Evil Witch Saves the World

What a joke! Clearly... yesterday, I clearly saw this witch abusing An'an, didn't I?

Bai Xue Rou had already brought Bai An'an to the table, but He'er still stood motionless, her face frighteningly pale, which made Bai An'an worried.

"Sister He'er... are you okay?"

Bai An'an didn't understand. Yesterday she was the one who was punished and suffered, but how come early this morning the person in such a poor state was He'er?

Soon, Bai An'an instinctively looked across the dining table at Bai Xue Rou who was picking up food for her.

"Mom, did you punish He'er yesterday after all?"

"Hmm?" Bai Xue Rou's hand holding the chopsticks trembled slightly as she raised her eyebrows. "I didn't. Yesterday I was sleeping with you, my daughter, and didn't go looking for anyone else."

"Really?" Bai An'an was suspicious. She still didn't quite trust Bai Xue Rou. Even though this person was her mother, the problem was that she was also a terrifying witch.

"Really! If you don't believe me, you can ask He'er and Yan."@@novelbin@@

Being questioned by her daughter like this, Bai Xue Rou couldn't help but laugh. She, as a witch, finally told the truth for once, yet was still being doubted—who could she complain to about this?

"Sister Yan, Sister He'er, is it true?"

"Yes, young mistress, it's true."

Yan nodded first, confirming what Bai Xue Rou had said. Being called out by Bai An'an, He'er also came back to her senses. Remembering that Bai Xue Rou said she wouldn't punish Bai An'an as long as she obeyed, she also nodded like Yan.

If it were before, she would definitely have turned the tables and falsely accused the hateful witch.

Because she had no concerns then—even if she died, it would be considered a heroic sacrifice. But now she had concerns and couldn't ignore the witch's orders.

"It's true. Yesterday I went back to my room to sleep early, and Madam Witch didn't come looking for me."

He'er bowed, as if resigned to her fate. No one could see what expression she had now.

"If that's the case, then you should be happier! Look at me—I was punished by mom yesterday, but I'm still cheerful today, aren't I?"

Bai An'an jumped down from her chair, went to He'er's side and patted her shoulder, showing a warm smile.

After experiencing punishment that she hadn't seen for a long time yesterday, Bai An'an didn't actually have many problems.

Although it was still painful, her body had started to adapt and it wasn't as unbearable as at first. Towards the end, Bai An'an even felt quite comfortable, especially in her lower abdomen, which felt warm.

It was strange, but that was the fact.

"Mmm..." He'er nodded and smiled at the sunlight-like girl in front of her.

"Master, I will be obedient."

"Ah..."

Being addressed this way by He'er, Bai An'an, who had just been encouraging her, suddenly felt so awkward she wanted to dig a hole and hide. She knew He'er called her this because Bai Xue Rou was present, but being addressed this way, she, as an uncultured person, really couldn't accept it.

After thinking for a long time about how to ease the atmosphere, Bai An'an finally chose to eat first.

At this point, it was better to eat first.

Today's meal was delicious as usual, while Yan and He'er, because of Bai An'an's previous disobedience, had been deprived of some privileges by Bai Xue Rou and couldn't eat with their master.

Just when Bai An'an thought today would be another ordinary day and planned to continue looking for a way of salvation with He'er later, Bai Xue Rou suddenly spoke.

"By the way, An'an, starting today, you'll begin taking classes."

"W-what?"

Bai An'an, who had just finished her meal and was about to go play with He'er, froze upon hearing this. She turned around and blinked her big eyes in confusion.

"Hmm? I promised the Director Grandpa and that little girlfriend of yours before that I'd let you go to school. And weren't you quite looking forward to it before?"

Bai Xue Rou revealed an innocent and kind face, putting her hands together to support her chin, anticipating her daughter's reaction.

"I... I was looking forward to it, of course, but... why today..."

Bai An'an rubbed her little hands, stuttering in response.

Of course, she wanted to go to school and take classes, but right now she just wanted to escape from here, and couldn't care about those things.

"That's because I only found teachers today. Actually, I've been going out every day to look since you just arrived here, but our home is too far away. I only found them yesterday, and they should be arriving soon. You can wait on the sofa first."

"Is that so?"

Bai An'an muttered, but her feet that were already walking towards He'er returned to the living room.

It seemed... she could only think of ways to escape with He'er after finishing the classes.

Bai An'an glanced at the pitiful He'er and reluctantly went to the sofa, waiting for the teacher's arrival.

After about a few minutes, the doorbell rang at the gate. Yan quickly left the mansion and headed to the main gate to help the teachers enter.

As the teachers got closer, Bai An'an on the sofa changed from lying down to sitting properly. Although she disliked Bai Xue Rou, she still had basic respect for others.

Bai Xue Rou was right beside Bai An'an, using a comb to fix her white hair, and also tying it into a side ponytail.

Only He'er seemed out of place in this home.

"Please come in, both of you."

Soon, Yan led two blonde women, about twenty or thirty years old, into the mansion. One carried an easel, canvas, and other painting tools, while the other held a violin and a music book.

"Miss Yan, your house is truly huge, just like those noble castles from the Middle Ages..."

The woman with the violin looked around at this magnificent mansion and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Meanwhile, the other teacher had already started setting up her easel and canvas and began painting the interior of the mansion.

"How about it? These two are your violin teacher and painting teacher. To prevent you from being afraid, I even chose two women~"

Bai Xue Rou pointed at the two women, nuzzling her daughter's cheek while explaining, completely disregarding Bai An'an's increasingly blank face.

What painting teacher and violin teacher? These weren't what she wanted to learn! What she wanted were common teachers, like math, language, English, and not these things she had never been involved with before.

"Mom, aren't there any other teachers? Like math teachers..."

"No, and you don't need to learn those things. You only need to learn violin and painting."

Bai Xue Rou shook her head firmly, completely dismissing Bai An'an's hopes.

"Alright..."

Just as Bai An'an was feeling disappointed, the two teachers noticed their only student and walked over.

"You must be student Bai An'an? My name is Lisa, pleased to meet you." The teacher with the violin came to Bai An'an and waved, while the painting teacher beside her just briefly mentioned her name.

"Mia."

"Well then, I'll leave my daughter in your care. I happen to need to go out for a while. If you have any questions, you can ask Miss Yan."

"Okay."

"Mmm."

After Bai Xue Rou finished negotiating with the two teachers, she took her bag and left by car as usual.

"Alright, student An'an, which would you like to learn first? Violin or painting?"

Lisa crouched down to look directly at Bai An'an and asked very enthusiastically.

Bai An'an pouted. To be honest, she didn't want to choose either, but she was also afraid of Bai Xue Rou. She pointed to Mia.

"I want to learn painting first."

Since she had to choose, she might as well pick something she had some experience with. In her previous life, Gu Xue had done some doodling with her.

"Ah... alright then."

Seeing that she had lost favor right after meeting, Lisa sighed, but still gave the opportunity to the other teacher. She sat at the dining table nearby, drinking tea and watching Bai An'an learn.

"Good. Since you want to learn from me, you'll start by holding the pen." Mia brought the easel in front of Bai An'an, put the pen in her hand, and coldly instructed.

After that came pen control, drawing lines, and drawing a few small egg shapes. Perhaps because it was the first lesson, Mia only let Bai An'an proceed to this step before ending.

To Bai An'an's surprise, her painting journey today was unexpectedly easy. No matter what, whether it was pen control or line control, she could almost do it with one teaching, and her hand barely shook a few times, as if it was fixed.

So this painting class wasn't very difficult for Bai An'an. She even felt a bit secretly pleased when being praised by the cold teacher.

Is this what it feels like to be naturally gifted?

Bai An'an gradually understood how Gu Xue felt as a genius girl in her previous life. Indeed, it felt good to be praised and admired by many.

Next was the violin class. The process was similar—Lisa taught Bai An'an how to hold the violin, the bow posture, then practiced open strings, scales, and some simple tunes like "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star."

When learning the violin, Bai An'an found that she somehow naturally knew how to hold the violin, use the bow, and control the tone, skipping straight to practicing scales.

During this process, Lisa praised her almost every minute. In this teacher's eyes, Bai An'an wasn't just some little girl, but an absolute prodigious talent!

Given time, she would definitely make a name for herself in the violin world.

With Lisa's praises, Bai An'an's confidence grew even more, and even she herself felt it.

Could it be... that I'm really a genius at painting and violin?!