8: Chapter 8 Close Encounter, Kidney Enhancement!

Zhang Tong looked at Jiang Li, then at Zhang Yi, looking somewhat conflicted.

"This doesn't seem right, Mr. Jiang. Private training sessions really aren't cheap. Why don't you reconsider and try buying just a few sessions first?"

"There's nothing wrong with it." Jiang Li waved his hand, his tone brooking no argument. "Just bring it over."

Zhang Tong hesitated for two seconds before turning to head to the front desk for the POS machine.

Zhang Yi, meanwhile, leaned against the equipment, relaxed, waiting to see how Jiang Li would handle the aftermath.

He had seen plenty of poor losers pretending to be rich. If Jiang Li couldn't pay in a moment, he would definitely mock him thoroughly.

As a veteran player in the dating scene, Zhang Yi knew one thing very well.

A man who has lost all face has absolutely no competitive edge in front of women.

Soon, Zhang Tong returned with the POS machine.

Jiang Li took the POS machine, glanced briefly at the amount, and entered his password.

He didn't have much money on hand; most of it was loan money for reselling goods.

Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't dare spend money like this, but with the System, it didn't matter.

"Beep—"

The receipt slowly spat out from the machine, clear as day in black and white:

Transaction Amount: 20,000.00 Yuan.

Transaction Successful.

Zhang Tong's eyes widened. She instinctively reached out to take the receipt and glanced at it, confirming she hadn't misread it.

It really was twenty thousand!

She came to work here specifically to make money.

She had assumed Jiang Li would buy ten sessions at most to save face, but she hadn't expected him to drop money for a hundred sessions right away!

This was her biggest sale of the month.

"Mr... Mr. Jiang!" Zhang Tong's tone changed, filled with genuine surprise. "Please wait a moment, I'll go get the contract, and we can go to the VIP room to chat!"

Only then did Jiang Li turn his head to look at Zhang Yi leisurely.

"How about you?"

Zhang Yi's face alternated between green and white. His lips moved, but he couldn't manage to squeeze out a single word.

"Hurry up and buy. Didn't you say you were going to buy right after me?"

"I... I have other things to do." Zhang Yi forced himself to save face, squeezing the words out of his throat. "I'll come back to buy tomorrow."

After saying this, he turned and left, his pace so fast he was almost running.

Jiang Li didn't chase him; he just stood there, feeling satisfied.

Damn, no wonder the male leads with systems in novels love face-slapping. So this is what it feels like to feed someone humble pie?

It feels so damn good!

It was worth all the times he frantically replied on Tomato Novels, begging for the System to bestow its favor. This System was what he deserved!

Before long, Zhang Tong returned from the front desk, holding the contract and membership card, her face still flushed.

"Brother Jiang, I've applied with the store manager. If you buy one hundred sessions, in addition to the lifetime membership card, we'll also gift you a year of laundry service. We'll be responsible for washing all your sports gear. How about that?"

"Sure." Jiang Li took the contract, scanned it, and signed his name.

Zhang Tong put the pen away and suddenly smiled, looking a bit embarrassed.

"Brother Jiang, I hope you didn't mind that Zhang Yi earlier. He's a regular client of mine, but he's just not very serious..."

"I could tell." Jiang Li pushed the contract back. "You won't have to be bothered by him anymore; I don't think he'll be coming back anytime soon."

Zhang Tong burst into laughter, and the atmosphere between the two became harmonious.

It turned out that when two salespeople hit it off, the atmosphere was really good.

Over at the front desk, several coaches gathered together, whispering among themselves.

"Did that monthly pass user really buy one hundred sessions?" A female coach who didn't get along well with Zhang Tong asked, her face full of disbelief.

The expression on the front desk girl's face was uglier than if she had eaten a fly.

"I... I don't know either. When he first came, he said he wanted a monthly pass and didn't even consider a yearly one. Who knew he would actually buy sessions..."

"You actually pushed such a big client to Zhang Tong!" The female coach stomped her feet in anger. "Are you stupid? I'm still way behind on my performance targets for this month!"

The front desk girl was on the verge of tears.

If she had known Jiang Li was so straightforward, she would never have pushed him to Zhang Tong, even if it killed her.

But it was too late to regret it now.

On the other side, Zhang Tong tidied up the equipment and suddenly turned to look at Jiang Li, her eyes showing a hint of seriousness.

"Brother Jiang, you said earlier that you wanted to treat me to a meal. Does that still stand?"

Jiang Li raised an eyebrow. "Of course it does."

"Then I'll treat you to this one." Zhang Tong tossed her ponytail behind her and said with a smile, "You helped me boost my performance so much; if I still let you pay, that would be too inconsiderate."

"Alright, then I'll really take you for a ride and order something expensive." Jiang Li didn't decline, saying it half-jokingly.

Zhang Tong didn't hesitate, patting her chest with a resounding thud—a sight that made Jiang Li's heart skip a beat. "Alright, let's go eat something good!"

The two left the Gym, and Zhang Tong followed obediently behind Jiang Li.

In her view, since Jiang Li was so generous with his spending, they would likely go to a very nice place for dinner.

He must be planning to drive, right?

But soon, Zhang Tong saw Jiang Li skillfully unlock a shared bike.

Jiang Li patted the front bar of the shared bike. "Coach Zhang, get on, let's go have a good meal!"

Zhang Tong: "..."

She hadn't expected someone like Jiang Li, who spent money so boldly, to actually ride a shared bike?

Good thing she wasn't wearing a skirt today!

"Brother Jiang, where are we going to eat?"

"The snack street." Jiang Li let Zhang Tong get on and gripped the handlebars. At such close range, every time Jiang Li breathed, he could smell the fragrance in Zhang Tong's hair.

But he had long since moved on to a life of detachment; what he showed was only appreciation, without a hint of any other emotion, which actually increased Zhang Tong's favorable impression of him.

The two rode the shared bike along the main street of the county town, swaying towards the direction of the food street.

Just as Jiang Li began pedaling slowly, a system notification sound suddenly arrived.

"Congratulations to the host for completing your first Gym check-in. Initiating body strengthening."

"Analyzing the body part that the host needs to strengthen the most."

"Analysis complete. Initiating Kidney Strengthening!"

Jiang Li looked at Zhang Tong, who was right in his arms and constantly making close contact as he pedaled, his mind completely bewildered.

No way!

You damn System, can you act like a human for once?

In this situation, you're giving me Kidney Strengthening?!