She has to be mindful of others' opinions, consider the bigger picture, and plan for herself.
She always got what she wanted, and this time was no exception. She wanted Su Qianqian to suffer the consequences.
As soon as the bell rang, Su Lian, her face pale, put on a pitiful and innocent expression again, and like a ghost, gently walked to Su Qianqian's desk.
After being enlightened by the useless system, Su Qianqian was in a good mood and didn't mind Su Lian's appearance. After all, she had warned Su Lian yesterday that Su Lian, a minor character with even less screen time than a cannon fodder female supporting character, probably wouldn't cause any big trouble, so she didn't care.
The classroom was noisy, but the next second Su Lian suddenly knelt down in front of Su Qianqian with a thud. The sound of her knees hitting the ground silenced the entire classroom.
In an instant, all the students' eyes were drawn to Su Lian and Su Qianqian, and even Jiang Cuo couldn't help but frown.
Seeing Su Lian kneeling on the ground, tears welling up in her eyes, Su Qianqian's right eyelid suddenly twitched, and she had a bad feeling.
Su Lian pinched her throat and spoke in an extremely pitiful voice, but her voice was loud enough for every classmate to hear, "Sister, I was wrong, please forgive me. I know it was childish of me, I framed Jiang, I shouldn't have switched this drink..."
Before Su Lian could even utter the word "wine," Su Qianqian reached out and covered Su Qianqian's mouth.
Then she shouted, "Money, money, money again! Su Jianxiu is no longer my father. He has divorced my biological mother. You are not my sister in the legal sense either. You have a father and a mother. Why do you keep asking me for money? When Su Jianxiu was having an affair, did he not think that karma would come back to bite him and that no one would escape the judgment of heaven?"
Most of the students in the class had gossiped about it and knew that Su Jianxiu had abandoned Su Qianqian's birth mother and had a mistress who gave birth to Su Lian. However, because of Su Qianqian, none of them dared to mention it openly.
To prevent Su Lian from revealing what happened yesterday and making Jiang Cuo uncomfortable and increasing his dislike, Su Qianqian immediately changed the subject and diverted everyone's attention.
Unexpectedly, Su Qianqian's words confirmed Su Lian's thoughts even more. Su Lian stared wide-eyed in disbelief, trying to break free from Su Qianqian's hand covering her.
But Su Qianqian used tremendous force, so she could only bite down hard on Su Qianqian's palm in resentment.
Su Qianqian gasped in pain.
I don't know why Su Lian suddenly had an epileptic seizure today.
He glanced at the classmates watching the commotion, then got up and dragged Su Lian outside.
Jiang Cuo, distracted, scratched at his textbook a few times with his index finger, then suddenly stood up and followed Su Qianqian out.
But when he left the teaching building, Jiang Cuo suddenly frowned.
Why is she meddling in Su Qianqian's family affairs? Why does her body seem to be out of control?
Even though he thought that, Jiang Cuo still followed Su Qianqian to a corner and hid there so that Su Qianqian wouldn't find him.
Su Qianqian dragged Shulin down to a deserted corner of the playground, then pushed Su Lian against the thick wall in the corner to free her hands.
What's wrong with you?
Now that no one was around, Su Lian stopped pretending, dropped her pitiful expression, and glared fiercely at Su Qianqian.
Su Qianqian was bewildered by Su Lian's appearance. What was wrong? Su Lian's expression made it seem as if she were her enemy.
But clearly, in this book, the original owner is the victim, right?
Where does the daughter of a mistress get the audacity to be so arrogant?
Did you do it?
Su Lian clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her palms, and asked Su Qianqian a fierce question.
Su Qianqian rubbed her hands and wiped Su Lian's drool with a tissue.
Although she didn't particularly like Su Lian, Su Lian was nothing more than a fictional character in a book to her, and she was mostly indifferent and dismissive of him.
However, Su Lian's sudden audacity in causing trouble right in front of her made her take notice.
Su Qianqian frowned, abandoning her nonchalant demeanor. "Didn't I make it very clear yesterday that you shouldn't cause trouble in front of me?"
Su Lian was startled by Su Qianqian's tone, and her momentum weakened slightly. However, thinking of her mother, she still forced herself to stand up and glared fiercely at Su Qianqian.
"Su Qianqian, what are you pretending to be innocent for? You are the worst person in this world."
Su Lian knew, of course, that Su Qianqian would never give her money. She and Su Jianxiu had spent so many years scheming to obtain Su Qianqian's assets.
Because Su Jianxiu told her that the money originally belonged to their family, and that Su Qianqian was the bad guy who had taken the money.
Moreover, it was precisely because Su Qianqian had that money that others dared not speak out against her anger. Even though justice was on their side, no one spoke up for them.
Others only bully Su Qianqian because they are after her money.
"You like Jiang Cuo, don't you? I'll make sure you can't have him. I'm going to ruin your relationship with Jiang Cuo. What do you have besides a few stinking coins? Don't think that just because others fawn over you, they genuinely like you. It's just because you're rich. You're not good enough for Jiang Cuo at all!"
Su Lian loves to see Su Qianqian's anger at not being able to get what she wants.
She wanted to make Su Qianqian suffer.
Once Su Qianqian gets angry, she doesn't think before she acts and will definitely do something extreme. If Su Qianqian hits her here, then she'll stage an accident to extort money from her mother's medical bills.
Su Qianqian was completely bewildered by Su Lian's outburst.
This is so strange, why is there this kind of plot? Is it some kind of useless system designed to annoy her?
Su Lian was prepared for Su Qianqian to slap her a few times, but to her surprise, after waiting for a long time, she saw Su Qianqian looking bored, as if she had been drained of her strength and was too lazy to deal with her.
This made Su Lian even angrier. What was this all about?
Does Su Qianqian look down on her?
Su Qianqian did such outrageous things, so why is she still so calm and composed?
Su Qianqian's patience gradually wore thin, and she even yawned out of boredom, casually replying to Su Lian, "What does it matter to you whether I like Jiang Cuo or not? Are you too idle? Haven't you noticed that everyone is dating? If you have time to pay attention to me, why don't you go find someone yourself? I just like Jiang Cuo, so what?"
Jiang Cuo was hiding on the wall behind the corner.
Su Qianqian's words reached her ears without missing a single one.
Jiang Cuo paused slightly, a pang of sadness gripped his heart, and he involuntarily began to tap on a small stone on the wall.
What nonsense is Su Qianqian talking about?
Why did you tell Su Lian these things?
What's this about liking or disliking?
If Su Lian were to spread this, wouldn't the classmates misunderstand again? And who knows what kind of stories those gossips would make up?
How can you say one thing to her face and be good friends with her, but say another thing behind her back to others?
If she hadn't come along today, she really wouldn't have heard any of this.
Jiang Cuo's usually aloof phoenix eyes were now completely devoid of coldness. He lowered his gaze and looked at the ground diagonally in front of him. His tall and slender figure was too conspicuous on the playground. His extremely smooth hair was tied into a high ponytail, making the already cold Jiang Cuo look even more indifferent and aloof.
It was only when someone peered inside that they realized Jiang Cuo was lost in thought, her pale face now covered with a thin layer of light red.
Her lips were slightly pursed, her fingers were picking at small stones on the wall, and even the tips of her toes were kicking at a thin layer of dust on the playground.
Jiang Cuo looked up as if he had suddenly realized something.
I recalled those four words that had risen in my mind that day.
To lure someone in at the first sign of trouble, one must feign indifference.
Then, frowning, he shook his head in frustration.
If Su Qianqian discovers that she followed her down, wouldn't that be exactly what Su Qianqian wants?
Jiang Cuo left the corner and went back to the classroom.
Su Qianqian's words were completely unintentional, intended only to annoy Su Lian. However, Su Lian persisted relentlessly, leaving Su Qianqian at her wits' end. "Stop staring at me all day long. If I get angry, do you believe me? Why don't you focus on your studies and dating? Why are you staring at me every day? It's so annoying."
Su Qianqian was too lazy to continue arguing with Su Lian. She waved her hand, made a fake threat, and then turned and left without paying attention to what Su Lian was saying.
Su Lian was left standing there, stunned.
None of what she had anticipated happened.
A strange sense of powerlessness welled up from the bottom of Su Lian's heart, and tears streamed down her face, one drop after another, completely uncontrollable.
This was the first time Su Lian had cried with genuine emotion since she grew up.
Su Qianqian was completely different, to the point that she couldn't believe her father's words were true.
But what could she do if she didn't believe him? Su Jianxiu was the only person she could rely on in this world.
Light drives out darkness, but she, being darkness herself, can only huddle together with another clump of darkness for warmth.
She also wanted to be like Jiang Cuo, treated like Su Qianqian.
But she knew in her heart that this was impossible.
...
As Su Qianqian climbed the stairs, she recalled Su Lian's earlier demeanor, which seemed as if she had been instructed by someone.
Could it be that Su Lian has been brainwashed by Su Jianxiu?
Where does a mistress's daughter get so much bitterness and resentment?
Besides, I've never heard of Su Lian's mother before, nor have I ever met her.
Su Qianqian shook her head and said no, she didn't want to think about it anymore. These were all grudges of the original owner's previous generation, what did they have to do with her?
I guess they'll be cannon fodder with even less screen time.
Su Qianqian walked back to the classroom and plopped down in her seat. She really wanted to lounge around like Ge You, but with Jiang Cuo next to her, she could only sit up straight and pretend to be studying diligently.
After all, if you want to become a top student, you must first become a top student yourself and integrate into Jiang Cuo's world.
Although Su Qianqian appears to be a good-for-nothing, she is actually a genius. However, in order to protect Jiang Cuo's self-esteem and to avoid revealing her true abilities, she still needs to demonstrate her genius step by step.
Su Qianqian suddenly felt like she was the eldest brother and everyone else was just a little kid.
But Jiang Cuo, who was standing next to her, suddenly leaned closer, making Su Qianqian hold her breath in nervousness.
Su Qianqian felt Jiang Cuo suddenly approach with her cool and pleasant scent, and then say something that seemed to come out of nowhere.
Jiang Cuo paused slightly, as if he found it difficult to speak, but in the end he deliberately kept a cold face and said it.
"It's a good match."
A note from the author:
Jiang Cuo: You understand what I mean, right?
Su Qianqian: Aba aba aba? [Completely on different wavelengths]
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