That's not necessary

"Wow, there are so many people." Inside the gym, Ye Shuang had just arrived with the two girls.

Bai Yuyou and Tang Keke had both changed into their academy tracksuits, though they weren't wearing the jackets.

"Right? It's the weekend after all, so there are quite a few people coming to work out. There will be even more by evening." As Ye Shuang spoke, a middle-aged man at the front desk looked them over before smiling and hurrying over to greet them.

"President Ye, oh my, I didn't expect you to come here. Please forgive me for not coming out to welcome you sooner."

"You are?" Ye Shuang glanced at him.

"This gym is a chain brand under the group," the middle-aged man explained. "I'm the manager of this branch. You can just call me Xiao Guang."

"Oh?" Ye Shuang was a little surprised that this gym was also part of Chen Qin's family business, but he was even more surprised that the man actually recognized him.

"Do you need to book the whole place? I can go arrange it right now," the manager asked cautiously from the side.

"No, no, we're just here for a normal workout. Go ahead and get back to your duties," Ye Shuang shook his head. "Don't let me interrupt your work."

"Ah, alright then." Seeing that Ye Shuang wasn't just being polite, the manager instructed a staff member to pour them some tea before returning to his work.

Ye Shuang then led Bai Yuyou and Tang Keke over to the treadmill area.

"How about we start with something simple like this? How about running?" Ye Shuang asked Bai Yuyou and the others with a smile.

Bai Yuyou didn't have any objections, but Tang Keke scratched her head. "Ah, running?"

"Running is actually pretty good for building up stamina," Ye Shuang explained. "Although it's not the absolute best for fat loss, it's great for building a foundation."

"Can I play with that?" Tang Keke suddenly pointed at a nearby barbell.

"This?" Ye Shuang took a look. "Sure, want to give it a try?"

"Yes!"

Tang Keke immediately trotted over eagerly.

Because it was just an empty bar with no weights attached, Tang Keke looked at it with full confidence. "It's just a mere barbell, I've got this in the bag."

Ye Shuang walked up next to her and briefly explained the proper form and what not to do.

"It's fine, it's just a bar," Tang Keke said, bending down to lift it.

The next second, her face flushed red. "Mmph?!"

"So heavy!"

Finally, Tang Keke dropped the bar in defeat. "Why is just the bar so heavy?!"

Ye Shuang glanced at the bar. "Well, this is about twenty kilograms. It's actually not that heavy, only about a third of your weight."

"It's because Keke is too weak," Bai Yuyou remarked from the side.

"No, I'm just not in good shape today." Tang Keke looked around and finally pointed at a nearby stair climber. "Stair climbing, I'll do this!"

"That works too."

Ye Shuang smiled. The stair climber was actually quite suitable for beginners.

However, just five or six minutes later, Tang Keke was leaning on the side handrails, crying for help.

Ye Shuang: "..."

Aren't you a little too weak?

"This one suits me." In the end, Tang Keke chose the treadmill, and on walking mode at that.

But it was still better than doing nothing at all.

Bai Yuyou also followed Tang Keke and chose a treadmill. Just as Ye Shuang had said, it was best to start from the very basics. Once the foundation was set, everything else would come quickly.

The treadmills came with built-in tablets, so as Tang Keke walked, she didn't forget to log into her account and start watching anime. Distracting herself would actually help her walk further.

"Let's just stick with this for now." Ye Shuang looked over at Bai Yuyou. The girl was jogging, her high ponytail swaying slightly with her steps, brimming with vitality.

At this moment, Ye Shuang recalled his strength increase from the morning and couldn't help but look at the nearby equipment.

Did his strength really increase?

He walked over to the empty bar Tang Keke had just tried and began to lift it with both hands.

As Ye Shuang exerted force, he picked the bar up with ease.

"Oh?" Ye Shuang looked a bit surprised.

Twenty kilograms felt like it weighed nothing at all.

"Uncle, what are you grinning at? Is deadlifting an empty bar really that exciting?" A voice came from beside him.

Ye Shuang turned his head and found two familiar figures standing next to him.

An Shiyu and An Shiyi were both wearing tracksuits. He had no idea when they had stepped up beside him. They had towels draped around their necks and were holding water bottles.

The two of them had a light sheen of sweat on their skin, clearly indicating that they had arrived even earlier than Ye Shuang.

"Haizhu City sure is small," Ye Shuang couldn't help but comment.

"We should be the ones saying that, shouldn't we?" An Shiyu said with one hand on her hip. She was wearing a two-piece workout outfit, and the V-line of her abs above her shorts was clearly visible.

"What are you looking at?" The girl gave him a deadpan stare.

"Nothing," Ye Shuang smiled. However, compared to the slight softness on Bai Yuyou and Tang Keke's tummies, An Shiyu actually had the most slender figure.

Then, his gaze shifted slightly upwards.

Hmm...

It was just that she didn't have much flesh in other areas either.

The next second, a towel came flying over and smacked him right in the face. "Ah!"

"What was that for?" Ye Shuang grabbed the slightly damp towel.

"Tch, I get the feeling you're thinking about something very obnoxious," An Shiyu said with disdain, while An Shiyi crossed her arms next to her, looking amused. "As expected, her op..."

Before the words "too small" could leave her mouth, An Shiyu expressionlessly elbowed An Shiyi in the side.

"You two..."

Ye Shuang had no choice but to hand the towel back to An Shiyu for now, while he casually stretched his arms. "I wasn't grinning because I deadlifted an empty bar. I just felt like my strength has increased quite a bit."

"Increased?" An Shiyu's gaze swept over Ye Shuang's body, and the next second, she turned her head away as if stifling a snort.

"You were just laughing at me, weren't you?" Ye Shuang said, speechless.

"No, I wasn't." An Shiyu turned back around and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

"You were clearly laughing."

"Uncle, you sure are strong, actually managing to lift an empty bar," An Shiyu said expressionlessly, her tone completely deadpan. "Wow, so amazing."

Ye Shuang: "..."

An Shiyi also stood beside Ye Shuang and reached out to feel the muscles on his arm. "Uncle, you still need to work out more. Otherwise, how are you going to carry two people in the future?"

"What two people?"

Ye Shuang didn't bother explaining further. He simply said to An Shiyu, "Add some weights for me. Today, I'll let you know what it means that there is always someone better out there."

Hearing this, An Shiyu shot a glance at An Shiyi beside her. "Add a ton."

Ye Shuang: "..."

That won't be necessary.