Su Qianqian awkwardly touched her nose, knowing this wasn't a compliment, "Not at all, not at all."
...
The journey began at the university and continued back to the Su family villa.
It's not far to go from the map where you learn the story to the map where you were in high school.
At least for those outside of Su Qianqian's system, this distance is like child's play.
However, the differences between the story maps are quite noticeable.
When I came back, the weather here was even hotter, as if it were already midsummer, and the sun was dazzling.
After getting off the plane, Su Qianqian asked the housekeeper to send a car to take the deer antlers home.
Su Qianqian glanced at Jiang Cuo sitting in the car. "Jiang Jiang, do you want to go back to visit your grandparents first? Or do you want to rest at my place for a while? Your grandparents have already settled in. If you want to go, I'll have the housekeeper take you in directly."
The luxury car's windows were closed, and the air conditioning was on inside, so it didn't feel hot. Jiang Cuo's eyelashes fluttered slightly, and her aloof beauty was impeccable, even her hair was exquisitely styled. Her whole body was radiantly white, and her serene temperament was like a distant landscape painting.
Jiang Cuo: "Okay, just take me back directly."
Although the two were always affectionate in their school dormitory, they did not officially live together.
She wouldn't have suggested it if Su Qianqian hadn't invited her to stay for a while.
That's called being reserved.
Su Qianqian nodded, and seeing that the green number above the door was still 100, she was relieved to know that Jiang Cuo was not being hypocritical.
After sending Jiang Cuo back, Su Qianqian returned to the villa, went straight to the second floor, and opened her room.
The room was spotless, and the servants cleaned it regularly every day. It was exactly the same room as when she left, without any changes.
Su Qianqian leaped onto the bed like a carp hurdling across a parabola, then pounced on it.
The soft, supple bed was the one she had been longing for and dreaming of.
Su Qianqian buried her face in the soft pillow and rested for a while before turning over and lying on the bed. She then opened the system page.
The integration with the system world has reached 97.34%.
Success is just around the corner for her.
However, Jiang Cuo's level of dislike for her was only zero, and there was no sense of affection involved.
Su Qianqian rested her hands behind her head listlessly, staring blankly at the system page. Her dislike value was zero, and she had no goodwill towards it. She felt something was off no matter how she looked at it.
[Waste System: Congratulations, host! Jiang Cuo's green mood value has been stable three times. Please keep up the good work!]
Su Qianqian: "?"
Jiang Cuo wasn't even by her side, so how did she manage to achieve this?
Su Qianqian lay in bed to rest, and when she woke up, it was already dinner time.
The servants had already prepared the meal, and the butler stood beside Su Qianqian's chair.
Su Qianqian had already put on her little bib and was ready to start eating.
Suddenly, a familiar voice appeared.
"My sister has really ignored me for so long without saying a word of concern. It really makes me very sad. Could it be that my sister has really forgotten about me?"
Su Lian's voice came from the doorway of the villa.
Normally gentle and refined, the butler frowned slightly as he watched Su Lian's subtle movements, but he didn't act immediately. Instead, he turned his head to look at Su Qianqian's expression.
Su Lian dared to appear directly at the villa's entrance because she was certain that Su Qianqian had forgotten the entire second semester of her senior year of high school.
When the aphrodisiac incident was exposed, Su Qianqian discovered that her sister was not her biological sister. Su Qianqian kicked her out, but she secretly kept a key card.
After waiting for a whole year, she finally got her chance.
Su Qianqian was also somewhat surprised by Su Lian's appearance, but she didn't react much. "If you're asking for a favor, act like you're asking for a favor. What are you doing here?"
Ignoring the butler's unfriendly gaze, Su Lian took two steps forward, squatted down beside Su Qianqian's legs, and shook Su Qianqian's arm, acting like a pitiful puppy, "Sister, I've been studying hard lately, trying to transfer to the same major as you, so I haven't been trying to get your attention. Besides, my bottom took a long time to heal after you kicked me last time, so I didn't dare to appear in front of you so easily."
Su Qianqian remained unmoved.
She was determined; she wasn't going to be taken advantage of. She had already decided that she would only support Su Lian until she graduated from high school, and she wouldn't pay for her college education.
Su Lian's entire demeanor screamed "I want money, I want money, I want money."
She won't be fooled so easily.
Seeing that Su Qianqian didn't react, Su Lian smiled. As long as she forgot about that incident and didn't dislike her, she still had a chance.
"Sister, I don't want to bother you, but I'm really scared." Tears suddenly welled up in Su Lian's eyes, and her voice trembled with emotion. "Sister is my only family in this world."
Su Lian knew where the housekeeper was. She couldn't make up a reason that was too outrageous, otherwise the housekeeper would expose her on the spot. The reason the housekeeper let her in was simply because he saw that Su Qianqian hadn't made any moves. Even if the housekeeper knew everything, he still had to consider Su Qianqian's mood. So as long as she could appease Su Qianqian, she would have a chance to turn things around.
Although Su Qianqian didn't like Su Lian, she didn't have much ill will towards her either. He was just a piece of paper in a book, and she didn't need to take it too seriously.
Because Jiang Cuo disliked her, she also came to dislike everything related to him.
Su Qianqian was kept up by Su Lian until she decided to go upstairs to rest after dinner.
From Su Qianqian's perspective, Su Lian is her half-sister, so they are related by blood and she doesn't put up much of a defense against her.
The moment Su Lian stepped into Su Qianqian's room, he was like a lovesick man who had obtained his beloved's clothes. His feigned aggrieved expression was somewhat perverted. He breathed in the air in Su Qianqian's room, trying to cover himself with Su Qianqian's scent.
"Speak up. You must have something to say to me. It's not appropriate to say it in front of the housekeeper, but you don't need to pretend in front of me."
"Sister, I know I shouldn't trouble you, but Dad recently had a friend call me and said he wants me to pay him money to get him out of prison early, or else he'll retaliate against me. I'm so scared."
Su Lian dared not give this reason in front of the housekeeper, for fear that the housekeeper would expose her directly and make Su Qianqian distrust her even more.
She wanted to cherish this hard-won opportunity.
Su Lian's excuse was excellent. Su Qianqian already disliked Su Jianxiu, and upon hearing about this scumbag's evil deeds, her empathy for Su Lian increased.
Su Qianqian went into the bathroom to change into her pajamas. When she came out, she had already washed up and had a face mask on.
While applying lotion to her neck, Su Qianqian asked casually, "So, what kind of help do you want from me?"
Su Lian immediately stepped forward, "I don't need my sister to spend money to smooth things over for me. I know it's not easy for my sister to earn money, but I know that Dad is most afraid of my sister. Maybe Dad's friends have been watching me and know that my relationship with my sister has become distant, so they came to threaten me. If Dad knew that my relationship with my sister was as good as before, he definitely wouldn't dare to do it."
Su Qianqian: "So?"
"All I need is for my sister and me to take a picture together. Then I'll put the picture in front of them and tell them that I have a sister to back me up, and I'm not some poor kid that no one wants. Then they won't dare to bully me!"
It was just a photo, so Su Qianqian didn't pay much attention to it.
"Okay, let's take a group photo, right? Come on over."
Like a puppy that has been given a piece of meat by its owner, Su Lian eagerly went over to it.
"Sister, please use my own phone."
Su Lian used her phone to turn on selfie mode, took a picture, and then frowned as she looked at the photo. "I'm wearing a face mask, it'll be bad if they don't recognize me."
"What's the big deal? I'll just take it down and take a picture."
Su Qianqian removed the face mask, revealing a face that was as white and smooth as a peeled egg.
Su Lian stared wide-eyed, pressing her thumb firmly against her palm to suppress her obsessive thoughts. She couldn't reveal her dangerous ideas yet, or Su Qianqian would kick her out. She had to be patient.
"Is my sister ready? I'm about to take a picture."
Su Qianqian leaned her face closer, but just as Su Lian pressed the shutter, Su Lian suddenly turned her head away, and Su Lian's lips touched Su Qianqian's cheek. At that moment, the photo was captured.
"I just saw foam on my sister's face, I didn't expect it to turn into this when she turned her head."
Su Qianqian subconsciously rubbed her face, looking somewhat disgusted.
Su Qianqian: "Alright, alright, that's fine."
Su Lian knew when to stop and put away her phone. "Thank you, sister. I won't bother you anymore. I've already rented a place for myself, so you don't need to worry. I can go back by myself."
Su Lian knew the principle of not pushing her luck.
Moreover, she had to sneak out without being caught by the housekeeper, otherwise the door frame she had secretly hidden would be taken away.
Su Qianqian was quite satisfied with Su Lian's sensible behavior at this moment.
After leaving Su Qianqian's room, Su Lian crept out of the villa like a thief, a satisfied smile playing on her lips. Although she didn't know why Su Qianqian had lost half a year's worth of memories, she wouldn't let go of any opportunity that would allow her to stay by Su Qianqian's side.
She's not a good person; she's wicked, jealous, selfish, and materialistic. But what she wants never falls from the sky; she has to fight for it herself, no matter what means she uses.
She wasn't Jiang Cuo, and she didn't receive Su Qianqian's favor.
But Jiang Cuo didn't cherish it.
After leaving the villa, Su Lian opened her phone and looked at the photo. She stretched her index and middle fingers across the photo, zooming in and out until only Su Qianqian's face, which she was kissing, remained in the frame.
An unnatural blush rose to Su Lian's face.
How wonderful it would be to go deeper, much deeper.
Su Lian found an unnamed phone number in her contacts and sent the picture.
If fate doesn't favor her, then she'll work hard on her own.
...
Meanwhile, Chao Hongjiangcuo was cutting fruit for her grandparents in the kitchen.
After entering the room, all I heard was how wonderful Su Qianqian was.
I bought the apartment outright, and I regularly have a private doctor come to check on me. If anything happens, I can call the property manager and get an immediate response.
Grandpa and Grandma almost praised Su Qianqian to the skies.
Although Jiang Cuo was in a bad mood, he deliberately kept a calm face, but his earphones were secretly a little red.
Su Qianqian is not that good; she clearly traded her body for it.
Although Jiang Cuo thought this in her heart, the green number 100 in her mood points above her head betrayed her.
After returning home, Jiang Cuo kept glancing at her phone. She noticed that Su Qianqian hadn't sent her any messages. Feeling a bit annoyed, she silenced her phone, but then, worried that she wouldn't receive Su Qianqian's messages immediately, she switched it to vibrate.
While cutting fruit, Jiang Cuo's phone suddenly vibrated. He immediately put down the apple, picked up his phone, and turned it on, but hesitated, not wanting to open it right away.
Su Qianqian took so long to send her a message, so she should be punished a little and made to wait a few more minutes, so that Su Qianqian wouldn't mistakenly think that she had been watching her phone the whole time, just waiting for her to send a message.
Upon opening his phone and seeing the message, Jiang Cuo's pupils dilated, and his entire body turned cold. The pad of his index finger accidentally touched the sharp blade, instantly drawing blood.
A cold, bitter smile appeared on his face as he looked at the photo in front of him. Jiang Cuo seemed oblivious to the pain, pressing his index finger against the sharp blade.