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Note; Yi Fan isn't a Vamp and this has nothing to do with them.
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The Story is a bit confusing at first but it'll be explained further in a few chps. Thank You for Reading!!(。♡‿♡。)
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Yi Fan sat calmly at the chaise lounge, absent mindedly rolling a dice in his hand while Zhang Fei paced around the dark room, staring apprehensively at his narrow-minded friend.
"If she has the mark then you can't go ahead with the plan, it's not right!" Zhang Fei thoughtfully tried to sway his friend from making a choice that'll ruin him. If she bears the mark, it would be impossible to carry out the task they planned but Yi Fan didn't avert his gaze, nor did he stop rolling the dice.
"I made a promise." There was a tiny hint of sadness, crossing his dark optics but it vanished just the minute it came. "Nothing is ruined either way."
"Brother, end the promise as long as it's still based on the same purpose."
"You can't change my mind, neither will I accept the mark, I feel nothing for her and I'm only hovering around her because of the promise, you know that very well."
He defiantly told him, briefly meeting Zhang Fei's gaze. Yi Fan never listens to anyone due to his stubbornness, Yu Yan isn't only a good girl but she's the only one who's been able to retaliate against brother Fan's impertinence and now he understood perfectly why she bore the mark.
"You'll regret this."
His words only made Yi Fan stifle his laugh, regret?
"I don't deal with regrets, as a matter of fact, I'm tired of wasting time on this, we should get to the real business." He cooly got to his feet, heading straight to the window, emphasizing preeminence and unwavering power. Zhang Fei sighed defeatedly and asked.
"What are your plans?"
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At school, Yu Yan happily went through her phone, watching a funny cartoon which displayed on the screen. Ying Yue feebly averted her gaze from Yu Yan, whenever she was engrossed in her phone like this, starting a conversation with her would be useless.
Yi Fan stood at a corner, a place quite hard for anyone to even notice or sense his presence, staring idly at the timid Yu Yan, his gaze darkened incomprehensibly, emotions which were unreadable filled his optics indecisively.
"Ying Yue, I'll be back soon." Yu Yan finally spoke up, grabbing her friend's attention.
"And where are you going?"
"I'm just heading to the bathroom quickly, here hold it."
She immediately handed Ying Yue her phone and hurriedly went into the bathroom like someone who was being chased. Ying Yue stared blankly at her, was she that pressed?
"I'm in the cafeteria if you need me." Well, she might not need her but she'll definitely need her phone.
"I need to delete whatever Yu Yan's suddenly addicted to in this phone of hers."
Finally walking away, the hallway was empty again as everyone made their way to the cafeteria but to Yi Fan's unshifted gaze. Three girls in Jixia uniform stood at the entrance of the bathroom, scouting the area to make sure no one was at sight before going in. Yi Fan didn't miss the alarming look on their faces before they finally made their way to the bathroom. His brows arched in confusion, why does he feel Yu Yan has got herself in some kind of trouble.
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Yu Yan gazed at the mark on her neck, almost teary eyed. It throbbed painfully and she felt it heat up like a fire ready to devour her whole system . She couldn't hold it for a minute and ran into the bathroom before Ying Yue noticed.
"What kind of a mark is this? Like I don't have enough problems already?"
"Oh well certainly you do now."
The sudden voice startled Yu Yan to her wits as she involuntarily turned to look at them. They smirked deviously while leaving the timid Yu Yan surrounded, who doesn't know of the Panthers in Jixia high.
"What do you want?" She asked cooly, Nia Xing and her girls were fond of bullying pretty well and everyday just seems to be Yu Yan's unlucky day.
"What do we want?" She smiled maliciously. "Idol Sheng seems to be quite close with you, isn't he?" They questioned leaving Yu Yan a bit confused by it.
"I don't understand."
"What is your relationship with idol Sheng? He recently came to our school and he's suddenly hovering around you, are you too close?"
"Of course we aren't!" Yu Yan immediately denied. "You're mistaken."
"Mistaken?"
The three girls glanced at each other, bursting into laughter before turning their gazes back at Yu Yan.
"You're trapped sweetheart, you've never been one of us and will never be one, you don't deserve idol Sheng, just cause he bears the same name with your brother doesn't mean you get to stick to him like a wrapping twig, it's clear you're unlucky, just like your dead brother!"
Yu Yan's already big eyes dilated in disbelief at their words, that part totally got to Yu Yan, opening some hurtful memories that didn't fail to hit her straight in the heart. Sure she's been unlucky all her life, she wasn't going to deny that but that doesn't give them the right to rub it in.
"Mind your words, you have no right to bring my brother into this." Her fist clenched tightly, restraining herself from acting towards their callous attitude. The Panthers have literally been on her neck since the first day she showed up at Jixia, they despised her for no reason and used the 'nobility' to downgrade her but just as always, she wasn't someone who'd go into violence or deal with their attitude at the moment, she had other issues to worry about.
"If you'll excuse me." She made an attempt to leave the bathroom but was instantly shoved back, too hard to the point she slammed her back against the wall.
"Ahh!" The pain which coursed through her body was intense, the world around her instantly went silent and her vision became blurry. But they didn't stop there, trapping Yu Yan against the wall.
"You're worthless and I'll show you exactly just how much you're worth."
Her fraudulent eyes instantly searched around the bathroom looking for what Yu Yan could detect to be a tool. A satisfied smile formed on Nia Xing's lips as she gazed at the mopping stick which rested at the backside of the door. Step by step, she grabbed hold of the mopping stick resting at a corner, breaking the head off and tapping the stick lightly in her hands, trying to intimidate the trapped Yu Yan. She couldn't remain oblivious to Nia Xing's intention and forcefully tried to free herself, fighting against her own subconsciousness.
"Let me go, you freaks!"
Her mouth always remained sharp and she wasn't the type who'd let such people see her weakness.
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Yi Fan was starting to grow more impatient by the minute, she has been in that place for certainly too long. Do girls really spend this much time in the bathroom? He shook his head in response to his own question as the puzzles didn't really fit. He has to make sure she's alright before he does anything.
Ying Yue anxiously waited for Yu Yan who hadn't arrived yet, she would have definitely gotten to her third bowl of rice if she wasn't waiting for Yu Yan.
"Yu Yan can be so..ugh!! Why isn't she here yet?"
A sudden figure stood in front of her, cutting her off guard. At first her mind crossed to Yu Yan but her thoughts changed instantly as her eyes slowly raked over the being in front of her. Yu Yan doesn't wear Jixia trousers nor does she look this tall, slowly raising her head up, she locked gaze with Yi Fan who stared unemotionally at her.
Her fiery brown eyes dilated in wonder as the being stood tall and composing in front of her, captivating and eye-catching, who was he??
"Thinking about your friend?" He straightforwardly asked snapping Ying Yue back to her senses.
"Yes?"
"Check the bathroom, someone like her can't be left alone."
With that, he strode out of the cafeteria leaving the already astonished Ying Yue a bit baffled, but she was more concerned about Yu Yan and he was right. Getting up to her feet, Ying Yue made her way to the bathroom.
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Yu Yan's chin was slowly lifted with the stick as she met Nia Xing's jealous gaze.
"Or did he get attracted to your pretty face? How about we change that, don't you think?"
But Yu Yan didn't retaliate, her mind was already a muffled mess, she barely heard a word they said neither did she struggle to free herself and Nia Xing didn't fail to notice.
"Weak already? The actual fun hasn't even started yet."
But Yu Yan could barely even move, her vision was blurry and she could sense her consciousness trying to slip away from her, it's happening again and she couldn't fight it.
"Yu Yan?" Nia Xing couldn't ignore how faint she suddenly looked, at first she thought Yu Yan was being pretentious to escape from their clutches but right now, it doesn't look pretentious at all.
"Are you alright?"
And to their dismay, an aghast expression filled their faces the minute she collapsed on the floor.
The door bursts open afterwards.
"What did you do to Yu Yan?!!"