Second Take On Romance - The A-List Actor Wants Me
Chapter 219 : A Little Kickboxing Match

Chapter 219: Chapter 219 : A Little Kickboxing Match

The kickboxing gym Yan Renzhong frequented was a prestigious establishment that catered exclusively to celebrities and high-level athletes.

Luckily, lesser creatures were allowed to visit by buying day tickets at an astronomical price.

These tickets came with a set of strict regulations.

Not allowed to take pictures of others.

Not allowed to disturb others.

Not allowed to speak loudly...

There were so many rules that made Jin Zhuo’s head spin. But of course there were exceptions to the rules.

He was allowed to bypass all those rules if the person he approached did not mind at all.

"Oh, Senior Yan, what a coincidence!" Jin Zhuo called out to Yan Renzhong, who was preparing for a kickboxing session by putting on his gloves.

Yan Renzhong turned to look at him, but it was another person who responded to him in a disgusted tone.

"What the hell are you doing here?"

"..."

It was Lang Yuxuan, Yan Renzhong’s official mentee.

Jin Zhuo, Yan Renzhong’s wannabe mentee, felt his nerves tighten under Lang Yuxuan’s intense scrutiny.

"I... I am just here to practice," he said.

No shit. He knew nothing about kickboxing, but surely he wouldn’t be found out so soon.

"Oh? Have you been practicing for a long time?" Yan Renzhong looked Jin Zhuo up and down. Jin Zhuo’s slender physique, especially his underdeveloped shoulders and arms, indicated that he was likely a recent addition to the kickboxing gym.

"What? No, of course not. I have been doing this on and off."

"..."

On and off?

Yan Renzhong’s lips curled into a thin line. He had no tolerance for mediocrity.

"It is a useful skill to master especially when you are required to shoot fighting scenes."

Yan Renzhong climbed into the ring and beckoned Lang Yuxuan over.

"Come on, Yuxuan, show me what you’ve got."

Lang Yuxuan sneered at Jin Zhuo before he followed Yan Renzhong into the ring.

Veins popped up at Jin Zhuo’s temples.

Did this little twit just sneer at him?

Was he looking down at him, the great Jin Zhuo?

He was only playing an omega while Jin Zhuo got to play an alpha!

Yan Renzhong held his arms, wrapped in focus pads, in a defensive stance.

"Right hook," he commanded, and Lang Yuxuan delivered a powerful punch.

"Good," Yan Renzhong replied. "Now, left..."

Jin Zhuo’s eyes burned with rage as he watched Lang Yuxuan receive the mentee treatment he was supposed to get.

How unfair!

On the other hand, Lang Yuxuan hated being ogled at, especially when he was spending some quality time with his mentor.

"What the hell are you looking at?" He snapped at Jin Zhuo.

"No one is looking at you," Jin Zhuo snorted. He only had eyes for Yan Renzhong.

Lang Yuxuan was close to explosion.

"Senior Yan, can we throw him out?" He demanded. "He is distracting me!"

Yan Renzhong gave Jin Zhuo a look.

"Just like you, he paid day ticket to get into this gym. If you want him to leave, you need to pay for his day ticket."

Lang Yuxuan looked like he was just struck by thunder. Jin Zhuo, on the other hand, could barely hide his joyful expression.

"Besides, you are an actor. Get used to being stared at. Come on, let’s continue. Give me a one-two."

Lang Yuxuan pursed his lips. He did what he was told, but he was barely able to focus.

The more Jin Zhuo was told not to look, the more eager he looked at their training.

To make it worse, he even imitated Lang Yuxuan’s moves on the side.

This way, he also received training from Yan Renzhong, albeit indirectly.

In the end, Lang Yuxuan could not take it anymore.

"You," he snapped at Jin Zhuo. "Up for a challenge?"

Jin Zhuo stared at him.

"What challenge?"

"Let’s have a fight. If I win, you get out of here. If you win, I will get out of here."

Yan Renzhong, "..."

For Jin Zhuo, this was a golden opportunity to receive a mentoring session from Yan Renzhong for free.

Besides, Lang Yuxuan did not look like he could land a crafty punch. He even looked like a girl.

"Game on!" Jin Zhuo eagerly agreed.

"Yuxuan..." Yan Renzhong began, but Lang Yuxuan, for once, snapped at him. "This is a fight between two men, Senior Yan. So sorry but please step aside."

Wordlessly, Yan Renzhong left the ring.

A gym coach was called to serve as a judge, while he rested on a long bench and checked his phone.

Unexpectedly, there was a message from a certain someone who had not messaged him for a long time.

Shen Jingwei : "Hi."

"..."

Yan Renzhong barely paid attention to the two men who were fighting inside the ring to impress him.

He stared at the single word for a long time, before he replied.

Yan Renzhong : "Hi."

Shen Jingwei happened to be online.

The word ’typing’ stood under his name for a long time before he finally sent another message.

Shen Jingwei : "The court trial just concluded. Head Butler Wu was declared innocent, and the Handsome Butler Coffee Shop was saved. Thank you for your help."

Yan Renzhong : "You are welcome."

Afterward, it seemed that Shen Jingwei did not know what else to say, so he did not send another message.

Yan Renzhong pondered about the rewards he received for his efforts so far.

One curry bun for a pair of training shoes.

Two curry buns for coaxing 100+ butlers to testify for Head Butler Wu.

...

Would he receive three curry buns next after he saved the world from apocalypse?

The thought left him feeling both irritated and aggrieved at the same time.

Impulsively, he grabbed his bag and marched out of the gym.

On his way back home, he typed a string of message to Wen Guilin.

Yan Renzhong : "Not feeling well. Will take time off for the rest of the day."

He could not care less about the result of Lang Yuxuan and Jin Zhuo’s little competition.

He never agreed to their deal, anyway.

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Author’s note :

The amateur fight ended after only thirty minutes, with both fighters sprawled across the ring floor.

Coach 1 : Both kinda sucked.

Coach 2 : Well if they didn’t suck they wouldn’t need any coaching. By the way, where did Yan Renzhong run off to?

Coach 1 : Left a while ago. Didn’t want to waste his time on these two fools.

Coach 2 : Oh.