Chapter 52 (1/2)

Let’s Sleep on the Sofa

It was not actually Xia Lei’s fault that he didn’t see it sooner. The transvestite before him was prettier than most women and was also petite. His bum was full and curvy in his tight-fitting clothes, looking all sexy and alluring. Who would think he was a man under these circumstances?

The transvestite charged at Xia Lei while he was being disgusted, leg raised. A beautiful tornado kick swept at his head.

Xia Lei was surprised and quickly squatted to dodge.

Having missed, the transvestite twisted by his waist and his left leg flashed where his right had missed, kicking Xia Lei’s shoulder heavily. Xia Lei lost his centre of balance and was sent to the ground by the kick.

What was even more dazzling was that the transvestite had also used Xia Lei’s shoulder as a springboard and he performed a backflip to land steadily on his feet.

Xia Lei rolled and got to his feet, shoulder throbbing. He was on high alert. Xia Lei had been quite confident of handling this sissy man just a minute earlier since he’d looked thin and weak but this guy was unexpectedly good with his hands and feet.

“You dare come after me with your skills? If I’d known, I’d have beaten you on the streets. You made me scratch my leg! You know that can leave a scar?” The transvestite suddenly charged at Xia Lei after he spoke.

Xia Lei’s eye twitched and locked onto the transvestite’s body.

The transvestite shifted his weight in a kick aimed at Xia Lei’s front at almost maximum speed.

Xia Lei fared better this time - he moved his shoulders, just a little and nimbly avoided the transvestite’s attack.

The transvestite did not retract his leg and his thighs flashed, swinging like pendulums as he sent swishing kicks at Xia Lei, one after another.

Though the transvestite’s kicks were so fast they made one’s head spin, none landed on Xia Lei. He did not know that though he was quick, Xia Lei’s eye had slowed everything down. Before his every kick, his shoulder, waist and thigh would move first and these movements had been caught by Xia Lei so the timing and direction of every kick could be predicted by Xia Lei. How could his kicks land on Xia Lei under these conditions?

“Cheat!” The transvestite gave up on kicks and got close with his fists to attack Xia Lei.

His fists were much faster than his kicks but his attack range was not as long as his legs. Close combat boosted his advantage in speed but he lost his advantage in distance. He hit Xia Lei a few times in a flash and Xia Lei also threw a punch of his own, and this punch landed on his face, inducing burning pain.

“You actually hit my face!” The transvestite glared angrily at Xia Lei.

Xia Lei said nothing. As the transvestite spoke, Xia Lei suddenly opened his arms and lunged at him, tackling him to the ground.

The two of them rolled on the ground, one on top one second, and the other on top the next. One punched the left side of the other’s face and the other punched the right. One hit the other’s lower abdomen with his knee and the other hit his balls with his knee. The previously beautiful martial-arts battle had been reduced to a street brawl with no real move to speak of; it was just a contest of strength and resistance and Xia Lei was better in these two categories.

The two of them couldn’t move after one bout. Both their faces were bruised and blood trailed from their mouths.

Xia Lei rolled on top of the transvestite and used his body weight to pin him down. The transvestite tried to push Xia Lei off but he was too exhausted and was unable to move the stronger Xia Lei.

Xia Lei punched the transvestite’s face, “Behave yourself!”

“Fuck! You hit my face again!” The transvestite looked like he would bite Xia Lei.

Xia Lei ignored him and pulled the briefcase from him. He opened it to check its contents; everything looked in order and nothing was missing.

While Xia Lei was checking the contents of the briefcase, the transvestite suddenly bucked and kicked forward with both his feet, knocking Xia Lei off his body in an instant. The transvestite performed a kip-up and fled to the entrance of the alley as soon as he was on his feet.

Xia Lei chased him for two steps and stopped. He had retrieved what was stolen so there was no need to fight it out with him.

“You’ll regret this!” The transvestite turned and yelled his parting line at the alley entrance.

Xia Lei rubbed his flaming cheeks and retorted, “Don’t piss me off, you damn tranny!”

A siren sounded in the distance.

“Fuck!” The transvestite disappeared from the alley entrance.

Xia Lei dragged his wooden legs out of the alley, then headed towards the Golden Beach neighbourhood. Before he got to the entrance, he saw a police car come wailing to a stop and Liu Ying in the main entrance, looking anxiously around.

When she saw Xia Lei appear under the lamplight, briefcase in hand, Liu Ying shouted in excitement and ran over recklessly.

Xia Lei stood under the lamplight and did not move. He looked at Liu Ying, at her swaying hands, at her swaying bosom. The range of her swaying hands were large and so was the range of her swaying bosom, like fierce currents crashing against a dike, one wave hitting before the other calmed. At that moment, Xia Lei wished very much to turn into a little boat and float quietly in these endlessly undulating waves for a while - aimlessly and simply floating.

“How about the contents?” Just as it seemed Liu Ying would crash into him, she came to a halt. She stopped, but her breasts didn’t and they nearly hit Xia Lei as they bulged forward as if thrown.

“All here. I got them back,” said Xia Lei.

“Ah!” Liu Ying suddenly spread her arms and enveloped Xia Lei in an embrace, so happy that her tears flowed. She was so excited that she could not speak.