After hanging up Curry's call.
Su Yan asked McGrady, "Do you have time to accompany me to the gym? I want to test my bench press strength!"
"Hmm?"
McGrady was a little confused, "Didn't we test the bench press during the second physical examination not long ago? I remember it was 120 kilograms, right?
Not bad."
McGrady's bench press was also 120 kilograms, which made the impression even deeper.
"Really?"
Su Yan shrugged, "I've been training recently and feel that my strength has improved, so I want to test it again."
"Oh, right."
McGrady nodded, "No problem, I don't have anything to do right now, so I'll go with you."
"Where? Where?"
David Lee, who was behind them, leaned in, as if he had super hearing, having heard them from several meters away.
Larry Hughes also jogged over.
He hadn't heard, but he somehow found it quite enjoyable to be with Su Yan.
So.
The four of them went to the gym together.
David Lee and the other two had to use the restroom urgently, so they went there first.
Su Yan arrived at the gym alone. As soon as he pushed open the door, Su Yan saw a middle-aged man walking towards him.
Su Yan didn't recognize him.
That wasn't the point; the point was... he was walking over holding a bouquet of flowers.
???
No, buddy, oh no, uncle, what kind of act are you putting on?
Uncle, we're not meeting up.
Su Yan felt his head swell. His originally light footsteps suddenly became heavy.
Seriously.
It was hard not to feel heavy.
He held a glimmer of hope that these flowers weren't for him, but for the cleaning lady behind him, right?!
But what had to come, still came.
The two met.
The middle-aged man smiled, handed the flowers to Su Yan, and said with a laugh, "Meeting with a bouquet of flowers, this should be a unique, sophisticated romance for you Eastern men towards women."
You damn well know it's for men to give to women.
So what do you mean by giving them to me?
More importantly... given your age, is he alright?
Su Yan complained wildly in his heart.
The middle-aged man ignored it, continuing with a smile, "But who says men can't have this romance?!
It's a pleasure to meet you, Su Yan!!!"
Alright, alright, playing it awkward, huh?
Help me, help me, help me!!!
No choice.
Su Yan bit the bullet and accepted the flowers; it was basic courtesy.
However... he had to admit, receiving flowers felt pretty good. At least, Su Yan didn't dislike the middle-aged man in front of him.
On the contrary, his first impression was quite good.
Women cannot resist the charm of a bouquet of flowers.
Neither can men, naturally.
Don't believe it? Ask your girlfriend to try sending you one?!
The middle-aged man extended his hand again, smiling, "My name is Jeff Augustine, Stephen Curry's agent."
"Hello, Su Yan."
Su Yan shook his hand politely.
So it was him.
He had just heard Curry mention him on the phone, and Su Yan himself had some understanding of Curry's agent.
He just didn't know what he looked like.
Augustine continued, "I hope to be your agent. Can we talk?!"
"Uh..."
Su Yan frowned, somewhat troubled, "Can it wait a bit? I have something to do right now."
"Of course."
Augustine nodded, "I'd be happy to wait for you."
"Alright."
Su Yan responded, then headed to the gym not far away.
Just as he arrived at the gym, before he even entered, a cleaning lady approached him, her face cold, and said, "Su Yan, you'd better not deal with him. That man is crazy!"
"What do you mean by that?!"
Su Yan was confused.
It was just a bouquet of flowers. Even if a boy gave it to another boy, at most it would be a bit awkward, but not necessarily crazy.
But he was still intrigued.
The cleaning lady said angrily, "That man came at 6 o'clock this morning, holding flowers all the time, looking at me whenever he had nothing to do!
I thought he was my suitor and wanted to give me flowers, but he never did, and in the end, he gave them to you.
Don't you think he's crazy?!
Is he perhaps blaming me for not taking the initiative to approach him?
And then, out of spite, he gave them to you?
What a joke, even though I'm single and I think he's quite handsome, I can't be the one to make the first move.
Don't you agree?!"
???
Wait, wait.
That's a lot of information.
I'm a bit confused.
It should be fine that these flowers were given to me, but... the scenario you imagined also seems perfectly plausible.
And from the cleaning lady's words, Su Yan also knew that Augustine had arrived early and had been waiting for him for 7-8 hours.
This sincerity... was truly remarkable.
Inside the gym.
As soon as David Lee and the other two came in, McGrady eagerly asked, "Yan, honestly, were these flowers from the cleaning lady at the entrance?!"
"No."
Su Yan denied it.
He was telling the truth.
"Nonsense!"
David Lee didn't believe a word of it, "We all saw you two talking at the door, it must have been her who sent them."
"Tsk tsk..."
Larry Hughes clicked his tongue enviously, "Su Yan is too handsome, he charms everyone, young and old!!!"
"It's really not."
Su Yan shook his head, placing the flowers on a nearby chair, "These flowers were given to me by Stephen Curry's agent."
As soon as he finished speaking.
Su Yan regretted it. He knew that saying this would only make it harder for people to believe.
"Haha!"
McGrady laughed heartily. He didn't believe it at all, but still teased, "Then it should be said... he charms everyone, male and female, young and old!!!"
"Hahahaha~"
"Exactly, exactly!"
The few of them burst into laughter.
Su Yan shook his head, too lazy to explain further, and changed the subject, "Come on, let's get to the main topic, let's test the bench press!"
With Steel Tendons and Iron Bones Lv1, how much has his strength increased?!
Su Yan was a little excited.
McGrady, David Lee, and Larry Hughes were just accompanying Su Yan.
In just a few days, they didn't think Su Yan's strength could increase much.
That wasn't realistic.
"Yan, how much do you want to try first?!"
McGrady asked.
"Uh..."
Su Yan stroked his chin, "How about trying 150 kilograms?"
150 kilograms?!
The few of them were stunned.
Because in a physical test not long ago, Su Yan's bench press was only 120 kilograms, which wasn't too bad.
But it had only been a few days.
An increase of 30 kilograms all at once was simply unrealistic.
"Isn't that too much?!"
McGrady said, "It's too hard to increase by 30 kilograms all at once. How about trying 125?!"
Theoretically, 125 was already too much.
"Just 150, let's try it."
Su Yan insisted.
The three of them had no choice but to agree.
After the weights were added, Su Yan began to try. He gripped the barbell with both hands, tensed his arms, exerted force with his whole body, and pushed upwards sharply.
Up!
One bench press of 150 kilograms, completed.
McGrady and the other two's pupils instantly widened.
What happened?!
Not only did Su Yan push it, but he also looked incredibly relaxed, at ease, as if he hadn't exerted any effort at all.
"WTF?"
David Lee cursed outright, "That easy? Is this right?!"
"Holy shit!"
Larry Hughes' jaw also dropped, and his eyes flashed with intense doubt, "Did we get the weight wrong?!"
McGrady, without a word, checked the weights he had added.
No problem.
He couldn't figure it out, which could only mean one thing: "Yan, did you hold back some strength during the last physical test too?!"
"It... it should be."
Su Yan vaguely agreed. As long as they believed him, that was fine.
He sighed inwardly, the strength boost from Steel Tendons and Iron Bones Lv1 was truly astonishing.
He continued, "150 kilograms feels quite easy. How about trying 170 kilograms?!"