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

Su Qinghe was reluctant to part with Jiang Che, and Jiang Che was equally reluctant to part with Su Qinghe.

He stood there at the crossroads where they parted, watching her figure slowly blend into the crowd of people in school uniforms until she disappeared from sight.

At that moment, a strong impulse suddenly surged within him, and he wanted to immediately speed up and chase after her, to hold that beautiful figure tightly in his arms again.

But whenever Jiang Che was about to act impulsively, his pride in his rationality would always pull him back to reality time and time again.

Yes, both Su Qinghe and him are among the people in the school who attract a lot of attention and public opinion.

What Su Qinghe needs now is a quiet environment to prepare for the college entrance examination, rather than wasting her energy dealing with pointless rumors.

Honestly, he knew perfectly well that openly walking together at this time would only bring endless trouble and gossip to both of them, yet he almost knowingly did it anyway...

Jiang Che mentally berated himself.

After waiting for two minutes, estimating that Su Qinghe was almost at the teacher's office, Jiang Che finally strode off towards the school gate.

There were more people at the school gate than before.

Although most students live on campus, there are still a lot of students at Lincheng No.1 Middle School. Even if day students only make up a small portion, there are still several hundred students in total across all grades.

At this moment, they are all walking in in twos and threes.

Jiang Che mingled into the crowd and entered the school gate. Not long after he entered the school, he heard several boys in front of him talking about Su Qinghe.

"Did you guys see that girl who just walked by? Hey, doesn't she look a lot like that school beauty, Su Qinghe?"

"You know what, I did feel like she looked familiar, but I couldn't quite place her. Now that you mention it, it should be Su Qinghe!"

"But I heard she dropped out of school before, so why is she back today?"

"Who knows? But to be honest, after being out of school for so long, I think she looks even better than before."

"If only she were back to class this time, I could use my charm to win her over..."

The boys walked away laughing.

Jiang Che followed their gaze and immediately spotted Su Qinghe walking alone on the tree-lined path leading to the office building.

She was clearly in low spirits, walking with her head down and taking small steps, ignoring all the stares directed at her.

No one noticed Jiang Che mingling in the crowd; everyone's attention was drawn to this former top student and the school's undisputed beauty.

The strategy of deliberately walking separately worked.

No one connected them.

Seeing that Su Qinghe had finally entered the office building, Jiang Che quickly quickened his pace and chased after the direction in which Su Qinghe had disappeared.

The second floor houses the senior year teachers' offices. Jiang Che, familiar with the area, arrived at the math office where his homeroom teacher, Lao Li, was located, and then knocked on the slightly ajar door.

"Come in," Old Li's voice came from inside.

Jiang Che pushed open the door and walked in, and immediately saw Su Qinghe standing obediently next to Old Li's desk.

Hearing the noise, she turned around and saw Jiang Che. Her eyes lit up for a moment, but she quickly restrained herself and looked away, standing properly with her expression gradually returning to its aloof state.

Completely following Jiang Che's instructions, they treated him as a stranger.

Jiang Che then realized that he seemed to have forgotten to tell Su Qinghe that she didn't actually need to pretend not to know Old Li and the other teachers...

After all, her transfer procedures were handled in his name.

The teachers aren't stupid; how could they not see that the two of them are related?

Old Li was drinking water from his thermos when he saw Jiang Che come in. He spat the tea leaves in his mouth back into the thermos in two gulps, then put the lid on, put the thermos down, and pointed to the chair next to him.

Jiang Che sat down in the chair, and the first thing he asked was about the procedures.

"Teacher Li, have Su Qinghe's transfer procedures been completed?"

Old Li shook his head, then pointed to the form in front of Jiang Che, looking somewhat troubled. "Su Qinghe's leave of absence and resumption of school procedures have been completed, but... the application to transfer to our science class is stuck with the principal."

"Is it stuck with the principal?" Jiang Che frowned, somewhat puzzled.

A few days ago, he was worried that the procedures would be troublesome, so he specifically asked Uncle Liu to go directly to the principal to handle the procedures.

How come in the end, the principal blocked my application?

Old Li understood Jiang Che's anxiety. He waved his hand, signaling him to calm down. "Don't rush, listen to me first."

"Su Qinghe used to be our school's ace in the humanities. The principal had high hopes for her, expecting her to become the top humanities student in the province."

"Now that she has returned to school after a month of withdrawal, it's understandable that the principal has concerns, not to mention whether she has fallen behind in her humanities courses. She is now suddenly switching to science."

After all, this was a school, so Lao Li didn't dare to speak so bluntly or explicitly.

He couldn't very well say directly that the principal was worried that Su Qinghe wouldn't be able to get into a top university like Peking University, which would affect the school's college admission rate, could he?

The only way to put it is that the principal had some concerns.

"However, the principal didn't say that Su Qinghe was not allowed to change majors. He meant that she could change majors, but she had to prove that she had the ability."

At this point, Old Li shifted his gaze to Su Qinghe, wanting to persuade her to reconsider switching majors. "Su, you're already in your senior year of high school. Whether you're studying science or humanities, you need to build a solid foundation from the beginning, otherwise you won't be able to do well later on. You should understand that, right?"

"The teacher is only doing this for your own good. With your abilities, even if you drop out of school for a month, you can still catch up with the pace if you work a little harder. Why do you suddenly want to switch to science at this time, right?"

"What if you come to a science class and find science too difficult to learn; or what if you come to a new class and don't get along with your classmates, which affects your learning efficiency..."

"Teacher Li, you don't need to persuade me anymore. I have thought it over carefully."

Before Lao Li could finish his persuasion, Su Qinghe interrupted him calmly, "You don't need to worry about the course progress. I have been studying science courses on my own during my leave of absence, and I also do some practice tests. I can definitely keep up with the pace."

"You said yourself that you can keep up, but since you insist on switching majors, then let your grades speak for themselves."

Seeing that Su Qinghe still insisted on changing departments, Old Li stopped trying to persuade her and glanced towards the door.

"The principal will give you a short test. If you pass the test, he will sign your transfer application and officially approve your transfer procedures."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the office door was pushed open from the outside.