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Bai Jinyi thought for a moment then said, “Can I KO the other party?”
The coach’s head hurt. “Why do you keep wanting to KO?!”
Bai Jinyi put his headgear back on. The one-minute break was about to end. “Because there’s someone watching today, so I must look cool.”
The coach was at a loss for words.

love that we're finally seeing more about boxing. and yayyy shen junyi has appeared :D

as much as the art had been the thing that made me absolyely hooked onto the manhua, the writing had also been absolutely splendid. and now reading it directly in the novel itself... i can definitely appreciate the adaptation far more now. honestly wish this was more hyped up, despite being more of a slice-of-life, comfort read.

“You’re beautiful when you dance,” the other boy suddenly said.
Embarrassed, Jiang Shen’s face was a little warm. “No, I’m really not—“
“In my eyes,” Bai Jinyi interrupted, “you’re also someone that’s like the stars and the moon.”

AHHHH THEY ARE SO STINKING CUTE 🥺🥺 And Richie Rich Bai is such a flirt.

“Why are you the only good guy here? You’ve been one for so long already, making me look as though I’m bullying him in comparison,” the other said, unhappy.
Shubao laughed wickedly. “That’s why I let you buy the shoes.”

I have a feeling I will love the novels even more than I had the manhuas. Which is quite an achievement, given the place the manhua has in my heart.

“A boy dancing Swan Lake? Have you seen that before?” Lai Song asked.
“Y-yes, I have,” Jiang Shen suddenly stammered out. “I-I’ve looked it up.”
Bai Jinyi and Lai Song exchanged a glance, then settled on Jiang Shen’s face.
The latter blushed again, yet said very solemnly, “In the future, after I learn it, I’ll dance it for the both of you to see.”

There indeed was one, by Sir Matthew Bourne.

Jiang Luoshan’s expression turned complicated. “Say, why would our son suddenly like dancing?” he slowly asked a moment later, “He’s not a girl…”
Tan Lingling rolled her eyes. “What year are we in now? So what if he’s not a girl? For all we know, in the future, we might just have a great dancer in our family.”

felt the urge to re-read the manhua (for the nth time), and then i thought to myself that maybe i should check out the novel first (for once). so excited!!