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

It was 6:40, and the dark night sky gradually began to light up.

Jiang Che had rested enough by now. He propped himself up on his arms from the grass and walked over to Liu Zhenguo to say goodbye.

"Grandpa Liu, let's call it a day. I have to go to school later."

"Alright, that's all for today. You can go now."

Liu Zhenguo nodded, then got back on the bicycle seat. Before leaving, he reminded him, "Don't be late tomorrow morning. If you dare to be even a minute late, I'll give you a beating."

"Okay, I promise I won't be late."

Jiang Che chuckled and watched Liu Zhenguo leave before turning around and jogging away from the community square.

He was covered in sweat, his clothes sticky and uncomfortable against his back, feeling cold and uncomfortable.

But to be fair, despite feeling physically uncomfortable, he was in a really good mood.

Although his legs were trembling from exhaustion, the thought of being able to go to the same school as Su Qinghe if he got a special admission spot made him chuckle to himself.

This is probably what they call experiencing pain and pleasure at the same time.

Back home, Jiang Che quickly took a shower.

Hot water poured over my head washed away all the fatigue and chill.

After taking a shower and changing into his dry school uniform, Jiang Che felt much more refreshed.

He glanced at the time; it was 6:55. There were still 15 minutes before morning reading started, enough time for him to arrive at school on time.

You can also have a leisurely breakfast on the way.

Jiang Che left the house with his schoolbag on his back. As he walked towards school, he habitually took out his phone to watch some videos.

As soon as the screen turned on, several messages popped up on WeChat.

All of these posts were made by Su Qinghe alone.

Jiang Che's gaze softened considerably when it fell on her name.

This girl just had surgery, why doesn't she get some more sleep? Why is she up so early?

Jiang Che opened the chat window, and at the top was a two-second voice message.

He curiously brought the phone to his ear and then pressed play.

"Brother, I miss you~"

Su Qinghe had probably just woken up; her voice was noticeably lazy and drowsy, and her tone was as soft and sweet as a small cake.

Jiang Che's heart skipped a beat, and then Su Qinghe's pretty and cute face automatically appeared in his mind's eye.

He then played the following audio.

"I'm so sleepy, but I can't sleep without you here..."

"Waaah... Ah Che~ Honey~ I miss you so much... Please come over to be with me after school, okay?"

Even though it was only a few short sentences, Jiang Che felt as if he had somehow shifted to a third-person perspective, or in other words, his soul had left his body.

This little clingy one is so good at being affectionate.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Her eyes are still bandaged, and she can't see anything, so she must be extremely insecure and wish she could stay with him 24/7.

Jiang Che took a minute to calm his heart, which was overwhelmed by the sweetness, before replying via voice message:

"I miss you too. Be a good girl and I'll come see you after school at noon."

A few seconds after the message was sent, the other side replied instantly with a cute bunny nodding emoji.

Jiang Che shook his head, somewhat amused and exasperated. This girl was blind, yet she could still send emoticons?

After ending the conversation, he opened a food delivery app, ordered her a light millet porridge and two vegetable buns, and filled in her detailed address and Su Qinghe's phone number.

After doing all this, Jiang Che put away his phone with satisfaction and walked briskly into the school gate.

……

As soon as Jiang Che entered the classroom of Class 1, Grade 12, he sensed that something was off.

The once noisy classroom suddenly fell eerily quiet the moment he stepped in.

Although it quickly returned to its noisy state, the classroom was different after it quieted down.

When someone is being stared at, the feeling of being watched becomes particularly strong.

Jiang Che felt this way at that moment, and it was very strong.

He frowned slightly, and as he walked to his seat, he subtly observed his surroundings.

Sure enough, whether it was the front row or the back row, wherever he passed, those classmates would pretend to be reading or talking to their deskmates.

But he kept glancing at him out of the corner of his eye.

How to describe that look in her eyes?

Some were curious, some felt sympathy, and some were mocking.

Jiang Che walked to the last row, stuffed his backpack into the desk drawer, and sat down.

Wang Kai, who was catching up on sleep at the table, heard a noise next to him and groggily raised his head, his face covered with red marks from the folds of his clothes.

"Brother Che, you're here."

Wang Kai yawned and casually rubbed his messy, bird's nest-like hair.

"Um."

Jiang Che responded, took out his Chinese textbook from his schoolbag, opened it, and placed it vertically in front of him, pretending to be reading aloud in the morning.

In reality, she was using the Chinese textbook as cover to secretly start a conversation with Wang Kai: "Why do I feel like everyone's looking at me today?"

He gestured with his chin to a few classmates in the front row who were secretly turning around to look at him.

Upon hearing this, Wang Kai's previously dazed eyes cleared considerably.

He looked around warily, then lowered his voice and leaned closer, "Brother Che, you weren't here yesterday, so you didn't know our school forum was in an uproar."

"It exploded again?"

Jiang Che was practically desensitized to this kind of situation. He casually asked, "Who is it this time? Is it that lunatic Lin Wanwan again?"

If it wasn't her, then it was Zhang Yang. Besides these two, Jiang Che couldn't think of anyone else who was so bored as to have nothing better to do.

"Amazing, Che-ge! You guessed it right away!"

Wang Kai gave him a thumbs up, his expression turning into one of constipation. "That woman, Lin Wanwan, is absolutely fucking amazing."

"Yesterday she was chatting with a few girls in class, and she was deliberately speaking very loudly, as if she wanted to shout it from a megaphone."

"What did you say?" Jiang Che raised an eyebrow.

"She said you and she had rekindled your old flame a long time ago, and the reason you played so hard in the volleyball match the day before yesterday was to impress her."

"They also said that the reason you took the day off yesterday was because you were too embarrassed to face her and were hiding at home, feeling shy."

"The way she said that, all shy and bashful, made me want to throw up just looking at her."

As Wang Kai spoke, he made a vomiting gesture, his face full of disgust.

"The most outrageous thing is that she also implied to everyone that the two of you have actually been in contact in private and have a very close relationship, but you just haven't made it public because of face."

Jiang Che listened, completely stunned.

Goodness, with this storytelling ability, it's a waste that he's not writing novels.

Will they rekindle their old flame?

Still shy and hiding?

What exactly is in Lin Wanwan's brain? Is it mush?

Jiang Che couldn't help but scoff, "People actually believe this kind of nonsense?"

"Most people probably won't believe it," Wang Kai said, scoffing. "Besides, nobody's really interested in these kinds of things. Who has the time to keep digging into someone's private life?"

"But Lin Wanwan kept jumping around, and that idiot Zhang Yang was also fueling the fire from behind."

When Zhang Yang was mentioned, Wang Kai's eyes turned cold. "After I got back the night before last, I checked those accounts that were stirring up trouble on the forum, and sure enough, it was all that bastard Zhang Yang's doing."

"He posted several threads in a row, stirring up trouble and making it sound very convincing, trying to lock you and Lin Wanwan together."

"But this time we don't need to lift a finger."