Chu Ge couldn't help but rub his forehead, let out a light sigh, and smiled at He Junming, saying, "What kind of brother would watch his little brother being bullied and do nothing?"

After speaking, Chu Ge walked over to Li Zheming, stopped in front of him, and calmly said, "Can you tell me what's really going on?"

Li Zheming looked at Chu Ge with disdain and arrogantly said, "You're not from this Taekwondo gym, right? Let me kindly advise you, if you don't want to get beaten, you'd better mind your own business."

Chu Ge chuckled, "What if I just have to meddle?"

"Then I will..."

Before Li Zheming could finish his sentence, suddenly he felt a flash before his eyes, and his body flew backward, landing on the ground with a thud.

In Li Zheming's vision, Chu Ge's face, which was initially very close to him, suddenly pulled away. It felt like his chest had been struck hard by a heavy iron hammer, and then the ceiling came into view.

Rubbing his painfully aching chest, Li Zheming managed to recover a bit, punched the ground, and got back on his feet.

"Despicable! How dare you sneak attack me!"

Chu Ge chuckled, wagging a finger, "Sneak attack? You really think too highly of yourself. I just didn't want to waste time with trash like you."

The same gesture, the same expression, the same words, Chu Ge returned them all exactly as they were.

Even though until now, he still didn't know what exactly happened just now, since this kid hurt He Junming, there's no way he'd let Li Zheming off easily. He might as well solve the issue at hand and ask questions later.

"Fine, very well! Then let me see if you have the right to say such things!"

Li Zheming twisted his neck, and amidst the sound of cracking joints, he fiercely stared at Chu Ge's legs, becoming extremely alert, inching closer to Chu Ge.

Chu Ge stood leisurely with his arms crossed, his face full of a playful smirk, looking far more arrogant than Li Zheming was earlier.

The distance between the two gradually shortened. Suddenly, Li Zheming leaped into the air, twisted his waist, lifted his left knee outward, spun 360 degrees in midair, and his right foot, like a windmill, aggressively aimed to ruthlessly kick at Chu Ge's head.

As Li Zheming executed this 360-degree aerial whirlwind kick, Li Nan, He Junming, and everyone present all gasped.

This kind of kick is considered advanced technique in Taekwondo, and it's easy to lose balance during the move. However, Li Zheming's kick was as smooth as flowing water, not only clean and sharp but also without an ounce of balance lost.

Ye Li's little face turned pale with fright, her heart practically in her throat. Just watching that kick felt intimidating. If it hit Chu Ge's head, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Chu Ge's lips curved into a full smirk, as if what was coming wasn't a fierce kick but rather a monkey show, utterly unperturbed.

Just as the kick seemed about to land, Chu Ge suddenly stretched out his right hand, steadily caught Li Zheming's ankle, and casually tossed him, using the momentum from Li Zheming's kick to throw him toward the door.

With that, Li Zheming performed a dazzling move, much like Ryu and Ken in Street Fighter, with a whirlwind kick directly flying to the door, kicking it open with a bang. Unfortunately, his landing was a complete flop, doing the splits and landing outside the door.

Pfft!

Li Nan was the first to laugh, thinking that since this was inside a Taekwondo gym, Chu Ge would use some Taekwondo technique, but he unexpectedly used such a move.

Soon after, He Junming also laughed, and soon the entire Taekwondo gym was filled with laughter.

The only one who didn't laugh was Ye Li. Thinking back to that scene just now, she was still shaken but finally let out a long breath of relief.

In the midst of laughter, Li Zheming spent nearly a minute massaging his inner thigh before finally getting up from the ground, hobbling back into the gym, and angrily pointing at Chu Ge's nose to scold him.

"Shameless! You're simply a disgrace to the Taekwondo world! How dare you use such low-down moves!"

Chu Ge glanced at Li Zheming, his gaze like he was sizing up an idiot, and calmly said, "Idiot."

Li Zheming widened his eyes, "You... you dare insult me?"

Chu Ge snorted through his nose, "Calling you an idiot is an insult to idiots' intelligence. Just because you use Taekwondo doesn't mean I have to use Taekwondo. What kind of logic is that?"

Li Zheming's face turned even redder, his finger pointing at Chu Ge was trembling slightly. In fact, that's exactly what he was thinking, yet now he couldn't utter a single word of rebuttal.

"Get lost, haven't you embarrassed yourself enough? Do you think your 360-degree whirlwind kick looks cool? Let me tell you, if I want, when you turn 180 degrees, I could kick you right in the groin and let you know what real pain is."

As Chu Ge uttered these words, all the Taekwondo students present subconsciously imagined the scene. They felt a chill down their spines, clenched their fists, and felt a slight chill below. Some even shivered and instinctively covered their groins.

Li Zheming's face looked even worse as he pointed fiercely at Chu Ge, "Fine! Fine! You've got guts! Just you wait!"

Having said that, Li Zheming shot another venomous look at Chu Ge before turning around and leaving everyone's sight.

After Li Zheming left, Chu Ge asked He Junming about the situation, finally understanding its cause and effect.

It turned out that this Li Zheming wanted to buy the Taekwondo dojo owned by Li Nan's family, but Li Nan refused. So, Li Zheming began to provoke, initiating a challenge under the guise of a dojo challenge, and declared that if Li Nan didn't agree to the transfer, he would keep coming to challenge them every day until the dojo closed down.

Li Nan's father, the owner of the dojo, was away, and all the coaches had gone to participate in a Taekwondo competition today. Among the students present, none were too skilled, and the scene was extremely awkward. He Junming stepped up but was kicked far away by Li Zheming.

Everything that happened afterward, Chu Ge witnessed.

Knowing all this, Chu Ge felt quite helpless for Li Nan. Running a dojo business, encountering such things is indeed very common. If someone comes to challenge the dojo and you don't accept in front of many students, that would be an admission of defeat, inevitably affecting the dojo's reputation and image.

Compared to Chu Ge, Li Zheming, who failed in his dojo challenge, felt even more frustrated. After all, he was a Taekwondo black belt with three dans. He had heard that the dojo owner was also a black belt with three dans, so he thought he had a good chance of winning with his youthful strength.

Li Zheming had been eyeing the business of this Taekwondo dojo for a long time, and had specifically asked friends to test the owner's skills. He didn't make a move for a long time because he heard the owner's skills might be no less than his own.

Thus, Li Zheming held back for a long time until he heard the owner was away, and chose this time to challenge the dojo. Who would've thought an inexplicable guy would show up and disrupt his plans, embarrassing him in public and nearly ruining his reputation. Even now, his inner thigh still hurt when he walked.

"Damn it, I will definitely get my revenge on this!"

Li Zheming hobbled down the road, looking back at the direction of the Taekwondo dojo with an increasingly venomous gaze.

On the other side, Chu Ge, He Junming, Ye Li, and Li Nan chatted together for a while before leaving the Taekwondo dojo in pairs.

He Junming took Li Nan to the hospital for a checkup, while Chu Ge went out with Ye Li to look for a rental house.

Although Li Nan's stubborn look from earlier made Chu Ge sigh over past events, because of Li Mingzhe's challenge, he felt even more uneasy about Ye Li living with her.

If Li Zheming, who was publicly humiliated, ever found backers, he would surely come again to provoke and retaliate against the Taekwondo dojo. If Ye Li really lived with this little troublemaker, who knows when she might get caught up in the trouble.

Leaving the Taekwondo dojo, Chu Ge drove around with Ye Li through various neighborhoods. He saw plenty of rental ads, but when he called, as soon as they heard he only wanted to rent for the summer, no one agreed to rent out the property.

The entire afternoon passed quickly, yet the matter of finding a place to rent remained unresolved. Though there were single dormitory options, Chu Ge didn't want Ye Li to live in such an environment.

It was almost six o'clock, and as Chu Ge hung up the phone for the umpteenth time with frustration, Ye Li, sitting in the passenger seat, bit her lip, and with her face slightly flushed, said, "Brother Chu, maybe… let's just stop looking, it's really hard to rent a place at this time."

"Didn't you say that non-local students can't stay in the dorms during the summer vacation? You still need a place to live, right?"

"Brother Chu, do you think… I could stay at your place?"

Chu Ge felt a stir in his heart, turned his head to look at Ye Li, "Stay at my place? You wouldn't be thinking of…"

Ye Li's face turned even redder, and she quickly shook her head, then lowered her head and twisted her hands, saying, "No… I didn't mean anything else, I just… just…"

She stammered but couldn't come up with an explanation. Ye Li was not good at lying, and in fact, she just wanted to stay with Chu Ge, but she knew very well that Chu Ge didn't want to accept her feelings, and at this moment, she didn't know what to say.

While Ye Li was struggling, she heard Chu Ge's voice, "Alright, then you can stay at my place for now."

Hearing him say so, Ye Li was stunned. She blinked her eyes and quickly turned to look at Chu Ge.

In her sight, Chu Ge was focusing on the road ahead, driving attentively. Ye Li started to doubt herself, wondering if she had misheard, so she softly asked again, "Brother Chu, did you just… agree to let me stay at your place?"

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