Super Soldier

Xiao Bing was startled to hear Liu Kexin speak so highly of him so openly. Looking at how abashed she is, he suddenly wondered if the silly girl had fallen for him.

Xiao Bing felt a bit weird thinking of that, but he soon pushed it away. Xiao Bing had had relationships with many other women before, but he had never felt this nervous and awkward before them. The Dragon Master, who was the four Masters in Jingdu, was Xiao Bing’s other identity. He was always under a mask and allegedly he had slept with many beauties in Jingdu. Yet none of them had made his heart beat so fast.

Except for Ye Xiaoxi.

Yezi was the only woman on earth who could make Xiao Bing not his usual self.

Hence, Xiao Bing did not want to disappoint her. He did not want to develop a closer relationship with Liu Kexin. Because Yezi was irreplaceable in Xiao Bing’s heart, a woman that could not be failed.

As a soldier, the Five-starred Red Flag was his religion!

As a man, Ye Xiaoxi was is religion!

Xiao Bing got rid of the nonsensical thoughts and smiled, “I’m handsome? I couldn’t agree with you more. Hahaha…”

Liu Kexin sighed out of relief while inwardly thinking, “I was just joking. Stupid, why did I come up with this nonsense? Brother Bing has a girlfriend. I can’t do that to him.”

The two suppressed the fire in their hearts and kept talking amiably along the way to hide their true emotions.

It was not until the car arrived at the Nine Heavens that they felt relieved. After leaving the car in the parking lot. The two came to Basement 1 where they found Yu Miao standing, waiting for them. He looked very calm as he watched the two walking in hand in hand. He said gently, “Welcome. I’ll get you two temporary VIP cards.”

Xiao Bing grinned, “That’s unnecessary.”

As he spoke, he took out the platinum card from his breast pocket and said, “I was told that a platinum member can bring an extra person.”

Surprised, Yu Miao looked at Xiao Bing like it was the first time he had ever seen him. He knew too well about the card in Xiao Bing’s hands. He only had a gold membership. He wondered if this Xiao Bing was merely an ordinary owner of a noodle house.

The three walked to the elevator with a few attendants in tow. Yu Miao looked at Xiao Bing and smiled, “Mr. Xiao, it’s a while yet before dinner. We can have some fun to kill time. What do you say?”

The moment Xiao Bing set foot into the building he knew this was not just a dinner date.

Xiao Bing didn’t refuse. He smiled and said, “Well, what do you want to play? I was told that one can find all kinds of fun in the Nine Heavens, like sports and gambling activities.”

“I’m not interested in gambling and my father never likes to see me gambling.” His eyes glittered when he stared at Xiao Bing. “Is there any kind of a sport that Mr. Xiao is good at? I was told that there are rooms for bowling, ping-pong and table tennis, etc. I can play a game with Mr. Xiao if there is a sport you are good at.”

“He spoke so highly of me asking me what I’m good at. It actually means that he’s a versatile man who is good at any type of sports. He wants to belittle me in front of Kexin.”

Xiao Bing smiled. Of course he didn’t point it out to him bluntly. Instead, he spoke in a modest voice, “I’m not a professional sportsman but I can play almost any game. Since Mr. Yu is also a good player, you can just name one.”

Yu Miao waved his hands and giggled, “I’m also an amateur. Why don’t we play ping-pong, then? That’s the sport of our country.”

Ping-pong was the sport of the country because the Chinese always dominated in ping-pong competitions, whether in doubles or singles, the same way the Americans monopolized basketball.

Xiao Bing nodded and grinned, “Okay. Let’s have some fun.”

Yu Miao looked at Liu Kexin and apologized to the girl, “I’m afraid you will have to be the audience of our competition.”

“It’s okay. I love to watch Brother Bing playing ping-pong,” said the girl sincerely. There was a happy smile on her face. A hint of gloom showed in Yu Miao’s eyes, but then it turned serious.

Xiao Bing noticed it and sniggered inwardly, thinking that this Yu Miao might try to think of ways to humiliate him. But even so, Xiao Bing still admired Yu Miao’s temperament. Nowadays few young men could be as placid as him.

Having decided on the game, Yu Miao pressed the button of the fourth floor. “Ding.” The door of the elevator opened and they got out. Yu Miao intended to introduce what was available on this floor, but suddenly recalled Xiao Bing’s platinum membership. He shut his mouth to keep from embarrassing himself.

Then the party entered the ping-pong room. Actually Xiao Bing knew little about this place. Though he was a VIP member here, he hardly came here to play. The membership was given by Master Hou to buy his friendship.

Xiao Bing was surprised when he walked into the room. It was about 200 square meters with 5 ping-pong tables, three of which were now occupied. Xiao Bing and Yumiao walked over to an unoccupied table and took out ping-pong balls and paddles. Both of them juggled with the balls and rackets while Liu Kexin stood to one side. Yu Miao gently hit the ball with the paddle to test its feel.

Yu Miao smiled, “Kexin, you can sit on the sofa or stand to one side to watch. Mr. Xiao, will you serve first?”

“Why not?” Xiao Bing received the ball Yu Miao threw towards him.

Yu Miao asked, “Whoever wins ten games first will be the winner, agreed?”

Xiao Bing nodded.

“Shall we begin?”

A waiter brought in three bottles of water at this time. He gave one to Liu Kexin and the other two were placed on the ground. Liu Kexin didn’t open it, because she was watching the two playing. But strictly speaking, she only had eyes for Xiao Bing.

What irritated Yu Miao most was the way Liu Kexin looked at Xiao Bing. There was an intensity in his eyes, as well as some fierceness. He seemed like a professional ping-pong-player, which surprised Xiao Bing.

But it didn’t bother him. And then he served. It was a tentative service, but was rewarded with a ferocious one. Xiao Bing failed to catch it, which made him lose the first round.

Yu Miao smiled, “1-0.”

Xiao Bing was not bothered by it. He smiled and bent down, staring at the ball in Yu Miao’s hand, because this time Yu Miao was serving.

Yu Miao served. The ball was still spinning when it hit Xiao Bing’s paddle and was sent hurtling sideways.

2-0. Yu Miao held a safe lead.

Some audiences were drawn by Yu Miao’s performance. Counterblows with massive power and the ball spins, they could only be performed by a professional player. Some even shouted in admiration.

Liu Kexin seemed worried. Yet she found Xiao Bing still smiling when he looked at her.

Yu Miao smiled and said, “If Mr. Xiao is not very good at ping-pong, we can choose another sport.”

By saying that, he deliberately showed his other side. He was sure that Xiao Bing wouldn’t withdraw. After all, Liu Kexin was watching and pride meant a lot to a man.

“This Yu Miao is certainly not your run-of-the-mill rich kid.” Though Xiao Bing knew what this man was thinking, he still deemed Yu Miao superior to other rich kids.

Just as what he had expected, Xiao Bing shook his head and grinned, “It’s all for fun. And I’m not very good at other sports either. Ping-pong is good enough for me.”

Though Yu Miao had now gained the upper hand, he was not that excited. His goal was to humiliate Xiao Bing, to embarrass him in front of Liu Kexin. Yet now he seemed far from where he wanted, because Xiao Bing seemed his usual after two losses. For a person who did not care about this kind of thing, winning or losing wouldn’t bring glory or shame to him.

“I guess I will win the first ten rounds!”

Yu Miao knew that if he really won 10 rounds, however good-tempered Xiao Bing might be, he would be embarrassed and even mad. Then Liu Kexin might be impressed by him.

With dead seriousness, Yu Miao lowered his upper body, his eyes sharp as a cheetah. Xiao Bing noticed it and a hint of laughter flashed in his eyes.

Yu Miao served with a snap. The spinning ball was sent hurtling towards Xiao Bing, who then caught it, but barely. Unexpectedly, the ball bounced back to the edge of the table on Yu Miao’s side, then bounced sideways, making it impossible for Yu Miao to save it.

Yu Miao picked the ball up. He lost but the smile still remained on his face. “You’re lucky.”