With bangs and black-rimmed glasses, he looked quite ordinary.
I remember how the editor-in-chief, Lu Rong, was described in the original book.
With a bright and sunny smile, she has an innate sense of friendliness and can always pinpoint the most explosive point of a matter. She can also deeply explore and amplify the strengths of others.
Su Qianqian racked her brains for a long time but still couldn't recall the description of the face of Jiang Cuo's capable assistant, the editor-in-chief.
More importantly, in this system world at this stage, in the high school stage of the original book which only has the first three chapters, apart from these few cannon fodder characters and the original owner and Jiang Cuo's related characters, everyone else is nameless.
This strange atmosphere of being watched and seemingly being helped by someone lasted until the break between the second and third periods, when Su Qianqian experienced firsthand what the terrifying aspects of the world of love were.
During the free time before the morning exercise break, Su Qianqian wanted to talk to Jiang Cuo, since Jiang Cuo didn't seem to want to talk to her much today. As a result, she didn't say much to Jiang Cuo in the morning, and didn't get any credit for the extra lessons.
Seeing Jiang Cuo in a secluded corner, Su Qianqian walked over with great enthusiasm. Just two steps away from Jiang Cuo, Su Qianqian felt as if someone had pushed her from behind.
Jiang Cuo was standing right in front of her, and the scene seemed strangely familiar.
However, Jiang Cuo already knew of her existence last time, so he took precautions in advance. This time, Jiang Cuo was looking down at the words when he looked up and saw Su Qianqian flying over.
The perfect height difference, one looking up, the other looking down.
Su Qianqian's lips touched Jiang Cuo's lips without exception.
The wounds on their lower lips overlapped.
A note from the author:
Su Qianqian: Thank you so much!
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Thank you to the little angels who threw landmines: Pokémon and Become a Top Student (1 person);
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Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter Twenty-Four
A refreshing and pleasant scent continuously filled my nostrils.
It also carries a hint of floral fragrance.
It's as if it suddenly appeared in a quiet, secluded valley at dawn, shrouded in mist, with glistening dewdrops on the petals, and rising steam. The whole valley is refreshing and relaxing, carrying a faint floral fragrance. If you close your eyes slightly, you'll be captivated.
Su Qianqian stared wide-eyed, momentarily stunned, as if her mind had been put on pause, unable to hear any sounds around her.
I accidentally fell for it.
It wasn't until she felt warm breath on her face that didn't belong to her that she came to her senses.
The wound on my lower lip had clearly scabbed over, but for some reason, it started to ache again.
Su Qianqian's round almond-shaped eyes, which were now open, finally blinked. She also saw that Jiang Cuo, who was only a few centimeters away from her, also had his beautiful phoenix eyes open.
At this moment, something was brewing in those phoenix eyes, a terrifyingly deep and unsettling emotion.
The world of those obsessed with love is indeed terrifying, but it also has one advantage: when they help out their favorite couples and see them having intimate contact, they will all turn their backs and not cheer them on in such an awkward situation.
Because they knew that making the couple feel awkward might backfire, the people on the playground acted as if they hadn't noticed Su Qianqian and Jiang Cuo at all, each doing their own thing, as if a system bug had rendered the two of them invisible.
Indeed, without the intense, burning gazes of those around her, Su Qianqian's face wasn't as red.
And I wasn't that nervous.
However, despite wanting to be good friends with Jiang Cuo, the constant awkward physical contact still made Su Qianqian feel a little embarrassed.
I want to escape immediately.
Unfortunately, she had just been deliberately pushed over, so her upper and lower body were extremely disproportionate; her upper body was slightly bent and her buttocks were sticking out.
His lower body was quite far from Jiang Cuo, so he had to use both hands for support in order to stand up.
And now, the only person she can rely on is Jiang Cuo.
She had to put both of her hands on Jiang Cuo's shoulders.
But this might make Jiang Cuo think that she kissed her on purpose, and that she put her hand on her shoulder...
Rounding it off means it's like kissing and hugging at the same time, right?
That's really hard to explain.
So, in Su Qianqian's mind, two little black and white figures were fighting each other.
The little white figure said: Jiang Cuo is still a high school student. You can't hurt a child. Besides, Jiang Cuo is a female villain. If you get emotionally involved, it will only cause you pain. You need to get out of it quickly. And since you want to be good friends, you must cut off these feelings. You can't let yourself get entangled in this. Money is the most important thing. Have you forgotten the suffering you endured in your past life?
The black figure, however, held a black fork in its hand and did not agree with what the white figure said.
The little white figure was kicked away and took over Su Qianqian's entire brain.
Then, in Su Qianqian's mind, it said: What are you afraid of? It's not your fault. It was clearly someone who accidentally pushed you. Besides, Jiang Cuo didn't resist. If she didn't want to, why didn't she push you away? It's all a misunderstanding. What's wrong with hugging her again?
The white figure represents rationality, while the black figure represents indulgence.
But Su Qianqian had never experienced the taste of indulgence from childhood to adulthood.
So even though she transmigrated into a system world, and the system gave her the opportunity to be arrogant and domineering, she still couldn't go against her conscience, disregard other people's opinions, and do whatever she wanted recklessly.
But at this moment, Su Qianqian finally realized how comfortable it was to do whatever she wanted.
The two seemed to be waiting for the other to make the first move, until the music for the morning exercises started, and Jiang Cuo took a step back.
Su Qianqian lost her balance and almost fell forward, but she could only take a step forward to steady herself.
Before Su Qianqian could even look up and see Jiang Cuo's expression, Jiang Cuo had already turned around, walked into the crowd, lined up, and prepared to do the morning exercises.
Su Qianqian rubbed her flushed face and casually found a place to stand.
However, out of Su Qianqian's sight, Jiang Cuo unconsciously placed his fingertips on the wound on his lower lip, gently rubbing it with his fingertips, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
Then, without realizing it, she pursed her lips slightly. After doing this series of actions, as if she had just come to her senses, she immediately put her hand down and flattened her slightly upturned lips.
Jiang Cuo felt that this feeling was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had experienced it before.
Thinking of this, Jiang Cuo frowned slightly. Some images kept flashing through her mind. She tried to recall them carefully, but she couldn't remember what had happened.
Could it be that Su Qianqian stole a kiss from her?
However, Jiang Cuo's classmate next to him shivered. After seeing that Jiang Cuo was usually radiating coldness, he silently moved a few steps away. He just felt that the weather was extremely strange today. It was clearly autumn, so why did it suddenly become hot?
Su Qianqian's mind was filled with the sensation of her lips just now.
She forcefully tried to calm her heart, which was pounding like a drum. She didn't want to suffer from heart failure at such a young age; why was it beating so fast for no reason?
[Waste System: Congratulations, host. Your integration with this system's world is 65%.]
When the host's integration with this system's world reaches 100%, the host will have full control over all assets under their name. Keep up the good work, host!
Su Qianqian's mouth was still numb and tingling, as if she had been electrocuted, and she had no mood to pay attention to the notification sound of the useless system.
I wonder if Jiang Cuo is angry.
However, her mind was in a daze at the time, and the two of them were so close that, although their eyes were open, they were almost touching, so she couldn't clearly see the expression on Jiang Cuo's face.
Su Qianqian suddenly felt a headache coming on. How was she going to explain this to Jiang Cuo when they got back to the classroom?
After the morning exercises, we went back to the classroom and started class immediately.
Jiang Cuo sat there upright, looking like he didn't want to be disturbed. Su Qianqian swallowed her words several times, unsure how to start. So the two sat on opposite sides in an awkward atmosphere, with a large gap between them, which to outsiders looked like they were having a fight.
Su Qianqian didn't dare to look around, forcing herself to listen to what the teacher was saying, hoping that time would pass quickly and that it would be noon soon so she could get away from Jiang Cuo. This oppressive atmosphere was just too unbearable.
Jiang Cuo usually sits upright, but it's just that she habitually keeps her posture straight to prevent herself from hunching over. She would never sit like Su Qianqian, with her hands folded on the table like a first-grade student.
At this moment, Jiang Cuo still maintained an indifferent expression and a cold face.
She placed her arms on the table with remarkable ease, but instead of completely overlapping them, she left them casually, causing her forearms to extend beyond the table and almost touch Su Qianqian.
Su Qianqian was still feeling guilty for accidentally kissing Jiang Cuo during recess and not leaving immediately; she knew she had ulterior motives.
Jiang Cuo is incredibly beautiful; if it weren't for her aloof personality and excellent academic performance, she would definitely be known as the school beauty.
So she had just considered taking advantage of Jiang Cuo, but she was unwilling to admit it because she disliked such behavior from the bottom of her heart.
What she wanted was mutual affection and deep love, not these repeated misunderstandings.
More importantly, she knew that Jiang Cuo had no such feelings for her, nor could he possibly have any such feelings.
Therefore, Su Qianqian did not want to fall into this kind of despondency.
So I'll start running away now.
So, as Jiang Cuo moved his elbow a little closer to her, Su Qianqian would move her elbow a little to the right, making sure their elbows didn't touch.
After Jiang Cuo tried several times, she found that Su Qianqian had no intention of talking to her. At this moment, she was in a terrible mood. The air conditioning suddenly went out, causing the person in the back seat of Jiang Cuo to sneeze.
Then he muttered to himself, "This shouldn't be happening. It's only the beginning of autumn, how can it be this cold? My face is even a little frozen. Could it be that I wrote too much gossip and someone is scolding me?"
Finally, Su Qianqian had already retreated to the right corner of her desk. If she retreated any further to the right, the desk, chair, and she herself would all fall to the ground at a 90-degree angle.
The two of them made quite a commotion, which caught the attention of the middle-aged English teacher with black-rimmed glasses on the lectern.
Although it's a world where everyone is obsessed with love, the degree of this varies.
Young people are always more shrewd than middle-aged people.
So the middle-aged English teacher, slightly entering menopause, took the ruler in her hand and slammed it hard on the table twice.
"The college entrance exam is almost here, why aren't you paying attention in class and instead of messing around?"
The middle-aged English teacher's sharp gaze fell on Su Qianqian and Jiang Cuo, instantly drawing the attention of the other students to the two of them as well.
However, after the English teacher finished speaking, the whole class waited for her to continue, but the English teacher suddenly fell silent.
He weighed his options back and forth between Su Qianqian and Jiang Cuo.
“Su Qianqian…please stand up…”
It's unclear whether it's because Su Qianqian changed into a different person and her temper improved a lot, but the teachers and classmates have somewhat forgotten Su Qianqian's background and what she used to look like.
The middle-aged English teacher intended to make an example of one of the two, picking on the weaker one.
My first thought was that Jiang Cuo was the top student in the whole school, so I couldn't criticize him easily. If I embarrassed him, it would affect his mood. If he failed the exam or didn't perform well, it would be a loss for the whole school. So I decided to reprimand Su Qianqian.