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

The girl was wearing a light blue loungewear nightgown, her hair was casually tied in a low ponytail, with a few wisps of hair hanging down beside her ears, making her look soft and cuddly.

And she exudes a strong sense of being a married woman.

Jiang Che lay quietly on the bed watching her for a while, then suddenly had a wicked thought, and quietly lifted the covers and got out of bed.

He walked barefoot, step by step, toward Su Qinghe.

Su Qinghe was completely focused on checking the contents of the file bag, her attention entirely on the bag in her hands, and she was completely unaware of Jiang Che's movements behind her.

The admission ticket is here.

ID card, here.

Two black ballpoint pens are there.

Three 2B pencils, sharpened.

The eraser is there.

The ruler is there.

My exam admission ticket is here too... Hmm, I think I haven't forgotten anything...

Just then, Jiang Che suddenly reached out from behind and covered Su Qinghe's eyes with both hands.

"Guess who I am?"

"ah--!"

Startled, Su Qinghe jumped up, nearly dropping the file folder in her hand. Then, instinctively, she shrank back and bumped into Jiang Che's arms.

The back of his head slammed solidly into Jiang Che's chest.

"hiss……"

Su Qinghe was known as a human cannonball, and the impact was quite a shock to Jiang Che, who gasped in pain.

Even so, the hands covering the girl's eyes did not loosen.

Su Qinghe nestled in Jiang Che's arms for about two seconds, stunned. After feeling the familiar warmth and scent behind her, her tense body slowly relaxed.

"Jiang... Jiang Che!"

She reached out and grabbed Jiang Che's fingers that were covering her eyes. After taking a couple of deep breaths, she turned around and angrily punched his chest. "Do you know how scared you almost made me die..."

"Hey."

Jiang Che withdrew his hand from her eyes and instead wrapped it around her soft waist. He then looked down at the sulking girl in his arms and greeted her with a grin, "Good morning, Su classmate."

"I'm not at all at ease, not at all."

Seeing that the boy in front of her showed no remorse, Su Qinghe became really angry and twisted her body slightly to break free from his embrace.

For once, she adopted the aloof and cool school beauty persona in front of Jiang Che, hands on her hips, and scolded him: "You know how close my heart was to jumping out of my chest just now!"

"Know."

"Knowing that, you still do this!"

"Because I wanted to see you get scared," Jiang Che said, looking completely unfazed. "It's kind of cute."

Su Qinghe glared at him for a few seconds, but realized she couldn't do anything about him. In the end, she could only snort angrily, bend down to pick up the file bag that almost fell to the ground, and continue with her work.

"I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm checking your things."

"Thank you for your hard work, Su."

"snort."

Although she was still sulking with him, Su Qinghe's movements as she tidied up her things were still very careful and meticulous, checking each item over and over again.

After checking their belongings, the two of them went into the bathroom together to wash up and change their clothes.

Su Qinghe then went into the kitchen and busied herself for a while, quickly serving up a light but nutritionally balanced breakfast—a few fried eggs, a few slices of whole wheat bread, and two cups of warm milk.

Compared to the elaborate feast prepared early on the day of the marathon, this time it was noticeably more normal.

Jiang Che looked at the breakfast on the table and raised an eyebrow. "Oh, why didn't you make braised pork ribs today?"

Su Qinghe rolled her eyes at him. "You're not running a marathon today, why are you eating those energy-boosting dishes?"

"Wow, Su is indeed a top student, she's making pretty fast progress."

"...Shut up and eat."

After finishing breakfast, the two packed their things and went out.

In June, Lincheng was already starting to feel a bit muggy. The sun shone brightly on the road, and the air was filled with the unique scent of summer.

The two students took the exam at the same school – Lincheng No. 2 Middle School.

I was lucky; at least I didn't have to go to two different places.

The only difference was that the exam venues were different; Jiang Che was on the third floor, and Su Qinghe was on the second floor.

As Jiang Che approached the entrance of the examination center, he spotted two familiar figures in the distance.

Bai Qing noticed the two people walking over first, glanced in their direction, and then naturally took a few steps to meet them.

"Dad, Mom, why are you here again?"

Jiang Che walked over and greeted them. Although he was a little surprised by their arrival, he felt warmer inside.

Didn't I tell you everything I needed to tell you last night? Why did you come here again so early this morning?

Jiang Dahai also saw the two children, chuckled, and then walked over. "Hey, isn't this the college entrance exam? Your mother and I discussed it and decided it would be better to come and see you off, just to put our minds at ease."

Bai Qing followed behind, her gaze sweeping over Jiang Che first, then looking at Su Qinghe beside him. After confirming that the two children were in good condition and spirits, she nodded slightly.

"Have you brought everything?"

"I brought everything."

"Exam admission ticket?"

"exist."

"ID card?"

"Also there."

"Where's the pen?"

"Mom... everything's here. Qinghe checked it over several times this morning, and she didn't miss anything."

Upon hearing this, Bai Qing's gaze subtly fell upon Su Qinghe.

The girl was standing obediently next to Jiang Che. After hearing Jiang Che's words, the tips of her ears turned slightly red, and she added softly, "Um... I've already checked everything, Auntie, don't worry."

Bai Qing then gave a soft "Mmm," and said, "That's good."

After a pause, she continued, "Don't rush once you're in the exam room. Take a few deep breaths and adjust your mindset."

"If the questions are difficult, they'll be difficult for everyone. Don't panic, just take it at your own pace."

"Okay, Mom."

"Qinghe too."

Although Bai Qing's tone was as indifferent as ever, her words were full of genuine concern: "Just perform normally, don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Su Qinghe paused for a moment, then nodded seriously, "Yes, I understand, Auntie."

After a few more brief remarks, Jiang Dahai ended the conversation at the right time, then patted his son on the shoulder, "Alright, I've said what I needed to say. Hurry up and go inside, don't be late."

"Okay, Dad, you should take Mom back to rest too."

After briefly saying goodbye to Jiang Dahai and Bai Qing, Jiang Che led Su Qinghe and headed towards the examination center gate.

After walking a few steps, Jiang Che looked back and saw that Bai Qing and Jiang Dahai had not left yet, still standing side by side under the shade of the tree, watching their backs as they left.

Jiang Dahai saw him turn around and waved to him, while Bai Qing just stood there quietly, but her gaze never left them.

Jiang Che withdrew his gaze and took a deep breath.

Let's go.

It's time to go to the battlefield.