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

At this moment, the photographer had already set up the equipment and was calling for the students to move towards the platform.

Old Li shouted loudly from the side, "Stop chatting! Come on over here, get ready to line up!"

Filming was about to begin, but Su Qinghe still hadn't appeared.

Just as Jiang Che was wondering whether he should take out his phone to send a message to Su Qinghe to ask about the situation, someone suddenly patted Jiang Che's shoulder lightly from behind.

"Hey."

A soft voice came from behind.

Jiang Che subconsciously turned his head.

Then--

His gaze remained fixed there.

Su Qinghe stood about a step behind him, her hands behind her back, her head tilted slightly, and her eyes crinkling as she looked at him.

Jiang Che's gaze shifted slightly downwards. The girl was still wearing her school uniform, and her long hair was still styled in a high ponytail that she had tied up before leaving home.

She was dressed exactly the same way she did when she had breakfast at home.

But... I always feel like something's not quite right.

Jiang Che's gaze returned to Su Qinghe's face, and after pausing for about two or three seconds, he finally realized what was different.

She wore makeup.

The makeup was very light, so light that it was almost invisible unless you looked closely.

But Jiang Che had spent so much time with her that he knew every detail on her face like the back of his hand, so he could naturally spot those subtle changes immediately.

Her eyebrows were groomed to be more refined and smooth, which made the tenderness and charm between her eyes stand out even more.

A thin layer of foundation was applied to her already incredibly fair complexion, making her face appear even more delicate and translucent.

A very light touch of mauve-pink lip gloss was also applied to her lips, making them moisturized and glossy.

Looking at its plump, moist skin, it gives off a very sweet and cuddly feeling...

The same light makeup might look a bit deliberate and artificial on other girls.

After all, everyone is wearing school uniforms now. A carefully made-up face paired with a plain blue and white school uniform can sometimes create a sense of disharmony and incongruity.

But this problem doesn't exist on Su Qinghe's face at all.

She was naturally beautiful enough that she didn't need heavy makeup to enhance her features.

Therefore, the presence of this light makeup is more accurately described as "adding icing on the cake" rather than "makeup".

She maintained her cool and aloof demeanor, without becoming more glamorous or passionate despite wearing makeup.

But compared to her usual bare face, Su Qinghe looked even more refined and...

Jiang Che searched his mind for a long time and finally found a word that might not be very elegant but was very accurate.

want.

Correct.

It's that kind of beauty that carries a hint of sensuality.

It's not the kind of deliberate allure, but a natural, inner charm that makes it hard to look away.

To put it bluntly—

good looking.

It's very beautiful.

It was so beautiful that Jiang Che was stunned for two or three seconds before the first complete thought popped into his mind.

Holy crap... this is just too good-looking!

The girl tilted her head and looked at him with a smile.

Her clear eyes reflected the June sunlight overhead, sparkling as if all the shattered stars in the sky had been incorporated into them.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that Jiang Che hadn't spoken for a while, Su Qinghe blinked and tilted her head, pretending not to know. "What are you looking at?"

Hearing the girl's voice beside him, Jiang Che finally came to his senses, and his Adam's apple bobbed slightly.

"You just went to the restroom...were you putting on makeup?"

Upon hearing this, Su Qinghe's eyes flickered, then she casually reached up and smoothed a stray hair at her temple. "Um... I just tidied myself up a little, it didn't take long, right?"

"Just a little while?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Che couldn't help but chuckle as he glanced at the time on his phone. "You've been downloading for almost ten minutes now."

"Well... you can't blame me, it's because there were a lot of people queuing for the restroom."

"Yeah?"

"Yeah! I'd be a dog if I lied!"

Su Qinghe nodded vigorously, her attitude extremely serious, as if afraid he wouldn't believe her.

Okay, okay.

Although this reason was clearly untenable, Jiang Che was too lazy to expose her.

To be fair, Su Qinghe looked absolutely stunning today.

Jiang Che originally thought that Su Qinghe's bare face was the limit, but after she dressed up a little, he suddenly realized that what he thought was the upper limit was actually her starting point.

I wonder how much merit he accumulated in his past life before he died, so that he could meet such a beautiful girl in this life and accompany him on the rest of his journey.

The boy silently sighed a few times, then carefully examined the girl for a moment, and finally couldn't help but whisper—

You look great today.

When Su Qinghe heard Jiang Che's words, she was slightly taken aback, as if she hadn't expected him to praise her so suddenly.

Then, the girl's ear tips quickly turned red, spreading from her earlobes to her cheeks, and finally her entire delicate, fair face was tinged with a light pink.

The curve of his lips seemed to be pulled by something, and he couldn't suppress it no matter what.

"……Really?"

"Um."

Jiang Che's answer was brief and firm.

Upon hearing this, the girl's eyelashes trembled slightly, and then she slowly raised her head.

Her clear eyes were brimming with joy, like a spring of water illuminated by sunlight, sparkling and shimmering.

But she still pouted, feigning modesty, and muttered something under her breath.

"Hmph... I look good every day, not just today."

Jiang Che didn't realize there was a problem and just kept agreeing: "Yes, yes, you look good every day, but today you look especially good."

"Why didn't you say that before...?"

"usually?"

"Hmm...you never compliment me on your own initiative."

Su Qinghe's tone clearly carried a hint of grievance, though it wasn't very obvious, Jiang Che still caught it immediately.

He paused for a moment, then touched the tip of his nose somewhat guiltily.

Thinking about it carefully... it does seem to be true.

When the two of them were together, although he was constantly marveling at Su Qinghe's beauty, he rarely expressed these feelings aloud.

It's not that he deliberately didn't mention it; it's just that he sees it every day, and once he gets used to it, it's easy to overlook the matter.

Just like you see the sunrise and sunset every day, over time you won't stop to exclaim, "Wow, the sunset is so beautiful today."

It's not that I think it's not beautiful anymore, it's just that this little thing has long been integrated into daily life and has become very ordinary.

But now, reminded by Su Qinghe, Jiang Che suddenly realized that this "taken-for-granted" attitude was actually a form of neglect from the other party's perspective.

She doesn't get to hear "look carefully" every day, so she's only happy to hear it occasionally.

"...I'll talk more about it later."