She had spent the entire afternoon practicing her new boxing techniques. Even if she wasn't interested in it, she wanted to remember some of the moves.
Teacher Li was still trying out many of the techniques. He didn't even know if he could use them, so he let Qian Shuishui try them out. He let Shuishui practice more on the ones that he felt were suitable for her.
Teacher Li had sweated profusely because he had also exercised. He needed to raise his spirits and be more alert in order to block Shuishui's moves. Shuishui was quite strong. If he was not careful, he might get injured.
Qian Shuishui sat at the side and wiped her sweat with a towel. Her mouth was slightly open and her breathing was a little uneven. She was really tired. She felt that she had exercised too much. Shuishui twisted her head in discomfort and leaned to the side. She wanted to rest.
Teacher Li looked at Shuishui and asked, "Do you want to drink some water?"
"No need. I just feel tired. I'm not thirsty." Shuishui shook her head. Her heart beated faster. She thought it was good that she had sweated a lot, as it could be considered a form of exercise. She was used to exercising every day, just not that much.
It was already past four o'clock. Shuishui checked her phone. There were a few unread messages. She opened them one by one. Two of them were spam messages. The third one was from Mu Ziyu. He wanted to ask her for help, and he asked if she was free that night. Shuishui wondered what it was about. He had asked her to call him when she was free.
Shuishui thought about it and called him. "Brother Mu, it's Shuishui. I read your message. May I know what it is about?"
"Shuishui, I'm sorry to bother you. I don't know if you're free tonight, but I'd like to ask you for a favor." Mu Ziyu didn't know if Qian Shuishui would agree to it. He didn't really have anything to do, but his friends had asked him out to dinner. He understood that they had wanted to set him up with a girl so he would get a girlfriend, so he thought he might as well bring a girlfriend over. That way, they would stop pestering him or setting him up.
He had already told them that they did not need to set him up with other girls. However, they would always bring their own female cousins to introduce to him. This extremely annoyed him, and he hated having to repeatedly reject them. Of course, he knew that his friends only wanted to help him, so he had not said anything.
"Tonight? I'm free." Shuishui did not directly reject him. However, she wondered why he needed her help, and for what.
"Where are you? I'll pick you up." Mu Ziyu did not directly tell Shuishui what he needed her help for.
Shuishui felt that since they were good friends and she happened to be free, it wouldn't be a big deal to help him. "I'm at Qinghua Garden, but I might need to go back to my apartment first. I just finished exercising, and I am drenched in sweat."
She wasn't used to going out in that state. It would be rude to others, and she couldn't stand being sweaty.
"I'll send you back. I'll go there now." Mu Ziyu knew some of Qian Shuishui's hobbies. He knew she liked calligraphy and painting, but he didn't know about her other interests.
"Okay." Shuishui didn't refuse.
When the call ended, Qian Shuishui started to pack up. "Teacher, I'll go home in a while. Someone is coming to pick me up."
"Boyfriend?" Teacher Li asked curiously. He felt that a girl like Qian Shuishui definitely had a lot of suitors. He had heard the voice of the person who had just called Shuishui and thought it sounded like a grown man's voice.
"No. It is my good friend's big brother. I met him once and he took care of me. He asked me for help today. Since I'm free, I'll go help him," Shuishui answered casually. It wasn't a big deal for her. She believed that it was better to have one more friend than one more enemy.
"Be careful. Men cannot be trusted. You are still young and do not know the dangers of society." Teacher Li was worried that Qian Shuishui would be deceived by a man.
Shuishui knew she did not need to fawn over anyone. She just needed to be herself and protect herself.
"All right, Teacher Li. I take my leave. I will wait for him outside." Shuishui smiled to her teacher as she walked out.
This book was first published by Xiaoxiang Academy. Please do not reprint it!