Sure enough, the world of the filthy rich was beyond Hu Bin's understanding. I'd better wait until my training settles into a routine before setting up a street stall. Boo-hoo!
Meanwhile, Wu Jin and Liu Yi expressed their deep sympathy for Yi Nanzi's heartbreak and kept comforting him. The three soon bonded over their shared misery and instantly became friends who could talk about anything!
Watching this unfold, Hu Bin could barely resist snarking. Shared misery, my ass! Yi Nanzi, you call this heartbreak? You never even touched Qin Qin's hand! And Wu Jin and Liu Yi, what are you two bonding over? Don't you know how many years you've been single since birth? Now you're pretending to be relationship experts!
Hu Bin walked away from the three without looking back, because stupidity was contagious!
Then those three idiots hauled Hu Bin off to a barbecue stall, where they ate skewers and griped about their painful pasts.
Hu Bin wore a dark expression the entire time, listening to the three recount their embarrassing histories of unrequited love. When their emotions ran high, they even hugged each other for comfort, drawing sidelong glances from the other diners.
"These young people are so bold. Three of them, too!"
"Exactly! Goodness me!"
"People really are open-minded these days!"
Hu Bin comforted himself inwardly. I don't know them. They have nothing to do with me. I'm just sharing their table. I don't know these people!
In the end, only by dragging and pulling with all his might did Hu Bin manage to get the three idiots away from that hotbed of gossip.
At five the next morning, Hu Bin and Yi Nanzi arrived at their meeting spot on time to begin training. Why hadn't they brought Wu Jin and Liu Yi along? Those two weren't interested in the marathon, so they only needed to join the evening training! They would, however, come to wave flags and cheer on race day!
After training, Hu Bin and Vulpix looked perfectly normal, while Yi Nanzi and Cyndaquil were already panting like dogs.
Classes passed quickly, especially since most students were already preoccupied with the school tournament and had no interest in listening to their lessons.
That afternoon, the most eagerly awaited class arrived: PE. But once they reached the field, the students' faces fell. Their Physical Education Teacher wasn't as easygoing as before. With a wave of his hand, he ordered them to run five laps to warm up.
Their Physical Education Teacher said, "Many of you will need to become Trainers in the future. To become an outstanding Trainer, you must have a strong body. Only then can you face difficulties alongside your partners and overcome them. So, starting today, your PE classes will be hellish training. Prepare yourselves, everyone!"
The pale-faced students reluctantly began running. Liu Yi's chubby face, in particular, was plastered with unwillingness.
Hu Bin didn't wait for the others. He charged straight into first place and left everyone in the dust! His running was smooth and effortless.
The PE teacher noticed Hu Bin's outstanding performance and couldn't help thinking, This student is pretty impressive!
After finishing five laps, the students collapsed on the ground in exhaustion. Liu Yi was especially bad—he hadn't even finished before giving out. His stamina was absolutely abysmal.
Hu Bin, however, looked no different than usual. Five laps seemed as easy for him as drinking water.
The PE teacher didn't let the students rest for long before moving straight on to their next exercise: pull-ups.
This drew a chorus of groans from the students.
"Sir, we can't take it anymore. Could we rest a little longer? I'm so tired my hands are shaking."
"Yeah, sir! Let us rest a bit more."
The students kept complaining, but the PE teacher ignored them completely. He led them over to the horizontal bar and began calling names.
Looking at his record book, the PE teacher called, "Li Ai, get ready."
Li Ai reluctantly went first. He gave a mighty shout, brimming with confidence, then grabbed the bar with both hands and began trying to pull himself up. He looked as imposing as a great general.
Yet despite straining with every ounce of strength he possessed, Li Ai couldn't manage a single pull-up. His face turned bright red, whether from exertion or embarrassment.
In short, all that tiger-like bluster, and he hadn't moved an inch!
The PE teacher recorded the result without expression. "Li Ai, zero. Zhou Hong, get ready!"
"Zhou Hong, one."
"Zhao Zhao, zero."
"Lu Wei, two."
"Wu Jin, ten. Not bad!"
Thoroughly pleased with his impressive score of ten, Wu Jin walked past his classmates under their envious gazes. At the end, he even shot Hu Bin a challenging look.
Hu Bin gave a cold chuckle. "Look at you, getting all smug. In a minute, I'll show you what your big brother can do."
"Hu Bin, get ready."
Finally, my turn! Today, I'll show you all just how gutsy I am!
Hu Bin hopped lightly and caught the bar. His muscles gradually engaged, and he began moving up and down with ease. Amid his classmates' gasps, he soon completed ten effortless pull-ups, twice as fast as Wu Jin.
But Hu Bin didn't stop. Instead, he accelerated, going faster and faster like a perpetual motion machine that simply couldn't stop. Everyone's gaze changed. Was he even human? Wasn't he a humanoid Fighting-type Pokémon? This was way too powerful!
After completing a hundred pull-ups, Hu Bin finally hopped down lightly and stepped away under his classmates' worshipful gazes. Wu Jin had already covered his face in shame.
How am I supposed to compete with that? I demand a urine test! I suspect Hu Bin's on performance-enhancing drugs! Sir, hurry up and test his urine! I bet there's no urine in it, just Stride gum! He simply can't stop!
The PE teacher was stunned as well. This student was far too strong!
Then, quite shamelessly, the PE teacher said, "You should all learn from Hu Bin. He's already almost as good as I was in my youth!"
His words earned the scorn of countless students. Sir, tuck away that potbelly before you say that!
Afterward, Hu Bin continued his cheat-code performance. Shot put, sit-ups, and all the other exercises—he completed every one flawlessly.
In many of his classmates' eyes, Hu Bin had practically become Son Goku from Dragon Ball. He was just too strong.
The sight of Hu Bin's exposed eight-pack left many of the girls utterly smitten, making the boys grind their teeth in envy.
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