Nonetheless, he was already feeling very unpleasant in his heart just thinking about it. After all, he had been born and raised in Rheasia and he had a heart of honor for his country. He could not remain indifferent while he watched his people die before him while he did nothing. In the final analysis, Zayn was never an indifferent person. He was highly emotional, hot-blooded, passionate and impetuous. Otherwise, he would not have gone as far as he had now. He opened his eyes, nodded, and said, “I shall give it a try then.”Joe and the others felt that it was inappropriate for them to comment further. Next, the competition went on. Zayn did as he promised earlier. He did not cower or leave the scene even when he was not taking part in the competition. He remained watching from the spectators’ seating area all this time. As the day went on, a dozen Rheasian fighters were beaten to death already in the ring. Eight of them had the opportunity to surrender, but they chose not to
Apart from both of them, many people were looking at Zayn as well. They were looking at the most powerful fighter of this martial arts cup event who was also the only hope of the entire Rheasia simultaneously. Who was emotionally crushed the most after witnessing a dozen fighters die in the ring today? It would be Zayn. There was a saying that with great power comes great responsibility. As the most powerful Rheasian fighter in this year’s martial arts cup, as well as the perfect-class master fighter who had just brewed his great power successfully and was one step away from becoming a super invincibilis powerhouse, he was emotionally crushed after witnessing his people being beaten to death while he did nothing!Under the close watch of everyone else, Zayn stood over there like a statue without budging at all. With no expression on his face, there was no telling what he was thinking in his mind. However, one thing was for sure一Zayn felt awful in his heart. At last, Zayn did s
Zayn continued to say, “Don’t worry. I won’t disappoint all of you. Otherwise, how would I have the nerve to face our people who fought bravely to their death?”He said it in a very relaxed manner and there was even a wide smile on his face. However, everyone could not bring themselves to smile upon hearing his remark because they could sense the pressure Zayn was enduring. Indeed, Zayn was carrying the burden of the entire country’s hope. If he were to fail at becoming the champion, how bad would the repercussions be? It was highly possible that he would be rebuked and would be named the country's number one offender!It was just like how a Rheasian athlete, who won the championship for Rheasia countless times previously and was honored yet failed to score well at an important international competition due to health issues, and as a result, he was criticized by the whole country. Ultimately, he turned from the national hero to the worst offender instantly. On the other hand, Zay
The person was none other than Sienna Hoffman. She showed up before Zayn just like that and blocked his path. Zayn was distracted at the time coincidentally and did not see her instantly. As a result, he almost crashed into her. With Zayn’s current driving speed, Sienna would have been crippled even if she were to survive bumping into him!On the other hand, it was fortunate that Zayn saw her out of the corner of his eye coincidentally at this time. He managed to react in time and hit the brakes on the car at once. Moreover, he turned the steering wheel heavily to change the direction of the car, just barely avoiding Sienna!Zayn was so startled that he was sweating profusely!It was fortunate that he managed to react swiftly. If another person had been in his place, the person could not have possibly reacted with such a short distance between the car and Sienna such that the person would have collided straight into her. Zayn’s action made the car spin. Had it not been for his
However, Sienna did not speak. Instead, her eyes were widened as she looked at him in silence. He felt uneasy in his heart from being stared at. Just as Zayn was about to speak, Sienna finally asked, “Did you enroll in the martial arts cup?”Zayn was stunned. He did not expect that Sienna’s exaggerated mannerism would actually be due to him enrolling in the martial arts cup. She did not have to go as far as that, did she?His gut instinct was telling him that she most probably did it as a prank on him. Hence, he let out a grunt and looked at Sienna vigilantly while he said, “What kind of trick do you have up your sleeve?”However, Sienna did something that astounded him next. She spread her arms and charged toward him abruptly. She hugged him tightly while he was still stunned and said in between sobs, “Why did you have to take part in the martial arts cup? You’re going to die. You’re gonna get yourself killed!”Zayn could immediately sense Sienna’s body colliding with his. “Co
“You! Do you really think that I don’t have the courage to hit you!?” said Zayn through his clenched teeth. His tone showed that he was infuriated for real. As long as Sienna was not looking to get herself hurt like a madman, she would be able to tell that Zayn was angered and not overstep her boundaries.However, Sienna was as stubborn as she was. It was as if she had no regard for him at all. “Hit me then. I won’t let you go even if you were to hit me to death anyhow!” she said loudly, becoming slightly annoyed as well. Her reaction provoked Zayn’s anger. One should know that they were in Waltz City and Barrow Cove was right ahead of them. He would encounter acquaintances at any moment. In fact, it was highly possible for him to bump into Faye who was coming home from work!Zayn was so angry now that he could not care about anything else now. He could not care less about Sienna’s identity, and in a fit blinded by fury, his hand flew out with a slap instantly. Moreover, he exert
However, Sienna’s standards were too high because of her family background, her personality, and her capabilities. She was destined not to be attracted to more than 99% of the men in the world. No man in her past managed to rouse her desire一that was, until Zayn…In truth, she did not regard Zayn highly from the start and she assumed that he was nothing much except for his impressive martial arts skills and that he was very gifted. Nevertheless, she began to get to know Zayn better slowly through their interactions afterward. Moreover, her heart was won by Zayn’s personality and charm. Otherwise, why would she have made Zayn her fake boyfriend willingly? She was an arrogant woman after all. Yet, Zayn did not seem to be attracted to her at all. Moreover, he was a married man and she found this to be very depressing for herself. She thought about not seeing Zayn for the rest of her life at one point. She had never shown this side of herself to Zayn before. In fact, she had never
It was fortunate that the car brushed past her instead of crashing into her. Moreover, she saw Zayn getting out of the vehicle immediately before charging toward her menacingly. At that very moment, the bandage on her heart was ripped off.…She kissed Zayn. Her heart had shattered. She was a little astounded and shy, but she had no regrets. She was delighted. This was something she had been wanting to do for a long time. She felt it was worth it even if Zayn was revolted and stopped speaking to her.Just as she was still immersed in the feeling of the kiss, he suddenly pushed her away. “You, you, you, you…”Zhan was shaking with anger while trying to berate her. His eyes looked panicked and guilty, the look in them piercing her heart ever so slightly. “Where’s your sense of propriety?! You’re the heiress of a powerful family!” Zayn was scolding her, yet he was tongue-tied and at a loss for words. After rambling, he could not finish a proper sentence. For some reason,