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

The mornings in Beijing at the end of October are quite chilly; your breath can condense into a thin white mist in the air.

Su Qinghe zipped up her sports jacket to her chin, hunched her shoulders, and moved closer to Jiang Che.

After getting out of the car, the two walked along the road towards the East Track and Field Stadium. The road was covered with ginkgo leaves that had been blown down by the wind the night before.

When I arrived at the playground, there were already quite a few people exercising.

Su Qinghe stretched her wrists and ankles by the bench, then put her legs on the back of the chair to stretch them out.

While stretching her legs, she remembered Jiang Che's comment yesterday that she was "so cute even when stretching her legs," and she turned around to look at him warily.

Jiang Che received her warning look and made a zipper-like gesture to seal his mouth.

"First, jog two laps to warm up, then stretch your legs, and then run 800 meters."

Su Qinghe meticulously counted the steps on her fingers, looking every bit like a coach.

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

After jogging two laps around the track, the two returned to the bench to stretch their legs.

Su Qinghe put her legs up on the back of the chair, while Jiang Che stood next to her and pressed her legs down following yesterday's procedure, his movements gentle and practiced.

Just as Su Qinghe was about to start running the 800 meters, a voice came from the other side of the track.

"Jiang Che? Su Qinghe?"

The two turned their heads at the same time and saw Lu Ziang walking towards the entrance of the playground, wearing a dark gray tracksuit.

He was wearing a fitness tracker and had a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, indicating that he had been running for a while.

"It really is you guys," Lu Ziang stopped as he approached. "It's rare to see you guys training in the morning."

Jiang Che released Su Qinghe's leg, straightened up, and smiled, saying, "Isn't the physical test coming up soon? I'm just cramming at the last minute."

Su Qinghe put her legs off the back of the chair, stood next to Jiang Che, and nodded to Lu Ziang as a greeting.

As he spoke, Jiang Che gestured with his chin toward Lu Zi'ang: "You're here to seek help at the last minute too?"

Lu Ziang smiled and shook his head: "No, I have a habit of jogging in the morning."

In fact, when Lu Ziang passed by the playground yesterday afternoon, he happened to see Jiang Che and Su Qinghe training on the track.

He stood on the Ginkgo Avenue outside the playground, watching through the barbed wire fence for about ten minutes.

Considering the physical fitness test notice posted by the counselor in the group chat, Lu Ziang guessed that Jiang Che and Su Qinghe would most likely come to exercise again this morning.

This is a great opportunity for him.

Several days have passed since he cracked the USB drive and sent the files inside to Liu Zhenguo.

However, there was no movement from Jiang Che's side.

They neither sent anyone to investigate him nor took the initiative to confront him.

It was as if nothing had happened.

This made Lu Ziang increasingly uneasy.

He mentally considered several possibilities.

The first possibility is that Jiang Che has already discovered his true identity, but has chosen to remain inactive.

The second possibility is that Jiang Che never noticed that the USB drive had been tampered with.

The third possibility is that Jiang Che discovered him but mistook him for an enemy and is secretly plotting to deal with him.

Lu Ziang was most afraid of the third type.

He clearly remembered what Liu Zhenguo said when he buried the chess piece—

Jiang Che is a cunning fellow. Don't be fooled by his lazy and carefree appearance. When it comes to scheming, ten of you wouldn't be enough to outmaneuver him.

If Jiang Che really mistakes him for someone from Liu Wei or the Ye family, the consequences will be severe.

Lu Zi'ang had heard a lot about Jiang Che's methods of dealing with enemies from Liu Zhenguo.

While it may not be life-threatening, we will definitely not let the other party escape unscathed.

If something really goes wrong, Lu Ziang will become the biggest joke.

That's why he wanted to take advantage of today's morning run to subtly probe whether Jiang Che knew anything about him.

Coming to his senses, Lu Ziang wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel and steered the conversation back to Jiang Che: "Do you two need to cram at the last minute? Old Jiang, aren't you always in great physical condition?"

"I'm so useless," Jiang Che glanced at Su Qinghe next to him, reached out and ruffled her hair. "The main problem is that this classmate isn't satisfied with her 800-meter performance and insisted on having me train with her."

Su Qinghe felt a little embarrassed by what he said, so she reached out and gently pinched his waist.

Lu Ziang couldn't help but chuckle at their sweet interaction: "That's great. Running with someone is definitely more motivating than running alone."

After a brief pause, he went along with it and extended an invitation: "Since we've run into each other, why don't we run together? Running alone is pretty boring."

Jiang Che turned his head to look at Su Qinghe, his eyes seeking her opinion.

Su Qinghe blinked and nodded to indicate that she had no objection.

"Let's go together then," Jiang Che patted Lu Ziang on the shoulder, "but my girlfriend is training for the 800 meters, so she might be a little slow. Don't think she'll hold us back."

"How could that be?" Lu Ziang laughed. "I usually just jog slowly; I don't pursue speed."

So the three of them went back to the track.

Su Qinghe ran in the innermost lap, with Jiang Che slightly behind and to her right, while Lu Ziang ran alongside Jiang Che on the outside.

Lu Ziang's gaze kept sweeping over Jiang Che's back as he pondered how to start the conversation.

Don't be too direct.

Liu Zhenguo had instructed him that his identity should be kept completely secret from the public eye.

If Jiang Che didn't know his background, revealing it rashly would only disrupt Liu Zhenguo's plans.

But if Jiang Che already knows, and he's still pretending not to know, then he'll waste a lot of opportunities.

We must find a suitable pretext to say something ambiguous.

If Jiang Che doesn't know, then just treat it as casual conversation between roommates and let it pass by.

If Jiang Che knew, it would be tantamount to giving the other party a clear signal.

As Lu Ziang ran, he mentally organized his thoughts on what to say.

"Old Jiang," Lu Ziang adjusted his pace to keep up with the two of them, "have you been quite busy lately?"

"I'm alright," Jiang Che turned to look at him. "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, it's just that I've noticed you haven't been hanging out with the brothers much lately," Lu Ziang said jokingly. "Especially Lao Xu, he keeps saying how amazing Lao Jiang is, daring to have three women in one palace, and things like '412 is getting dark.'"

"Old Xu really said that?" Jiang Che could already picture it in his mind, and couldn't help but chuckle. "Isn't he busy pursuing Lin tide? How does he have time to talk about me?"

"It's because he's pursuing Lin tide that he's been talking about you," Lu Ziang laughed along. "You were the first in our dorm to get a boyfriend, and he said he wanted to learn from you."

Jiang Che waved his hand: "Hey, didn't I tell him before that my situation with Qinghe is special and can't be replicated?"

Su Qinghe gave a soft hum, but didn't say anything.

After all, it was she who relentlessly pursued him.

Lu Ziang glanced at the two of them, thought for a moment, and then continued, "It's mainly because of what Lao Xu said. I also noticed that you haven't been back to the dormitory for a long time."