Liyue Manor
In the vast training ground, two figures crisscrossed each other, their wooden sticks colliding and making a crisp sound that echoed throughout the area.
With a sudden burst of strength, Chu Wan forced Yun Mo, who was advancing with a staff, back. Watching Yun Mo fly backward, Chu Wan's eyes flashed.
With her toes touching the ground and her long hair dancing, she moved swiftly, heading straight for Yunmo.
As he flipped over, the wooden stick in his hand touched the ground, and Yunmo used the momentum to land and stabilize himself.
A straight gaze, accompanied by a whooshing sound, stopped a few centimeters in front of his throat.
"I... lost."
After a slight pause, Yun Mo then gave a forced smile.
His martial arts skills were actually taught to him personally by Lu Zhufeng, but because of his short stature and the injuries that had damaged his foundation, he was destined never to reach the same level as Lu Zhufeng.
Defeating the target and then turning away is Chu Wan's consistent style.
Seeing the slightly forced smile on Yunmo's face and the subtle disappointment in his eyes, she suddenly felt a strange feeling in her heart, and the foot she subconsciously wanted to take was unable to move.
Her eyes flickered slightly, but she kept them lowered and uttered a few words earnestly:
"You are very strong."
His voice was cold and his words were brief, as if devoid of any emotion.
Even so, Yun Mo was slightly taken aback, but still couldn't help blushing.
The boy's delicately sculpted face was flushed, his head slightly lowered, and his eyes darting around as he stammered:
"Really...really?"
With a nonchalant "hmm," Chu Wan turned and walked out.
Although she appears aloof, she is essentially an innocent young girl who is capable of fighting and killing. However, she is more than capable of being worldly-wise and glib.
In her opinion, Yunmo was indeed not weak. His real trump card was his unpredictable and unpredictable special techniques, but the arena and its rules limited his abilities.
Outside the ring, in the life-or-death struggle, no one cares what means you use to win; the outcome determines everything.
The winner lives, the loser dies, that's all.
Seeing Chu Wan's tall figure walking ahead, Yun Mo reached out and touched his flushed and burning cheeks. Feeling the warmth from his fingertips, he cursed himself as "useless" and then quickly followed after her.
"Sister Wan, wait for me..."
In the manor's library
After taking a bath and changing into new clothes, Chu Wan sat by the window, intently flipping through a thick, hardcover book.
The book is a specialized work on economics and finance, which Chu Liyue required her to study.
She had actually graduated from a prestigious international university well in advance, and influenced by Chu Liyue, she studied bioengineering.
With her abilities, she should have pursued further studies, but at that time, Chu Liyue had only recently returned to the capital and was short-handed. So she resolutely turned down the opportunity to study and returned to Chu Liyue's side to work for her.
Chu Liyue has always protected her very well, and in order to protect her personal safety, she has not exposed her to the public eye.
Her naturally aloof personality, coupled with Chu Liyue's deliberate protection, has kept her behind the scenes for a long time, untouched by the taint of human relationships, like a pure and flawless snow lotus.
With the situation stabilizing in the past two years, Chu Liyue began to ask her to study books on economics and management, intending to bring her out of the background and cultivate her comprehensive abilities.
As a typical "good child from someone else's family", Chu Liyue, without any special arrangements, spent her evenings living a life of going between the practice room, the library, and her bedroom.
At this moment, opposite her, Yunmo sat cross-legged on a chair, with a book placed in front of him as if to make it look like a book.
The book was recommended by Xiao Wujie and was called "Dream of the Red Chamber," also known as "The Story of the Stone."
He clearly remembered the look of admiration on Xiao Wujie's face when he recommended the book to him, especially emphasizing that he could study the heroine's Dai-style quotes and speaking skills.
Holding a can of fresh milk, she sipped it slowly, her gaze already drawn to Chu Wan across from her, not even sparing a glance at the book in front of her.
Chu Wan changed into an elegant striped shirt, paired with a pristine white long skirt, looking fresh and natural.
She kept her head down, her gaze fixed intently on the pages of the book in her hands, her delicate face showing complete focus.
Her long, wavy hair, like seaweed, cascaded freely and thickly over her shoulders, shimmering subtly under the light, adding an unexpected touch of gentleness to her cool demeanor.
Perhaps it was because Yunmo's increasingly infatuated gaze was too blatant that Chu Wan, who had been intently studying her book with her head down, suddenly raised her head and looked at Yunmo with a gaze as calm as a deep pool.
Her eyes were so clear they seemed to contain no impurities, and her lips pursed slightly. Her calm, still voice instantly jolted Yunmo out of his reverie.
"You're very free?"
Suddenly snapping out of her daze, Yunmo's face immediately flushed red, and she almost dropped the milk can in her hand.
Chu Wan reacted quickly, her slender fingers reaching out instantly to touch the back of his hand.
Feeling her delicate fingertips resting on the back of his hand, Yunmo felt a tingling sensation spread throughout his body, and a blush spread from his face all the way to the tips of his ears.
He then withdrew his hand as if he had been electrocuted, as if he had committed some terrible crime, his eyes darting away, unable to look at Chu Wan.
Chu Wan, being a straightforward person, simply stared directly at him.
Seeing his face turn bright red, unable to speak, and his eyes remaining completely calm.
Countless images flashed through his mind, finally settling on his mentor, Xiao Wujie. He gritted his teeth silently and whispered:
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