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

Soon, the Audi A8 smoothly drove into the residential area and then came to a steady stop in front of the building where Jiang Che lived.

Jiang Che pushed open the car door, stepped out, and turned to the trunk to get some tonics and local specialties that his father and others had brought for Su Qinghe from Beijing.

Su Qinghe followed closely behind him and saw that he was carrying several boxes at the same time. She felt sorry for him and wanted to help him carry them.

Jiang Che refused decisively, "If I can't even lift these few boxes, then I don't think I need to participate in a marathon. Wouldn't I just be instantly defeated?"

The two were whispering sweet nothings in the back, while Bai Yuning rolled down the car window, rested her arm on the window sill, and watched them busy in the trunk through the rearview mirror.

After closing the trunk, Jiang Che carried the bags and walked to the driver's seat. "Want to come up, have a drink of water, and rest for a bit?"

Bai Yuning shook her head and rolled down the car window. "No, I have to rush back to the department this afternoon to keep an eye on things. I haven't finished writing the surgical record for one patient yet. I have to go back and work overtime, otherwise I'll fall further and further behind."

Bai Yuning spoke in a nonchalant tone, but Jiang Che still noticed the faint bluish tinge under her eyes and the undisguised weariness deep within them.

He couldn't help but frown deeply. "You finally got a day off today, you should just go home and get some sleep, why are you pushing yourself so hard?"

"The hospital can keep operating even if you're not there for a day, but if you ruin your health, there's no one to cover your shift."

Bai Yuning couldn't help but chuckle as she listened to the boy's sharp yet caring words.

She reached out and patted Jiang Che's shoulder through the car window. "Well done, Jiang Che, you've grown up. You even know how to care for your older sister now."

"Don't worry, I'm fine. I'll feel better after a good night's sleep."

"But you should take Qinghe back to rest. She's just recovered from a serious illness and her health isn't good to begin with. Don't let her stand in the wind and catch a cold."

Jiang Che knew that Bai Yuning was quite stubborn and that she was probably determined to continue working, so he didn't try to persuade her any further. He simply nodded and agreed, "Then be careful on your way back, and send me a message when you get there."

"Okay, got it, I'm off."

Watching Bai Yuning's taillights disappear around the corner, Jiang Che then led Su Qinghe upstairs.

Back home, Jiang Che had just put down what he was carrying and hadn't even had time to change his shoes when he suddenly felt a gentle breeze on his back.

Immediately afterwards, a soft, warm body pressed tightly against her.

Su Qinghe hugged him tightly from behind, her arms wrapped around his waist, her cheek buried in his back, greedily inhaling his familiar and reassuring scent.

Jiang Che paused for a moment, then bent down to put down what he was holding, turned around, and opened his arms to completely pull her into his embrace.

Feeling the person in his arms trembling slightly, Jiang Che thought she was crying again. But when he looked down, he met a face with eyes brimming with tears, yet smiling with her eyebrows curved, her eyes filled with undisguised joy and infatuation.

Su Qinghe stared at him intently with her bright, star-like eyes. "What should I do, A-Che? I'm so happy, so happy that I wish I could travel back to after the college entrance exam and officially become your boyfriend."

She was an outsider in the Su family for more than a decade, schemed against and trampled upon, and eventually ended up on the streets. If it weren't for her cunning and scheming, she would probably have died in some forgotten corner long ago.

She originally thought that this was all there was to her life. Even after Jiang Che brought her home, she still believed that they were not a good match and that things would not end well.

However, today, she sat in the Yunqi Pavilion, a place where the most powerful people in Lincheng gathered, and put on the white jade bracelet that had been passed down through generations of the Jiang family in front of the Jiang family head and matriarch.

Looking at the face she had longed for day and night, Su Qinghe's gaze became increasingly infatuated, even bordering on morbid.

She desperately wanted to forcefully press her A-Che against the wall, then grab his hand and, ignoring his resistance and pleas, forcefully kiss him...

In fact, Su Qinghe did do just that, but as soon as she brought her face closer, Jiang Che's finger pressed against her forehead, preventing her from moving forward even an inch.

"Mmm... Ah Che, you smell so good, please, just let me kiss you..."

Without saying a word, Jiang Che lifted the little perverted woman from his arms, changed his shoes, and turned to sit down on the sofa.

Su Qinghe wasn't annoyed by the push. Seeing Jiang Che walk away, she quickly changed into slippers and trotted after him.

As she approached Jiang Che, she blinked twice and suddenly came up with a brilliant idea.

From Jiang Che's perspective, Su Qinghe was walking along just fine, but suddenly, without warning, she "fell" down on the carpet in front of him.

This really startled Jiang Che. He had no time to think about the trickery involved. He couldn't sit still any longer and quickly stood up to help the person up.

But at this moment, the little girl threw a tantrum and angrily slapped away Jiang Che's outstretched hand.

Then, under Jiang Che's puzzled gaze, she slightly raised her small face, her beautiful eyes misty with tears, looking pitiful.

"Ah Che is so mean! Even Auntie recognizes my identity, but I can't even stamp your name on it..."

Su Qinghe sat on the carpet, touching the white jade bracelet on her wrist, her eyes red-rimmed, staring intently at Jiang Che with her misty eyes.

Tears welled up in her eyes, threatening to spill but not falling, and combined with her extremely aggrieved voice, it was incredibly moving.

Jiang Che looked down at the little girl in front of him, who was acting like a drama queen. Even if he was slow to catch on, he finally realized what was going on.

He stepped forward somewhat helplessly, bent down, grabbed Su Qinghe's arm, and with a little force lifted her off the carpet and tossed her onto the sofa.

The little girl wasn't giving up. As soon as her bottom touched the sofa, she scrambled up and used both her hands and feet to burrow into his arms.

Seeing this, Jiang Che quickly raised his hand and pressed down on her shoulder, pinning her firmly in place, and took the opportunity to pull himself away from her by half a body length.

"Stop with the sob story, are you addicted to playing the victim?" Jiang Che looked at Su Qinghe's unwilling expression and reminded her, "I just said that in front of my mom at lunch today that we shouldn't be in a relationship before the college entrance exam. Do you want me to break my vow now?"

Hearing this, Su Qinghe pouted a little guiltily, looked down at the sofa, and muttered softly, "Auntie isn't here, what's wrong with giving her a kiss? It's not like you'll lose a piece of flesh..."

"Besides, don't you even want to kiss me at all?"