"6!"
"7!"
"Ah!"
With a sharp pain in his arm, he found himself airborne again, crashing onto the ground.
Fortunately, there were foam mats on the floor, so it wasn't too painful, just a bit jarring on the stomach.
"Get up, four more sets."
Chu Fengyi swung her neat ponytail, her eyes gleaming with determination. She brought her palms together, forming a knife-hand position.
"I can't; I'm out of strength."
"You're out of strength from taking hits? I didn't ask you to attack me."
"Getting beaten up is quite painful, you know?"
"In these past few days, have you noticed any bruises or anything on your body? There's an art to hitting people."
"But does getting hit like this really help my martial arts training?"
"Do you not feel it yourself?"
For the past few days after school, she has kept him in the school, using an empty classroom for training. Essentially, it was a practice of enduring beatings.
It had indeed been effective. Coupled with his breathing technique, his physique had increased to 4.9, soon reaching 5.
"My physique has improved, but when will this be useful? Are you treating me as a disciple, or just a punching bag?"
"You're not even a punching bag yet. When your physique reaches a normal level, I'll start teaching you evasion. It's different from your running away; it's genuine dodging skills."
"Alright."
Glancing at her expression, even though he was constantly getting beaten up, he could sense her seriousness and responsibility.
Every day, she spent the entire noon with him at the school, and after training, she treated him to expensive, nutritious lunches costing a thousand yuan each.
"By the way, that day, you insisted on picking me up in front of so many people, making everyone think I'm some rich second-generation."
"Isn't that good?"
"I prefer being seen as a rich first-generation."
"It shows ambition. No wonder my sister is interested in you."
"Speaking of which, what happened between you and your sister? You don't seem to dislike her."
Xu Lin asked as he got up from the ground; he had been curious about what had transpired between the two sisters. However, on Chu Qingchan's side, he was afraid to ask directly as it might risk a drop in her favorability.
On this side, things were fine. These days, through their sparring sessions, he had managed to increase the favorability of the second young miss.
[Chu Fengyi]
[Age: 20]
[Chinese Zodiac: Rooster]
[Intelligence: 7.8]
[Physique: 8.8]
[Charm: 7.7]
[Favorability: 10]
Starting with a favorability of 10 and enduring beatings for three days, the favorability remains at 10. So, he decided to ask directly.
"Why should I answer this question?"
"Aren't I your predestined brother-in-law?"
"When becoming the son-in-law of our Chu family, do you know what conditions you need to meet?"
She suddenly released the knife-hand pose, plopping down on the mat and playfully looking at him.
"Do you need to be very wealthy?"
"No, you need to become a 'live-in son-in-law'."
"Just that?"
"Becoming a 'live-in son-in-law' is not that simple. Your child can't have your surname; it has to be Chu. You need to raise them following the Chu family's way, and they can't associate with relatives from your side."
"What's the reason for that?"
"The Chu family has always been like this, and you can't inherit anything from the Chu family. The Chu family follows the tradition of the eldest son inheriting, but my father doesn't have a son."
"So, if you want to marry into the Chu family, and if your child is a boy, there's a chance for them to inherit."
"Of course, the Chu family isn't just my father, so uncles and their children can also compete for the main family position."
"It feels like listening to a novel, like those ancient, wealthy families."
"Something like that, but I'm the youngest daughter, so my priority is much lower. Besides, I don't want to get married, and I don't want to get involved in these matters. Let my sister handle it."
"But your sister doesn't want to go back, right?"
"Then whoever wants to get married can get married. Anyway, I won't!"
"I can feel your father's distress. Why not introduce me as an adopted son?"
"Sure, you can if you can defeat Uncle Blackboard. He's my grandfather's adopted son."
Chu Fengyi flashed a devilish little smile and glanced at the middle-aged man standing silently in the corner of the classroom, the same man who was the driver, wearing sunglasses and standing there all day. Xu Lin hadn't heard him speak much.
"Is he stronger than you?"
"Uncle Blackboard is not only my driver and assistant but also my bodyguard and one of my teachers. What do you think?"
"How could I possibly defeat him? Forget it; I'll just be an ordinary person."
"By the way, if you manage to defeat me head-on one day, I'll marry you. My condition is to marry a man who can defeat me."
"Then I'll work hard and marry your sister."
"Don't think my sister will be easily fooled by you. She values loyalty. Handle your matters with the English teacher and the class monitor first before talking to me."
"How do you know everything? I'm just an ordinary high school student. It's not worth investigating me like this."
"I'm doing this for my sister. Also, if you really like my sister, put in real effort, focus, and be aware that the consequences of betrayal can be severe."
"1!"
After she spoke, she suddenly threw another punch. Xu Lin took a deep breath and swiftly adjusted his steps.
Recalling the self-defence techniques in his mind, he moved his body naturally, meeting her punch!
Her fist was dodged by Xu Lin's arm, and his arms formed a crossed scissor shape, pulling her arm with all his strength. Taking advantage of the inertia from her punch, her entire body slid to the side, and he simultaneously released his arms. She directly crashed towards the ground.
However, just before hitting the ground, her body rotated half a circle in mid-air, landing gracefully like Spider-Man!
"Interesting!"
Thrown out, Chu Fengyi was not angry at all; instead, she became more excited.
Thinking about Chu Qingchan, who got excited when nearly licked, and now Chu Fengyi, who became more thrilled as the opponent got stronger, both sisters were a bit strange. At least Chu Qingchan, the big star, wouldn't suddenly throw a punch at him.
"I'm not in good physical condition. Otherwise, after bringing you over, we can continue with combo moves."
"Who taught you this?"
"This is our Xu family's inherited self-defense technique, but the latter part, leaning toward practical combat, has been lost."
"That's a pity. What's the name of your footwork?"
"It doesn't have a name." He didn't want to mention an awkward name like "Bright Moon Footwork."
"I want to learn it. I'll exchange it with my tracking palm technique."
Chu Fengyi directly expressed her intention. She took in a disciple, firstly to experience the feeling of being a teacher and, secondly, to acquire this footwork.
"I won't teach you. Wait until you train me until I'm not weaker than you, then I'll teach you."
Xu Lin wasn't foolish. She had subtly hinted at him three or four times in these few days, and it was clear she coveted his footwork. He couldn't afford to hand it over. Without this technique, he would lose a physical training specialist. Moreover, if she learned the footwork, he wouldn't be able to escape.
Of course, it didn't mean he would never teach her. If he could beat her in the future, or when he was confident in self-defence, he wouldn't mind teaching her.
Suddenly, he remembered that there seemed to be the first physical education class this afternoon. He wondered how the students would feel when they saw this blonde beauty as their teacher.
"What's wrong?"
"Aren't you going to class this afternoon? Any plans?"
"Of course I have. I bear the responsibility of improving your physical fitness. Love what you do; do what you love."
"Then I'll look forward to it."
"Yes, look forward to it." She squinted her eyes and smiled cutely.
He passively began to pray for the students in the afternoon, hoping that they would still love physical education after the class.