Fated Love With the Billionaire
Chapter 160: Help Others for Fun

Chapter 160: Chapter 160: Help Others for Fun

Lu Xingyan chuckled, holding a pretend fist to his nose, "Do I look like a personal trainer?"

Chen Ningxi replied, "Aren’t you?"

Lu Xingyan shook his head, his smile both sincere and relaxed, the curve of his lips full of youthful energy.

"My name is Lu Xingyan, from Danjiang University."

"College student," Chen Ningxi assessed him again, those muscle lines were indeed beautiful, "Impressive, impressive."

Lu Xingyan asked, "I’ve told you my name, shouldn’t it be fair; how should I address you?"

"..." He wanted to flirt.

Chen Ningxi answered, "I’m Chen Ningxi, I’m older than you, call me sister."

Lu Xingyan was quite the conversationalist, avoiding the question of her age, he said, "Don’t bring up age just because we’re talking. Who’s older, who’s right?"

This guy was sharp, good at chatting and flirting.

Chen Ningxi had no ulterior motives, being a married woman, she didn’t play ambiguous games.

"I’m twenty-seven." She volunteered.

"I didn’t ask," Lu Xingyan leaned against the gym equipment, "even if you’re twenty-six, what does that prove? It just shows one thing, you look young, at first I thought you were a junior at our university."

Chen Ningxi stood up, walking away while laughing, "Lu Xingyan, your sister’s got to go home to cook for her husband, you should head back early too, don’t get locked out by the dorm supervisor."

Lu Xingyan watched her back, "Chen Ningxi,"

He suddenly called out, Chen Ningxi turned back, surprised he used her full name.

There’s a saying, when a younger guy doesn’t call you sister, he’s got wild thoughts.

Then Lu Xingyan raised an arm and tossed something into the air, "Catch."

"!" Chen Ningxi reflexively reached out and caught it, opening her palm to find it was an energy bar.

Lu Xingyan headed to the men’s locker room, "Eat it before you work out, I noticed when you were running, your stamina was lagging."

Chen Ningxi said, "Thanks."

After entering the locker room, Chen Ningxi opened her locker, put the energy bar in her bag, and went to take a shower.

As soon as she got home, her phone in her pocket rang; it was a video call from Cheng Qiaobei. Chen Ningxi put down her gym bag and answered.

Seeing how she was dressed, Cheng Qiaobei asked, "You went to the gym?"

Chen Ningxi replied, "Yeah, just got back. I’ve put on a bit of weight lately, need to lose some."

Cheng Qiaobei gazed intently at the screen, his expression serious as he said, "You’re not overweight, who said you were?"

"I feel it myself," Chen Ningxi stepped onto the scale, switching the camera, "See, up 0.3."

Cheng Qiaobei said, "That 0.3 isn’t even a glass of water, don’t give yourself body anxiety. Being healthy is what’s important."

Chen Ningxi went into the bedroom, found her pajamas, and sat at the edge of the bed, "What about you, is work tiring?"

Judging by the background, he should have been outside a hotel, there were large ornamental plants and a fountain behind him.

"It was tiring, but seeing you made it all better." Cheng Qiaobei smiled, as bright as the sunlight hitting him, indeed, looking at her own handsome guy was more pleasing to the eye.

"Where did you go to the gym?" Cheng Qiaobei casually mentioned.

Chen Ningxi said, "Lang Fitness."

"Oh, Lang," Cheng Qiaobei walked along a path by the flowerbed, "You’re talking about the fitness center across from your company?"

Chen Ningxi said, "Yes."

Cheng Qiaobei stepped onto the platform, standing in the gazebo, "The Lang where the treadmill faces your office window?"

Hearing him ask one thing after another, she knew what he was about to say.

"Yes."

"The kid with the pretty muscles who goes to that gym?"

Chen Ningxi laughed, "Alright, enough already, I wasn’t going there for him. The owner of Lang knows our deputy manager, he gave out a bunch of gym trial cards. I tried it once, the equipment and coaches are good, the environment is nice, the cleanliness of the changing rooms and fitness areas is decent, so I got a membership, with a discount, it saved quite a bit."

Cheng Qiaobei didn’t care about the discount or how many cuts on the gym card. His concern was if the treadmill guy was Chen Ningxi’s personal trainer.

"Is the treadmill guy a coach or just someone who works out?"

Chen Ningxi had just met him, and to prevent any misunderstanding with Cheng Qiaobei, she revealed the handsome guy’s identity.

"He’s just working out, a student at Danjiang University."

"Oh..." Cheng Qiaobei’s tone was full of meaning, "You know so much? Have you met?"

Chen Ningxi had nothing to hide, she answered frankly, "We just met tonight. I was working out, he noticed I was doing my back wrong and was engaging my traps, so he pointed it out to me."

Cheng Qiaobei frowned slightly, "He even gave you pointers."

Chen Ningxi squinted, pointing at the person on the screen, "Cheng Qiaobei, cut the sarcasm."

"Heh..." Cheng Qiaobei laughed, "Okay, okay, I won’t tease you."

Then he started asking again: "Did he approach you first?"

Chen Ningxi stared at him, Cheng Qiaobei chuckled, "I mean nothing by it, just asking."

Chen Ningxi said, "Uh-huh, I was having a sip of water after my workout and he happened to pass by and mentioned it. He was just being nice, there’s a helpful spirit among gym-goers, they’ll correct you if they see you’re doing something wrong."

"Oh..." Cheng Qiaobei raised an eyebrow, "Being helpful."

He nodded, "That seems like my approach, remember what I was that time?" Cheng Qiaobei looked into the distance, "Right... I was a concerned citizen."

Chen Ningxi wasn’t foolish, she could sense Lu Xingyan was interested in her, but she decisively quashed his thoughts.

"I know what you’re thinking, to me, he’s just a kid. I told him before I left, that I needed to go home to cook for my husband."

It was obvious Cheng Qiaobei’s smile grew even wider when he heard her mention the word husband.

"That’s more like it."

"What do you mean by ’more like it,’" Chen Ningxi, taking his words, also asked Cheng Qiaobei, "You’ve been asking about me, what about you, are you behaving yourself abroad?"

Cheng Qiaobei said, "Of course, look," he raised his hand, "apart from showering or sleeping, I’ve been wearing my wedding ring all the time, so everyone knows I’m married. Wait, lift your hand."

Chen Ningxi froze for a moment, she had taken off her wedding ring when she changed into her exercise clothes.

"I was working out, couldn’t wear the ring." she hurriedly explained.

"You can wear rings when working out," Cheng Qiaobei said, "Tomorrow, wear the wedding ring to the gym."

Chen Ningxi said, "It could scratch."

Cheng Qiaobei: "No, you have to wear it."

"Alright, I’ll wear it, I’ll wear it, okay?"

"That reluctance, as if it’s so hard," Cheng Qiaobei intentionally put on a resentful tone, "If you don’t want to wear it, then don’t."

Chen Ningxi enjoyed seeing him pretend to be jealous, "Can you act more obvious? Show me how much you’re displeased with me not wearing the wedding ring. Go for it, I’m rooting for you!"

Cheng Qiaobei frowned, stroking his chin in a thinking pose, "I’ll ponder my act some more."

Chen Ningxi’s eyes curved with a smile as she stared at him, suddenly she missed him a lot.

Even in a video call, why did she still feel longing?

She asked, "... How long until you come back?"