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

When Su Qinghe returned to her room with her water glass, a slightly unnatural blush still lingered on her face.

Jiang Che looked up from the exam paper, glanced at her casually, and didn't notice anything unusual about the girl.

"Is the water ready?"

"Um……"

Su Qinghe lowered her head and quickly walked back to her desk to sit down. She picked up her cup and took a symbolic sip, then quickly flipped to the test paper in front of her and continued to bury herself in the questions.

She secretly glanced at Jiang Che, who was focused on doing his homework, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that he hadn't noticed anything amiss.

Thank goodness...we weren't discovered.

The girl's pen hovered over the multiple-choice options for a long time, but she didn't move it; her mind was clearly no longer on the question.

What kept replaying in my mind was the image of myself in the mirror, wearing a light blue floral dress.

Does it look good?

It should be... alright, right?

She spent a long time searching online before finally choosing that off-white thin knit cardigan. Many bloggers recommended it, saying it was very youthful and beautiful.

It really looks good after I put it on; it makes me look very clean and refreshed.

The length of the skirt... is just right, not too short to look frivolous, and not too long to look old-fashioned.

but……

What if A-Che doesn't like this style?

What if he thinks it's too flashy?

Should we change into something else...?

But Ah Che has already seen all her other clothes. Tomorrow is such an important day, and she wants to give Ah Che a little surprise.

Su Qinghe became more and more conflicted as she thought about it, puffing out her cheeks unhappily and poking and pawing at the test paper with her pen.

……

The two of them did practice problems until after 11 p.m.

Normally, the two of them would definitely be doing practice problems until one or two in the morning.

However, considering that staying up late would cause dark circles under the eyes and make one's complexion look worse, and in order not to affect his appearance during tomorrow's photoshoot, Jiang Che put down his pen, then turned around and patted Su Qinghe's head, suggesting:

"Qinghe, don't stay up so late tonight. Get some rest so you can take beautiful graduation photos tomorrow."

Upon hearing Jiang Che's words, Su Qinghe raised her head, met his gaze, and then obediently nodded.

"Hmm... okay."

After saying those two words, the girl closed the test paper, capped her pen, stood up, and tidied up her test paper, books, and other belongings, stacking them neatly in the corner of her desk.

After they finished washing up, they lay down on the bed together to rest.

A breeze was blowing outside the window, causing the clothes hanging on the balcony to sway gently and rustle softly.

It was an ordinary night.

But the two of them fell silent, which was unusual, and did not have their usual bedtime chat.

Jiang Che lay flat on his back, one hand behind his head and the other on his stomach, his eyes half-open, staring at the ceiling above him.

My thoughts drifted to a very, very far place, I don't know when they started.

...Three years of high school.

It's neither long nor short.

But if I really think about it carefully, it seems like I can't remember much.

When he first entered high school, he was a clueless newbie who knew nothing.

Sitting in the back row of the classroom, when I saw the girl in the front row with a ponytail and smiling eyes, my heart pounded like it had been flicked by a finger.

The girl's name is Lin Wanwan.

To be honest... now when Jiang Che thinks of that name again, he feels no emotion at all.

It wasn't that I was deliberately suppressing any emotions; it was just that... I had nothing left.

He once thought that he could love Lin Wanwan forever, and he spent two whole years pursuing her.

Two years.

730 days.

Flowers sent, notes written, breakfasts brought for me...

Those scenes that once stirred his heart, when he thinks back on them now, only evoke one feeling.

stupid.

That's really stupid.

Jiang Che is so foolish that he now wants to slap his past self.

Two years... If he had put that energy into studying, his grades would be far more than 640 or 650 by now.

If he had recognized Lin Wanwan's true nature sooner, he wouldn't have locked himself at home and drunk himself into a stupor after being dumped.

But then again...

Jiang Che's gaze shifted slightly, landing on Su Qinghe, who was lying quietly beside him.

If it weren't for his hangover, he probably wouldn't have gone out to buy food the next day.

They wouldn't find Su Qinghe by the roadside either.

So, should we be glad or regret it?

Jiang Che slightly turned his gaze to the side, staring at Su Qinghe's profile for a long while, and finally came to an answer in his mind.

Fortunately.

I'm so glad.

The luckiest thing in my life was meeting Su Qinghe on that road.

Looking back now, those two years I wasted on Lin Wanwan really weren't worth it.

But without those two years of detours, there would have been no road that evening, and none of what followed would have happened.

Thinking about it that way, it seems there's nothing to regret.

Those who are meant to come will eventually come.

All he needs to do is cherish the present moment.

……

At this moment, Su Qinghe, lying beside Jiang Che, was in a completely different state.

The girl lay flat on her back, the blanket neatly covering her collarbone, her hands clasped obediently on her lower abdomen.

She appeared quiet and peaceful, with even breathing.

But if you look closely, you can see that the girl's lips are slightly upturned, which she can't quite suppress.

Tomorrow... tomorrow we're taking graduation photos!

What will A-Che's reaction be when he sees her all dressed up?

Would he get so excited that he confessed his feelings to her on the spot?

After all, A-Che had promised her that he would be with her as soon as the college entrance exam was over...

Although the college entrance examination is not yet tomorrow, their high school courses have ended, so they should be considered to have graduated, right?

Who knows, if A-Che is in a good mood, he might actually start officially dating her sooner?

Thinking of this, Su Qinghe's heart suddenly raced, and a faint blush crept up her ears.

She secretly glanced at Jiang Che beside her and found him staring at the ceiling, lost in thought.

Thankfully... I didn't notice she was overthinking things.

Su Qinghe quickly looked away and silently took a deep breath.

Calm down, calm down, calm down...

I'll go to sleep now, I'll talk about it tomorrow, I'll talk about it tomorrow...

But the more I told myself to stay calm, the faster my heart pounded.

The girl secretly clutched the corner of the blanket in bed, closed her eyes, and forced herself to count sheep.

One sheep... two sheep... three Ache...

wrong!

Su Qinghe suddenly opened her eyes, inwardly cursing herself in anger and embarrassment: Su Qinghe, you're not allowed to have any more wild thoughts!

She took several deep breaths, then finally turned over, facing away from Jiang Che, and buried her face in the pillow.

Forget it, I'm not going to count anymore.

Let them fall asleep whenever they want.

……

And so, the two of them lay there for about twenty minutes, each lost in their own thoughts.

Jiang Che first noticed that the breathing beside him had become long and even. He turned his head and saw that Su Qinghe had curled up in a small ball with her back to him and was asleep.

He stared at the back of the girl's head for two seconds, a slight smile playing on his lips, before closing his eyes and quickly falling asleep.

In the darkness, only a sliver of moonlight streamed in through the window and the steady breathing of the two people remained.

good night.