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

"You can tell me anything directly. Don't feel pressured in front of me. Just treat me as a friend. I can be your listener."

The silly kid still thinks this has nothing to do with him.

Su Qinghe sat on the bench with her head down, her hands gripping the hem of her clothes tightly. She didn't say a word, just kept crying.

Every word Jiang Che spoke was like a warm spring, slowly flowing into her cold heart, warming her and making her feel attached.

But... she didn't dare.

She was afraid that if she said the wrong thing, Jiang Che would abandon her, and she would lose this hard-won care and tenderness.

A month ago, when Su Qinghe left the campus and ended up on the streets, she thought that she might never see Jiang Che again in this lifetime.

But fate smiled upon her, allowing her to reunite with him a month later, and he even took her home.

People only learn to cherish things after they've lost them, let alone Su Qinghe, who cherished them from the very beginning.

In her family, her parents might allow her younger brother to have a relationship early, but they would absolutely not allow her to have one.

Because she had previously tried to subtly probe her parents' attitude, but all she got in return was their merciless slander and abuse.

"Let me tell you, Su Qinghe, if you dare to have a boyfriend, I'll break both your arms!"

"You're so young and you're not learning anything good, you're going to learn how to seduce men? You're really shameless! You're both shameless and slutty! All you can think about is how to get into a man's bed!"

She cried as she explained to her parents that she hadn't been in a relationship at all, but they ignored her completely and instead scolded her even more harshly.

This is why Su Qinghe's heart was shrouded in a thick layer of fear. As a result, she had liked Jiang Che since the first year of high school, but could only watch helplessly as he pursued other girls, and she could do nothing about it.

Therefore, this time, Su Qinghe will not easily let go of Jiang Che, no matter what.

Jiang Che can only belong to her alone.

Su Qinghe spent a long time mentally preparing herself and struggling for a long time before finally mustering up the courage to ask in a voice barely audible:

Are you... angry with me?

"Because I... squandered your money... and... and lied to you..."

Jiang Che was stunned when he heard what Su Qinghe said; he never expected that she was thinking about this.

This is a huge misunderstanding.

He was a little amused and exasperated, but mostly felt sorry for you, so he quickly explained, "I'm not angry with you, never have I."

Su Qinghe didn't believe it. She raised her head and "looked" in his direction. Although she couldn't see him, Jiang Che could still feel her unease in her eyes.

"But you were just now..." Your attitude was clearly fierce.

But before she could finish her sentence, Jiang Che had already guessed it and interrupted her.

"I was thinking about something else just now, so my attitude and tone might have been a bit harsh, but I swear, it has absolutely nothing to do with you."

As he spoke, Jiang Che raised three fingers to swear to the heavens, but then remembered that Su Qinghe couldn't see them, so he clownishly lowered them again.

"Su Qinghe, when you came out after changing into your dress, I saw the injuries on your body. I was angry at those who bullied you."

Seeing that the girl seemed to have calmed down a bit, Jiang Che simply blurted out all his plans.

"I've already sent people to investigate the whereabouts of those relatives who kicked you out of your house and hired people to beat you up, as well as the group of thugs who bullied you yesterday."

"Don't worry, anyone who has bullied you will not get away with it."

Su Qinghe was stunned from the moment she heard Jiang Che say that he was angry because he was angry at those who bullied her.

After hearing Jiang Che's protective words, her mouth was slightly open, and her mind went blank.

Someone...is going to stand up for her?

Is she really not dreaming...? No, she wouldn't even dare to dream about something like this.

From childhood to adulthood, no matter how much she suffered, her parents always told her to endure it.

She was bullied by her relatives and kicked out of her home. When she went to reason with them, she was met with a beating and permanent darkness.

Su Qinghe truly believed that this was how her life would be; she would live one day at a time, and if she couldn't go on living, she would die.

She never imagined that someone would appear when she was at her lowest point, pull her out of the mire, and even promise to get justice for her.

Jiang Che...

A surge of warmth welled up from the bottom of her heart, instantly shattering all the girl's defenses and pretense.

She could no longer hold back, and large tears rolled down her cheeks, one after another, landing on the back of her hand.

Years of oppression had made her habitually force herself not to cry out, but because of this, her thin shoulders trembled violently.

Jiang Che looked at her beautiful face covered in tears, and his already distressed heart felt even worse.

His intention in saying those things was to make Su Qinghe feel better, but instead, he made her cry, which is a case of doing more harm than good.

Jiang Che sighed softly, borrowed a few sheets of paper from a passerby, and handed them to Su Qinghe to wipe her tears after she had cried for a while.

Su Qinghe took the tissue and wiped her face haphazardly, but the more she wiped, the more tears she shed, and the tissues were quickly soaked with her tears.

Jiang Che simply went to the convenience store next door and bought a pack of tissues, then personally and carefully wiped away the tear stains on her cheeks.

"Alright, alright, stop crying. If you keep crying, the mall will be flooded." He teased her, trying to cheer her up.

Comforting a girl without using money is definitely beyond his capabilities; teachers didn't teach him these things in school.

But since he was the one who made the person cry, what could he do but suffer in silence?

Su Qinghe sobbed, saying haltingly, "Thank...thank you, Jiang Che...really...thank you..."

She kept repeating her thanks, as if it were the only way she could express her emotions.

Jiang Che stopped what he was doing, looked at her red nose from crying, and said with a wry smile, "Is all you can say thank you?"

Su Qinghe was stunned by his question, and she forgot to shed tears.

"I...I..."

Seeing her adorable, silly expression, Jiang Che couldn't help but laugh.

"I mean, it's only right that I stand up for you, you don't need to keep thanking me."

He slowed his speech and explained earnestly, "We're friends, aren't we?"