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

Su Qinghe tightened her grip on the cat slightly.

You should also have Xiaoman (Grain Buds).

She lowered her head and buried her face behind the kitten's fluffy head, not wanting Jiang Che to see her teary eyes.

This person is always like this; even when they're talking about the cat's name, they suddenly have to veer off to talk about her.

Su Qinghe pursed her lips, trying to suppress the rising bitterness, but she couldn't stop her heartbeat no matter what she did.

Her heart was pounding restlessly in her chest, pounding against her ribs, making it hard for her to breathe.

After a moment, Su Qinghe took a deep breath, looked up at Jiang Che, and asked, "And what about you?"

"Me?" Jiang Che was taken aback.

"It's called Xiaoman, and I want Xiaoman too."

Su Qinghe repeated his words, enunciating each one carefully, and asked him earnestly, "And what about you? What are you?"

Jiang Che looked into her bright, sparkling eyes and couldn't help but chuckle.

This girl is usually as cold as an ice sculpture to outsiders, but she turns into a little kitten begging for food when she's in front of him.

It looks exactly like the calico dog in her arms.

No wonder the cat is affectionate with her.

Like attracts like.

"Say something." Su Qinghe got a little anxious when she saw him just smiling without answering, and the tips of her ears started to turn red again.

Jiang Che suppressed his smile, took half a step forward, and reached out to rub the top of her head.

"Of course I'm responsible for making sure both of you have a happy ending."

Su Qinghe was stunned at first, and then she felt the tips of her ears turning red at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The heat spread from my earlobe all the way to the base of my ear, making me feel like I was thrown into a bathtub with the perfect temperature, warm and cozy from head to toe.

She lowered her head, pretending to tease the cat, but actually using her hair to cover her face.

We've been married for so long, how come he's still so good at talking, so good at flirting...?

It was just a very ordinary sentence.

Or is it that I'm just too easily moved?

Su Qinghe cursed herself in her heart for being so spineless.

But the more she tried to suppress it, the faster her heart beat, so fast that even Xiaoman in her arms noticed something was wrong. She tilted her head up, looked at her with her golden eyes, and meowed.

Su Qinghe quickly took two deep breaths, forcing herself to calm down.

No, no, I can't think about it anymore.

If she keeps thinking about it, she'll just die right there in the pet hospital.

After typing the last line of the medical record on the computer, the female doctor looked up and saw Su Qinghe's blushing face, and then saw Jiang Che standing next to her with a calm expression. She immediately understood everything.

She silently sighed to herself: "It's so good to be young."

Then he cleared his throat and handed over his medical card and bill together: "Pay at the front desk, then pick up your medicine at the pharmacy. Call the hospital anytime if you have any problems."

"Thank you, doctor." Jiang Che took the bill, held out his hand to Su Qinghe, and said, "Let's go, I'm going to buy something for Xiaoman."

Su Qinghe picked up Xiaoman, cradling the kitten's head in her palm, and followed Jiang Che out of the clinic.

When paying the bill, Su Qinghe secretly glanced at the numbers on the bill.

One thousand eight hundred.

Her heart skipped a beat.

Blood tests, microscopic examinations, vaccines, deworming medication, ointments, nutritional supplements, ear mite drops... each item is followed by a painfully expensive number.

Su Qinghe bit her lip and remained silent. After all, this money was for Xiaoman's medical treatment, and it had to be spent.

But she still couldn't help feeling a pang of heartache.

Her life experience from childhood taught her that money is something you lose every time you spend it.

Even though Jiang Che was never short of money, she couldn't bring herself to spend his money with a clear conscience.

As Jiang Che swiped his card at the front desk, he caught a glimpse of her standing there, holding a cat, looking as if she were working on a very difficult math problem.

He knew what she was thinking without even asking.

There was nothing he could do; he knew his girlfriend's thought process all too well.

Whenever it comes to spending money, she automatically switches to meticulous mode, going over every penny in her mind to confirm whether it's a necessary expense.

Fortunately, after she got used to his extravagant lifestyle of spending money like water, she wouldn't say anything more even if she thought it was expensive.

Countless RMB successfully helped Su Qinghe overcome her allergies.

This pet hospital only treats illnesses and does not sell pet supplies in conjunction with its services.

Therefore, Jiang Che could only take Su Qinghe to other places to buy things for Xiaoman.

Fortunately, the bosses in Beijing are very shrewd. As soon as Jiang Che stepped out of the hospital, he saw that there were pet supply stores on both sides.

So Jiang Che took Su Qinghe's hand and walked straight into the largest store, took a shopping cart from the door, and started throwing things into the cart.

Cat food, cat litter, litter box, cat bed, scratching post...

The items in the cart piled up at a visible speed, quickly forming a small mountain.

Su Qinghe watched with bated breath, and finally, when Jiang Che stuffed a giant cat tree into the shopping cart, she couldn't help but reach out and grab Jiang Che's sleeve.

"Ah Che..." Her voice was weak, tinged with surprise and uncertainty, "Don't we need to buy so much... Isn't this a bit too much?"

Su Qinghe even had some doubts about who had initially proposed adopting Xiaoman.

Jiang Che glanced down at the shopping cart, blinked innocently, and said, "Is this exaggerated? I think it's alright, it's only filled one shopping cart."

Su Qinghe: "..."

Jiang Che added, "Besides, Xiaoman should have everything that other cats have. I, Jiang Che, am not short of money."

After saying that, he took a bag of freeze-dried food from the shelf and threw it into the car.

When Jiang Che came out of the pet supply store, both of his hands were full of bags.

Su Qinghe, carrying Xiaoman, followed beside him. Seeing him carrying so many bags, she couldn't help but say, "Let me help you carry two."

"No need." Jiang Che switched the bag to one hand and used his other hand to hold her hand. "You just need to hold Xiaoman. She only recognizes you now."

Su Qinghe looked down at the little calico baby in her arms.

Xiaoman buried its head in her arms, its two front paws resting on her sleeves, and its tail dangling from her elbow, swaying slowly.

It made a hoarse gurgling sound in its throat, as if it were humming a song that only it could understand.

Su Qinghe smiled and gently scratched the back of Xiaoman's head with her fingertips.

Jiang Che had called a car in advance, and the two returned to the villa at almost eight o'clock.

After entering the house, Jiang Che first carried all the things to the living room, and then began to unpack and build the cat bed.

He squatted on the ground, studying the assembly steps of the cat tree by referring to the instruction diagrams, his expression as serious as when he was negotiating shares with Liu Wei at the negotiating table.

Su Qinghe placed Xiaoman on the sofa, went to the kitchen to pour a bowl of warm water, and brought it over.

Xiaoman curled up in the corner of the sofa, her golden eyes curiously surveying the unfamiliar surroundings.

Its little nose twitched, as if it were analyzing the smell in the air.

Su Qinghe squatted in front of the sofa, dipped her finger in water, and gently wiped it on Xiaoman's lips.

Xiaoman stuck out her pink tongue and licked it, then licked it again, then tilted her head up to look at Su Qinghe and meowed.

"Are you hungry?" Su Qinghe asked softly. "Wait a moment, A-Che is building a house for you."

Jiang Che has already assembled the cat bed.

He stuffed the cushion in, placed the litter box next to it, then dusted off his hands and said earnestly, "Reporting to Commander Su, Comrade Xiaoman's villa is ready."