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

Jiang Che was truly taken aback by Su Qinghe's blunt last sentence.

Indeed, with such a stunningly beautiful girl constantly in front of him, he's no pushover; he's bound to have some wicked thoughts.

But that's precisely why Jiang Che has to keep himself rational at all times.

Don't be fooled by what may seem like just a kiss; once that starts, things will definitely escalate into something more serious.

If things go too far and he ends up having a child, how will he explain it to his elders?

"Don't try to trap me." Jiang Che flicked her forehead with his finger. "Su Qinghe, your top priority right now is to study. Stop having all those unhealthy thoughts in your head."

"Do you still want to be in the science stream?"

Su Qinghe was flicked on the forehead, and cried out in pain as she covered her forehead, blinking her eyes at him with a very aggrieved expression.

Knowing she was in the wrong, no matter how unwilling she was, she could only obediently suppress her slightly risqué thoughts and shrink back into the corner of the sofa.

Jiang Che went to the water dispenser, filled two glasses with warm water, handed one to Su Qinghe, and then sat down next to her.

"I have something I want to tell you now." Jiang Che's joking expression disappeared. "You're going back to school next Monday. I've had Uncle Liu take care of the transfer procedures these past two days, so there shouldn't be any problems."

"So we need to agree on some things beforehand regarding the transfer."

Three rules to be agreed upon?

Su Qinghe held the water glass, looked up at him, and looked somewhat puzzled.

"Once you go back to school, especially after you transferred to the science stream, we must keep our distance from each other."

Jiang Che stared into her eyes, "We can't sit at the same desk, and we can't get too close. Just act like ordinary friends in the classroom."

"After school, you can get as close to me as you like, as long as it's within reasonable limits."

Jiang Che felt that these things shouldn't be too difficult for Su Qinghe to accept, after all, the two had already agreed to keep their relationship a secret while they were at school.

Today's so-called three-point agreement seems more like a supplementary clause to the previous agreement.

Therefore, since Su Qinghe can accept the major conditions, she should naturally be able to accept these supplementary clauses as well.

But Jiang Che's thoughts were ultimately Jiang Che's. When Su Qinghe heard these words, the water glass in her hand visibly wobbled uncontrollably, spilling two drops of water that splashed onto the hem of her skirt.

She bit her lower lip hard, the morbid possessiveness in her eyes almost uncontrollable.

She went to great lengths to transfer to the science class so that she could keep an eye on Jiang Che at all times and drive away all the other women who had feelings for him.

Now you want her to pretend to be an ordinary classmate? And keep her distance?

Yes, she had promised Jiang Che that she wouldn't reveal their relationship to the outside world.

But she didn't promise not to do anything underhanded.

She originally thought she could find a loophole, but she never expected that Jiang Che would not even let go of this last loophole. How could Su Qinghe agree to this?

In that case, what difference would it make whether or not shifts are changed?

Why?

Su Qinghe didn't rush to refuse; she still wanted to hear Jiang Che's reasons. Perhaps Jiang Che had his own difficulties?

She had promised her aunt that she would become a sharp weapon for Jiang Che to overcome obstacles in the future, rather than a stumbling block to his progress.

She should try to understand him and support him.

This is what a qualified girlfriend and wife should do.

"To protect you."

Jiang Che didn't notice Su Qinghe's unusual behavior. He took the water glass from her hand and then took a tissue to wipe the water stains off her skirt.

While wiping, she gave her reasons: "Rumors are the most deadly. You're already a hot topic at school, and I'm no pushover either. If we get too close, who knows what people will say about you."

"Your focus now should be on fulfilling your promise to be in the top ten of the school in the mock exam, and concentrating on preparing for the upcoming college entrance exam."

"At this critical juncture, it would be a very unwise choice to be distracted by those rumors and the teachers' conversations."

"What we want in our relationship is long-term, so there's no need to worry about these few short months, is there?"

Looking at Jiang Che's serious expression, Su Qinghe's stubbornness began to subside under the pull of reason.

Yes, A-Che is right. What they want in their relationship is a long and lasting one, and they don't need to be fixated on the short time in front of them.

She raised her hand and touched the mutton-fat white jade bracelet on her wrist. The cool touch reminded her that she had just received the travel document from the matriarch of the Jiang family today.

With this bracelet, she was already far ahead of everyone else.

Moreover, even without Bai Qing's approval, she didn't really need to worry about so much.

After all, even someone as ruthless as Lin Wanwan was no match for her. What right did those naive young girls in school have to compete with her?

She really doesn't need to be constantly on edge, guarding against one imaginary enemy after another that doesn't even exist.

So after thinking through all these layers of things, Su Qinghe finally concealed the sickly look in her eyes and agreed to Jiang Che's additional requests.

……

in the afternoon.

Jiang Che woke up from his afternoon nap, first stretching comfortably, then reaching out to touch the spot beside him.

The sheets were cold and completely flat, clearly indicating that no one had slept on them.

Jiang Che was puzzled. He got out of bed and walked out of the bedroom. "Qinghe?"

The living room was quiet. Jiang Che stood there and looked around, but he didn't see Su Qinghe.

He then called Su Qinghe's name twice more, but still received no response.

Just as he was about to go to the kitchen to check, he seemed to hear some faint noises coming from the guest room next to the bedroom.

"Qinghe?"

Jiang Che strode towards the guest room, and the moment he opened the door, the figure he had been longing for came into view.

In my line of sight, Su Qinghe was sitting behind her desk, wearing a beige cotton nightgown, her long black hair falling over her shoulders, swaying slightly as she bent down to write.

Jiang Che walked over quietly and glanced at the test paper she was working on, which contained the most challenging physics question.

Su Qinghe wrote very quickly, without any pause in her thinking, and soon successfully solved the final problem.

After she finished writing the last stroke, Jiang Che gently placed his hand on her shoulder, smiling slightly as he teased, "Our little Qinghe is so diligent! Don't you even take a break at noon?"