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❰ System speaking❱

❝Converstation between Bing Shi and System❞

░Bing Shi's thoughs░

'Other people's thoughts'

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Early in the morning, father Bacchus went to cancel the engagement.

Ailstar's father didn't expect father Bacchus to arrive so soon. After talking with father Bacchus, he didn't find anything suspicious. Everything went smoothly. They were fathers who not only loved their children, but also businessmen. Even though Dalton's family was much more powerful, it would be bad to end their friendly cooperation just because their children didn't like each other. It would cost them a lot of money.

❰ Hidden quest success: +1000p Make Ailstar end the engagement.❱

░Hm, no fight? No quarrel?!░

░My very first plan about making a disagreement between our families totally failed... They are on such friendly terms now!囧░

Olivia didn't know if she should laugh or cry. She shrugged her shoulders. It was a success anyway.

The first day of school started. Olivia's seat was in the middle row. She chose the same seat as her previous year, which should be occupied by girls on all sides. But this year was different. A boy with blond hair was sleeping next to her seat.

❝Hey system, isn't he my fiance from the arranged marriage? He shouldn't be in my class.❞

❰ Answering to Host, there is no assurance that a class will remain with the same students each year.❱

❝Oh,...❞

Olivia noticed his gaze. The young boy was looking at her for a moment before he fell asleep again.

"..."

❝System, how is it going on the other side?❞

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On the other side Grace, Ailstar and Mark were put in the same class.

Grace would always occupy a seat next to Ailstar as his repellent, to scare away annoying flies. Without knowing, Grace was one of them too. All the students knew they were engaged. No person would dare to steal her place. If someone tried, he could feel Grace's wrath. This time, it was no different. There was a free seat beside Ailstar. Grace wanted to change it with someone else. She looked around to find a new seat, but someone changed her mind.

"Choose another seat," said Mark. After what she did to him yesterday, he was not going to let her do whatever she wanted.

"Hmpf," Grace sat down beside Ailstar. Why should she listen to him? Just to annoy Mark, she greeted Ailstar with the brightest smile she could muster, "Good morning Ailstar."

"A two-faced fox," mumbled Mark.

"Wet chicken," remarked Grace.

"So it was you!?" accused Mark.

"..." Ailstar was silent the whole time.

The class started whispering. What was the relationship between them? Were both of them fighting for Ailstar?

After Mark noticed it would go nowhere, he gave up and went for his own seat, which was right next to Ailstar's right side.

The days continued as always. If it were before, Ailstar would've noticed that Grace wasn't pestering him anymore. Thanks to Mark bickering with Grace all day, he contributed it as his friend helping him repelling Grace off. Until that thing happened.

❰ Hidden quest success +1000p: Make Grace kiss someone beside Ailstar.❱

░Wait...What?!? How?░

It happened during a lunch break. The whole school already knew about the broken engagement between Grace and Ailstar. Because there was this wet chicken always annoying Grace, she didn't have time to show off her innocent self, thus Ailstar losing his interest in her. Usually, she would shriek at Mark to get lost.

"I don't like him anymore! So stop pestering me, you bastard!" shouted Grace.

"Then why did you tell those girls, who were interested in him not to go near him!?" Mark shouted back, cornering Grace in the corner of the building.

"Were you stalking me?" Grace glared at him. She just wanted to help those girls to avoid the death flag. Because whoever went near that ice cube except for the heroine, would surely die a painful death like her!

That accusation was a big hit at Mark's ego, "I was just passing by!"

Grace, remembered how he was always there when she tried to bully the heroine, "Right! You are just a passerby who seems to be always in the right place!"

'So all this time, he was a creepy stalker!' Thought Grace. "You creep!"

He was speechless, "You!"

"I don't even talk to him anymore, what makes you think I am interested in him?!" asked Grace tiredly. She was on her way to class, but Mark stopped her by grabbing her hand.

Grace tried to shake off his hand, "Don't touch me, you creepy stalker!"

He hissed with a dangerous glint, still not letting her go, "If I am a stalker, what are you? An obsessive fox?"

"..." Suddenly, Grace tugged his hand down. With her other free hand, she grabbed his neck and pushed his face to hers, she pushed her lips to his, with force, even she, didn't know she had.

There were no feelings between those lips. It was forced, this, he could tell because she was pinching his neck really hard. He wanted to push her away, but to no avail, the more he tried to push her away, the more she pushed her lips to his. Groaning in pain, in his peripheral vision, he saw him.

Ailstar was looking at them.

Then, he noticed her silent sob, tears were trickling down her face. Mark looked back at Ailstar; while they were looking at each other, his lips were still on hers.

He turned back to Grace. He put his hand on the back of her head and pushed her closer to him. He closed his eyes... and kissed her harder.

When Mark gazed back at that place, there was no Ailstar to see.

Grace immediately pushed him away. She rubbed her eyes, trying to hide the tears. "Now, do you believe me when I said that I don't like him?" she asked calmly. But she as a whole was a bit shaking.

"Why him?" He was trying to calm himself too, but noticing how she was trying to rub her mouth, he became agitated. 'She would go to such length to prove me... Or to prove to herself?'

"Because of the stupid engagement, I thought he belonged to me."

"...I..." He didn't know how to respond.

"Save your comments, or I'll kill you," said Grace with anger.

"Where are you going? The class hasn't ended," Mark asked nervously.

"Skipping," she answered.

Mark stood there silently. He really didn't know what to do at the moment, "Should I go with you?"

"No. I don't want any more misunderstandings. One is enough," said Grace.

She didn't mind that she lost her first kiss. How would Ailstar feel, seeing his best friend kissing his ex-fiance, who he thought was annoying to the bones? That idea was satisfying.

Mark went back to class, sitting on his seat, he noticed that the teacher was late.

"When?" asked Ailstar.

Mark turned his head towards Ailstar, "Hm? What?"

"Were both of you plotting against me this whole time?" asked Ailstar with a chilling voice, "Was it fun?"

"No, I was surprised too. Sorry," apologized Mark with guilt.

"For what?"

Mark, "Ehm, that we kissed behind your back?"

Ailstar, "She is not my fiance. You can do whatever you want."

"Oh, you are right...she is not your fiance anymore," muttered Mark, "You are really heartless, you know that?"

"..." Ailstar didn't respond.

❝Cough, cough...At least one of my plans did well right, right? To make a connection between Mark's family and mine...hehe.❞

❰ I don't think so. They hate each other. They don't like each other because of a kiss.❱

❝No, I could clearly see how Mark kissed her back at the end, hmpf! It's the beginning of a love-hate relationship! At least she broke her engagement before kissing somebody. Not like Ailstar, haha, he can taste his own medicine!❞

❰ Host, why are you hating on Ailstar? There were some instances you badmouthed him. You even made misunderstandings between male leads.❱

❝I don't hate him. I just like making fun of his perfect image. And about the misunderstanding between male leads...that...was a butterfly effect, I assure you!❞

"What are you thinking about?" asked the boy, sitting next to Olivia in the cafeteria.

░Here it goes...░

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╔═══ Author's note ════╗

If you liked the chapter leave a vote, please. Thank You! (~‾▿‾)~

What do you think about the kiss between Mark and Grace?

Should it be a ship? (;ŏ﹏ŏ)

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