Wang Zi paused infront of the door. Gazing at its label signifying the holder of an esteemed position in this school before his eyes, he took a deep breath briefly before knocking.

"Come in..."

He opened the door and stepped inside.

The principal appeared pleasantly surprised, "Young Master Wang Zi, have a seat...Finally, you are here..." He then quickly pulled out a drawer to take out some familiar-looking documents.

Wang Zi did not bother the least and merely stood facing him. He proceeded to throw a piece of note onto the table to show the principal, "How will you explain this?"

The somewhat disturbed man picked it up to inspect, but only to find out that it was a health service fee reminder note. He looked up at the displeased Wang Zi, "Why should I?"

Not concerned at all with maintaining his usual air of coolness, Wang Zi demanded, "As a principal, you should know very well that every school's student health service is fully-funded by the government...So why are you extorting from a student such a considerable sum?"

He was clearly offended, "From what I have taken note of here, this is obviously not your student number...Young Master Wang Zi, I am the principal of Kingsgate College...while you are simply a conditionally-accepted student here...This is none of your business!"

Wang Zi just could not bear with his greedy motives, "You're right! Just because you are the principal so you should set yourself as a role model and not digging the pockets of your poor struggling student for money which they are not in any way responsible!"

The principal slammed the table and angrily got up from his seat, "Enough! I am warning you for the last time to not meddle with our school's affairs...Otherwise, I might just sue you for intruding on another student's privacy!"

Wang Zi only shot him a discerning glare while nodding in resignation, "Fine, it sounds as though this money-making business of yours might have been going on for quite a while..."

He turned all the more furious, "Are you going to listen to me or not?"

Backing up, Wang Zi placed a $100 bill onto the table and sneered, "This case will not be closed so easily as you wish..." He walked off and shut the door behind him with a loud blow.

Coming to the locker area, Gui Gui stopped in her track and stared yearningly. Beside her, Ya Tou and Da Ya tried to come up with comforting words to say to her.

Sighing, Gui Gui was about to go on when Ya Tou muttered, "Too bad both Da Ya and I don't have our own lockers to spare you...Otherwise, you would not have quarreled with Mei Mei..."

Da Ya hushed her to not mention their friend's name again. She patted Gui Gui's heavy

shoulders, "No matter what, we are all sworn lifetime godsisters...be it in the past, present or the future...So Gui Gui, don't drag on your resentment for it to last too long, okay?"

Gui Gui turned to her with some degree of consideration. She then simply nodded to agree quietly.

Da Ya smiled, "Thank you, Gui Gui...And sorry, Ya Tou and I have to go for our extra-curricular activities later on..."

The nonchalant girl assured, "I will be fine...See you both tomorrow..."

They then bade goodbye before leaving Gui Gui.

Coming around a corner from the principal's office, Wang Zi ended up reaching the hallway where Gui Gui could be spotted nearby his locker.

He slowed down his pace as he recognised her from the back.

Gui Gui was still looking at the corner of her much-missed keeper for her boxful of belongings now held fast firmly onto but were mercilessly discarded away. Overwhelmed with nostalgia, she let go of one hand to reach up to her own cheek and pinched it hard.

It hurt so much up to the point that she could not even find her voice to utter the deep heartfelt pain. This dream is real. Behind her, Wang Zi found it hard to comprehend the way she was acting presently outside of class. He continued to wait and not long, a thought struck Gui Gui...

Flashback...

From a far end of the hallway behind a certain corner, Gui Gui thought that she overheard a sharp familiar voice conversing.

"Yes, that's really what I'm desperately needing right now...So Li Quan, you should just have all terms and conditions typed out in the agreement...And hopefully, now that the principal got me all set to take up the head senior's role, things look even more promising than I had expected...I am now having everything to my own advantage...so once this secured a spot for me in my other dream school, I can simply be released from this horrible environment..."

Gui Gui went over closer to peep cautiously around the corner, "Take up the head senior's role?" She pondered and finally caught a clear view of the person standing nearby speaking over the phone.

After a brief pause, he continued, "Alright, meet me at the reargate of this Kingsgate College tomorrow...Remember, keep this between just you and me...And I need the agreement fast, okay?"

End of flashback...

"Reargate..." The word repeated loud and clear in Gui Gui's mind. The next minute, she was rushing away in hope of uncovering the deceitful schemes of the person who has been lingering behind her all this while.

Wang Zi was quite astonished by Gui Gui's sudden rush, "Is there a problem with her?" When she finally disappeared behind the stairs, he soon returned to his new locker. Opening it, he shook away unnecessary thoughts and pondered for a while over the few girly heart-shaped stuff left in it. He could figure that perhaps, someone in particular must have given this up for his use.

He sighed and took out his phone to call his buddy.

"Hello, Wang Zi..."

"Hey, Li Quan," he added. "Tell you what, there's a last-minute change of plans...We need to make some significant adjustments to the agreement...So hold onto it as we'll not be meeting in this college today..."

Tikisomia: Thanks...I thought the badge part is kinda exaggerated, haha!