After all, Xiao Bing was a master of martial arts. He restored his consciousness. He would have needed to rest for many more hours if he was just a normal man.
Xiao Bing was nervous during breakfast. Almost all of them had seated themselves, except for Su Xiaoxiao. Xiao Bing remembered that he was almost kicked out of this house when he first met Su Xiaoxiao, a girl who was cold on the outside but tough and stubborn on the inside. Xiao Bing mistreated her last night. He guessed this girl would sooner or later take revenge on him.
Su Xiaoxiao walked in and sat beside Li Chunlan, her pretty face cold. Others didn’t know what happened. But they all knew that Su Xiaoxiao had always been an ice cold beauty. Though she would relent a little in front of these people, no one dared to offend her. Hence, they all kept eating, pretending not to notice her.
Xiao Bing was scared.
Xiao Bing felt his heart pumping as he gorged himself. Soon he finished his breakfast and was about to leave. Su Xiaoxiao suddenly said, “Brother Bing.”
“Yes?”
Xiao Bing’s heart was fluttering because Yezi was beside him. If she knew about it, there would be consequences. Though he was very sure that Su Xiaoxiao would not mention the matter to Yezi, he was still very worried.
Su Xiaoxiao seemed upset and sounded sad, “I need to ask a favor of you. Yezi, will you agree to it?”
Smiling, Yezi put the chopsticks down and said, “Of course. No matter how hard it is, I’m sure Brother Bing will do it for you.”
Xiao Bing rubbed his nose and mumbled, “It sounds as if I’m not your husband, the way you want someone else to deal with me.”
Maggie burst into laughter, so did the others. Liu Xiaorui was too young to understand. She asked innocently, “Maggie, are you going to take me out later?”
“Yes. I’ll take you to the amusement park with Brother Fei.”
Gao Fei put down his chopsticks, walked out and said calmly, “I’ll be waiting for you in the yard.”
Yezi shot Su Xiaoxiao a glance and asked, “Xiaoxiao, what is that favor you mentioned?”
Su Xiaoxiao said sadly, “There is this taekwondo guy who has been bothering me recently, saying that he won’t stop until I find someone who can beat him.”
Yezi pounded the table, making her look like a female leader. “What a shameless man!”
Su Xiaoxiao nodded, “He is. He joined the taekwondo club. Almost everyone in the school is afraid of him. He even knows some thugs outside the campus.”
Xiao Bing rubbed his chins and thought it was a perfect chance. If he could offset what he did last night by teaching this jerk a lesson, it will totally worth it.
Yezi looked at Xiao Bing and said, “Brother Bing, smash that guy’s balls today.”
Everyone glanced at Yezi. Xiao Bing swallowed and swore that he would never let Yezi know what happened last night. Yezi’s roughness indeed startled him.
Realizing that she had said something rude, Yezi stuck out her tongue cutely, which sent cold shivers down his spine.
When he thought of the rare chance given him to mend his relationship with Su Xiaoxiao, Xiao Bing patted his chest and said, “Don’t worry. I got this. I assure you that he will regret what he has done.”
Su Xiaoxiao, “If that’s the case, then I’ll arrange a date with him. He might want to show himself off in front of the whole faculty.”
Xiao Bing grinned, “I’m sure he will rue this decision.”
Su Xiaoxiao asked, “I’ll arrange the duel. Brother Bing, what time do you think is appropriate?”
“The time…” Xiao Bing rubbed his chin, “Better do it now than arrange a schedule.”
“Well, thanks.” Su Xiaoxiao relented, “Then just wait for my call. You know where my school is, right? You can find me there.”
Xiao Bing then made a gesture of agreement.
After hearing that, they all thought it was that guy who made Su Xiaoxiao seem so cold. Yet none of them knew that Xiao Bing was the one to blame.
Su Xiaoxiao spoke to Xiao Bing in private before she went to school. “Don’t think this is over. I know it’s just a piece of cake for you. I still can’t believe what you did last night, ” Su Xiaoxiao said fiercely.
Xiao Bing said with resignation, “What do you want then?”
“We’ll talk about this later. By the way, when you get there, just say you’re my brother, okay?”
“Understood.” Xiao Bing had pretended to be Liu Kexin’s boyfriend before and now he needed to pretend to be Su Xiaoxiao’s brother. But he deemed the latter better than the former. However, he suddenly recalled that Su Xiaxiao’s friends knew him. They might regard him as her boyfriend.
Su Xiaoxiao went to school. Maggie and Gao Fei went out with Liu Xiaorui. Yezi went to the company while others stayed in the noodle house. Li Chunlan went marketing. Xiao Bing felt bored, so he began training Dumbass. When it was about noon, Yu Miao called Xiao Bing. He sounded tired on the phone, “Brother Bing, did I drink too much last night? I don’t even remember what we talked about.”
Xiao Bing was chagrined, “I’m in an even worse situation. By the way, are you going to take action tonight?”
Yu Miao’s spirit was lifted when he heard Xiao Bing mentioning what would happen tonight. “That’s what this call is about… Brother Bing, do you think this will work? I heard that girls prefer a romantic atmosphere. But you advised me to take her to a barbecue place. It’s not a prank, is it?”
“You are an ingrate, aren’t you. Then you can just forget about it, ” Xiao Bing said, feigning anger.
“Of course not. I just don’t have much confidence.”
“Do you know the most popular movie in the past few years?” Xiao Bing asked with a soft voice.
“The most popular? Meteor Garden? No, it’s a TV series… So what it is? I can’t quite recall.”
“The Godfather.”
“Right. The gangster movie .”
Xiao Bing sounded like an experienced man, “What kind of boys are the most popular in school nowadays? Listen. It’s the ones with a bad boy persona, instead of the nerds. Do you know why?”
“Well…”
“I thought you were smarter. Small wonder you can’t win a girl’s heart. Now all the young girls crave men who are as wild as a runaway horse. Is there any girl who doesn’t have a hero complex? Do you know the definition of heroes? Unbridled, decisive and righteous. Hence, why not take my advice?”
“I get it.” Yu Miao sounded excited, “The few words you said are more helpful than those books about relationships.”
Neither of them remembered what they said after they got drunk. Actually what Yu Miao said was, “You are the one Su Xiaoxiao likes. I’m really jealous of you.” The other said, “I kind of like the girl you want to get. And I don’t feel good about that.” They were like two brothers, discussing ways of wooing girls.
Xiao Bing grinned, “Don’t flatter me. I know how attractive I am. Alright, that’s about it. Get yourself prepared. When you are having dinner, ask your guard to keep a proper distance. Girls love independent men. Also, be thick-skinned.”
Yu Miao said thoughtfully, “Think-skinned? You mean to be like you? I get it.”
“Okay, I think that’s enough. I gotta go.”
After he hung up, Xiao Bing suddenly recalled that Yu Miao said he was thick-skinned. “Damn! Is it an insult? It turns out that I should not have given him any advice.”
If it weren’t for that Xiao Bing already having Yezi, he would not have let Liu Kexin hang out with Yu Miao. He could have one tree, but he couldn’t have the whole forest all to himself. It was time for Liu Kexin to find her own happiness.
Dumbass asked a stupid question, “Boss, are you teaching him how to chase after a girl?”
“Yes.” Xiao Bing asked, “Is there any girl you have a crush on? Maybe I can give you some advice.”
Dumbass scratched his head and smiled stupidly, “I remember when I was in the village, I discreetly watched Xiao Lan bathing. Her skin was so fair.”
Xiao Bing patted Dumbass’s head and grinned, “You’re still thinking about her? Alright, I’ll go back with you to your hometown someday and help you get that girl. It’s a little bit late now. Great martial arts won’t be mastered in a short time. Let’s go back,”
Then Dumbass and Xiao Bing left the woods, heading towards the Xiao’s Mansion to have lunch.
There were few people in the house during lunch. Some were working in the noodle house. Zhan Hongyan went shopping, which was something women liked most. Xiao Bing surmised that she wouldn’t be back for quite some time. So he went to his room and began studying the old man’s note about array and illusion. The more Xiao Bing read, the more abstruse he found it. Luckily, his master’s notes were very clear, which made it easier for Xiao Bing to study. Yet it would still take a long time before Xiao Bing could be as good as Han Hubin.
Xiao Bing was immersed in it. Sometimes he even made invisible drawings in the air. About two hours later, Xiao Bing’s phone rang. It was Su Xiaoxiao.
