Heeding Advice, I Became a Heartthrob
Chapter 39

Metamorphosis: Perfect Physique (Third update, seeking readership)

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Ding!

The system has adopted your reasonable suggestion.

New Task: Skincare starts with cleansing the skin.

Task Details: Please select a facial cleanser that is truly suitable for your skin type.

Task Reward 1: Three experience points.

Task Reward 2: Primary skin quality optimization.

A new task had arrived. Zhang Yang froze for a moment, then was overcome with wild joy!

This task came at the perfect time. He was currently thirteen experience points away from level four. After midnight tonight, the fitness task would be completed, granting him ten experience points. If he took the time to finish this skincare task tomorrow, he would be able to level up!

Leveling up to four meant a daily income of fifty thousand.

That's over eighteen million in annual cashback! What kind of concept is that kind of income? One might as well look at the latest salary incentive rankings for executives of listed companies in the country.

The annual salaries of chairmen, presidents, and general managers of industry giants are right around that figure.

These people are all leaders in their respective fields, names that are legendary within the industry. Although their actual net worth, equity incentives, and various comprehensive incomes are far higher than the numbers on the list, Zhang Yang's annual income of nearly twenty million is still something to be proud of.

After all, not long ago, he was just the most insignificant cog in a small advertising company!

In the middle of the night, Zhang Yang was buzzing with excitement.

He checked the time; it was nearly twelve. Usually, he would have been in bed by now, as for someone who works out, rest is always the top priority.

But not tonight.

He had to wait for midnight. Once that time arrived, the fitness task would be complete, and the five-year fitness experience book would be applied. Honestly, he was truly curious: with the excellent skeletal frame the coach had mentioned, combined with five years' worth of muscle mass, what kind of effect would it have?

Time ticked away, second by second, drawing closer to twelve.

Zhang Yang stood in the bathroom, took off his shirt, and glanced down at the time.

Ten seconds to countdown.

He counted silently in his heart, waiting for that moment to arrive.

Tick!

The time had reached the early hours of the next day.

Ding!

Congratulations to the host for completing thirty days of fitness. Task complete.

Task: Thirty days of fitness (Completed)

Task Reward 1: Ten experience points.

Task Reward 2: Five-year fitness experience book (Pending collection)

Current host level: 3 (22/25)

"Finally finished!" An irrepressible joy and excitement flashed across Zhang Yang's expression.

He looked at his current physique in the mirror—proportional, defined, and showing clear signs of training. He then whispered in his heart: Collect reward!

In an instant, an indescribable warm current flooded his entire body.

Zhang Yang watched in the mirror as his physique began to transform.

Chest, back, shoulders, arms, waist, abdomen, thighs...

"Only today do I know who I am!" Zhang Yang widened his eyes, feeling the overwhelming impact.

At one meter eighty, he had broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and muscle lines that looked meticulously carved. Moreover, it wasn't the overly exaggerated physique Zhang Yang had originally expected; instead, it exuded a sense of incredibly harmonious beauty.

When dressed, his figure was slender and tall; when undressed, the details were as perfect as a Greek sculpture.

"Is this what they call 'boyfriend arms'?" Zhang Yang stretched out his arms and tensed them slightly. The muscles tightened instantly; he could easily lift a girl with each arm without any effort.

He looked at himself in the mirror and realized for the first time that perhaps looks weren't that important after all.

At the very least, with a physique like this, even the most handsome face would be overshadowed by the brilliance of such a perfect body.

It was like having a body that was a hundred points and a face that was seventy; combined, that still made him an eighty-five-point heartthrob, right?

"I'm getting ahead of myself, I'm getting ahead of myself." Zhang Yang was filled with emotion.

Having been mediocre for twenty-five years, suddenly possessing a heartthrob-level physique was a leap he couldn't quite adapt to immediately.

This change was different from the previous ones. Before, whether it was his hairstyle, eye shape, or height, the changes had been subtle—not a leap, just small optimizations here and there that made the overall look different.

But this perfect physique was a true leap—the kind of body that could steal the show at a swimming pool or a water park.

"It was truly worth my month of hard work!"

Zhang Yang stretched his tall, perfect frame, touched his eight-pack abs, and walked toward the refrigerator to get some milk before bed.

Opening the fridge, Zhang Yang looked at the empty interior and was momentarily stunned.

Where were the eggs? The beef? The salmon?

Almost everything related to protein had vanished.

Then, Zhang Yang finally understood.

The system was indeed logical and followed the law of conservation of energy; it turned out all those things had transformed into protein and grown onto his own body, right?

Zhang Yang couldn't help but chuckle; it looked like tomorrow's schedule would be quite heavy.

Before going to bed, he sent a message to Supervisor Wang to ask for leave as usual.

Supervisor Wang always approved Zhang Yang's leave requests without hesitation and even sent a message to express his concern.

There was no other reason: the proposal Zhang Yang completed for Shihong Group had left the client completely satisfied, and they specifically recognized his plan. Naturally, his standing in the company was different.

Asking for a mere day off, naturally, no one would complain.

Early the next morning, Zhang Yang opened his eyes, feeling dazed for a moment.

It wasn't until he walked to the mirror to wash up and saw that perfect, Greek-sculpture-like physique in the reflection that he realized what had happened.

He was no longer the person he used to be.

The impeccable physique in the mirror, the jet-black hair, the deep eyes, the chiseled facial features.

This was who he was now.

After washing up, Zhang Yang went to the gym on the top floor for a warm-up morning workout.

Dressed in a simple tank top, his perfect physique caught everyone's eye wherever he went.

As he did an incline walk on the treadmill until sweat soaked through his tank top, several mature women nearby, wearing yoga pants and exuding an elegant aura, kept glancing over at him while running, their minds clearly elsewhere.

As Zhang Yang ran, he inexplicably felt several burning gazes on him.

"Excuse me, your physique is really great." Just as he stepped off the treadmill, a woman who seemed quite confident in herself walked up to strike up a conversation.

Zhang Yang looked at the woman before him; she had fair skin, a beautiful face, and a captivating temperament. Although she might have been around thirty, that mature feminine charm was undoubtedly the most heart-stirring.

Hmm... it was just that her gaze was too direct. Mature women were indeed different from young girls; there was absolutely no reserve to be found.

"Thank you." Zhang Yang wiped his hair with a towel.

The woman bit her lip as she looked at Zhang Yang, feeling the impact of his masculine aura and perfect physique. Her legs tightened slightly, and her heart seemed to skip a beat.

Thanks to maxwoo23, Xiaoxiao, Wu Cuole, and Nao Shuhuang De Dou Dou i for the tips.

The protagonist's hard-coded configuration is almost in place; from this chapter on, it's all about the satisfaction.

Don't doubt the style; it's the same as my previous book, so don't ask if it's a pure romance novel.

I had a goal when I started my last book, and I have one for this book too, but I can't say it now. It will only make sense to review it when the book concludes.

During the new book period, the follow-up reading every Tuesday is very important. It relates to recommendations and the future fate of this book, so friends who are hoarding chapters, please don't hesitate to read along every Tuesday.

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