Serial Player
Chapter 37: Competition (Seeking Recommendations and Collections)

Chapter 37: Chapter 37: Competition (Seeking Recommendations and Collections)

"So this is Li Changhe? Xiao Nan’s childhood friend? The special sports recruit from your middle school?" Apart from Ye Ming, there was another muscular youth with a buzz cut in the elevator, probably a friend of Ye Ming’s.

Compared to Ye Ming and Li Changhe, he was not as tall, standing at about 1.7 meters. But he was very robust, each muscle perfectly sculpted. His athletic vest was almost unable to contain his muscles.

Li Changhe slightly narrowed his eyes. Ye Ming was probably not a [Player]. Otherwise, he would have been taken down when he got close to Xiao Nan in the morning.

The other guy was a different story. The muscular frame even got Li Changhe somewhat intrigued. Could he be a [Player] who had chosen [Physique]?

"Relax... at such a close distance, they can’t escape my senses. They don’t have the same aura as you [Players]." Yun Ting responded in his mind, "But... their attire is rather... hard to look at."

Li Changhe chuckled inwardly. To Yun Ting, a female ghost who had stayed in the old campus area for over twenty years, their common athletic vests were indeed an eyesore. If she saw those bodybuilders upstairs later, she might cry.

Brother Ting, times have changed!

But, if they are not [Players], then things would be much easier.

Just when Li Changhe was about to respond, the short youth laughed, "It’s nothing big. Tall and skinny. Surprisingly won medals in five events last year, including one for sprinting. You should be thankful that I didn’t participate in that year’s event! You won’t be so lucky this year."

Li Changhe was slightly taken aback. Indeed, he didn’t look strong, but rather thin. Probably a result of malnutrition at the orphanage, although the director denied it and blamed it on his metabolism...

As for the guy in front of him, he must be the special sports recruit who transferred to Yanyun No. 2 middle school this term. Members of the ’Commoners Alliance’ had told Li Changhe about him, warning him to be cautious this time and not screw up.

His name seemed to be... Xu? Xu Fu. Christ, this name alone required caution.

"Nice to meet you, Xu Fu."

"It’s Xu Fu! I’m not that guy!" Xu Fu was grinding his teeth in frustration.

"Alright, Xu Fu, got it, Xu Fu."

"Ahem." Ye Ming interrupted their dispute with a cough. "Li Changhe, I saw you at the hospital before. You visited Xiao Nan, right? How is she doing?"

"She’s fine, you..." Li Changhe looked at him with a puzzled expression. "Why don’t you just go see her yourself? Didn’t you say you were at the hospital?"

I was not even allowed in! Ye Ming suspected that Li Changhe came to provoke him. He wanted to visit Xiao Nan at the hospital with presents, but was stopped and not allowed in.

He watched Li Changhe walk in freely, which angered him. He came here to exercise and vent his frustrations. He did not expect to meet Li Changhe here, who came to stimulate him even more.

"...." Ye Ming took a deep breath. He reminded himself not to get angry, don’t get angry! He researched Li Changhe, an orphan with no powerful background but good relationship with Xiao Nan. He couldn’t provoke Li Changhe if he wanted to pursue Xiao Nan.

Inwardly, Li Changhe chuckled. Over the years, it wasn’t just a matter of sabotaging cars for Xiao Nan.

The boys...or girls who pursued her were all managed by Li Changhe.

Thinking about this, Li Changhe grinned. It would be a lot less troublesome if Xiao Nan still looked like the chubby kid from elementary school.

Unfortunately, girls change a lot when they grow up, she’s only got prettier... It seems that he needs to have a word with her when he has the chance. It’s one thing to tolerate a cluster of boys, but to have boys and girls... The workload is too much.

Back to the present, Ye Ming was not in the mood to continue the idle chat with Li Changhe. Mainly because he couldn’t win the conversation... His attempt to inquire about Xiao Nan was redirected to the Ugly Duckling story. What a rip-off! This clearly showed his dislike towards Ye Ming.

Xu Fu, on the other hand, was looking at Li Changhe with a serious expression. "In the last Yanyun Sports Festival, I didn’t get to participate. But after transferring to Yanyun No. 2 middle school this year, I’ve heard about your reputation from the seniors. Now that we’ve bumped into each other today, how about a little competition?"

Seeing this, Ye Ming laughed and took the opportunity to climb up, saying, "Indeed, an invite is not as good as a chance encounter. Since we’ve met, why don’t we compete? I have memberships to any facility, available for your competition."

"Xu Fu was the all-around champion of the previous Canghai City Sports Festival. Aren’t you a special sports recruit? I’ll defeat you at what you’re best at!" Ye Ming thought to himself.

Li Changhe saw through his little scheme at a glance. Such a naive boy! Isn’t it supposed to be about a rich kid bullying others and then getting a face slap?

If it were in the past, Li Changhe would certainly not accept such a hassle. Rather than showing off his skills, he would prefer to do more part-time jobs.

But now he was planning to experiment with his abilities. This was like delivering a pillow when one is already sleepy. It’s just to see how big the difference is between him and a normal athlete.

"Alright, let’s have a few games then." Li Changhe responded with a mild smile.

The atmosphere among the three improved, and they arrived at their floor in the middle of chatting and laughing.

As soon as the door opened, they were greeted by the luxurious and spacious lobby. A few steps later, someone recognized Li Changhe and greeted him with a smile, "Li Changhe? You’re here today too. Come on, we just got in some new equipment, lend a hand."

At this time, it was peak hours and many staff members were working nearby. They were familiar with Li Changhe and assumed that he was there for a part-time job.

"Leave it for now, I’m here as a customer today. I’ll help you when I’m done." Li Changhe replied with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Ye Ming’s eyes lit up, he chuckled and spoke, "Do you come here often? Are you a member here? The membership fee here is not cheap."

This was a high-end gym in downtown Yanyun, where the monthly membership fees were astronomical. Li Changhe’s economy certainly didn’t allow him to indulge in such expenditures.

"I just work here part-time. The wages here are good, working the whole summer vacation can take care of my finances for half a year. As for training, I just do a casual workout. If it weren’t for you guys, I would probably be on my shift by now."

Ye Ming was intrigued, he quickly put on his smile, "If you’re looking for a job, come to my family’s company. The salary is good and benefits are excellent. As long as you..."

"Help you woo Xiao Nan?" Li Changhe cut him off, looking at him sidelong. "Can you guess how many people have asked me this before?"

...

On the side, Xu Fu was serious, working part-time in the gym and casually exercising led to winning city-level medals? If this wasn’t a lie, then he was a prodigy!

Xu Fu spent every day training except when he was taking classes. He even wished that he could train during his sleep. It seemed, the seniors at No. 2 middle school who warned him to be careful about Li Changhe were not unreasonable.

Under the circumstances of no time to train and no money for nutritional meals, he still managed to win medals? Xu Fu considered Li Changhe as a much bigger threat.

"However, I probably won’t come here next summer vacation. I heard that summer jobs in the Middle East pay 8000 a day. Working there is as fun as playing PUBG. They said those are our people, join us if you are free." Li Changhe spoke lightly.

Ye Ming and Xu Fu, who wanted to ask more questions, instantly lost interest. Can’t you quit the pranks?

God damn Middle East summer job! AK-47 wielding summer job?

After they completed the procedures, Xu Fu looked at Li Changhe, who was wearing a cheap T-shirt and chatting with the staff nearby. He seemed unperturbed about the upcoming competition, but after some hesitation.

He showed a serious look, "Since I’ve taken your working hours, I should give some compensation."

"If you win one round, I’ll compensate you one thousand, how about it? Please give it your all."