44: Chapter 44 The Times Are Calling

Su Ye keenly sensed the gust of wind from a punch heading toward his left cheek. He tilted his head slightly to the right, dodging it by a hair's breadth. One had to know that Wan Zhenguo never held back during a fight, and with his strength, taking a solid punch would certainly not end well.

"Hey, Ye-zi, don't get distracted when you're fighting."

Looking at Wan Zhenguo grinning opposite him, Su Ye raised an eyebrow slightly and began to shuffle his feet.

Suddenly stepping forward, he launched a fierce side kick with his right leg. His leg was completely relaxed yet filled with a sense of power, whipping heavily against Wan Zhenguo's raised thigh like the tail of a giant python.

"Hiss!"

Wan Zhenguo sucked in a cold breath, calling him a monster in his heart. It had only been a little over a week, yet Su Ye's strength had actually increased again.

If Wan Zhenguo were to take off his shorts right now, he would be able to see that his thigh and buttocks were slightly red and swollen.

Wan Zhenguo just planted his leg on the ground and took a couple of light steps to recover. A sharp look flashed in his eyes, and he stared at Su Ye's every move like an old wolf, ready to unleash a storm-like assault the moment Su Ye revealed a flaw.

The people under the ring didn't care whether the two were observing each other's flaws; they just wanted to see the fierce, wave-like clash.

In the end, Su Ye was distracted and lost his composure. He shuffled closer to Wan Zhenguo, testing him, and launched a series of jabs that left afterimages, slamming toward Wan Zhenguo's face.

Wan Zhenguo protected his face with both hands, and after taking a few punches, he suddenly dove down to grab Su Ye's waist and abdomen. Su Ye thought to himself, "Oh no," and pulled back sharply, trying to drag Wan Zhenguo down to force him to let go.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The sound of their footsteps rang out on the ring floor like drumbeats. Wan Zhenguo's lower body was planted firmly on the ground like an old tree, following Su Ye closely no matter how much he pulled back.

"Thump, thump, thump!"

Su Ye continuously struck Wan Zhenguo's back with his elbows, causing Wan Zhenguo's face to flush red.

Holding his breath, Wan Zhenguo let out a sudden roar and actually lifted Su Ye, who weighed over eighty kilograms, into the air, before slamming him down onto the ground with his own weight.

"Hiss!"

Hearing the loud thud, everyone present felt the impact for Su Ye, and a look of concern appeared in Jiang Bai's eyes.

"Cough, cough, cough."

Su Ye coughed a few times and quickly began ground grappling with Wan Zhenguo.

Ten minutes later, the two of them, panting and drenched in sweat, finally gave up. In the end, Wan Zhenguo was slightly better.

"Huff—huff!"

Su Ye felt as if his chest was about to explode, and a wave of soreness washed over his entire body, yet in his brain, he felt an extreme sense of pleasure.

"Awesome!"

Su Ye lay on the ring in a spread-eagled position and couldn't help but shout out.

Suddenly, a bottle of mineral water with the cap twisted off appeared before Su Ye's eyes. Su Ye followed the bottle to look up and saw Jiang Bai looking at him with a teasing expression.

A smile curled at the corner of his mouth. He propped himself up with both hands, sat up, took the mineral water bottle, and began to gulp it down.

Beads of crystal-clear sweat flowed down his reddened skin and hair tips. His slender neck kept swallowing the source of life, and his protruding Adam's apple bobbed up and down. Jiang Bai felt herself becoming mesmerized.

"Ah!"

Su Ye was truly thirsty and finished the whole bottle of mineral water in one go. Seeing Jiang Bai staring at him in a daze, he shook the empty water bottle in front of her and said:

"Hey, come back to reality. You're staring like a fool. What, are you lusting after my body?"

Jiang Bai, having snapped out of it, did something unexpected to Su Ye and said directly:

"Yeah, I am lusting after your body."

Jiang Bai didn't blush, but Su Ye blushed a little. Fortunately, it wasn't very noticeable after the intense exercise.

"Wh-what kind of wild words are those? I have to criticize you, Comrade Jiang Bai. We've only met a few times, and you're already like this. If we meet a few more times, wouldn't you go crazy?"

Jiang Bai stood up, revealing her perfect curves. She turned around, and then, under Su Ye's puzzled gaze, turned back, playfully blinked, and said:

"See, haven't we met one more time now?"

Su Ye couldn't help but click his tongue. Are post-00s kids this open now?

Ignoring the teasing or envious gazes of those around him who wanted to take his place, Su Ye quickly stood up and said:

"I'm out, I'm out. Can't mess with this. I'm going swimming."

Watching Su Ye's panicked retreating figure, a bright smile appeared on Jiang Bai's face. Then, her eyes darted cleverly, and she turned and walked toward the locker room as well.

Ten minutes later, having rested a little, Su Ye changed into swimming trunks and walked toward the swimming pool. Seeing that Jiang Bai wasn't outside, he breathed a sigh of relief, but then felt a faint sense of disappointment.

Who would have thought that as soon as he walked into the swimming area, he would see an incredibly stunning figure.

Her hair, which had been in a ponytail, was now naturally coiled at the back of her head. A lavender swimsuit outlined her beautiful figure in a stunning way. Her snow-white, smooth back and her two fair, long legs were exposed to the air, pressed tightly together without a gap. Her cold, fair skin seemed to emit a soft white glow under the overhead fluorescent lights.

"Jiang Bai, it's a waste not to get cupping therapy on that back of yours."

Jiang Bai rolled her eyes at Su Ye. She wasn't out of the loop; she understood the cupping meme.

"Su Ye, to be honest, sometimes your mouth can really roast people to death. But where are your eyes looking?"

Seeing Su Ye's eyeballs firmly welded onto her long legs, Jiang Bai teased.

"Hey, classmate Jiang Bai, you can't slander me. I'm going to hire a lawyer, okay?"

With great difficulty, he moved his eyes from her long legs to her towering peaks, took a hard look, and then looked away as if nothing had happened.

Feeling Su Ye's intrusive gaze, Jiang Bai puffed out her chest. She seemed like a veteran in the game of love, but in reality, her crystal-clear earlobes were already slightly red.

"Alright, alright, hurry up and do some stretching before going down. We still have to go back after swimming for a while."

Su Ye remained silent, staring straight ahead, and began doing stretching exercises. Jiang Bai followed behind, mimicking him; whatever Su Ye did, Jiang Bai did too.

Suddenly, Jiang Bai felt something was a bit off. Why did this stretching movement feel inexplicably familiar? She asked curiously:

"Su Ye, where did you learn this stretching movement?"

Su Ye still looked straight ahead, but he stopped the movement, picked up his phone from the side, casually played some music, and said:

"I've been doing this set of stretching movements since elementary school."

Jiang Bai was about to say something else, but suddenly heard music coming from Su Ye's phone that couldn't be more familiar.

"National Elementary School Radio Calisthenics, The Times Are Calling—march in place, march!"

"Pfft!"

Jiang Bai couldn't help but burst into laughter, clutching her abdomen.

"Su—Su Ye, this—this is your stretching, hahahaha."

A smile curled at the corner of Su Ye's mouth.