Chapter 6: Listening to Class While Held in Her Arms

“You know me?”

“No, wait—why are you sitting in my seat?”

Bai Yuan froze for a moment before questioning her, then quickly realized this wasn’t the time to ask too much.

Class had already started, and the teacher would arrive any moment.

“Of course I know you.”

“After all, you’re the only one in the entire academy with white hair.”

“This seat was assigned to me by the teacher, by the way.”

“Oh, and you can call me You.”

The purple-haired girl explained with a faint smile.

A strange light flickered in her violet eyes as she looked Bai Yuan up and down with interest.

A thin red line formed in Bai Yuan’s eyes as tears slowly welled up.

She sniffled faintly.

It had only been one day.

She had merely taken a leave of absence, yet the teacher had already forgotten about her—

Even assigning a new student to her seat.

Bai Yuan felt wronged enough to cry, but she held it back in front of others.

Since it was the teacher’s arrangement, she could only go speak to the teacher later.

For now, she should find another seat.

Helpless, Bai Yuan turned her head to scan the classroom, trying to find an empty spot.

“Bai Yuan, the teacher forgot about you, didn’t they?”

“How about sitting on my lap?”

“There aren’t any empty seats here, otherwise I wouldn’t have been placed in yours.”

You leaned back slightly, creating space between herself and the desk, then patted her own legs.

Bai Yuan’s gaze returned to her.

Just as she said, there really weren’t any empty seats.

She had known that already—

She just still held onto a small hope.

Inside Bai Yuan’s spirit world, Mo Xiao opened her golden slit pupils.

Yawning, she sat up from the ink-black sea and glanced outside.

Her still-drowsy eyes suddenly shrank, then widened again.

She was instantly fully awake.

“This isn’t right… who is this person?”

Looking at the purple-haired girl, Mo Xiao was completely stunned.

In her previous life’s memories, this person had never appeared.

The one occupying Bai Yuan’s seat back then had been a male student.

Mo Xiao ran her small hands through her dark hair, her face full of distress.

Something in this world had changed.

At first, she hadn’t paid much attention to it—

But now she realized the seriousness of it.

This must have been caused by her rebirth.

And the only ones who could possibly notice her rebirth were those two gods.

So had Bai Yuan already been discovered?

Were both Yilian and this purple-haired girl sent by the gods?

The more Mo Xiao thought about it, the more plausible it seemed.

The ink from Yilian was one piece of evidence—

Its purpose might have been to prevent her from being born.

“Idiot master, what are you thinking?”

“If she’s telling you to sit there, then you absolutely shouldn’t.”

Mo Xiao snapped back to the present after a brief moment of thought.

Her master was still in a dilemma—she needed to help.

“I… I wasn’t planning to sit there!”

Bai Yuan replied in her mind, a little guilty.

She had considered it for a moment.

After all, there were no other seats.

Unless she skipped class entirely…

But then what about her studies?

Standing through the whole class might be better…

“Useless~ master is so dumb.”

“Why overthink something so simple?”

“Just pick her up and hold her while listening to class.”

“She’s so small anyway.”

Mo Xiao wasn’t just throwing out a bad idea.

Class had already started—

The other girl likely wouldn’t make a scene during the lesson.

She’d have no choice but to sit quietly in her master’s arms.

And if she did make a scene, that would be even better.

First, it would increase Bai Yuan’s presence.

Second, if things escalated, the teacher would have to step in and address the mess caused by their own oversight.

“Wh-what are you saying!?”

“That’s way too rude!”

“And I’d be too embarrassed!”

Bai Yuan’s face flushed red as she rejected the idea.

The girl called You was very cute, and she seemed like a nice person.

How could she do something so impolite?

They had just met—

If she suddenly hugged her, she’d probably get hit!

“It’s already this situation.”

“Do you really want to stand at the back of the classroom for an entire lesson?”

“Like a piece of wood that everyone ignores?”

Mo Xiao spread her hands and shook her head slightly.

Her master was too soft-hearted.

She always passively endured things.

In the previous life, due to her settings, Mo Xiao couldn’t change her.

Instead, she spoiled her even more, making her even softer.

But this time would be different.

If she wanted to increase her presence, she had to stir things up.

If you didn’t turn the world upside down, how would anyone know your name?

Cough…

This definitely wasn’t because her personality settings were influencing her.

Absolutely not!

Mo Xiao’s words were sharp.

The word ignored pierced Bai Yuan’s heart like an arrow.

She bit her lip and thought for a moment.

Then suddenly, the chatter in the classroom quieted down.

Panic surged in her chest.

“Not sitting?”

“If you’re not going to sit, I’d recommend just skipping class.”

“I’ll talk to the teacher after class.”

You smoothed her skirt and prepared to sit properly again.

She felt she had already been quite kind to Bai Yuan.

As for why she knowingly took Bai Yuan’s seat—

It was simply to see her troubled expression.

For some reason, it felt very interesting.

“S-sorry! Excuse me!”

Face flushed bright red, Bai Yuan rushed behind You, grabbed her, and lifted her into her arms.

Then she quickly sat down in the seat, placing You on her lap.

“Eh!? Wai—”

“I’m sorry, let’s just sit like this for this class…”

“It’s… better if I hold you.”

Bai Yuan buried her burning face into You’s back, her voice trembling and soft.

After being egged on by Mo Xiao and with the teacher already arriving, she had acted on impulse.

Now she was too embarrassed to face anyone.

You hadn’t even processed what happened yet.

Seeing Bai Yuan’s conflicted expression earlier, she had thought she might run out of the classroom.

Never did she expect this outcome.

By the time she came back to her senses, she was already sitting on something soft—

Even her back was pressed against something equally soft.

She was a supreme god!

Did this girl have any idea who she was offending!?

Stunned, she remained in Bai Yuan’s arms.

Before she could even struggle, a tall female teacher walked into the classroom.

The teacher had arrived at just the right moment.

To maintain her role, You could only puff her cheeks slightly in dissatisfaction, a faint blush still lingering on her face.

Hearing the sudden silence around her, Bai Yuan knew the teacher had entered.

But she didn’t dare lift her head.

Holding someone like this in class was far too embarrassing.

You was noticeably shorter than Bai Yuan—

About the same height as Mo Xiao, around 1.32 meters.

When Bai Yuan held her, she couldn’t see the front of the classroom at all.

Naturally, the teacher couldn’t see her either.

Only a bit of her hair was visible—

But unfortunately, it lacked presence.

So the teacher merely felt that You seemed slightly taller today.

And also had a vague sense that she had forgotten something—

Though she couldn’t recall what.

“Bai Yuan, you’re quite bold, aren’t you?”

“Doing something like this in the classroom~”

You wasn’t used to her suddenly elevated perspective.

She leaned forward slightly, separating from the soft contact behind her, placing her hands on the desk and fidgeting with her fingers.

She had never been this physically close to anyone before.

The sensation beneath her was far too obvious.

She shifted her hips uneasily.

“Ah—don’t move!”

“It’s just for one class…”

“I’m sorry… I’ll treat you to a drink after school…”

Feeling the movement on her lap, Bai Yuan quickly wrapped her arms around You’s slender waist, pressing her face back against her back.

“Actually, Bai Yuan, you’re the one at a disadvantage here.”

“I’m sitting on your lap for an entire class—your legs are going to go numb.”

“I really don’t understand what you’re thinking.”

You sighed and slumped onto the desk.

She didn’t need to listen to the lesson anyway.

Whether she acted like a bad student or a good one made no difference to her.