Fu Zhawei snorted coldly, raised his chin slightly, and said with a bit of youthful arrogance: "It's okay for others to leave on their own, but it's not okay for me to force you to leave."
The provocation and intention to drive someone away in these words couldn't be more obvious.
Su Muyun's anger suddenly rose, and his eyes, which were usually calm, now glared at Fu Zhewei and shouted angrily: "You!"
“Stop! Stop!”
Seeing the two hot-blooded young men with swords drawn and the atmosphere so tense that it seemed as if they were about to start fighting in the next second, Lin Jianxue hurried forward.
She gently pushed aside Fu Zhewei's protective arm that was blocking her and stood between the two young men.
Fu Zhawei seemed to want to say something, his brows still furrowed, but when he met Lin Jianxue's clear eyes that were filled with soothing meaning, he finally pursed his lips and said nothing more. However, the low pressure emanating from his body still made people dare not approach him easily.
Lin Jianxue glanced at Fu Zhewei beside her somewhat helplessly, signaling him with her eyes to be patient, and then turned to Su Muyun with a smile, who looked alert.
She wore a gentle smile and said, "Hello, Comrade Su. Excuse me, is there anything you need from us?"
Her voice was clear and soft, like a spring breeze blowing through the valley, which immediately and skillfully extinguished the anger that was about to break out between the two teenagers.
Su Muyun's gaze shifted from Fu Zhawei's face to Lin Jianxue's calm and gentle eyes.
He pursed his lips, a barely perceptible trace of awkwardness and struggle flashing across his face.
As if he had made up his mind, he was silent for a few seconds before looking at Fu Zhewei again. He spoke through gritted teeth, "Fu Qingqing... do you still want to learn boxing?"
Without waiting for Fu Zhewei to speak, he quickly added, "No money required," as if afraid they might misunderstand him.
As soon as these three simple words were spoken, the air outside the gate of the Fu family courtyard seemed to freeze at that moment.
The gentle and decent smile on Lin Jianxue's face paused for a moment. She looked at Su Muyun in front of her in some surprise, unable to react for a while.
Fu Zhawei even raised his eyebrows and stared at him suspiciously.
The two of them looked at each other subconsciously, and saw the same surprise and confusion in each other's eyes.
This Su Muyun, who was still unmoved yesterday, rejected everything decisively and his attitude was so cold that ice chips could fall off.
How come he seems like a different person today? Not only did he come to my house on his own initiative, but he also offered to teach me boxing for free?
Is the sun rising from the west? Or is there some other plot?
Perhaps it was the surprise and scrutiny that were clearly shown on Lin Jianxue and Fu Zhawei's faces that irritated him, causing Su Muyun's already stiff expression to become even more uncomfortable.
He turned his head slightly, avoiding the two people's inquiring gazes, and explained: "I... I plan to start formally teaching Yi Yao boxing, just by the way!"
"If Fu Qingqing is still willing to learn, she can learn with Yi Yao. I don't mind having one more person."
He paused, as if he caught a glimpse of Fu Zhawei's still unhappy expression, and the arrogance of a young man came up again. He immediately stiffened his neck and said stiffly: "If she doesn't want to, then forget it!"
"Anyway, I don't really want to teach her!"
After saying this, he pursed his lips as if he had completed some difficult task, with an arrogant look that said, "It's up to you to learn or not."
Lin Jianxue reacted almost immediately, a hint of joy flashed across her clear eyes, and even her voice became a little lighter.
"Learn! I will definitely learn!"
She said without hesitation, a sincere smile on her face.
"Thank you, Comrade Su, for making this special trip to tell us."
Fu Zhewei still had a sullen face and pursed his lips, showing that he was still somewhat wary of Su Muyun's sudden change.
This kid was so stubborn yesterday, but today he came running to my house eagerly. He seems weird no matter how you look at him.
He didn't think Su Muyun was such a kind person.
Seeing Fu Zhawei standing there like a wooden stake, without any reaction, Lin Jianxue glared at him secretly.
That look seemed to be saying: Why don’t you say something!
Fu Zhewei received her gaze, his brows twitched imperceptibly, but he still said nothing.
Lin Jianxue felt somewhat helpless. She reached out and pinched the palm of his big hand hanging by his side, neither lightly nor heavily.
"hiss--"
Fu Zhawei took a breath and looked at Lin Jianxue suddenly, with a hint of surprise and accusation in his eyes.
Lin Jianxue responded with a look that said "hurry up and speak."
Fu Zhewei met her clear eyes that were filled with urging, and his heart skipped a beat for unknown reason.
He turned his head stiffly and said to Su Muyun, "Thank you."
Although his tone was still stiff, at least he spoke.
Su Muyun heard Lin Jianxue's straightforward response, and saw that Fu Zhawei thanked her although he was reluctant, and his tense expression finally relaxed a little.
Don't hit someone who smiles at you.
Especially Lin Jianxue, who was polite from beginning to end.
He cleared his throat and began to explain awkwardly:
"I have to work every day, and I only have time after work in the afternoon."
"I guess... I can't teach you more than a few times a week."
“So, there’s no need to charge money.”
Although he spoke haltingly, he finally made his meaning clear.
The smile on Lin Jianxue's face deepened.
"Comrade Su is so polite."
She looked at the courtyard gate and suggested, "Qingqing is at home today. Let's go inside first and tell her the good news."
Upon hearing this, Fu Zhawei reluctantly nodded slightly to Su Muyun as a greeting.
Then he took a step forward, pushed open the wooden door, and shouted into the yard:
"Qingqing, a guest is coming."
Fu Qing's crisp reply came from the chicken coop in the corner of the yard: "Hey, brother, who is it?"
Before he finished speaking, a petite figure wearing plain cloth and two pigtails came out from behind the chicken coop.
In her hand she was holding a handful of rice bran for feeding the chickens, and her face was a little dusty, but it did not affect the liveliness of her eyes at all.
She walked quickly to Fu Zhawei's side and immediately saw Su Muyun, who was following behind Lin Jianxue and Fu Zhawei and looked a little embarrassed.
The smile on Fu Qingqing's face suddenly froze and her steps stopped.
She hurriedly tugged at Fu Zhewei's sleeve, lowered her voice, and asked in a low voice with a bit of vigilance and confusion:
"Brother, why is this guy here?"
She still clearly remembered that yesterday at the Su family, Su Muyun, with his cold words, completely dampened her enthusiasm for learning boxing with just a few words, making both her and Sister Xiaoxue a little embarrassed.
Seeing this, Lin Jianxue walked forward gently, patted Fu Qingqing's shoulder lightly, and explained softly:
"Qingqing, Comrade Su came here specifically to tell us that he's willing to teach you boxing."
"Is it real or fake?"
Fu Qingqing blurted out, her voice full of disbelief.
She blinked her big, distinct black eyes, raised her head suspiciously, and looked at Su Muyun intently.
That look seemed to want to stare a hole in his face.
Being stared at by such a pair of clear eyes, Su Muyun felt uncomfortable all over.
He subconsciously avoided Fu Qingqing's gaze, lowered his eyelids slightly, and said in a voice a little lower than before, "Really."
"If you are willing to learn from me, I will teach you the Su family boxing."
He paused, as if weighing his words, and added, "I'm not sure how much you can learn, but at least... it's enough for self-defense when walking outside at night."
Fu Qingqing blinked, her little head still a little confused for a moment.
This guy, he had a cold and stoic look yesterday that said "don't get close to me", why did he suddenly change his personality today?
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