Xia Zhen: "Then ... you will be my sparring partner in the future." Xia Zhen's brain made up the scene of him training her,  which is quite cool.

"Okay." Pei Cheng An answered very seriously, adding: " Don't talk about suffering when I'm training you." He could see that Xia Zhen's physical strength was low, which meant that she didn't do too much physical labor.

Xia Zhen, who was still a little bit proud, couldn't help but panic when she heard this and began to regret it a little.  In the past, those days when learning self-defense skills, she was miserable. It stands to reason that she thought training with Pei Cheng An will not be so hard, but now she has an ominous premonition.

"You are not going to train me like the devil, right?"

During the conversation, the two had approached the car, and Pei Cheng An opened the door and said to Xia Zhen: "Depending on the situation."

Xia Zhen: "..." Thinking of the scenes where her body was being twisted by him, she suddenly felt a little pain in her body.  What if she wanted to regret it?

After getting in the car, Pei Cheng An took a deep breath and said, "I was very worried about you just now. I know it's impossible for you not to go to bars in the future, especially the zero bar where the boss is your acquaintance. Danger is everywhere. I can protect you when I'm there, but when I'm away, I want you to have the ability to protect yourself, so I don't have to worry about you all the time when I'm not around."

Xia Zhen thought he spoke too seriously, like how they speak in action films.

Under his earnest, persistent eyes, Xia Zhen responded meekly: "Oh."

Pei Cheng An's expression finally eased, and the corners of his mouth rose in a smile. "Then let's start tomorrow. Now I will send you home, so, go to bed early tonight."

So a pair of lovers who hadn't seen each other for a week, went back to their respective homes not long after they met.

As soon as Xia Zhen got home, her mother asked, "Why did you come back so early?"

Seeing her mother who did not welcome her home, Xia Zhen felt a little sad, and said, "It's late, it's unsafe for a girl to be outside during late hours." This is what her mother often says, so, Xia Zhen now said those words back to her.

"This time it's different from the past. Before, you were alone. Now that you have a boyfriend, mother is very relieved. Xia Zhen's mother had already received word that Pei Cheng An went to Xia Zhen for the first time in a while.

"Mom, are you sure the protector is not a lurking wolf?" Xia Zhen just felt that her mother was too easy to trust others, and she just reminded her to be precautious and had no other intention.

Xia Zhen's mother shrugged her shoulders and said without a sense: "Pei Cheng An should be a good person. Even if he turns into a wolf, it's nothing. You are old enough now and in the most beautiful years, you must enjoy the nourishment of love, otherwise, if you wait until you are old, you will regret that you did not live up this beautiful time.

It turns out that it is unwise to talk to her mother about this topic.  On her way to her room, Xia Zhen paused and said, "Mom, I'm going to learn self-defense tomorrow."

"Did you not study self-defense in college?"

"I'm too weak. I want to be strong." After saying that, she went inside her room and closed the door.

Ms. Tian looked at the door of her daughter's room, feeling that there was something wrong. Then she smiled and picked up her mobile phone to discuss it with her future in-law.

When Xia Zhen finished bathing and opened the bathroom door, she was once again startled by Ms. Tian, who was smiling at the door.

"Mom, what are you doing here, smiling? why are you not watching your soap opera?"

"Are you going to learn self-defense skills from Pei Cheng An tomorrow?"

"You are really well informed, mom, are you honestly colluding with Pei Cheng An?" Seeing as Pei Cheng An didn't look like someone who can conspire with others, but with her mother knowing the details, she can't help but have doubts...

(h.e.l.lo everyone,  Happy New Year. My name is Mal and I will be translating this novel. My partner Etty will be translating as from next week. 

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