"You really should have given me a heads-up."

Xu Yun said sullenly, "With you pulling stunts like this, it makes me want to hire a bodyguard."

"Don’t worry. I doubt he’d dare to do anything like that."

Liang Yan explained, "He’s not the type to get hot-headed or act rashly. He’s a total coward. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have dared to provoke him on purpose."

"Alright, I get it."

After hanging up, Li Jinshu asked, "What’s wrong? Something about a bodyguard?"

"It’s nothing. Someone just used me as a pawn."

Xu Yun chuckled. "But then again, I did sleep with her—more than once—so I can’t really say I was wronged."

"Who?" Li Jinshu asked, confused.

The fact that Xu Yun had other women didn’t surprise or shock Li Jinshu in the slightest.

She had recently come to terms with it.

’Since I can’t change it, I might as well learn to accept it. No point in turning myself into some bitter, resentful woman.’

’That would only make Xu Yun avoid me and grow to hate me!’

’After all, I’ve already started proactively helping him find other women.’

This was how she consoled herself about it.

Besides, with Xu Yun’s monstrous stamina and needs, she sometimes couldn’t handle him all by herself.

It was better than ending up bedridden and unable to walk after just a few days. Letting the other "sisters" share the burden wasn’t a bad thing.

’It’s not like he’s going to marry them, anyway. There are no feelings involved; it’s just for fun.’

In response to Li Jinshu’s question, Xu Yun answered, "You’ve met her. Liang Yan."

Li Jinshu’s eyes went wide. "No way," she said, astonished. "Even President Liang is... with you?"

"Why else do you think I invested five million in her back then?"

"Wasn’t it because you thought the project would be profitable?"

"Nope."

Xu Yun answered honestly, "I just slept with her, thought the investment was decent enough, and agreed to her request."

"You’re not even trying to hide it from me anymore," Li Jinshu said with a pout. "Aren’t you afraid I’ll get angry?"

"In the past, I might have been a little more considerate, but now..."

Xu Yun couldn’t help but laugh. "You’re already bringing women to my room in the middle of the night. It’s clear that you..."

"Stop! Don’t say another word."

Li Jinshu retorted, a blush of anger and embarrassment on her face. "You think I wanted to? If it weren’t because I... couldn’t, these past few days, you wouldn’t have gotten so lucky."

"So, are you sending another one over tonight?"

"..."

Li Jinshu said sullenly, "Xu Yun, even though Yu Xuan is your secretary, now that you two have... you know... you should treat her a little better from now on."

"And I’m not? I’m giving her a ten-thousand-yuan raise today."

"That’s true."

Li Jinshu sighed. "I guess this means Yu Xuan and I are sisters now."

"..." Xu Yun was speechless.

’You’re not just sisters with Yu Xuan, you’re sisters with Ning Qian and Su Mu, too!’

The two chatted as they arrived at the fitness center.

With no customers to greet, Wang Sisi was idly scrolling through short-form dramas on her phone, bored out of her mind.

She happened to be watching the very one Xu Yun had invested in.

The show had a massive advertising budget recently, so ads for it were everywhere, driving up viewership.

Its plot wasn’t anything new—just your typical cringey, melodramatic, and brainless storyline—but it was somehow addictive.

As one of the comments below the show put it—

"I have trash taste, and I love it."

Seeing customers arrive, Wang Sisi paused the video. As soon as she looked up, she recognized an acquaintance: Xu Yun.

He was with a beautiful woman.

"Hi, Brother Xu," Wang Sisi said with a smile. "Here to work out with Jiaxin again?"

"Yep."

Xu Yun said, "And I brought you a new customer."

"Great, I’ll go get her for you right now."

Xu Yun asked, a bit puzzled, "I’ve been here twice recently. How come I haven’t seen Coach Sun?"

"Her? She quit."

"Why?" Xu Yun asked. "I still have sessions with her."

"Business hasn’t been good."

Wang Sisi said, "But don’t worry, Brother Xu. The company already transferred your sessions to Jiaxin. She’ll train you. You won’t be disappointed."

Xu Yun was speechless. Weren’t they just fobbing him off?

If Zhang Jiaxin knew how to teach swimming, she would have done it long ago.

It was just a stopgap measure by the fitness center.

A moment later, Zhang Jiaxin came jogging over.

"Brother Xu, you’re here," she greeted, then looked at Li Jinshu, puzzled. "And this lovely lady is?"

"I’m his friend."

Li Jinshu said with a smile, "I’ve had some free time recently and was thinking of getting in shape."

"Great, I’ll give you the tour in a bit."

Zhang Jiaxin led the two of them to the equipment room on the second floor.

She got straight to the point. "Miss, since you’re Brother Xu’s friend, I’ll be honest with you."

"Our fitness center probably isn’t going to make it. It could close down any day now."

"So you shouldn’t waste your money here, or it’ll just go down the drain."

"I was just thinking it seemed a little empty in here."

Li Jinshu looked around and commented, "Compared to other gyms, the environment here is a bit lacking, and the design isn’t great either."

"This place hasn’t been renovated in ten years. That’s to be expected."

"No wonder..."

Li Jinshu remarked casually, "It’s a real waste of a good location. If this gym were mine, the first thing I’d do is give it a complete makeover."

With the current push for national fitness, the gym industry is actually a pretty good market, but it’s also hyper-competitive.

Everyone’s competing on service and amenities.

With its decade-old decor and layout, it’s only natural that this place is in decline.

And look at their membership prices—because the equipment is so outdated, the fees are ridiculously low, completely out of sync with the upscale vibe of the surrounding neighborhood.

The words were spoken casually, but they struck a chord with the listener.

’What if I just buy this fitness center and let Li Jinshu manage it?’ Xu Yun thought.