Lu Mingfei, why are you slaying dragons if you're not involved!

Chapter 49 In ancient times, there was the beauty of a woman adding fragrance to one's life; now, there is…

“Su Xiaoqiang, the way you’re looking at me is like you’re looking at a dancing fried chicken.”

Lu Mingfei spoke earnestly to Su Xiaoqiang in front of him.

It was already seven o'clock. Lu Mingfei said goodbye to his senior brother and was taken to the gym by Uncle Chen.

It wasn't surprising that Su Xiaoqiang was at the gym, but the way she looked at Lu Mingfei was strange. Her bright eyes were filled with an emotion called "incredulity," so much so that it was almost overflowing.

"No, you're not dancing fried chicken."

Su Xiaoqiang shook her head. Her voice was somewhat nasal and she seemed a little weak, but you could still hear the effort she was making to sound fierce.

"Fried chicken is edible and delicious, but you're a rotten salted fish that suddenly turned around for no reason!"

"Who says salted fish can't be eaten, or can't be delicious? Maybe some people really like it?"

Lu Mingfei retorted instinctively.

Su Xiaoqiang was speechless for a moment. She wanted to say it was impossible, that it couldn't be true! But it was the truth. Let alone rotten salted fish, some people could even finish a whole plate of West Lake Vinegar Fish, and it seemed that Lu Mingfei really did have some fans...

It's still the beautiful pianist Liu Miaomiao!

Logically speaking, Su Xiaoqiang should continue to rest at home today, as her fever has just subsided and her cold is still not better.

Going to the gym at this time is like forcing a plane that's mostly under maintenance to take off when its components have stopped working—it's tantamount to courting death.

But Su Xiaoqiang still came, not for fitness, but to see Lu Mingfei in person.

Although this loser changed a bit the day before yesterday, he only showed extraordinary perseverance and physical strength in fitness, and even a superhuman rate of progress... That was enough to surprise Su Xiaoqiang, but what's going on with the next few days?

What does it mean that Lu Mingfei rejected Chen Wenwen? What does it mean that Lu Mingfei solved a math problem in public in a fit of anger? What does it mean that Lu Mingfei pulled Liu Miaomiao away in public, seemingly announcing their relationship?

She even witnessed Chu Zihang, her senior brother, carrying Lu Mingfei into the hospital yesterday!

As for today, when Su Xiaoqiang looked again, the news circulating on the Shilan Middle School campus forum was that Liu Miaomiao was preparing to take Lu Mingfei to meet his parents.

There were many posters, and all of them spoke with absolute certainty...

It had only been three days, but Su Xiaoqiang felt as if three years had passed.

No, that's not right. It's been two and a half years since we met in the first year of high school, and Lu Mingfei hasn't changed that much. It must have been at least thirty years, and that might not even be enough!

What arises from complete incomprehension is naturally extreme curiosity.

Su Xiaoqiang stared at Lu Mingfei for a long time, but couldn't find anything interesting about him.

Isn't he still the same loser he used to be?
Her hair was always messy; you could tell from the length and sideburns that it hadn't been cut in a long time.

Perhaps it's because working out has become a habit; I no longer hunch my shoulders and back, and I look better overall, even appearing taller than before...

But the familiar cheeky tone in his speech and the foul language that slips out at any moment haven't changed.

But this made her even more curious: what exactly did Liu Miaomiao see in Lu Mingfei?

Su Xiaoqiang disliked Chen Wenwen, but she had a decent relationship with Liu Miaomiao and knew her to some extent. She knew that Liu Miaomiao seemed amiable to everyone, but actually had very high standards.

To say that things have progressed to the point of meeting the parents so quickly is definitely an exaggeration.

Su Xiaoqiang was quite clear about the veracity of the news and public opinion on the Shilan Middle School campus forum, but she was also certain that there was no smoke without fire, and there was definitely something unclear between Liu Miaomiao and Lu Mingfei!
"Speaking of which, what exactly happened between you and Liu Miaomiao?"

Su Xiaoqiang lowered her voice and asked softly.

"Huh? What? What happened?"

Lu Mingfei looked at Su Xiaoqiang with a blank expression.

“Liu Miaomiao…”

Su Xiaoqiang still had a cold, and her voice was a little nasal.

Bernoulli?

Lu Mingfei misheard, but then suddenly realized what he had heard.

"Bernoulli's equation, right? It's an elective! But I've looked at it too. Where the flow velocity is high, the pressure is low, and where the flow velocity is low, the pressure is high. The formula is P + 1/2ρv + ρgh = constant."

"No, you misunderstood! Wait, what are you holding in your hand?"

Su Xiaoqiang looked around in confusion and saw the book that Lu Mingfei had somehow gotten his hands on, and then she was visibly shocked.

"The '53 Physics Compilation Edition'? What are you up to?!"

"Study hard," Lu Mingfei replied.

"What's with that matter-of-fact answer of yours?"

Su Xiaoqiang was stunned.

"Who brings a '53' notebook to the gym?!"

"Why not? I need to seize every moment to study hard. It's perfectly normal to look at problems and think about solutions while walking. Not only now, but I'll also do that when I work out later!"

"Ha, I don't believe it! This is just pure fake effort. I'll see if you can actually do it..."

The two started bickering as usual.

Uncle Chen and the female coach, who had been leading the way, exchanged a glance, their eyes revealing a deeper meaning.

In their eyes, Lu Mingfei was a master at playing dumb and changing the subject!
Needless to say, Uncle Chen had met Liu Miaomiao before when he picked up and dropped off Lu Mingfei. He also knew that Liu Miaomiao was a beautiful young pianist who got along very well with Lu Mingfei.

The female coach was clearly a girl just from her name, and she was also very pretty, otherwise Su Xiaoqiang wouldn't have mentioned her.

Just as Su Xiaoqiang brought it up, seemingly about to "launch an attack," Lu Mingfei brushed it off with the excuse that he "misheard," and then diverted her attention with the absurd idea of ​​"studying physics while working out"...

His combo was incredibly smooth and fluid!
"As expected, he's a real hidden talent... Well, how could someone who tries to have it both ways without getting hurt be simple? When I report back to the young master, I'll have something to say, and I'm sure I'll get a raise!" Uncle Chen thought about the substantial increase in his salary and became happy.

"But is it really possible to solve physics problems while working out?"

……

"It's impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Lu Mingfei shouted in his heart.

He forced himself to breathe slowly, his hands gripping the levers of a butterfly machine that were initially easy but now felt like a thousand pounds, bringing them together and pushing forward!

A tearing, burning sensation came from his chest muscles, and Lu Mingfei could even feel his muscle fibers gradually losing their ability to contract on their own.

His arm trembled due to lactic acid buildup, causing the lever's movement to become extremely slow and somewhat jerky...

[Warning, electric shock countdown...]

Work hard!

Under the powerful influence of willpower (fear and pain), Lu Mingfei finally completed the last movement of the exhaustion set!
He suddenly released the lever, which slid to its original positions on both sides, causing the weighted iron plates that had been pulled up to crash down with a loud "bang".

Lu Mingfei couldn't care less about that anymore.

He was breathing rapidly, his chest heaving violently, as if oxygen in the air was extremely scarce. His heart was pounding like a drum, quickly exceeding 180 bpm! A brief ringing in his ears and his peripheral vision blurred slightly…

But that's not what he cares about.

These are normal bodily reactions that should occur during a workout to exhaustion. If they weren't there, it wouldn't be a workout to exhaustion, indicating that it hadn't achieved any training effect.

What Lu Mingfei was concerned about was that his mind was completely blank!
While anaerobic exercise does not compete with the brain for oxygen, the resulting localized muscle hypoxia and lactic acid buildup cause the body to automatically enter an "emergency state," which directly inhibits brain neural activity.

Simply put, if high-intensity long-distance running, an extreme aerobic exercise, depletes the brain's energy reserves, preventing it from operating at a high frequency, then anaerobic strength training at exhaustion directly limits the brain's maximum operating frequency.

Judging from the results, the outcome should have been the same.

But fitness training and running are different. Running can be considered an "automatic" activity to some extent. Fitness training, on the other hand, requires conscious effort and control over various details of the movements!
This extra "energy consumption" resulted in Lu Mingfei's thinking ability being lower than when he was running.

The efficiency is not just outrageously low, it's practically nonexistent!

Fortunately, thanks to the continuous effect of the [Stamina Recovery] stat, Lu Mingfei is often able to quickly recover from his "exhaustion" state, in which case his thinking ability is greatly enhanced...

But that's the problem. At this point, he should move on to the next set of strength training, or he'll get an electric shock!
During this period, there was naturally a "recovery period." Lu Mingfei could still barely think and study, but he didn't have the strength to pick up the "53" textbook, and even if he managed to pick it up, his vision was too blurry to see clearly...

Hey, wait a minute, I've got it!
"Uncle Chen, could you do me a favor..."

Lu Mingfei asked weakly.

"Of course! Just tell me, Mr. Lu."

Uncle Chen's spirits lifted; finally, there was a time when he could be of use? Actually, he sometimes felt a little guilty about doing so little work for such a high salary…

"Could you open that '53' textbook for me and read a question to me?" Lu Mingfei asked.

If I can't pick it up, or can't see it clearly... then I'll just listen!

Lower efficiency is better than no efficiency at all.

But even with such a simple request, Uncle Chen was stunned.

"Young Master Lu, I only finished elementary school. I'm fine with driving for you, running errands, or even fighting for you, but this... I really don't recognize the symbols on it. It's like looking at a book written in heaven!"

Lu Mingfei was taken aback. Oh right, how could he have forgotten about that?

Forget it, it's only a few hours, so what if it's wasted? I can definitely make up for the two points of proficiency during my evening study session...

Just when Lu Ming was about to give up due to "force majeure"...

A voice with a slightly nasal tone rang out.

"I'm here to help you!"

Su Xiaoqiang stepped off the treadmill and walked up to Lu Mingfei.

Given her physical condition, she should have gone back, but since she was going against Lu Mingfei, she simply took a walk on the treadmill, personally proving that Lu Mingfei "absolutely could not possibly study while exercising."

"I'll read it for you, but you'd better actually be able to solve it, otherwise you're just making fun of me! Do you know the consequences of making fun of me? My family owns so many mines..."

"You could bury me anywhere and nobody would even know, right?"

Lu Mingfei forced a smile, "How could I dare? Please, sir, have mercy and help me out..."

"Humph."

Su Xiaoqiang gave a light hum and sat down on the chair that Uncle Chen and the female coach had brought over, facing Lu Mingfei. She opened the "53" textbook, paused for a moment, cleared her throat, and then began to read.

Uncle Chen and the female coach quietly stepped aside, trying to make themselves invisible.

They spoke in hushed tones.

"This young master is really good at this..."

"Yeah, yeah, those young people really know how to have fun."

"Look, doesn't this scene resemble the ancient saying... 'A beautiful woman adding fragrance to one's life'?"

"Adding fragrance to the red sleeves" is a bit of a stretch, I think it should be called... "Beautiful companion for reading"!

"Vulgar!"

"I only finished elementary school..."

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