Coming Again?

"Butler! Keep an eye on Eldest Sister for me. If she comes, let me know in advance."

Zhuang Ruoxin lightly touched the Bluetooth earpiece by her ear with her slender fingertips. It was rare for her to get a chance to bully Zhuang Xin—of course she could not let anyone interrupt!

Although she had contributed the most startup capital at the fundraising event, that did not mean she had truly accepted Zhuang Xin. She simply did not want this "nominal younger brother" to disgrace the Zhuang family.

Outside the garden, the butler, who was directing people to trim the flowers and plants, froze when he heard the voice through his earpiece. He then turned to glance at the gym, shook his head, and said nothing.

Zhuang Wanshu had just asked him to arrange for someone to take Zhuang Xin over. As an old hand, he did not need to think hard to know why. She was surely sending Zhuang Xin to ease the tension between him and Zhuang Ruoxin.

But how could he ease things with Zhuang Ruoxin? Other than boxing, this woman had no hobbies. If he wanted to improve their relationship, he could only train with her... and Zhuang Xin's fate was easy enough to imagine.

"Forget it. I'd better not meddle in the young ladies' affairs." The butler shook his head. If Zhuang Wanshu came over, he could notify Zhuang Ruoxin, but he would never interfere.

Meanwhile, Zhuang Ruoxin stood beneath the ring, a charming smile on her face.

She walked to the edge of the boxing ring, pulled down the ropes, and slipped inside. Then she looked at the fully equipped Zhuang Xin and asked, "Are you ready?"

After a brief silence, Zhuang Xin asked hesitantly, "Are you really... going to fight like this?"

"What? You can't? Or are you scared?"

"No..." Zhuang Xin did not want to say anything embarrassing to Zhuang Ruoxin, so he put it tactfully. "I mean, in an official match, shouldn't we wear protective gear?"

"Enough, enough!" Zhuang Ruoxin impatiently picked up a pair of boxing gloves nearby. "Put these on, okay? The gloves are enough to absorb some of the impact."

"I..." Zhuang Xin opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing.

Anything more would be pointless.

Was he supposed to tell her that she could not beat him?

Would Zhuang Ruoxin believe him? Not only would she not, she would probably think he was insulting her or making excuses because he was scared.

The two then performed the boxers' salute. Zhuang Ruoxin took a step back, poised to strike.

Zhuang Xin did not think much of it. One look at Zhuang Ruoxin's stance told him she had some skill, but though her posture looked fierce, it was riddled with openings in his eyes.

"Here I come!"

Zhuang Ruoxin did not waste words. She did not want Eldest Sister to come over and ruin her fun!

Whoosh~

Her fist cut through the air, driving straight at Zhuang Xin's nose.

Facing the swift punch, Zhuang Xin merely tilted his head slightly and dodged the straight.

When her first strike missed, Zhuang Ruoxin froze.

At that speed, an ordinary person should not have been able to dodge it.

"You've trained before?" Zhuang Ruoxin's expression darkened as she punched again. Whoosh... her fist flashed past, aiming directly at Zhuang Xin's abdomen.

Zhuang Xin drew back, then swept out with a roundhouse kick.

Slap~

Zhuang Ruoxin took the kick across her slim waist. She let out a muffled groan, her eyes widening as she suddenly could not catch her breath.

"Are you... okay?" Zhuang Xin looked worried. He had already controlled his strength as much as possible, but it seemed it had still been too much.

"How... how could I not be okay? What... what a joke." Zhuang Ruoxin's face twisted in pain, yet she forced herself to stand upright. But it hurt too much, and her body still tilted slightly to the left.

"How about going to the medical room?"

"The medical room? No, no need."

If word got out that Zhuang Xin had sent her to the medical room with a single roundhouse kick, where would she put her pride as his "older sister"? Besides, she had always called herself a boxing prodigy and spent her time bullying her other younger sisters in the family.

Wouldn't she be laughed to death if this got out?

"Then... shall we continue?" Zhuang Xin asked uncertainly.

Continue?

Hearing those two words, Zhuang Ruoxin nearly cursed. She was already like this, and he still wanted to continue? Was he here to improve their relationship, or to make an enemy of her?

But could she say no?

She was the one who had suggested boxing.

"Of... of course we can continue." Zhuang Ruoxin forced a smile and assumed her stance. This was her last shred of stubborn pride.

Zhuang Xin hesitated, then also prepared himself, waiting for Zhuang Ruoxin to attack.

Yet Zhuang Ruoxin stood there like a wooden post. If the enemy did not move, neither would she...

Zhuang Xin took one look and thought, Oh? She's improved.

She even knows how to use tactics now?

But in his eyes, any tactic was useless.

After all, the gap between them was simply too vast.

Except this was a bullshit tactic. Zhuang Ruoxin simply hurt too much to move, and she could not bring herself to lose face.

"Sister Ruoxin, if you won't come, then I will!"

Zhuang Xin stopped holding back. Zhuang Ruoxin should not be crippled by one of his roundhouse kicks, right? After all, she had practiced boxing for so long.

The result...

Three seconds later, Zhuang Ruoxin lay on the ground, groaning in pain.

Zhuang Xin fell silent.

He suddenly realized that what Zhuang Ruoxin had done earlier did not seem to be any sort of tactic. She simply could not move at all.

"If you have even a shred of conscience, carry me to the medical room now, then notify the hospital and call an ambulance." Zhuang Ruoxin lay on the ground and spoke weakly.

Zhuang Xin looked somewhat awkward, but he could only helplessly bend down, pick up Zhuang Ruoxin, and run toward the medical room.

Zhuang Ruoxin went limp all over, leaning against Zhuang Xin's chest.

Then she suddenly realized that this guy's muscles were hard as iron, painfully pressing against her head. Were these really the muscles of an ordinary person?

Hadn't the information said that this guy had never trained in martial arts?

And judging from all the information, from every angle, he was completely unremarkable.

Sometimes he could not even afford a flatbread. He had even lost his job, and when he had no money, he could only borrow a few dozen yuan from friends to eat.

How could someone like that have a body like this and knock her down so easily?

But she did not want to ask any of that.

Nor did she have the strength to ask.

She could only lie limply against Zhuang Xin as he carried her in a princess hold and ran outside.

After running for quite a while, Zhuang Xin stopped and asked hesitantly, "Um, Sister Ruoxin, where's the medical room?"

"To the left, at the end..." Zhuang Ruoxin used all her strength to roar. You idiot, if you didn't know, why did you run around blindly for so long? Couldn't you just ask me?

She even suspected Zhuang Xin was doing it on purpose. Yet lying against his hard chest, she inexplicably felt safe.

Ever since she was young, she had always been a strong, capable woman. To be honest, because she was too outstanding, many people had pursued her.

But they all had the desire and lacked the courage.

She was still an old maid to this day and had never been held like this before.

What am I thinking? He's my younger brother... Zhuang Ruoxin rubbed her temples, stopping her wild thoughts.

Besides, even if this guy knew some boxing, he was still completely unremarkable.

If he wanted her to fully accept him, he would at least have to show her some accomplishments.

As for Zhuang Xin, sweat poured down his face as he anxiously ran in the direction Zhuang Ruoxin had pointed. Yet after running for a long time, he still had not seen the medical room.

Thinking he had gone the wrong way, he was just about to ask again when he finally saw... a sign marked "Medical Room," along with a three-story building.