Everyone in the student council room fell silent.
It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Hua Kongque was still a little unsure. He moved his lips and realized that a warm, moist pair of lips were indeed blocking his mouth. He immediately came to his senses, pushed away the deer antler that was pounced on him, covered his mouth, and his pupils were so shocked that he could not control himself.
This was her first kiss, and it was gone just like that. Moreover, it was given to a flower peacock. She tried to recall what Lu Rong looked like, but she couldn't remember what he looked like. With his thick bangs and black-rimmed glasses, he just looked a bit rustic. Dressed like that, he definitely wasn't a good-looking person.
Her first kiss was taken by an ugly woman.
The deer antler was pushed by the peacock, lost its balance, and accidentally bumped into the corner of the table. It almost hit its eye.
Fortunately, Lu Rong dodged by tilting his head, but the black-rimmed glasses on his face were still knocked off. Lu Rong was pushed so hard that he landed on his bottom in front of Hua Kongque's face.
Hua Kongque sat on the chair, covering her mouth and glaring down at Lu Rong. Lu Rong was still stunned for a moment and hadn't reacted yet. The black-rimmed glasses on her face were gone, and her bangs were lifted up by the big movement, revealing a pair of extremely aggressive wolf-like eyes.
The flower jay was startled by those extremely deadly eyes.
Hua Kongque has a catfish-like appearance, with deep-set features, large European-style double eyelids, and her makeup always looks heavy. Paired with bright red lips, she is the kind of beauty that anyone would immediately recognize.
When Lu Rong saw a hint of panic on Hua Kongque's face, he immediately pulled at his bangs to try to cover his eyes and then lowered his head.
The flower jay mistook the deer antler's actions for a sign that it didn't want to look at her.
Hua Kongque noticed that the student council members were all staring at her. In order to maintain her image, Hua Kongque had no choice but to stand up and run out, pretending to be unwilling.
Running to a secluded corner, Hua Kongque leaned against the wall, one hand covering her chest, trying to calm her racing heart, as she recalled the face she had just seen.
Those are such aggressive eyes; they look like a wolf eyeing its prey before hunting.
What was that person's name again? It seems they were very close to Su Qianqian and Jiang Cuo; their name was Lu Rong.
It must have been intentional to steal her first kiss.
With just a quick glance, the deer antler had already covered its face, and the flower jay didn't see it clearly either. It only remembered the eyes vividly, but found that the person didn't seem ugly.
After calming her heartbeat, Hua Kongque snorted. Even if she wasn't ugly, it wouldn't do. In front of so many people, she deliberately stole her first kiss. She would never forgive her.
Lu Rong, who was left in the classroom, realized what had happened after being dazed and immediately went to find his black-rimmed glasses, put them on, and ran out as well.
She wasn't nearsighted, but she wore glasses to cover her face. No one ever said she was pretty, but when she was little, many children said she looked fierce and didn't want to be her friend, which led to her being isolated and feeling very inferior. After entering junior high school, she grew thick bangs and started wearing black-rimmed glasses.
Judging from Hua Kongque's reaction just now, she must have been frightened by her.
Forget it, I'd better not explain anymore. I should have known better than to meddle. Now that so many people have seen this, I don't know how many of Peacock's fanatical admirers will target me.
Deer Antlers, looking regretful and lost in thought, passed by the corner of the corridor when suddenly a hand grabbed his wrist and pulled him to the corner.
Hua Kongque's bright face held a non-threatening expression, "Don't tell anyone about this, and don't bother me again, understand? Have some self-awareness."
Deer Antler couldn't wait to stay far away. After seeing that the person in front of him was Flowery Bird, he nodded hurriedly and ran away without saying a word. He really did carry out his plan to stay far away thoroughly.
The flower harpy, left with a bellyful of threats unspoken, stomped its feet in frustration.
So you're going against the grain? Using this method to get her attention? Going to great lengths to steal her first kiss, then pretending not to care?
Okay, she won't fall for it.
The deer antler's departing figure was dashing and elegant, leaving only the flower harp sparrow covering its mouth, silently weeping in resentment.
...
Su Qianqian and Jiang Cuo never went to the student council, and their relationship became increasingly close after the fox tail and ear incident.
Su Qianqian noticed that during this period, neither Su Lian nor Hua Kongque came to visit her and Jiang Cuo, and they had been enjoying a sweet period similar to a honeymoon.
Half a semester had almost passed. Before leaving her dormitory, Su Qianqian lazily stretched. If she could live her whole life like this in this system world, that would be pretty good.
Upon seeing Jiang Cuo, he blurted out "I love you" without thinking.
Jiang Cuo's usually aloof phoenix eyes showed a hint of dissatisfaction. He stood still, only slightly pouting his lips.
Su Qianqian immediately understood, slightly tiptoed, and stamped Jiang Cuo's lips with her finger.
"Jiang Jiang, I heard that the school is going to hold a school-wide speech contest and the top three from each department need to participate. It's not even the final exams yet, how will she judge it?"
"Based on college entrance examination scores."
Su Qianqian: !
Does that mean she has to participate too?
Her dream of being a lazy bum is about to be shattered again.
Moreover, the principal will definitely be present at the school-level speech.
Su Qianqian pondered. Jiu You was Jiu Cuo's mother, and she was now in college. This part of the story was not in the original book.
The background of Jiang Cuo's biological parents has never been introduced. Could there be some connection between the two?
Su Qianqian suppressed her thoughts and asked casually, "What kind of reward will the first place winner get?"
Jiang Cuo paused, then said, "You will be eligible to go abroad as an exchange student."
Su Qianqian was stunned. "That's quite a generous reward. Does Jiang Jiang want to be number one?"
A note from the author:
The countdown to Jiang Jiang going abroad has begun!
Chapter 59
No one expected that the school would organize a speech contest before the final exams.
Moreover, the topic was about expressing gratitude to parents.
The competition is mandatory; the top three students in each department based on their college entrance examination scores must participate.
The speech contest was held in the school's auditorium.
Su Qianqian casually searched online, after all, she was an orphan in her original world, and the original owner of this system world had an even more tragic background than hers.
But Jiang Cuo...
She had never heard Jiang Cuo mention his parents.
Moreover, due to the original plot, Su Qianqian never asked Jiang Cuo any questions easily.
Last time, she subtly asked Jiang Cuo whether he wanted to get first place. Jiang Cuo remained silent and did not answer.
Su Qianqian sat down next to Jiang Cuo, leaned her head towards him, and whispered in his ear, "Jiang Jiang, don't be nervous. If you don't want to participate, you can just give up."
Su Qianqian tried hard to recall the events that Jiang Cuo experienced before becoming the female villain in the original book. However, the original book focused on Jiang Cuo after she became the director, when she killed many people and was feared by everyone.
There was very little background information, and at that time she was mainly focused on the female lead's storyline, so she didn't remember whether Jiang Cuo had gone abroad or not.
Hearing Su Qianqian's words, Jiang Cuo shook his head, "It's okay. Since it's a mandatory requirement of the school, just participate. There's no need to go against the principal."
Jiang Cuo glanced at Jiu You, the school principal who was sitting in the first row and serving as a judge; it seemed she couldn't sit still any longer.
She had originally planned to conduct a thorough investigation after enrolling, but Su Qianqian kept pestering her, preventing her from making any moves. She remained silent for half a year, but unexpectedly, it was Su Qianqian who couldn't sit still any longer.
Perhaps she really does look like her mother, Jiang Yi.
Seeing that Jiang Cuo's expression was somewhat solemn and his eyebrows were slightly furrowed, Su Qianqian reached out and placed her hand on the back of Jiang Cuo's hand, gently holding it as if to comfort him.
At this point, the host announced that it was the principal's turn to speak.
Su Qianqian also looked up at Principal Jiu You, who had stood up.
Jiu You looks to be in her early forties; she is a typical capable and elite woman.
Although the original book provides very little background information about Jiang Cuo, it provides a great deal of information about the family background of the female protagonist, Jiu Cuo.
The parents of the deceased were of similar social standing; the mother was a university president, and the father was a refined business president.
It was just a family marriage with little affection, which led the female protagonist to grow up in a world obsessed with romance, becoming a woman who was focused on preparing for her career but did not reject love.
The female lead's motto is, "I've always believed in love, but I don't believe that love will be so lucky to fall into my lap. So I will work hard to become a better person and wait for the one who is most suitable for me to appear."
When the female lead was still an unknown actress, she jumped into the top three just because of this one golden word.
The female protagonist in the original novel became famous too quickly after entering the entertainment industry, which led to unequal distribution of resources. Jiang Cuo, the director, did not acknowledge the female protagonist's acting skills and always gave her inferior resources, which caused dissatisfaction among many of the female protagonist's fans.
Su Qianqian was pulled back from her memories and didn't quite hear what Principal Jiu You said, but then she heard the host introduce someone else.
"Welcome to the principal's husband, Hao Duoyu. Mr. Hao is here today for our school's speech competition, and he will be a special judge for our school."
Jiu You frowned and whispered to Hao Duoyu, "What are you doing here? Why didn't you give me a heads-up?"
Hao Duoyu always smiled gently, and even with wrinkles, he still looked like a gentleman. Hearing the host's words, he stood up, waved his hand, and then sat down. "You haven't been home for a month, and you haven't attended either of the family dinners. Your daughter misses you, and your parents keep asking about you. If you don't go back next time, they'll have to interfere."
Jiu You kept a straight face and did not respond when Hao Duoyu explained.
Although they had no feelings for each other since their marriage, they treated each other with respect. Hao Duoyu had always treated her very well and was very tolerant of her. No matter what she did or whether she responded to him, Hao Duoyu always had a calm smile and always tolerated her.
This made Jiuyou even more eager to escape.
She reminded herself that her marriage to Hao Duoyu was only to gain inheritance rights from her family and have more wealth and power so that she could be with Jiang Yi. She did all of this for a better future with Jiang Yi, but Jiang Yi left before she could.
This cannot be blamed on her. Moreover, she had no feelings for Hao Duoyu, and giving birth to Jiu Cuo was merely a means to achieve her goal.
Ultimately, it was Jiang Yi who paid for her!
Jiang Yi betrayed her feelings. She made so many sacrifices, but Jiang Yi just left like that. And now there is a child who looks so much like Jiang Yi. Did Jiang Yi lie to her? Did Jiang Yi never love her and find someone else to marry and have children after leaving her?
Jiu You clenched her fists tightly. She couldn't hear a word of what the other students were saying. She just casually scribbled scores on her paper until Jiang Cuo went on stage. When Jiu You saw that familiar face, her pupils contracted and she gripped her pen tightly.
Jiang Cuo: "My parents were very loving, but unfortunately they died in a car accident when I was very young. My maternal grandparents raised me. I feel that the kindness of raising me is greater than the sky. My parents are just a title to me. My maternal grandparents have always taken care of me and raised me. They are my parents."
Su Qianqian frowned imperceptibly when she heard about Jiang Cuo's speech; she felt that Jiang Cuo was lying.
She's been feeling like she's forgotten something lately.
Did something happen during the six months she jumped over?
[Useless System: Of course things will happen to the host. Although the host skipped the timeline, those six months still went normally for other system characters, and the host was also involved in them, but...]
Su Qianqian suddenly grasped the key point; how come she hadn't thought of it before?
"But what? It's just that I forgot, right? So I still diligently followed the plot for half a year, but in the instant of the jump, you erased my memory, leaving me only to remember the scene of me confessing to Jiang Cuo half a year later, making me mistakenly believe that I jumped half a year's timeline."
You're not the ones who developed the system, can't you be a little more honest? Is this some kind of scam?
[Useless System: Wasn't this what the host requested...? Besides, the host didn't think anything important happened during those six months...]