Chapter 35: Brother Han Possessed by Coach Liu

Bai Shuruo simply said it all in one breath: "That person tonight is just my ex-boyfriend. He has always thought I married an old man and wanted me to get back with him, but I stopped liking him a long time ago. I don't have any feelings for him!"

After she finished speaking, the corners of his mouth finally lifted, satisfied.

Then, he stepped aside to clear the path back to the room.

Just as she was about to pass, one of his long legs blocked her way again.

She looked at him, puzzled: "Brother Han, is there anything else?"

He had already returned to his usual arrogance, his aura back in place, and he ordered her: "Don't go to sleep right after eating until you're stuffed. Come with me to the gym to work out."

"I... I have never been to a gym before. I don't know how to use any of those machines."

"I can teach you."

"I'm not very strong."

"You'll get stronger if you practice."

Bai Shuruo had no choice but to say: "Then... let me go change my clothes."

When Bai Shuruo came over after changing into sportswear, she saw Han Yangting already lifting weights in a tank top and athletic shorts.

He had the classic physique that looked lean in clothes but muscular when stripped; as he lifted the dumbbells, he was tall and handsome, his muscles looking rock-hard but not overly exaggerated, his whole body radiating the scent of male hormones.

She watched with a blushing face and a racing heart, her hands involuntarily clenching tight.

"Ruoruo, come here," he beckoned her.

She had no choice but to walk toward him.

The gym had mirrors on three walls, reflecting her thin and slender figure, as well as his tall and powerful one.

"I'll teach you how to warm up first." The steaming heat from Han Yangting's body rushed toward her, as if there were an invisible pressure, "Follow me and do these movements."

She couldn't help but nod.

Rotate the head, move the arms, kick the legs, then squats, and add some jumping jacks.

Han Yangting performed these movements with great lightness and vitality, while Bai Shuruo felt like a little duck, clumsy and awkward.

Han Yangting had no choice but to teach her one movement at a time.

"When squatting, keep your knees aligned with your toes. Don't overextend; overextending hurts the knees. Like this..."

He supported her waist, letting her squat down, "Imagine there is a chair behind you, and you need to sit on that chair."

As soon as there was physical contact, she felt as if an electric current had passed through her. Yet he didn't seem to be taking advantage of her; he was truly teaching her with care.

Her ability to grasp things was also strong, and she quickly mastered several movements.

After a round of warm-up exercises, she was already panting and wanted to lay out a yoga mat and lie on the floor to scroll through her phone.

Just as she was about to grab the mat, Han Yangting suddenly called out: "Ruoruo, what are you doing?"

"I... the exercise intensity for today is enough," she said.

"It's only been a little while. You should exercise for at least 30 minutes. What kind of exercise do you usually do?"

"Just running, ah, a while ago I followed Coach Liu to do aerobics."

"That works, let's start with what you know."

After saying that, Han Yangting opened his phone, searched for a video of Coach Liu on Bilibili, and projected it onto the large television in the gym.

"I'll do the aerobics with you."

"Ah..." Bai Shuruo had black lines all over her head.

In the gym, the music of "Herbalist's Manual" played, along with Coach Liu's magical shouting: "The fat on the waist falls off click-clack, I want those mermaid lines and ab lines..."

Bai Shuruo panted while jumping, and she seriously suspected that he was taking the opportunity to torture her because of Wang Xuekai.

After finishing this set of movements, Bai Shuruo was so tired she could barely walk. Not caring about anything else, she grabbed a yoga mat and lay down on it.

Seeing this, Han Yangting simply squatted beside her to help her stretch.

He lifted her leg, rested it on his shoulder, and slowly stretched her muscles for her.

Bai Shuruo felt awkward; was this position too intimate?

But she had to admit that stretching like this after exercise was very comfortable, so she had to grit her teeth tightly and let him stretch her out, first her legs, then her arms, then her shoulders...

After the stretching was done, her whole body felt very comfortable, even more so than before the exercise.

Moreover, the body releases dopamine after exercise, making one feel very happy, especially after taking a shower; once you lie on the bed, you can fall asleep in a second.

Sunday.

Bai Shuruo slept until early morning again.

After waking up, she didn't want to get out of bed; after running last night, her legs were particularly sore today.

Just as she was about to play on her phone for a while, she suddenly remembered Ali saying yesterday that Han Yangting worked very hard, supervising and coordinating at the construction site during the day, and she couldn't sleep peacefully anymore.

She couldn't let him get up early to make breakfast again; she had to make it once herself.

But she was a step too late; he had already prepared breakfast: simple banana and ham sandwiches, fried eggs, and the milk was heated up too.

He was wearing a casual white loungewear set, the collar slightly open, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, his forehead hair hanging down slightly; the whole person looked both handsome and scholarly.

He called to her: "You're up? Have you washed up yet? If you're done, come over and eat breakfast."

She only then realized she was still wearing her pink pajamas, so she hurriedly ran back to the room to wash up, then changed into a T-shirt and jeans and came out.

He was still waiting for her at the dining table, and seeing her walking with a limp, he couldn't help but ask: "Sore legs?"

She nodded aggrievedly.

He said nonchalantly: "It's caused by lactic acid buildup after exercise, which shows you really haven't exercised in a long time. As long as you keep exercising in the future, this won't happen again."

"..." She felt even more aggrieved.

Turning grief and indignation into strength, she finished the sandwich in one go, drank all the milk, and ate two more bananas before she felt full.

After eating her fill, she began to feel a bit guilty again.

She had gotten up so late and was even eating breakfast he had made, so she volunteered, "Brother Han, are you going out today? If you aren't, let me make lunch."

Han Yangting actually hesitated for a moment.

Bai Shuruo then thought that since it was the weekend, he must have plans with his brothers, so she shouldn't get ahead of herself.

Han Yangting, however, quickly agreed: "Alright."

Bai Shuruo's heart felt inexplicably joyful, though she didn't know why; it must be because she could return the favor.

She decided to stew some chicken soup for him to build up his strength.

This time it had to be stewed well; success was the only option, failure was not allowed.

To ensure she wouldn't fail, she first watched a few tutorials on a certain app, wrote down all the necessary ingredients in a notebook, then checked the refrigerator to see what was missing and noted it down in the notebook.

"Brother Han, I'm going out to buy some ingredients," she said to him.

Han Yangting asked, "Do you need me to go with you?"

"No need, I can go by myself, you just rest at home," she said full of confidence, and smiled at him.

She refused to believe she couldn't stew a pot of soup!

Han Yangting did not follow her, but instead stayed in the living room working on his laptop.

He had originally planned to go to the construction site for a meeting today, but it had now been changed to an online meeting.

His lovely wife wanted to stew chicken soup for him; how could he possibly miss that?