“Oh, right!”
Xiao Ya exclaimed excitedly, “The next episode is about to start! Do you want to stay here and watch it with me?”
Su Yan shivered, shaking her head.
“Ahem, I think I’ll pass. Watching myself is pretty boring. You go ahead and watch. Have fun!”
With that, she didn’t wait for Xiao Ya’s reaction and immediately closed her phone.
As for when she’d open the app again… she’d wait until she felt Xiao Ya had gotten over it.
That night, Su Yan’s phone vibrated wildly.
She picked it up and glanced at it, confirming it was a vibration from the Childhood Variety App.
Su Yan blinked, then bit the bullet and put her phone down, silenced it, pretending not to notice the vibration.
She mumbled, “It’s not that I deliberately didn’t click on it; it’s just that I don’t know when my phone went on silent and didn’t feel the vibration.”
After comforting herself, Su Yan ignored everything else and immediately lay down to sleep.
One good night’s sleep, and things would be better tomorrow.
Meanwhile, countless Nicksians were probably grumbling, unable to sleep all night…
***
The next day, after class, He Yuxin was already waiting in the dorm.
“I asked Old Sun; that martial arts training class is supposedly very reliable, especially the owner. No one knows where he retired from, but Old Sun said his family isn’t even qualified to hire that owner as a personal bodyguard.”
“Sounds really impressive,” Su Yan said, a little confused.
“Then why would someone like that open a martial arts training class? And be so low-key, with no promotion at all?”
He Yuxin shook her head.
“Who knows? Anyway, their boss definitely isn’t short on money. You wouldn’t understand the whims of rich people; maybe he’s here to experience the joy of being a teacher.”
“Oh, I guess that training class definitely won’t be cheap. If your parents aren’t willing to pay that much, then forget it. Going to another one would be enough to handle danger,” He Yuxin reminded her.
Su Yan raised an eyebrow.
No matter how expensive the class was, it couldn’t cost 120,000 to buy two months of lessons, could it?
The dangers she was about to face couldn’t be solved by ordinary fitness alone.
With this in mind, Su Yan decided to go check out the place tomorrow.
In the evening, she turned on vibrate mode, and her phone immediately vibrated wildly.
Su Yan shivered and quickly switched back to silent mode.
She patted her chest. “I don’t know anything, I don’t know anything.”
Forget it, Su Yan decided she wouldn’t turn on vibrate mode for a month.
“This is it!”
On Saturday morning, Su Yan arrived alone at the entrance of the martial arts training class she had seen that day.
She had no classes today, so it was a good opportunity to investigate.
The training class was on the second floor.
Su Yan climbed up the dimly lit stairs.
Pushing open the door, a girl with a bun came out to greet her.
“Hello, are you here to sign up for a class?”
Su Yan nodded, peering around curiously.
Unlike the messy hallway, the room inside was very clean.
There were several green plants against the wall, adding a touch of elegance.
“Then, how about I show you our training environment first?”
Seeing Su Yan’s curiosity, the girl offered.
It was exactly what Su Yan wanted, so she immediately nodded and followed her inside.
Behind the front hall was a hidden gem: several very spacious rooms.
Although Su Yan knew almost nothing about martial arts, she recognized some iconic things.
For example, there were clearly Taekwondo training rooms and boxing training rooms.
As the girl passed by these areas, she introduced each one to Su Yan.
Su Yan grew more and more surprised as she listened, and of course, she also began to have some doubts.
“Do you teach so many things here? Won’t it be too much to handle?”
The girl shook her head.
“All of our coaches here are retired athletes who have won major awards in their professional fields, and our facilities are complete, so there’s no issue of spreading ourselves too thin.”
Su Yan thought for a moment.
“I want to learn combat. Can you show me?”
The girl looked a little surprised.
“Combat?”
Su Yan looked confused.
“Yes? Don’t you teach combat here?”
The young woman quickly explained, “Oh, not really. It’s just… I thought you’d learn Taekwondo! So many people come here wanting to learn that.”
Though Su Yan found her attitude odd, she didn’t dwell on it.
After a thorough understanding, she generally confirmed this training class was truly professional.
Upon asking the price, good heavens, ten thousand yuan a month!
How could it not be professional then?
She barely survived one thrilling dungeon run, yet couldn’t even afford a year of classes.
Such a high price made Su Yan hesitate, but for a better future, she knew she couldn’t be stingy here.
Now she regretted that hotpot dinner at the beginning of the month; money just vanished too quickly.
She shouldn’t have been so extravagant.
After some thought, Su Yan decided to be cautious, “Can I see your coach first? I want to know his level. From what I understand, a national champion level free combat coach only costs about five thousand a month. Why is he so expensive?”
Before coming for the on-site visit, Su Yan had naturally researched combat sports in depth.
She knew the class she wanted definitely couldn’t be ordinary; it needed to be fast-paced and high-level.
The young woman maintained a polite smile, unfazed by Su Yan’s questioning.
Instead, she proudly stated, “Our boss was a national champion for several consecutive terms, and… he’s also a retired soldier.”
Su Yan paused.
If he was a retired soldier, then the quality would certainly be guaranteed.
Wait? Boss?
She asked in surprise, “The combat coach is your boss?”
“That’s right,” the young woman smiled.
“And if you sign up now, you can also enjoy one-on-one private coaching.”
Su Yan asked doubtfully, “That’s not necessary, is it? I want to join a small group class. Wouldn’t one-on-one be much more expensive? If a small group is cheaper, I’d still prefer that.”
The young woman shook her head, chuckling, “You are signing up for a small group, but currently, you’re the only one who has signed up for the combat small group. So, isn’t that one-on-one private coaching?”
Hearing this, Su Yan’s heart instantly fluttered.
One-on-one would definitely be more effective.
If she paid for a small group but received one-on-one lessons, it was a profit no matter how she looked at it!
“Can I start this course as soon as I sign up? How many classes per month, and how long is each session? Do I need to bring my own equipment, or do you provide it?”
After asking a series of questions, Su Yan finally decided to try two months first.
She made such a quick decision partly because her time was indeed tight; the next dungeon run was in just over a month, and she hoped to make some progress before then.
As for the second reason, He Yuxin’s rich second-generation friend had directly said this place was very reliable, so it probably wouldn’t go wrong.
Su Yan trusted her friends; they wouldn’t deceive her.
After booking the class and agreeing to start the first session tomorrow, Su Yan returned home content.
The next day, she arrived at the training class as agreed, and the same young woman greeted her.
Knowing they would likely meet often in the future, they had already introduced themselves.
Su Yan learned her name was Zheng Liqiu and that her yet-unseen coach was named Chu Yi.
Zheng Liqiu led Su Yan to a room, “You can go in first; the boss will be here soon.”
Su Yan sat idly on the floor in the room.
There were no chairs, so she could only sit cross-legged.
Just then, footsteps sounded outside the door, and Su Yan looked up in response.
What met her gaze were endless long legs.
Following the black casual pants upwards, there was a tall, slender physique, a lean waist, and a flawless face.
The man’s tall figure blocked the corridor light, shadows mingling, incredibly handsome.
He gave Su Yan a cool glance, then walked in with a leisurely stride.
With his ordinary walk, Su Yan somehow saw the feeling of a wolf king surveying his territory.
Stopping in front of Su Yan, the man spoke.
His voice was deep and magnetic, the kind of legendary “god-like voice” that makes ears “pregnant”, “Hello, I am Chu Yi, your coach.”
Su Yan froze for a moment, then hurriedly stood up, nodding and extending her hand, “Hello, I’m Su Yan.”
At that moment, she had only one thought—this ten thousand yuan, it was worth it!
Chu Yi lowered his gaze to her hand, which, despite being extended to her face, only reached his chest, and remained silent for a long time.
Just as Su Yan thought he wouldn’t shake hands, the man politely and gentlemanly clasped her fingertips, then released them.
“Since this is the first class, your outfit…”
Chu Yi casually glanced at Su Yan, making her feel completely exposed.
Chu Yi quickly looked away, saying indifferently, “Your outfit isn’t suitable for training.”
Su Yan widened her eyes slightly.
She had specifically worn loose sportswear today, how could it be unsuitable?
Was he intentionally saying this to skip a class?
Perhaps seeing the doubt in Su Yan’s eyes, he succinctly stated, “White isn’t good for mopping?”
Su Yan unexpectedly understood his meaning in a second, realizing that her sportswear was indeed white!
Wait?
What mop?
Coming to her senses, she was almost amused to anger.
Did that mean if they really trained, she’d be mopping the floor the whole time today?
“So, what are we doing today?”
Not wanting to cause trouble, Su Yan quickly changed the subject.
Chu Yi calmly turned and strode forward, “Knowledge popularization.”
Su Yan stood rooted, a bit lost.
Chu Yi didn’t hear footsteps behind him, so he turned and raised one eyebrow, “Keep up.”
Su Yan, as if waking from a dream, hurried after him with small steps.
On the way, Chu Yi generally introduced some basic combat knowledge and what they would do in the next class.
He spoke very professionally, which calmed Su Yan’s mind.
Then the two turned a corner and arrived at a room.
In this room, a man in a black vest was playing on his phone.
Chu Yi naturally turned and took a pair of boxing gloves from a nearby cabinet, then threw them to the man, “Work’s here!”
Saying this, he took out another pair of gloves and put them on himself.
This made Su Yan abandon the idea that he intended to have the other person beat her up, and instead focused on admiring her coach’s stunning beauty.
He lowered his head, absentmindedly putting on his boxing gloves.
His raven-like eyelashes concealed the expression in his eyes, revealing only his high nose bridge and distinct jawline.