Lucia Lu nodded.
A sly glint flashed in Mia Quinn's eyes.
She just knew that if she said she wanted to live with Sister Lucia, Fifth Highness would definitely come to tutor her.
Haha!
On the way back, Mia Quinn grinned and said, "Sister Lucia, do you believe me now? Fifth Highness likes you, so no matter what you ask him, he'll always agree!"
You're too young to know what 'like' means! Lucia Lu ruffled her hair.
Even if I don’t know, my Divine Father does! He’s always right about people! He said Fifth Highness likes you, so he must be right!
Lucia Lu pressed her lips together, saying nothing.
Sister Lucia, do you like Fifth Highness?" Mia Quinn asked again.
Lucia Lu covered her mouth: "Come on! I'll walk you back! And remember to close your barrier when you get home!"
Mia Quinn: "Mmph…"
...
After sending Mia Quinn home, Lucia Lu returned to her own room.
She sat on her bed, tilted her head, propped her chin, and stared at her marigold Flower Egg.
As she stared, she thought of the design on Sean Shaw's Flower Egg.
A little fish kissing a marigold.
Then, before she knew it, the image of Sean Shaw's lips appeared in her mind.
Not too thick, not too thin, lightly red—whether cold or smiling, they always carried a seductive charm...
As if they were born to entice women. The longer she stared, the stronger her urge to push him down.
Ah! What am I thinking?!
Lucia Lu covered her face and laughed.
......
The nerve-wracking surprise exam was held the very next day.
Not only did they have to take the test, but their seats were all shuffled.
So that familiar deskmates wouldn’t copy from each other.
As soon as this was announced, half the students' faces turned green.
Lucia Lu was moved from the second row to the fourth row.
Sean Shaw was moved from the first row to the third row.
Coincidentally, he was still sitting right in front of her.
But their deskmates had changed.
Sean Shaw's original deskmate was Ian Yan, but now it was a dragon Divine Girl, Cora Shang.
Their classroom desks were still spacious.
Even though they sat in the same row, there was still about two feet of space between them.
But for some reason, Cora Shang sat right next to Sean Shaw, close enough that if she moved her arm, she'd bump into him.
Plus, she kept leaning over to whisper to him.
Lucia Lu glanced at the wide empty space on Cora Shang's right, then at how tightly she pressed up against Sean Shaw on her left, and unconsciously squeezed her hand.
She crumpled the corner of one exam paper into a ball.
Hey! Hey! Cora Shang!' The Celestial Emperor noticed. 'You're sitting too close to my Little Five! What are you planning to do to my Little Five?'
Everyone saw it and burst into laughter.
But Cora was mischievous herself and said, "Celestial Emperor, I just asked Fifth Highness what gift I should bring to your birthday banquet."
Getting a high score is the best gift you can give me!' said the Celestial Emperor. 'Go back to your seat. If you get first place, not only do you not need a gift, I'll have Little Five present you with flowers at the birthday banquet. How about that?'
Sean Shaw shot his father a warning look.
Really, Celestial Emperor?' Cora Shang sat back. 'You can't go back on your word!'
I won't! Whoever gets first place, Little Five will present them with flowers, okay?' said the Celestial Emperor.
The Divine Girls cheered.
Seeing how popular his Little Five was, the Celestial Emperor smiled and said, "Of course, if a man gets first place, forget it! I doubt you'd want Little Five to present you with flowers."
I do! I want them!' someone replied.
The whole classroom erupted in laughter.
Lucia Lu, puzzled, sent a sound-transmission to Adrian: "What are they laughing at?"
Adrian replied, "It’s a Drake Abyss custom. When a man presents flowers to a woman, it means he’s declaring his love."
Lucia Lu glanced at the boy who said "I want them," and couldn’t help laughing too.
Sean Shaw’s face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
......