Chapter 51: So Beautiful (31k)

Force Analysis?

Lu Mingfei's movements paused. With his mind a blank slate, his first reaction upon seeing the effect of this entry was—"I won't make mistakes drawing force analysis diagrams on mechanics problems anymore!"

But as the continuous effect of 【Physical Recovery】 took hold, Lu Mingfei's brain quickly became sharp again, and he realized that the function of 【Force Analysis】 was by no means that simple.

"The ability to perform force analysis on simple motion has been greatly improved... 'Simple motion' only limits the complexity of the motion, not the target of the motion!"

Lu Mingfei pondered this during his final rest period between sets.

"In other words, as long as it fits the definition of 'simple motion,' then the scope of targets for my use of Force Analysis could cover... everything?"

When he thought of this, to be honest, Lu Mingfei was startled by his own boldness.

But he had the confidence to think this way; 【Super Speed Calculation】 had no restrictions on its targets or scope! Lu Mingfei's current calculation ability was comparable to a human calculator.

Thinking of this, Lu Mingfei decisively attempted a practical test.

Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. As long as it wasn't an entry like 【Explosive Sprint】 or 【Ming Jin: First Layer】 that had massive side effects after use and couldn't be recovered from in a short time, Lu Mingfei would always try them out once he got them.

He raised his head and looked at Su Xiaoqiang.

Then, he... stared blankly.

Su Xiaoqiang was very beautiful, beautiful beyond doubt. In terms of looks and figure alone, she secretly ranked first in Lu Mingfei's heart.

But no matter how beautiful a being is, after looking at her for two and a half years, one shouldn't be staring blankly. Habit is a terrifying force; no matter how grand and magnificent a spectacle, or how stunning a beauty, with habit, they all return to the ordinary.

Lu Mingfei was stunned because he saw "lines" on Su Xiaoqiang.

They were simple, direct line segments, even with arrows at the ends. When presented as a plan view on an exam paper, it was nothing more than an ordinary force analysis.

However, when all of this was presented in reality, everything was different.

When Lu Mingfei looked at Su Xiaoqiang, she was holding "Five Three" in her left hand and turning a page with her right.

A simple action, normally seen as nothing more than a "pretty girl turning a page," could perhaps be described with literary flair as "the lightness of slender fingers picking up paper, the grace of a fair wrist turning," thereby carrying some poetic charm.

But those simple "lines" were too eye-catching, so eye-catching that Lu Mingfei had no time to focus on anything else—gravity, normal force, friction, tension, stress... they were all, one by one, revealed!

Nothing could compare to this kind of beauty; this beauty did not rely on visual impact, but on the fact that physical laws had suddenly acquired form.

These were the results of the blood and sweat of countless sages of physics and mechanics from ancient times to the present, monuments in the history of human scientific development! And now they had come alive, stretching their perfect bodies wantonly before Lu Mingfei's eyes.

The originally abstract forces and reaction forces now transformed into line segments in the void, balancing each other; rotation was no longer a blurred, holistic movement, but precise gears interlocked by countless tangential force arrows...

The ultimate romance of physics thus lifted a corner of its skirt for Lu Mingfei—all motion and stillness in the world were merely line segments of different lengths and directions, incessantly proving the necessity of their existence in space and time!

Even Lu Mingfei, for whom talking nonsense had become an instinct, could not utter any nonsense when he saw this scene.

At this very moment, only the most real, most plain language was sufficient to summarize his feelings.

"So..."

He murmured.

"Beautiful..."

The single-person VIP fitness room was naturally well soundproofed; sounds from outside basically couldn't get in at all. The entire gym usually only contained the sound of Lu Mingfei's breathing and the equipment while he was doing his sets. When he rested, it was even quieter.

Therefore, although Lu Mingfei's "So beautiful" was just a murmur to himself, it was enough for the entire gym to hear.

The whole place fell silent, one could hear a pin drop.

Chen Shu, who had already retreated to a corner with the female coach, gave a start and reacted, immediately taking out his phone to send a message to Chu Zihang, "Young Master! Something big has happened, I'm requesting to leave work early!"

Chu Zihang: "?"

Chen Shu: "Young Master Lu confessed to that pretty girl named Su Xiaoqiang! I'm thinking if I say I have 'something to do and need to leave early'..."

Chu Zihang: "Good, I'll call you in a moment, make the disguise look real."

Chu Zihang: "Remember to tell me the details later."

Chen Shu: "You got it!"

We shall leave aside for now how Chen Shu operated so cleverly to achieve three goals at once.

As the direct target of Lu Mingfei's "So beautiful," Su Xiaoqiang was stunned.

As the "Little Heavenly Maiden," she naturally knew her beauty was extraordinary. Over the years, there had been countless people praising her beauty in all sorts of ways. By rights, her ears should have grown calluses, and she shouldn't have any reaction when hearing it again.

But the one who said it was Lu Mingfei.

This annoying loser hadn't taken her, the Little Heavenly Maiden, seriously since they first met in high school! He even praised Chen Wenwen right in front of her.

Su Xiaoqiang was proud; she didn't need everyone to like her or think she was the most beautiful—after all, to each their own—but praising other girls in front of her was a real slap in the face.

Therefore, she targeted Lu Mingfei. By rights, a normal person would have softened and apologized by now, as it was their own fault, but this kid Lu Mingfei was incredibly stubborn in this regard.

Su Xiaoqiang also had a very stubborn temperament. She didn't use her money or Authority, otherwise, Lu Mingfei would have been fawning and apologizing after a few meals; his bottom line in this regard was surprisingly low... In short, back and forth, the two of them just stayed stubborn like that, ending up as enemies.

Originally, Su Xiaoqiang thought Lu Mingfei would keep being stubborn with her like this until graduation, silently disappearing into some corner of her life. Years later, perhaps recalling it due to some trivial matter, she would say indifferently, "Oh, that loser who used to go against me back then, I've forgotten his name."

But Lu Mingfei suddenly turned his life around and made a comeback! Even if Su Xiaoqiang couldn't stand him, she had to admit this guy had changed her perception a bit.

That would have been fine, but what was up with this sudden praise on top of that?

Having been stubborn for two and a half years, something that had almost formed a cognitive habit was broken at this moment, and this "So beautiful," simple as it could be, inadvertently dealt a critical hit of true damage.

Anyone could hear the sincerity in that exclamation, and the blank look in Lu Mingfei's eyes when he looked at her couldn't be faked.

It even felt like a confession!

"You, you, you... what are you saying?!"

Su Xiaoqiang's face flushed red, a rare sight.

"Don't be a hooligan, I'm telling you, I'm not Liu Miaomiao! And I've heard this kind of truth until my ears have grown calluses, it's useless!"

This voice brought Lu Mingfei back from his trance. He finally realized what had just happened and hurriedly canceled 【Force Analysis】, thinking to himself that the Schedule Plan was truly a killer.

It was too insidious; how was he supposed to face Su Xiaoqiang in the future? If they started bickering again and Su Xiaoqiang suddenly said in a weird tone, "So beautiful," he wouldn't have anything to say!

【Warning, electric shock countdown...】

"Pfft, you do something wrong and you don't even let me scold you."

Lu Mingfei grumbled inwardly, hurriedly shouting "I trained too hard and my brain is muddled" in an attempt to muddle through, and then changed the subject with "Last set, once I finish today is done," before huffing and puffing as he started to train.

Such words and actions were exactly like an ostrich, no different from burying one's head in the sand. Lu Mingfei's thinking was very simple—don't worry about anything else, just muddle through it for now!

Once he finished his training, he would run home; the next time he met Su Xiaoqiang would be in three days. By then, he would just need to be thick-skinned and refuse to admit anything, pretending it never happened—wouldn't that solve it?

But just as he reached exhaustion again, finally finished today's Fitness training, and was preparing to wait for a bit of Physical Recovery before showering and running off, Chen Shu took a call and walked over.

His expression was a bit embarrassed: "Young Master Lu, the young master suddenly has an urgent matter for me..."

Chen Shu turned on the speakerphone; such an action was reasonable, as Lu Mingfei was currently like he had been fished out of water and had absolutely no strength to pick up his phone and hold it to his ear.

"Senior brother?"

Lu Mingfei asked.

Chu Zihang's voice rang out from the other end of the phone, with his usual flat tone.

"I have an urgent matter and need the car; I heard your friend is also there?"

"Yes..."

Lu Mingfei blinked, subconsciously looking at Su Xiaoqiang, whose pretty face still had a flush.

The two met eyes, then quite unnaturally looked away from each other. The word "classmate" that had been on the tip of Lu Mingfei's tongue was swallowed back down.

"Can you ask her to drive you back?"

The meaning in these words was not a discussion at all; rather than asking, it was more like a notification!

Lu Mingfei felt numb; it wasn't because of Chu Zihang's way of speaking—he was used to Senior Brother Chu being like this—but given the current situation... after what had just happened, he still had to ask Su Xiaoqiang to drive him back?

Should he just run back instead? How far was the gym from California Sunshine? Hmm, not far, it seemed to be only ten-plus kilometers!

In winter, late at night, after three hours of full-body strength training to exhaustion, and then running another ten-plus kilometers... even with 【Physical Recovery】, by the time he arrived, his corpse would be stiff, right?

"Sure, senior brother." Su Xiaoqiang agreed.

Chu Zihang paused, "Classmate Su Xiaoqiang, is it?"

"Yes, yes, senior brother, you remember me?" Su Xiaoqiang was a bit surprised.

"I remember, Lu Mingfei told me you are very beautiful."

Chu Zihang said flatly, "Please."

Senior brother hung up the phone after saying that, with quite the air of "brushing off his clothes after the deed is done, hiding his name and fame," and on this side of the phone...

Silence.

Lu Mingfei stiffly raised his head and looked at Su Xiaoqiang.

Su Xiaoqiang was also looking at him, sizing him up with a rather strange expression.

"I mean..."

Lu Mingfei managed to squeeze out a smile and explained dryly.

"Senior brother actually likes to lie... do you believe it?"

"Senior Brother Chu, likes to lie?"

Su Xiaoqiang repeated.

"Yes, don't look at his thick eyebrows and big eyes and upright face, it's actually not the case!"

Lu Mingfei was almost about to cry; he knew his explanation had zero credibility.

Because, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, if someone had told him this, he wouldn't believe it either!

Senior brother, oh senior brother, you have really harmed me!

PS: I don't know what happened, but the charging cable connected to the power bank on my nightstand ended up under me when I woke up... Who did it! Who!

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