You're dumping me, huh? Fine, then I'll just pick up the school beauty and make her my wif

Bai Qing laid it all out in advance: if Jiang Che didn't want Su Qinghe to become a femme fatale and end up being forcibly separated from his wife, then he had to produce 200% results to prove that this relationship was a driving force, not an obstacle.

Jiang Che met his mother's extremely serious and earnest gaze without flinching. "Mom, don't worry."

"If I hadn't met Qinghe, I would probably be living a muddled life like you said, eventually being sent abroad to get a degree."

"So even for Qinghe's sake, I will work hard to get into Peking University. Only in this way can we enjoy the university campus together and enjoy our future life together."

Bai Qing stared at him for a while, then finally snorted softly, "Don't make promises you can't keep. Come bragging to me after you've done it."

Jiang Che smiled slightly, "Then you'll just have to wait and see the results."

Watching Bai Qing's receding figure, Jiang Che stood there, feeling the wind, and reviewed the events of the day in his mind.

After calming himself down, he turned and walked toward the Audi A8 parked on the side of the road, then opened the back door and got in.

Su Qinghe was sitting quietly on the other side, lost in thought. When Jiang Che sat down, he habitually looked at her and saw that she was still tightly clutching the bracelet in her hand.

But she didn't wear it.

"Why don't you try it on?" Jiang Che raised his hand and patted Su Qinghe's head, asking softly.

Su Qinghe snapped out of her thoughts, turned her head to meet Jiang Che's encouraging gaze, and shook her head. "I don't dare to wear it. I'm afraid that if I accidentally bump into something, I won't be able to explain it to Auntie."

"Put it on. It's just a bracelet. If it gets damaged, you can just buy another one."

Jiang Che wasn't as meticulous in this regard. He felt that what was important wasn't the bracelet itself, but the recognition that was attached to it.

He explained these principles to Su Qinghe, and Su Qinghe's expression softened slightly.

She hesitated for a long time with her head down, and finally nodded gently.

However, she was so excited that her hand holding the bracelet trembled violently, and she couldn't put it on successfully even after several attempts.

Seeing this, Jiang Che couldn't help but chuckle. He then grabbed her left hand, took the bracelet, and carefully slipped it onto her wrist.

Su Qinghe's wrists were slender, and her skin was very fair and delicate. The jade bracelet made of mutton fat looked exceptionally good on her wrist.

And the size is just right, as if this bracelet was born to belong to her.

"It looks really good," Jiang Che said sincerely.

Then, as if remembering something, she looked into Su Qinghe's eyes and added, "The bracelet is beautiful, but you are even more beautiful."

Whether it was because she was moved by the praise or not, Su Qinghe looked at the bracelet on her wrist and tears suddenly started falling down her face uncontrollably.

But one thing is certain: the girl's tears were tears of joy.

Unable to contain her emotions any longer, she threw herself into Jiang Che's arms, tightly gripping his waist with both hands, her shoulders trembling uncontrollably.

Jiang Che felt a dampness on his chest, knowing that Su Qinghe was venting her long-suppressed grievances and lingering fear.

He didn't say anything, but simply raised his hand to wrap around her back, his large palm slowly stroking down her spine to soothe her.

Bai Yuning glanced at the back seat in the rearview mirror and saw Su Qinghe crying like a baby. She swallowed back the teasing words she was about to say.

Su Qinghe's sobs muffled inside Jiang Che's clothes, soft and fragmented, making Jiang Che's heart ache as well.

After a while, seeing that Su Qinghe's crying had gradually subsided, Bai Yuning said, "Alright, little Qinghe, stop crying. You've already put on the bracelet, this is a wonderful thing, you should be happy."

Su Qinghe lifted her face from Jiang Che's embrace, her eyelashes still glistening with water droplets, her nose rosy, making her look pitiful.

Jiang Che reached into the storage box next to him and pulled out two tissues, then carefully wiped away the tear stains on her face.

While wiping, she sarcastically picked up where Bai Yuning left off, "Oh dear, who played the trick of acting first and asking questions later, making Qinghe feel so wronged and upset? It's so hard to guess."

"..."

Bai Yuning rolled her eyes at Jiang Che speechlessly, but after all, what Jiang Che said was true, and she was indeed wrong in this matter.

So she sincerely apologized to Su Qinghe, "I'm sorry, Qinghe, I didn't think things through today. I was only thinking about making you my sister-in-law as soon as possible, but I neglected your feelings as the person involved."

"It's alright, Yu Ning, I don't blame you..."

Su Qinghe sniffed hard, then raised her tear-streaked face and smiled slightly at Bai Yuning in the rearview mirror. "Speaking of which, I should thank Sister Yuning. If Sister Yuning hadn't forced Jiang Che and me to meet my uncles and aunts today, I wouldn't have been able to gain their approval so quickly."

"Little Qinghe, don't say that..."

Hearing the victim actually comfort her, the "murderer," Bai Yuning felt like slapping herself across the face right then and there.

I have to sit up in the middle of the night and repent fiercely. How could she be such a beast!

After this commotion, the somewhat somber atmosphere inside the car gradually brightened up.

Just like when they arrived, the two sisters chatted about topics typical of girls, while Jiang Che continued to play the role of a good listener, occasionally chiming in with a few words.

The group had almost forgotten about meeting the parents, but somehow the conversation circled back to that topic.

However, after going around in circles, Bai Yuning remembered something. "Jiang Che, how much do you think Auntie knew about Xiao Qinghe before today's dinner?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Che frowned slightly, then met Bai Yuning's gaze in the rearview mirror.

"My mother is always one to act only after seeing the results. The fact that she traveled all the way from the capital to Lincheng and made such a grand display at Yunqi Pavilion clearly shows she's here to gather information," Jiang Che bluntly stated. "Her people have probably already thoroughly reviewed Qinghe's file, haven't they?"

Bai Yuning chuckled and nodded repeatedly, "No one knows a mother better than her son."

"Let me tell you the truth. My aunt sent people to investigate the Su family's mess thoroughly half a month ago."

"She knows everything that Xiao Qinghe said at the dinner table today, such as how the Su family made their fortune, how they were tricked into going bankrupt, and the miserable life Xiao Qinghe had in the Su family before."

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Qinghe's body stiffened, and the fingers that were caressing the bracelet stopped.

It turns out my aunt knew everything...

Those dark sides she tried so hard to hide, those schemes she thought were flawless, were completely exposed to her aunt.

No wonder that in the private room today, every word the aunt said to her hit her sore spots and cut to the bone.

It turns out they had already thoroughly investigated all her information long ago.