It had to be said, Kiana had an awful lot of tricks up her sleeve.
After spending the whole morning at the arcade, they went to the amusement park in the afternoon. It was past seven, nearly eight at night, by the time the two returned to the academy.
After playing around for an entire day, Kiana's favorability rose from 60 to 65.
When Han Jiang returned to the dorm, Joyce did not say anything. He had probably grown used to this kind of teaching arrangement, or assumed Han Jiang had been assigned some temporary task.
Over the following days, Kiana dragged Han Jiang out every other day. Sometimes she tempted him with dinner made by Mei, sometimes she acted cute and coquettish, and sometimes she simply nagged and pestered him relentlessly, determined to make Han Jiang skip class with her.
They played for an entire day every time. It was not until the eve of the exams that Kiana finally revealed why she had wanted to hang out with Han Jiang and skip class together.
"Every time, I'm the only one who fails every subject, so I figured I should bring along a companion to share Auntie Himeko's wrath."
Whether in Shenzhou or anywhere else, the first- and second-ranked students were guaranteed rivals. But the students ranked last and second-to-last were definitely best friends.
Who knew how Kiana had come up with the idea of dragging someone down with her? If only she had put that cleverness into studying.
When the exam results came out, Kiana had failed all five subjects.
Han Jiang had barely scraped past the passing line, even though he had skipped class with Kiana.
"You actually... betrayed me!" Kiana was devastated when she learned Han Jiang's grades.
The expression on Kiana's face was utterly pained.