122 He Was Speechless
Wang Heng felt that he might actually have a talent for martial arts, given his reaction speed and footwork.
The moment he saw Ye Xun walk in, he silently moved two steps back and to the side, hiding behind a standing punching bag. Cao Zhan, who was explaining the essentials of boxing movements, obviously didn’t notice anything unusual and turned slightly to continue talking to Wang Heng.
This way, he couldn’t be seen from the entrance, but Wang Heng’s gaze could pass through the gap between Cao Zhan and the punching bag, observing Ye Xun’s movements.
This ability to grasp space and angles had a kind of self-taught ingenuity.
“Feet apart, left foot forward, right foot back… You’re right-handed, correct? Yes, tuck in a bit more… Arms tighter, tighter, arms are used to block other people’s punches, the steadier the better, must protect vital parts, yes, like that… Don’t clench your fists so tight, relax a little.”
As Cao Zhan spoke, he reached out to correct his posture. While listening, Wang Heng kept a close eye on the girl.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Xun disappeared behind the door of the changing room.
After a while, when she came out again, she had changed her clothes. A black sports tank top and shorts, nothing else. The body revealed was indeed thin, but not weak at all. The ab lines on her stomach were clearly visible even without exertion, without a trace of excess fat.
Ye Xun picked up the bandages and carefully wrapped them around her wrists and fists. She didn’t need anyone’s help; she was too familiar with this process, wrapping each loop tightly enough.
After wrapping the bandages, the girl put on boxing gloves and walked towards a standing punching bag.
After a little preparation, she assumed a stance, and a jab hit the punching bag, making it shake. Immediately after, she kicked out a low sweep, and with a muffled “thud,” the punching bag shook even more violently.
Fortunately, the punching bag she chose was not the same one next to Wang Heng, and there was some distance between them.
Wang Heng moved two steps back and to the side again, letting the punching bag next to him block the view between him and Ye Xun. However, his movements finally attracted Cao Zhan’s attention.
“What are you doing? You seemed distracted just now…” Cao Zhan glanced back and suddenly realized, “So you’ve taken a liking to that girl, right?”
Wang Heng lowered his voice and said urgently, “No, no, no, really not!”
Cao Zhan patted his shoulder and laughed. “What’s there to be embarrassed about? There aren’t many girls in your school to begin with, and you’re so thin-skinned. When will you ever find a girlfriend?”
Wang Heng: “I don’t need a girlfriend!”
Cao Zhan scoffed. “Tch, what man doesn’t like pretty girls? I finally understand why you were distracted just now. Your soul was sucked away by her.”
Wang Heng said earnestly, “You’ve misunderstood, really…”
“Wait, let me teach you. Picking up girls requires being bold!”
As he spoke, Cao Zhan turned around and walked towards Ye Xun. Wang Heng tried to hold him back, but his strength was no match for the other.
So, Wang Heng could only watch helplessly as Cao Zhan walked over, said a few words to Ye Xun, and pointed in his direction. Ye Xun stopped abusing the punching bag, turned her head to look, and her eyes instantly lit up with surprise.
“Wang Heng!” The girl called out and ran over quickly.
Cao Zhan followed behind, scratching the back of his head. “So you know each other?”
“Yes, we know each other…” Wang Heng looked at the girl in front of him. In an instant, a thousand thoughts rushed into his mind, wishing he could run back to the dorm immediately and shake the hamster cage to question it thoroughly.
But at this moment, in order not to appear too abnormal, he naturally couldn’t just run away.
Calm down, calm down. This little scene is nothing.
Wang Heng suppressed his emotional fluctuations and asked in a normal, flat tone, “Aren’t you busy with school? Why are you still coming to practice combat?”
The girl’s face was beaming with an excited smile. “Busy, so I can only come on Sundays. Just studying hard without knowing how to combine work and rest won’t do. After studying hard for six days, I definitely need to vent.”
“Your way of venting is hitting a punching bag?”
“Not necessarily. Sometimes I spar with others,” Ye Xun invited enthusiastically. “Senior, do you want to fight me?”
Wang Heng glanced at the big punching bag that had been beaten into swaying endlessly just now and shook his head politely. “Forget it. I’m still a novice.”
“Novice… So Senior, is this your first time here today?”
“Yes.”
Ye Xun asked again, “Then have you practiced combat before?”
Wang Heng shook his head.
At this moment, Cao Zhan beside them explained appropriately, “He bought our trial classes, three sessions. Today is the first time.”
Ye Xun had a flash of inspiration, stared at Cao Zhan, and said, “How about this? Since I’m also considered an apprentice of the martial arts gym now, I’ll be responsible for teaching him, okay?”
Cao Zhan touched his head, a little hesitant. “This…”
“It’s decided then. I’ll go tell the boss!”
Leaving this sentence behind, Ye Xun turned and ran, barging directly into the office not far away.
Wang Heng finally grabbed Cao Zhan and asked somewhat nervously, “She’s also an apprentice of your martial arts gym? You recruit minors?”
Cao Zhan scratched his head and said, “We don’t recruit child labor, but this girl is an exception. Her family seems to have a significant background… I don’t know exactly what’s going on. Anyway, she knows our boss and has a lot of say. She comes over every Sunday recently, and doesn’t need anyone to teach her. She just starts practicing on her own.”
“Her home isn’t close to here. Why would she choose this martial arts gym?” Wang Heng muttered to himself, not knowing if he was asking others or himself.
Cao Zhan: “I don’t know about that. Anyway, she shouldn’t be considered an apprentice of our martial arts gym, but she’s not the kind of student who needs to pay tuition either. Probably the child of the boss’s friend, the kind who can use our venue to practice anytime… How should I put it, a connection?”
Wang Heng felt that he probably understood. Considering the Ye family’s connections, knowing a professional fighter or a martial arts gym owner was naturally a piece of cake. For small favors that didn’t involve conflicts of interest, people would naturally help if they could. Using the martial arts gym’s venue was definitely no problem.
It seemed it wasn’t the hamster’s fault. He could only blame himself for not being cautious enough.
A few minutes later, Ye Xun ran back from that office to Wang Heng.
The girl extended both hands and handed over a card.
Wang Heng hesitated for a moment, but could only take it, and then asked cautiously, “What is this?”
Ye Xun smiled. “A membership card! I got you a membership card, and it was done for free.”
Before Wang Heng could react, Cao Zhan beside them was shocked first. “How can a membership card be free!”
Ye Xun explained, “Strictly speaking, it’s not really free. I paid the cost of the card. This card is personal and non-transferable, the only one of its kind. You can practice in the martial arts gym on your own, but it doesn’t include any classes.”
Wang Heng understood. This was a free membership card exclusively for connections.
Cao Zhan was still a little confused, pointing at Wang Heng and asking, “Only practice on his own in the venue… But he’s a pure newcomer. How can he do it without anyone teaching him?”
Ye Xun patted her chest and smiled. “I’ll teach him!”
Cao Zhan was instantly speechless.
And Wang Heng looked at the girl’s face beaming with a brilliant smile, and for a moment, he was speechless, choked with emotion.
