"Alright." He had finished warming up, so it was time to go jogging. "Nurse Shen, let's run slowly."
"Sure," Shen Yueyan agreed instantly.
As they jogged together, many people stole glances at them.
The men were jealous of Ling Tian, while the women were envious of Shen Yueyan.
Of course, the duo noticed it.
However, they chose to ignore it.
As long as no one disturbed them, they would pretend not to notice because it was normal to stare at attractive individuals.
"Huff…" They had just started running, yet Ling Tian already breathed heavily.
'Are you for real? Predecessor, did you never work out before?'
He knew his body was frail, but this was worse than he expected.
'Breathe in… breathe out…'
He controlled his breathing because resting whenever he was tired would not improve his stamina quickly.
Shen Yueyan, who was on his right side, noticed it.
'He is already tired?'
She didn't make fun of him, especially when she saw his determination to keep running.
'I will slow down a bit.'
She slowed down until her pace matched his.
"You don't have to slow down, Nurse Shen." Ling Tian noticed what she was doing.
"I'm just taking it easy." she replied with a soft smile.
He knew she was lying, but he didn't say anything anymore because talking would only make him tired faster.
'My body has reached its limit.'
He felt every step was heavier than the last.
But even so, he continued running, as if his life depended on it.
'No! I'm not stopping until I've run at least half a lap.'
He was determined not to stop before running at least three hundred meters.
'Just a little more… a little bit more…'
He increased his focus when his goal was already within sight.
"Huft..." The moment he completed half a lap, he stopped running and began walking.
'Yes! I did it!'
He wiped the sweat off his forehead.
"Hmm? Walking already?" She was still running, but her steps had become smaller and lighter, just enough to stay by his side.
"Feel free to keep running. No need to wait for me," he said breathlessly.
"I told your fans that we would work out together today. They would know I lied if we were not together." She refused instantly.
He raised three fingers and said, "Give me thirty seconds to catch my breath."
"Sure," she replied.
Half a minute later, Ling Tian started running again.
However, he was out of breath shortly after that.
A thirty-second break was not enough for his weak body to recover, so he was tired faster than before.
"Phew!" Ling Tian exhaled slowly.
'My target is still the same: half a lap.'
He refused to walk before he reached his goal.
Shen Yueyan slowly turned to him.
'He is making the same serious expression as before.'
Recalling his previous goal, she believed he would run half a lap before resting again.
"Ling Tian, should I help you reach your goal?" she asked.
He turned to her in surprise. "Huh?"
"It's decided then. I will help you." She grabbed his right hand and increased her speed.
"Hmm?" Ling Tian widened his eyes.
'Nurse Shen, this is not helping me, but torturing me.'
He could not help but quicken his pace.
Almost everyone they passed stared at them silently.
Some of them gazed with envious eyes, while the rest cursed him venomously in their hearts.
From behind, it looked like they were showing off their intimacy in public, so some people were annoyed with what they were doing.
But if they paid attention to his face carefully, they would know what was going on right away because he was breathless and suffering.
'Nurse Shen, please stop. You are killing me.'
Even though his legs begged him to stop, he didn't shake her hand off.
Once they had run half a lap, Shen Yueyan stopped running and released his right hand. "Done! You have achieved your goal!"
"Haaah... Haaa…" Ling Tian breathed heavily.
"Let's walk for one lap before running again." She knew his body had reached its limit, so she suggested they walk for one lap.
"Good idea!" he agreed instantly.
After walking for one lap, they started running again.
At 05:10 pm, they stopped and rested in the entrance of the stadium. They talked for about ten minutes before finally going home.
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Ling Tian's Studio, Balcony.
'The view from here is not bad.'
A soft smile spread across his face as he enjoyed the view around his studio.
After taking a shower, he headed to the balcony because he wanted to relax his mind and see the surrounding view from his place.
"It would be better if there were two chairs and a table here," Ling Tian sighed as he saw his empty balcony.
'I will buy them once I have money.'
He only had enough money to last him a month, so he decided to hold off on any unnecessary purchases for now.
'I hope I can get a lot of money in another world.'
Ten minutes later, he stepped into his studio to complete the assignment given by the professor.
The following day, he traveled to Yunhai Stadium to exercise.
But once he entered the entrance gate, the security guards informed him that there would be an event, so the stadium was not open for jogging.
"I see." Ling Tian uttered.
"The stadium will be open for exercise tomorrow afternoon, so you can come back again tomorrow." The security guard said.
Ling Tian bowed his head slightly before finally leaving.
'What should I do now?'
He didn't go to the gym because it was expensive.
"Should I go to the park and do some push-ups and sit-ups there?" he hesitated because it was not a place for working out.
'I will just return home and do some exercise in my place.'
He would become the center of attention if he worked out in a park, so he chose to go home.
But when he was about to leave the stadium, a familiar voice reached his ear. "Ling Tian, why are you here? Are you not going to exercise today?"
He turned his head toward the source of the sound.
'Nurse Shen?'
Shen Yueyan didn't use her car this time.
Instead, she was riding her motorcycle.
"The stadium isn't open for exercise today," he explained. "There is a music event in two hours."
"I see. So, are you planning to go home?" she asked.
"Yes," he nodded. "This is the only workout place near my studio, so I have no other choice."
"Then, how about we exercise at Qinghu Lake?" she invited him to work out with her like yesterday.
Qinghu Lake was built by the government as a place to exercise and relax.
However, it was not freely accessible to everyone because visitors needed to purchase tickets to enter.
Of course, the ticket was very cheap.
The reason why he didn't consider going to Qinghu Lake was that it was far from his studio. He needed at least fifty minutes to reach Qinghu Lake on foot.
"Nurse Shen, it's far from my studio." He refused directly.
"Don't worry. I will send you home later." She replied. "So, what do you say?"
"Are you sure?" he would change his mind if she was willing to drop him home because, in his view, jogging was better than doing sit-ups and push-ups.
"Yes." she nodded.
Then, Ling Tian climbed on her motorbike.
Since he didn't want her to think he was a pervert or trying to take advantage of the situation, he made sure to leave a bit of space between them.
"Let's go." She smiled softly before driving her motorbike to Qinghu Lake.