On his first day at Qin Cheng, he was supposed to gradually adapt to the training intensity, increasing it step by step. But Li Liguo, whether he believed in the physical fitness of top-tier Alphas or simply hated the iron for not being steel and wanted to kill his sharpness, started him off with twenty thousand——halfway through, he couldn’t help but reply to Jian Heng with two messages, adding three thousand. By the end, he was so exhausted that he pulled out a photo of Jian Heng, took a deep breath, and added another thousand.
He thought it was over, but it was just the beginning.
Qin Cheng specialized in the 100-meter sprint, which required extremely high explosive power.
He had never really studied how to train for this before. Lao Li seemed to want to give him a thorough education——single-leg jumps, step jumps, split-leg jumps, frog jumps, straight-leg jumps, weighted lunges, weighted barbell jumps in place, weighted sit-ups…
Qin Cheng couldn’t remember the last time he was this exhausted that he looked like a dog. When Lao Li announced the end, he didn’t collapse to his knees, which was a testament to Qin-ge’s face-saving.
Lu Ping supported him as they walked outside. Qin Cheng pointed to the chair not far away. He felt that he was breathing out more and taking in less air, and he was about to ascend to the heavens: “Put me… on the chair…”
He might close his eyes and say his last words any second now.
A group of burly men surrounded their Qin-ge and helped him to the chair. Someone, not reassured, said: “Should we take him to the infirmary?”
After sitting for a while, Qin Cheng felt much better. Taking a deep breath, he shakily took out his phone: “The doctor… won’t treat you for exhaustion, no need to go.”
“DaLao is doing it on purpose! Who trains people like this?” Someone started to complain.
Qin Cheng’s heart skipped a beat upon hearing this. He looked at him: “You guys don’t usually train like this?”
“No, we would consider it a lot if we had even two-thirds of what you had today.”
Qin Cheng closed his eyes and deeply reflected on the misdeeds he committed in his first year of high school.
Wasn’t it just that every time he got into a fight and got caught, he would run away faster than Lao Li? One time, Lao Li chased him but not only failed to catch him, he even fell flat on his face.
Wasn’t it just that when he was reading a self-criticism in front of Lao Li, he couldn’t help but hit someone again, and when Lao Li tried to stop him, he accidentally punched him?
Wasn’t it just that when Lao Li earnestly advised him to turn over a new leaf, he cheekily smiled and said, ‘Teacher, I’m afraid of getting tired. A delicate Alpha like me can’t stand training the most’…?
Alright, he was the one who didn’t behave first, so he couldn’t blame Lao Li for teaching him a lesson.
Qin Cheng called Jian Heng with trembling hands: “I’m at the training ground… come pick me up…”
Not long after hanging up, Jian Heng arrived on his bike.
His long legs caught Qin Cheng’s attention from across the playground. As he got closer and Qin Cheng could see his face clearly, he felt that the half-day training was worth it. Forget being tired like a dog, he would be willing to be tired like a turtle.
“My Heng Heng,” Qin Cheng opened his arms, his face couldn’t stop smiling, both tired and wanting to laugh, “Come help me up.”
Jian Heng helped him into the bike, frowning: “Was the training volume so intense?”
Qin Cheng was completely slumped on his back, unable to muster any strength. Afraid he would worry, he casually made up an excuse: “It’s okay, it’s my fault for being lazy when it gets cold. I’ll adapt in a couple of days.”
“No!” Lu Ping, full of passion, defended Qin-ge, “Lao Li is deliberately picking on him, making things difficult for Qin-ge. Otherwise, with the normal training volume, Qin-ge wouldn’t be like this!”
Qin Cheng sighed, making an effort to pat the shoulder of this passionate young man: “Ping’er, go home and eat. We have to train again tomorrow.”
Lu Ping’s eyes instantly brimmed with tears: “Then, take care of yourself, Ge.”
“Not gonna die,” Qin Cheng said, “Let’s go.”
His limbs felt like they were filled with lead, and his head felt like it had been whipped by the old northern wind all afternoon. He couldn’t lift it as if it were filled with wind. After putting on the down jacket’s hood, Qin Cheng’s face was pressed tightly against Jian Heng’s back, and he couldn’t lift it up.
He couldn’t get up either.
Jian Heng rode his bike quickly, carrying his boyfriend home. When they passed a cake shop, he stopped. His back felt warm from Qin Cheng’s embrace.
“Qin Cheng, do you want some cake?”
There was no response from behind, and the weight on his back remained——the person was still lying down.
Jian Heng called out again and nudged his arm, but there was no response.
He had fallen asleep lying down.
Jian Heng sighed, called the shop staff out, and had a slice of mille crepe cake1千層蛋糕 (qiān céng dàn gāo): Mille Crepe Cake. 
packed.
His boyfriend was exhausted; the road to chasing dreams wasn’t easy.
Who made his dream so far away?
When he called him to wake him up downstairs, Jian Heng had only one thought; it was all because his dream was too far away, which made his boyfriend so tired. He had to make it up to his boyfriend properly.
Qin Cheng was carried back to the house by Jian Heng once again. Last time, he was blocked by Zhao Hai and was too injured to walk. This time, he was trained by Lao Li and was too exhausted to walk.
When lying on Jian Heng’s back, he drowsily thought; how nice it would be to be carried like this for a lifetime.
Qin Cheng slept so deeply that it was as if he had died. Jian Heng called him for dinner for more than twenty minutes before he finally opened his eyes with great difficulty.
He was so exhausted that when he sat up, he felt a wave of physiological nausea.
“Hey, I don’t even know if I’m hungry,” Qin Cheng leaned on him for a few seconds, “What are we eating?”
“Beef stew2炖牛肉 (dùn niú ròu): Beef Stew. 
,” Jian Heng helped him put on a jacket, then directly scooped him up in his arms, “I bought a slice of mille crepe cake, we’ll eat it after dinner.”
Qin Cheng was about to protest this position, but when he heard about the cake, he perked up instantly: “Hey, boyfriend, didn’t you say eating too much cream is bad?”
“Just this once.”
Qin Cheng, a 1.85-meter tall big A, really couldn’t be described as a little bird in someone’s arms. The princess carry was something only Jian Heng could complete without changing his expression or trembling. It didn’t feel like carrying a boyfriend; it felt like carrying a big bear.
Qin Cheng barely finished a bowl and then put it down, leaning back in his chair, sighing: “If Lao Li isn’t trying to kill me, then he’s just too confident in me.”
Jian Heng served him a bowl of soup: “Li Liguo?”
“Mm,” with the boyfriend buff added, Qin Cheng reluctantly started drinking, “How did you know?”
“Tan Qi told me,” Jian Heng said, “Should I report it to the school authorities?”
“No need,” Qin Cheng finished the bowl in one go. His boyfriend was worried about him, and thinking about it made him feel less tired. “He’s just doing it for my own good. They’ve been practicing for a semester in advance. If I don’t catch up soon, I won’t be able to keep up. This isn’t like taking a written exam where you can cram at the last minute; it’s something that accumulates over time, and you can’t afford to slack off for even a day.”
Jian Heng squeezed his hand: “Do you have to get up early tomorrow morning?”
“Yeah,” Qin Cheng sighed, “I have to get up early for training. I can’t go to school with you. I’ll call Lu Ping later to pick me up tomorrow morning, and you can ride the bike.”
Qin Cheng wasn’t sad about having to wake up early for training; he was sad because the training time was too early, and he couldn’t go to school with Jian Heng.
They were newlyweds, and Qin Cheng wished he could be glued to Jian Heng all the time. They had only been together for two days, and they were already forced to be apart. Qin-ge was sad.
“I’ll accompany you,” Jian Heng put down his bowl and chopsticks, hugged him, and walked towards the bedroom, “I’ll go to the early self-study session.”
“No need, I’m not a little kid who needs someone to accompany me,” Jian Heng felt sorry for him because the training was tough, and he also felt sorry for Jian Heng, who had to take care of him while studying every day. “We have to leave by 5:30. You should sleep more. I can catch up on sleep during class.”
Qin Cheng was half-leaning against the headboard, lying down, while Jian Heng sat by the bed, picking up the cake.
“Not sleepy,” Jian Heng said, unwrapping the cake and bringing a piece to his mouth. “I’ll go with you.”
“Really, no need. I——” Qin Cheng was halfway through his sentence when Jian Heng fed him another piece of cake.
“My boyfriend, why would he sit in someone else’s backseat?” Jian Heng said.
Qin Cheng was stunned for a few seconds, genuinely not expecting this point, and after a while, he couldn’t help but start laughing.
Jian Heng was super aloof and a super cool male god when interacting with others, but after dating him, the more willful side of his personality started to show.
Qin Cheng enjoyed it very much because no one else could see it but him.
This was his ‘privilege’.
“Okay boyfriend,” Qin Cheng opened his mouth like an arrogant idler, and Jian Heng immediately fed him another piece of cake, cream and mango, healing the soul. Qin Cheng shook his head, “So virtuous, I’m really loving you more and more.”
“Then let’s do zero,” Jian Heng chuckled, “Still love me?”
“Definitely love,” Qin Cheng lifted his chin, his face full of lingering desire. Fuck, Lao Li had trained him all day, but it didn’t help with his abstinence. “With this little look, Gege have come to terms with it. As long as you’re good, isn’t it just doing zero? Ge can at least accept doing three times now.”
Jian Heng turned his head, the corners of his lips curling into a smile.
Three times, a significant improvement.
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The author, with dark circles under his eyes, took a sip of tea and said: Qin-ge not only does 0 for love, but also fights for love and strives for ideals! Two big chapters of 5,000+ in one, this is the only chapter today, so there’s no need to wait~~~
【Don’t take the intensity of physical training too seriously, everyone, after all, this is an ABO world~~~ Mwah~~~】
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Gosh! This chapter feel endless… 🙃 There’s so many new idioms too… Just kill me…
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List of Idiom in Chapter 55.2
五大三粗 (wǔ dà sān cū): broad-armed, burly and powerful; big and tall; stalwart; strapping.苦口婆心 (kǔ kǒu pó xīn): earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently; to persuade earnestly and patiently; (admonish) in earnest words and with good intentions; (admonish) with patience and sincerity; to persuade someone patiently and kindly.
小鳥依人 (xiǎo niǎo yī rén): lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom); (as cute and helpless as) a little bird that must rely on a human in order to survive; fig. cute and helpless-looking; the appearance of a woman or a child who is dependent upon others, and is also dainty and cute; endearing little bird—(of a girl) lovely and pliant like a small bird; timid and lovable young woman.
日積月累 (rì jī yuè lěi): to accumulate over a long period; gradual accumulation; accumulate day by day and month by month.
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