Chapter-5[Yan Xi]

Han Xiao, who had future knowledge knows it better than anyone that no matter what anyone owned till now would be lost once the Cataclysm started. Nothing would remain, everything would crumble like ash.

Han Xiao turned his head as he heard the sound of someone climbing the stairs making him curious about who was there.

'Who could be coming here? This place was only known to four or five people...'

He just continued to take puffs of his cigarette instead of stopping.

He had no fear of anyone in the school as this school was under his own name.

A black-haired girl climbed the stairs and stood on the cement tank and took deep breaths before a frown appeared on her face as the smell of smoke entered her nostrils.

She turned towards Han Xiao who was just looking at her with a curious look in his eyes while silently taking puffs of his cigarette.

"Wow! Who would have thought that the great model student, Han Xiao! Would be smoking at the top of rooftop like that!!" The girl screamed in an exaggerated manner but instead of a surprised expression, there was a small smile on her face, "Did that sound like a good headline?"

"No, it doesn't, Yan Xi. You could better try for a better one next time."

Han Xiao shook his head with a neutral look on his face and turned around, wind hitting his face, fluttering his hair along with it, and asked, "So, what are you doing here?"

Yan Xi frowned hearing that before she sat beside Han Xiao and took a small bottle of cold drink from her pockets and passed it to him.

"I was worried about you." Yan Xia shrugged her shoulder and replied, "So, I bought the juice but it looked like you don't need it."

"No, I appreciate it."

Han Xiao showed a small smile as he continued, "And you even bought my favorite one, so thanks for that."

A surprised look appeared on Yan Xi's face as she quickly turned towards Han Xiao.

"Did Young Master Han really thank me!?" With a look of disbelieve, she asked, "Am I dreaming!?"

Yan Xi started to pinch her arms to check whether she was dreaming or not, but yelp in pain as Han Xiao picked her arm.

"Y-you! Don't hurt a maiden like that!" Yan Xi screamed while moving away from Han Xiao, "You Pervert!"

Han Xiao shook his head and flicked the cigarette in his hands to the ground, extinguishing it and opened the cold drink bottle, and started to drink it, completely ignoring Yan Xi.

"Can't you play along with me for a while?" Yan Xi asked while moving back beside Han Xiao and reminded, "And don't smoke."

Han Xiao simply nodded and ignored her. Yan Xi sighed, "Haa..."

"Are you still angry at me?" Yan Xi asked in a worried tone, "I already said that I was sorry."

Han Xiao turned towards Yan Xi and showed a small smile, "It's not about anger or anything, but just imagine. I always thought of you as a little sister as I thought of Yan Feng being my brother but you investigated me, just imagine how would it feel if I did my own investigation on you and your family."

Every word stabbed Yan Xi like an arrow and she lowered her head in shame.

'Yan Xi, Code-Name Xi. The world's top hacker, no one could escape her eyes if she decided to do something. No one knows about her true identity, not even her whole family. She had investigated everything about the previous Han Xiao a year ago and knew everything about him, all the information that he had tried to keep hidden was known by her.' Han Xiao silently thought.

But who was Han Xiao?

He was the Young Heir of the Han Family. His family had his security as their top priority so it didn't take too much time to search through everything to find about the one who was investigating him.

Even though Yan Xi had the skills, her equipment was worse, so her position was tracked before she even erased her traces completely but knowing that she was Han Xiao's friend, the Family informed him and let him deal with that matter.

It hit the previous Han Xiao quite badly knowing how he was investigated by someone he considered as his friend and stayed quiet whenever he had to talk to Yan Xi in the past.

Even though Yan Xi tried hard to make Han Xiao talk with her again but it always failed, till recently but seeing Han Xiao like that made her anxious and sad too.

Han Xiao sighed seeing her condition.

He had not only taken the previous Han Xiao's memories but emotions too making him quite protective of those around him.

"Don't think too much but be careful in the future." Han Xiao patted Yan Xi on her head and spoke in a calm tone, "But there will be no next time in the future."

Yan Xi lifted her head with a little bright expression on her face, "Yes, I will make sure that nothing like that happened again."

"Good." Han Xiao said calmly and lifted his hand making Yan Xi look at his hand with an envious stare which quickly vanished as quickly as it appeared and asked, "So, what are you doing here during the class hour?"

"Are you trying to drive me away?!" Yan Xi screamed with a sad expression.

Her eyes showed hope, hope to receive pity but all she got was a silent stare of Han Xiao who calmly drank his cold drink which little was left.

Yan Xi sighed not getting any reaction from Han Xiao, "Haa...you should show more emotions."

Han Xiao shook his head, 'Even if I want to, there was no way I could. My past made it impossible, and the memories of Han Xiao, who was talented at everything becoming quickly bored in everything made it even more difficult to show emotions.'

"Now, tell me, why or how are you here. That fatty should be in the class, or was he?" Han Xiao asked.

He already expected Teacher Fang to run from the class the moment he left the classroom, that much low impression of Teacher Fang was in his eyes but he still decided to ask, just to clarify himself a little.

"No, he was still in the class, but in a state of deep shock." Yan Xi shook her head and answered, "It seemed like he wasn't able to comprehend what happened, so when I asked that could I go to the infirmary, I was given permission easily."

"I see..."

That was all Han Xiao spoke before he started to look forward.

He wasn't in the mood to know about a petty teacher anymore.

Yan Xi also looked forward but her gaze still wandered to Han Xiao's from time to time with a conflicted expression. It seemed as though she wasn't able to process her thoughts at all.

Han Xiao finished drinking placed the bottle in his bag and turned around, looking at Yan Xi whose hair fluttered with the wind. She looked fascinated right now, but what did Han Xiao feel?

'Nothing...'

No matter what level of beauty, it couldn't move him at all, that were his thoughts for now.

"What happened?" Yan Xi asked, feeling Han Xiao staring at her.

Han Xiao shook his head, "Nothing."

*Ding!*

Both Han Xiao and Yan Xi looked at each other and nodded.

"Let's go back now." Yan Xi spoke calmly and stood up.

Han Xiao also stood up and placed his bag on his shoulder and started to climb down the stairs with Yan Xi going down before him.

Now, it was the lunch break, and after that was only a single lecture left for Han Xiao's standard.

Both Han Xiao and Yan Xi walked back to the classroom in silence, but not for their surroundings.

Everywhere was filled with loud noises of students moving around to washroom or the canteen or even visiting other classes to call their friends or their lovers and have dinner with them.

Han Xiao entered his classroom and Yan Xi entered followed behind him.

Everyone in the class looked at him with a surprised gaze as everything that Han Xiao did today was completely different from his usual self.