The Stand-in is Exceptionally Clingy [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 28.2

Chapter 28.2: The CEO and Her Canary

Lou Bianxia stroked her chin in thought, habitually adding “controlling the body and appearance management of instructors” to the reform plan.

Practicing physical training requires persistence, but relying on one’s own persistence and self-discipline is far from enough. External forces must also be used to create more appealing advantages to attract customers.

After bending down, Li Zhi straightened up and saw Lou Bianxia walk in. She asked with a puzzled look, “Excuse me, are you?”

Lou Bianxia: “You must be Teacher Li. My name is Lou. I just signed up for your class this afternoon, and I came specifically to observe tonight.”

Li Zhi said, “I’m really sorry, but I have a private lesson with a student later. If you want to experience a class, you might have to wait until tomorrow morning.”

“I don’t need to experience a class. I just want to observe so I can determine if the class I signed up for is suitable for me.”

Li Zhi still shook her head and refused. “Observing is not allowed either. This is a private lesson, and it involves the client’s privacy. You can, however, go downstairs and observe a small group’s public class.”

Lou Bianxia leaned against the wardrobe at the back of the studio. “What if I get your student’s permission? Would I then be able to observe?”

Although she was wearing casual sportswear, at this moment, her arms were crossed and she looked up, glancing at her with an unquestionable aura.

Li Zhi’s expression was hesitant. Just as she was thinking of how to politely decline the woman in front of her, the studio door opened again.

Jian Ke stepped halfway in. “Teacher Li, is it…”

She stopped and saw Lou Bianxia standing to the side, looking at her.

“Ms. Lou? What are you doing here?”

After ignoring Lou Bianxia’s text messages this afternoon, Jian Ke was now face-to-face with the woman herself and felt a little guilty.

Is it a coincidence? Surely she didn’t come to call me out.

Lou Bianxia’s deep gaze swept over Jian Ke’s pink training suit. The fresh and vibrant color, her high bun, and the orange hair tie made Jian Ke look even more cute and full of vitality.

The tight top hugged her chest, outlining a full curve and a shallow shadow of cleavage. A sliver of her narrow, slender waist was exposed, revealing her toned and beautiful abs.

Lou Bianxia’s gaze lingered on the look of surprise on Jian Ke’s face, then she calmly looked away without answering.

Li Zhi: “Xiao Jian, do you know this Miss Lou? She just signed up for my class this afternoon and said she wanted to observe in advance.”

Xiao Jian?

Lou Bianxia’s gaze suddenly became sharp, like a knife scraping over Li Zhi.

She hasn’t even had a few classes, has she? Why are you calling her so intimately?

Jian Ke looked at Lou Bianxia, muttering to herself, “Is it really such a coincidence? There are thousands of yoga and fitness studios in Lidcheng, and there are quite a few near Jingxiu Garden. Does she really need to come so far?”

Jian Ke forced a smile. “Yes, I know her. If Ms. Lou wants to observe, then let her observe.”

The class tonight was focused on back training. Facing the mirror in the studio, Jian Ke stood with her feet apart, her back straight and her hands on her hips, moving her shoulders back and forth.

Li Zhi stood beside her, guiding her movements and calling out the rhythm. The next moment, she tensed her serious face, raised her hand, and placed it on Jian Ke’s lower back.

“Don’t slouch, straighten up, and feel the pull in your back muscles. Your legs need to be a little farther apart.”

Lou Bianxia, who was watching from behind, suddenly froze. Her fingers on her shoulders clenched tightly. She walked closer, her eyes like searchlights, taking in their movements inch by inch.

The hand that was resting on Jian Ke’s lower back was soon removed, and Lou Bianxia’s expression softened slightly.

But ten minutes later, Li Zhi’s hand once again stroked Jian Ke’s back, pushing lightly from bottom to top, back and forth several times.

“Hold on, don’t collapse.”

“When it gets too sore, imagine my hand is a support, and slowly push the movement back up.”

Jian Ke let out a breath. Both her shoulders and back muscles were aching, and her shoulder bones made a clicking sound. Her body, which had been sedentary for so long, seemed to have been suddenly injected with new energy.

Li Zhi placed one hand on her back, sliding it to the right shoulder blade, then extended her other hand to the left shoulder blade, gently kneading.

Lou Bianxia frowned, glaring at Jian Ke’s back. A few sharp, cold glints flashed in her deep eyes.

The jealousy and sourness in her chest seemed about to erupt. She gritted her back teeth. Driven by jealousy, she couldn’t help but feel that this Li Zhi had ill intentions.

And what about Jian Ke on the other side?

She was still breathing heavily and laughing with Li Zhi??

It was as if Lou Bianxia wasn’t even there!

Jian Ke: “Teacher Li, I really feel like the physical training over the past few days has been very effective. Visually, my overall presence seems to have improved a lot.”

Li Zhi praised her with a smile. “Xiao Jian’s temperament is already good, and there are no major problems with her posture, so looking good on camera is to be expected.”

“I’ve already streamlined the basic physical training classes. Later, I’ll incorporate some Pilates to assist with the exercises, as well as some modeling walk techniques. I believe these will be even more helpful for you.”

Jian Ke’s cheeks were flushed with a slight blush. She exhaled with her eyes closed and smiled. “Thank you so much, Teacher Li.”

“It’s nothing. Private lessons are one-on-one training, and the curriculum is adjusted according to the student’s own condition.”

Li Zhi placed both hands on Jian Ke’s shoulders. Her tone was gentle and low-pitched, and because she was speaking so close, a faint stream of warm air brushed against Jian Ke’s neck.

Jian Ke felt a bit ticklish and subconsciously turned her head. She suddenly saw Lou Bianxia in the mirror walking over and batting Li Zhi’s hands off her shoulders.

Lou Bianxia: “Teacher Li, I didn’t quite understand her movement just now. What was the problem exactly?”

Her tone was filled with a strong desire for knowledge, as if she were a sincere student who had traveled all this way to learn.

As Lou Bianxia asked, she gestured with her hands, placing them on Jian Ke’s shoulders just like Li Zhi had done. She squeezed the left side, then the right side, each time a little harder than the last.

Jian Ke’s shoulders were already sore. With that squeeze, she immediately winced in pain. “You can ask, but what are you doing with your hands?”

She slumped her shoulders, carefully rolling them, and didn’t forget to glare at Lou Bianxia. “You’re so heavy-handed. You’ve almost killed my shoulders.”

Lou Bianxia showed no signs of guilt, and she even dared to do more.

She gleefully rubbed Jian Ke’s back again, then gave a punitive pinch to Jian Ke’s slender waist.

Coincidentally, every single spot was the exact same place Li Zhi had just touched, without a single miss.

Li Zhi: “…The areas that need to be corrected are different for each person. You’ll understand when I give you a lesson tomorrow.”

Lou Bianxia innocently released her hands and took a few steps back. “Oh, I see. Then I’ll be troubling you a lot tomorrow, Teacher Li.”

After the back training, they moved on to leg support.

Jian Ke lifted her leg to her waist and slowly held the position. The elegant movement was like a ballet dancer on a stage. After a few seconds, she lowered it again and repeated the action several times.

She stood barefoot on the wooden floor, her instep taut, her rounded toes extended, making the muscle lines on her legs more pronounced.

But after a long time, Jian Ke’s body became a little unbalanced. Her calves trembled slightly, and she had to close her eyes and grit her teeth to keep holding the position.

Li Zhi was worried she would get a cramp. Just as she was about to reach out to support her, the quick-witted Lou Bianxia intercepted her.

She lifted Jian Ke’s sagging leg back to its original height and rubbed the muscles at the base of her thigh with an extremely light touch.

Jian Ke felt a tickling sensation on her thigh, and her hard-won concentration was instantly broken.

She couldn’t help but laugh, her whole body shaking with it, and a shimmering layer of tears appeared in her eyes.

“Lou Bianxia! What on earth are you doing?”

She couldn’t help but raise her voice, questioning Lou Bianxia, the laughter still caught in her throat.

“Are you deliberately trying to cause trouble?”

“How can you be so petty? I just didn’t reply to your message this afternoon. You don’t even look at how cold and heartless your words were.”

Just for such a small thing, you ran all this way to get revenge on me.

Female lead! Are you that bored?!

Lou Bianxia’s face was blank as she put her hands down, meeting Jian Ke’s complicated gaze, which seemed to say, “I can’t believe you’re this kind of person.”

Lou Bianxia: … What is this? My reputation is being unfairly damaged.

She turned to look at Li Zhi beside her, trying to prove her innocence. “My correction method was… pretty much the same as yours, wasn’t it?”

Li Zhi’s face was full of complexity. “…The amount of force is difficult to control without professional training…”

Lou Bianxia raised both hands, promising Jian Ke, “It’s fine. You keep training. I won’t interfere again.”

Jian Ke looked at Lou Bianxia suspiciously and continued her training with a poker face.

But during another set of leg strengthening exercises, Lou Bianxia once again intercepted Li Zhi’s hand as it reached forward.

“I thought about it. The first time was too hard, and the second time was too light. If I balance the force of both, it should be just right. Let me try it.”

Hearing this, Jian Ke’s eyes widened even more.

Try? What are you trying? Do you think I’m a lab rat?

“I’m done. I’m done.”

Jian Ke’s anger was at its peak. She stopped raising her arms and stretching her legs. “Whoever wants this class can have it. I’m fucking done with it.”

She pulled a towel out of her bag and squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth, “Ms. Lou, I’m giving this class to you. You can have a good lesson. I won’t disturb you anymore.”

Lou Bianxia’s face showed regret. “Since Miss Jian is being generous for once, I’ll gladly accept.”

Jian Ke turned her back to Lou Bianxia and silently rolled her eyes, then angrily went to the shower room to wash up.

After she left, the smile on Lou Bianxia’s lips deepened. The gloom in her eyes was replaced with gentle affection, and the ice and snow melted away.

Li Zhi: “Excuse me, what about Miss Jian and you…”

Lou Bianxia’s eyes turned cold, and she spoke without hesitation. “She’s the person I like.”

The two looked at each other, and they both understood.

Li Zhi rubbed her nose and spread her hands. “I see. I won’t do anything to her.”

“It’s just rare to meet someone like myself, and she’s so pretty. Since she already has someone, I won’t make a move.”

Lou Bianxia couldn’t understand why Jian Ke always had the potential to attract so many admirers. It hadn’t been long since she moved out of Jingxiu Garden, and already someone was interested in her.

Jian Ke, who was walking ahead, felt Lou Bianxia’s gaze on her back, so hot it felt like it was burning through her. She quietly swallowed.

I’ve already quit my class, so why is Lou Bianxia still following me?

“Ms. Lou, it’s getting late. Are you… not going home?”

Seeing Lou Bianxia follow her all the way from the yoga studio to her apartment complex, Jian Ke couldn’t stay calm. “How about I call Assistant Cen to come and pick you up?”

Lou Bianxia: “No need.”

Jian Ke: If you don’t need it, then fine. I’m not going to be nice and let you stay.

But as the elevator went up to the 23rd floor, she noticed that Lou Bianxia got out before she did—

and walked straight to the left.

Jian Ke watched with her own eyes as Lou Bianxia entered the front door of unit 2301.

Jian Ke was no longer calm.

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