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

[It's all settled. Old Hu said you should take Qinghe directly to the ophthalmology ward at 8:00 AM tomorrow to have a full check-up. If all the indicators are fine, the surgery can be scheduled for the afternoon.]

Remember to let her eat on an empty stomach, don't let her eat breakfast.

Seeing these two lines of text, Jiang Che finally felt relieved.

My sister's efficiency is truly remarkable.

"Whose message is this?"

Su Qinghe also heard the vibration, and she immediately looked up at Jiang Che with some alertness.

"Our sister."

Jiang Che tossed his phone back onto the bedside table, then lay back down on the bed, folding his hands behind his head, looking at the ceiling with a slight smile. "I have some good news, want to hear it?"

Su Qinghe blinked twice. "What good news? Is it... that my eyes can be cured?"

Her reaction was quick.

Jiang Che snapped his fingers. "Steamed clams."

"Tomorrow morning we'll go to the hospital to see Director Hu. We'll have a full check-up to see if your body meets the minimum requirements for surgery."

"If all the test results go well, the surgery can be performed tomorrow afternoon."

"In other words, if nothing unexpected happens, you'll be able to see whether I'm round or flat in a couple of days."

Upon hearing this, Su Qinghe stiffened.

She then excitedly sat up in bed, exclaiming, "Really?!"

"So fast?" Her voice trembled slightly with excitement.

Seeing how happy she was, Jiang Che felt even more certain that he had made the right decision, and his smile became even brighter.

He sat up, intending to tuck Su Qinghe back into the blankets and wrap her up properly, while also reinforcing the "boundary" between them.

Seriously, I'm not kidding.

"So your task now is to get some sleep, recharge your energy, and try to pass all the tests on the first try tomorrow."

Su Qinghe immediately lay down obediently, but the excitement in her eyes didn't disappear in a short time.

After lying down for a while, her emotions gradually changed from initial excitement to tension and unease.

"A-Che..."

"Um?"

"What if... I mean, what if the surgery fails?"

"What if I never see it in my lifetime?"

Su Qinghe was used to thinking pessimistically about everything. Behind the newly ignited hope was more fear of the unknown.

If she can't be cured, will she be blind forever and forever just a burden to him?

This feeling of gain and loss is amplified infinitely in the dead of night.

Jiang Che sighed helplessly, then reached across the "Chu River and Han Border" and flicked her forehead lightly.

Snapped--

"oops."

Su Qinghe winced in pain, clutching her forehead and shrinking back with a pitiful expression.

"What are you thinking about?"

Jiang Che didn't use much force, but seeing Su Qinghe's aggrieved look, he softened and gently rubbed her forehead.

While rubbing her eyes, he comforted her, saying, "Director Hu is one of the top ophthalmologists in the country, and this time we've used the hospital's latest equipment, so the success rate is very high."

"Besides, even if we're unlucky and it doesn't work, so what?"

"At worst, I'll be your eyes and hold your hand for the rest of my life."

"What, you're looking down on me?"

Su Qinghe quickly shook her head, making a rattle-drum motion, "I wouldn't mind."

"As long as... as long as you don't mind me."

She buried her face back in the blanket, took a deep breath, and smelled a comforting scent.

"Alright, stop overthinking and go to sleep."

"Good night."

Su Qinghe's heart skipped a beat at the sound of "wife," and she blushed as she snuggled closer to him. After a long while, she replied softly—

"Good night."

……

Perhaps it was because Su Qinghe was so looking forward to the news, or perhaps it was because she was too tired from the day's events.

Before long, he heard the girl's steady, long breaths coming from his arms.

Jiang Che used the sliver of light filtering through the curtains to look down at the sleeping girl.

Even as she slept, her brows were still slightly furrowed, and her hands were still tightly gripping the blanket, unwilling to let go.

This girl must be incredibly insecure.

Even in dreams, she always looks so guarded.

Jiang Che felt a pang of sadness well up in his heart, then turned over and slowly closed his eyes.

……

The next morning.

The sky was just beginning to lighten.

Jiang Che opened his eyes before the alarm clock rang.

After a few seconds of regaining his senses, he subconsciously reached for his phone on the bedside table, turned it on, and saw that it was only 5:30.

The person next to me was still fast asleep.

He glanced to the side and saw that Su Qinghe had indeed crossed the "Chu River and Han Border" once again.

Although she wasn't actually lying on top of him, one of her legs was casually wrapped around his waist, and one of her arms was around his neck.

This sleeping posture is incredibly unrestrained.

Jiang Che was both amused and exasperated.

He gently grasped Su Qinghe's wrist and carefully removed her arm from his neck.

Su Qinghe hummed and frowned, as if she sensed that the "pillow" in her arms was about to run away.

Jiang Che immediately stopped what he was doing, held his breath, and didn't dare to even breathe loudly.

Several seconds later, seeing her smack her lips and fall asleep again, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He spent a few more minutes, like a bomb disposal expert defusing a bomb, moving the leg that was pressing on his waist off.

He then quickly grabbed the pillow next to him and stuffed it into Su Qinghe's arms.

Su Qinghe felt something in her arms again, so she immediately hugged it tightly and rubbed her face against the pillow, but there was no sign of her waking up.

perfect.

Jiang Che tiptoed out of bed, grabbed the clothes he had prepared the night before, and slipped into the bathroom.

After a quick wash, he changed into a black tracksuit.

Looking at his energetic self in the mirror, Jiang Che clenched his fist.

Now that I've decided to take the special sports admissions exam for Peking University, I can't just talk the talk without walking the walk.

Although he has a good foundation, he has been out of practice for so long. If he wants to win a place in a marathon, he needs to improve his physical fitness to the next level.

In order to be able to attend the same university as Su Qinghe, and in order to be able to stay by her side every day in the future.

We'll give it our all.

Jiang Che changed his shoes and went out. When he went downstairs, he took out his phone and called his homeroom teacher, Mr. Li.

After two beeps, the call was connected.

"Hey? Good morning, Teacher Li..."

Jiang Che lowered his voice, deliberately feigning weakness and listlessness.

"Jiang Che? What are you up to so early in the morning?"

Old Li's strong voice came from the other end of the phone, accompanied by the chirping of birds.

"Ahem... Um, teacher, I need to ask for leave."

Jiang Che cleared his throat and started making things up, "I've been studying too hard these past few days, and I stayed up late last night doing a lot of practice problems. I woke up this morning feeling dizzy and lightheaded."

"I just took my temperature, and it seems like I have a slight fever. I'm thinking of going to the hospital for an IV drip because I'm afraid of infecting my classmates."

Old Li was silent for two seconds. "Studying hard? Staying up all night doing practice problems?"

"Jiang Che, do you even believe what you're saying?"

"Really, teacher, I'm not lying to you."

Jiang Che, without batting an eye, continued his bluff: "Besides, I think I strained myself while playing basketball yesterday. Anyway, I feel uncomfortable all over, I really need to go to the hospital..."

That's not entirely a lie.

Taking Su Qinghe to the hospital is still taking her to the hospital.