Start Exercising

"You guys go down and see what's going on?"

The scene quickly returned to order. Several dark-skinned men took off their shirts and jumped into the water.

Many people on the shore and on the boat watched, waiting for news.

Unexpectedly, after more than two minutes, no one had surfaced.

"Why is it taking so long? The water isn't deep."

The person in charge was a little worried. Just as he was about to send more people down, he saw the divers coming up.

The person who came up shouted as he treaded water, "It's nothing, it's nothing!"

"It's just mud. Maybe someone really threw a few bags of lime, and they broke just now?"

The man spoke to himself, and the two people next to him looked at him, stunned for a moment.

Then they also echoed, shouting, "Yeah! It's nothing! It's just mud!"

With that, the three of them came ashore, their fists clenched tightly, and walked away in tacit understanding.

Their eyes met with a knowing ambiguity, a shared understanding of something unspoken.

Of course, others couldn't see it, only Bai Ge could.

Because he knew that in the hands of these people, there must be gemstones.

They weren't planning to reveal it, intending to get rich quietly.

"What are you holding in your hands? Why are you gripping them so tightly?" Bai Ge suddenly said from within the crowd.

Immediately, people turned to look at the three men's hands, and indeed, they seemed to be holding something.

The three men glared fiercely at Bai Ge and shouted, "What's it to you? Where are you from?"

They spoke in the local dialect. Although Bai Ge had learned it, he didn't respond, hiding back into the crowd.

Soon, the person in charge went up and grabbed the three men, prying their hands open.

"Wang Qian, Li Jin, it's obvious you're hiding something. Open your hands and let me see!" the person in charge shouted.

The three men frowned, knowing they couldn't hide it. They simply broke free from the person in charge's grip and opened their palms themselves.

"See! There are treasures in the sea, whoever finds them, they're theirs!"

After saying that, the man turned and ran.

Everyone saw clearly, their eyes wide with astonishment.

Hidden in the hollow of their palms were crystals.

Some were red, some yellow, some blue.

They were still embedded with some gray rock, clearly picked out from stones.

"Gemstones!"

The crowd exclaimed, then everyone reacted and jumped into the sea.

Splash, splash, they rushed to get there.

Seeing this, Bai Ge no longer lingered. Since no one was paying attention to him at this time, he quietly left.

Peridots and spinels of good quality and relative transparency were not cheap.

Peridots over ten carats were priced at about three thousand yuan per carat. As for spinels, if they were larger, they could be even more expensive.

Of course, there weren't many such crystals on the seabed just now; they were basically all picked up by those three men.

Bai Ge just smiled at this, because the three men who ran away had actually lost out.

The ones that could truly sell for a high price were the rough stones on the seabed that they couldn't retrieve!

A single piece could weigh several hundred grams, or even thousands of grams. If such rough stones were carefully polished, the resulting finished gemstones would far exceed the few small pieces they had taken.

It was a pity that the rough stones were covered in dust and mixed with a lot of rock dust and other minerals, making their outer appearance less appealing. Ordinary people wouldn't recognize their value.

Arriving at the bustling street, Bai Ge wasn't in a hurry to go back. Instead, he checked into a place to stay first.

In an ordinary hotel, he took out his phone to check the recent major events.

He had been underground for over a month, and it was already August.

A bunch of missed calls instantly popped up on his phone. Besides one from his sister, all the others were from Zhuang Ze.

Clearly, the results had been released.

Bai Ge was indifferent to this. Instead, he first found his sister's number on his phone and called her directly.

"I'm out of credit..."

Bai Ge's phone bill and internet connection were linked. Whatever was deducted this month, it was deducted. His home internet was probably cut off too.

Bai Ge didn't renew it. Instead, he borrowed the hotel's Wi-Fi and downloaded a hacking tool directly from his cloud drive.

Using his phone, he hacked into the mobile company's data center and transferred his number to the permanently free category.

He hid it, making it impossible for regular investigation data to find his number.

After sorting this out, he wouldn't have to pay for any calls made with this number in the future.

This included international calls and any form of roaming, all free of charge.

Bai Ge called his sister again. By this time, his sister had already started her summer vacation.

His sister was studying in San Francisco, where the summer vacation lasted for three months.

However, even during summer vacation, his sister wouldn't come back. Instead, she would secretly go to work. In three months, her earnings would be enough to buy a beat-up car locally. Working hard during the summer vacation actually earned her more than Bai Ge did back in the day.

So, in reality, his sister's studies didn't put much pressure on Bai Ge. It wasn't so much that he was shouldering the burden alone, but rather that he and his sister were shouldering it together.

His initial thought of leaving a million dollars for his sister was purely a maximum calculation. After all, he thought he was going to die back then, and his sister would be alone. Naturally, he wanted to prepare everything for her.

"Brother!" a clear voice came through.

"Ah, Xiao Ye, I'm sorry. I've been busy, and my phone was off."

Bai Ge's sister was named Bai Ye. Her name didn't have any special connection to his. It was simply because their mother had died during childbirth when Bai Ye was born, so they used the character 'Ye' from their mother's name, signifying the entirety of their mother's life.

"I guessed it! It's the same reason!" Bai Ye chuckled.

Bai Ge smiled and asked, "Are you dating anyone?"

"Huh? Doesn't Brother already know?" Bai Ye retorted.

Bai Ge was stunned, confused. "What?"

"I only like Brother! Why else would you ask!" Bai Ye teased.

"..."

Hearing his sister laugh, Bai Ge said coolly, "Tch, I thought it was something else. Okay, I get it."

"Speaking of which, it's my turn to ask you. Have you found a sister-in-law behind my back?" Bai Ye laughed.

Bai Ge looked at his right hand in silence.

Seeing his silence, Bai Ye became anxious. "No way? You're really dating someone? Is it because of her that you didn't answer my calls? Is she pregnant?"

Bai Ge was taken aback. "What are you imagining?"

"Never mind if she's pregnant. If she's not pregnant, dump her quickly!"

Bai Ge was speechless. "Do you think my right hand can get pregnant?"

After he said that, Bai Ye giggled. "So it's still Mr. Right Hand! Then I won't pursue it further. After all, it's been ten years since..."

Bai Ge said angrily, "What ten years! I told you it's only been three!"

"Liar! I saw it with my own eyes when you were in junior high!" Bai Ye insisted confidently.

"You saw a ghost! I told you it didn't happen! Back then, I was just researching, not actually doing anything!" Bai Ge felt truly wronged.

But Bai Ye just said, "I don't believe you. Nothing you say matters! If you start dating, I'll reveal all your embarrassing moments from school. Let's see who would dare to like you then."

Bai Ge gave a wry smile. "Don't even mention it. My lifelong bachelorhood is all your fault!"

"That's not true! Those who truly like you won't care about my interference. Those who do care don't deserve to like you! Hmph! Worst case scenario, I'll just accompany you!" Bai Ye said righteously.

"Yes, yes, yes..."

Bai Ge couldn't argue further and chatted with his sister for a while longer.

Finally, he said, "Brother has money now. I'll give you some later, so you don't have to work yourself to death. Your visa doesn't allow you to work off-campus. It was unavoidable before, but now you can do something else."

Bai Ye said, "No! Brother, keep your money for yourself. I'm doing fine."

"Use it if you want. You can keep it for emergencies. Call me if anything comes up. I'll come to see you in a while." Bai Ge said.

"Brother, you're really coming to see me? That's great!" Bai Ye was ecstatic.

"Really, I'll let you know when I arrive. That's all for now."

After hanging up, Bai Ge transferred a hundred thousand yuan to his sister. It shouldn't be too much, and a hundred thousand was just right.

Bai Ge did indeed plan to go to the United States. On one hand, he wanted to see his sister. He used to be reluctant to fly back and forth, but now this small amount of money, earned from online books alone, was enough.

On the other hand, it was for the supercomputers in the United States. Bai Ge was still thinking about clean and efficient controlled nuclear fusion technology.

After resting for a day, Bai Ge was in Zhoushan and sold a piece of spinel.

The smallest one in his mind was over a pound, so he had to cut it to sell.

The smallest spinel was cut into many smaller pieces. Bai Ge specifically chose a larger fragment, a red spinel weighing about four hundred carats.

Bai Ge entrusted this exceptionally beautiful spinel to a jewelry store for auction. It was estimated to fetch over a hundred million, but it would depend on luck.

With a month left until the auction, Bai Ge took the opportunity to get a membership card for a fitness center, deciding to train every day.

This was a chain fitness club with branches all over the country, including Xiangfan City. Therefore, Bai Ge directly signed up for the best membership.

With the highest tier membership, he would be provided with a dedicated set of all types of equipment in the entire fitness center.

This included a private VIP lounge, nutritional meals, and free massages and coaching.

The coach, based on his physical condition, helped him customize a complete training plan.

After Bai Ge looked it over, he shook his head and said, "The training plan is too easy. Feel free to make it more rigorous."

The coach chuckled, "This is based on your physical condition, it's very scientific."

"I know... sigh, forget it, I don't need you anymore, you can go."

The coach was anxious and said, "Huh? If you don't need me, how will you train?"

Bai Ge pointed at the list and said, "Just follow your plan... hmm, make it ten times harder."

"Run twenty kilometers every day, swim fifty laps, jump rope five thousand times..."

"Two hundred frog leaps, two hundred arm strength exercises, two hundred bent-over rows, six hundred sit-ups, two hundred squats, one hundred and twenty minutes of dodgeball training..."

"Finally, there's... two thousand jumping jacks."

After Bai Ge finished speaking, the coach was dumbfounded. He sized up Bai Ge's thin frame and couldn't help but purse his lips.

"Boss, can you handle it? You can't rush fitness, it's better to take it slow," the coach said.

"If you can't do it, do it slowly. I have plenty of time anyway. I'll do it myself, you can go out!" Bai Ge said.

The coach was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. "You're our premium member, I was assigned specifically to you. If you don't want my help, fine, but I have to accompany you. I'm afraid something might happen to you."

"Whatever you say. Let's start with the running... Oh right, is there any weight?" Bai Ge stepped onto the treadmill.

The coach was stunned. "What? Twenty kilometers, and you want to add weight?"

"It's fine, just ten kilograms will do. Go get it!"

p.s: This book has no female lead.