Chapter - 88 - Partnership

Because of Yi Minghuan's high enthusiasm for learning, Tang Li stayed up with him until one o'clock in the morning.

However, she eventually succumbed to her exhaustion. As he continued to work on mathematical problems, she fell asleep hugging the quilt. She didn't even know when he fell asleep.

Early the next morning, the work bell's ringing woke Tang Li up. For a moment, she felt like she was back in middle school, almost mistaking the bell for the start of a school day, which shocked her.

Lifting the quilt she groggily sat up, rubbing her dry eyes and trying to wake herself up.

 'So Sleepy!'

Still feeling quite sleepy, Tang Li realized that it was just past five o'clock. The production team leader's whistle had already blown several times, urging everyone to gather for fieldwork.

She touched Yi Minghuan's side of the bed, which was now cold. She couldn't help but wonder if he had studied all night and didn't get any sleep at all.

Getting out of bed, Tang Li was about to make the bed when the door swung open, and Yi Minghuan entered. He was wearing a vest on his upper body, his face and body covered in sweat, and said, "I'll make the bed. You go and wash up."

Tang Li turned around when she heard his voice and was taken aback by his appearance.

Her heart skipped a beat as gazed at him!

Early in the morning, he had donned a white vest, revealing his bronzed, strong, and sexy muscles—a top-notch temptation!

She couldn't help but wonder what he was up to!

"Did you go exercise?" Tang Li carefully avoided looking below his neck, focused on his handsome face, and asked casually, "Did you get any sleep last night?"

"Yes, I did get some sleep," Yi Minghuan replied as he folded the quilt neatly into a perfect cube and arranged the sheets with impeccable housekeeping skills.

Tang Li stood aside, observing him, and couldn't help but feel a bit dazed by the contrast between the man exuding male hormones and the cute boy who had studied with her the previous night.

"Aren't you going to wash up?" Yi Minghuan, somewhat uncomfortable with her staring, turned his head to prompt her.

"...Oh," Tang Li replied, going outside. Instead of washing up immediately, she drank a cup of warm water to warm up and then started doing squats as part of her weight loss routine.

After completing about twenty squats in a row, her thighs were sore and swollen. She paused, took a few deep breaths, and then did another set of squats.

She started to feel a little dizzy, so she didn't continue. She then did a few yoga stances, stretched her body, and ended the morning exercise. 

 She continued in this manner for several sets before ending her morning exercise.

Yi Minghuan emerged from inside, observed her exercise, shook his head, and commented that her movements were too amateurish.

In the spirit of helping his "comrade-in-arms" improve, he offered to teach her a more effective way to train her physical fitness.

"Do you want me to teach you how to train your physical fitness? Your movements are too amateurish." 

Tang Li, with a wry smile, replied, "I'm trying to lose weight!"

Yi Minghuan shared a story about a companion who had been overweight and had successfully become as thin as him within three months using their training method.

"...so what?" Tang Li asked.

"It means that our training method is also very effective for weight loss. Let me teach you." Yi Minghuan's eyes lit up, he clapped his palms fiercely, and said excitedly:

"You teach me how to study, and I teach you martial arts. It's a perfect deal. What do you say?" 

"...Well it's not bad.."

Tang Li, feeling a sense of partnership, agreed with the idea. She thought it was perfect that they could learn from each other—both civil and martial arts.

'It sounded great!'