Mother Xu’s sympathy was lost on Sheng Ning’an, who didn’t take the matter to heart.
That evening, she still dragged her deskmate out for a run.
After a period of exercise, her deskmate had progressed from barely managing half a lap to now being able to keep up with Sheng Ning’an for more than half a lap, although still exhausted afterward, lying there like a dead dog.
Still, there was a noticeable improvement in endurance.
Sheng Ning’an believed that with continued perseverance, running a full lap would soon be no problem.
Perhaps it was because they had run too hard the previous night, but the next morning, her deskmate’s legs were still trembling while walking.
Upon entering the classroom and seeing Sheng Ning’an, the first thing she said was, "I can’t do it anymore. No matter what, I’m not going running tonight. Just let me rest for one day, just one. After I’ve rested, we can continue the day after tomorrow."
"No way!" Sheng Ning’an flatly refused, "Exercise is all about consistency. You’ve already persisted for so long, and you’re finally seeing some results. If you give up now, all your previous efforts will have been for nothing."
People have a tendency to be lazy, and once they slack off, it becomes even harder to maintain discipline. They want to find all sorts of reasons to convince themselves to take it easy.
Her deskmate pleaded, "I don’t want to give up. Can’t I just rest for one day?" She didn’t know why she had impulsively decided to lose weight, making herself tired every day.
Sheng Ning’an said, "You’ve asked me to push you, and you’ve just managed to break through your body’s limits. You should persist even more. Don’t worry, after you keep at it for a while longer, and your body fully adapts to the current exercise intensity, you won’t feel as tired as you do now. Besides, you haven’t weighed yourself recently, have you? I think you must have lost quite a bit of weight."
"Really?" Her spirits lifted instantly upon hearing she might have lost weight.
She was so exhausted after running each day that she didn’t want to move. After taking a bath, all she wanted was to lie down in bed, and in the mornings, she rushed to school without time to check her weight.
Sheng Ning’an suggested, "I remember there is a scale in the school clinic. If you don’t believe me, I can go with you to weigh yourself at noon."
"Sure!" Her deskmate agreed, excitedly.
At this moment, she couldn’t wait to find out if she had actually lost any weight over this period.
The school clinic was located on the west side of the teaching building, close to the sports field.
After lunch, her deskmate couldn’t wait to drag Sheng Ning’an along to the school clinic.
After weighing herself, she found she had indeed lost weight—five whole pounds. At this rate, if she could keep it up for two more months, losing over ten pounds wouldn’t be a problem; if she persisted for a year, wouldn’t she become as slim as An’an?
She was instantly energized, no longer talking about resting.
On the way back to the classroom from the clinic, they ran headlong into a group that appeared to be heading to the sports field to play ball.
The one in the lead was Chen Zhe.
The moment her deskmate saw him, she couldn’t help but curl her lip, saying, "What bad luck!" Some people look respectable, but their actions are anything but.
She already knew about Chen Zhe following that girl, trying to get revenge.
It was all because he couldn’t take a hint when his advances were rejected, and even after being spurned, he had the nerve to think of stalking her for revenge, not in the least bit manly.
Thankfully, Ning An was vigilant and didn’t fall victim to his plans. If some other girl had been in her place, wouldn’t she have been in trouble?
With this thought, she looked at Chen Zhe with disdain.
Chen Zhe, on the other hand, had also noticed Sheng Ning’an and her deskmate. Seeing that girl reminded him of that night’s events, and his eyes immediately darkened.
He had never been so humiliated in his life, not to mention being brought into a police station.
All this, thanks to that girl.