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Chapter 50 The Troubles of a Hot Bar

"One more, one more..."

Wearing training clothes, Xiong Ben stared nervously at Chen Xiu, who was doing bench presses on a flat bench.

Judging from the three 20kg weight plates on each side of the barbell, his tension seems understandable.

However, Chen Xiu, with her hands gripping the barbell so tightly that her veins bulged, steadily pushed the barbell up and successfully put it back on the rack.

"Phew~~, Big Bear, add another 2.5kg to each side."

As Chen Xiu sat up, she gestured for Xiong Ben to increase the pressure.

At this point, the weight of the barbell had reached 140kg. Adding 2.5kg to each side would bring it to 145kg, which is approximately twice Chen Xiu's body weight.

Xiong Ben, who came from a sports school, clearly knew what this meant: "Boss, should we still do the extreme group of three?"

"Okay, when it's the third one later, you'll protect him."

Chen Xiu nodded to Xiong Ben, while also taking precautions for herself.

When he works out with Xiong Ben, his normal bench press weight is 90kg, and his maximum weight is 120kg.

The system provides a 10% boost to bodily functions, affecting the strength and endurance of every muscle. Compound exercises like bench press and deadlift require coordinated effort from all the muscles in the body, so the absolute strength increase is far more than 10%.
At least 140kg, after three pushes, Chen Xiu felt she still had energy left.

After disassembling the wristband, Chen Xiu went to a table to the side, glanced at Wei Feng who had already made a move, and then stared at the evenly matched black and white pieces on the chessboard, pondering for 10 seconds.

"clatter!"

A black stone is placed in the center of a large territory created by white stones.

Wei Feng stared at the move, his face initially lit up with joy, ready to cut off its path to the top. But the next second, he noticed the weakness in his left-side encirclement, and was caught in a dilemma.

The beauty of Go lies in the fact that while you surround your opponent, you also expose more of your own weaknesses.

Chen Xiu's move effectively exposed the flaws in Wei Feng's plan, leaving him completely stunned.

"The eldest brother wasn't this good before. Last time we played Go, I even had to give him a handicap... Could it be that he's hired a teacher recently?"

Wei Feng was inwardly grumbling, his hand holding the chess piece appearing hesitant.

"Take your time to think about it."

After saying that, Chen Xiu walked to the squat rack, picked up the 180kg barbell, and started squatting.

After three sessions, add 5kg to each side!

During breaks, Chen Xiu would run back to play chess with Wei Feng again, then go for physical and agility tests, then come back to play chess again, repeating this cycle over and over...

After undergoing a series of repeated tests on physical fitness, strength, agility, and mental agility, Chen Xiu finally reached her physical limit an hour and a half after training began.

"Huff~, huff~~"

Chen Xiu sat heavily in the chair, staring at the game that had reached 180 moves, and did not let Wei Feng make any more moves.

"If you surrender now, you lose 10 points."

"Hiss~~, you..."

Wei Feng, looking conflicted and surprised, went to examine the chessboard. After counting the pieces several times, he finally put them down and reluctantly conceded defeat.

Seeing Chen Xiu's forehead dripping with sweat and his head seemingly steaming, Wei Feng turned to look at Xiong Ben, and they both saw surprise in each other's eyes.

Then, Wei Feng, whose personality was more unconventional, was the first to express his doubts to Chen Xiu.

"Boss, how did you suddenly become so strong? Your training volume is almost on par with Big Bear's, and your Go skill... tsk, I've passed the 5-dan exam!"

"Hehe, just think of it as me having hired a teacher during this period."

After saying that, Chen Xiu leaned back in her chair and reached out her hand to Xiong Ben.

Seeing this, Xiong Ben walked to the insulated cabinet in the hotel gym, took out the damp towel he had just put in, unfolded it, and handed it to Chen Xiu. Applying the damp towel to her face to cool her down, and feeling the humid air enter her lungs, Chen Xiu's heart rate and body temperature dropped at a much faster rate than usual.

Wei Feng and Xiong Ben exchanged another glance, their surprise no less than before.

They weren't stupid; they could easily see the flaw in Chen Xiu's words. No matter how good a teacher is, it's impossible to comprehensively improve a person's muscle strength, endurance, and physical fitness within a month...

However, since Chen Xiu had already said so, they had no choice but to believe him and not ask any more questions.

The quiet atmosphere continued to build in the three-person room until it was broken by a soft voice.

"Hey sis, there aren't many people at the gym~"

Chen Xiu took off the towel and turned to look in the direction of the sound.

Wearing a sports hoodie and sweatpants, and a mask, Dilraba was heading towards the fitness area, accompanied by her talkative assistant.

Before joining the production team, Chen Xiuyou was added to the WeChat work group for "Diamond Lover" and saw Dilraba's WeChat ID in the group.

However, the two have not had any interaction, and their scenes together have not yet been filmed.

Their relationship is roughly equivalent to knowing that the other person exists and what role they play, but not understanding each other at all.

Seeing Reba walk over, Chen Xiu also got up from her chair and nodded politely to her as a greeting.

"Xiao Feng, pack up the chessboard, we're leaving."

In front of outsiders, Chen Xiu didn't even call Wei Feng by his nickname.

After they finished tidying up the chessboard and left the gym area, Xiaolin, the assistant next to Dilraba, immediately showed a hint of regret on her face.

"Sister Ba, you had such a good opportunity to get to know Chen Xiu, why didn't you seize it?"

"I'm not familiar with him, it would be so awkward to suddenly go over and say hello like that."

Reba said in a muffled voice, his eyebrows clenched in a furrowed brow above his deep eyes.

"But Rain from South Korea is usually not seen on set. If you want to ask for leave to go home and see your grandma, you can only talk to Chen Xiu and try to get the director to postpone your scenes by two days."

Xiaolin, looking troubled, helped Reba explain the pros and cons.

Just now, she actually saw Chen Xiu and the other two exercising, and then, thinking about the problem Reba was facing, she ran back to the room to call her, thinking of creating a chance encounter so that she could get to know Chen Xiu.

As a result, Chen Xiu saw them coming and left immediately.

Reba was also very timid, showing absolutely no intention of taking the initiative to get to know the other person.

Hearing Xiaolin's words, and thinking of her grandmother whose condition was worsening (I checked the news, I didn't write it randomly, it really happened around this time), Reba couldn't help but feel sorry for her own retreat.

“Xiaolin, why don’t you keep squatting in the gym these next few days? If you see Chen Xiu coming over, just text me…”

"Okay, I will."

Xiaolin nodded silently, then couldn't help but remind Reba.

"Sister Ba, I saw on set today that Director Wu and Tang Yan treated Chen Xiu very well. If you want to ask for leave, I feel that asking him for help would be more useful than asking that Rain."

"I understand. I'll seize the opportunity next time."

Reba nodded seriously, her eyes showing a hint of determination.

She was raised by her maternal grandmother, who started feeling unwell a few days ago and has now been admitted to the intensive care unit.

Dilraba wanted to ask for leave to go back and visit her family, but as a relatively unknown actress, she felt that the production team would not approve her leave.

The reason I thought of asking Chen Xiu for help was because the scene of the last audition was too vivid. Anyone with eyes could see that Chen Xiu had someone backing him. Otherwise, how could he have squeezed out Luo Jin?
The person who can solve the problem has appeared. Reba feels that what she needs to consider is how to get Chen Xiu to help her...

(End of this chapter)