Kyushu Martial Arts Hall, South City Branch.
With the end of the college entrance examination, the martial arts gym entered its off-season. In the rest room, several girls were laughing and joking around.
Suddenly, a girl turned her gaze to the young woman who was sitting alone by the window, hugging her knees and lost in thought.
"Xiaoxuan, want to go out for hot pot tonight?"
"I'm not going."
Jiang Xuan snapped out of her daze and shook her head.
"What's wrong with you lately? You always seem preoccupied, and you've even lost weight."
The girl sighed, looked at Jiang Xuan's pointed chin, and couldn't help but ask.
"I'm fine."
Jiang Xuan forced a smile.
"It's not because of...that person, is it?" The girl sat down next to Jiang Xuan and whispered, "You're still thinking about him?"
"Ah, who is it? Xiaohong, don't talk nonsense." Jiang Xuan was a little flustered.
"Sigh, we all know, actually." The girl named Xiaohong sighed. "You clearly learned so many massage techniques from Aunt Zhang, but you never take other people's appointments. Isn't that obvious enough?"
Jiang Xuan was speechless for a moment, only pursing her lips, her already pale face losing even more color.
"By the way, what exactly is your relationship with him? How far have you two progressed?"
Xiaohong persisted, "Tell me the truth, if he wronged you, even if he's the top scholar, I...I will..."
Xiaohong thought for a long time but couldn't come up with any effective threats. She was a little discouraged at first, but then she gritted her teeth and said, "If all else fails, I'll post it online and hire an online army to expose this scumbag!"
"Are you crazy?"
Jiang Xuan was shocked and quickly covered Xiao Hong's mouth, "Don't make wild guesses, I have nothing to do with him, he hasn't done anything wrong to me, don't do anything reckless!"
"Judging from your nervousness, you're really caught up in this." Xiaohong was even more worried. "What are you going to do?"
"I...I don't plan to do anything."
Jiang Xuan shook her head, looking down with some disappointment, and said, "It's fine as it is. I shouldn't have had anything to do with him anyway. He's the national martial arts champion, and our lives shouldn't have intersected."
"Actually, you know what, Sister Xiaohong, a few days ago a reporter came to interview me, and I was very scared. I was afraid that I might accidentally say something wrong and it would affect him..."
Seeing the large tears streaming down the girl's face, Xiaohong hugged Jiang Xuan with heartache, but didn't know how to comfort her.
At that moment, the door to the lounge was pushed open, and Zhu Deyong, the manager of the martial arts gym, poked his head in.
"Everyone's here?" Zhu Deyong smiled and glanced around, finally fixing his gaze on Jiang Xuan. "What's wrong? Why are you crying? ...Perfect, Xiao Xuan, a customer has booked your appointment. Get ready."
"I'm not going," Jiang Xuan said without even thinking.
“No, you have to go this time.” Zhu Deyong shook his head.
Jiang Xuan, who had never been forced by Zhu Deyong before, was stunned, but then she mustered her courage and shook her head again, "I...I won't go."
"If you don't go, you'll be fired. Have you thought it through?" Zhu Deyong said sternly.
"Then I won't go either." Jiang Xuan bit her lip, but still firmly shook her head.
It was clearly a meaningless thing, and she didn't know what she was persisting in, but she couldn't go against the voice in her heart.
"If you really don't go, I'll call someone else. Don't regret it." Zhu Deyong's tense expression suddenly changed, and he said with a half-smile.
It was only then that Jiang Xuan slowly realized that Zhu Deyong was never one to force them.
Something occurred to her, and her heart seemed to be gripped tightly, making it difficult to breathe. An unusual flush appeared on her face. "You, you mean..."
"Otherwise what?" Zhu Deyong said irritably, "I never thought I'd become a bully in your eyes, so I'm not going to settle scores with you!"
"Go away, I'll go!"
Jiang Xuan struggled to get off the chair in excitement and fell to the ground amidst Xiao Hong's exclamation.
Jiang Xuan's knees were a little sore, but a smile she had never shown before bloomed on her lips.
...
In the Diamond Training Room on the 4th floor of the martial arts hall, Chen Qian, who had just finished a round of weightlifting, was staring blankly at the ceiling.
He just contacted Ouyang Fei, Gu Zifang and others.
The idea of going out and having some fun before going to the beach was only because of the two of them.
In fact, this is also the choice of many top martial arts students after the college entrance examination.
The experience was just one reason.
Another extremely important reason is... making money.
The saying "poor in literature, rich in martial arts" is not just a saying. After the college entrance examination, all students who enter martial arts universities will face what may be the largest expenditure in the next few years.
That is the purchase of military equipment.
Before sinking, the notification letter from Jiangzhong Military Academy included a list, as all military academies do, listing the various equipment needed during the university period.
Take the requirements of the military in Jiangzhong as an example.
It includes one E-grade or higher psionic weapon, one F-grade or higher psionic armor, a set of standard psionic basic training guns (excluding ammunition), as well as items such as a locator, goggles, and various protective gear for body training.
In addition, all martial arts textbooks jointly produced by the Martial Arts Department and the Ministry of Education must be purchased at once.
Compared to this huge one-time expenditure, the tuition fee of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, which starts at 100,000 yuan per year, is a small matter.
Of course, as long as your martial arts exam results are good enough, or you get into a good university, the martial arts department, the education department, and various local agencies will provide subsidies.
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