Wouldn't she also be conditioning herself to associate kissing Jiang (which is apparently quite pleasant for her already) with the reward of also receiving help with her work? Seems to me like Shen's gonna condition herself even faster (since she's getting rewards for rewards instead of rewards for extra work).
Same. I’m too brain-dead at the moment to parse exactly out how it’s like a funhouse-mirror version of a tsundere/kuudere relationship, but I do enjoy the hell out of it. The comedic pacing is top-notch, too—that “slippery-snake” tongue kiss a couple of chapters back was HoF-level stuff.
“Just because I proactively kiss you in the office doesn’t mean I don’t hate you!” Lol
Pretty sure it is the girl in Chapter 11 who befriended Jiang then drifted away when they changed classes. She has a similar (but not identical) hair and eye color. It makes sense to have someone who knows their past relationship come in and stir the pot.
