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

Jiang Che stood up from the chair, reached out and wrapped his arms around Su Qinghe's waist, and steadily lifted her up in his arms.

Su Qinghe exclaimed "Ah!" and instinctively climbed her hands up Jiang Che's neck, wrapped her legs around his waist, and pressed her cheek against his ear.

"one--"

Xu Wenbin led the counting.

Jiang Che completed his first squat steadily, without changing his expression.

"Two—three—"

By the fifth one, Su Qinghe was laughing so hard in his arms that her shoulders were shaking. Her body heat seeped through the thin fabric of her clothes, making Jiang Che's ears turn red.

"Don't move."

Jiang Che said something in a low voice, his muffled voice coming from the crook of her neck.

Su Qinghe bit her lower lip and buried her face in his shoulder to stop herself from laughing out loud.

After finishing ten squats, Jiang Che put Su Qinghe back on the ground and patted her head.

Xu Wenbin slumped in his chair, looking at Lin tide with a lifeless expression: "Xi Xi, look at her, and then look at me. We're both in a relationship, but the difference is so huge."

Lin tide glanced at him: "If you can carry me, you can too."

"I can carry you!"

"Then let me ask you, how many pull-ups did you do in the physical fitness test a few days ago?"

"..."

When faced with a difficult question, they fall silent.

Everyone at the table burst into laughter.

The game continued for several more rounds, and the laughter and playful noises gradually subsided as people began to tidy up the mess on the table in twos and threes.

After saying their goodbyes, the group left one after another.

The courtyard quieted down again, with only the soft music still playing from the speakers and the ripples on the pool surface caused by the evening breeze.

Jiang Che was bending down to tidy up the empty wine bottles on the table when he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.

He turned around and saw Lu Ziang standing not far behind him, looking at him with a hesitant expression.

"What's wrong, Lao Lu? No car? Need me to take you home?" Jiang Che straightened up and asked jokingly.

Lu Ziang looked around to make sure Su Qinghe had gone inside to tidy up the kitchen before lowering his voice and quickly walking up to Jiang Che.

"Old Jiang, there's something I need to tell you."

Seeing that his expression was off, Jiang Che put down the empty bottle in his hand, and his expression also became more serious: "Speak."

"When I came here today, I saw several unfamiliar faces around your house."

As Lu Ziang spoke, he glanced towards the outside of the wall. "Judging from their appearance, they don't seem to be residents here. And although they pretend to be nonchalant, their eyes keep glancing towards your house."

"It's obvious they're monitoring your movements."

Jiang Che's smile faded slightly.

Are you sure?

"I've been by the old man's side for many years, so I have some discernment."

Jiang Che roughly guessed that the group of people Lu Ziang mentioned were probably Ah Kun's men.

After all, Ah Kun has been in the capital with his men for quite some time now, and judging by the time, it's about time to make a move.

He had been living a rather comfortable life for a while and almost forgot about the dangers lurking in the shadows.

"I understand." Jiang Che patted Lu Ziang on the shoulder. "Thanks, Lao Lu. Be careful on your way back."

"Aren't you going to tell me what happened?" Lu Ziang frowned.

"Getting involved in some things will only cause trouble. Who knows, these people might get desperate and even attack you."

"So you just keep an eye on their movements for me, and I'll handle the specifics myself."

Lu Ziang opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end he just nodded, turned around and left.

Jiang Che stood in the backyard, watching Lu Ziang's figure disappear in the direction of the gate, his brows furrowed.

He originally thought that Ah Kun wouldn't dare to be too high-profile in Beijing, after all, this was Jiang Sheng Group's territory.

But the fact that the other party dares to stake out near the villa area means that Ah Kun is either fearless or has received some new instructions.

In either case, it means he doesn't have much time left to recover.

"Ah Che?"

Just then, Su Qinghe's voice came from behind.

Jiang Che turned around and saw Su Qinghe standing next to the sliding door of the living room, holding two glasses of warm water in her hands, staring at him intently.

She didn't know how long she had been standing there.

"What did you say to Lu Ziang just now?" Su Qinghe put her water glass on the table and walked over to him. "I heard him mention something about unfamiliar faces and how cornered dogs would do anything."

"It's nothing, we were just chatting about funny things." Jiang Che smiled and tried to brush it off.

He reached for the water glass, but Su Qinghe grabbed his hand.

Jiang Che.

She rarely called him by his full name, and when she did, it meant she wouldn't be easily fooled.

"Tell me the truth."

Jiang Che looked into her eyes, which appeared particularly serious in the dim light of the courtyard.

He opened his mouth, wanting to find an excuse to brush it off, but the words stuck in his throat.

Although he didn't want Su Qinghe to be bothered by these trivial matters, he also knew that Su Qinghe didn't like being kept in the dark.

Besides, she has already discovered the clues, so there's no point in hiding it any longer.

A gentle breeze swept through the yard, causing ripples to spread across the surface of the swimming pool.

Looking into Su Qinghe's clear yet stubborn eyes, he knew that if he didn't make things clear today, this seemingly obedient girlfriend would definitely keep him occupied until tomorrow.

"Okay, I'll tell you."

Jiang Che pulled out a chair and sat down, then pulled Su Qinghe to sit down next to him as well. "Promise me you won't act impulsively after you hear this."

"Okay, I won't act impulsively. Go ahead and tell me."

Su Qinghe sat down next to him, crossed her arms, and adopted a posture of listening attentively.

Jiang Che organized his thoughts and began by recounting how his second uncle, Jiang Dahe, and Ye Yunjin from Gangcheng had jointly transferred Jiang Sheng's assets.

Speaking of Zhao Guodong and Lin Zhengyang, and more recently, Zhou Yazhi hired Ah Kun, a Hong Kong gangster, to cause trouble in Beijing.

He tried to be as concise as possible, focusing on the key points.

Su Qinghe listened quietly, her expression gradually changing from serious to solemn.

"So," she concluded, "that guy named Ah Kun, was he deliberately hired by Zhou Yazhi to get revenge on me? Ye Yunjin doesn't know about this yet?"

"Yes." Jiang Che nodded. "Zhou Yazhi wanted to create some accidents for you out of personal feelings, to make you suffer a bit, and also to give me a warning."

Why didn't you tell me these things sooner?

Jiang Che chuckled lightly: "Why would I tell you? So you'd worry? If you can handle this yourself, then handle it yourself."

"But I'm your girlfriend."

Su Qinghe looked at Jiang Che with obvious dissatisfaction. "You shouldn't have kept these things from me."

"Okay, okay, I was wrong." Jiang Che raised his hands in surrender. "Next time something like this happens, I'll tell you immediately, alright?"

Su Qinghe snorted, barely accepting his apology.

But she didn't press the matter further, instead turning to the main point: "So what are we planning to do now? Ah Kun and his men have been secretly waiting for an opportunity to strike, and we can't just keep going on the defensive like this."