Lin Zhengran casually said, “I have a double bed in my room, so we can just share it. If you're uncomfortable, we can put a blanket in the middle as a divider.”
After saying that, he went to his room to drop off his bag and change clothes.
Little He Qing blinked in shock, her brain short-circuiting. Her heart pounded wildly, and she felt incredibly nervous.
Lin Yingjun, who was standing nearby, blinked as well. He trusted his son’s righteous character—after all, they had grown up together and often played and napped in the sa room. But still…
He walked into his son’s room and hesitantly asked, “Ranran, about this…”
Before he could finish, Lin Zhengran explained, “I was just teasing her. I’ll sleep in the study tonight.”
His father chuckled in relief. He knew it.
Stepping out of the room, he smiled at He Qing and said, “Little Qingqing, since you’re staying over, I’ll find an extra blanket for you tonight.”
Still unaware of the truth, He Qing blushed and looked at Uncle Lin in embarrassnt. “T-Thank you, Uncle.”
By the ti Lin Zhengran finished changing and freshening up, he saw He Qing curled up on the sofa, her face flushed red as if she was lost in so kind of fantasy about tonight.
“We’re leaving, He Qing.”
She was startled by his voice and imdiately stood up. “Okay!”
After saying goodbye to Lin Yingjun, the two of them left the residential complex and headed straight for the town’s Taekwondo Center.
On the way, He Qing bit her lip, unable to shake off the thought of unexpectedly staying over at his house.
Seeing her dazed expression, Lin Zhengran knocked her on the head. “The competition is today. What are you daydreaming about?”
He Qing clutched her head and stamred, “N-Nothing… It’s just…”
She lowered her head, staring at the ground. “It’s just that this is my first ti spending the night at your place…”
“Well, yeah, if you put it that way. But didn’t you used to sleep in my bed all the ti when we were little? This isn’t the first ti we’ve spent the night together.”
Hearing this, He Qing realized he was right—it wasn’t their first ti.
But… sharing a bed now felt completely different from before.
Lin Zhengran reminded her, “Stop thinking about pointless stuff. Focus on the Taekwondo competition. You’ve been preparing for so long, and the match is this afternoon. Don’t let your guard down.”
He Qing nodded. “Don’t worry. After all these years of your training, there’s no way I’ll lose.”
Lin Zhengran smiled. “That’s the spirit. But if you do end up facing soone really strong, I’ll teach you a few ergency moves.”
“Mm.”
Even though they were still in town, He Qing’s Taekwondo skills had already beco much more professional, unlike the mix of martial arts and basic Taekwondo she learned in kindergarten and elentary school.
Back then, the training had been all over the place and unstructured. It made sense—after all, the place was called the Children’s Taekwondo and Martial Arts Experience Hall. They taught a bit of everything.
But ever since middle school, He Qing had only been learning proper Taekwondo techniques. Many of the old, unregulated moves she had picked up before were no longer allowed.
When they arrived at the Taekwondo Center, the coach welcod her warmly.
“He Qing! We’ll be taking the bus to the town’s competition hall in an hour. You can use this ti to warm up. This morning, we’ll et the other competitors from different dojos, and the official matches will start in the afternoon.”
“Got it, Coach.”
The coach, dressed in a crisp white Taekwondo uniform, let out a deep breath.
“Honestly, even though you signed up here at the start of middle school, I haven’t really taught you much. Most of your training ca from Lin Zhengran. This place is basically just your practice ground.”
He Qing smiled sheepishly.
It was true—everything she knew was taught by Lin Zhengran. She had only learned a little from the coach when she was a clueless kid, but after transferring schools and coming back, all her training had co from Lin Zhengran.
And it wasn’t just her—the coach himself had occasionally learned from Lin Zhengran too.
For the next hour, Lin Zhengran helped He Qing with so light warm-ups.
Watching her, barefoot in her Taekwondo uniform, delivering powerful kicks to the sandbag, he couldn’t help but admire how much she had grown over the years.
An hour later, all the students boarded the bus to the town’s Taekwondo competition center.
The venue was massive. As Lin Zhengran, He Qing, and the others entered, they couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitent.
There were five or six professional competition platforms, surrounded by a wide audience area, making the place feel grand and impressive.
The coach reminded everyone, “The other dojos will be arriving soon. Since you all share a love for Taekwondo, feel free to make friends and exchange contacts, but rember—the main focus today is the competition.”
Although the coach said that, in reality, small-town tournants like this were more about socializing. After all, finding a truly outstanding athlete in a small town was rare.
As Lin Zhengran scanned the crowd, watching coaches and competitors from different dojos arrive, his eyes suddenly landed on a familiar figure.
She had long, slightly wavy hair cascading over her shoulders, a slender waist, and a pair of perfectly proportioned legs. She walked gracefully in high heels, her gaze warm and gentle.
It seed many of the coaches already knew her—so even greeted her directly.
“President Jiang, I didn’t expect you to co watch the competition in person this ti.”
That woman was none other than Jiang Jingshi.
She surveyed the venue with a scrutinizing gaze. “Didn’t you ntion that there’s a very talented girl in this tournant? Stronger than your veteran students? I wanted to see for myself. Which dojo is she from?”
The coach pointed in Lin Zhengran’s direction. “She’s over there.”
Following the direction of his finger, Jiang Jingshi’s eyes landed on a familiar young man.
Their gazes t from across the room.
At first, Jiang Jingshi was surprised, but then she couldn’t help but smile.
“Well, isn’t this a coincidence…” she murmured to herself.
She lifted her hand slightly in greeting.
Lin Zhengran nodded back in acknowledgnt.
Seeing this exchange, He Qing turned toward the beautiful woman in the distance and asked in surprise, “Who is that? Lin Zhengran, do you know her?”
Lin Zhengran replied, “I’ve t her once before.”
Their coach walked over and asked in shock, “Lin Zhengran, you know President Jiang?”
He Qing was puzzled. “President Jiang?”
The coach nodded. “Yeah, that’s Jiang Jingshi. Don’t let her young age fool you—she’s only about four years older than you guys, but you see how big this venue is?
This competition hall wasn’t always this grand. It was because of President Jiang’s investnt that it got such a huge renovation. The tournant was actually canceled for a year, and it was only thanks to her funding that we’re able to hold it again.”
The coach then noticed Jiang Jingshi walking over and quickly straightened up. “I don’t know why she did it—maybe rich people just have their own reasons.”
He imdiately greeted her. “Good afternoon, President Jiang!”
Jiang Jingshi nodded at him before another coach introduced He Qing.
“She’s the one—the strongest student from that dojo. Her na’s He Qing.”
Lin Zhengran’s coach nodded. “She’s our best student. With proper training, she could even compete at the provincial level.”
Jiang Jingshi glanced at He Qing, then at Lin Zhengran.
Seeing how closely He Qing stood next to him, clearly relying on him, Jiang Jingshi asked, “I heard He Qing is your student, but you’re not actually the one who trained her?”
The coach scratched his head awkwardly. “That’s right, President Jiang. It was mostly this kid, Lin Zhengran, who trained her. He never officially signed up for Taekwondo, but his talent is incredible—I even learn from him sotis.”
Jiang Jingshi looked at Lin Zhengran in surprise, thinking to herself, He really is good at everything… Even his sister probably doesn’t know he’s skilled in Taekwondo.
Clicking her heels against the floor, she approached him with a warm smile.
“Well, well, Ranran, fancy eting you here.”
“I wasn’t expecting to run into you here either, Jiang Jie.”
He Qing looked back and forth between the beautiful woman and Lin Zhengran, suddenly feeling that sothing about this situation was… strange.
A girl’s intuition.
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