Excited, Adrianna looked in that direction. She was eagerly looking in his direction when she noticed Pryce next to him. Her heart sank a little.

They stopped at the entrance of the class and Niiya dipped his head a little to kiss Pryce on her lips. There was happiness written all over her face as she broke away from the kiss. Then, she looked up to see the other students in the class as Niiya started to walk in.

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Niiya stopped in his tracks when he saw Adrianna sitting amongst the students. On the other hand, when Pryce noticed Adrianna, her face fell. Adrianna's appearance had been the least expected event of the day. Pryce felt nervous and agitated at the same time. Even though she had to leave for her class, she couldn't move from her place. Tears welled up in her eyes when she saw how Niiya stared at Adrianna. The bell rang and she forced herself to rush to her own class.

Niiya was transfixed in his place when he saw Adrianna. He stared at her and started walking towards Adrianna. There was an awkward silence between the students. Adrianna was sitting on the side of the center section of the third row. Niiya stared at her, slowly walked up to her, and went to sit in a row behind her even though there were vacant seats near her. He looked shocked and angry.

Adrianna noticed how muscular Niiya had become in a month's time. He looked all the more handsome. He was wearing a black shirt and a black pants. Almost all the girls in the class became aware of his presence as the class started filling up. They started looking at him or passing flirtatious glances at him.

A girl went and sat right next to Adrianna just to be in front of Niiya. She whispered to Adrianna, "Ever since you left, Niiya has become so much more handsome! He has become the most sought-after bachelor in the school. See how hot he is? Adrianna, please could you introduce me to Niiya? I've been in his classes for so long he has hardly ever noticed me. Adrianna, please? Please?" She clung onto Adrianna's sleeve. Feeling awkward, Adrianna lowered her head. She was embarrassed, wondering if Niiya had heard that girl. Thankfully, the professor entered the class and she was spared from further embarrassment.

When the class started, the professor looked at her and said, "Oh! So we have someone back with us today?" He remembered how she had answered his question last time in the class so smartly that he had been to stay quiet for the sake of not further embarrassing himself.

However, this was his chance to insult her because she hadn't come to class for so long.

"Before I start the lecture, would Miss Adrianna be nice enough to answer my question?" he mocked.

Adrianna looked at him with a surprise. Before she could speak, someone from behind her spoke. "Professor, how can she answer the question? She only joined after a month's time."

Adrianna faintly smiled at the way Niiya defended her.

"Who asked for your opinion Niiya?" the professor scolded him. Then, he looked at Adrianna and said, "Solve the problem that I am going to write on the board, and then I will continue with the lecture."

He went to the board and wrote a complicated atomic weight question. When he finished writing it, he gestured for Adrianna to come and solve it. "This topic was taught a month back. I am sure you know it, so come and solve it. Otherwise, you may get out of the class, because I don't want to teach students like you who think college is for fun!"

Adrianna stood up from her chair, but as she started to walk up to the board, Niiya stopped her. "Sir, Adrianna has only joined after a month, so it is highly unlikely that she would be able to remember it. Can I solve the problem instead?"

"Niiya, do not meddle, otherwise I will report you!" shouted the professor.

Adrianna looked at Niiya and found his face crushed with worry. It was as if he didn't want her to leave.

Some of the students started giggling while some waited in anticipation. "It seems we have a free period today! She will never be able to solve the equation. The professor asked us that question on the last quiz and failed all of us!"

Adrianna went to the white board. She looked at the equation and picked the white board marker. It took her no more than three minutes to solve the problem. She placed the marker down and turned around to look at the professor who was now gaping.

"Is the answer correct?" she asked innocently.

Astounded at her caliber, the professor nodded. Adrianna smiled and walked back to her chair. She couldn't help but chuckle softly. She had cheated a bit because she had delved into the professor's mind to get the answer, but if she hadn't done that, not only she would have been ridiculed, but the professor would have dismissed the entire class and blamed her for it. She quietly returned to her seat. Niiya covered his mouth to stop the smile that was spreading across his face against his wishes.

The professor started teaching the class.

As soon as the class was over, all of the students surrounded her and started praising her. "You are too brilliant Adrianna. Only you could solve the problem! None of us could. We all failed the last quiz where this question was asked. Only Niiya could answer it." Adrianna couldn't help chuckling. The students started copying the answer into their books.

Adrianna turned around to check on Niiya, but he was nowhere to be seen. Confused, she looked around, only to see him leaving the classroom. When he reached the entrance, she saw that Pryce was waiting for him.

One of the students who noticed Adrianna looking at them said, "Don't worry about Niiya and Pryce. These days, Niiya has many girls around, but Pryce loves to call herself his girlfriend. We all know that he is not serious about Pryce. She just loves to hang around him wherever he goes."

Adrianna didn't have all the time in the world. She just wanted to be able to talk to Niiya - just once. She ran out of the class after him. Someone grabbed her hand and pulled her to the side as soon as had exited the classroom.