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

Bai Yuning looked at his resolute eyes and smiled slightly.

"Fine, I like your overconfident, almost punchable, attitude."

She raised her hand and patted Jiang Che's shoulder. "I'll be going now. Something really came up at the hospital."

"Try to comfort Qinghe. She just got back from her trip, and the young girl is easily emotionally empty."

Jiang Che nodded. "Mm."

Bai Yuning dragged her suitcase and turned to leave. After taking a few steps, she turned back and waved to Su Qinghe.

"Qinghe, your sister is leaving."

Su Qinghe quickly waved back, "Goodbye, Sister Yu Ning! Take care on your way!"

Bai Yuning smiled and agreed, then quickly disappeared into the crowd in the airport terminal.

Jiang Che strode towards Su Qinghe, and as soon as he reached her side, she immediately reached out and took his hand.

Jiang Che couldn't help but recall what Bai Yuning had just told him, so he jokingly teased Su Qinghe, "Are you so afraid I'll run away?"

"No way," Su Qinghe retorted in a low voice, stubbornly.

But despite saying that, her fingers actually tightened their grip on Jiang Che's hand.

Jiang Che glanced at her helplessly, then took her hand and led her out of the airport.

An hour later, the two finally returned to the apartment.

After entering the house, Su Qinghe didn't even bother to put on her slippers properly, and dragged her suitcase as she ran into the house.

He then placed the suitcase on the ground, opened it, and carefully took out the seashell wind chimes.

Jiang Che changed into his slippers at a leisurely pace before slowly following along.

As soon as I entered the house, I saw Su Qinghe standing on a stool, stretching out her arms and trying to hang the string of seashell wind chimes by the bedroom window.

The girl wore a loose white T-shirt, her long black hair cascading down her shoulders, her slender white arms raised high, revealing a glimpse of her smooth waistline.

Sunlight streamed in obliquely from the window, falling on her profile and giving her a light golden velvet edge.

Jiang Che unconsciously swallowed and quickly looked away.

"Ah Che, don't just stare, help me hold up this stool."

Su Qinghe turned around and saw Jiang Che standing at the door in a daze, so she coaxed him to come and help her.

Jiang Che had no choice but to go over and help her hold the stool. He coughed lightly and then used a joke to cover up his inner agitation: "Okay, okay, I'm holding it. Master Su, you can focus on your work."

"What Master Su...?"

Su Qinghe muttered something under her breath, then continued hanging the wind chimes and gently opened the window.

A gust of wind blew in through the window.

Ring ring—

The crisp sound of seashells clattering echoed in the bedroom, suggesting that more than just the seashell wind chimes had been brought back.

And there's that small patch of damp, gentle sunset by the sea in Xiamen.

Su Qinghe leaned on the windowsill and listened quietly for a while.

"It's exactly the same as the guesthouse!"

Jiang Che stood behind her, and upon hearing this, reached out and ruffled her hair. "Do you like it?"

Su Qinghe tilted her head to look at him, smiled slightly, and whispered, "I like it."

She paused, then added, "Because you bought it, I like it very much."

Jiang Che couldn't resist being teased any longer, so he suddenly bent down, picked up Su Qinghe, and strode towards the bathroom.

……

Night fell quickly.

After the two finished their fuss, Jiang Che ordered takeout, and their first meal back in Lincheng was a simple affair.

The main problem was that neither of them had the energy to cook anymore.

After dinner, Su Qinghe lay on the sofa watching TV, while Jiang Che went into the study.

After having a blast these past few days since the college entrance exam, it's time to get down to business.

He opened his laptop and began organizing some materials related to college application.

There wasn't much to organize, because both of them had a clear goal: to go to Peking University.

Jiang Che estimated his score and believed that as long as he didn't make any major mistakes, he should have a 70-80% chance of getting into Peking University.

Even if he can't get into Peking University, he can still get into other top schools in Beijing. Or he can just continue pursuing sports.

In addition, Kyoto University is very close to the Jiang family's company, which is also very important.

Going to the capital was only a matter of time, and after what happened with Ye Yunjin, Jiang Che's carefree rich kid mentality had been completely shattered.

He used to think that he was rich, had a good family background, and was smart, so protecting the people around him wouldn't be difficult.

But reality slapped him hard in the face.

Getting help from elders can certainly solve the problem, but it's a very unpleasant experience.

Moreover, the elders will eventually leave, and he will grow up and get old, eventually taking over the company's affairs.

Therefore, he must get involved with the Jiang family's businesses as soon as possible and gain his own say in the business.

Only when he stands tall enough and holds enough leverage will he not have to wait for someone else to open the door for him when the next storm comes.

Jiang Che quickly found a lot of information about Beijing University in his browser.

He meticulously compiled important information such as the admission scores for various majors in previous years.

Besides Peking University, he also looked at several other universities in Beijing as alternatives.

Jiang Che was looking at the documents when a small head suddenly peeked in through the door of the study.

Su Qinghe walked in with a glass of warm milk. Seeing that Jiang Che was staring at the computer screen and hadn't noticed her coming, she couldn't help but be a little curious.

"Ah Che, what are you busy with?"

Jiang Che then noticed Su Qinghe and replied, "I'm preparing to apply for university."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Su Qinghe immediately put the milk on the table and leaned closer to the screen to take a look.

The screen was filled with information about Peking University.

Further down, there is information on several other schools in Beijing.

Su Qinghe exclaimed softly, "Wow! They're all schools from Beijing!"

"Um."

Jiang Che pulled out a chair next to him, gesturing for her to sit down. "Come and watch with me."

Su Qinghe obediently sat down next to him, though she was actually a little nervous.

Because the capital city is A-Che's home and also the Jiang family's stronghold.

Most importantly, the capital city was a completely unfamiliar place to her.

There will definitely be many people she doesn't know, or who may even dislike her.

Will she hold Ah Che back?

What if, once she gets there, everyone around A-Che is so outstanding that she seems stupid?

Thinking of this, Su Qinghe's fingers curled unconsciously, and she pursed her lips somewhat unhappily.

Although Jiang Che was looking at the computer screen, his eyes were constantly on her out of the corner of his eye.

Seeing her little expression, it was easy to guess that the little girl was having a chaotic little drama playing out in her head again.

So he reached out and gently flicked her forehead. "What are you thinking about?"

"what?"

Su Qinghe covered her forehead and looked up, her eyes somewhat blank.

Jiang Che looked at her with a half-smile, "Are you already thinking about whether you'll hold me back in the capital, whether people will dislike you, or whether anyone will dislike you?"