The system replied, "Yes, Host."
"Before Inner Strength is produced, stray energy will appear. This energy may manifest anywhere and could cause sensations like warmth, numbness, or itching in your body."
Lin Chen: "Numbness and itching too? How significant are the effects?"
System: "They are merely stray energy and have little impact on your body, just making you aware of their presence."
"Only by feeling them can you find ways to control them. Once you reach a certain level, they can be converted into Inner Strength."
Lin Chen was relieved.
Just a little numbness and itching is fine.
Xu Mengyao said in surprise, "Husband, Xiaoxi is doing quite well, how effective is this exercise?"
Lin Chen looked at Lin Xiaoxi: "The effect is very good. As long as you keep practicing, Xiaoxi can protect you in the future."
Lin Xiaoxi was just simply imitating the movements and didn't really have a strong training effect at the moment.
But he couldn't discourage her confidence.
Long-term adherence to standard movements would yield much better results.
"Mom, I'll protect you from now on."
Lin Xiaoxi said sweetly.
Xu Mengyao squatted down and kissed Lin Xiaoxi: "Okay, Mom will wait for Xiaoxi to become very, very powerful."
Lin Xiaoxi's little hands hugged Xu Mengyao: "Mom, Dad and I will protect you, don't cry, okay?"
"When did Mom cry?"
Lin Chen asked.
Had he done something to upset her?
Lin Xiaoxi said, "Daddy, Mommy cry when she sleeps."
Lin Chen looked at Xu Mengyao. Xu Mengyao said, "Xiaoxi didn't explain it clearly. It's because I used to have nightmares at night, and sometimes I would wake up from them."
"That doesn't really happen anymore."
Lin Chen nodded slightly. So that was it.
Xu Mengyao said, "Honey, let's go. Let's finish moving early. Shen Qing wants to come over for lunch."
Lin Chen nodded.
He was still very welcoming of Shen Qing coming over for a meal. Unlike some women's so-called best friends who specialized in causing trouble, she was trying her best to match him with Xu Mengyao.
She was practically a matchmaker; what was wrong with her occasionally freeloading a meal?
"Daddy, what are we going to do?"
The three of them went downstairs to the car, and Lin Xiaoxi asked with confusion.
Lin Chen: "Didn't we say yesterday that Mommy was moving in? We're going to help Mommy pack and move her things now."
"Yay!"
Lin Xiaoxi said cheerfully.
An hour later, Lin Chen and the others arrived. Shen Qing was already there, waiting for them in the courtyard.
"Aunt Qingqing."
Lin Xiaoxi called out in a childish voice.
"Xiaoxi, this is for you."
Shen Qing gave Lin Xiaoxi a doll.
"Aunt Qingqing, you're so well-behaved."
Xu Mengyao burst out laughing. Shen Qing: "..."
Lin Chen corrected, "Xiaoxi, Aunt Qingqing is an adult. She gave you a gift, so you can't say 'you're so well-behaved'. You can say 'Aunt Qingqing, you're so kind'."
"Dad."
Lin Xiaoxi shyly buried her head against Lin Chen's neck.
Lin Chen gently patted her back and said, "Xiaoxi, it's alright, Aunt Qing won't be angry. You're still young; it's normal to say some things wrong."
"Just be brave and speak your mind."
Shen Qing said, "Xiaoxi, your dad is right. You're very smart; your mother definitely wasn't as smart as you when she was little."
"Aunt Qing, you're so nice."
Lin Xiaoxi looked at Shen Qing and said sweetly.
"Come on, Aunt Qing will give you a hug."
Shen Qing took Lin Xiaoxi from Lin Chen.
A few minutes later, Xu Mengyao said, "Honey, take Xiaoxi out to play. I'm collecting things that are for women, and Shen Qing can help me."
"You just need to help carry them after we're done."
Lin Chen nodded.
He carried Lin Xiaoxi and went to find her friends in the neighborhood.
"Huh?"
Lin Chen saw Li Lin.
Li Lin wasn't as handsome as in his short videos, but to be honest, he was still quite handsome. Lin Chen was somewhat inferior to him in terms of looks.
"Xiaoxi, we're over here."
Yiyi's clear voice rang out.
She and Yuanyuan were playing not far from Li Lin.
There were some children's playground equipment where they were, while Li Lin had fitness equipment like a horizontal bar.
"Daddy, put me down." Lin Xiaoxi said joyfully.
Lin Chen put her down, and she quickly ran over.
"Brother, are you Xiaoxi's father?"
Li Lin asked.
"Mmh."
Lin Chen nodded.
He didn't follow Lin Xiaoxi over.
Yiyi's mother and Yuanyuan's mother were with Lin Xiaoxi.
With them watching, Lin Xiaoxi wouldn't have any problems. It wouldn't be appropriate for a man like him to join them.
"You and President Xu..."
Li Lin tentatively asked.
Lin Chen smiled faintly, "We've registered our marriage, but we haven't held a wedding banquet yet."
Li Lin frowned inwardly.
Houses here were expensive. He came from a good background and earned quite a bit, so he gritted his teeth and put a down payment on a villa here.
Unfortunately, the market hadn't been good recently. House prices had fallen, and the ten million plus down payment he'd made had already dropped by half.
If he could win over Xu Mengyao, this drop wouldn't be a problem. But now, Xu Mengyao actually had a husband!
This was quite awkward.
"Brother, I'm Li Lin. What's your name?"
Li Lin said with a smile.
"I'm Lin Chen."
Li Lin: "Lin Chen, you look a bit thin. Perhaps you need to exercise more. I'm a fitness blogger. Want to work out with me?"
"Free of charge."
Lin Chen looked at Li Lin.
Li Lin said this, it seemed he hadn't given up. Was he planning to get close to him first, then stab him in the back?
Lin Chen smiled faintly: "I usually exercise."
Li Lin lightly jumped up and grabbed the bar: "Lin Chen, how many Pull-ups can you do like this?"
He started doing them as he spoke.
Li Lin was doing wide-grip overhand Pull-ups.
Most ordinary people struggle to do five, and doing ten is already quite good. Li Lin managed around twenty.
"Lin Chen, why don't you give it a try?"
Li Lin landed and smiled faintly.
"Doesn't look too difficult."
Lin Chen smiled slightly.
Li Lin sneered inwardly, not difficult?
It's manageable for ordinary people to do a few reverse-grip, narrow-grip Pull-ups, but many can't do even one wide-grip, overhand Pull-up.
Lin Chen grabbed the bar.
"One, two, three—"
Li Lin was counting for Lin Chen.
He quickly lost count. Lin Chen easily surpassed him, completing fifty or sixty pull-ups in a minute.
He let go of one hand.
Then, Lin Chen did ten one-handed Pull-ups with only his right hand.
Li Lin was dumbfounded.
Where did this monster come from?
After finishing the one-handed Pull-ups with his right hand, Lin Chen switched to his left hand and did ten more.
"Li Lin, how's my level?"
"I'm not a professional, I don't really understand this."
Lin Chen released his grip and asked, his face not red and his breath even.
Li Lin: "..."
What could he say?
He, the professional, had been utterly defeated by Lin Chen.
"Lin Chen, you're really strong. You must work out a lot, right?"
Li Lin took a deep breath and said.
Lin Chen looked at Li Lin with a smile that wasn't quite a smile. "I haven't really trained in this. I usually just practice Martial Arts. My strength should be a bit greater than the average person's."
Li Lin: "..."
Good heavens, he actually practices Martial Arts.
Would he get beaten to death for trying to poach someone?
"There's a punching power test machine over there, have you tested it?"
Li Lin asked.
Lin Chen shook his head.
Li Lin: "Then go test it?"
He wanted to know just how strong Lin Chen was.
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