After Punching Her Way Through The Entertainment Industry [Ancient-to-Modern] - Chapter 14

Meng Shi hurried home, opened the door as quietly as possible, and was immediately seized by the ear and dragged into the bedroom by Meng Jiu.

Who would have imagined that General Ah Shi, who had been so heroic in the boxing ring moments earlier, was now being viciously disciplined by Meng Jiu, who was wielding a feather duster?

Meng Shi hid beneath the blanket.

No matter how the heavens collapsed outside, she remained as immovable as a mountain…

She actually felt rather wronged.

The message she had sent Meng Jiu had failed to go through because of a poor signal. Furthermore, the arena had been far too noisy, so she had not heard any of the six or seven calls Meng Jiu made.

Meng Jiu had thought the child had gone missing and had nearly called the police in panic.

Only after Meng Jiu had scolded enough and exhausted herself from hitting Meng Shi did she finally stop.

Before leaving, she issued a fierce warning that if it happened again, she would break Meng Shi’s legs.

Meng Shi crawled out from beneath the blanket.

Her backside stung slightly from the beating.

She had once been known as the Iron General, impervious to blades and spears. She would not even blink amid a storm of arrows.

Yet now, she believed she had encountered the greatest opponent of her life…

Meng Jiu’s feather duster.

Meng Shi had originally intended to take a shower.

However, when she opened the door, she saw Xie Ping standing outside with a worried expression, seemingly wanting to knock but hesitating for some reason.

The moment Xie Ping saw her, her gaze immediately drifted toward Meng Shi’s backside…

Cough.

Meng Shi looked extremely awkward.

“Why haven’t you gone to sleep yet?”

Knowing Xie Ping had been worried about her, Meng Shi supported her back into the room.

“Shi, what exactly… are you doing for work now?”

“Uh…”

Meng Shi hesitated.

She did not know whether she should tell her.

She had previously feared that her family would worry if they learned she worked at a boxing gym.

But now, it seemed they were even more worried…

They spent every day fearing that she might be involved in something illegal, frightening themselves with their own imaginations.

“Um… Mom, I’m currently working as… a boxing instructor,” Meng Shi answered tentatively.

“A boxing instructor?”

“Mm. I teach people… well…”

“You teach people? You never even attended university, yet you can teach others? What do you teach? Don’t lead someone else’s child astray!”

Xie Ping interrupted her with a worried expression.

【Meng Shi: ??? Is this really my mother?】

“You… sigh… Please stop worrying. I promise I won’t do anything inappropriate. All right?”

Only after hearing Meng Shi’s promise did Xie Ping feel slightly reassured.

By the time Meng Shi helped her back to her room, it was nearly midnight.

She hurriedly showered and immediately went to sleep.

…

Early the next morning, Meng Shi arrived at work with dark circles beneath her eyes.

She was slightly late today.

“Sister Xiaoyan, I’m sorry. I’m late—uh…”

The moment she opened the door, she saw three people standing in a neat row while Xiang Xiaoyan scolded them mercilessly.

Meng Shi listened briefly and understood that it was related to last night’s boxing tournament.

It was over.

The truth had been exposed.

Meng Shi attempted to pretend she knew nothing and quietly slipped into the changing room beneath Xiang Xiaoyan’s gaze.

She sighed in relief and began changing.

Then Xiang Xiaoyan stormed inside.

“Oh, Sister Xiaoyan… Good morning…”

Xiang Xiaoyan examined Meng Shi from head to toe.

Seeing that there were no obvious injuries on her body, she asked, “Did you compete in a fight yesterday?”

“Ah…”

Judging from her tone, it appeared the others had already confessed in exchange for leniency.

Meng Shi therefore did not bother denying it.

“My hands were itching, so I went up and fought one match. It was quite interesting.”

The moment she finished speaking, Xiang Xiaoyan grabbed her ear.

“Do you understand what kind of place that was?”

“People have their arms and legs broken in that ring all the time!”

“How old are you? Are you already tired of living?”

Meng Shi felt extremely wronged.

Yesterday, Meng Jiu had pulled her right ear.

Today, Xiang Xiaoyan was pulling her left.

These two were certainly particular about maintaining symmetry…

“Sister Xiaoyan, don’t worry. I never enter a battle I’m not confident of winning.”

“Oh, really?”

After that, Xiang Xiaoyan spent an entire two hours educating Meng Shi about the dangers of underground boxing.

Meng Shi expressed her understanding and promised that she would be even more careful next time.

Xiang Xiaoyan immediately became furious again.

In the end, she even used her ultimate weapon.

She demanded Meng Shi’s home address and her family’s contact information, then threatened:

“If you dare compete in another underground fight, I’ll tell your family!”

In a moment of foolishness, Meng Shi gave her Meng Jiu’s phone number.

She immediately regretted it…

At that moment, she was following Xiang Xiaoyan around like an obedient little lackey, begging to replace it with another family member’s contact information.

…

During lunch, while Xiang Xiaoyan was absent, Yuan Xiaobai gave Meng Shi an envelope.

She explained that it contained the prize money she had collected on Meng Shi’s behalf yesterday.

Meng Shi looked inside.

Good heavens.

Five thousand yuan!

That was more than her entire monthly salary!

However, while some rejoiced, others suffered.

Yuan Xiaosong stared longingly at the stack of red banknotes and glared resentfully at Meng Shi.

“What’s wrong with him?”

Yuan Xiaobai burst out laughing.

“He deserves it. Ignore him.”

Meng Shi later learned that Yuan Xiaosong had bet on Snow Leopard yesterday.

Originally, Snow Leopard had won.

However, because Meng Shi appeared and defeated her, Yuan Xiaosong’s five hundred yuan had vanished along with his dreams.

Meng Shi generously gave him five hundred yuan as compensation.

…

Meng Shi had originally believed that the boxing match would merely create a small ripple in her otherwise peaceful life.

However…

Only two quiet days passed.

When Meng Shi arrived at the gym one morning, everyone wore expressions as though disaster had descended upon them.

“What happened to all of you?”

Everyone looked deeply worried.

When Meng Shi asked, they opened their mouths but glanced toward Xiang Xiaoyan and did not dare speak.

“What happened?” Meng Shi asked again.

After some hesitation, they finally answered.

“The gym… received a challenge letter.”

“A challenge letter?”

“Mm…”

According to Yuan Xiaobai, someone had issued a formal challenge to Xing Boxing Gym through Black Rock Club.

The person had originally wanted to find Meng Shi.

However, because Meng Shi had left no personal information whatsoever, they had instead located Yuan Xiaosong.

Apparently, the challenger was someone with an extremely powerful background.

“None of you are allowed to go,” Xiang Xiaoyan ordered.

“But… Sister Xiaoyan, they specifically named our gym.”

“Even if we lose, there’s nothing particularly shameful about it. But if we refuse to appear at all, the gym’s reputation will definitely suffer.”

How could Xiang Xiaoyan not understand this?

However, she was more concerned about her employees’ safety.

Underground boxing was completely different from an ordinary regulated competition.

Once someone entered that ring, their life was in fate’s hands.

Winning would be fine.

But if they lost and ended up with broken limbs, what would they do?

Meng Shi understood Xiang Xiaoyan’s concerns, but she had her own considerations.

Even in her previous life, although she had constantly endured and restrained herself, she had never retreated when someone openly challenged her.

Furthermore, in this life, no one was constantly watching her or plotting against her.

She no longer needed to pretend to be timid and incapable merely to protect herself.

Since someone had already come directly to their door, avoiding battle was not her style.

Fight!

“Brother Xiaosong, when is the match?”

“Three days from now, at nine in the evening. You… you intend to go?”

“Mm. Can you investigate my opponent?”

“It would be even better if you could obtain videos of their previous matches.”

Only by knowing oneself and one’s enemy could one remain undefeated in a hundred battles.

“Meng Shi!”

Xiang Xiaoyan angrily shouted her full name.

Meng Shi pulled Xiang Xiaoyan into the changing room.

“Sister Xiaoyan, I’m not doing this entirely for the boxing gym.”

“I’m also doing it for myself.”

Meng Shi paused and looked directly into Xiang Xiaoyan’s eyes.

“In the past, I was always someone who lived inside other people’s worlds.”

“Now, I want to live for myself.”

Meng Shi’s gaze was so unwavering that Xiang Xiaoyan could not find the will to argue.

Listening to her words, Xiang Xiaoyan could feel her intense desire to break free from restraints.

Although she had known Meng Shi for only a little more than half a month, Xiang Xiaoyan had already noticed that the child always behaved properly and guarded herself extremely tightly.

She did not understand why a nineteen-year-old girl possessed a maturity and steadiness far beyond her age.

Nor did she understand why Meng Shi seemed to have no childish nature whatsoever.

Xiang Xiaoyan sighed and nodded.

“All right.”

Before Meng Shi could become happy, Xiang Xiaoyan took out her phone.

“But I still need to ask your family for their opinion.”

She began dialing Meng Jiu’s number.

“Hey, hey, hey! Don’t, don’t, don’t!”

Meng Shi immediately snatched the phone from her hand.

“If my sister finds out, she’ll skin me alive!”

Xiang Xiaoyan burst out laughing.

She had only just been thinking about how mature the child was.

Yet the moment her older sister was mentioned, Meng Shi’s face changed from fear.

Her pursed lips and aggrieved expression made people want to…

Bully her…

After Xiang Xiaoyan finally and reluctantly agreed, Yuan Xiaosong suddenly knocked and entered.

However, his expression looked terrible and somewhat pale.

“What is it, Brother Xiaosong?”

“Uh… I found out who sent the challenge letter.”

“It was…”

“Hmm?”

Yuan Xiaosong hesitated before awkwardly pronouncing an English name.

“Karina…”

“Hmm? Who?”

Meng Shi did not understand.

“We’re not going! The match is canceled!”

Xiang Xiaoyan exploded first and immediately waved her hand.

She refused to accept the challenge!

“Uh… Sister Xiaoyan, what’s wrong?”

Xiang Xiaoyan’s reaction left Meng Shi completely confused.

“I’m not accepting this challenge.”

“I admit defeat.”

“I would rather close this boxing gym than let you fight her!”

…

At the same time, Yan Qing was sleeping inside her car when Ye Wei woke her.

“Sister Qing, the big boss is calling.”

Yan Qing raised her eyelids.

She clearly had not rested enough.

“Hmm?”

She lazily answered the call.

“Wait for me at home three nights from now. I’ll pick you up,” Chu Yihan said directly.

“Hmm? Where are we going?”

“You’re accompanying me to watch an exciting and explosive boxing match!”

【Yan Qing: Meow meow meow???】

“What?”

“A boxing match!”

Yan Qing thought she might still be asleep and dreaming.

She remained stunned for an entire minute.

“Since when did you become interested in such violent activities?”

“Hehe. Do you know Karina?”

“She’s that famous female boxer known as the Smiling Angel.”

“She has an angelic face, a devilish figure, and the heart of a venomous snake.”

“I don’t know who has enough status to make her personally issue a challenge this time.”

“That fiery body, that enchanting smile, close-quarters combat…”

“Tsk, tsk. Just thinking about it makes me drool.”

Yan Qing showed no interest whatsoever.

“Can we choose another activity?”

“No.”

“I’m one of her most loyal fans!”

“If you’re too lazy to go, I’ll see whether I can invite her to your house after the match.”

“You don’t have a boxing ring at home, do you?”

“You’ll be home that night, right? I’ll order one for you. In the evening—”

“Stop!”

“I’ll go. I’ll go, all right?”

Author’s Note:

In the next chapter, it’s finally going to…

The spectators eagerly declared: She’s finally going to do it with the older woman…!!!?? (☆▽☆)

Author: She’s finally going to fight. What else could possibly happen? ㄟ( ▔, ▔)ㄏ