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

After playing with his girlfriend's face for a while, Jiang Che's smile faded, and his expression became slightly more serious. "The doctor said you need to stay in the hospital for observation for a week. I'll stay here with you every night for the rest of the week."

The VIP ward has a dedicated bed for accompanying patients, and the environment is quite nice, so it's not too cramped.

To everyone's surprise, Su Qinghe's smiling face immediately fell after hearing this.

Without even thinking, she shook her head. "No."

The refusal was very decisive and clean.

"Why?" Jiang Che raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised. "You don't want me to come along?"

"It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't."

Su Qinghe pursed her lips and said seriously, "You've already missed a whole day of class today to be with me. Final exams are coming up soon, so you absolutely can't fall behind in your classes after this."

"Besides, how can someone who stays with their child in bed get proper rest? They also have to get up so early in the morning to rush to school. It's too much of a hassle."

She did some mental calculations. The hospital wasn't close to the school, and if there was traffic during rush hour, it would take a lot of time just to get there.

Jiang Che is at a stage where he needs to grow physically and use his brain, how can he endure this?

"I'm not afraid of the hassle." Jiang Che shrugged indifferently. "It's the same wherever I sleep. Besides, I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving you alone in the hospital."

"There are nurses and caregivers here, and I'm not unable to take care of myself."

Su Qinghe's attitude was unusually firm: "If you don't go back to sleep, I'll... I'll go on a hunger strike!"

The little white rabbit is actually threatening people now.

Jiang Che couldn't help but laugh when he saw his girlfriend's sullen face. "Fine, fine, you're going on a hunger strike, huh? You've really got guts, Su Qinghe."

"Anyway, you have to go back."

Su Qinghe turned her face away haughtily, looking like there was no room for negotiation.

Jiang Che looked at her stubborn profile and sighed inwardly.

He knew she was worried about him, but he was really worried about leaving her alone in the hospital so late at night.

Even if you have a caregiver, can that compare to having someone accompany you personally?

The two remained locked in a stalemate for a while.

In the end, Jiang Che was defeated.

You can't reason with this girl, especially when it comes to being "good" to her; she's as stubborn as a mule.

"Fine, I'll compromise then."

Jiang Che held up one finger. "I go back to rest at night, and then go to school during the day, but I'll come over during lunch break and after evening self-study."

"This is too much..."

Su Qinghe was about to say that this was too troublesome. There was only a short break at noon, and she had to run back and forth. Moreover, she had to do homework and review after class in the evening. She couldn't waste her time here.

"Stop."

Jiang Che immediately covered her mouth with his hand. "This is the bottom line. If you still don't agree, I'll just take a week off and sit in the ward with you every day. Let's see if I can do that."

With her mouth covered, Su Qinghe made two muffled protests.

But she knew that Jiang Che was also stubborn, and that he would definitely do what he said he would do.

Taking leave is something he's not afraid to do.

Su Qinghe helplessly pulled Jiang Che's hand away, pursing her lips as if she was thinking.

"Oh well."

She finally relented, "But if you're too tired, don't come over at noon. Stay home and take a nap, otherwise I'll feel really bad for you."

"understood."

Jiang Che ruffled her hair and sighed helplessly.

They're a perfect match; they're both stubborn as mules.

It really is true what they say: people who aren't family don't enter the same door.

After agreeing on the most important things, the young couple became inseparable again.

Jiang Che first recounted to Su Qinghe everything he had done while he was away, but he concealed the fact that Uncle Liu had taught him to run, only saying that they met during a morning run.

Su Qinghe listened very attentively. When she heard that Uncle Liu was the commander-in-chief of the military region, she couldn't help but gasp and cover her mouth with her small hand. "Wow, that's amazing!"

"Yeah, I was shocked when my sister revealed his identity. After all, who would believe that I would run into someone of Uncle Liu's stature while jogging downstairs in the neighborhood?"

Mentioning Uncle Liu, Jiang Che silently planned to visit Uncle Liu again before he left.

If we can go back together on the way, he can boost his favorability again, and then tomorrow morning he can shamelessly ask him for more running tips.

The two chatted for a while longer, and soon it was nine o'clock in the evening.

"Alright, it's getting late. You're already weak, and you just had surgery, so you need to rest early."

Jiang Che stood up, helped Su Qinghe straighten the bed, and tucked the blankets in for her.

"Go to sleep. I'll stay here and watch over you until you fall asleep before I leave."

Su Qinghe lay down obediently, gripping the edge of the blanket with both hands, half her face buried in the blanket.

"Why don't you not come tomorrow morning? You can sleep in a little longer."

"Shut up and go to sleep." Jiang Che reached out and flicked her forehead.

Su Qinghe exclaimed "Ouch!" and burrowed her head under the covers, but after a while, she couldn't breathe properly and had to reluctantly stick her head out again.

Jiang Che stared at her moist pink lips for a long time, and finally couldn't resist leaning over to kiss them.

The kiss lasted for ten minutes.

When their lips parted, Su Qinghe's soft lips became even pinker. She turned her head away shyly, "I...I really want to sleep now."

Jiang Che licked his lips, forcibly suppressing the upward curve of his mouth. "Okay, I won't bother you anymore. Go to sleep."

Half an hour later, the girl's breathing became steady and long.

Jiang Che stared at Su Qinghe's sleeping face for a long time, and only after confirming that she was really asleep did he slowly stand up from the chair.

He put his phone, which was on the bedside table, into his pocket, then tiptoed to the door, grasped the doorknob, and pressed it down slowly without making a sound.

Pull the door open a crack, slip out, and then gently close it again.

After leaving the ward, Jiang Che turned and walked towards the stairwell, intending to go downstairs to the endocrinology department to see if Uncle Liu was still there.

When we got to the floor with the regular wards, the corridor was noticeably more crowded and a bit noisy.

As Jiang Che reached the door of the ward, he saw Liu Zhenguo coming out, carrying a lunchbox in his hand.

"Uncle."

Jiang Che called out and quickly took two steps to meet him.

Liu Zhenguo was closing the door when he heard the noise, turned around, and was taken aback. "Xiao Jiang? What brings you here?"

He glanced behind Jiang Che but didn't see Bai Yuning.

"I just got my girlfriend to sleep and I'm getting ready to go home."

Jiang Che smiled and said, "I thought you must still be here, so I came down to check and decided to go back with you on the way."