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

Jiang Che was knocked backward by her impact, but fortunately he reacted quickly, bracing himself on the sofa armrest with one hand and catching Su Qinghe who was lunging at him with the other, preventing the two of them from tumbling off the sofa together.

"Hey Su, if you keep slamming yourself like that, we'll both fall to the ground one day."

Upon hearing this, Su Qinghe let out a muffled nasal sound in his arms, which sounded like she was laughing or humming.

Several seconds later, she finally lifted her face from his embrace and wiped her eyes haphazardly with the back of her hand.

Her eyes were red, her nose was red, but the corners of her mouth were turned up.

Seeing this girl crying and laughing at the same time, Jiang Che couldn't say whether he felt more sorry for her or found her more adorable.

It's probably about half and half.

Su Qinghe sniffed, and after a moment, her gaze fell on the remaining silver ring.

"A-Che".

"Um?"

"You wear it too."

As she spoke, she reached out to pry Jiang Che's fingers open, trying to take the other ring from him.

Jiang Che let her take the ring from his palm.

Su Qinghe held the silver ring, her expression becoming much more solemn.

She straightened up and knelt on the sofa, took Jiang Che's left hand with one hand, and held the ring in the other hand, aiming at his ring finger, and carefully slipped it on.

The first time, I didn't get it right.

The ring got stuck on her knuckle and tilted slightly, so she quickly straightened it and tried to push it forward a little.

It's still not up to par.

Su Qinghe's lips unconsciously pouted, her brows furrowed slightly, and she looked determined.

Jiang Che looked at her earnest yet somewhat clumsy expression and almost couldn't help but laugh.

But in the end, he forced back his smile, his face remaining completely still.

You can't laugh.

If he laughs now, this little girl will definitely get angry with him.

Su Qinghe adjusted the angle again, and this time she finally got it right.

The silver ring slid down Jiang Che's slender ring finger, settling snugly against the base of his finger.

"alright!"

Su Qinghe breathed a sigh of relief, then held Jiang Che's hand and looked at it over and over again.

The silver ring facet had a soft, matte finish under the warm yellow light, and it looked surprisingly good against his well-defined fingers.

Su Qinghe became more and more satisfied as she looked at the photos, and the more satisfied she was, the happier she became.

"Mmm! It looks great! Just as beautiful as I said!"

Before Jiang Che could say anything, Su Qinghe excitedly pulled his hand and placed it next to her own hand, which was adorned with a ring.

Two identical silver rings were placed side by side.

A finger with distinct knuckles and strong lines was worn on the finger of a young boy.

A ring was worn on the fair, slender, and soft-knuckled finger of a girl.

Su Qinghe felt that the happiness in her heart was about to overflow.

"No, no, we have to take a picture of it!"

As she spoke, she frantically reached for her phone, finally managing to pull it out from under the sofa cushions. With one hand, she opened the camera and pointed it at two hands side by side.

Click.

She glanced at the preview image and frowned.

No, the angle of your hand isn't right, the ring isn't reflecting light clearly enough.

She adjusted the position of her hands, bringing her ring fingers closer together, and then raised the phone again.

Click.

Hmm... I'm still not quite satisfied. The background is too cluttered, and the texture of the sofa is completely visible in the frame.

Su Qinghe simply moved both hands above the coffee table, placing a dark tablecloth underneath as a backdrop.

Click.

This one is better, but the lighting is still not quite right.

After taking seven or eight photos, Su Qinghe carefully examined each one.

Jiang Che remained motionless in the outstretched position, cooperating with her antics.

It wasn't that he didn't want to move it, but he was mainly afraid that if he did, this young lady would make him put it back.

Rather than going back and forth, it's better to just be a statue.

Finally, after comparing them countless times, Su Qinghe nodded in satisfaction, "This one!"

She held her phone up to Jiang Che's face, showing him the picture she had carefully selected.

In the photo, two hands are placed side by side, with identical silver rings on their ring fingers, and the woven bracelet on Jiang Che's wrist is also perfectly framed in the picture.

The warm yellow light shone from the side, giving the edge of the silver ring a faint gold rim.

It really looks good.

Jiang Che nodded. "Hmm, not bad."

Su Qinghe was even happier after receiving recognition, and immediately edited a post on her WeChat Moments and posted it.

Soon, I received many blessings from classmates and friends.

……

late at night.

After the two finished communicating their feelings, the excitement hadn't faded, making it difficult for them to fall asleep.

So I slowly moved from the bed to the balcony to enjoy the night view.

The balcony of Lucheng B&B faces the sea, offering a wide and unobstructed view.

Standing on the railing and looking ahead, you can see a vast expanse of dark sea rippling gently under the moonlight, like a piece of black satin ruffled by the wind.

In the distance stood a lighthouse, its beam sweeping across the dark sea in circles. Each time it turned directly in their direction, a beam of orange light would flash past their eyes.

The sea breeze came in gusts, blowing against Su Qinghe's forehead and making strands of her hair flutter backward.

Su Qinghe placed her hands on the railing, leaned forward slightly, and closed her eyes.

The moment the sea breeze rushed in, Su Qinghe suddenly felt as if she had emerged from a long, dark tunnel and finally stood in a place with light and wind again.

Very comfortable.

It felt so good that I felt like I was melting.

She stood in the sea breeze with her eyes closed for a while, feeling the salty, damp air gradually fill her lungs and then be exhaled little by little.

Jiang Che's body temperature was behind her, and his arms around her waist were neither too tight nor too loose, holding her securely inside.

Su Qinghe slowly opened her eyes, "A-Che."

"Um?"

Thank you for letting me into your life.

Su Qinghe reached out and covered the hand that was resting on her waist.

When her fingertip touched the edge of the silver ring, the corners of her mouth involuntarily turned up.

The two of them leaned against each other and listened quietly to the sound of the waves for a very long time.

She didn't know how much time had passed when Su Qinghe yawned slightly in his arms.

Jiang Che asked her, "Are you sleepy?"

"No..." Su Qinghe stubbornly shook her head.

Then, three seconds later, he let out an even bigger yawn.

This time, she couldn't hold back anymore. Blushing, she buried her face in Jiang Che's chest and mumbled, "Hmm...it seems a little bit..."

"Let's go back to sleep."

……

Early the next morning.

When Su Qinghe opened her eyes, the lingering sound of the waves from the previous night still echoed in her mind.

She blinked groggily, her gaze slowly sliding down from the ceiling until it landed by the window.

Then they saw Jiang Che, who was already dressed neatly.