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

Thinking of this, Su Qinghe's eyes, which had been somewhat dejected, immediately curved back into a smile, and the corners of her lips also turned up.

"So you mean I can continue like this in the future?"

"Of course you can."

Jiang Che chuckled, his tone brimming with an air of self-righteous arrogance, "If my girlfriend isn't possessive enough of her boyfriend, how embarrassing would that be if word got out?"

Su Qinghe felt a little embarrassed, "Can't you be a little more modest in public...?"

"Outside? I don't think anyone else heard our conversation, so it shouldn't be considered outside."

"Oh, who cares? I'm just comforting my girlfriend, so what's wrong with being a little crazy?"

"As long as my girlfriend is happy, I wouldn't mind if I transformed into a superhuman dragon and flew through the air on the spot."

Su Qinghe was finally amused by his words.

With a huge weight lifted from her heart, she took a deep breath and reached out to wrap her arms around Jiang Che's.

"It's a deal then, you can't complain about me being too strict from now on."

"If I complain that you're too strict, I'll never be able to stand on my own two feet in this life."

"You can't bet on this!"

Su Qinghe huffed angrily, then leaned on his arm and slowly walked towards the dormitory.

The setting sun cast long shadows of the two people, overlapping and trailing on the stone pavement, like a silhouette painting.

The evening breeze blew from the artificial lake, carrying a hint of moisture and the scent of grass and trees.

Su Qinghe's mood had improved significantly. She walked with a light step and would occasionally glance at Jiang Che, her eyes crinkling at the corners.

The two quickly arrived at the girls' dormitory building.

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Su Qinghe released his arm. "Then I'll go up first."

"Go ahead, and stay in touch."

Su Qinghe nodded, turned around and took two steps into the building, then suddenly turned back, tiptoed and quickly pecked Jiang Che on the cheek.

Jiang Che was clearly taken aback when she suddenly kissed him, and he was stunned.

Su Qinghe took a half step back, her cheeks slightly flushed, and said, "Stamp it."

She dropped those two words, turned around, and jogged into the dormitory building, the hem of her light gray pleated skirt swaying with each step.

Jiang Che stood there, raised his hand to touch the spot where he had been kissed, and after a long while, he chuckled.

This girl is getting bolder and bolder.

He turned and walked towards the boys' dormitory, when his phone vibrated halfway there.

He took it out and saw that it was a message from Su Qinghe.

"That stamp was to declare my ownership. If any girl dares to hang around you again, I'll stamp her with a few more stamps."

It was followed by a meme of a kitten baring its teeth.

Jiang Che replied, "Then you should prepare more lipsticks, I'm afraid I won't have enough."

Su Qinghe replied instantly: "That's fine, there's plenty of lipstick."

Jiang Che smiled, put his phone back in his pocket, and quickened his pace toward Building No. 3.

When they returned to room 412, only Xu Wenbin and Song Mingxuan were there.

Xu Wenbin was lying on the bed scrolling through his phone when he saw Jiang Che come in, so he looked up and greeted him.

"Hey Lao Jiang, all done cuddling with your sweetheart?"

"What's wrong, Lao Xu? Are you jealous seeing me being all lovey-dovey with my girlfriend?"

Jiang Che sat down on his bed and made a teasing remark with a smile.

Xu Wenbin continued his act, playing along with Jiang Che's teasing: "Yeah, Brother Jiang, I'm all alone in the dorm, feeling so empty and lonely. Brother, come and pamper me~"

Jiang Che: "..."

"I'm begging you, Lao Xu, just hurry up and get Lin tide and go mess with her, okay? Don't disgust me."

"No, brother! I just want to date Brother Jiang!"

Song Mingxuan was sitting at his desk, flipping through a book, listening to Jiang Che and Xu Wenbin's banter. Without looking up, he blurted out, "From a behavioral economics perspective, love is essentially a resource allocation behavior driven by irrational preferences."

Xu Wenbin leaned halfway out from the top bunk: "Old Song, can you speak like a human being? I didn't understand you."

"It means he thinks dating is a waste of time."

Jiang Che translated it for him.

Song Mingxuan pushed up his glasses and remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.

Xu Wenbin clicked his tongue: "What do you mean by wasting time? You're so clueless. What do people want in life? Isn't it to find someone they like to spend their lives with?"

"That's your understanding of life, and I have reservations about it."

Song Mingxuan turned a page of his book. "Besides, you just said you wanted to date Jiang Che. I don't think the two of you can live a peaceful life together."

Xu Wenbin's face darkened. "Old Song, didn't you realize I was joking?"

"Does it matter? I took it seriously anyway."

"Then I can talk to you too, Brother Song~ Come and pamper me~"

After the joke, the dormitory returned to peace.

Jiang Che was resting by scrolling through his phone while leaning against the headboard when he glanced over and realized that Lu Ziang's bed was empty.

I wonder where they've gone again.

Since lunchtime, this person has been keeping to himself and rarely speaks to anyone in the dormitory except for necessary social occasions.

It's not that Lu Ziang is strange or unsociable; on the contrary, there's nothing wrong with his social etiquette and personality.

His body language and facial expressions were appropriate, and he also had a good grasp of the nuances of speaking.

But precisely because it was so proper, it made people feel like there was something between them.

Jiang Che had encountered this kind of person before.

It's also clear that in the eyes of such people, social interaction is an account that needs careful calculation, and every investment must correspond to a corresponding return.

There will be no overflowing goodwill, nor excessive sincerity.

He doesn't dislike this kind of person, but he also won't confide in them.

……

At 5:30, Xu Wenbin jumped down from the top bunk, patted his stomach, and complained that he was hungry.

"Hey guys, wanna go? The little bit I ate for lunch has already been digested. If I don't eat soon, I'm afraid I'll faint from hunger at the opening ceremony."

Jiang Che glanced at the time and saw that it was indeed almost time to eat, so he sat up from the bed.

After discussing it for a while, the three decided to go to a small restaurant near the South Gate for dinner.

Before setting off, Jiang Che took out his phone and sent a message to Su Qinghe.

"Qinghe, let's meet at the south gate of the school and go have lunch."

Su Qinghe replied with two words: "Let's go!"

Jiang Che, Xu Wenbin, and Song Mingxuan left the dormitory and ran into Lu Ziang, who was returning from the direction of the library.

After the four of them met up, they walked together towards the south gate.

After the two groups gathered at the South Gate, they went to the restaurant together.

Eight people squeezed into a round table and ordered a total of ten dishes.

Xu Wenbin was still in charge of enlivening the atmosphere, and Lin tide was still in charge of making sarcastic remarks.

Dinner ended at 6:40.

The school's opening ceremony will begin at 7:00 a.m. in the auditorium behind the main building.