Chapter 43: Boxing (Part 2)

  Second update, seeking recommendations~

  Also thanks to wssssssss88, Chongqing Feifei and only good-looking three classmates for their rewards.

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  The girl's stifled sobs gradually grew louder in the empty dance studio, echoing out into the hallway through a slightly ajar door, making her seem even more isolated.

  Looking at the figure squatting on the ground, curled up into a ball, An Junhe's heart beat lightly, his eyes filled with some helplessness. From a reasonable point of view, as a friend, he should go in and help her wipe away her tears, comfort her well, tell her not to be sad because of those boring people's nonsense, tell her that they just want to see her cry and collapse, the more weakness she shows, the happier they are.

  However, he couldn't that rainy day. Although he couldn't understand the girl's thoughts, he could vaguely guess that she might have a good impression of him.

  For a man, having a beautiful girl express her affection is naturally a rather pleasant thing, but what if that beautiful girl is just a friend in his heart? The tangled plot appears, accepting is impossible, there is no basis for sparks to fly between the two parties, rashly accepting would harm both people, and if he refuses... it seems too cruel to a girl who has just fallen in love, probably can't be friends in the future.

  So he had wanted to talk to her about it, but later forgot. It wasn't that he had a bad memory, but rather he didn't know how to bring it up either. If Zheng Xiuyan were a mature adult with a well-developed worldview, this kind of thing could naturally be discussed openly face-to-face. Everyone would carefully consider whether the two parties were suitable for each other; if they were, they could try dating, and if not, it wouldn't hinder their friendship — but she was too young and didn't yet have that level of self-control.

  So this entanglement, with his deliberate forgetting, seems to have a calming trend.

  But if she's at her most heartbroken now and I intervene again, she might really say some things that are on her mind in a moment of impulsiveness.

  An Junhe didn't want to force himself, nor did he want to rub salt in her wounds again. The simplest and most effective way was to quietly hide at the door like now, pretending that he had never existed.

  But there's one thing that's strange, Zheng Xiuyan encountered such a setback, and Xiu Ying, Yu Li, who are very close to her, should be by her side comforting her. The trainee she stopped earlier also said that several girls were in this dance studio, but for some reason they weren't there.

  Just then, the phone in her pocket suddenly rang out, shattering the quiet of the corridor and also stopping the sobbing that echoed in the dance studio. After a few breaths, the wooden door was abruptly pulled open, and Zheng Xiuyan appeared behind it with an icy face and fierce eyes.

  An Junhe was about to turn off his phone and leave when she suddenly moved so quickly, holding the still vibrating phone awkwardly as he stared at her. The girl's icy expression turned into astonishment the moment she saw him, and then the light in her eyes suddenly brightened.

  "Hmm... I just arrived, and you're already making this face. Don't want to see me?" He blinked his eyes, suppressing the awkwardness in his heart, and smiled nonchalantly: "Heh heh, I have something to ask you guys, but no one's picking up their phone. Made me search for half a day."

  The girl's expression changed gradually in his inquiry, melting away the coldness and unexpectedness at first sight, her mouth slowly curled up with an uncontrollable softness. She wasn't stupid, how could it be such a coincidence that just as she walked here, the phone rang, he must have heard her crying, so he hid and didn't come in!

  His choice made her feel a little down, but not too intense, and was soon replaced by surprise. In yesterday's burnt diary, she was still secretly saying that she missed him over and over again. Today he appeared, is it the heavens giving her an unfeeling slap while also responding to her prayers? Thinking about how she cried, perhaps he heard and saw everything, her face felt a little hot, somewhat embarrassed.

  The girl who has just entered her youth cares most about her image, especially when facing some special people.

  Jung Soo-yeon slightly lowered her head, without exposing his obvious lie, and softly said: "Answer the phone, it's been ringing for a long time..."

  "Ah, it's Xiaoxian calling." Looking at the screen, Xiaoxian's avatar with a tongue-out expression flickered, and An Junhe smiled slightly as he pressed the answer button: "Xiaoxian, where are you guys?"

  "What's going on at the company? Why did brother call today? Isn't he busy?"

  "Not busy, I'm also in the company now, where are you guys, I'll go find you."

  "Ah..." Xiaoxian seemed to call out in a flustered tone, then paused for a moment before her hesitant voice came through: "Brother... I just lied to you, we're outside, it'll be a while before..."

  "...How, I'm willing to gossip, what's wrong with that? Did I mention you Cui Xiuying? What are you staring at, who has bigger eyes..."

  Then it should be Xiaoxian holding the phone and walking away, his voice quickly becoming fainter, but that short sentence had already made An Junhe understand that the girls might have trouble. He furrowed his brow: "Xiaoxian, tell me honestly, where are you guys?"

  The little girl on that side sobbed for a long time before stammering: "...... the third floor rest room......"

  Hanging up the phone, Zheng Xiuyan noticed Ahn Jun-he's expression was off and asked softly: "What's wrong?"

  "Xiao Xian and they seem to be quarreling with someone, I'll go take a look."

  An Jun-he hastily left after saying that, and Zheng Xiuyan also hurriedly followed, "Wait, I'm going too."

  The two of them rushed up to the third floor and found the break room, where a crowd had already gathered at the door, all stretching their necks to look inside. Before they even approached, they heard Xiuying's sharp cry: "It's still a man, does he have any face? Whispering behind people's backs, if you have the guts, take a loudspeaker and shout it out in front of the company gate! Do you want me to buy one for you, a whole set of speakers? You're just a cowardly turtle!"

  "Who are you calling a son of a bitch?"

  "Who dares to scold me? You stinky shameless people, whether or not Xiuyan was selected has nothing to do with you. What qualifications do you have to wag your tongues and say she's not capable? Go find her now and compare dance skills and singing abilities, who among you can surpass her? I'm Cui Xiuyan, and I won't take this lying down... Hmph!"

  An Junhe pulled Zheng Xiuyan and ran quickly over, squeezing into the crowd outside the door. In the spacious rest room, a scene unfolded before their eyes.

  Su-young, who was normally sharp-tongued and fierce, stood in the middle of the resting room with one hand on her hip and the other pointing at the boys opposite her. Yuri was behind her, rubbing her fists together eagerly. Only Soo-young looked timidly at her two sisters and then at the boys opposite, wanting to speak but not daring to open her mouth.

  But the three boys opposite, really scolding, couldn't match Xiu Ying. At this time, their faces were red and ears were burning, looking embarrassed and angry. The leader of the boys had a pale face, his lips trembling: "Look at you, you're a girl, I don't bother to argue with you..."

  "Don't pretend to be dignified anymore." Xiu Ying snorted in disdain, coldly sneering: "A few big men huddled in the corner, whispering and slandering people, isn't that a great achievement? It's only natural, you're all things that can't be seen by people, and you only dare to speak secretly in the corner. I really feel sorry for your parents, after raising you for over ten years, they've only managed to raise a bunch of mice. If I were your mother, when I was pregnant with you, I would have hit my belly with a brick, just to avoid you growing up and embarrassing me."

  The increasingly toxic insults seemed to have pushed a boy to his limits. His face turned red, the veins on his neck bulging out as he took a step forward, his pointing fingers almost touching Xiuying's nose tip: "Damn it, try cursing again, don't think that just because you're a girl I won't dare hit you."

  "Come on!" Xiu Ying raised her head, fearless, with a fierce gaze: "Afraid of you? A bunch of trash!"

  "My god..."

  The boy burst out in anger, cursed loudly, and suddenly raised his arm, slapping down fiercely.

  An Junhe, who had just squeezed in, narrowed his eyes and was about to warn Xiuying to be careful when he saw a figure suddenly dart out from behind Xiuying. With a "slap", the figure opened up the boy's swinging palm, then shrunk back and crashed into the boy's arms, landing a vicious elbow strike on his abdomen.

  "Bang"

  A dull thud was heard, and the boy convulsed and fell to the ground.

  This sudden change left the other two boys and the onlookers stunned, everyone's eyes fixed on Soo-young, who had easily knocked down one of the boys with her agile figure.

  It's Youli, the dark-skinned girl who has lost her usual cheerful and smiling face. With both hands clenched into fists slightly raised in front of her chest, she assumes a standard boxing stance, lightly bobbing up and down while swaying from side to side, looking like a professional boxer.

  The boy who had fallen to the ground remained still for a while, as if he had finally come to from the sudden blow. The severe pain in his lower abdomen suddenly spread out like his intestines were broken, and he let out a mournful cry.

  Just now, almost got slapped, Xiuying was also shocked, at this time heard the wailing of the boy on the ground, just woke up, in front of Yu Li so powerful, she became proud again, raised her head and glanced at the other two boys with disdain: "Indeed, they are useless, can't even beat a girl, hurry up and commit suicide by rubbing your neck, living is also a mobile toilet machine."

  Repeated provocations and insults, apparently unbearable for any man, the other two boys rushed over with loud curses, followed by the performance of the dark-skinned girl.

  Yuri was like a nimble butterfly, dodging and weaving between the two boys' fists and feet, fluttering about, entwining them for only a few breaths before finding an opening in one of the boys' defenses. She grabbed his kicking leg and slammed her fist into his knee, taking advantage of the momentary gap as he stumbled backward to leap forward, her stunning back kick landing with a "slap" on the face of another boy who had crept up behind her, sending him spinning to the ground. Meanwhile, she was already closing in on the other boy who was stumbling backward.

  Left hook punch, right hook punch, bear hug, knee strike!

  A string of standard boxing moves, only the final knee strike came with a slight surprise. Originally, it should have been a knee strike to the soft abdomen, making the enemy lose combat effectiveness. However, Yuri's height was slightly shorter than that boy, so the target of the strike shifted down by several centimeters...

  Bang!

  In the midst of a terrifying sound, all the males in the scene subconsciously shuddered, and the boy who was hit, at this moment, had his eyes wide open, his neck stretched out exaggeratedly, his mouth slowly opening into an "O" shape, both hands covering his crotch, slowly kneeling down...

  "Oh~~~~~~~~~~~~"