Seeing that Jiang Cuo remained silent, Su Qianqian continued her barrage of questions, "If Jiang Cuo doesn't speak, doesn't that mean he's still blaming me?"
I feel extremely guilty. If I don't express it, I'm afraid it will cause Jiang to misunderstand me, which would be very bad.
Jiang is such an excellent student, and she even promised to tutor me. If such a small misunderstanding makes her change her mind...
Jiang may have only lost me as a friend, but I lost knowledge!
How could I possibly have the courage to sit next to Jiang? How could I possibly have the courage to enjoy all the wealth my grandparents left me? I truly don't have the courage to live on; I'm too ashamed to face anyone.
Jiang Cuo: "..."
Jiang Cuo stiffly turned his head to look at Su Qianqian's incredibly vivid face.
Those round almond-shaped eyes were now red, and their initial smiles, which curved into crescent shapes, turned into eyes brimming with tears. Even the tip of her nose had taken on a faint red tinge due to the fluctuating tone of her voice.
Even Su Qianqian's fingers had become orchid fingers, truly embodying the phrase "pear blossoms in the rain" to the fullest extent, inside and out.
Although Su Qianqian's expression was like this, her overall demeanor suggested that Jiang Cuo would not give up until he spoke to her.
The teacher was still lecturing, but she tacitly accepted everything Su Qianqian did, ignoring it all.
The surrounding classmates were all drawn to Su Qianqian's low, soft voice.
All eyes were on Su Qianqian and Jiang Cuo.
Jiang Cuo dislikes attracting attention and has always been low-key.
Jiang Cuo frowned, seemingly losing patience. Annoyed by Su Qianqian, she lowered her clear, mature voice, which sounded somewhat seductive, and said, "I'm not blaming you, shut up."
Su Qianqian hadn't heard the notification from the waste system, so how could she give up so easily?
Jiang Cuo casually increased her dislike level, and she wanted to let Jiang Cuo know that since he disliked her, she would annoy him until his dislike level reached 100, or he wouldn't dare to bother her.
"I know that Jiang is the type to say one thing and mean another. Even though Jiang says this, she may just be placating me. I have already realized my mistake, so why is Jiang still blaming me?"
Jiang Cuo was so angry that her teeth were itching. How come she never noticed before that Su Qianqian was so good at being a scoundrel?
If her movements were too exaggerated, it would make her seem petty.
Su Qianqian is not just annoying, she's a real pain in the neck, making people restless and irritable.
"I really don't blame you." Jiang Cuo practically ground his teeth as he said this, his back teeth grinding together.
And whether from anger or from being worn down, her cheeks had turned a light red, a stark contrast to her usual pale and bloodless complexion.
Su Qianqian naturally wouldn't let it go so easily.
The Waste System said that no matter what kind of contact has occurred, it will increase the world's integration. Isn't physical contact the most straightforward one?
Su Qianqian looked overjoyed. Upon hearing Jiang Cuo forgive her, she immediately reached out with both hands and grabbed Jiang Cuo's left hand, which was placed on his left side.
A sly glint appeared in Su Qianqian's red almond-shaped eyes, like a vixen who had succeeded.
One hand grabbed Jiang Cuo's fair wrist and applied a little force, catching Jiang Cuo off guard. The hand pressed down on the tendons of Jiang Cuo's wrist, forcing Jiang Cuo's five fingers to hang limply. The other hand then took advantage of the situation and intertwined with Jiang Cuo's ten fingers.
So that Jiang could easily push her hand away.
The teacher noticed that all the students' attention was drawn to Su Qianqian, but dared not interfere with her.
All he could do was bang heavily on the table with chalk to get his classmates' attention.
However, as an ordinary student, Jiang Cuo had to listen to the teacher no matter how well he studied.
However, Su Qianqian doesn't take these virtual characters seriously, except for Jiang Cuo, whose interests are tied to hers.
Su Qianqian was determined to achieve her goal. Seeing that Jiang Cuo was looking at the blackboard, she used her right hand, which was clasped with Jiang Cuo's, to pull him up.
Caught off guard, Jiang Cuo was about to fall onto Su Qianqian.
Su Qianqian used her shoulder to support Jiang Cuo's head, so Jiang Cuo's ear was visible from the side of her face.
No matter what she whispers now, only Jiang Cuo can hear it.
"Student Jiang is truly as hard as a rock, and very cold."
Because of Jiang's womanizing ways, I've been dragged into this huge mess. Even after my sincere apology, Jiang won't even give me a second glance, which makes me incredibly sad.
Su Qianqian said this only to buy time and wait for the notification sound from the useless system.
Jiang Cuo's ear was filled with the warm breath of Su Qianqian.
There were many classmates in the class, a stark contrast to the scene at the Su family villa yesterday.
The gazes of everyone made Jiang Cuo's heart feel like it was being squeezed, making him extremely nervous. The sensation near his ear seemed magnified dozens of times, and he could even feel the soft hairs on his ear being brushed by Su Qianqian's warm breath.
It itches, it itches so much!
But she couldn't do anything out of the ordinary.
This extreme pressure and unique feeling of being bound made Jiang Cuo feel suffocated, causing her to blush from the base of her neck all the way to the top of her head.
The earlobes were so red they looked like they were about to bleed.
Su Qianqian naturally noticed.
[Waste System: Congratulations, host, for making physical contact with Jiang Cuo. The host's integration with this system's world has increased by 0.1%. As long as the host continues to have contact with Jiang Cuo, the integration will continue to increase.]
Jiang Cuo tried carefully to break free, but all his attempts were thwarted by the strong will hidden beneath Su Qianqian's gentle appearance.
Until the waste system notified her that the world's integration level had increased by 2%, her integration level with the system world returned to 15%.
Su Qianqian was finally satisfied and released her grip on Jiang Cuoshi's hand.
And as she moved away from Jiang Cuo's ear, she mischievously brushed her lips against Jiang Cuo's earlobe.
Jiang Cuo turned her head away, her usually cold and aloof eyes now glistening with tears, her hands clenched into fists as if trying to calm some strange emotion within her.
Su Qianqian slumped in her seat, her body limp and unladylike. She idly twirled her hair with her index finger, then turned her head slightly to the side.
He asked softly, in a voice only loud enough for Jiang Cuo to hear, "Will Jiang be angry if I apologize like this?"
Su Qianqian thought that Jiang Cuo would ignore her now that things had come to this, but unexpectedly Jiang Cuo made a low sound.
The sound was as if it were being squeezed out from between the teeth.
Filled with shame and anger.
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Chapter Ten
Su Qianqian looked completely innocent. "Since Jiang has said so, she must have forgiven me."
"Thank you so much, Jiang, for your understanding. I'll pay close attention in class so I don't fall behind when you tutor me tonight."
Jiang Cuo felt as if a breath was stuck in his chest, unable to be expelled or swallowed.
The Su Qianqian of the past seemed to be angry at everyone, with an arrogant and domineering face that no one wanted to pay attention to.
Because nobody knows when this time bomb will explode.
But now Su Qianqian is like a ball of cotton; no matter how heavy the punch, it won't have any effect on her.
It's neither too light nor too heavy, neither painful nor itchy.
There's absolutely nothing anyone can do about her.
Su Qianqian saw that the useless system had stabilized. She had suffered enough in her original world and had come to this world to enjoy life, so no one could stop her from enjoying it.
No matter what little tricks Su Lian played behind her back, Su Qianqian acted as if she didn't see them.
What do those insignificant cannon fodder, who are even more cannon fodder than her, have to do with her?
Besides, she already knew all the knowledge from those high school textbooks by heart.
What a joke! In her original world, she had no parents. How could an orphan grow up so safely?
The main source of income is the scholarships earned through outstanding academic performance.
So Su Qianqian just needs to hold on until school is over.
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From morning till night, Su Qianqian only spoke to Jiang Cuo again after school.
When Jiang Cuo thought Su Qianqian was up to something again, Su Qianqian simply asked for Jiang Cuo's contact information.
"Jiang, don't be so wary of me. I won't do anything to you. It's really heartbreaking."
Su Qianqian quickly added Jiang Cuo's contact information. "Jiang promised to tutor me, so let's talk again tonight. Don't forget!"
After saying that, Su Qianqian packed her expensive schoolbag and walked out with the leisurely gait of a young lady.
Jiang Cuo's slender fingers remained tapping on the corner of her phone screen as she looked at the chat box between Su Qianqian and her.
Su Qianqian is indeed a rich heiress; she's very narcissistic, using only her own personal photos as her profile picture.
They were adorned with jewels and lived a life of extravagance and luxury; they were from a completely different world.
When Jiang Cuo left the school gate and saw Su Qianqian get into a luxury car and drive away, she finally calmed down.
If her emotions are swayed by Su Qianqian, then she has lost; she cannot be influenced by someone like that.
Su Qianqian's birth was the end. What Su Qianqian possessed was something that she could never achieve in her entire life, no matter how hard she tried.
All she wanted was to take care of her grandparents and then live out her days in this cold and lonely world.
Everything else is none of her business.
She also doesn't allow herself to have any other emotions, because any emotion would affect her path forward.
She didn't want to suffer the humiliation of the past again, so she had to become strong as soon as possible.
To become strong, one must be indifferent, calm, and self-disciplined in order to protect oneself and one's family.
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