I practiced my spirituality alone in Hong Kong.

Hu Xian finally breathed a sigh of relief after receiving Li Chang'an's promise.

It's no wonder she took it so seriously.

After all, she had personally witnessed Li Chang'an's kung fu and strength. Not to mention humans, even the anaconda, the top predator of the Amazon River, could be beaten into depression by him.

With such a strong person protecting her, Hu Xian's persistent sense of crisis finally dissipated considerably.

She took out a key and handed it to Li Chang'an.

"This is?"

"The garage key to Hawthorn Park."

Hu Xian picked up her teacup, took a sip, and resumed her usual calm and composed CEO demeanor.

"From now on, you can drive any of the cars in the manor. Xiaolan said you don't have a driver's license, but that's not a problem. I can get it done for you within a day."

"If you can learn that mysterious skill, don't say you can't learn to drive."

Seeing that Li Chang'an had taken the garage key, Hu Xian continued:

"I've also talked to some fighters, and the most important thing in fighting is real combat."

Many well-known Muay Thai fighters in Southeast Asia hire professional dummy fighters to endure their punches and kicks in order to train their striking skills for real combat.

"Although I don't know much about kung fu, it is a kind of fighting, and since it is fighting, it must be able to do real combat."

Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an's eyes lit up.

"What does Mr. Hu mean?"

"From now on, you can use my bodyguard team for sparring anytime. You can fight with confidence, medical expenses are not a problem, and it's also a good opportunity to train them."

"Don't worry, Mr. Hu, I will train them well for you."

Li Chang'an finds Hu Xian more and more pleasing to the eye.

Although this woman has a rather difficult temper, she is indeed kind to her own people.

They are indeed generous in terms of compensation.

However, the two bodyguards guarding the door didn't think so.

They exchanged a glance, thinking about how they would have to face Li Chang'an, this freak who could whip people like tops, every day from now on, and subconsciously took out a handkerchief to wipe the cold sweat from their foreheads.

Those wicked capitalists! It's not enough that we protect you; you also have to be used as practice targets for that kung fu kid...

How could you be so selfish! Pah!

……

……

After discussing some more information about the Number Gang with Hu Xian, Li Chang'an had breakfast at Tiger and Leopard Manor.

It was already 10 a.m. when I left the resort.

If he rushes to the film set now, Director Yuan certainly won't hold it against him. He might even earn a full day's wages by working only half a day.

With the sponsorship of the Flying Shark Racing Team and the support of Hu Xian, Li Chang'an is no longer short of money and has no need to take advantage of the production team.

So he rode his Yamaha bicycle back to Shek Tong Tsui and called Director Yuen to ask for another day off.

Director Yuan readily agreed, and even said he would approve the two days of leave for the following day as well.

He also instructed Li Chang'an to take good care of Miss Wen while she was away.

There's no need to rush things with the film crew; the movie is almost finished filming.

He only needs to return for the last two major outdoor scenes where Master Huang will be involved, because Li Chang'an may need to perform some of the more difficult stunts himself.

Li Chang'an felt that Director Yuan seemed to have misunderstood that he had gone on a trip with the class monitor.

But if it were possible to legitimately get a few days of vacation for free...

Ultimately, Li Chang'an went against his conscience and did not tell Director Yuan the truth.

After hanging up the phone, he began to seriously reflect on his actions.

It must be because Xiaotang kept nagging him about not wanting to go to school that he, a good young man who was originally dedicated to his job, also became unwilling to go to work.

Xiao Tang has committed a heinous crime! Tonight, she's forbidden from coming over to watch TV!

Chirp chirp chirp—

As if they heard Li Chang'an complaining about their little master, Peppa and George started barking and whining.

But when Li Chang'an walked over, he realized that Paige and George weren't standing up for Xiao Tang.

Instead, Xiaotang was in such a rush to go to school that morning that she forgot to give Peppa and George water and food.

Li Chang'an recalled that Xiao Tang had once said that her first "pet" was a potted cactus, but it ended up dying.

Xiaotang still harbors resentment about this, feeling that the merchant sold her a diseased cactus.

Otherwise, how could a cactus, which can thrive in the desert, wither and die under her meticulous care?

Now it seems... Li Chang'an thinks the merchants are taking the blame.

To avoid Paige following in George's footsteps like the cactus.

Li Chang'an had no choice but to cut off some vegetable leaves and scraps and feed them a fresh pot of water.

While taking care of Paige and George's meals, he picked up the landline and called the squad leader.

"Hello, this is the Wen Family Mansion."

"Aunt Rong, is Wen Zhilan home?"

"whispering sound……"

Whether it was his imagination or not, Li Chang'an seemed to hear a slightly disgusted hiss.

A moment later, the squad leader's voice, even more melodious than the warbling of a nightingale, rang out.

"Li Chang'an, you're back from Aunt Hu's? How did things go?"

"Hmm...it's fine. Mr. Hu isn't as difficult to get along with as he seems."

Li Chang'an hesitated for a moment, but still kept the fact that Hu Xian was being targeted by the Number Gang a secret.

Although the Hu family has fallen on hard times and lost a large portion of its core assets in Southeast Asia, it is still a powerful and established family in Hong Kong.

Even so, Hu Xian had no choice but to defend herself against the rising popularity of the Number Gang, and even hid in the villa, afraid to go out.

If the class monitor really had the ability to resolve this problem, Hu Xian would have contacted Uncle Wen without her having to ask.

The fact that Hu Xian did not do that means that Uncle Wen's power was not enough to completely suppress a violent criminal gang like the Number Gang.

Since that's the case, let's not get the squad leader involved in this mess.

Thinking of this, Li Chang'an casually changed the subject.

"Squad leader, why do you sound a little unhappy?"

"Is there...?"

"Well, normally, when you call me, you'd be like a little imp."

They might say something like, "Li Chang'an, Aunt Hu must be lonely all alone at the manor. Why are you leaving Tiger Leopard Manor so early? You're really missing out on an opportunity!"

Hearing Li Chang'an's sarcastic tone, Wen Zhilan finally burst out laughing.

"No way, I would never say that... Don't ruin my image!"

"With the class monitor being so cunning every day, does she even have any image left?"

After joking around for a while, Wen Zhilan's tone became lighter.

She suddenly asked, "Are you going to work on Castle Peak Road today?"

"I took the day off today; I can't just take Director Yuan's pay for nothing."

"Let's go to Ocean Park. I heard they built what's claimed to be the most thrilling amusement park in East Asia. I want to check it out."

Does the class monitor want to go to the Ocean Park?

Li Chang'an thought about it and, since he didn't have anything else to do today, agreed.

……

……

Victoria Peak, Wen Family Mansion.

After arranging to meet Li Chang'an later, Wen Zhilan dialed another number.

"Zhilan, did he say yes? You didn't say I was the one who asked him out... I want to create a chance encounter!"

"Don't worry, Xingning, I'm keeping it from him... But, are you really going to confess to Li Chang'an?"

Wasn't it too fast, too impulsive?

You're so proud, shouldn't you be making Li Chang'an come to you and bow down?

"Let me think about it some more, Xingning."

Wen Zhilan lowered her eyes, making it impossible to discern her expression.

Through the microphone, Su Xingning took a deep breath and said:

"We can't wait any longer; school starts in less than a month."

"Has something happened?"

Wen Zhilan keenly realized that the mere mention of the start of the school year wouldn't cause her best friend, who had been sitting calmly by, to lose her composure.

Su Xingning said in a deep voice:

"My mother visited Li Chang'an's house a couple of days ago during the Ghost Festival."

She said...Li Chang'an's neighbor's daughter was very close to him, and she was sitting on Li Chang'an's sofa at the time!

"And Zhilan, think about it, how shameless would a girl have to be to run to a boy's house every day? She's definitely not someone to be trifled with! She's definitely a cunning and scheming little vixen!"

"If we wait until Hong Kong University starts, I'll have even less time to see that blockhead Li Chang'an. He's so dense, he'll definitely be tricked by that little vixen!"

"That blockhead definitely wronged me, but getting him to apologize can wait. Establishing our relationship first is more important... Zhilan, are you listening?"

Wen Zhilan stared blankly, feeling a buzzing in her head.

What... there's another one?