It reminded her of certain scenes she didn't want to recall.
Jiang Cuo's body stiffened for a moment, and when he took the next step, he was slightly out of sync with his hands and feet, and immediately turned his face away.
However, Su Qianqian's gaze also fell on Jiang Cuo not far away. Her almond-shaped eyes narrowed slightly as she stared at Jiang Cuo's profile.
She seemed to hear Jiang Cuo say something like... take responsibility, when she was in so much pain in the infirmary?
Su Qianqian was focused on the pain in her lower abdomen and didn't pay much attention to what she was hearing, so she wasn't sure if Jiang Cuo had said those words.
To prevent Su Qianqian from seeing his inexplicable clumsy movements, Jiang Cuo slowed down and tried to turn his face away, but his entire earlobe was already bright red, and even his high ponytail couldn't cover the bright red color.
Su Qianqian finally waited until the volleyball coach finished speaking his words of concern, but when she turned her head again, she found that Jiang Cuo was already gone.
So I had no choice but to take a good rest during my lunch break.
When class started in the afternoon, Su Qianqian noticed that Jiang Cuo was intentionally keeping his distance from her.
Su Qianqian shifted her position and looked down, suddenly noticing Jiang Cuo's shoes.
Then they discovered that Jiang Cuo's shoes were slip-on and had no shoelaces at all. So what was Jiang Cuo doing with his head down in the infirmary that morning?
Whenever Jiang Cuo glanced at Su Qianqian's profile, he would recall the strange words he had uttered: "Su Qianqian, is this how you take responsibility for me?"
My ears felt like they were on fire, incredibly hot, and even my face flushed red.
Therefore, in order to prevent Su Qianqian from noticing, Jiang Cuo could only keep a straight face and try his best to release the cold aura that he usually didn't want to interact with.
From Su Qianqian's perspective, she didn't take what she vaguely heard about anything serious seriously, and thought that Jiang Cuo was like this because she had accidentally kissed Jiang Cuo's cheek in the infirmary.
What's more, the two of them had accidentally kissed each other the day before yesterday, so they were already a little embarrassed to face Jiang Cuo.
So when Jiang Cuo issued a signal that strangers should stay away, Su Qianqian actually breathed a sigh of relief.
They are happy to be free and at ease.
However, the two also maintained a tacit understanding that Jiang Cuo would still tutor Su Qianqian in the evenings.
The two understood each other implicitly; one spoke earnestly, and the other listened attentively.
Moreover, Jiang Cuo also photocopied many papers.
It was like she was sulking.
Since Su Qianqian was good at everything, she did whatever test paper she was given.
Only Su Lianmin, who had been the third wheel, could sense that the atmosphere between the two was strangely absurd, yet strangely harmonious.
Moreover, when Su Lian's gaze fell on Jiang Cuo, she always had a strange feeling. She felt that Jiang Cuo was extremely similar to her in some way, as if they were... the same kind of people.
This tacit understanding lasted until the monthly exam.
Meanwhile, after Su Qianqian and Jiang Cuo were paired up as a couple in the class, two extreme factions emerged.
One group consists of die-hard fans of Jiang Cuo, while the other group consists of die-hard fans of the Jiang Cuo and Su Qianqian pairing.
Jiang Cuo and Su Qianqian were in the top class.
The school was already the best in the city, and their class was the elite class among the top students.
The original owner, Su Qianqian, spent a large sum of money to get in in order to stay away from Su Jianxiu.
Jiang Cuo, on the other hand, got in based on his own merits and abilities.
Jiang Cuo is not only good at studying and good-looking, but also excellent in every aspect. She is just a bit aloof and unwilling to make friends. However, among most of her ordinary but hardworking classmates, her excellence makes her seem like a goddess and an object of admiration.
They knew that Jiang Cuo disliked this behavior, so they kept it to themselves and didn't show it openly.
However, after Su Qianqian underwent a significant change, some people started pairing her with Jiang Cuo as a couple and even secretly shipped them. Those classmates who regarded Jiang Cuo as their idol were immediately unhappy about this.
They thought Su Qianqian was not worthy of being associated with Jiang Cuo.
Su Qianqian is uneducated, has a bad temper, and used to always cause trouble for Jiang Cuo.
Although they are both driven by love, they will still fight if they follow different paths.
They think those die-hard fans of the couple are completely insane; they're not picky eaters and can eat anything.
Those fans who ship the couple firmly believe that the recent changes in Jiang Cuo and Su Qianqian clearly show that they are getting better and better after their interactions.
They liked this nurturing relationship, so whenever Su Qianqian and Jiang Cuo appeared together, the two factions were secretly competing with each other.
With the upcoming monthly exam, the two factions have started setting goals and challenges in the group chat.
The term "Jiang Pai" refers to those who only like Jiang Cuo and regard him as a faith. They are often called "toxic fans" because no one is worthy of Jiang Cuo, allowing him to be beautiful on his own.
The Su faction was moved by Su Qianqian's changes, observed her strengths, and was captivated by her. They supported her ideas, understood her movements, and tied Jiang Cuo and Qianqian together, believing that the two were a match made in heaven. However, their main focus was on Su Qianqian, and they did not accept any accusations made by Jiang's faction's toxic fans against her.
So, on the night before the monthly exam, the group chat suddenly exploded with anonymous chatter.
A staunch supporter of the Su faction: [According to reliable insider information, Jiang Cuo has been tutoring Su Qianqian every night lately. Sisters, we've really made the right choice shipping them! Anyone who dares to say that the relationship between Mei and Su is one-sided will be torn to shreds!]
I lost ten pounds after being with the Su family: [Really? I'll kowtow first as a sign of respect, lest I offend my family.]
Nothing is more beautiful than Su Paimei: [When will "The Misplaced Love of a Delicate Maiden" be updated? When will episode 6 be released? Lulu, you're third in the whole grade, even after you've finished studying, you still remember us hungry little ones who are begging for candy.]
Seeing the Su faction's arrogance, some members of the Jiang faction immediately became unhappy.
Jiang Fan's Unique Beauty - Don't Try to Pick a Fight: [Alright, I really don't know what you guys are shipping all day long. Su Qianqian's studies are so bad, yet she still gets Jiang Cuo to tutor her. She must have spent a lot of money, right? Everyone knows Jiang Cuo grew up with his grandparents, and his family isn't well-off. This is really bullying! What if it affects Jiang Cuo's studies? That would be a huge loss for the school. Have you guys lost your brains from shipping this?]
Jiang's faction is unmatched: [Exactly! Can't you spend your time reading? You're an adult now. Besides being pretty, rich, and easygoing, what other good qualities does Su Qianqian have? Jiang's faction is unmatched, okay?]
Jiang Pai's comment: [Don't think you're so great just because you have a book called "Qianqian's Misguided Love." Jiang Cuo treats Su Qianqian just like everyone else, there's no difference. Wait until the monthly exam results are released, then we'll see who laughs and who cries.]
After giving Su Qianqian her last lesson before the monthly exam, Jiang Cuo returned home. Her grandparents left a light on for her before she went to bed.
Jiang Cuo tiptoed back to his room.
Jiang Cuo saw messages popping up in the class's group chat, but she wasn't initially interested.
However, he accidentally glanced at Su Qianqian's name, and his slender fingers slid to the phone screen. There was no password, and the content of the anonymous message in the small group immediately popped up.
Jiang Cuo sat at her desk, propping her head up with her hand. The ends of her long, high ponytail swept across the table. Her phoenix eyes were slightly narrowed, and she looked somewhat lazy. Her slender fingers idly swiped across the screen.
It's just some boring news.
Feeling bored, Jiang Cuo opened his phone, created an anonymous account for himself, and changed his nickname to "Su Pai".
Even though the class was divided into two factions, the Su faction and the Jiang faction, none of the Jiang faction's die-hard fans dared to really cause trouble in front of Su Qianqian.
At the very beginning, the girl who was instructed by Su Lian to cause trouble for Su Qianqian was the one who pretended to be pitiful. She kept her presence low in class and tried to make people ignore her, but she was still resentful inside.
She only tore up Jiang Cuo's homework; she didn't cause any real harm to Su Qianqian. Is it necessary for everyone to side with Su Qianqian?
She didn't do anything wrong; the others were clearly only on Su Qianqian's side because she was rich.
Her family is powerless, so she is a vulnerable group, and everyone can bully her and isolate her silently like this?
So, in order to get people to talk to her, the girl also joined the Jiang faction.
During the exam, this girl sat right behind Su Qianqian.
The whole class knew that Su Qianqian was not good at studying and that she got into the school by pulling strings. She was happy to see Su Qianqian make a fool of herself.
Although there have been rumors lately that Jiang Cuo is tutoring Su Qianqian, this girl always feels that Jiang Cuo's mentality should be the same as hers. Jiang Cuo also comes from a poor family, and Su Qianqian is always hanging around Jiang Cuo. Jiang Cuo should only feel that Su Qianqian is humiliating her.
So while answering the questions, the girl kept glancing at Su Qianqian out of the corner of her eye. She didn't believe Su Qianqian could get any good grades. Even if she did, she must have cheated, either by bribing the teacher or by cheating.
Su Qianqian wasn't thinking about that at the moment. The moment she received the test paper, she thought to herself, "Jiang Cuo is indeed a top student. He has covered all the key points very accurately."
Jiang Cuo even photocopied so many test papers for her. High school knowledge is just the same old thing in a different guise, just with different question types. But there's only so much material, and as long as you memorize it, you can answer correctly no matter how the questions are phrased.
Although I was a genius in my past life, it was due to my own hard work.
Because of the pressure that there is no future without studying, she has to work a thousand times harder than others, but in terms of intelligence, she is still a little less intelligent than Jiang Cuo.
She discovered that Jiang Cuo always hit the nail on the head, knowing what was most important, thus making effective use of study time.
Most importantly, Jiang Cuo never stops learning; after learning new knowledge, he will also preview the next one.
When encountering something they don't understand, they will look up information and learn it on their own.
In her previous life, she was a rote learner. If she couldn't memorize something the first time, she would memorize it twice until she could remember every word. As she memorized more and more, she gradually developed the ability to remember everything she saw.
Later, as I got older and got busy with work, I fell a little behind.
So even now, having transmigrated to the system world, this knowledge is not unfamiliar to her at all, because it is already firmly engraved in her mind.
Su Qianqian was quite confident; it was just high school knowledge.
Therefore, the writing flows smoothly and effortlessly.
After the monthly exam, everyone returned to their classrooms.
For several days, Jiang Cuo and Su Qianqian maintained a purely business-like relationship, without exchanging a single private word.
As soon as Su Qianqian sat down, Jiang Cuo asked her a question casually.
How did the exam go?
Su Qianqian was extremely confident that she would get into the top ten, so she was in a bad mood. "With Jiang's help, I'm like a fish in water. I have to do it."
The girl happened to pass by Su Qianqian and overheard her words, immediately becoming wary.
With Jiang Cuo's help?
The girl didn't think the best of it; her first reaction was that Jiang Cuo must have given Su Qianqian the exam questions or helped her cheat.
Seeing Su Qianqian's beaming face, Jiang Cuo couldn't help but smile as well.
“You learn very quickly, but you didn’t pay attention before. You can’t focus your mind elsewhere; you have to use it where it’s needed.”
The two characters should be used, but Jiang Cuo deliberately emphasized the pronunciation.
Su Qianqian was confused by Jiang Cuo's many nonsensical remarks, but she immediately responded sweetly.
"In short, I've found that listening to Jiang is always the right thing to do. From now on, I will take Jiang as my role model and only learn from him."
Su Qianqian's words successfully pleased Jiang Cuo.
[Waste System: Ding ding ding ding~ This waste is here again. Congratulations to the host for triggering a daily random mini-task. Since the system has detected that Jiang Cuo is in a good mood at the moment, but the disgust value is still stable at 40, please ask Jiang Cuo to give the host a gift.]
Once the host achieves a top-ten ranking in the monthly exam, and this task is also successfully completed, the host will be rewarded with a 10% increase in fusion level with the system.
Su Qianqian's sweet smile immediately froze.
Does the system know that this is called taking an inch and wanting a mile?
Their relationship isn't close enough for someone to shamelessly ask for gifts.