School Beauty's Invincible Martial Expert

"Sis?" Xiao Han looked around but couldn't find Li Xiaoya. He hurriedly called out her name and quickly scrambled to his feet. He dressed swiftly and began striding out of the room.

No sooner had he left his room than Li Xiaoya, wearing a long robe, came toward him. Her face was fresh as a spring breeze as she said, "Xiao Han, you're up?"

"Yeah!" Xiao Han nodded and replied, "Sis, you're up early."

"I've been up since just after six." Li Xiaoya said with a smile.

"That early?" Xiao Han was taken aback.

"Yeah!" Li Xiaoya nodded and then said, "It's a habit I've developed over many years. Early to bed, early to rise, and I check the latest global news in the study room first thing in the morning. I also manage investments abroad. Of course, sometimes it's just a routine without much meaning."

"Got it." Xiao Han nodded and said, "Sis, how can you be so outstanding and still work so hard? What chance do the rest of us have, those without money and not putting in the effort?"

"Oh, cut it out, stop kidding around." Li Xiaoya chuckled and glanced at him, then said, "Hurry up and wash up, Aunt Yun has already prepared breakfast."

"Right away!" Xiao Han hurriedly nodded.

After that, he quickly ran off to wash up.

......

The breakfast was extravagant, with buns, steamed rolls, and porridge, all made by Aunt Yun herself. And her technique was quite good; the food tasted much better than what you'd find at a breakfast shop. Moreover, the fillings in the buns were a fresh combination of meat and vegetables, making for a truly nutritious Chinese breakfast.

"So good!" Xiao Han devoured three buns in one go.

"Slow down!" Li Xiaoya laughed as she watched Xiao Han, saying, "No one's competing with you, what's the rush?"

"Aunt Yun, your food is so delicious," Xiao Han said with a smile.

"You flatter me, Young Master Xiao," Aunt Yun said with a kind smile.

"Come eat with us," Xiao Han quickly said.

"Okay!" Aunt Yun nodded and said, "I've got soup simmering in the kitchen, it'll be ready soon. I'll come over once it's done!"

After saying this, Aunt Yun hurried back into the kitchen, and not long after, she came out with a bowl of soup.

"Xiao Han, this is Old Ginseng Soup," Li Xiaoya hastily said, "This is Century-old Ginseng from Korea, so drink up."

"What?" Xiao Han was startled and asked, "This good? Why aren't you drinking it?"

"It's specially made for you," Li Xiaoya's face turned slightly red, as if she had a secret she couldn't reveal, or as if there was something embarrassing hidden behind it. Xiao Han, being so clever, immediately guessed what she meant. However, he didn't call her out on it; instead, he began drinking the soup.

After finishing the soup, Xiao Han continued his assault on the breakfast table.

Li Xiaoya and Aunt Yun didn't eat much, both consuming only one steamed roll and one bun, along with a bowl of millet porridge. Xiao Han, however, devoured five buns, gnawed on three steamed rolls, drank two bowls of millet porridge, and even had a bowl of Ginseng Soup.

"Are you full?" Li Xiaoya asked.

"Yes, full," Xiao Han hastened to nod, saying, "I feel a bit stuffed, actually."

"Xiao Han, what are your plans?" Li Xiaoya asked, "Do you want to stay in the provincial city for a few days?"

"No!" Xiao Han shook his head and replied, "I have to get back to classes, and there are plenty of matters to attend to. Now that I've got the contract, the company is about to start up. So, I must go back to handle these things!"

"Alright then," Li Xiaoya nodded and said, "Since you're busy, I won't keep you."

"Sis, I'll come to visit you in the provincial city when I have some free time!" Xiao Han said earnestly.

"Okay!" Li Xiaoya's face turned slightly red.

Blushing seemed contagious, as Xiao Han also found himself turning red. Aunt Yun, with her experience, saw right through what had happened between the two of them the previous night. But as the family's caregiver, she knew her place and what should and shouldn't be said. Besides, Li Xiaoya treated her very well.

Just then, the sound of a child crying came from the other room.

"Madam, the baby is crying. I'll go see what's wrong," Aunt Yun hastily said.

"Yes, go ahead," Li Xiaoya nodded.

......

Early in the morning, Liu Hao woke up. When he opened his eyes, they were filled with anger and endless humiliation.

Yesterday, he actually lost to Xiao Han and threw up after merely drinking the second bottle. As for how he managed to get home yesterday, he still has no idea. All he knew was that the restaurant waiter had used his own phone to call his assistant, who then hurriedly took him home.

To think he actually soiled his pants with feces and urine after getting drunk—such humiliation goes without saying.

"Xiao Han, you little bastard, just you wait," Liu Hao's face was livid.

"Young Master Liu." At this moment, the assistant walked in from outside, looked at Liu Hao, and said, "Are you awake? I've prepared breakfast for you!"

"I'm not eating!" Liu Hao's face was still an iron shade of blue as he said, "Xiao Li, help me check out who this Xiao Han really is. How dare he offend me, I must not let him get away with it!"

"Yes!" Xiao Li immediately nodded.

Liu Hao clenched his teeth; he absolutely could not forget yesterday's shame.

Provincial city.

The news that Liu Hao could not outdrink a young man spread rapidly. What was most important was that Liu Hao had wet his pants with excrement and urine while being drunk. Once this news got out, it immediately became the laughingstock among many people, inciting boundless amusement.

It was exactly because of this that Liu Hao and Xiao Han had officially become archenemies.

............

In LJ City, Xiao Han did not return home overnight. Yesterday, he sent a message to Li Dapang asking him to help manage the situation with Liu Jinmei and Mother Xiao. Li Dapang was not a fool; he found Mother Xiao and told her that Xiao Han was going to tutor him, which might take very late, so he simply stayed over at his place for the night. Mother Xiao naturally didn't say much.

"Xiao Han, you're finally back!" Li Dapang personally went to the station to pick up Xiao Han.

"What happened?" Xiao Han's expression darkened as he said, "Don't tell me we've been found out?"

"No!" Li Dapang shook his head and said, "With me here, what are you afraid of? Rest assured, no one will know about this."

"You scared me." Xiao Han glared at Li Dapao, then said, "Remember, our affair must remain confidential, and we absolutely can't let anyone find out."

"Xiao Han, I'm just puzzled; we're not doing anything illegal or disorderly!" Li Dapang pursed his lips and said, "Why can't we speak about it? If the word got out, how many people would envy us?"

"We are still young," Xiao Han said earnestly. "Once it gets out, there will surely be countless eyes staring at us. Though there's honor, there are also dark eyes, bad people. If we're targeted, we'll be in trouble. Maybe after all our hard work, in the end, it will just turn into a wedding dress for someone else. Do you want that?"

"Damn, of course, I don't!" Li Dapang immediately shook his head.

"Then that settles it," Xiao Han said with a smile. "Anyway, don't ever talk about this, and try to keep it as secret as possible, got it?"

"Alright!" Knowing the pros and cons, Li Dapang had no choice but to nod in agreement.

If the matter got out, it would indeed attract a lot of attention. Maybe it would bring a lot of honor but also a sizable amount of trouble. As the saying goes, fortune and disaster go hand in hand, and no one knows what the end result will be. Moreover, both he and Xiao Han were not yet twenty; both their ways of dealing with people and social experience were lacking.

If someone really were behind a scheme against them, they would certainly be unable to defend themselves.

The renovations for the shop were basically completed. Final touches like display stands and sales counters were almost all in place. Now, all that was needed were the approval documents from Yang Lu. Everything was ready but the east wind.

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of November, and another mock exam began.

Jiang Xiaoliang had been preparing for a full month for this mock exam. He spent a great deal of effort and a tremendous amount of time doing practice problems, all to reclaim his position this time and hopefully move back beside Chen Zihan.

"Xiao Han, the second joint exam is coming up, are you confident?" On Monday, when they met again, Chen Zihan seemed somewhat happy.

Xiao Han stuffed his backpack into the desk, then smiled and said, "There shouldn't be much of an issue."

"I heard that this exam will be harder than last month's," Chen Zihan said nervously. "I was hoping to break the 700 mark this time. Alas, it seems there's no hope. Xiao Han, are you sure about it?" Find more to read at empire

Last time, Xiao Han scored over 720, a truly outstanding achievement.

However, Xiao Han's score also sparked quite a bit of controversy. Many believed it impossible for Xiao Han to transform overnight from a poor student to an excellent one. Some even suspected cheating or that he must have obtained the answers in advance.

Of course, others believed that this reflected Xiao Han's real level, considering that he had always been a top student in middle school and was even the Wangjiang District's middle school exam top scholar. His foundation was already solid, so it was normal and reasonable for him to achieve such impressive results.

"No problem!" Xiao Han said with a smile.

"Yeah, I have no problem either!" Chen Zihan giggled and said, "By the way, these are the notes I took in Hanmen classes these past few days. You can take them and have a look."

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Xiao Han was initially taken aback before he immediately took Chen Zihan's notebook and gratefully said, "Zi Han, thank you!"

"You're welcome!" Chen Zihan smiled sweetly and then said, "Xiao Han, in this exam, I'm definitely going to outscore you!"

"Haha..." Xiao Han laughed heartily.

He gently flipped open the notebook, finding the handwriting neat and tidy, clearly arranged. Moreover, these notes were obviously not just copied in class. They were diligently reorganized, with every representative problem he had taught in class neatly written by Chen Zihan. Xiao Han felt a slight warmth in his heart.