57: Chapter 57 Starting to Work Out

After taking the necklace from her daughter, Zhang Yuhua examined it carefully. Although the necklace was delicate, the craftsmanship was exquisite.

"This necklace wasn't cheap, was it?"

"Chen Fan said it was only two or three hundred yuan."

Hearing Lin Xi's words, a hint of a smile flashed in Zhang Yuhua's eyes. Although she didn't know the exact price, it was definitely not two or three hundred yuan. Moreover, given Chen Fan's net worth, it was unlikely he would buy such a cheap necklace.

"Xixi, come with Mom for a moment. I have something to say to you."

Hearing this, Lin Xi's heart tightened, and she had no choice but to follow Zhang Yuhua into the room.

Upon entering her room, Zhang Yuhua turned back to close the door and locked it from the inside.

After doing all this, she pulled the somewhat flustered Lin Xi to sit down on the edge of the bed.

"Xixi, tell Mom the truth. Are you dating Little Chen?"

"No, Chen Fan and I are just good friends."

"What kind of 'good friend' gives a necklace worth over five thousand yuan? Don't you think so, Xixi?"

"Ah!" Lin Xi let out a cry of surprise. "Mom, you know the price?"

"It's Swarovski, isn't it? Little Liu from my unit, her boyfriend just spent over a month's salary to buy her one exactly like this. If I hadn't happened to see it, you might have actually hidden it from me."

Seeing Zhang Yuhua's look of knowing everything, Lin Xi could only nod in resignation.

"Mom doesn't object to you dating Little Chen. After all, Little Chen is the most outstanding and excellent person I've seen at this age. However, you're still young, so try not to... just yet..."

"Mom!" Lin Xi interrupted her with a blushing face. "What are you saying!"

"Alright, I won't talk about that. However, Mom still has to say one more thing."

"Even though Little Chen can earn money now, you can't just let him buy you gifts while you're dating. Love is mutual." Zhang Shuyun's tone was gentle but serious. "The things he gives you are a token of his feelings, but you can't take it for granted. You should return the gesture when it's appropriate. Even if it's not as expensive as what he gives, it's still a token of your heart."

Lin Xi nodded and said softly, "I know."

"Also," Zhang Shuyun looked at her, "try not to be too temperamental and learn to be understanding. If two people are together and only one person is always giving in to the other, it won't last long."

"Mm... Mom, I'll remember that." Lin Xi nodded with a serious expression.

"Alright, Mom has said enough for today. It's late, go wash up and rest."

"Goodnight, Mom."

...

After returning home from the residential area.

Chen Fan, who was feeling very pent-up, immediately took a hot shower, but he still felt like his exuberant energy had no outlet.

Just then, a thought flashed through his mind, and he immediately slapped his head in regret.

He seemed to have forgotten one thing.

That was, after obtaining the [Talent: Fitness Saint Body] last time, he had planned to go to the gym to work out, but he forgot about it as soon as he went to Chang'an.

However, it wasn't too late. Although it was already the middle of the night and he couldn't go to the gym...

...working out at home would also be effective.

But first, he had to create a workout plan.

He looked around; there was no exercise equipment at home.

After thinking for a moment, an idea came to him.

The Saitama Workout Method.

100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a 10-kilometer run every day.

Although the effects in the manga are exaggerated, if he actually followed it, with his Fitness Saint Body talent, building a good physique should be no problem.

No sooner said than done. He would start exercising from tomorrow—no, from right now.

A 10-kilometer run probably wasn't feasible in the middle of the night, but the others could be done at home.

Thinking of this, he leaped up from the bed and then lay flat on the floor to start doing push-ups.

He thought that since he was just starting, he would only be able to do about 20 in a row and would have to finish the 100 in several sets.

Unexpectedly, he only started feeling a bit tired after finishing forty.

It wasn't until he finished 80 that his arms began to tremble slightly.

Chen Fan gritted his teeth, persevered, and finally completed 100 push-ups.

Chen Fan was somewhat surprised.

In his previous life, he had difficulty doing even 10 standard ones at the start; he hadn't expected to be able to do 100 now.

The current him was much stronger than the him in his previous life.

He was even stronger than many adults.

Chen Fan guessed it might be the effect of skeletal development combined with his fitness talent, making his strength and endurance far exceed those of ordinary people.

It had to be said, this was an unexpected pleasant surprise.

After resting for a while, Chen Fan continued with sit-ups.

Since there was no one to help hold his legs down, he tucked his legs into the space at the foot of the bed, using the bed's resistance to perform the sit-ups.

After finishing the sit-ups, he immediately followed with 100 squats.

By the time everything was finished, he was drenched in sweat, looking as if he had been fished out of water.

He struggled to the bathroom and took a hot shower. As the hot water washed over his body, Chen Fan's fatigue seemed to lessen a bit.

After showering and coming out of the bathroom, he had just lied down in bed when his eyelids started drooping, and soon, Chen Fan fell into a deep sleep.

Early the next morning.

Chen Fan woke up with his arms, thighs, and abdomen aching—it felt like his whole body was in pain.

Accompanying the pain was an uncontrollable sense of hunger.

He immediately got out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash up.

After washing up, he hurried to the living room, grabbed a bun, and stuffed it into his mouth.

With a few bites, the meat bun as large as a bowl's mouth was gone.

He didn't feel much after eating one, so he picked up another.

After eating six buns and five eggs in a row and drinking a glass of milk, Chen Fan's hunger finally vanished completely.

Full and satisfied, Chen Fan was a bit puzzled as to why he ate so much today. Could this be the effect of the Fitness Saint Body?

Forget it, he wouldn't think about it.

Being able to eat is a blessing.

After resting for a while, Chen Fan went out to start his ten-kilometer run for the day.

...

For the next period of time, Chen Fan's daily life was very disciplined.

He would get up in the morning for a 10-kilometer run, followed by 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, and 100 squats every day.

Then, starting from the 20th, Chen Fan began to copy the second book. However, he didn't publish it on the website for the time being, planning to copy a million words first to have enough stock before releasing it.

In addition to these daily tasks, he would occasionally meet up with Lin Xi.

The relationship between the two was also heating up rapidly. When they kissed, she no longer resisted the movements of Chen Fan's hands.

However, although Chen Fan enjoyed it at the time, he would end up very pent-up afterward and could only rely on fitness to vent, leaving him with grievances he couldn't voice.

Just like that, the time came to the 25th, the day the College Entrance Examination results were released.

After so many days, Chen Fan's fitness training had already shown initial results. His upper body already had chest muscles and an eight-pack, and although they weren't very prominent yet, this was the result of only a dozen or so days.

Compared to other fitness enthusiasts who might take three months to achieve this kind of effect—and some might not even reach it—this was remarkable.

This was the effect of the Fitness Saint Body.

One could only describe it as terrifyingly efficient.

Besides fitness, on the 24th, Chen Fan went to take the Subject Two driving test and passed successfully. Since he had to wait 30 days after getting his driving permit before he could schedule Subject Three, he couldn't get his driver's license yet.

However, the car Chen Fan ordered hadn't arrived yet, so he wasn't in a hurry.

The most important thing now was to check the College Entrance Examination results.