Chapter: 1588

He was taken aback, thinking she had left already, but she hadn't. And Ito Na Na at this moment felt shy and nervous inside, gazing closely at Leaf Chen's face without knowing what to say, so her mind went blank and she handed him a cup of milk tea from her hand, smiling and saying, "Leaf Chen, please drink some milk tea!"

In fact, Ito Na Na didn't know what to say, so she came up with an idea and just handed it over. And Leaf Chen, although he felt a bit taken aback, had indeed not drunk any water since leaving to fetch his father, and was actually quite parched.

So, he subconsciously took the cup, smiling and saying, "Thank you, I'm just thirsty." As he said this, he lowered his head and bit down on the straw, taking a big gulp with all his might.

Ito Na Na finally reacted, exclaiming in her heart, "Oh no! This milk tea, I've already drunk a few sips of it just now!"

"Although it was just a few small sips, I've still had some anyway!"

"Oh no! This means I'm basically kissing Leaf Chen now?!"

Leaf Chen didn't know that this milk tea had been drunk by Ito Na Na. As he drank the milk tea and opened his mouth to say, "Miss Ito, why did you come here so late? Do you have something?"

Ito Na Na was extremely embarrassed at this moment.

She had received 20 years of rigorous education from her family on the importance of "male-female interaction", which could be said to be the most intimate contact between a man and woman. So, she was both nervous and apprehensive in her heart.

However, aside from that, there was still some excitement hidden inside.

Just when she was getting flustered and disoriented, Leaf Chen asked her, "How did you get here?"

"Ah my... I mean, it's just a coincidence, oh no, it's not..."

Since Ito Na Na herself wouldn't lie, she suddenly didn't know how to answer his question and got all mixed up.

Leaf Chen smiled faintly and said, "Okay, don't be too nervous in front of me. Just say what's on your mind."

Ito Na Na nodded lightly and said, "I just wanted to see Leaf Chen-sir because I'm worried that after the competition, I won't have a chance to see him again."

Leaf Chen asked curiously, "How? Are you going back to Japan after the competition?"

"That's right," Ito Na Na whispered, not daring to look at his eyes. "My father has already arranged for a flight, and I'll be leaving immediately after the competition is over."

Leaf Chen was puzzled: "You're the top seed in the competition, even if you lose, you're still the runner-up, so why won't you prepare to attend the award ceremony?"

Ito Na Na sighed bitterly: "As the top seed in the competition, I didn't get a gold medal. What's left for me to participate in the award ceremony as the runner-up?"

Leaf Chen smiled lightly and said, "Practicing martial arts is not just about winning, because the birth of martial arts itself is not about fighting with others, but about struggling with oneself."

"What does it mean to struggle with oneself?" Ito Na Na asked blankly: "Leaf Chen-sir, what do you mean by struggling with oneself?"

Leaf Chen smiled faintly and said: "Na Na, our ancestors in China are probably different from the ancestors of any other country or nation. Our ancestors never liked bullying the weak nor invading foreign lands."

"From ancient times to the present, our Chinese ancestors have always been firm and resolute, trying their best not to be invaded by external enemies, even during the most prosperous era when all countries came to visit us. We have never invaded any other country, including Japan."

"China's old ancestors, forever thinking about how to do well with oneself, even in a struggle. We're only fighting against ourselves, yesterday's self, and today's self!"

"Fighting against oneself is to be able to surpass one's current and past self. In medicine, we fight against ourselves to live longer, on the farm, to feed more people, and in martial arts, to become stronger." JrNovels.com