Jiang Cuo was taken aback when she heard Su Qianqian's words. She didn't expect Su Qianqian to ask her this.
She had expected Su Qianqian to be condescending and question her about why she hadn't given her extra lessons yesterday.
Jiang Cuo replied coldly, "It's nothing serious."
[Waste System: Congratulations, host. Jiang Cuo's aversion to you has only decreased by 2. Currently, Jiang Cuo's aversion to you is 88.]
Su Qianqian clicked her tongue twice in her mind.
She discovered that Jiang Cuo was someone who particularly liked to say one thing and mean another; he would be cold on the outside, but that wasn't what he really thought.
Su Qianqian knew that Jiang Cuo's only weakness was her maternal grandparents, so she had already instructed the housekeeper last night to investigate the health of Jiang Cuo's maternal grandparents.
Although Su Qianqian had some doubts about Jiang Cuo's parents, the book she read did not clearly state their identities.
So she figured that even if it ended up in the book, it wouldn't be so easy to find out, so she didn't put any more thought into it.
Jiang Cuo's gaze swept over Su Qianqian's bandaged fingers, and he asked casually, "What happened to your hand?"
Su Qianqian's eyes lit up instantly. "Don't worry, Jiang. It's just glue on your hands. It looks ugly, but it didn't hurt you."
Jiang Cuo twitched his index finger slightly and pursed his thin lips. "Oh."
Su Qianqian immediately leaned over and said, "Jiang, I have reviewed all the lessons the teacher taught yesterday and finished my homework obediently. Why don't you check it for me first, Jiang? I really listened to you."
As Su Qianqian spoke, she quietly moved the stool toward Jiang Cuo.
Furthermore, when receiving homework, I also hope to rub the back of Jiang Cuo's hand with my little finger to create physical contact, which can increase the degree of integration.
Heaven knows, she really didn't mean to take advantage of Jiang Cuo; she was truly forced by this damn system.
Su Lian also arrived at the classroom and sat behind Su Qianqian.
In Su Lian's eyes, Su Qianqian and Jiang Cuo were so close that they were practically touching.
Su Lian knows Su Qianqian's personality best; Su Qianqian could never be interested in someone like Jiang Cuo.
Su Lian's deskmate, seeing Su Lian's pitiful and introverted appearance, assumed that Su Lian was an easy person to talk to, so he usually confided his innermost thoughts to Su Lian.
"Hey, Su Qianqian is your sister, so you should know that your sister likes Jiang Cuo, right?"
No, no, it should be called a crush. After all, Jiang Cuo is the top student in the whole school, and we've never seen him get along well with anyone. Su Qianqian probably hasn't won him over yet, someone so aloof. Has your sister ever told you how far things have progressed between her and Jiang Cuo?
When Su Lian saw someone talking to her, even though she was unwilling, she had to pretend to be polite, so she could only speak softly and weakly.
"I'm sorry, my sister doesn't like me very much. She doesn't like to talk to me about anything, and I don't dare to bother her. Maybe she loves Jiang Cuo but can't have him. After all, someone with my sister's personality... will definitely destroy whoever she likes if she can't have them."
Shh, please don't talk about your sister like that behind her back. She'll be upset if she hears it. She can be terrifying when she's angry; she won't even recognize her own family. You'd better not say things like that.
Su Lian was right behind Su Qianqian and Jiang Cuo, so naturally, Su Qianqian and Jiang Cuo could hear everything the two of them said clearly.
Su Qianqian rolled her eyes when she heard Su Lian's words.
She sighed inwardly, thinking, "No wonder she's the daughter of a mistress."
All I learned was the mistress's ability to gossip and distort the truth.
Before Su Qianqian could finish complaining in her mind, the system notification sounded.
Su Qianqian quickly glanced at Jiang Cuo's expression, who was only two inches away from her.
Jiang Cuo's face, which was so pale it seemed bloodless, now had a slight bluish tinge.
Su Qianqian racked her brains trying to figure out if Su Lian's deskmate had just said that she had a crush on Jiang Cuo, which offended Jiang Cuo.
No way? Is Jiang Cuo going to increase his dislike for her again?
Before the system notification sound could arrive, Su Qianqian quickly grabbed Jiang Cuo's hand and spoke sincerely.
"Jiang, don't listen to those people's nonsense. They're all love-obsessed; all they think about is dating.
But we are different from them. We only care about knowledge; learning changes the future, knowledge shapes us. You can't believe their nonsense.
Hearing Su Qianqian's slightly flustered explanation, Jiang Cuo felt as if his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, suddenly relaxed.
But she didn't know what was wrong with her; for some reason, she felt a void in her heart.
Su Qianqian stared intently at Jiang Cuo's slightly pursed lips, but why didn't Jiang Cuo's lips curl up after she finished speaking, and why did he still look displeased?
[Waste System: Ding-dong, congratulations host for triggering a daily random task.]
Host, are you currently experiencing any of the following problems?
Happiness because you can't find an opportunity to get close to Jiang Cuo, and you're worried about not being able to trigger the fusion with this system's world, haha! Please don't worry about these things anymore.
As a thoughtful waste system, it has provided the host with the following wonderful opportunities.
To achieve one percent integration with the system world, please complete any one of the following random tasks.
Task 1: Please immediately press your thumb against Jiang Cuo's lips, run your thumb across the entire corner of Jiang Cuo's lips, and then add a cute wink.
Task Two: Please use the domineering female CEO style to put your arm around Jiang Cuo's waist, take out the homework that you stuck on for Jiang Cuo from her desk, and then make a declaration of love.
Task 3: Forcefully kiss Jiang Cuo.
Please don't be shy, host!
Su Qianqian: "?!"
Upon hearing the notification from the useless system, Su Qianqian felt as if struck by lightning, freezing in place and only able to maintain an awkward smile towards Jiang Cuo.
What does "reserved" mean? She's a complete idiot.
The female villain's level of disgust towards her is 88, yet she still allows her to forcibly kiss her?
Why not just say he slit her throat?
This useless system is worse than if she had just jumped off yesterday.
And some people even use their glued-on homework as a way to express their love?
Then all those things she just said to Director Jiang, so frankly, were just nonsense. How could she contradict herself like that?
And that first wink, where's the cuteness? That's clearly greasy, isn't it?
Moreover, she had a band-aid on her finger, wasn't she afraid of pricking her mouth with ginger?
'These tasks... are they necessary to do?'
Even without doing anything, I could have achieved today's level of integration.
[Waste System: No way, random tasks are a must. This is a check on the host's attitude towards completing tasks.]
Besides, isn't this a golden opportunity for the host? Don't be shy, the system can hear your thoughts; it will bring to life any scenarios you've fantasized about.
Su Qianqian's forehead practically bristled with anger.
Don't try to create that kind of sleazy image for her, okay?
Looking at Su Qianqian's forced smile, Jiang Cuo had a bad feeling and couldn't help but want to move away from her.
But Su Qianqian suddenly pressed down on her stool with such force that she couldn't move an inch.
The gossipy classmate sitting behind Su Qianqian also showed disappointment in his eyes after hearing Su Qianqian's explanation.
This was clarified by Su Qianqian herself; she did not have a crush on Jiang Cuo.
Then everyone's excitement was for nothing.
She muttered to herself in disbelief, "How is that possible? Someone on Tieba has already compiled such a clear timeline."
It's obvious that Su Qianqian has a crush on Jiang Cuo, how could it be fake?
When she looked up again, she saw Su Qianqian suddenly extend her right hand and press her thumb against Jiang Cuo's lips.
Then, it gently traced across Jiang Cuo's lower lip.
The person sitting behind him immediately brightened up and quickly took out their phone to capture this extraordinary scene.
Jiang Cuo was also stunned, caught off guard by Su Qianqian's intimate gesture, which seemed like a sneak attack.
The warm pad of his thumb rested on the corner of her mouth with just the right amount of pressure, like a tickle, making her mouth feel tingly and numb, while her back felt like it was being powered by an electric motor, stiff and incredibly rigid.
What is Su Qianqian doing?
To tease her?
Su Qianqian saw the cold light in Jiang Cuo's eyes, as if countless cold swords were converging and shooting towards her.
Even though Su Qianqian was trembling, her hands couldn't stop moving.
Now that she's already done it, she's determined to get that 1% of integration.
Su Qianqian smiled sweetly, her voice soft and gentle, but her thumb remained pressed against Jiang Cuo's lips.
The big left eye blinked. "Jiang, you should smile more. I've already explained things to you properly, but you're still so cold to me. It really hurts me. So let me give you a manual smile."
The two were so close that Jiang Cuo could see the thick layer of foundation under Su Qianqian's eyes, as if she was deliberately covering something up.
Jiang Cuo was slightly taken aback.
but……
Su Qianqian's hand, wrapped in a band-aid, trembled, and her thumb accidentally shoved into Jiang Cuo's mouth.
Su Qianqian: ...
Jiang Cuo: His smile gradually softened into a kinder one.
A note from the author:
Jiang Cuo: From +_+ to ^_^ to =_= to :)?
Chapter Twelve
Su Qianqian's mind went blank for a moment.
Her smile froze on her face, and she could feel it through the fingers pressing against Jiang Cuo's lips; Jiang Cuo's smile had also frozen.
Although the smile was forced on her.
Su Qianqian instinctively tried to look away from her frozen gaze, avoiding eye contact with Jiang Cuo's increasingly kind smile.
"Jiang, if I said my intentions were good, would you believe me?"