After the live broadcast of that challenge ended, Xu Wenqian went back to his company to edit the footage and produced a pre-recorded version.

This video is the reposted recording.

In the footage, Xu Wenqian advises, "That's enough for today."

"I can do it!" Lin Jianshen stared at him, his eyes flashing with a stubborn light.

Xu Wenqian then said, "I'll consider you halfway to success, here's five hundred for you."

Lin Jianshen shook his head again.

Xu Wenqian was getting anxious: "You're even trembling when you walk now. You'll have to carry it at least three more times. You can't do it."

Lin Jianshen said, "I can do it."

His assistant also advised, "Brother Qian is right, you really can't keep up anymore."

Lin Jianshen gritted his teeth and said: I can do it!

"You can't do it!"

"I'll definitely do it!" he roared, his voice hoarse like that of a wild beast.

The expression on his face was terrifying.

Distortion, anger, ferocity, sadness, pain, self-blame, guilt...

His eyes were bloodshot.

The display machine in my hand suddenly felt incredibly heavy.

It was so heavy that her hands began to tremble.

Xia Tingwan didn't dare to watch any longer, yet she couldn't help but keep watching.

The weight of the cement and stacks of foam bricks seemed to transcend time and space, pressing down on her.

It caused her bones to groan in unbearable pain.

Pain burst forth from every crevice of the bone.

She touched the screen with her thumb, as if she could touch Lin Jianshen's face and wipe away his sweat.

The challenge of carrying people up the stairs is finally over.

Xia Tingwan pressed her hand to her chest and gasped for breath.

Unexpectedly, the video wasn't over yet.

"Some viewers in the live stream asked us why you're pushing yourself so hard to complete this challenge?"

In the video, Lin Jianshen slowly straightened up: "There's no other way, I have a kitten at home to take care of."

Xiao Chen was taken aback: "A kitten? What kind of kitten?"

Lin Jianshen smiled weakly: "A little cat that looks pitiful, thin, and cute."

It goes without saying who this kitten refers to.

"Buzz..."

Xia Tingwan's mind went blank.

Tears fell onto the phone in a steady stream.

She tried to wipe away the tears on her phone and put it back on the stand.

Her vision quickly became blurry, and for a moment she couldn't see anything clearly.

She placed her phone on the table, her hand trembling as she reached out.

It seemed as if Lin Jianshen was standing right in front of her.

She remembered that year, when they returned to their rented room and he fell asleep in a chair.

The posture is very awkward; sleeping like this will definitely cause pain all over the body.

Xia Tingwan tried to get him into bed.

But she underestimated his weight and didn't hold him properly.

Lin Jianshen fell directly to the ground, but he didn't wake up.

She half-dragged, half-carried him to the bed.

During this time, his hands and feet hit the bed legs, making two "thump" sounds.

She was startled.

He still did not wake up.

She had already guessed that he had done manual labor.

This idea was soon proven true.

She found a bottle of strong-smelling medicinal liquor in the bathroom trash can.

Afterwards, he went to the market to buy groceries, and when he went downstairs, he held onto the railing as he walked.

Despite their best efforts to conceal it, anyone could tell something was wrong.

He probably knew he wasn't hiding it very well, so when he came back, he made an excuse to let her go upstairs first.

She left the door a crack to see what was going on with him.

Then I saw him crawling upwards sideways, like a crab.

He could have used that to gain sympathy, but he said nothing.

He simply carried on silently, bearing the burden.

She had guessed it, but when the scene actually unfolded before her eyes, the immense shock felt like a knife piercing her chest.

Especially now, she has fallen in love with him, but is forced to separate from him.

She was pale and could barely stand.

The shop assistant rushed over and asked with concern, "Miss, what's wrong?"

"Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"

She noticed Xia Tingwan clutching her chest and asked, "Should I call an ambulance for you?"

Xia Tingwan slowly shook her head: "No need."

She took a slow breath, calming herself down.

All the sounds around me were stretched out by the intense tinnitus.

The swinging legs of the passing customers seemed to transform into a slow-motion scene in a movie.

It passed by slowly and numbly before my eyes.

In a daze, she saw Lin Jianshen carrying a stack of foam bricks on his back, gripping the railing tightly with both hands, the veins on the back of his hands bulging, and panting heavily with his mouth open.

She reached out her hand, wanting to help him share some of the weight.

The customer in front of her quickly moved aside, staring at her as if she were crazy.

Xia Tingwan was filled with regret at that moment, wondering why she hadn't been nicer to him back then.

She needs to resolve the issues with the Xia family as soon as possible so she can reunite with him.

Xia Wenshan must die sooner rather than later.

This person is very careful about what they eat, and someone is specifically assigned to oversee every step of the process.

It's not easy to administer the medicine.

We must find another opportunity.

Brother Ashen, I'm sure I can think of a way. Wait for me, it won't be long.

Lin Jianshen loosened the blanket from his arms and gave a self-deprecating laugh.

He, too, had developed the habit of needing to hug a blanket to fall asleep, just like Xia Tingwan.

He rolled out of bed, looked in the mirror, and found that his body fat had decreased again.

I was doing push-ups on the floor when someone rang the doorbell.

Lin Jianshen took out a shirt delivered by the laundry from the closet, buttoned it up, and opened the door.

Sun Jian stood at the door, his face beaming with undisguised joy.

"That kid Li Shiqi is smart; he took the initiative to send people to negotiate with me."

"He backed down; that boat is ours too."

He suddenly slapped Lin Jianshen on the shoulder: "What's that saying again? 'Everything is possible with the same effort'?"

Lin Jianshen was patted on the shoulder, and the last button was not fastened.

He buttoned it up again: "When the time is right, heaven and earth will lend their strength."

Sun Jian laughed heartily: "Brother, I knew you were my lucky star all along."

"Don't go out around these next few days. Come back to Donghai with me later. My dad probably wants to see you."

Lin Jianshen straightened his cuffs and asked, "Are we about to get involved in the core business?"

Sun Jian snapped his fingers: "That's right."

"The day has finally come!"

They were both very excited, hugged each other, and patted each other on the back.

A few days later, I met Sun Hao in a villa halfway up a mountain.

Sun Hao was over forty years old, with a full beard and some gray hair at his temples.

Her face became somewhat rounder due to weight gain.

At first glance, he seems somewhat simple and honest.

But everyone knows that this person is not at all honest or kind.

Sun Hao, wearing a pure black polo shirt, was holding a knife and preparing to kill a fish on the cutting board.

"Many people only know that I started out as a loan shark, but before that, I was a fishmonger."

The fish were jumping and frolicking on the cutting board.

Sun Hao held the fish down and struck its head hard with the back of his knife.

The fish's struggles immediately weakened.

Sun Hao tapped the fish a second time, and it stopped moving completely.

He sighed, "I'm getting old. Back then, it only took one tap to catch a fish."

Sun Jian said, "Dad, how are you old? It's normal to be rusty if you haven't done this for a long time."

Lin Jianshen said, "Uncle Hao, you're in such good health, living to be a hundred years old won't be a problem."

The moment he uttered the words, a voice suddenly floated through his mind: "So, promise me, you must live well and live to be a hundred years old."

"For your own sake—"

"Also for me."

His attention was drawn back by Sun Hao's voice.

Sun Hao calmly scraped the fish scales: "Later, I seized the opportunity and followed my elder brother."

"Later, I started my own business and gradually achieved my current status."

"After so many years in the underworld, I've gotten to where I am today because of loyalty."

Sun Hao is indeed loyal on the surface.

He would give his underlings two chances if they made mistakes.

Just like when Lin Jianshen provoked Sun Yu, Sun Hao didn't directly take action against him.

Sun Hao said, "But some people follow me, yet they lack loyalty."

"He went undercover!"

He sliced ​​open the fish's belly and looked at Lin Jianshen: "Tell me, how should we deal with the undercover agent?"

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