What are all these things?
She is... very innocent.
Jiang Cuo sat upright on the hospital bed, looking directly at Su Qianqian with an expression that said he understood everything.
Su Qianqian said so much to her, wasn't it just to get some benefits from her?
What do you mean by "light and thin"?
Do you want her to take responsibility?
After playing hard to get for so long, have you finally revealed what you really want?
She wouldn't let Su Qianqian have her way so easily.
Jiang Cuo had automatically transformed the shock on Su Qianqian's face into the guilt and embarrassment that Su Qianqian felt after her little thoughts were exposed.
So he calmly lifted the blanket on the hospital bed, got up, put on his shoes, and went into the washroom to wash up.
Then, he naturally struck up a conversation with Su Qianqian, "Alright, Su, I'm all packed up. I can go to class now."
Su Qianqian had lost count of how many times her pupils had dilated in the past two days.
She was utterly astonished; all those lines she had prepared, all that imposing presence, were cleverly neutralized by Jiang Cuo's single sentence.
And why does the atmosphere suddenly seem so strange now?
Has the initiative returned to Jiang Cuo's hands?
She refused to accept it!
[Waste System: Congratulations, host, you have unlocked the right to control your own assets. Now you can manage your own money, meaning you can spend it not only on yourself but also on others.]
Su Qianqian: "?"
Su Qianqian was completely baffled.
[Waste System: A friendly reminder to the host: The host has not yet unlocked the investment rights of their own property. This means that the host's money can only be used for expenses and cannot be invested or used to generate more money.]
Therefore, please do not overspend or be extravagant. We also hope that you will continue to work hard and complete tasks diligently.
Su Qianqian's face was utterly speechless.
She realized she had been too naive.
This system's tricks are truly one after another.
For some reason, Jiang Cuo was in a very good mood. Her aura softened considerably, her face was radiant, and her phoenix eyes sparkled with dazzling light.
This contrasts sharply with Su Qianqian, who exudes a gloomy aura.
Sitting in the luxury car, Su Qianqian and Jiang Cuo each sat in one corner.
Jiang sat upright, meticulous, her high ponytail swaying slightly in the breeze.
Meanwhile, sitting on the other side inside the waiting area, Su Qianqian was all puffed up, her hair on her forehead disheveled.
It seems there's something to misunderstand.
Jiang Cuo appeared to be looking out the car window at the scenery, but her eyes were constantly glancing at Su Qianqian, who was not far from her.
Seeing Su Qianqian looking listless, her little mouth slightly pouting, and her eyes drooping listlessly, it was unclear what she was thinking.
Jiang Cuo's lips curled up slightly; he was in a good mood at the moment.
To say she's frivolous is simply a way of trying to get him to take responsibility for her.
Was Su Qianqian's statement just a roundabout way of confessing her feelings to her?
He went to great lengths to find a way to interact with her.
Otherwise, no matter how much you want to be friends with her, wouldn't it be enough to just take her to the hospital?
Why spend an entire night taking such meticulous care of her?
Su Qianqian is so rich and has countless servants, when will it be her turn to take care of her personally?
He put on that pitiful look, perhaps because he knew she liked little ones.
It was because the little one always looked at her with such pitiful eyes that Su Qianqian saw through this and began to imitate the little one's appearance.
Was he trying to gain her sympathy to attract her attention?
Could it be that at this moment, Su Qianqian's mind is searching for ways to make her take responsibility?
The cold wind blowing in through the car window made Jiang Cuo's hangover headache feel a little better.
When they arrived at school, the teacher simply called Su Qianqian and Jiang Cuo into the office alone to check on them, without asking any further questions.
Jiang Cuo returned to his seat, glanced at the still dejected Su Qianqian out of the corner of his eye, took out the notes and textbooks that he had already organized in his desk, and placed them on Su Qianqian's desk. Seeing that Su Qianqian still did not react, he pushed them closer with his index finger, directly in front of Su Qianqian.
When Su Qianqian saw Jiang Cuo, she actually took the initiative to strike up a conversation with her. Goosebumps rose all over her body, and she kept moving to her left, trying to get away from Jiang Cuo so that the cool scent emanating from him would not enter her nostrils.
You absolutely cannot have the idea that the main villain is actually very beautiful and that she finds him very attractive.
Furthermore, one must ignore the strange and misleading things the main villain says.
[Waste System: Why is the host thinking so much? Didn't the host have a heart-to-heart talk with Jiang Cuo a few days ago when he was giving the little one a bath in the bathroom?]
Besides, Jiang Cuo's aversion to the host had decreased by then. Perhaps after yesterday's events, Jiang Cuo completely trusts the host and has decided to become good friends. Isn't it normal for friends to do these things? Why should the host be suspicious? Why resist?
Su Qianqian's mind was filled with the notification sound of the useless system, and her eyes were completely glazed over.
After the waste system finished explaining a series of information, Su Qianqian's eyes lit up blankly.
Yeah, why would she overthink it?
This is exactly what she wanted, and now that she's succeeded, Jiang Cuo has opened his heart to her and is extremely friendly to her. Why is she being so hesitant?
Wouldn't that seem very strange?
And so, Jiang Cuo watched as Su Qianqian beside him went from being downcast to excited, and then from excited to calm.
A bright smile suddenly appeared on her face, which had been listless since morning. She turned to her with a sweet smile, said thank you, and put her textbook in her desk. She didn't say anything else to her.
Jiang Cuo couldn't help but slightly curl up the corners of his mouth.
She just made a few notes on the spot, yet it made Su Qianqian so happy?
Su Qianqian was extremely satisfied with her reaction. That's how it is; even good friends need to maintain appropriate boundaries.
She was very clear about her sexual orientation, but Jiang Cuo... she was incapable of having feelings. In the original book, she remained clear-headed from beginning to end, which was particularly outstanding in this world of love-obsessed people.
So even though Jiang Cuo has opened his heart to her now, she still needs to be careful not to offend him.
Jiang Cuo placed his index finger on the table. After seeing Su Qianqian put away her textbook without saying a word, he frowned slightly and tapped his index finger lightly on the table a few times, making a "tick-tock" sound.
The slight adjustment to the corners of her mouth that had already been made was abandoned again, and her overall aura of coldness subtly rose.
What's wrong with Su Qianqian? She's already given her the textbooks, so why hasn't she brought up the matter of asking her for tutoring?
The monthly exam is coming up. Could it be that Su Qianqian wants to be at the bottom of the class again and be laughed at?
She thought she had finally seen the light and decided to study hard, but it turned out she was just spouting nonsense and was still the same unambitious person.
Jiang Cuo felt a surge of irritation on her own, which showed that Su Qianqian was completely unaffected by her and was even more displeased.
He turned around, sat up straight, and didn't let his eyes fall on Su Qianqian.
But then Jiang Cuo suddenly realized, why was she meddling so much?
What does Su Qianqian's academic performance have to do with her?
Su Qianqian did help her this time, but how many times had Su Qianqian caused her trouble before?
She gave her the textbooks and prepared the key points, simply to repay a favor.
Just do your own thing and don't meddle in other people's business.
A hint of annoyance flashed in Jiang Cuo's eyes, and he immediately took out the test questions and began to work on them diligently.
...
Su Qianqian and Jiang Cuo were both lost in their own thoughts. Even when they arrived in the classroom, they did not notice that Su Lian, who was originally sitting behind Su Qianqian, had moved to a corner.
Su Lian sat blankly in her seat, secretly holding her phone under her hands. She was completely numb and couldn't hear anything the teacher on stage was saying.
Her hand holding the phone was trembling, and her eyes were fixed on the textbook on her desk. Her eyes, which usually looked pitiful, were now bloodshot.
The phone screen displayed a text message, sent by Su Jianxiu.
Su Jianxiu: "Lian'er, your father has been harmed by Su Qianqian. Su Qianqian has caused your father's company to go bankrupt. Now your father has no money to treat your mother. If we don't get money from Su Qianqian, your mother will have to stop taking her medication in the mental hospital. The mental hospital will no longer give your mother a chance to be saved."
Why is this happening?
Su Lian felt a ringing in her ears and couldn't think straight. Yesterday should have been the day her mother sent her a letter.
Yesterday, shouldn't she have been sitting on the sofa with her father, reading the letter her mother sent her in a warm and cozy atmosphere?
But Dad clearly never mentioned that Mom's condition had worsened before, so why all of a sudden? And why did they suddenly go bankrupt?
Did Su Qianqian make it?
Su Lian glanced at Su Qianqian with a numb look, only to see Su Qianqian smiling brightly, listening attentively to the teacher's lecture, looking quite pleased with herself.
Su Lian clenched her teeth, her face, which usually feigned innocence and pitifulness, became ferocious, and boundless resentment rose in her heart.
Is it because she harmed Jiang Cuo yesterday that Su Qianqian got angry and took her anger out on her father, causing him to go bankrupt?
If Dad hadn't gone bankrupt, he would have had the money to treat Mom, and Mom would eventually get better.
Su Jianxiu told her that she could visit her mother in the mental hospital after she graduated from high school.
She only has six months left before graduating and seeing her mother.
Why? Why did it turn out like this?
Su Lian asked herself the reason again and again in her heart, but in the end she could only focus her angry gaze on Su Qianqian's back.
Just yesterday, Su Qianqian was choking her by the collar, telling her that whatever she wanted to do, she should take it out on her and not take it out on Jiang Cuo.
But today it was as if God had played a cruel joke on her. Wasn't Su Qianqian just as despicable?
She did it, so she should bear the consequences. Why ruin her father's company and make her mother take the blame?
Every minute and second that Su Lian waited for get out of class to end was extremely agonizing.
Even so, she endured it. She waited; waiting had always been her greatest skill.