After Becoming Financially Free, They Offered Their Loyalty - Chapter 114

Chapter 114: The Meta-Dominant Heroine

TL: YYang

When Shen Yuan woke up from the large bed at the Junyue Hotel, Liu Menglu had already been staring at the river view with her chin in her hands for half an hour.

For the past week, she had been preparing Shen Yuan’s fitness meals and clean quick-dry clothes in advance every morning, and arriving at the Junyue punctually at 8:30.

Through these few days, she had finally gained that feeling of being needed.

She just wanted Shen Yuan to rely on her in his daily life, so that she could always stay by his side.

“You’re up~”

Hearing the movement on the bed, Liu Menglu turned her head and saw that Shen Yuan had gotten up. She immediately ran to the bathroom to squeeze toothpaste for him, quietly waiting for him to finish peeing and brush his teeth.

While Shen Yuan was peeing, she couldn’t help but sneak a couple of glances. Shen Yuan’s was quite good-looking.

Before she was with Shen Yuan, she had never seen it in person, only in videos and pictures on her phone. She used to think it was a bit ugly, but ever since she had owned it, she realized it was actually very good-looking.

After Shen Yuan finished peeing, he forcefully slapped Liu Menglu’s perky butt. “You little vixen, you were peeking at me, weren’t you!”

“Ouch, be gentle~”

Liu Menglu said in a coquettish voice, “Can’t I even look? You’ve looked at me so many times.”

“If I didn’t let you look, you can’t look. Got it?”

Shen Yuan said forcefully.

“Hmph!”

Liu Menglu snorted softly and handed him the toothbrush.

This coach-cum-housekeeper’s service was very attentive. Shen Yuan took the toothbrush with his right hand, and his left hand…
It wasn’t until Shen Yuan finished brushing his teeth that Liu Menglu said with a flushed face, relieved, “Good thing I brought an extra pair today.”

Shen Yuan smiled without saying a word. The sensitive Coach Liu had never been able to withstand the test, but she was indeed very fun to play with.

After eating the fitness meal Liu Menglu brought, Shen Yuan sent a WeChat message to Fang Minhui, saying he would take her to buy a house in the afternoon.

Today was Saturday, so the class beauty had time.

The class beauty was the first girl to be with him. Apart from two bags and a few billion small goals, she hadn’t received anything else.

Nana and Coach Liu, who came after her, had both received a house and a car to some extent, so Shen Yuan had always wanted to compensate her.

After sending the WeChat message, Shen Yuan changed into the quick-dry gym clothes prepared by Liu Menglu and then began his fitness plan for the day.

Liu Menglu had been a fitness coach for so many years and had been able to maintain high performance not only because of her beauty and good figure but also because of her strong professional skills.

Her fitness plan was very comprehensive. Besides having Shen Yuan do some aerobic exercises to reduce body fat, she would also have him do several sets of machine exercises to train different muscle groups.

For example, bench presses and butterfly flys for chest muscles, barbell rows and muscle-ups for back muscles, and also leg presses and barbell squats for lower body…
As the intensity continued to increase over the past few days, Shen Yuan gradually adapted and also felt a twitching muscle soreness in different parts of his body.

Coach Liu explained that this was a normal phenomenon. During exercise, muscles and connective tissues would tear, which meant the muscles had suffered minor trauma during the workout. After a period of recovery, they would regrow and become stronger than before.

This was the principle of muscle gain.

After two hours of fitness, Shen Yuan was panting heavily, drenched in sweat. His tank top and shorts were soaked through.

He stood up and looked at himself in the floor-to-ceiling mirror, noticing that his muscle lines were more defined.

He didn’t know if it was an illusion, but every time he finished working out, he felt a bit stronger.

Back in the room, after showering, Shen Yuan checked his fitness panel.

Height: 182CM
Weight: 72.2KG
Health Value: 70
BMI: 20.8
Body Fat: 18.3%
Immunity: 70
Brain Activity: 71
His weight had dropped a little due to dehydration from the workout just now, which was a normal phenomenon. His body fat had also decreased by 0.3%, which was good progress.

What surprised Shen Yuan was the improvement in his immunity and brain activity. When he first started working out, they were 66 and 67, respectively, and now they had both risen above 70.

In fact, fitness not only improved one’s physique but also enhanced one’s overall physical quality.

There was a scientific basis for this. People who exercised regularly had more myoglobin, which stored oxygen in their muscles, and their lungs had a larger oxygen uptake capacity. A sufficient oxygen supply could expel metabolic products like lactic acid and carbon dioxide from the body during labor and mental work, preventing fatigue.

Moreover, during exercise, due to high spirits and a cheerful mood, the brain was stimulated to release special chemicals, which had a good effect on promoting memory and intellectual development.

So every time he finished working out, Shen Yuan felt a sense of refreshment from the inside out, as well as a hint of accomplishment.

Now, Shen Yuan no longer treated fitness as just a task to be completed, but as something he should persist in long-term, as a daily habit.

In modern society, many people were in a sub-healthy state due to long hours of work and irregular schedules. They had minor health problems to varying degrees. It was said that 7 out of 10 people in China were sub-healthy.

Sub-health could lead to a decline in mental vitality and adaptability, and even work efficiency would slowly decrease. But they had to keep grinding at work, which formed a vicious cycle.

Of course, this involved many practical factors.

Old Shen was a very typical example. After going bankrupt, he had aged a lot in one or two years due to the pressure of debt and supporting his family, but he had to continue earning money outside.

But now Old Shen was relaxed. The family’s debts had been settled, and the house had been bought back. Recently, Old Shen was even looking at cars.

An idea also sprouted in Shen Yuan’s mind. The startup base was ultimately a school project. After this project stabilized, he would also have to expand his business into society.

“Health” was undoubtedly a good direction for development.

It could not only improve the overall physical quality of the nation but also make money, continuously increasing his prestige and influence.

Of course, this was for later and needed to be planned slowly.

At this time, Liu Menglu had already heated up the afternoon fitness meal and placed it on Shen Yuan’s dining table. As for herself, she had asked the guest relations manager to prepare a portion of sushi and udon noodles from the Japanese restaurant downstairs 20 minutes ago.

She needed to maintain her figure and would also control her diet, but only in the morning and evening. She ate more casually at noon.

While eating her noodles, Liu Menglu couldn’t help but ask, “Shen Yuan, I feel like you’re quite hardworking. How did you end up in just a second-tier university?”

After a week of working out, Liu Menglu found that Shen Yuan was very persistent and dedicated, unlike many of her clients, most of whom were inconsistent and found it difficult to stick with it.
“Actually, I was Tsinghua/Peking material. I got sick at the time and missed two exams, which is why I ended up at the Foreign Economics College.”

Shen Yuan said with a straight face.

“You’re full of it!”

Liu Menglu rolled her eyes.

“Are the noodles good?”

Shen Yuan pointed to her bowl of udon noodles.

“They’re pretty good.”

Liu Menglu protected her noodles and lifted her chin. “But you can’t have any. You have to eat your fitness meal.”

“I was just asking.”

Shen Yuan rubbed his chin. “I’m afraid if you eat too much, you won’t have an appetite for other noodles later.”

Liu Menglu was stunned for a moment, then her pretty face flushed red as she understood. “You pervert, I’m not eating any!”

Liu Menglu, like Fang Minhui, was a meta-dominant heroine. Although she said she wouldn’t eat, after finishing her lunch and digesting for a while, she proactively climbed onto the bed.

But this was tough on Shen Yuan.

At the same time, Fang Minhui was in an ordinary Hunan restaurant outside the school, having a meal with her cousin and cousin-in-law.

“Minhui, this place tastes pretty good. Do you and your classmates often come out to eat?”

The speaker was her cousin, Song Juan. She was four years older than Fang Minhui. Since Fang Minhui was raised by her grandmother as a child, the two grew up together and had a very good relationship.

Her cousin had just gotten married at the beginning of the month and had taken a 3-day wedding leave plus the weekend to go on a small honeymoon with her new husband.

Star City was their first stop, so it was only natural that they found her closest cousin, Fang Minhui, to host them.

“Yeah, I occasionally come here to eat with my classmates on weekends,” Fang Minhui replied with a smile.

“Hehe, then your life is pretty good. I remember when I was at Tanda University, I didn’t dare to eat out at restaurants.”

Her cousin-in-law, Zhang Zhen, said with a beaming smile. He looked scholarly and wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.

Fang Minhui smiled without saying a word. She didn’t have a good impression of this cousin-in-law.

During lunch, he had already cued that he was from Tanda University no less than three times.

Tanda University was one of the few Double First-Class universities in Nan Province, with its comprehensive strength ranking in the top five in the province. He probably felt a sense of superiority seeing Fang Minhui, who was studying at a second-tier university.

And his small eyes behind the lenses would sometimes glance at her, which made Fang Minhui even more disgusted with him.

If it weren’t for her cousin’s sake, she would have already shown her displeasure.

“Minhui, what’s the employment direction for this International Trade major? You’re already a junior now, you should be looking for an internship, right?”

Zhang Zhen asked, trying to make conversation.

“Next semester. I haven’t thought that far ahead.”

Fang Minhui replied casually.

“You should plan ahead. Back in our day, we started submitting resumes and looking for jobs in the second semester of our junior year. Although you’re at a second-tier university, you should also start considering employment.”

Zhang Zhen said with conviction.

Fang Minhui fought back the urge to roll her eyes and replied in a muffled voice, “Mmm, got it.”

“By the way, Minhui, do you have a boyfriend?”

Zhang Zhen said again, “I have a cousin who has better grades than me. He’s a senior at Xiangda University and is currently interning at a Fortune 500 company. His supervisor thinks highly of him, and he’ll most likely be converted to a full-time employee after he gets his graduation certificate next month.”

“So if you don’t have a boyfriend, you can try getting to know him.”

As soon as Zhang Zhen entered the restaurant, he noticed that Song Juan’s cousin was really nice. Her looks and figure were a cut above his wife, Song Juan.

Unfortunately, he was already married and couldn’t enjoy her.

But he still had a cousin of a suitable age. He could let them get to know each other.

Although his cousin was a bit short and plain-looking, Fang Minhui was just a second-tier university student, so they were actually a good match and could complement each other.

“No need, thank you. I already have a boyfriend.”

Fang Minhui politely refused.

“A boyfriend? When did you get one?”

Song Juan’s action of picking up food paused, and she couldn’t help but ask.

“We’ve been together for over half a month. I just haven’t had the chance to tell you.”

“Which school is he from?”

“Same school and same class as me.”

Zhang Zhen frowned upon hearing this. “Dating is not a game. Although your school is a university, the students there are of mixed quality. If you just casually find a guy, it will be very hard for you when you enter society.”