hands and they left the dance studio.