Chapter 43

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(Sweat, thanks to my brother for reminding me, I forgot to update the second chapter, so I'm quickly making up for it. Sorry, sorry, I really got confused.)

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As soon as he arrived at the training base, a bright red sports car immediately caught everyone's attention.

Lei Huanxi only needed one glance to recognize it as Annie's car.

This young lady actually came? And the Volvo parked next to it belonged to Mo Fatzi.

After entering the base, the athletes began to change clothes and do some simple warm-up exercises.

"Brother Huanxi."

Just as Lei Huanxi stood there, unsure of what to do, Annie and Mo Fatzi appeared together. Annie hooked her arm around Lei Huanxi's shoulder: "Brother Huanxi, you really got selected by the swimming team?"

"Brother Huanxi, Annie dragged me here. At first, I thought she was just teasing me." Mo Fatzi held a bag of chips, shoving handfuls into his mouth.

"Who said I got selected? I'm just here for a test." Lei Huanxi took the bag of chips and stuffed a handful into his mouth.

"Huanxi, it's best not to eat this kind of food." Shi Shunzhong walked over.

Lei Huanxi pouted: "Coach Shi, this is the biggest reason I don't want to join the swimming team. If I can't eat this or that, what's the point?"

Shi Shunzhong was at a loss, thinking this was quite a unique reason.

The beautiful Annie quickly became the topic of discussion among the male athletes. Especially when they saw her hooking her arm around Lei Huanxi's shoulder in a familiar manner, all sorts of envy and jealousy arose.

Qi Xuning, in particular, couldn't understand. Lei Huanxi looked like an ordinary guy, yet not only did he gain the attention of Director Xie, but he also had such a beautiful girlfriend?

He did a warm-up, performed a beautiful dive, and then swam quickly in the pool, hoping to catch Annie's attention.

To be fair, his swimming posture was indeed very graceful, earning a round of applause from the surrounding athletes.

Unfortunately, Annie only glanced over once and then turned away: "Brother Huanxi, what is that guy doing? No one else has entered the water, why is he swimming alone?"

If Qi Xuning heard this, he might have been devastated...

"Xiaolei, come change into your swimming trunks."

Lei Huanxi walked lazily toward the changing room...

When he changed his clothes, he realized something was wrong.

His body had actually...

Become perfect, even to himself! And he had developed six-pack abs!

What happened? He hadn't noticed this when he showered yesterday?

Lei Huanxi would probably never know that when the spiritual energy from the walnut entered his body, it began to slowly but systematically transform him.

Each time his body came into contact with water, it would evolve further, until it reached its most perfect state... This was just the first step of the evolution.

When he walked out of the changing room, Annie, who was talking to Mo Fatzi, saw him and let out an exaggerated scream.

"Wow, I never knew Brother Huanxi had such a great body..." Annie entered fangirl mode.

Mo Fatzi viciously stuffed a large handful of chips into his mouth: "If I had a body like that, I'd do anything."

"You go away, start losing weight first... Look at my Brother Huanxi's body... Hehe, I'm going to eat him up..." Annie's mode shifted from fangirl to a more predatory one...

After warming up, Qi Xuning came out of the pool and noticed as well.

In the entire swimming team, there were many with good physiques, and he was undoubtedly one of the best. But compared to Lei Huanxi, he suddenly seemed inferior.

This only fueled his jealousy...

"Xiaolei, it looks like you've been keeping up with your training." Shi Shunzhong seemed very satisfied with Lei Huanxi's physique: "Warm up a bit, the test will start soon."

Training? When had he ever trained? Lei Huanxi wanted to explain, but Shi Shunzhong had already walked away.

"Brother Huanxi." Annie walked over with a "shy" expression: "Brother Huanxi, do you have a girlfriend? Are you free tonight? Let's go see a movie."

Oh... Lei Huanxi's skin was crawling...

"Brother Huanxi, how did you get such a great body? Can you teach me?"

Shivers, shivers... Chills, one after another... Lei Huanxi pointed ahead: "Sister Annie, I'll tell you, it's very simple. Just go straight and then turn left..."

"I know that..." Annie suddenly realized something was off, and her "shy" mode instantly changed: "You, Lei Huanxi, if you go straight and then turn left, that's the exit!"

Lei Huanxi quickly ran over to Shi Shunzhong with a laugh...

Mo Fatzi opened his third bag of chips, his mouth full as he mumbled: "Looks like using beauty won't work. How about I find a few big guys to tie him to a hotel bed for you..."

Annie stroked her chin with a "scary" smile: "Hehe, no need, he won't escape from my palm..."

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"Old Yuan, are you kidding me?" Shi Shunzhong widened his eyes: "You want Lei Huanxi to compete with Da Ning?"

"It's just a test." Yuan Bozhou said with a smile: "It's not a formal competition, the outcome doesn't matter."

"Doesn't matter?" Shi Shunzhong almost jumped up: "Lei Huanxi has never received any systematic training. If he loses badly in his first test, do you know how much psychological damage it will cause? How much it will affect his future prospects? No, I strongly oppose it."

Such examples are not uncommon.

A few years ago, Shi Shunzhong discovered a very promising young talent. After training him for a while, he had him participate in his first internal team competition.

The result was that the kid, probably due to nervousness, came in last place, lagging behind the first place by at least five body lengths.

The kid was devastated, believing he wasn't cut out for swimming. No matter how much Shi Shunzhong tried to encourage him, it was to no avail. After half a year, the kid finally gave up on swimming.

This is a cautionary tale.

Although Shi Shunzhong firmly believed Lei Huanxi was a genius, he also acknowledged the huge gap between him and Qi Xuning.

One was a newcomer to the swimming base, the other was an Asian champion and record holder. How could they be compared?

If Lei Huanxi lost by a large margin, and suffered a psychological blow, what if he ended up like that kid?

Yuan Bozhou was determined: "Old Shi, competing against a champion will stimulate the opponent's potential and bring out the best in him. It will truly reflect his abilities... Director Yin, President Peng, everything needs a reference point. Without a comparison, how can we know his strength? Besides, Da Ning is the Asian record holder for the 200 meters. Losing to him isn't a disgrace. If a... genius, assuming we acknowledge Lei Huanxi as a genius, can't handle a bit of adversity, it means he has psychological issues. We know that without strong willpower, even a true genius can't achieve good results..."

He spoke eloquently, and Shi Shunzhong, who was not good with words, didn't know how to counter.

Yin Hao and Peng Zhewei nodded in agreement.

After a moment, Peng Zhewei said: "Old Shi, I agree with Old Yuan's opinion. In any sport, mental resilience is crucial. How can one talk about bringing glory to the country without it? I think we should have the competition. Although there's no chance of winning, it will at least show us the gap between Lei Huanxi and our champion."

Yin Hao also sided with Yuan Bozhou: "Yes, Old Shi, let Xiaolei swim freely. The outcome isn't the main goal; the key is to observe how much potential Xiaolei has and whether he has a future in the sport."

With both leaders speaking, Shi Shunzhong had no chance to argue.

Seeing Lei Huanxi walking over, he pulled him aside and explained the situation.

Lei Huanxi was indifferent: "Sure, losing to a champion isn't embarrassing."

Lei Huanxi was very self-aware. How could he compete with an Asian champion? Besides, losing would save him from Shi Shunzhong's constant nagging about joining the swimming team.

Shi Shunzhong, not knowing Lei Huanxi's true thoughts, could only sigh: "Do your best, try not to fall too far behind."

He could already imagine how Yuan Bozhou would gloat after Lei Huanxi's failure.

At the pool, Qi Xuning was already doing warm-up exercises. Yuan Bozhou kept talking to him. Qi Xuning kept looking over at Lei Huanxi and made a provocative gesture:

He pointed to the pool, then to himself, and gave a thumbs up, indicating that he was the king here.

No one thought Lei Huanxi could beat Qi Xuning, including Lei Huanxi himself.

Lei Huanxi initially ignored it, but then Qi Xuning's next gesture infuriated him:

Qi Xuning pointed to the pool again, then to Lei Huanxi, and finally gave a thumbs down.

This was blatant contempt.

Lei Huanxi could accept defeat, but he couldn't accept contempt.

It's just a competition, what's so great about an Asian champion winning?

He remembered what he had told Zhao Zilong:

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