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

The sound of the piano cascaded down from the second floor like flowing water, clear and melodious.

Jiang Che stood at the top of the stairs without going up immediately.

He leaned against the armrest, closed his eyes, and let the melody of the piano music flow completely through his ears.

Su Qinghe's piano skills were much better than he remembered.

Those notes that were once a little awkward can now be strung together into a smooth and natural melody.

Every accent is perfectly placed, and every rhythm is perfectly balanced.

Her musical talent, like herself, can unleash amazing energy given enough fertile ground and sunshine.

After the last note faded, the practice room fell into a brief silence.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jiang Che finally went upstairs.

At this moment, Su Qinghe was sitting in front of the piano, her fingers lightly resting on the keys and not yet withdrawn.

She seemed to be still immersed in the emotions of the music until she heard footsteps behind her and turned around.

"Ah Che! You're back~"

The girl stood up the moment she saw Jiang Che, and a happy smile immediately bloomed on her charming face.

Like a puppy waiting for its owner to come home, she stretched out her two fair arms and ran towards Jiang Che for a hug.

Jiang Che opened his arms and hugged his girlfriend tightly as she rushed towards him, naturally wrapping his arms around her soft waist.

After hugging for a while, Jiang Che loosened his arms around Su Qinghe's waist, took her small hand, and led her back to sit down by the piano.

He then noticed that her fingers were slightly cold and stiff from practicing for a long time.

So Jiang Che cupped her small hand in his palm and gently rubbed it for her.

"How's the training going?"

"It's alright."

Su Qinghe leaned on his shoulder, her long legs casually draped over her boyfriend's lap, and said while enjoying the massage, "It's just that there were a few places where it kept getting stuck, and I couldn't quite get the rhythm right."

"Really? I heard you play it downstairs just now, and I didn't notice anything wrong with it."

Jiang Che smiled and raised his hand to pat her head. "You're just too hard on yourself. You played really well, much smoother and more natural than the last time you played."

Su Qinghe's eyes lit up: "Really? You're not just saying that to flatter me, are you?"

"Seriously, even if I tried to make you happy by saying nice things, it probably wouldn't work, right?"

"That's true, I prefer you to lead by example."

Su Qinghe chuckled.

However, this carefree smile only lasted a few seconds before fading away.

Su Qinghe raised her head and carefully examined Jiang Che's face.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Che asked, somewhat puzzled.

You were fine just now, why did you suddenly become so downcast?

"It's nothing."

Su Qinghe shook her head, then raised her hand and gently touched Jiang Che's cheek.

His eyes were filled with heartache.

"You look terrible. Did something happen at work again?"

Jiang Che remained silent for a moment.

He hadn't originally planned to tell her.

Although he initially wanted Su Qinghe to be involved in family affairs, after recently becoming deeply involved in these matters, he discovered the darkness, complexity, filth, and troubles behind them.

He had underestimated the complexity of the adult world.

Especially large families rife with power struggles.

If he wants Jiang Sheng to live a stable life and for him to be able to stay with Su Qinghe for a long time, he must proceed with caution and proceed step by step.

If any link in the chain goes wrong, it could lead to total failure and utter ruin.

Besides, Su Qinghe is currently preparing for the arts festival competition, and he doesn't want her to be distracted at this time.

Moreover, Ye Yunjin is also involved.

After all, Ye Yunjin is Su Qinghe's biological mother, so dealing with her will definitely require more consideration than dealing with someone like Liu Wei.

But looking at his girlfriend's concerned eyes, Jiang Che knew he couldn't hide it from her.

His girl seemed very delicate and innocent, but only he knew that she was like this only in front of him.

She is actually more perceptive and resilient than anyone else.

She could sense all his emotional changes, no matter how subtle.

Just like now, before he even said anything, she could already tell that he had something on his mind.

"There is something, but it's not particularly serious."

Jiang Che didn't hide anything and roughly explained his guess that Ye Yunjin and Jiang Dahe had joined forces to plot against Jiang Sheng.

Of course, he skipped over the most crucial part, which was Ah Kun and the others' plan to take action against her when the opportunity arose.

"Ye Yunjin..."

Su Qinghe gets a headache just hearing that name now. Her eyes darkened, and a wave of irritation welled up inside her for no reason.

Why does this woman keep disturbing her and A-Che's lives?

Jiang Che noticed the change in her mood and patted her hand to comfort her.

When Su Qinghe met her lover's gaze, her restless heart finally calmed down, and she leaned softly against his chest.

After a long silence, he finally spoke: "So, Ye Yunjin is now planning to join forces with Second Uncle's family to take over Jiang Sheng, right?"

"It's possible," Jiang Che said, "but it's just speculation at the moment; we don't have any concrete evidence yet."

"If that's really the case..." Su Qinghe said softly, "She wouldn't just be making her moves within the company."

Jiang Che raised an eyebrow at her.

Su Qinghe continued, "Ye Yunjin is always meticulous in her work. Since she dared to take action against Jiang Sheng, she must have made thorough preparations."

"The people inside the company are just some of the pawns. She will definitely plant more spies around you at the school."

"Gu Yanzhou is Liu Wei's man, and Ye Qingru is Ye Yunjin's man."

Su Qinghe counted them off one by one on her fingers, "Although Liu Wei and Ye Yunjin are not in cahoots, they both have ill intentions, and we must be wary of them."

"The rest..."

She paused, then looked up at Jiang Che: "There's also Lu Ziang."

Jiang Che didn't speak, but Su Qinghe knew that he must be thinking the same thing.

"You've suspected him for a long time, haven't you?" Su Qinghe asked.

"Yeah," Jiang Che admitted, "I felt something was off about him from the first day of school."

"I saw him contacting Gu Yanzhou in the dorm a couple of days ago, and I knew my suspicions were correct."

"Lu Zi'ang is indeed no simple man."

Su Qinghe frowned: "Gu Yanzhou is someone Liu Weian planted in the training program. If Lu Ziang is in contact with him, then Lu Ziang's identity..."

"It's very likely related to Liu Wei," Jiang Che added.

The two looked at each other and saw seriousness in each other's eyes.

Lu Ziang's presence in the dormitory wasn't particularly strong, but it wasn't insignificant either.

He comes from a well-off family, is polite to others, and his words and actions exude a gentle and humble air.

On the surface, he gets along with everyone and has no conflict with Jiang Che.

But it was precisely this "perfection" that made Jiang Che feel somewhat uneasy.

As a freshman, his ability to be so smooth and flawless in dealing with people is truly rare among his peers.