Know a Little about Martial Arts

As dusk faded into night, the living room lit up with lamplight.

"Royal Flush!"

On the table, an ordinary deck of cards was being played by Ye Shuang, Bai Yuyou, and Chen Qin. With Chen Qin's final "Royal Flush," both Ye Shuang and Bai Yuyou gained another small white paper strip on their faces.

Ye Shuang and Chen Qin were fine, with only two or three strips each, but Bai Yuyou's chin was nearly covered, making her look like Santa Claus, as the girl had hardly played this game before.

"Come eat dinner," Chen's Mother's voice came from the dining area.

"Oh, coming," Chen Qin put down her cards and led Ye Shuang and Bai Yuyou to the table.

After sitting down, Ye Shuang noticed Chen Hai was missing.

"Where's Ah Hai?" Chen's Father asked.

"He said he's not hungry."

"Get him down here," Chen's Father frowned. A grown man throwing a tantrum and refusing to eat—was he really acting like a child?

"Ah Qin, call your brother down for dinner."

"Forget him, with all that fat he won't starve," Chen Qin said, sitting down and serving soup to Bai Yuyou, showing no intention of dealing with Chen Hai.

Seeing the elderly couple about to say something, Ye Shuang quickly smiled and said, "I'll go."

"Alright, thank you."

After asking for Chen Hai's room location, Ye Shuang got up and went upstairs.

Stopping at a room door and seeing it tightly shut, he reached out and knocked gently. "Chen Hai, dinner!"

There seemed to be movement inside. After a moment, the door opened.

Chen Hai, in pajamas, saw Ye Shuang and averted his eyes. "I'm not hungry, you all eat."

"Come on, everyone's waiting for you."

"Forget it. Mom and Dad look down on me anyway," Chen Hai said, lowering his gaze and clenching his fists slightly. "I finally wanted to do something, but I can't get their support."

Ye Shuang looked at Chen Hai and suddenly asked, "So that's what you think?"

"It's not just what I think, it's the truth," Chen Hai raised his eyes.

"Did Zhou Min tell you that?" Ye Shuang's question made Chen Hai unable to meet his eyes, his voice faltering. "N-no."

"Where is she?"

"Not with me," Chen Hai said, as she was resting in her own room.

"You're being manipulated by that woman," Ye Shuang said.

"No, she actually understands me," Chen Hai shook his head. "I told you it has nothing to do with Zhou Min, it's just what I think."

Hearing this, Ye Shuang turned and pointed in a direction. "Chen Hai, look there."

Chen Hai turned his head.

There was just a table, empty with nothing on it.

"Huh?" As Chen Hai turned back, he was met with a fist flying straight at his face.

"Ow?!"

Chen Hai fell heavily to the floor, covering his face and looking at Ye Shuang in disbelief. "Damn you, what the hell are you doing?!"

"Nothing, just thought you might be sick. You know I'm a school doctor," Ye Shuang said, flexing his fist coolly. "If you think my medical skills are lacking, I also know a thing or two about fists and feet."

"Are you for real?!!"

"You're possessed. Let this humble monk deliver you."

"Damn, don't think I'm scared of you!! You know why boxing matches have weight classes, right?!" Chen Hai got up to fight back.

After a while, Chen Hai was on the floor, panting heavily.

Ye Shuang wasn't much better off; his clothes were torn open, looking rather disheveled.

"Clear-headed now?" Ye Shuang buttoned his collar and pulled Chen Hai up. "Don't let a woman control your emotions, okay?"

"You have the nerve to say that, you were the one head over heels for Zhao Mengyao," Chen Hai stood up, grimacing and speaking irritably.

Ye Shuang shrugged. "Don't remember."

"Screw you."

"Come to the company tomorrow. I'll help you get up to speed quickly," Ye Shuang said, though in truth he had just started working himself. Typically, it takes about a year for a newly appointed executive to fully understand all aspects of a company.

"Tch, I don't want to start from the bottom."

"Your dad just wants you to spend some time at the grassroots level to temper your character. What are you afraid of?"

Chen Hai fell silent, seemingly not opposed to this idea.

"Let's go, down for dinner."

"Looking like this, how can I eat?" Chen Hai pointed at himself, his face red from the beating Ye Shuang gave him.

Of course, Ye Shuang didn't look much better.

"Just say you fell."

"Damn, that's a lame excuse."

"If it works, it works."

Ye Shuang brought Chen Hai downstairs. Perhaps both looked a bit rough, making everyone at the dining table pause for a moment.

Chen's Father and Mother didn't pry, but Chen Qin immediately got up to fetch the first aid kit.

"Does it hurt?" Chen Qin applied medicine to Ye Shuang. "What did you two do? Fight?"

"No," Ye Shuang replied with a faint smile.

Chen Qin screwed the cap back on and then turned her gaze to Chen Hai.

Chen Hai pointed to his wounds. "Just a little is fine."

But Chen Qin only glanced at Chen Hai before continuing to tend to Ye Shuang.

"Aren't you going to patch me up?"

"Go find your pregnant girlfriend."

Hearing this, Chen Hai felt a bit sour. Ye Shuang's face was almost completely covered in ointment, while his own face still hurt.

"Here."

A hand reached out. Chen Hai saw it was Bai Yuyou handing him the medicine bottle.

"Little Yuyou knows how to care for people," Chen Hai said.

After applying some to his face, Bai Yuyou took the bottle back and went to check on Ye Shuang, as if helping Chen Hai was just a casual gesture.

Chen Hai: "..."

Could you care a little more?

"Alright, alright," seeing both Chen Qin and Bai Yuyou applying medicine to his face, Ye Shuang quickly said. "Just put it on Chen Hai, he's more injured. Skill issue."

Chen Hai glared. "Damn, you ambushed me!"

"Ambush or not, let's eat," Ye Shuang gave him a mischievous glance.

"Hmph," Chen Hai was still in pain but didn't argue further, picking up his soup and starting to drink.

Zhou Min never came down by dinner's end, claiming she wasn't feeling well.

As for what happened afterward, Ye Shuang didn't know. Since Yuyou had to go to the academy tomorrow, they had some tea with Chen's Father after dinner and then drove home.

Just before leaving, Chen Qin mysteriously grinned as if planning something, but in the end, it turned into a shushing gesture.

Arriving home, Ye Shuang led the girl inside and saw Yi Wan sprawled lazily on the cat tree. "Meow."

Now that Yi Wan lived in a luxurious cat mansion, she seemed to have gotten even lazier.

Ye Shuang planned to take a shower first but found the corner of his shirt tugged.

He turned around to see Bai Yuyou holding his clothes, whispering,

"Ye Shuang... I want hugs and kisses too."