The bad value system is measuring values.

Chapter 144 The vacation is over

A week has passed in the blink of an eye. This week has been uneventful, with nothing happening and my favorability rating remaining unchanged.

At the same time, with only half a year left until the college entrance examination that determines the fate of many students, a sense of urgency lingers.

On this seemingly ordinary Monday noon, Jiang Yu's adoptive parents, a family of three, returned home.

Qiao Xiao had always been used to going home to rest at noon, while Jiang Yu stayed at school.

After settling into the Qiao family home, Jiang Yu began returning home with Qiao Xiao. Today, however, was an exception. The reason was simple: his adoptive parents had informed him a day in advance that their trip was over.

Qiao Xiao came to investigate and find out the details.

She arrived at the entrance of the building and waited for the elevator. Soon, the elevator slowly arrived, and there were four people in total. They filed in one after another.

Just as the elevator doors were about to close, a sudden, urgent shout came from outside: "Don't close the doors!"

Qiao Xiao reacted quickly and decisively pressed the open button, reopening the elevator door that was about to close. When the door was fully open, a familiar face appeared before her eyes—Jiang Yu's younger sister, Jiang Ning.

Her brows were furrowed, her beautiful eyes widened, and she glared angrily at the people in the elevator, shouting as she walked, "What's wrong with you all? Why did you close the door so quickly?!"

At this moment, Qiao Xiao looked at the angry woman with a blank expression and cold eyes, and calmly explained, "I did not close the elevator door, I just pressed the open button."

However, upon hearing this, Jiang Ning looked completely unconvinced, staring intently at Qiao Xiao with wide eyes, and continued to argue, "Do you think I can't tell whether the elevator door is closed or open? Don't try to argue with me!"

Faced with Jiang Ning's unreasonable attitude, Qiao Xiao just looked at her speechlessly, as if she could see through the other person's true nature at a glance. She felt that even retorting was a waste of energy, so she simply stopped talking.

Then, Jiang Ning strode into the elevator angrily and walked straight to Qiao Xiao's side, but her face still showed lingering anger, and she still looked sullen.

Seeing this, Qiao Xiao didn't want to pay any attention to her, so she silently moved a few steps to the side, putting some distance between herself and Jiang Ning.

Just then, the elevator smoothly arrived at the designated floor, and with a "ding," the elevator doors slowly opened.

Qiao Xiao was about to step out of the elevator when Jiang Ning bumped into her hard.

Jiang Ning showed no remorse whatsoever, and instead said matter-of-factly, "Who told you to block my way?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she strode out of the elevator without looking back, and before leaving, she even turned back to glance at Qiao Xiao triumphantly.

Qiao Xiao shook her head helplessly, thinking to herself, "This guy is so unreasonable and willful, he really has a strong human presence."

When her gaze truly caught the figure entering through the door opposite her, she thought, "Oh! It's Jiang Yu's sister."

Thinking of this, his brows furrowed slightly involuntarily. He silently prayed that Jiang Yu didn't really like his sister, since he himself was quite annoyed by her.

The bell rang to signal the end of evening self-study, sounding like a clarion call for liberation.

Lin Nian, Qiao Xiao's deskmate, gently nudged her arm, her face showing a mixture of curiosity and gossip. She lowered her voice and said, "Is Jiang Xueshen here to pick you up again?"

Qiao Xiao remained silent for a moment, seemingly considering how to answer the question. After a while, she slowly asked in return, "Is this question really that important to you?"

Lin Nian chuckled and quickly explained, "I was just checking in on your love life, don't be so serious."

"Instead of wasting your time on this, you should worry more about your abysmal grades. All you do is think about these trivial things all day long." A voice came from behind.

An Yi, who was sitting in the back, walked over and tapped Lin Nian's arm with the book in her hand, saying with a hint of reproach, "Don't always bully Rui Rui. You know she's a bit introverted."

Then, she grabbed Qiao Xiao's hand tightly, quickly walked to the side, and said seriously, "I have to warn you, Rui Rui! To be honest, I really don't trust men at all, but I sincerely hope that you can find true happiness. So, if you encounter any problems, big or small, you must tell me immediately!"

After hearing this, Qiao Xiao nodded slightly, her eyes changing slightly, and replied in a calm tone, "Okay, I understand."

Not long after, a lithe figure rushed towards the teaching building like lightning. It was Jiang Yu sprinting towards the building.

When he reached the entrance of the building, he stopped, panting heavily, trying to calm his rapid breathing.

The students around seemed to be used to it, and some even helped to cover it up so that others wouldn't notice.

At this moment, Qiao Xiao stood quietly alone at the classroom door, patiently waiting for Jiang Yu to arrive.

Finally, Jiang Yu steadied his breathing, took steady steps forward, and asked softly, "Student Yan?"

Qiao Xiao turned around abruptly, without saying a word, and walked straight up to Jiang Yu, standing shoulder to shoulder with him.

"Jiang, let's go."

The two walked side by side. Qiao Xiao began to tell Jiang Yu about the various things she had observed.

“Jiang, that thief hasn’t shown up again lately, so I can let you leave without worry.”

As she spoke, Qiao Xiao's gaze inadvertently fell on Jiang Yu's square-framed glasses.

Jiang Yu smiled slightly and gently removed her glasses with her slender fingers. As the glasses were removed, a pair of charming, narrow eyes, as lively and cunning as a fox, were revealed.

"But I...don't want to go back." His voice, as cold as ever, carried a hint of helplessness and frustration.

Qiao Xiao thought to herself, "His emotions are always so obvious."

Qiao Xiao: "But you know, we've been getting too close lately, which isn't good. Besides, your sister is back. She and I are on the same campus, so she'll find out sooner or later. And I live near your house."

Jiang Yu: "We won't see each other for the next week. Once my math competition is over, I'll move out of my adoptive parents' house as soon as possible and then bring you to live with me."

Qiao Xiao looked confused, as if asking, "What do you mean?"

Then, following up on his doubts, he asked, "I can't afford your rent if it's too expensive."

Jiang Yu calmly said, "It's okay, I don't need you to pay."

Qiao Xiao: "What does that mean? Are you going to keep me as a sugar daddy?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yu's eyes darkened slightly. He leaned down earnestly and asked Qiao Xiao seriously, "What is our relationship?"

Qiao Xiao immediately understood, and then asked in return, "What do you think the relationship is?"

Jiang Yu sighed, awkwardly turning his head away, seemingly extremely dissatisfied.

Qiao Xiao ignored him and continued walking forward. "Jiang, I don't understand you." She was genuinely displeased.

Qiao Xiao: The favorability rating isn't even 70, so how can we talk about a relationship? Just hearing about it gives me a headache.

Jiang Yu quickly followed, "I think you've misunderstood."

"Tell me, what's the misunderstanding?"

Jiang Yu: "I don't think we're close friends, but we're definitely friends. I didn't mean to say anything else."