"I threw it!"
"What's going on?"
Chen Jue turned to look at the female coach who had just come through the door.
Her figure was absolutely stunning!
She was around 165 centimeters tall, with curves in all the right places.
What was most devastating was that she wore a tight workout top that exposed her midriff, along with exercise pants. Her exposed skin was a healthy wheat color, and the definition of her abs was clear. She showed off almost a perfect figure.
Against that nearly perfect figure, her face—which might have been a six out of ten on a good day—instantly seemed a whole lot better. She'd stepped straight into the ranks of beautiful women with an air of elegance.
Her big eyes stared right at Chen Jue, making even him, a nearly thirty-year-old shut-in, feel his heart pounding.
Oh no!
Was this what it felt like to fall for someone?
No wonder they said gyms were full of beautiful women. Her figure alone could add two or three points to her looks.
"I'd just finished a class when I heard some noise over here."
"I bought the darts in this recreation room. I'd never seen any members play with them before, so I got curious and came to take a look!" The female coach smiled and introduced herself.
Her name was Lin Ling. She was a personal trainer at Yilian Fitness and also an amateur steel-tip darts enthusiast.
When Chen Jue heard that she was a member of the Hang City International Darts Club, his expression shifted. "The club Zhu Hongbin started?"
"You know Mr. Zhu?"
"Wait, that's strange! I know all the members of the club, but I've never seen you in the group chat!" Lin Ling looked surprised, clearly caught off guard.
Chen Jue briefly told her how he'd run into Brother Zhu by chance and received some pointers on his darts stance.
Of course, he deliberately left out the address of Jingtanghui.
Since he was chatting with a pretty young woman, it was best not to mention places where people went for massages and spa treatments. Being a little reserved would leave a better impression.
"So that's what happened!"
"Mr. Zhu is very easygoing, and he often gives us club members pointers."
"He's also a natural left-hander. His left hand is really nimble, and he throws darts with incredible steadiness and accuracy! He even won a major award at an international competition. He's amazing!" Lin Ling first looked enlightened, then showed a hint of admiration.
From her tone, it was clear she admired Zhu Hongbin quite a bit.
"A natural left-hander?"
"Aren't all left-handers born that way?" Chen Jue asked.
When he'd run into Zhu Hongbin at Jingtanghui, the man had seemed to be looking for young people who threw darts with their left hands.
Now that he heard the term again, Chen Jue was immediately interested.
"Some people become left-handed later in life!"
"I wasn't born left-handed. But when I was little, my mom taught me that using my left hand would make me smarter, so I started holding chopsticks with it, writing my homework with it, and trained myself." Lin Ling picked up two darts and threw them one after the other, first with her left hand, then with her right.
Thunk! Thunk! Both darts hit the dartboard.
The first one, thrown with her left hand, landed close to the bullseye, while the second, thrown with her right, hit near the edge.
Judging by the results, her left hand was clearly more nimble and powerful than her right, which made her darts land more accurately.
"Amazing!" Chen Jue couldn't help exclaiming.
It was the first time he'd seen someone use both hands with such ease.
The reason he'd been able to throw darts so well with his left hand these past few days was entirely because he'd followed the prompts on his Attribute Panel to correct his stance, then gradually worked out a throwing motion that suited him.
It wasn't as if his left hand was especially nimble.
If Chen Jue tried writing with his left hand, he probably wouldn't even be able to hold a pen properly.
Thinking about it, the most powerful function of the Attribute Panel in his field of vision wasn't improving his attributes by adding points.
It was how it could use [Tips] to remind him over and over to make precise corrections to his movements.
After all, an ordinary amateur starting from scratch would need to spend at least several hundred hours practicing.
In just two short days, Chen Jue had brought his [Darts] skill up to an amateur level. It was like he'd used a double-experience scroll.
That was more than a hundred times better than hiring a personal trainer or a top-notch practice partner!
"I haven't practiced in ages, so I'm a bit rusty..." Lin Ling muttered, glancing at her two darts before looking at the few of Chen Jue's darts sticking near the bullseye. Curiously, she asked, "Out of ten throws, how many do you think hit the bullseye?"
"Probably three or four!" Chen Jue scratched his head and thought back to his practice session.
"Wow!"
"Then you're pretty much at an amateur level!"
"I've been a club member for two years, but I don't go very often. I'm nowhere near as good as you—I'm just an enthusiast." Lin Ling explained a little about the Hangzhou Darts Club.
Most of the club members were darts enthusiasts like her. There were also a dozen or so more skilled players, amateurs like Chen Jue.
Of course, there were also two professional players.
According to Lin Ling, professionals were two tiers above amateurs.
In their hands, darts practically went exactly where they wanted. They could pick any section of the board and hit it.
As for how the winner was decided in a match, it came down to which side made a mistake first.
"Professionals are that good?"
"They can hit whatever they aim at? That's more accurate than bullets!" Chen Jue was astonished.
He'd never watched an international darts competition, but from Lin Ling's description and his own experience throwing darts, he could roughly guess how skilled professional players were.
Just thinking about it was mind-boggling. They were incredible!
"Come on, darts are for hitting targets, not people."
"Besides, there's a fixed throwing distance in competitions. How can 2.44 meters compare to a bullet's range? Have you been watching too many martial arts dramas?" Lin Ling chuckled.
The two of them chatted happily in the recreation room for over ten minutes. While they were at it, after Chen Jue's left arm had recovered a little, they even had a friendly contest.
When Lin Ling had to give a private lesson to a member, the beautiful, sweet-voiced young woman with the fiery figure finally said goodbye.
Fortunately, Chen Jue wasn't completely clueless. During their conversation, he'd cleverly managed to get her WeChat.
He said they could discuss and exchange tips about darts and fitness.
Lin Ling worked at Yilian Fitness, and it was rare for her to meet someone else who was at an amateur level. She accepted Chen Jue's WeChat request, and they made their first acquaintance.
But after Chen Jue spent another hour practicing until his left arm went stiff and raised his [Darts] proficiency to (426/2000), he began strolling out of Wangdao Park.
A sleek black Mercedes sports car slowly pulled out of the parking lot beside him.
The window rolled down, revealing Lin Ling's elegant little face.
"Brother Chen, where do you live?"
"I just got off work. Want a ride, since I'm going that way?" Lin Ling offered politely.
"No need to trouble yourself! I live in the Yangtze Residential Quarter up ahead. It's just a short walk." Chen Jue politely declined.
If Chen Jue had really been clueless enough to get straight into the car, she probably would have deleted him or blocked him the moment she got home.
Of course, he only had to glance at the car to recognize the model.
He worked at an auto finance company, so there wasn't a car model on the market that he didn't know.
"I can't believe it!"
"A 2019 Mercedes GT-R. It cost over two million after tax and fees!"
"She drives this to work at a gym?"
"Some rich young lady trying out the working life!"
Chen Jue felt that maybe he'd been imagining things when he thought he was falling for her.
She was only the 392nd pretty young woman he'd fallen for while browsing his Bilibili, Douyin, and Quark incognito bookmarks, but at least this one was real—and he'd even met her and added her as a friend.
Unfortunately, their circumstances were too different. They weren't in the same league financially.
His salary probably wouldn't even cover the cost of her changing her tires a few times or getting a few rounds of maintenance.
"Time to go!"
"She's way out of my league!"
Chen Jue waved to her and watched the GT-R drive away.
As he reached the entrance to his residential quarter, a text alert came in and lifted his spirits.
The 420 skipping stones had finally arrived with free shipping!
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