Li Mu Chuan picked a chair and sat down, letting the breeze wash over him.
Tomorrow, he would move out of his current rental and find somewhere more comfortable to live.
Besides comfort, the most important thing was that there were no gyms near where he had been living.
That made it troublesome whenever Li Mu Chuan wanted to work out.
He might as well move somewhere else and make himself more comfortable.
Pretty young women kept passing in front of him.
In the height of summer, the girls were all dressed rather lightly, making for a very pleasing sight.
After resting for a while, Li Mu Chuan returned to his rental and told the landlord that he wanted to move out.
This month was about to end anyway, so it was the perfect time to terminate the lease.
The next day.
Li Mu Chuan found a fairly upscale Residential Area, signed the contract, and moved in with his luggage.
The place he found cost two thousand yuan a month, which was a little expensive.
But it came fully furnished with appliances, and they were actually brand-new, which made Li Mu Chuan quite satisfied.
There was a gym right downstairs in the Residential Area.
Li Mu Chuan went to check it out, then got himself a membership card.
Before his fourth traversal began, he needed to train properly.
At the gym, Li Mu Chuan ran on a treadmill, feeling as though his lungs were on fire and his legs had been filled with lead.
Every step was pure torture, and his T-shirt had long since been soaked through with sweat.
Yet Li Mu Chuan kept going. Having not exercised in a long time, he felt like he was about to collapse after running for only a short while.
Finally, when Li Mu Chuan could no longer endure it and was about to be flung off the treadmill, he pressed the speed button.
He slowed from a run to a walk.
Li Mu Chuan gasped for breath as he walked slowly.
After a long while, Li Mu Chuan stepped off the treadmill and began training on the other machines.
By the time night fell, Li Mu Chuan finally returned home, took a shower, and collapsed straight onto his bed.
But the soreness throughout his body made it hard for Li Mu Chuan to fall asleep, no matter how much he tossed and turned.
When he got up the next day, Li Mu Chuan felt as though his thighs and arms no longer belonged to him.
Even taking a single step hurt badly enough to make him wince.
"This body feels like it's completely wrecked."
Li Mu Chuan gave a bitter laugh. He had not exercised in a long time, and yesterday's workout had been brutal, so naturally he felt this way.
In situations like this, he could take some post-workout recovery supplements to ease the pain.
Li Mu Chuan had known he would run into this problem, so he had already ordered some online, though it would not arrive until today.
His entire body ached, so Li Mu Chuan could not be bothered to go out. He could just order delivery for food.
Lying on the sofa and scrolling through his phone, he saw that a few former colleagues still had not deleted him. They were complaining on their social media feeds about how exhausting work was and how their supervisor had caught them just to chew them out again.
Li Mu Chuan could not help but smile when he saw the post, and he gave it a like.
What a shame. If Li Mu Chuan had not wanted the company's affairs to affect him,
he really should not have resigned.
Staying at the company and watching everyone else work themselves to the bone would probably have felt amazing.
"Brother Li, why did you suddenly resign?"
Just as Li Mu Chuan was browsing through his social media feed, Si Yu sent him a message.
Si Yu was the one who had just complained about her supervisor on her social media feed. She had blocked quite a few people from seeing it, afraid that someone might find out.
But Li Mu Chuan was not among those she had blocked.
When Si Yu saw Li Mu Chuan like her post, she remembered how hurriedly he had resigned before. She had not even gotten the chance to ask him about it.
"The pay was low and there was no future in it, so I quit."
Si Yu was a female colleague at the company. She was about 1.6 meters tall and had a delicate, cute appearance.
She usually liked wearing white knee-high socks with short skirts that fell slightly below her thighs, and she was quite popular with some of the male colleagues.
As far as Li Mu Chuan knew, not long after Si Yu joined the company, quite a few male colleagues had pursued her.
They would ask her out and treat her to movies and such.
Anyone with eyes could see what they were after.
Unfortunately, Si Yu barely paid any attention to them, so all those male colleagues returned empty-handed.
At the company, the person closest to Si Yu was probably Li Mu Chuan.
But Li Mu Chuan had no other intentions toward Si Yu. Perhaps that was why Si Yu was closer to him.
Si Yu: "So, Brother Li, did you find a better job? If you find something good, bring me along too! (Cute face)"
Li Mu Chuan...
His job was traversing worlds. How was he supposed to bring her along?
Even if he really could bring her, he could not do it. This was his personal secret.
"I haven't found anything yet. If I find a good job later, I'll introduce you to it."
Li Mu Chuan replied perfunctorily.
In the adult world, not agreeing was the same as refusing. She presumably understood that.
Si Yu: "Okay!"
After replying, Si Yu seemed to feel that a single word was somewhat perfunctory, so she added an emoji.
Li Mu Chuan glanced at it casually and did not pay much attention.
Meanwhile, at the company.
The female colleague sitting beside Si Yu glanced at her phone. When she saw the familiar profile picture on it, she sighed.
"He's already resigned, so why are you still hanging on? Honestly, there are so many people in the company you don't care for, so why did you have to fall for Li Mu Chuan?
What's so good about that guy? He only makes three or four thousand yuan a month. He's worked for so many years without getting anywhere. Look at yourself—you've got the figure and the looks.
That guy quit just because the supervisor gave him a scolding. Where can you find a job where everything goes your way? If you don't have the ability, you have to endure setbacks like that. You're not a child anymore, so how could you do something like that? Besides, he skipped work first."
Si Yu was left flustered by the barrage of words.
The tips of her ears turned slightly red, and she hurriedly waved her hands. "That's not true. How could I possibly have a crush on him?"
"Not true, my ass!"
Pan Jingjing glanced at Si Yu and shook her head helplessly. Did Si Yu really think she could not see it? What was she thinking?
"I'm not trying to be the bad guy. I've been through this before. That kid is only a little handsome, but good looks can't put food on the table, understand?
Whether he has money is what matters most. Listen to me, don't bother with that guy in the future."
Hearing this, Si Yu fell silent, not knowing how to respond for a moment.
Pan Jingjing sighed and shook her head at the sight, no longer saying anything.
She truly meant well for Si Yu. That Li Mu Chuan had no real abilities, and he was already twenty-five or so, right?
No car, no house, and barely any monthly income. If she dated someone like that, they could not even afford to go out for a few nice meals each month.