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

Sure enough, if the tone was slightly firmer, Su Qinghe was intimidated and dared not say a word.

At times like this, he was too lazy to argue with her, so he simply snapped at her.

It looks like it's working very well.

Jiang Che pulled Su Qinghe into his bedroom. The room was large and decorated in a minimalist style with black, white, and gray tones.

He pressed her down to sit on the edge of the bed.

"Sit still and don't move around."

After saying that, he turned around and went next door to fetch Su Qinghe's bedding, then threw it on the bed.

The raindrops pounded against the glass outside the window, and thunder rumbled in waves.

Jiang Che quickly laid out his bedding on the floor and glanced back at Su Qinghe, who was still sitting awkwardly on the edge of the bed.

He went over and turned off the main light in the room, leaving only a dim bedside lamp.

"Lie down and go to sleep," he commanded.

Su Qinghe then carefully lifted the blanket, lay down, and curled up into a small ball.

Jiang Che closed the door and lay down on his makeshift bed on the floor.

For a moment, only the sound of wind and rain outside the window and the two people's heavy breathing filled the room.

He lay there with his eyes open, staring at the ceiling, unable to fall asleep.

He was thinking that if Lin Wanwan were here, she would probably be complaining by now.

She complained about the loud thunder, complained about his lack of consideration, and then made a bunch of demands.

But Su Qinghe...

She just lay there quietly, her presence barely noticeable. If it weren't for the occasional sound of her breathing, Jiang Che would have doubted whether she was even still there.

Jiang Che tossed and turned, thinking about many things.

I thought about Lin Wanwan, and I thought about how I had sincerely fed the dog for two years.

Jiang Che thought of Su Qinghe again.

This girl was clearly in such a terrible situation, but she didn't utter a sound and just silently accepted it.

You know, she was once a pampered little princess who grew up in her family, and she should have been spoiled and flamboyant.

His current humble appearance is truly heartbreaking.

Jiang Che's thoughts were in disarray. He didn't know how much time had passed before he finally drifted off to sleep.

Su Qinghe, however, remained awake on the large bed.

Feeling the steady breathing beside him, he knew that Jiang Che had fallen asleep.

She slowly turned around, her empty eyes staring straight in Jiang Che's direction.

Jiang Che...

He's really a good person.

They rescued her from those bad guys.

They also gave her a bath, dressed her, and fed her.

He even let her live in his house.

Su Qinghe's nose felt a little sore.

She had lived for seventeen years and had never met anyone who treated her so well.

Even her parents treated her indifferently from a young age, and their attention was always focused on her younger brother.

After the Su family went bankrupt, he only cared about running away with his younger brother, leaving her alone at home to be bullied by those relatives.

Only Jiang Che... only he was her only light, her only support.

She can't leave him.

She could never leave him in this lifetime.

As Su Qinghe thought to herself, she carefully reached out and lightly touched Jiang Che's face with her fingertips, feeling his warm breath.

He fell asleep.

He's handsome, really good-looking.

Su Qinghe stared intently, recalling Jiang Che's face from her memory, her heart pounding.

He seemed to be... her boyfriend.

No, he will be her boyfriend.

He can only belong to her.

An unnatural blush appeared on the girl's face.

She didn't know if it was because of the fever or because of the outrageous thoughts in her mind.

Su Qinghe quietly "watched" Jiang Che for a long time.

I kept watching until my eyes ached and I was overcome with sleepiness, then I slowly closed my eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

……

The next morning.

Jiang Che was awakened by a series of clanging sounds.

He sat up, scratching his head in a daze.

What was that sound?

Is Su Qinghe causing all this trouble?

Jiang Che rubbed his eyes, then threw off the blanket and got up from the makeshift bed on the floor.

He walked out of the bedroom and headed straight in the direction from which the sound came.

In the kitchen, Su Qinghe stood helplessly by the sink.

An iron pot and several spatulas lay at her feet.

Hearing Jiang Che's footsteps approaching, Su Qinghe's face became even more flustered.

She reached out, bent over, and carefully groped around on the ground, trying to pick up those things.

Jiang Che walked over quickly. He first glanced at the kitchen utensils on the ground, and then at Su Qinghe.

"Are you alright?"

Jiang Che reached out and grabbed Su Qinghe's arm, turning her around to carefully examine her hands and feet.

Thankfully, I wasn't injured.

"Su Qinghe, what are you doing here?"

Jiang Che's tone was a little harsh, not because he was angry at her for being woken up, but because he was worried that her messing around like this would hurt herself.

Su Qinghe was startled by him; her body stiffened for a moment, then she answered softly:

"I...I want to make you breakfast before you wake up..."

"I... I always feel that if I do nothing, it would be too... too unfair to you."

By the end, Su Qinghe's voice had become so soft that it was almost inaudible.

She lowered her head, looking aggrieved, and gently bit her lower lip, her long eyelashes glistening with mist.

The key point is that her words were full of self-blame, clearly indicating that she thought Jiang Che was blaming her.

Faced with Su Qinghe like this, Jiang Che, who was already not angry, became even more speechless.

He scratched his head, somewhat at a loss, wanting to say something to comfort Su Qinghe, but because he had no experience, he couldn't come up with anything coherent in the end.

After all, when Lin Wanwan used to throw tantrums, she would only ask for things, so Jiang Che thought that all it took to appease a girl was to buy her things.

Thinking about it this way, Jiang Che felt as if he had discovered a new continent, and his mind was instantly opened up.

Yeah, why not just buy something?

He quickly picked up all the kitchen utensils from the floor, and then pulled Su Qinghe to sit down on the sofa in the living room.

First, he made his thoughts clear to her: "Su Qinghe, you don't need to cook, you don't need to do anything. I didn't bring you back to be my maid."

"I wasn't angry just now. Maybe my tone was a bit harsh and scared you, but I really wasn't angry, and I'm not blaming you."

Su Qinghe lowered her head and softly hummed in agreement.

But she was still unhappy.

Seeing her like this, Jiang Che knew it was time to start his plan.

"Alright, you're a patient now. Taking good care of yourself and recovering is the greatest way you can repay me, understand?"

Su Qinghe then gently raised her head, a faint smile blooming between her delicate features.

"Mmm." She nodded obediently.

Jiang Che walked over and took out bread and milk from the refrigerator, intending to use these two things to quickly solve their breakfast.

"Let's go to the mall after we finish eating."

Su Qinghe paused, her hand holding the milk still. She looked blankly at Jiang Che. "What are we going to the mall for?"

"I'll buy you clothes."

Jiang Che replied, "You can't keep wearing my shirts, can you?"

"Besides, all your old clothes were worn out, so I threw them all away."

Mentioning the word "clothes" reminded Su Qinghe of what happened last night, and her face flushed slightly.

She whispered, "No need, I... I don't have money to buy clothes."

"If you don't have money, you don't have money. You don't need to pay. I'll buy it for you."

Su Qinghe immediately became anxious upon hearing this. She waved her hands repeatedly, "No, you've already helped me so much. I can't trouble you any further."

"How can this be...?"

Jiang Che looked at her and sighed helplessly.

"Su Qinghe".