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

Jiang Che reacted quickly, leaning back to narrowly avoid the outstretched claw. He then immediately stood up from his seat, maintaining a safe distance from Lin Wanwan.

"Since you can't understand human language, I'll say it again in a way you can understand."

"I don't like you anymore, I even find you annoying."

"I have someone I like, and she's a thousand times, ten thousand times better than you."

"Did you understand? If you did, go back to your seat and stop getting in my way."

Every word felt like a slap across Lin Wanwan's face.

She froze on the spot, her face ashen, her lips trembling as she couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

"What are you doing! What are you doing!"

A loud shout suddenly came from the classroom door, and then the homeroom teacher, Mr. Li, walked in with his lesson plan in hand and a dark face.

He slammed the book on the podium. "I could hear all this noise coming from this room, like a market!"

Everyone immediately lowered their heads and pretended to study.

Old Li adjusted his glasses, his gaze sweeping across the classroom. He first looked at Jiang Che, then fixed his gaze on Lin Wanwan.

"Lin Wanwan, class is about to start, what are you standing there for? Are you a doorman?"

"What, are you planning to stand in the hallway and show off your amazing makeup skills to the whole school?"

Lin Wanwan trembled at the shout, and her tears fell even more freely.

She had never suffered such humiliation before. She was publicly humiliated by her former sycophant and now being reprimanded by her homeroom teacher in front of everyone. She had completely lost face.

"I...I'll go back right away..."

She covered her face and, under the mocking gaze of the whole class, ran back to her seat, sobbing.

Jiang Che sat back down in his chair expressionlessly, took out a wet wipe from the desk drawer, and carefully wiped the corner of the desk that Lin Wanwan had almost bumped into.

Then he crumpled the wet wipe into a ball and accurately threw it into the trash can by the back door.

A three-pointer swished through the net.

"nice shot!"

Wang Kai cheered quietly and gave Jiang Che a thumbs up.

"Looks like he's really awakened. Those few words he just said were so sharp and to the point, it was so damn satisfying."

"Lin Wanwan will probably think about it for countless nights and still not understand how a simp suddenly developed self-awareness."

Jiang Che opened his textbook and kicked Wang Kai without hesitation from under the table. "Stop talking nonsense and read your book."

There's nothing to be confused about. He might be a bit love-struck, but most of the time he's a very rational and self-centered normal person.

Therefore, only after seeing Lin Wanwan's true colors could he leave without hesitation and with ease.

……

The controversy surrounding the early morning study session has temporarily subsided, but its impact is only just beginning to unfold.

Before a single class period had even passed, the campus online forums and message boards were already buzzing with excitement.

Although the school explicitly prohibits students from bringing cell phones, every student has a spare one, and the desk drawers are full of glowing lights.

During the long break between classes, Wang Kai came over mysteriously.

He handed his phone to Jiang Che, the screen brightness was turned down very low, but that didn't stop the bold headline from being glaringly obvious.

[Shocking! The former sycophant finally awakens, and Young Master Jiang angrily confronts Lin Wanwan!]

[Confirmed! Jiang Che personally admits to having a new love interest, stating bluntly that Lin Wanwan isn't even worthy of carrying his shoes!]

The thread is buzzing with activity, with over a thousand replies already.

Some people are condemning Lin Wanwan for being a gold digger and deserving of it, while others are marveling that Jiang Che has finally grown up with his brain.

But most of the discussion focused on that name—Su Qinghe.

"I think Lin Wanwan is a mad dog biting people indiscriminately."

While scrolling through the comments, Wang Kai complained, "She's not clean herself, but she wants to drag others down with her."

"When she mentioned Su Qinghe just now, you didn't see the reactions of the students in the class. They weren't this diligent when they were studying."

"Now look what's happened, the whole school is guessing whether you've been keeping Su Qinghe as a mistress."

Jiang Che picked up the phone and casually swiped it a couple of times.

The comments section was a complete mess.

[Su Qinghe? Wasn't it said that she dropped out of school after her family went bankrupt?]

[I heard she went blind, is that true? She used to be a goddess-level beauty, it would be such a pity if she really went blind.]

A blind man paired with a rich second-generation? What kind of fantastical plot is this? Does Jiang Che have such heavy tastes?

[The person upstairs should watch their mouth. Su Qinghe used to be the school beauty, okay? Even if she's blind, she's still a beauty.]

Come on, he's just a scavenger now. Only rich guys like Young Master Jiang would be bored enough to do this kind of fun.

Jiang Che narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the glaring words, and his fingers gripped the phone harder, making a cracking sound from his knuckles.

He tossed the phone back to Wang Kai, saying, "Have someone delete these posts."

Wang Kai caught the phone, paused for a moment, and said, "Delete everything? That's a huge undertaking."

"Besides, deleting it won't help. People will talk, and the more you delete it, the more they'll accuse you of being guilty."

Jiang Che sneered, "Feeling guilty? What do I have to feel guilty about?"

"Anyone who disagrees is welcome to challenge me offline. If they dare to gossip behind my back, I'll show them why the flowers are so red."

Wang Kai shrank his neck; he was all too familiar with Jiang Che's state.

They usually seem carefree and easy to talk to, but once you cross their line, their ruthlessness is no less than that of an evil fleece.

He had played with Jiang Che since he was very young. More than ten years had passed, and he had only seen Jiang Che like this a handful of times. But these few times were enough to leave an indelible mark on his mind.

Now, Su Qinghe is clearly Jiang Chexin's bottom line.

"Okay, okay, I'll contact the poster right away."

Wang Kai quickly looked down at his phone, then casually added, "But speaking of which, Che-ge, are you really planning to keep this a secret forever?"

"What are you hiding?"

"Su Qinghe."

Wang Kai lowered his voice, "The whole school is talking about it now. You have to give an explanation, otherwise the rumors will only get worse and worse."

"Right now people might say you're keeping a mistress in a golden house or something, but once things get out of hand, they might say you're a pervert, that you like raising pets, or even that you've imprisoned someone—all of that is possible."

Jiang Che didn't speak. He turned his head to look out the window, his mind in turmoil.

Give us an explanation?

How should I give it to you?

To announce to everyone in a grand manner that Su Qinghe is now living in his house and sleeping in his bed?

That would only subject her to more criticism and attacks.

You won't admit it?

After Su Qinghe's eyes recover, she will eventually have to go back to school. Since these people won't get anything out of her, they will definitely harass her, which will also cause her considerable trouble.

Su Qinghe's mentality is already very fragile. If she tells the truth and he tells a lie, it will definitely cause a new wave of controversy.