8 – Notes: Baby Fairy
Boxing Gym.
When Tan Shen strode in with his long legs, he drew the attention of many inside the gym.
The man was strikingly handsome yet cold, towering in height, and exuded an intimidating aura that kept others at a distance, making people instinctively want to avoid him.
“Brother Tan.”
From the rest area of the gym, a handsome man in a black sleeveless shirt immediately put down what he was holding and stood up, walking toward him.
“Why are you here so early today?”
Usually, he came in the afternoon or evening, only when that young lady from the Xie family didn’t need him. Today was a rare exception.
Tan Shen glanced up at him. “Too much talk.”
Guan Mingxian: “…”
Just one sentence and it’s too much talk?
Alright, seems like he said the wrong thing.
He asked, “Should I arrange a room for you now, same as before?”
Tan Shen raised a hand, casually undoing the first button of his shirt.
“Not hitting the sandbag today. It’s boring.”
The collar of his black shirt hung loosely open, revealing his tanned, wheat-colored skin, with sharply defined collarbones and an intense, powerful presence.
The few women in the gym couldn’t take their eyes off him.
Whether Tan Shen noticed or not, he lowered his hand, leaving the rest of the buttons untouched, and headed straight for the locker room.
He tossed out a cold remark.
“Find a few real people to spar with me.”
Guan Mingxian stared at his retreating figure, momentarily stunned.
It felt more like he was saying, “Find a few real people for me to beat up.”
“What’s going on? Is he in a bad mood today?”
Guan Mingxian turned his head and saw a few infatuated women discussing Tan Shen.
A few key phrases drifted over—how undoing the button was so captivating, how he radiated overwhelming hormones, how manly he was…
Tsk.
Brother Tan really attracts the young ladies.
“Boss Guan, who was that handsome guy just now?” As expected, a female trainee mustered the courage to ask.
Guan Mingxian had to answer this every time, and he was already tired of saying it. “A VIP guest. He only comes occasionally, so you don’t usually see him. Most of the time when he’s here, the gym is closed.”
Before the women could speak, he seemed to know the routine and continued naturally.
“No WeChat. He doesn’t add women, so don’t even think about it.”
“…”
Seeing the women’s faces instantly turn pale, he leisurely added another line.
“Tan Shen equals Tang Seng.”
“Figure it out yourselves.”
With that, Guan Mingxian went to find people.
Brother Tan was in a bad mood today. Who knew which unlucky souls were about to suffer?
Guan Mingxian had been practicing boxing since childhood and was highly skilled in it, but he was always amazed by Tan Shen.
On the boxing ring, the man was shirtless, revealing his taut abdominal lines—eight well-defined, smooth, and powerful abs, with the sexy V-line disappearing into his pants.
His long eyes narrowed slightly, poised and ready, reminiscent of a wild leopard in a primeval forest.
Utterly aggressive.
“Damn, no wonder those young ladies fall for Brother Tan at first sight.”
“Even I, as a guy…”
Guan Mingxian watched as Tan Shen threw a punch straight into the sparring partner’s chest, sending the 1.8-meter-tall partner staggering to the edge of the ring, nearly unable to catch his breath.
He swallowed hard. “…am scared.”
Damn, too fierce.
Who could handle that?
“Hey, Fei Fei.” Guan Mingxian turned to the tall, slender man who had just arrived beside him. “Brother Tan is in a bad mood today. Be careful when you report to him later.”
Fei Wen was always a man of few words. “Mm.”
Half a day had passed, and the sparring partners were already howling in agony, scrambling in all directions, crying for their parents and begging to leave the boxing ring.
Their hearts couldn’t help but wail.
Why did this max-level king have to come and wreak havoc in the fish pond when he was in a bad mood?!
In the lounge.
Guan Mingxian pushed the door open and saw the freshly showered man with damp hair standing in the corner, his gaze fixed intently on a decorative object in the corner.
“Brother Tan, what are you looking at?”
Tan Shen calmly shifted his gaze away. “Nothing.”
Curious, Guan Mingxian looked over and saw a small plush fox.
Curled up on a snow-white blanket, its fluffy tail wrapped around itself, wearing a small yellow flower on its head, lazily squinting its eyes as it basked in the sun.
Guan Mingxian: “?”
Instead of looking at all the beautiful women outside, he’s staring at a plush toy?
Guan Mingxian found it somewhat amusing, but he didn’t dare laugh.
So he respectfully said, “Brother Tan, if you like it, I can have someone take it down and give it to you?”
“No need.”
Tan Shen refused in a cool, indifferent tone.
He was just reminded of a certain little fox.
He remembered that when he was leaving, she had looked up at him, seemingly a bit unhappy, and asked, “When will you be back…?”
The young miss with her hair tied in a flower bud bun wasn’t as flamboyant as usual, instead showing a touch of delicate softness and cuteness.
Her tone was a bit like the coquettish lines he’d seen her mimic from videos she watched.
“Where are you going? Who are you going with? What time will you be back? Will you still love me when you come back?”
Xie Yurao loved to act coquettish.
But she could act coquettish with anyone.
And she especially enjoyed teasing people indiscriminately, always wishing everyone in the world would be utterly enchanted by her.
Unfortunately, he had no interest in indulging her.
Tan Shen calmly glanced at the sunbathing plush fox.
“Don’t take it for me. I don’t like it.”
“…”
Guan Mingxian inexplicably felt the temperature drop a bit. He smiled and changed the subject.
“Brother Tan, you have no idea. After that round of training you put them through, those guys will probably be too scared to come next time.”
Tan Shen said lightly, “Is that so? Then you can take their place next time.”
Guan Mingxian: “…”
He shouldn’t have said anything.
Tan Shen turned and walked back to the sofa in the lounge. “Fei Wen.”
Fei Wen nodded. “Brother Tan, I’ve already looked into it. The second young master of the Xie family is indeed determined to secure the South Island Research Institute this time he’s returned to the country. He’s already sent people to investigate the Venus Festival, and it’s clear he’s planning to pull some tricks.”
Tan Shen said nonchalantly, “The Venus Festival is an international performance. His reach isn’t that long.”
Guan Mingxian raised an eyebrow. “Since the second young master of the Xie family can’t interfere with the festival, then he can only interfere with the people.”
The meaning was obvious: since the young miss of the Xie family wanted to compete with him for the Research Institute,
then she was in danger.
Guan Mingxian looked at Tan Shen, but the man’s expression remained unchanged, his thoughts hidden in the shadows.
Fei Wen said, “With Old Master Xie around, the second young master wouldn’t dare to be too blatant. He’ll probably just try to sabotage the young miss’s performance.”
He turned to ask Tan Shen.
“Brother Tan, do you want me to continue investigating?”
Continuing the investigation would mean looking into how the second young master of the Xie family planned to sabotage the young miss.
“No need.”
Tan Shen seemed uninterested in the matter, his long fingers rubbing the rim of his cup. “I only need to ensure her safety.”
“As for other unrelated matters, I won’t interfere.”
Utterly cold and detached.
Fei Wen never asked unnecessary questions and simply followed orders. “Understood.”
Guan Mingxian looked at these two utterly decisive men, each seemingly colder than the last—they were bound to end up alone for life.
Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly noticed Tan Shen’s phone screen light up.
He instinctively glanced over, but the phone was quickly picked up by the man with a swift motion.
All he caught was a fleeting glimpse of the caller ID:
【My Precious Fairy Princess】