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

Upon hearing this promise, Su Qinghe's tightly pursed lips finally couldn't hide her true feelings.

She tilted her head slightly, her clear eyes staring straight at Jiang Che, filled with so much that it was almost overflowing.

But in the end she didn't say anything, only gave a soft "hmm".

Then he quickly turned around so that Jiang Che wouldn't see his expression.

Jiang Che watched the girl's back as she pretended to be calm but was clearly in a good mood, and the corners of his mouth also curled up.

The two of them stood in the shadows in front of the teaching building. Although the surrounding area was filled with the noise of people and the constant clicking of camera shutters, their little world was so quiet that it seemed to be isolated from the world.

After standing there for a while, the two saw that the surrounding classmates were gradually gathering towards the platform, so they followed them to prepare for a group photo.

People chatted in twos and threes, laughing and adjusting their positions on the platform, creating a lively and noisy scene.

"Girls, stand in the first two rows! Boys, stand in the back! Taller people, move to the sides and back so you don't block the view of those behind you!"

While busily arranging the positions, Old Li kept muttering, "Everyone, perk up! This is your last group photo after three years of high school. Open your eyes wide and smile brightly!"

Because Su Qinghe was relatively tall for a girl, Old Li picked her out at a glance and arranged her to sit in the middle of the second row.

"Su Qinghe, you stand here. Yes, yes, move half a step to the left... Okay, this position is perfect."

Hearing Lao Li's instructions, Su Qinghe nodded slightly and then quietly walked to the spot Lao Li had designated and stood there.

The height difference among the boys wasn't significant, so Lao Li didn't make any special arrangements for the positions in the back two rows; he just let everyone stand wherever they wanted.

Everyone knew that Jiang Che and Su Qinghe had a close relationship, so they all gave up the seat directly behind Su Qinghe.

Amidst the teasing glances of his brothers, Jiang Che took this position. With a slight tilt of his head, he could see Su Qinghe's hair, which shone slightly golden in the sunlight, and the ends of her hair swaying gently in the wind.

And there was a small patch of fair and delicate skin on the back of her neck.

A gust of wind blew by, lifting a few strands of hair and revealing a clean and beautiful neckline.

The matter should have ended there, but unfortunately, Jiang Che "accidentally" shifted his gaze downwards a little.

Just a little bit.

It's really just a tiny bit.

The school uniform collar wasn't very big, but perhaps because Su Qinghe was too thin, there was a gap between the collar and her collarbone that wasn't very wide but also not very narrow.

Through that gap, one could vaguely see...

"!"

Jiang Che's pupils suddenly contracted, and then, as if he had been electrocuted, he reflexively raised his head and forcibly pulled his gaze back to what was in front of him.

My heart rate spiked instantly, and a thin blush appeared on my cheeks.

No, what...what did he just see?

No, no, no, he didn't see anything.

Hmm, I didn't see anything.

Jiang Che took a deep breath, his gaze fixed on the exterior wall of the teaching building in the distance, his eyes as firm and righteous as someone about to join the Party.

Calm down, Jiang Che, calm down.

You are a virtuous person; your gaze is clear, and your heart is pure.

That glance just now was purely accidental, a physiological visual inertia, and had nothing to do with conscious thought.

But after reminding himself of this for about three or four seconds, Jiang Che seemed to have a change of heart.

Wait a minute... isn't she going to be my wife sooner or later?

Looking at my wife... she doesn't seem to have any problems, right?

The moment this thought popped into Jiang Che's head, he felt that all his previous efforts to build up his image as a virtuous gentleman had been in vain.

What a load of rubbish, a true gentleman!

He discovered that his moral standards were declining faster than his grades were rising in relation to Su Qinghe.

"Alright, everyone! Are you all ready? Look at the camera!"

Fortunately, the photographer's voice pulled Jiang Che back from his chaotic thoughts. He quickly composed himself, straightened his back, and looked at the camera in front of him.

Come on—smile!

"eggplant!"

"eggplant--"

The entire class of dozens of students simultaneously smirked and shouted out those two words.

The shutter clicked.

The photographer then took several more photos from different angles. After confirming that everything was okay, he gave everyone an OK sign.

"Alright! All done!"

After the class photo was taken, the students on the platform dispersed in twos and threes and began to freely form small groups and take individual photos.

Everywhere you look—on the playground, by the flowerbeds, on the steps of the teaching building—you can see people taking photos of each other with their phones.

Su Qinghe, on the other hand, was pulled over by several girls she had previously gotten along with, who dragged her to take photos with her in various places.

Jiang Che watched her from afar as she stood among the group of people. The little girl maintained a polite yet distant smile, a smile that suggested she wasn't very familiar with him but wasn't unapproachable either.

A perfectly standard social smile.

It was a completely different style from the charming and alluring way she was when she was with me.

Jiang Che had no one coming to take pictures with him at the moment, so he had some free time and leaned against the flower bed, idly scrolling through his phone while waiting for Su Qinghe.

Wang Kai had wandered over at some point and stood shoulder to shoulder with him, leaning against the stone edge of the flower bed.

Neither of them spoke; they simply remained silent.

Although both of them seemed to be bored on the surface, in reality, only Jiang Che was truly bored.

The reason Wang Kai seems boring is simply because he's trying to fake it.

In fact, this kid's attention had been focused on Liu Mengyao, who was also taking photos with other girls not far away, since the beginning of the session.

However, due to his pride and status—after all, he had not yet formally confessed his feelings to Liu Mengyao, and the two were only friends in name.

So he was a little embarrassed to casually run over and talk to the girl in front of so many people in the class.

But if we just stand there doing nothing...

Wang Kai's gaze secretly drifted over again.

Liu Mengyao was also wearing her school uniform today, but perhaps because she had taken great care of it, she looked more gentle and quiet than usual.

She stood among several girls, smiling with her head slightly tilted to the side. The sunlight shone on her face, making her look radiant.

Wang Kai's heart skipped a beat.

What should I do... I really want to go there.

But no, I can't be so impatient.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Wang Kai chose a compromise—