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

"Let's wait a little longer."

Jiang Che looked away and made up a random excuse, "Let's wait until her eyes are healed before we talk about it."

Wang Kai could also see that Jiang Che was in a state of confusion. He could understand Jiang Che's difficult situation, so he sighed and patted his good brother on the shoulder.

At that moment, the multimedia screen on the podium suddenly lit up.

The class monitor walked up with an A4 sheet of paper, tapped the blackboard eraser, and signaled everyone to be quiet.

"Quiet down, everyone. I need to talk to you about something."

"I received a notice from the school that the winter marathon for middle school students in Lincheng City is about to begin."

"This competition is citywide and has a high level of prestige. The top three winners will be eligible for special admission to the sports major at Beijing University, and the prizes are also very generous."

"Our class needs to reserve a few spots. Boys and girls alike, please sign up enthusiastically!"

A chorus of wails erupted from below.

"This is terrible! Running a marathon in the dead of winter? Are they trying to kill us?"

"Yeah, it'll take at least ten kilometers, right? Your legs will be completely exhausted after that."

"Whoever wants to go can go, I'm not going, I'm going to hibernate in the classroom."

The class monitor looked at the group of lazybones below with a helpless expression, and could only bite the bullet and encourage them, "Don't be so discouraged, okay? This is a great opportunity to show off our class's style!"

"Where's the sports committee member? He should set an example!"

The sports committee member was a 200-pound fat man. He was chosen as the sports committee member because the physical education teacher wanted to motivate him to exercise and lose weight.

As a result, after two years, instead of losing weight, I gained more than ten kilograms.

Upon hearing this, the sports committee member immediately lay down on the table and pretended to be dead, saying, "I think with my physique, rolling over there would probably be faster than running."

The whole class burst into laughter.

Wang Kai, however, became interested. He nudged Jiang Che with his elbow and said, "Hey, Che-ge, this job suits you perfectly."

Jiang Che glanced at him. "Am I crazy? Going out in the cold wind in the dead of winter?"

"How can you call that being sick?"

Wang Kai winked and said, "Let me analyze this for you."

"First of all, with your physical condition, it's a waste not to use it. Didn't you complain to me this morning about... having too much energy?"

Wang Kai grinned lewdly and said in a low voice, "Running a few dozen kilometers will be a good way to vent your frustrations, so you won't be so distracted by Su Xiaohua at home."

Jiang Che raised his hand as if to hit him, but Wang Kai quickly covered his head and begged for mercy, "Don't hit me! Listen to my second point!"

"Secondly, think about it, Su Qinghe used to be an all-around goddess, proficient in piano and academics."

"Given her strong personality, she'd definitely like a guy who's sunny, positive, and physically fit."

"If you brought back a marathon champion's medal and put it in front of her, wow, your image would instantly become much more impressive, wouldn't it?"

Jiang Che paid little attention to Wang Kai's incessant talking; his gaze went over Wang Kai's shoulder and fixed directly on the red-headed document.

The document clearly states in black and white: This winter marathon is jointly organized by the Municipal Education Bureau and Beijing University. The top three finishers in the men's and women's groups will directly qualify for the special sports admission interview at Beijing University, and will be admitted with a reduced score on their college entrance examination.

Beijing University.

During yesterday's tutoring session, Su Qinghe mentioned that her tone was full of longing, saying that it was a place she dreamed of going to, and that she wished she could go with Jiang Che.

Jiang Che didn't dare to reply at the time.

He knows his own limitations.

Although his family is wealthy enough to send him abroad to study at a good university, a university of Beijing's caliber isn't something you can just break into with money.

It is the most prestigious ivory tower in China, a sacred place that countless students would do anything to get into.

Su Qinghe is a top student. Although she is temporarily blind, it does not hinder her intelligence.

It's only a matter of time before her eyesight is restored. And even if she can't regain her sight, Jiang Che believes that as long as she gets time to adapt to Braille, with her abnormal calculation ability and logical thinking, getting into a university in Beijing will be a piece of cake.

But he couldn't do it; his score was far below the admission line for Beijing University.

He was worried that if Su Qinghe really got into college, would he make her go to those second- or third-tier universities just to accommodate him?

What has he become then? A sinner who has ruined a genius's life?

He couldn't do it, but he also didn't want to be separated from Su Qinghe.

Long-distance relationships are most prone to problems. Although the two of them are not in a relationship yet, Jiang Che likes to plan ahead for the future.

Su Qinghe is such a naive and silly girl. If we let her out for four years, who knows if she will be bullied by some fool, or even be taken advantage of by other men.

But now an opportunity to break the deadlock is before us.

Special admissions for athletes.

His physical fitness is actually quite good; on the contrary, it can be said that he is among the best in his age group.

However, he had never considered taking the special admission route before, so he had never trained properly. He usually just worked out in the gym to build muscle and do cardio.

In any case, he has to get into the top three.

"Brother Che? What are you thinking about, Brother Che?"

Seeing Jiang Che remain silent and in a daze, Wang Kai waved his hand in front of his eyes. "I was just joking, did you really take it seriously? That's 42 kilometers, you'd be half dead running that."

Jiang Che ignored Wang Kai and walked straight to the podium.

Just as the class monitor was about to put away the registration form that no one seemed interested in, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

Give me the pen.

The class monitor paused for a moment, then instinctively handed over the pen he was holding. "Huh? You want to sign up?"

Without wasting words, Jiang Che uncapped the pen and signed his name in a flamboyant style on the first line of the registration form.

"Holy crap?"

The sports committee member sat up straight, pushed up his glasses, and looked at Jiang Che with some disbelief. "Brother Che, you're running a marathon? This is a full marathon, not something to be taken lightly. Can you handle it?"

"Exactly. Although Jiang Che's physical condition is okay, this is 42 kilometers! Can he handle it?"

A murmur arose from the surroundings.

No one had high hopes for him. After all, in everyone's impression, no matter how good Jiang Che's physical fitness was, he was still just an ordinary 18-year-old high school student.

Most participants in this kind of marathon are definitely sports students. Asking Jiang Che to compete against those who are professional athletes is no less difficult than a small island nation colonizing the United States.

Jiang Che didn't care about the comments and stares of those around him. After signing his name, he threw the pen back to the class monitor and turned to leave.