Secrets Exposed

Zhou Yun brought Tang Zhi Chu to a treadmill and had him step on it.

"Running, jump rope, and swimming are all fine. You can choose one as your main exercise, but it's best not to train your abs, which are usually called abdominal muscles," Zhou Yun said, standing beside Tang Zhi Chu with her arms crossed.

Tang Zhi Chu started the treadmill, looking straight ahead, deliberately avoiding looking at Zhou Yun. The way she was standing, combined with his angle, made a certain bulging area particularly noticeable.

"Why?"

"Because training your abs will affect your vocalization and your control of breath."

Tang Zhi Chu paused, then glanced at Zhou Yun again.

Zhou Yun tilted her head to the side, deliberately avoiding eye contact with Tang Zhi Chu, and said, "It's also best not to train the trapezius muscles on the back of your neck; they also affect vocalization."

Tang Zhi Chu looked away. "Then I'll just do cardio?"

"You can train your lower body, do compound exercises, just don't specifically train the two areas I just mentioned. These will definitely be helpful to you in the future."

Tang Zhi Chu chuckled. "It seems I'm destined not to have abs."

Zhou Yun rolled her eyes and then sped up the treadmill for Tang Zhi Chu.

Tang Zhi Chu couldn't joke anymore and tried his best to control his breathing and rhythm as he ran.

In front of a professional like Zhou Yun, Tang Zhi Chu felt he couldn't stop until he had run for an hour.

Tang Zhi Chu understood why Zhou Yun was upset from her words.

She had likely figured out his identity on DY, and the training methods she mentioned were all geared towards singing.

It made sense. She discovered his little secret, specifically researched a fitness plan for him, and then he was an hour and a half late.

If it were him, he'd probably feel like his kindness had been thrown to the dogs.

Zhou Yun also got on another treadmill next to him, setting a faster speed than Tang Zhi Chu.

She had indeed discovered Tang Zhi Chu's secret.

Once she knew his account, discovering Tang Zhi Chu's secret was too easy.

Searching his account revealed everything.

He was one of the top singers at DY's largest karaoke hall, a crowd-pleasing performer.

Recently, DY had held the Magic Sound Cup online singing competition, and this guy had won first place.

Zhou Yun knew about this competition; she had almost participated herself. Later, when she learned that a group of professional singers were also participating, Zhou Yun gave up. Why waste time if she was just going to be a runner-up?

She had also heard that the champion was a singer from DY itself. At the time, she had speculated that DY was grooming its own singers and had used those professional singers as cannon fodder, so she hadn't paid much attention.

Who knew that yesterday, driven by curiosity, she searched Tang Zhi Chu's account, and a bunch of videos popped up.

Although the videos didn't show his face, she recognized Tang Zhi Chu's voice immediately.

So, this guy was the DY singer who won the Magic Sound Cup!

She watched Tang Zhi Chu's singing videos for over an hour and was still not satisfied.

In the finals, Tang Zhi Chu sang Prayer. Zhou Yun had sung this song before, but she couldn't reach the high notes. Prayer was the peak work of He Shuyuan, one of Tianhe's trio.

He Shuyuan had won the championship in a singing competition on Mango TV a couple of years ago with this song.

Zhou Yun could still feel her excitement from back then.

First, she felt her previous assumptions were wrong; the Magic Sound Cup champion was truly strong. Many people compared his version of Prayer to the original, saying it was no less inferior.

Second, this person was right beside her, and he had said he wasn't very good at singing?

Zhou Yun had left home early today specifically to come to the gym and create a fitness plan for Tang Zhi Chu.

She finished it in the morning and planned to wait for Tang Zhi Chu in the afternoon, but she ended up waiting until 5:30.

Their relationship might not be that close, but Zhou Yun felt she and Tang Zhi Chu had a certain level of understanding.

She chose him, not expecting anything in return. From the perspective of the show, objectively speaking, even if Tang Zhi Chu didn't reciprocate, it would be beneficial for both Tang Zhi Chu and herself.

If she hadn't noticed Tang Zhi Chu's secret, Zhou Yun wouldn't have been able to draw certain conclusions.

After noticing Tang Zhi Chu's secret, it meant Tang Zhi Chu had entered through DY's channels, right?

Therefore, Tang Zhi Chu also needed attention. Even if he was proud, DY behind him wouldn't agree.

Since they both had the same goal, they could at least be considered comrades, right?

She had been so generous as to schedule it after 4 PM, and this guy still showed up late.

Tang Zhi Chu ran at a speed of nine kilometers per hour for half an hour, feeling like he couldn't breathe, his legs only moving by sheer willpower.

Tang Zhi Chu understood the physical condition of this body; if he wanted to change it, it would require great effort.

The original owner had been a total homebody since college. If one were to consider the reason he hadn't woken up, it was his poor physical condition, lack of rest, and exhaustion, which led to his death.

If he encountered a similar situation in the future, he couldn't say for sure.

He had truly taken Zhou Yun's fitness advice to heart.

Just as Tang Zhi Chu felt he was about to collapse, a fair arm reached out and reduced the speed to six kilometers per hour.

At this speed, it was equivalent to brisk walking for Tang Zhi Chu.

"You don't need to train like this. Start at seven kilometers per hour and gradually increase it yourself," Zhou Yun's voice came.

Tang Zhi Chu was still gasping for air, unable to utter a word for a long time.

Seeing Tang Zhi Chu's discomfort, Zhou Yun chuckled and reached out to adjust the speed to five.

"Don't stop all at once after exercising. Give your body some time to buffer."

"N-no, no, no, didn't you set it for me?" Tang Zhi Chu finally managed to say his first sentence.

"I'll help you relax later, then teach you how to train your legs."

"I-I know I need to buffer."

Zhou Yun frowned and complained, "How can your brain slow down when you're running?"

"Can we train my legs next time?"

Zhou Yun: "???"

It was already five minutes later when Tang Zhi Chu had fully adapted. He lay on the treadmill, not wanting to move at all.

Seeing Zhou Yun walking over with something, Tang Zhi Chu quickly said, "It's not that I don't want to move. Let me put it this way, my soul really wants to move, but my body won't listen. Do you understand that feeling? Never mind, you wouldn't understand even if I told you."

Zhou Yun stood there looking at Tang Zhi Chu and said, "Can you do it or not!"

Tang Zhi Chu got up.

Zhou Yun handed him a black gun-shaped object. "Here, a massage gun. Your physical fitness is indeed a bit weak."

Tang Zhi Chu shot Zhou Yun an annoyed look and chose to remain silent.

Only now did Zhou Yun's mood improve considerably.

"We'll train your legs next time. Don't skip running; you have to run every day, five kilometers in the morning and five kilometers in the evening. And don't go on a diet; dieting will also affect your condition and stamina. Improve your overall physical fitness first, then train other things."

Tang Zhi Chu nodded and asked, "So, is that all for today?"

"How is that possible? We'll do another hour of slow jogging later."

Seeing Tang Zhi Chu fall silent, Zhou Yun added, "You should be content. I've never been a personal trainer for anyone else before."