The Simp

(Brothers, wave those glow sticks, send some free little gifts... Sorry, wrong venue. Hit follow, recommend, and send those monthly tickets~)

"Is your leg going to be okay? Sister Man said we could wait until next week, after your injury heals, before starting." Xiao He glanced at Ye Wanqing's knee.

"It's fine. It's already scabbed over, and the wound medicine works well." Ye Wanqing replied while eating her salad. Xiao He picked up a chicken wing and waved it in front of her. "You really won't have any? Look, it smells so good..."

"Oh, just eat it." Ye Wanqing frowned and shot him a glare. Xiao He immediately reined himself in.

After that, things went as usual. They ate, showered, watched some shows separately for a while, then went to bed.

At six the next morning, while Xiao He was still asleep, Ye Wanqing knocked on his bedroom door.

"Get up already. You said we were going for a morning run today." Ye Wanqing complained. Then she glanced at Xiao He lying in bed, instantly blushed, and hurriedly covered her eyes. "Y-you... What are you thinking about!? Why is that standing up? Don't tell me you were having some weird dream!?"

"Huh?" Xiao He woke with a start, sat up, and looked down. Unconcerned, he said, "That's a normal physiological reaction. It has nothing to do with what I'm thinking. Men are all like this in the morning... You didn't know that?"

"How could I know!? I don't have one of those!" Ye Wanqing snapped. "Get out of bed already!"

Even by the time they reached downstairs, Xiao He was still bleary-eyed.

"It's too early... I didn't go to sleep until after one." Xiao He yawned. Ye Wanqing frowned. "The air is best at this time." As she spoke, she raised the water bottle in her hand. "Did you drink any water? You can't run on an empty stomach."

"No..." Xiao He said, taking the bottle from her and having a sip before Ye Wanqing could stop him.

"Hey! You..." Ye Wanqing's eyes widened. "You drank straight from the mouth of the bottle! I've already drunk from it!"

"Oh, it's fine. I don't mind." Xiao He casually handed the bottle back.

You don't mind, but I do! Ye Wanqing glared at him indignantly, then gave a cold snort, put on her heart-rate monitor, and ran ahead alone.

Xiao He did not have it so easy. As a superhuman, he had to run with weights. Even so, he quickly caught up to Ye Wanqing. She was wearing athletic shorts and a loose T-shirt today. Xiao He had noticed that whenever she went outside, she always wore very loose clothes, as if she were afraid of showing off her impressive bust. It was truly a shame.

She had looked great in that sports bra at the military base last time.

"Why don't you wear a sports bra when you run?" Xiao He caught up and asked.

"Because it's too revealing..." Ye Wanqing muttered. "It feels like lots of people would stare at me, and that makes me uncomfortable."

"But you look really good in one." Xiao He said regretfully. Her waist and belly were a little soft, but there was no excess fat there—just a distinctly feminine softness.

"I still won't wear one..." Ye Wanqing huffed, though she was secretly a little happy.

Girls were like that. They were always happy when someone complimented them.

But she soon had no room to be smug. They were only running in the residential complex, but one lap was about four hundred meters. After three laps, she was already gasping for breath. Xiao He, meanwhile, followed at her side with an easy expression.

"This won't do." Xiao He reminded her. "When you run, your breathing needs to be even. Keep the same rhythm. Don't speed up and slow down all at once."

"But... if I don't breathe faster, I can't keep up..." Ye Wanqing said as she struggled onward.

"You can speed up your breathing a little, but you absolutely can't lose the rhythm. Once it gets messed up, you'll quickly run out of breath." Xiao He explained. "If you feel uncomfortable, endure it for a while and try to extend that period as much as possible. That'll improve your endurance."

"I'll try..." Ye Wanqing slowed down. "I'll walk for a bit..."

"No, you can't walk. Once you start walking during a run, you won't be able to run again. You can jog slower instead. Come on, follow my pace." Xiao He slowed down and led Ye Wanqing forward. "Also, lean your body forward while running and let your center of gravity carry you forward. With breasts that big, it should be easy for you..."

Ye Wanqing gave him a murderous glare. Xiao He quickly smiled. "Just kidding... But that really is the principle. And when you run, don't rely only on your legs to push your body forward. Your hips and waist need to exert force too, and keep your abdomen tight. That way, you can use your whole body's strength, making it easier to run. Running is a full-body exercise, not something you do with just your legs."

As he spoke, Xiao He demonstrated. "When you lift your legs, twist your waist and hips with them. That's right, use the momentum."

After Ye Wanqing tried it as he instructed, she was immediately surprised. "It really does feel a little easier to run..."

"See?" Xiao He nodded smugly.

Ye Wanqing looked at him curiously. "Why do you know all this? This stuff is pretty professional. Ordinary people probably wouldn't know it, right?"

"I trained in long-distance running when I was in middle school. Five thousand meters." Xiao He explained. "But later, my family thought there was too little future in sports. After all, you could only make a living from it if you became an elite athlete. So I gave up trying to get into school through athletic talent and studied properly instead. Though I didn't achieve much in my studies either..."

"I see..." Ye Wanqing fell into thought and slowly ran behind him.

"What about you? What did you do in school?" Xiao He asked with a smile. Ye Wanqing sighed. "Actually, nothing... I told you before, didn't I? My breasts were already big in middle school, probably C-cup or above. When we ran in gym class, they would bounce along... Then all the boys in class laughed at me together and called me a cow. I still haven't forgotten the looks on their faces when they mocked me."

"I guarantee they regret it to death now. Kids are like that—they don't know how to appreciate things." Xiao He scoffed. "If they had a chance to live again, they'd definitely compliment you properly."

"Tch!" Ye Wanqing glared at him. "Why do you make it sound like they're some kind of treasure?"

"What happened after that?" Xiao He continued. Ye Wanqing thought for a moment. "Then I went to high school. By then, the boys more or less understood those things between men and women. I realized their eyes were always fixed on my chest, and they were also very... eager to please me. You know that feeling?"

"You mean simps?" Xiao He asked tentatively. Ye Wanqing shrugged. "Something like that... But they made me feel like they only liked me because my breasts were big. I hated that feeling."

"But putting your chest aside, you're cute too." Xiao He said in confusion.

"Then why aren't you my simp? You make it sound so nice..." Ye Wanqing said irritably.

"A simp ends up with nothing." Xiao He said seriously. "I don't like the feeling of men simping for women while women stand above them, waiting to be simped for. If anyone's going to simp, it should be mutual—that's what love is."

"I think I understand what you mean." Ye Wanqing replied. "Anyway, after I got to college, the guys around me gave me that feeling even more strongly. I think a woman with big breasts is kind of like a man with money. You don't know whether a woman likes you or likes your money."

"No, I think this is even harder than being rich." Xiao He said solemnly. "Because a man can find a woman richer than himself, but you can't find a man with bigger breasts than yours."

"Pfft..." Ye Wanqing burst out laughing. "Just run already! You're the only one who can talk like that..."