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Chapter 324: Chapter 153: Know Worldly Ways but Not Worldly
Focused repetition on one task can be terribly monotonous.
But Su Huai found a joy in it that he’d never known before—the joy of sports.
Physical activities naturally trigger the release of dopamine, and coupled with the sense of achievement from rapid progress, it provided him with immense psychological satisfaction.
The root cause, however, might be due to the attribute points.
Su Huai suspected that only a minority of people can truly enjoy strenuous sports activities with utmost joy. These folks possess incredible talent, allowing them to complete intensive exercises at the least cost and to progress quickly, obtaining even stronger positive feedback.
Ordinary people, on the other hand, experience more pain than pleasure from sports, simply because they’re not good at it.
In his past life, he hardly felt such joy, after all, when playing basketball, either his shots got blocked or he was tackled. Every time he tried to break through with the ball, it was a struggle; either he couldn’t make the shot, or it missed the basket entirely.
But now things were different.
With a Comprehensive Physique score of 88, Su Huai also became a talent freak—he learned quickly, had strong endurance, and the monotonous practice felt more like unleashing innate instincts rather than being in prison.
He kept practicing until past 5 p.m., by when Su Huai had become adept at controlling the hoverboard and could freely move forwards and backwards at a height of 5 meters in the air.
When he got down, unlike others, he didn’t feel weak in the hands or legs. In fact, he felt like he could do an hour of push-ups.
This endurance was simply incredible.
After taking a shower back at his cabin and getting ready to head out, it was time for dinner.
A quick question in the group chat revealed that everyone had gone to Yao Guang Hall.
The girls were chattering away while the boys shouted and whooped as they played poker; upstairs, two mahjong tables were still lively.
Regarding the evening’s dinner, the group had decided on Japanese cuisine plus Teppanyaki.
The exclusive fishing boat brought a lot of freshly caught seafood: sea urchins, tunas, lobsters, crabs, scallops... paired with the ever-present aromatic rice from Uncle Wang, the taste was simply unparalleled.
Since there were no more water activities later, everyone decided to have some drinks on Huang Mengting’s suggestion.
Baijiu, beer, red wine, sake—there was a complete selection for everyone to choose as they wished.
In the mildly tipsy atmosphere, some flirtations were brewing, and some emotions were beginning to sprout.
Late into the meal, as people started to mill about, a few couples began to show the beginnings of something more.
"Damn, Lu, you?!!!"
Zhang Renhui exclaimed in surprise, exposing the hands of Lu Yitian and Luxiaojing held together for everyone to see.
"Why are you shouting? Can’t I date someone?"
Now that he’d been discovered, Lu Yitian boldly made it official and wrapped his arm around Luxiaojing’s waist.
Luxiaojing was somewhat shy but after trying to pull away without success, she eventually gave in with a coy downward glance.
Gao raised his eyes wide: "Well, you sneaky devil, you’ve been up to big things quietly..."
Er Gao feeling unconvinced: "Wait, what gives you the edge?"
Luxiaojing would score over 70, only below people like Ding Yi, Huang Mengting and a few others in the class. With a great figure and in a couple of years, after mastering makeup and fashion, she’d definitely become a metropolitan beauty.
For a girl of her caliber, ordinary men would have almost no chance in society.
Lu Yitian didn’t stand out among the boys in the class; neither was his height, looks, wealth, nor intellect particularly impressive... His family registry even ranked low. Well then,
So, his being the first to get a girlfriend was met with disbelief by both Gao and Er Gao.
But the brothers bore no ill will, and after a joke, they stopped teasing Lu and whispered to Su Huai privately.
"Man, what’s the deal? Even sleazy old Lu found a girlfriend, and I can’t even get noticed!"
Su Huai casually responded, "Because he’s sleazy and flirtatious, that’s why!"
"What?!"
The brothers’ eyes bulged out, completely flabbergasted.
"Are you serious?"
"Of course!"
Su Huai rolled his eyes at the two naive kids, completely frustrated.
"When you guys are with a girl, you just sit there and shovel food into your mouths, not engaging in conversation. Even when given the chance, you don’t take it. How do you expect to get a girlfriend?"
Gao retorted with a stiff neck: "I did join in!"
Er Gao looked aggrieved: "I’ve tried initiating, but it doesn’t work!"
Gu Jiuyue rarely showed interest in such "trivial matters," but curiously asked: "Gao, how did you join in?"
Gao glanced slyly at Chen Yanli and whispered, "Last time I was eating with Chen Yanli and the others, they said Li Yifeng was really handsome. I knew the guy, so I quickly chimed in: ’That guy who always plays the domineering CEO with a horse face? His legs aren’t even as thick as my arms!’
Right, and I deliberately flexed my biceps for them to see. I said to Chen Yanli, ’Don’t believe me? Go on, poke it.’
I figured girls like a sense of security, right?
I’ve got the body that screams ’security’!
Then she looked at me shyly and, well, of course, I had to keep the enthusiasm up!
’It’s fine, go on, poke hard, buddy’s muscles are solid as rock!’
So she poked me once and then commented, ’Yeah, quite solid.’
I thought the conversation went pretty well, but after that, Chen Yanli started avoiding me..."
Su Huai couldn’t help but snicker, trying to suppress it despite feeling a bit bad. 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝔬𝖒
If I were her, I’d avoid you, too!
Yet, Gu Jiuyue seriously began to analyze for Gao: "You’re doing it wrong. You can’t show your manliness by degrading the star they like. It won’t work."
