"Love is...just like me and Huo Qiang, we always look at each other every second, we always want to be by each other's side, never apart and...we even kissed," she covered her mouth, remembering that delightful night.

"Ohh...I think I understand what it means now,"

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Meanwhile, Su Ci sneaked out of her room in the middle of the night and went straight to the sect madam's chamber.

"Sect madam!" she called outside the door.

"Who is there?"

"Su Ci,"

"Come in,".

She entered the room, but she found the sect madam seating on a seat around the table instead of her bed, she bowed her head then she proceeded to seat after receiving the signal from the sect madam to take her seat.

"What is it?" the look on her face told her that she definitely has something serious to report.

"I have something to report to you,"

"Go on," she placed the book in her hand aside and leaned closer to her.

"We were threatened before we left the sect not to tell you this, but I feel like I have to report this to you, the young mistress was frequently tortured in the wind sect, some disciples occasionally enter the cave to torture her," she clenched her fist, remembering her agonizing screams every time they place the needles in her head.

The sect madam sighed and shut her eyes, taking a deep breath.

"We already know of this,"

"How..."

"Huo Ying and the guardians once encountered some disciples of the wind sect when they descended the mountain, they saw a disciple of the wind sect screaming in pain when he saw fire, but they also saw the phoenix symbol on him," she swallowed the pain of having to remember what that incident caused them.

"That must have been caused by the young mistress outburst, they always insert three long needles in her head, I think they must be trying to get rid of her power,"

"We had already guessed that much but we didn't know about the needles, it seems like the needles are capable of dispelling the flame power, if not they would not have tried to use it on her, Su Ci, you have done well,"

She stood up from her seat then she bowed her head and left the room.

The sect madam buried her face in her palms after she left.

- - - - - -

Back to the modern world.

"Student Li Na, the headmistress would like you in her office," Mr Dave the homeroom teacher informed as he entered the class looking worried, Min Young and Li Jing turned to Li Na with worry on their faces.

"Li Na…" Min Young muttered in guilt, she has been blaming herself for the incident ever since Li Na was summoned to the headmistress and asked to summon her aunt to the school.

"It's alright," Li Na held her hand and smiled then she released her hand and stood up from the seat, her classmates sneered at her as she walked past but she stopped at the exit and smirked at them then she left.

"What…what, did she just smirk at me," Lucy placed her hand on her chest and scoffed, she had never been so embarrassed as she was in the cafeteria that day.

She knocked as she got to the front of the headmistress office and waited for her reply, then she entered after she got the permission to enter the office, she immediately took her seat as she entered without waiting for the permission to sit, knowing that the headmistress scolding will surely take long.

"I heard you wanted me in your office, Ma'am," she crossed her legs.

The headmistress sighed and rubbed her head seeing her nonchalant composure even though she knows the reason why she called her to the office as it has been over a week now since she has summoned her aunt to school.

"Why haven't you brought your aunt to the school yet?" she queried with a deep frown on her face.

"My aunt is a surgeon, and her job requires her to be busy 247, by the way, you have already sent her a message, but she didn't come, that shows how busy she is," she casually answered with hand gestures.

"Student Li Na!" she thundered then she slammed the table causing Li Na to jerk up, startled.

Her unfettered attitude towards her wrongdoing extremely angered the headmistress.

"If your aunt doesn't come to the school today, you will be expelled, so you had better get her to the school today," the headmistress threatened firmly.

"Expelled! I already said they were the one who bullied Min Young first, you are not seeking justice for your students, yet you want to expel the student who decided to stand up for a fellow student, how outrageous," Li Na retorted, raising her voice at the headmistress who was flabbergasted at her rudeness.

Mr Dave who had been listening in on them outside the office immediately took the cue to enter the office before the issue escalates.

"Li Na," he cautioned then he turned to the headmistress.

"Headmistress, I don't think expelling her is the right step to make, from the CCTV tape, it has been confirmed that the students bullied Min Young first, although student Li Na went too far with her actions, I believe that she should be given a chance," Mr Dave interceded, hoping that the headmistress will listen to his suggestion.

"Mr Dave, don't you think you are overstepping your bounds here,"

"I am just suggesting what I think is best for the students as their homeroom teacher, even if she is to be expelled then Lucy should also be expelled for violating the school code by bullying a fellow student," he responded.

"Do you know who her parents are? Li Na is to be expelled if her aunt does not come to the school today and my decision is final," her voice showed her resolution, but Mr Dave was in awe at how impartial she is just because of Lucy's family background.

Meanwhile, Yu Yan had just driven her car out of the parking lot, when she arrived outside the apartment, she was surprised to see Han Chen standing by the water fountain with an office bag in his hand.

She looked around but she could not see his car, he saw her at that moment then he waved to her, but she just looked away.

"He is not thinking of following me to work, is he?" she was snapped out of her thought when she heard a knock on her car's window, she was startled seeing him standing outside the car with his face leaned on the glass.

She rolled down the window.

"What are you doing here?" she questioned.

"I am quite tired today, so I decided to get a free ride from you," he answered, smiling.

"Why didn't you go to Jia Yu, don't you think you are taking advantage of me?" she questioned, following a scoff.

"I just thought your house is nearer so I decided to come to you, you should be honoured you are the first person I thought of when I needed help,"

"Honoured my foot," but he only raised his brow and turned over to the passenger's seat, she sighed and opened the door for him seeing that she has no other choice.

She started the car again and drove off, they had not gotten far from the apartment when she received a phone call.

"Help me put on my ear pod," she pointed at the ear pod in the middle space between the seat, after he helped her put it on, she answered the call.

"Hello, who is this?"

{This is Mr Dave, the kid's homeroom teacher}

"Oh, Mr Dave, is anything the matter, it is quite early,". Han Chen turned to her.

{There is a little problem at the school, student Li Na has been asked to bring her aunt to the school and she was given a letter, the school also sent you emails several times, but Li Na claimed you are busy at work,} he disclosed.

Yu Yan stepped on the brakes immediately, hearing him, both jerked forward, almost slamming their heads on the dashboard.

"What! I didn't…." she remembered that she has seen several mail notifications on her phone during her rounds, but she ignored them thinking they were spam mails since she wasn't expecting any.

The vehicles behind her had already started pressing on their horns aggressively so she moved the car to the roadside.

"It is my mistake but why do you need me at the school, did Li Na do anything wrong?"

{Well...it is quite complicated, I suggest you come to the school first, the headmistress is quite determined to expel her if you do not visit the school today,}

"Expel! are you kidding me, I am on my way," she cut the call and removed the ear pods then she turned to Han Chen with an agitated look on her face, who was quite confused by her own part of the conversation.

"You will have to go on your own, I have a problem to attend to,"

"Is it that serious?"

"It seems like my niece is in trouble in school,"

"Then let's go together, it pays to have two people at times," he smiled encouragingly, she didn't have the time to badger with him so she just reversed the car and started driving at a pretty fast speed.