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

After leaving the residential area, the three of them strolled leisurely along the empty road toward the Hunan restaurant.

Bai Yuning's mouth never stopped moving throughout the journey.

Who would have thought that this person would even bring that tattered photo album with them when going out to eat?

Jiang Che didn't know what others thought, but he felt that Bai Yuning was utterly unreasonable.

The tattered photo album in her hand became Bai Yuning's secret weapon, and she would take it out and wave it around whenever she had the chance.

"Your legs were so thin and fair when you were little."

Bai Yuning bumped Jiang Che with her shoulder, laughing so hard her shoulders shook. "If I had black stockings back then, I would definitely have put them on you. They would have looked really good."

"But it seems like it's not impossible to make up for it now. Look at your long legs, it would be such a waste not to wear skirts and black stockings or something."

No matter how much Bai Yuning chattered beside him, Jiang Che kept walking forward with a blank expression the whole time.

What was he thinking back then, that he had to wear that tattered skirt?

They even allowed Bai Yuning to leave behind this dark history, which dealt a heavy blow to themselves more than a decade later.

This is absolutely terrible.

Meanwhile, Su Qinghe, who was standing to the side, was holding Jiang Che's arm and laughing all the way.

Jiang Che glanced at her sideways. Hmph, it seems she's secretly pleased that her boyfriend is embarrassing himself.

"Sis," Jiang Che withdrew his gaze and replied unhurriedly, "You're so knowledgeable about figures, and I think your legs are pretty good too. Why don't you show me how it's done?"

"Oh my, you've started talking back now?" Bai Yuning turned around, her eyes crinkling with laughter. "Why didn't you talk back when you wore dresses as a child? Hmm? Rose?"

Su Qinghe burst out laughing this time.

What awaited her was a merciless flick on the forehead from Jiang Che.

After entering the private room of the Hunan restaurant, the three of them sat down at a small table, led by a waiter.

After receiving the menu, Bai Yuning immediately seemed to be possessed by a mysterious painter, picking up a pen and scribbling wildly across the menu.

Bai Yuning ordered everything from signature chopped chili fish head, dry pot braised pork intestines, and stir-fried beef with yellow peppers—basically any kind of super spicy dish that would make your stomach burn just by looking at it.

After ordering, she pushed the menu forward. Jiang Che took the menu, held a pen, and lightly scribbled a couple of lines on it, adding a few light dishes as if he knew exactly what he was doing.

"Oh my, this is incredible." Bai Yuning rested her chin on her hand and tapped her teacup with the tip of her chopsticks. "Jiang Che, you haven't even married her yet, and you're already acting so protective of your wife?"

"Little Qinghe can't eat spicy food, so immediately give her something mild. Why haven't you ever cared for and missed me like this before?"

Upon hearing this, Su Qinghe's ears immediately flushed a faint pink. She shrank back against Jiang Che's shoulder and turned to look at him.

Jiang Che, without changing his expression, picked up the teapot, poured a cup of warm water for Su Qinghe, and pushed it towards her, not even glancing at Bai Yuning: "This is called mutual attraction, a kind of happiness that single people can never experience in their entire lives. You can just be envious."

Bai Yuning rolled her eyes, snorted, and turned to get her cola.

Before long, all the dishes were served.

The three ate and chatted, and Bai Yuning picked up a piece of fish meat full of red oil and stuffed it into her mouth.

After chewing a couple of times, she rolled her eyes and looked at the young couple in front of her, who were sweetly feeding each other. A wicked smile appeared on her lips.

Then, in a casual tone, he dropped a bombshell—

"Speaking of which, back in Lincheng, Jiang Che was quite popular with young girls."

Bai Yuning swallowed the fish, rested her chin on her hand, and looked at the ceiling. "I remember it was either the second or third year of junior high? There was a girl from another school who would block the school gate every day after school to give love letters to our young master Jiang. The scene was quite something."

"cough!"

Jiang Che choked on the mouthful of barley tea he had just taken a sip of, coughing repeatedly. He quickly grabbed two tissues and wiped his mouth haphazardly.

Su Qinghe's chopsticks, which were reaching out to pick up food, stopped in mid-air.

Jiang Che keenly sensed that the air around him seemed somewhat stagnant.

He stiffly turned his head little by little, and sure enough, he met Su Qinghe's dangerous gaze.

Her almond-shaped eyes, which had been full of smiles just moments before, were now as still as a stagnant pool, and an uncontrollable chill emanated from them.

"Sending love letters every day?" Su Qinghe repeated softly.

Jiang Che's neck hairs stood on end.

If he couldn't hear the murderous intent hidden beneath that gentle tone, then he might as well be reincarnated into another world and start over.

The air pressure in the entire private room visibly dropped to freezing.

Although Jiang Che remembered that such a thing had indeed happened, he had absolutely no recollection of who the woman was or what her name was!

How could Bai Yuning remember such ancient events so clearly?

Jiang Che understood that the most urgent task was to soothe Su Qinghe's emotions.

He quickly steadied his breathing, then picked up a large piece of beef and placed it in Su Qinghe's bowl, putting on a look of utter disdain as if it were garbage: "Hey, Bai Yuning, can't you see we're eating? Why did you suddenly bring a bag of trash to the table?"

"And you still remember that kind of person who's turned into a monster? She's round and chubby with slanted eyes. I found her an eyesore when I got close to her, and I didn't even look at her properly."

At this moment, regardless of whether she was a celestial being descended to earth back then, she must be a winter melon spirit.

If he said anything that didn't make Su Qinghe feel comfortable, he probably wouldn't even be able to get into the bedroom tonight.

How can I sleep with my sweet and soft wife like that?

Su Qinghe remained silent. She glanced indifferently at the meat in the bowl, then looked sideways at Jiang Che, whose face was full of sincerity.

He then gave a soft hum and slowly picked up the piece of meat, putting it into his mouth.

Jiang Che immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Usually, when Su Qinghe acted this way, it meant that she was no longer angry.

But in fact, before he could even catch his breath, Su Qinghe, who had swallowed the beef, elegantly wiped the corner of her lips with a tissue, turned her head and smiled at him.

"Since you haven't even given it a second glance, how do you know it looks like a winter melon?"

Su Qinghe leaned in half an inch closer. "Ache, why don't you find a picture of that girl so I can compare them properly?"

"...Oh, I don't have one. Who would keep a picture of a winter melon? You know what I mean, right? Hahaha..."

Jiang Che's smile was full of helplessness and bitterness.

A soft "pfft" came from the side.

Bai Yuning rested her chin on her hand, her eyes crinkling into slits, a look of smug satisfaction on her face: "Oh dear, you really didn't keep any photos? I seem to remember you had a locked metal box in your drawer back then, could it be that this girl's photo was inside?"

Jiang Che almost ground his back teeth to powder. Those were his treasured Seer cards, for goodness sake!

He was plotting how to throw his troublemaking cousin out the window when his phone suddenly vibrated without warning.

A melodious bell rang, breaking the deadly atmosphere of this small space.

Jiang Che glanced at the screen; the caller ID displayed the three large characters: Xu Wenbin.

My dear family!

He grabbed the phone, pressed the answer button, and shouted into the microphone with a booming voice, "Hey! Old Xu, what's up?"