Chapter 88 "I Will Save the World"
February 20, 2025.
Martial arts hall.
Congratulations to Teacher Lin on winning the Nanhua Women's Sanda League Championship!
"Let's take a group photo with our martial arts hall's banner."
The gold trophy wrapped with a red ribbon was placed on the wall of honor, and many of Lin Xi's medals have been added to the wall over the past four and a half years.
After graduating, she stayed at the martial arts school as a coach, teaching beginner and intermediate classes while also sparring with advanced students.
The group photo was posted on the official WeChat account of the martial arts school for promotional purposes, and it quickly garnered many likes from students.
The receptionist managing the official account handed Lin Xi her phone screen: "Coach Lin, you've got so many likes on this post. The women's league championship! Our gym has never had one before. These kinds of championships are usually won by professional athletes."
Lin Xi looked at the screen. In the photo, everyone was wearing the white vests that were uniformly distributed by the martial arts hall, and the girl in the middle was holding a trophy that shone brightly.
She was wearing the same white tank top, and the muscles on her arms weren't exaggeratedly bulging; they were just the right amount of thin skin, which, combined with her sweat-dampened hair, made her look vibrant and energetic.
Lin Xi's gaze fell on the list of people who had liked the post, which included Liang Hui and Lu Wei.
Lu Wei has not appeared for more than four years, and Liang Hui also stopped showing up shortly after Lu Wei left, having used up his martial arts class time.
There has been no further news since.
When Lin Xi hinted to Lu Wei last time that they should understand each other's coping strategies for this life, Lu Wei did not reveal anything, and the topic of cooperation was not brought up again.
Moreover, Lin Xi gleaned some insights from Lu Wei's tone—
Lu Wei didn't think he could be his teammate.
Moreover, he once told Liang Hui, who was "preferring to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond": "Your mentality will break the team down."
Although these words weren't spoken to Lin Xi, Lin Xi learned of Lu Wei's opinion.
So I didn't try to contact them again.
Seeing the long-unseen name appear, Lin Xi was a little curious about what Lu Wei was thinking when he liked the post.
Are you surprised by her change?
Will it change my impression of her?
But none of that matters anymore.
Lin Xi sent her resignation to her boss. According to the contract, she will officially terminate her contract on this day next month.
The boss was taken aback and asked, "Which martial arts school are you going to switch to? I'll give you a raise."
Lin Xi is one of only two female coaches at this martial arts school, and she just won a league award, which is very prestigious.
With the development of the times, women are paying more and more attention to fitness and self-defense, and many women are coming to martial arts schools for classes.
Lin Xi is their role model.
Faced with the boss's attempt to persuade her to stay, Lin Xi shook her head slightly: "I don't plan to work at the martial arts gym anymore; I'm going to change careers."
The boss asked in surprise, "Are you changing careers? Going to be an accountant?"
When Lin Xi brought her accounting degree certificate from Nanhua University to the job interview, the boss was surprised.
For most people, accounting is more like a stable career for girls, while Sanda (Chinese kickboxing) is just a hobby.
However, Lin Xi has always been an outstanding student in the academy. Three years have passed, and although her level has not yet reached the professional level, it is still at an advanced level. She can easily substitute for the beginner and elementary classes, so they signed Lin Xi.
Now that she's leaving her job to change careers, the first thing her boss would probably think of is returning to her original profession as an accountant.
Unexpectedly, Lin Xi shook her head slightly.
"Are you really going to resign?"
"Um."
"Would you mind revealing what your next job is?"
Lin Xi: "...a cleaner."
The boss's eyes widened: "When you said 'bao,' I thought you were going to say 'security guard.'"
It's a very abstract guess, just like Lin Xi's answer.
However, Lin Xi still gave a vague reply: "Well... there's no shortage of 'security guards,' so I can only apply for 'cleaning' positions."
The boss still believed it in a vague way and pressed further, "Where are you going to be a cleaner? If you really want to be a 'cleaner,' you can stay at our facility. I'll pay you double the salary for both coaching and cleaning."
"..."
"Are you trying to experience life?"
Lin Xi shook her head.
He answered questions one by one, like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, until the boss grew a little impatient: "So what exactly do you want?"
Lin Xi smiled, placed her resignation letter on the table, and left gracefully.
The boss opened the hastily written resignation letter; on the A4 paper was written—
"The world is so dangerous, I want to go and save humanity."
The boss rolled his eyes in annoyance: "What does saving humanity have to do with being a cleaner...?"
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A girl, panting heavily, finally caught up with Lin Xi: "Coach Lin, I heard you're leaving next month?"
Lin Xi looked at the unfamiliar girl and nodded.
The girl introduced herself: "My name is Xiang Xin, and I'm currently in the beginner class. After this course, I can transfer to the intermediate class. I had already planned to go to your class, but I suddenly found out today that you're leaving."
Unable to hide her disappointment, Lin Xi comforted her, "Every coach is excellent, and it will be the same if you go to another coach."
Xiang Xin pursed her lips: "That's different. You're the only coach who has won the women's league championship. I think you're amazing."
Although it was just the South China Women's League, the championship was still fantastic.
Xiang Xin's eyes sparkled as she pressed, "Are you still going to participate in the National Women's League three months from now?"
Three months from now, it will be May.
Lin Xi shook her head: "It's too late."
Xiang Xin pressed further, "Why is it too late? What are you going to do?"
A male voice drifted from afar: "Coach Lin is going to resign to 'save humanity'! Hahahaha..."
He may not have meant to mock, but he just found something interesting and wanted to make a fuss about it.
But seeing Lin Xi's clenched fist and her gaze, they retreated to a distance.
He was just an ordinary student. Although Coach Lin was a woman, she had a lot of punches and was someone you couldn't mess with or beat.
"What is he saying? Coach Lin, are you going to save the world?" Although Xiang Xin in front of him was a stranger, his eyes were filled with admiration and innocence.
Surprisingly, he didn't respond with ridicule like everyone else.
She had probably kept this secret to herself for too long, and today she finally felt like sharing it in a joke: "Would you believe me if I told you that the end of the world would come on May 20th?"
Xiang Xin froze, staring blankly at Lin Xi.
Lin Xi was not surprised by this reaction.
She remembers shouting "Zombies are coming, run!" when she was working at a large factory, and she clearly remembers everyone's reaction.
Xiang Xin's expression was blank; at least she didn't look at her like she was an idiot.
Lin Xi patted Xiang Xin on the shoulder, revealing a hint of goodwill: "Don't go to Area B on May 20th."
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Appendix.
[File 1.]
Name: Lin Xi
Gender: Female
Date of birth: April 2000
Height: 169cm
Undergraduate major: Accounting
[File 2.]
Name: Lu Wei
Gender: Male
Date of birth: September 1997
Height: 186cm
Undergraduate major: Law
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