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

Jiang Che sat casually on top of the wall, one leg hanging down and the other bent and resting on the edge of the wall.

His posture was extremely relaxed, as if he were admiring the scenery.

The beams of the flashlights all shone on him, illuminating him completely.

He was wearing a dark long-sleeved shirt and trousers, his clothes covered in mud and grass, clearly indicating that he had come up the mountain path by groping his way up.

Even in such a disheveled state, he still wore a calm yet irritating smile.

Jiang Che's gaze swept over the heads of the security personnel and slowly landed on Ye Yunjin's face. He smiled slightly and raised his hand in a perfunctory greeting.

"Miss Ye, it's been a long time."

"Oh no, this is our first time meeting, so... nice to meet you."

Faced with such a scene, Jiang Che showed no signs of tension or unease; instead, his tone was full of teasing and languor.

It was as if the people standing in front of him were not a group of armed security personnel, but a group of elderly men and women dancing in the square.

What's there to be afraid of?

Ye Yunjin's eyes narrowed slightly.

She had long known that this little brat wouldn't let it go, and Bai Yuning's words before she left served as a reminder to her.

That's why she added a night patrol on short notice, and specifically ordered people to keep a close watch on the hiking trail behind the mountain and the northwest wall.

But she never expected that this kid would actually dare to touch her all by himself.

What was even more unexpected was that he actually managed to sneak in.

We should focus on the areas where she has made significant defensive deployments.

Ye Yunjin shifted her gaze from Jiang Che to the faces of several security personnel patrolling the northwest side. Her eyes turned cold for a moment before she looked away.

We'll settle accounts with them later.

Seeing that Ye Yunjin did not respond for a long time, Jiang Che clicked his tongue in boredom.

Then, he braced himself against the edge of the wall with both hands and lightly leaped down, landing steadily in front of Su Qinghe.

Su Qinghe was stunned, standing there blankly, looking up at the person who had suddenly fallen from the sky, her mind completely blank.

The moment their eyes met, Su Qinghe finally couldn't hold back her tears.

She bit her lower lip hard. Before, whether facing Zhao Wenyu's kidnapping or Ye Yunjin's house arrest, she was able to maintain her composure.

But the moment Jiang Che appeared, she couldn't hold on any longer.

All the grievances, fears, longing, and helplessness surged up from the bottom of her heart like a flood that had burst its banks, shattering her last line of defense.

"A-Che..."

Her voice broke the moment it came out.

Su Qinghe rushed over like a madwoman, wrapping her arms tightly around Jiang Che's waist, burying her face in his chest, and trembling uncontrollably.

She held on very tightly, afraid that if she loosened her grip even for a second, the person she longed for day and night would disappear from her sight once again.

"A-Che... A-Che..."

She called his name repeatedly, her voice changing from a choked sob to a suppressed whimper, and finally she broke down and cried out loud.

She wiped her snot and tears all over his clothes, but she didn't care at all.

She just wanted to confirm that he was real, that he really came, and that he was really standing in front of her.

Jiang Che was also very upset, especially when he saw Su Qinghe crying her heart out. At this moment, he felt an urge to beat Ye Yunjin up immediately.

If it weren't for the fact that Ye Yunjin was Su Qinghe's biological mother, he would very likely have done it.

However, the most urgent task is to appease Su Qinghe first.

Jiang Che put one arm around her back and gently placed the other hand on the back of her head, patting it. "Yes, I'm here."

"I'm sorry Qinghe, I'm late."

"I'm sorry for making you suffer so much." Jiang Che's tone was full of guilt.

Su Qinghe cried even harder after hearing these words.

However, Jiang Che didn't say anything more, but gently patted her back to comfort her.

He knew very well that saying anything at this moment would be superfluous; all she needed was a safe and secure embrace, a place where she could cry her heart out.

Ye Yunjin stood five or six meters away, quietly watching this scene.

Her expression was calm, showing no particular emotional fluctuation.

But if you look closely, you'll notice that her fingers, which are resting in the crook of her arm, are clenching slightly.

Seeing her biological daughter, whom she had been separated from for eighteen years, crying her heart out in the arms of a stranger, Ye Yunjin felt very unhappy.

To be more precise, it's not displeasure, but jealousy.

But whether it was displeasure or jealousy, both emotions seemed absurd to Ye Yunjin.

What a joke! Who is Ye Yunjin?

She is the eldest daughter of the Ye family in Hong Kong and the head of the Ye Group. Even the cunning old foxes in the business world have to give her some face.

She's actually jealous of an eighteen-year-old kid?

But that's just how it is.

Su Qinghe was unwilling to be close to him, but she was deeply dependent on this little brat from the Jiang family.

When she gently said, "Come to Mommy's side," Su Qinghe looked at her as if she were a stranger.

But as soon as this little brat appeared, she ran over excitedly and jumped into his arms.

On what grounds?

Ye Yunjin lowered her eyes, a bitter feeling welling up in her heart that she couldn't quite explain.

She didn't like this feeling, she really didn't like it.

However, at this moment, her rationality did not allow her to show any unnecessary emotions in front of her group of subordinates.

"Have you hugged enough?"

Ye Yunjin's icy voice rang in their ears.

Su Qinghe remained silent, but simply snuggled closer to Jiang Che's embrace.

The meaning is quite clear—he didn't get enough hugs.

Jiang Che embraced the girl's slender waist, then slowly raised his head to look at Ye Yunjin.

His expression gradually faded from the gentleness he had shown when comforting Su Qinghe, returning to a calm and aloof demeanor.

"Ms. Ye, I have a few words I'd like to discuss with you. I hope you don't mind?"

Ye Yunjin crossed her arms and tilted her head slightly. "Do you think you're qualified to talk to me right now?"

"Qualifications, huh..."

Jiang Che glanced unhurriedly at the thirty or forty security personnel surrounding him, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Since Miss Ye thinks I'm not qualified, she can simply have her men drag me out. Why waste time talking to me?"

Ye Yunjin neither responded nor gave any orders.

Jiang Che understood.

The woman wasn't unwilling to take action; she simply had reservations.

After all, he is the young master of the Jiang family in the capital. If they were to do something to him, the relationship between the Ye family and the Jiang family would be completely severed.

The Ye family of Hong Kong is indeed a giant in the business world, but as long as Ye Yunjin wants to expand into the mainland, it is impossible for her to have a falling out with the Jiang family.

The Jiang family's influence and influence in Beijing and even throughout China are not simply limited to business; Ye Yunjin is certainly more aware of this than anyone else.

So she's waiting.

Wait for a way out that allows her to gracefully end the situation, or wait for Jiang Che to back down on his own.

It's a pity she couldn't wait.