Dragon King's Son-In-Law

by Dragon King

  Suddenly, a sensitive color entered Hao Ren’s sight amongst the colorful background.

  A light blue middle-schooler uniform fluttered into the sports field like a jasmine flower.

  33 He Is Prince Charming

  Zhao Yanzi?

  Hao Ren’s heart skipped a beat. He looked closer and realized there were two girls instead of one who entered the sports field.

  Due to the distance, he couldn’t see who the girls were. However, by the color and style of their uniforms, one of them indeed looked a lot like Zhao Yanzi.

  “What’s the matter?” Xie Yujia asked as she sensed the weirdness in Hao Ren’s behavior.

  “Oh, it’s nothing.” Hao Ren looked at the rostrum that was on the opposite side of the sports field. Yet his kept looking at those two girls.

  “There are two of them so it shouldn’t be Zhao Yanzi,” Hao Ren thought.

  The students who were warming up went back to their classes one by one. Huang Xujie also returned to the spectator stand and sat down with other junior and senior competitors.

  Since junior students were watching the indoor games and senior students were busy with their internship as well as job search, it was not mandatory for them to watch the game. Therefore, the junior and senior competitors’ classmates were mostly not present.

  However, it was not a problem for Huang Xujie since he was famous at the school and all the girls around the sports field knew about him. It was safe to say that more than half of them were his supporters.

  As the tradition of the Athletic Games, the Principal went up onto the stage to give a speech. It was nothing more special than advocating sports spirit and encouraging students to exercise more.

  Following that was a speech from Vice Principal Lu Qing. He gave a brief speech and announced the beginning of the Athletic Games full of energy.

  This was the first time Hao Ren saw Lu Qing in public. He would never have thought that the vice principal would offer him “special treatment.”

  However, people cared more about the beautiful Su Han who didn’t show up today. But thinking about it, as an ordinary teacher instead of an instructor or a class advisor, she didn’t have to attend Athletic Games at all.

  The events focused on majors instead of which year the students were from. The first game was a 400-meter relay race. Participants from the Management Major, Environmental Chemical Engineering Major, Mechatronic Engineering Major, and Life Science Major all went onto the sports field.

  Hao Ren noticed that Huang Xujie who was from International Business Administration Major also went up in his golden sportswear.

  The girls screamed as she stepped onto the track.

  At that moment, Hao Ren glimpsed over at the entrance where the two middle-schoolers were at. He was relieved as they had disappeared.

  All the eight participants were in their positions on the track.

  Pa! The students representing the eight majors suddenly bolted ahead following the sound of the starting pistol.

  “They are all so fast!” Xie Yujia sighed lightly.

  Hao Ren knew this would happen since they were all carefully chosen from their majors. They were all elites athletes, and it made sense that they exceeded the level of a high school sports event by a large degree.

  Soon, three relays had been completed, and none of the major had missed the passes. The relay batons were handed over to their last contestants.

  Hao Ren focused his attention on Huang Xujie because he subconsciously regarded this man as his competitor in the 1500-meter race.

  The International Business Administration Major was in the second place when the baton was in the third runner’s hand. He was almost five meters behind the guy from the Mechatronic Engineering Major.

  However, Huang Xujie came from behind and chased after that runner after he received the relay baton.

  It was extremely difficult to make up those five meters within a 100-meter distance.

  The somewhat quiet spectator stand suddenly burst into cheers.

  Even Xie Xujia was concentrating on the race, and she stood up lightly.

  Five meters! Four meters! Three meters!

  Hao Ren opened his eyes wide in surprise.

  Huang Xujie had a powerful explosive force, similar to that of a rocket!

  The girls’ cheerings turned into screamings.

  Zhao Jiayi and the guys who were playing cards all put their hands down to look at the race in astonishment.

  Two meters! One meter! They were in a tie!

  “Huang Xujie…”

  The screaming of his name filled up the entire sports field.

  The exciting scene at the beginning of the Athletic Games put a satisfying smile on the school officials’ faces.

  Boom!

  Huang Xujie ran across the finish line a half-step faster with the relay baton in his hand.

  He lifted the baton up high and waved at the audience, showing a winner’s stance.

  “Huang Xujie! Huang Xujie!”

  The girls started to call out his name rhythmically as the rhythm followed his waving arm.

  Huang Xujie was immersed in the happiness of victory. He shook his head as sweat dripped off his black hair. There were pride and satisfaction on his face.

  “No wonder he is the president of the Rock Climbing Club,” Xie Yujia sighed as she looked towards the finish line.

  “You like him?” Hao Ren asked.

  Xie Yujia shook her head. “No. I just think he is pretty cool. His grades are good, and he has a cute face. He even excels in sports. No wonder he is the prince charming in so many girls’ heads.”

  “And he comes from a decent family?” Hao Ren added.

  Xie Yujia turned around and looked at him, “Are you a little jealous?”

  “I am racing with him in the 1500 meter race this afternoon. Will you be cheering for him or me?” Hao Ren shrugged and revealed a smile.

  “Of course for you!” Xie Yujia answered without thinking.

  He nodded in satisfaction.

  “Hey, what are you thinking?” Xie Yujia asked as she suddenly felt something was wrong.

  “Nothing. I thought you are one of his fans too,” Hao Ren said lightly.

  “I am not one of those girls,” she answered.

  However, this comment sounded a bit familiar to Hao Ren.

  The cheering of the girls started to fade as the second game started.

  Huang Xujie took his time as he returned to his seat. From there, he looked in Hao Ren’s direction.

  “Is that a warning?” Hao Ren wondered.

  However, the explosive force wasn’t the most important component when it came to long-distance race. Hao Ren calmed himself down, not letting Huang Xujie influence his mood.

  The second event was the 110-meter hurdles, and it was a relatively new event. It started to gain popularity amongst university Athletic Games after Liu Xiang became the Olympic champion.

  “Here you go,” Xie Yujia opened up a bottle of water and handed it to Hao Ren.

  She gave her own to him as she noticed that Hao Ren came empty-handed.

  “Thank you, Class President.” Hao Ren laughed in embarrassment.

  “You need to replenish your stamina for the race this afternoon,” she said.

  Zhou Liren and the guys got very jealous seeing how nice Xie Yujia was treating Hao Ren. They were all regretting their decision for not enrolling in the game. Otherwise, it was worth it even if they got the last place because the beautiful Xie Yujia would be taking care of them.

  But unlike them, Hao Ren was feeling a little uncomfortable with Xie Yujia’s special care.

  Just when he was feeling restless, a crisp and melodious voice came from behind him.

  “Uncle!”

  34 I’m His Fiancee!

  This familiar voice almost made Hao Ren fall from the stand.

  He turned his head around and saw Zhao Yanzi standing behind him with a smile on her face. Ling who he met once at the gate
of LingZhao Middle School was standing beside her.

  “You… Why are you here?” Hao Ren looked at her in surprise.

  “I skipped school,” Zhao Yanzi said nonchalantly.

  Hao Ren was speechless. He thought about it and scolded her, “Not only did you skip school yourself, but you also told your friend to skip too.”

  “The classes today aren’t that important. It’s fine.” Zhao Yanzi still acted like there was nothing wrong with skipping school.

  Hao Ren couldn’t do anything about her and didn’t know how to deal with her right now.

  “This is…” Xie Yujia looked at Hao Ren in confusion.

  “Ah, this is my…,” Hao Ren could only say, “my sister.”

  “Your sister is very beautiful,” Xie Yujia praised Zhao Yanzi sincerely.

  “You’re very beautiful too, big sister,” Zhao Yanzi answered deliberately.

  While the two girls were looking at each other, Zhou Liren, who was sitting at the top of the spectator stand and playing cards, poked Zhao Jiayi and pointed at Hao Ren.

  “Damn! It’s that little girl from last time. Ren is in big trouble!” Zhao Jiayi frowned as he recognized Zhao Yanzi as the one who waited for Hao Ren at Green Hill Cafeteria.

  “Want to go and check it out?” Zhao Liren dropped the cards and said worriedly.

  “Check out what? That little girl is so hard to deal with. You think you could do it?”

  “Then what should we do?” Zhou Liren stared at Zhao Jiayi.

  Zhao Jiayi glared at him. “Cut the cr*p! Of course, we should continue to play cards! A pair of kings!”

  At Hao Ren’s side, Zhao Yanzi and Xie Yujia gazed at each other for two seconds without saying anything.

  Xie Yujia wasn’t stupid; she could sense a bit of jealousy when Zhao Yanzi called her “big sister”. Thus, she stopped talking and waited to see what would happen next.

  “I’m already here, and you want me to go back?” Zhao Yanzi glared at Hao Ren and asked.

  “So I should allow you to skip class?” Hao Ren asked her.

  Zhao Yanzi pouted. “Fine, I’ll go see Lu…”

  Hao Ren covered her mouth, “Okay okay okay, you win. You can stay around for a while. But go back before noon.”

  Zhao Yanzi pushed away Hao Ren’s arm and dragged Ling to sit beside her.

  “Your sister seems like she’s tough to deal with,” Xie Yujia came up to Hao Ren and whispered.

  Hao Ren rubbed his temples and couldn’t express his discomfort. Who would have expected that this little girl would skip class and come here?”

  “I’m thirsty. Go buy a drink for me. Oh and get a drink for Ling too,” Zhao Yanzi said to Hao Ren after sitting down.

  “I’ll give you money. You go buy them yourself!” Hao Ren said petulantly.

  “I don’t know your campus well. What if I get lost?” Zhao Yanzi retorted.

  “How did you find this place then?”

  “Isn’t the big sports field easy to find? I had to ask one by one for the location of your class!” Zhao Yanzi squinted her eyes and said with pride.

  “She probably can’t find the corner store. You should buy it for her,” Xie Yujia said.

  Thus, Hao Ren stopped arguing with Zhao Yanzi, left the spectator stand, and walked outside of the sports field to buy drinks.

  Seeing Hao Ren vanish at the entrance of the sports field, Zhao Yanzi turned her head, looked at Xie Yujia, and said something that surprised Xie Yujia, “Are you his girlfriend?”

  “Uh… um…” Xie Yujia looked at her awkwardly as she didn’t expect this kind of question.

  She carefully observed this little girl closely and found out that her skin was delicate and smooth. Her flickering eyes made her look especially cute. Moreover, an ordinary middle school uniform didn’t make her look average but rather youthful and lively.

  Her body that was gradually developing also made people think that she was beautiful. Anyone would find her extremely pretty and see the potential of her becoming a real beauty when she grows up.

  However, the aggressiveness of Zhao Yanzi’s gaze didn’t make Xie Yujia think that she was cute. A “dangerous aura” diffused from her body, making Xie Yujia, the “big sister” who was four to five years older than her, a little nervous.

  “I saw you giving him water,” Zhao Yanzi said.

  “Oh, about that…” Xie Yujia was relieved, “he’s just like you. He didn’t bring anything to drink, so I gave him a bottle of water. That was it.”

  “You’re not his girlfriend?” Zhao Yanzi tilted her head and looked at Xie Yujia as if she was double-checking.

  Xie Yujia nodded dully, “Um… um…”

  “Thought so! How can a guy like Uncle have a girlfriend?” Zhao Yanzi pouted her mouth and said.

  “Uncle…. ” Xie Yujia sweated as she heard this title. Even though Hao Ren wasn’t good-looking, he wasn’t that old either.

  “You’re his sister?” Xie Jiayu made use of Hao Ren’s absence and asked.

  “Do you want to hear the truth or the lie?” Zhao Yanzi asked.

  “Truth, of course…” Even when she added the words “of course”, Xie Jiayu’s tone sounded hesitant. She wanted to hear both the truth and the lie.

  “I’ll remind you first that Uncle is quite a useless person. You’ll definitely regret it if he becomes your boyfriend,” Zhao Yanzi said.

  “Oh… then what’s the truth?” Xie Yujia was covered in sweat as she heard the unexpected “advice”.

  “The truth is,” Zhao Yanzi paused for a bit on purpose, “I’m his fiancée.”

  “Ah?” Xie Yujia’s mouth opened wide, and she nearly fell to the spectator stand.

  At this time, Hao Ren ran back with four bottles of water.

  He sat in between Zhao Yanzi and Xie Yujia, separating them. Then, he handed two bottles of water to Zhao Yanzi. “This is for you and your classmate.”

  Then, he handed a bottle to Xie Yujia. “This is for your water earlier.”

  Ling took the water from Zhao Yanzi’s hand, came close to Zhao Yanzi, and whispered, “Is fiancée some kind of a joke?”

  “Of course it is. I was tricking her,” Zhao Yanzi whispered back righteously.

  “Why did you trick her?” Ling asked in confusion.

  “I am pissed. Why can’t I?” Zhao Yanzi snorted twice.

  After Zhao Yanzi and her classmate joined them, the atmosphere between Hao Ren and Xie Yujia seemed to be a little different. At first, they could still comment on the competition; but now, both of their attentions were on the two middle school girls.

  “Is this your sister, Ren?” A few nosy guys who didn’t know anything about Zhao Yanzi came up to Hao Ren and teased him.

  Hao Ren thought that these guys were done for as Zhao Yanzi was so short-tempered. However, Zhao Yanzi made an adorable expression and said to them, “Hi, do you guys have any snacks?”

  “Ah?” They were stunned when they heard such request from this super cute little girl. They immediately delivered their unopened potato chips, cookies, and beef jerkies to Zhao Yanzi.

  “Thank you, big brothers!” Zhao Yanzi gave them a bright smile, causing those guys to almost faint in happiness.

  Thus, Zhao Yanzi didn’t even have to go out and buy snacks. She opened up a massive pack of snacks and ate them with Ling as they watched the competition. She completely ignored the existence of Hao Ren.

  They were having so much fun that it felt like they were out for a field trip.

  Hao Ren was completely speechless and was debating whether or not to report this to her father tonight. To his surprise, she skipped school without feeling guilty at all. This was something that absolutely never happened when he was studying in middle school. She should at least be a little nervous.

  Not only Hao Ren, but Xie Yujia also looked at them in astonishment. As a Tri-Merit Student (Also called the three-good student. It’s an award given to students who are athletic, score straight A’s, and have good morality)
since she was little, it was difficult for her to imagine that middle schoolers dared to skip school for no reason.

  Certainly, what she cared more about was the “fiancée” situation that Zhao Yanzi mentioned. She didn’t believe that this little girl was Hao Ren’s fiancée. Instead, she thought that Zhao Yanzi was merely a naughty little girl. However, she did hear some rumors regarding the Lincoln Stretch Limousin pick up that Hao Ren had as well as his “engagement”.

  “Could it be that Hao Ren will be marrying this girl’s older sister?”

  “If that’s the case, no wonder Hao Ren couldn’t do anything about her and had to treat her like his little sister,” Xie Yujia analyzed the situation with her intelligent brain.

  “However, this little girl is so pretty. Her sister must be even prettier.” Another thought came to Xie Yujia’s mind.

  35 Who Is Your Rival

  The champion of the 110-meter hurdle was a second-year student from the Life Science Major. Although his speed couldn’t be compared to Liu Xiang’s, the whole process was fantastic.

  Meanwhile, there were other games going on, such as high jump, long jump, shot put, and so forth. On the screen, the names and majors of each student who got excellent results were shown.

  Zhao Yanzi watched for a while and almost finished then snacks. Then. she suddenly turned to Hao Ren and asked, “Uncle, when will it be your turn?”

  “My race is in the afternoon,” Hao Ren answered.

  “What race?” Zhao Yanzi continued.

  “1500-meter race,” Hao Ren answered calmly.

  “Just one?’ Zhao Yanzi opened her eyes widely.

  “That’s it.” Hao Ren nodded.

  Hearing Hao Ren’s response, Zhao Yanzi mumbled, “So useless.”

  “Do you need your husband to able to run a decathlon?” Hao Ren almost shouted that out.

  “I always get first place for long-distance races at my school,” Zhao Yanzi said.

  “Fine, next time I will come and watch your race.” Hao Ren said absentmindedly.

  Zhao Yanzi’s face showed a bit of annoyance. She made a striking pose all of a sudden. “You! If you can’t get the first place then you are absolutely useless!” She shouted.

  Somehow, her words touched Hao Ren’s heart. He suddenly realized that the reason she sneaked out was probably to watch his race.