43 Beauty Halo

I continued to stare at her even when the other students introduced themselves, treating them as background noise until I heard the student sitting beside my stand.

I didn't even notice that the student was male.

What sort of thing is this?

He looked like one of those pretty noble Chinese boys with long hair, crescent moon-shaped eyes and Cupid-bow pink lips.

My heart fluttered, and my gaze narrowed.

"Greets to the classmates, my name is surname Wong, first name Karl, age forty-five years." 

I blinked, almost falling into a daze, but caught myself and slowly stood, head slightly bowed, and I spoke in a soft voice that could still be clearly heard.

"Hello, my name is Tyna Jie Wu and I am thirty-five years old." Finished, I took my seat and made sure to sit almost to the edge of my seat away from that boy who almost made me look thirsty as hell.

Somehow I felt annoyed even struggling to hide it.

"Hello, my name is Wincu Asientes and I am thirty-five years of age."

My gaze drifted and fell on Wincu. She looked like she had lost her lease on life.

Her skin looked dull, her uniform a few wrinkles, and I felt as if I should forgive her because, really, it was true – I needed a meat shield; no feelings should be attached.

Clenching my fist secretly, I looked away and saw my gaze suddenly collide with the boy beside me; I felt my face heat.

What am I, a child?!

Damn it, he is a twelve-year-old... OK, he's forty-five but ah...

"Thank you for your introductions, now I will allow students to change their seats you have half an hour's time,"

I sat in my seat a while, the boy beside me did the same, my gaze slanted to Wincu if I had to choose between the two Wincu was safer.

The system will upgrade and if my reaction to him now stayed this way, I'd be in constant pain. That was not something I desired.

Suddenly I stood from where I had sat, head bowed I quickly but quietly scrambled to sit beside Wincu while the extremely pretty middle Eastern girl sat in my vacated seat.

If my eyesight was not perfect, I'd have missed the look of triumph she showed.

Everyone had their seats, and class continued on with us pausing for lunch.

Exiting the classroom, Wincu followed closely until we sat in a corner on the second level of the lunchroom.

Normally it had four levels, each level designated for each rank.

The uppermost were for the A-class students, B for B rank students, the first and second level, and... for students, bottom-ranked could only stay in that rank, but those above can enter their own.

Anyway, right now the B rank lunchroom was decent, it had waiters serving, and each table was large enough to seat ten students easily.

Taking our seats, I stared at Wincu for a long time, then looked away.

"Wu-"

"Wincu it is fine I had thought about it. I have said I am not the daughter of Wu's family, but that will be a lie. My blood is the same as theirs and all documents have their names, it is just from birth I had been raised by another so it is hard remembering that Mrs Wu is my mother."

Wincu looked at me startled and confused, I patted her hand. How can she understand the structures of the world?

My one true mother is so powerful that I dare not mention her, still, the body I am within is mine and will stay mine so treating the blood-related mother as my true mother is only right even if the one who gave birth to me was seen as...

I shook my head and closed my eyes, trying to fix my chaotic thoughts.

"Miss Wu.."

My eyes snapped open for a moment I forgot that I was no longer on that island but in the school and I stared up at that stupidly flawless face.

He really was beautiful, so much so I felt inferior.

F**k this is not fair!

Why is it that the universe is so biased women have to put so much effort in to be perfect while men just have to be "natural"?

*flips table*

I glared at him right when Wincu gently nudged me, bringing me back to reality.

"Why are you here, young master Wong?"

He smiled, and I blinked words slipped from my mouth and I cursed.

"F**k! Do you want me to die?! Don't smile! Don't smile!"

"Wu Jie, remember what you said?" Wincu said gently. I froze, looking around immediately, feeling my face heat mumbling softly.

"Wincu, don't be mad; it's just he is too beautiful. I was almost blinded by his beauty halo."

Wincu laughed while I suppressed my annoyance.

"You are here because you know me. Speak up or scram!"

I snapped loud enough for him to hear while I still had a weak look ah... I bet my image and words clashed.

"I am here to thank you for saving my life back on the island and beg forgiveness for the trouble I'd cause."

My mind went blank at his words.

"I had been, injured… bitten by a Zxgis."