Chapter 312: Chapter 178: Swimming, Renting a House, and Purchasing Property

Seeing the note, Lin Shen smiled knowingly, a soft spot in his heart deeply touched.

’Jiang Wan really is so sweet!’

Lin Shen carefully folded the note and tucked it into his pocket. After eating the breakfast Jiang Wan had bought for him, he cleared the table as well.

He had originally planned to tidy up the room, since they had made a bit of a mess of the place last night.

But there was no need.

It seemed Jiang Wan had already woken up early and taken care of the cleaning.

Sweeping, mopping, washing the bedsheets, taking out the trash...

She had handled everything in perfect order.

This saved Lin Shen quite a bit of effort.

He then leisurely went downstairs, got in his car, and contacted Gu Wanqing, thinking he would take her sightseeing in Modu for the day.

However, she politely declined.

[Gu Wanqing: That’s okay, Lin Shen! I’ll just go with my parents. You go do your own thing. Thank you so much for helping with registration and the dorm yesterday, muah~ (˘³˘)]

PFFT—!

Lin Shen couldn’t help but laugh out loud every time he saw one of Gu Wanqing’s emoticons.

’She’s so adorable!’

Since Gu Wanqing didn’t need him, Lin Shen drove his Jaguar XFL back home and had security bring his package up to his door.

His new swimming gear had arrived.

In order to complete the Sports Health mission, Lin Shen had spared no expense this time and had done his research thoroughly.

A pair of top-tier competition goggles for around 2,000, which even had a built-in sensor to display swimming data via a mobile app.

A pair of training-grade swim briefs for around 3,000, a collaboration with an Olympic athlete, made with high-tech fabric to minimize water resistance and muscle vibration.

Bone conduction headphones with excellent waterproofing for around 2,000.

Plus some other miscellaneous items, including a swimming bag with wet/dry compartments, a towel, a swim cap, and so on.

This whole set of swimming gear cost almost ten thousand.

But for Lin Shen, it was just a drop in the bucket.

’Whether or not he could complete the mission was another matter. First, he had to have the right gear.’

After packing up, Lin Shen slung the swim bag over his shoulder and went downstairs. He had booked a spot online at the nearest professional-grade aquatic center.

Eastern Indoor Swimming Pool

The price of admission alone was several hundred.

Lin Shen figured that regular swimming pools would be full of kids and have poor water quality.

He was worried those factors would affect his performance, so he chose a quieter, more upscale place.

"Hello sir, the morning is our members-only time slot. If you’d like to swim, you can sign up for a membership first."

’Oh?’

When he arrived and heard what the young woman at the front desk said, his eyes lit up.

’Perfect!’

’The members-only session will probably have even fewer people!’

"How do I become a member?"

"We offer public memberships and exclusive high-end VIP memberships."

The young woman at the front desk explained with a smile.

"Public members can choose between monthly, quarterly, and annual passes, which come with multiple benefits."

"Our high-end VIP members, on the other hand, have access to an exclusive championship training area. We also provide an intelligent training system, priority purchase of private lessons, as well as rehabilitation training and private booking slots."

’Private booking?’

Hearing those two words, Lin Shen’s eyes instantly lit up.

"Can I book it out now?"

"Of course, you can!"

Seeing that Lin Shen seemed to be considering a high-end VIP membership, the receptionist’s face lit up with a smile, her attitude becoming even more respectful than before.

"On weekdays, you can book the venue exclusively from 9 to 11 a.m. On weekends, it’s from 7 to 9 a.m."

’9 a.m. at the latest...’

Lin Shen glanced at the time on his phone and saw it was already 9:30.

Seeing this, the young woman at the desk quickly added,

"Actually, even without a private booking, there aren’t many people in the championship training area!"

"Then I’ll sign up for the membership."

Lin Shen’s decisiveness made the receptionist inwardly leap for joy.

’After all, he decided to join without even asking the price. He’s clearly a major client!’

"Sir, could you please have a seat on the sofa over there and wait a moment? Our manager will be over shortly to verify your assets and finalize the contract."

’Verify assets?’

That was something Lin Shen hadn’t expected.

’All this just to go for a swim?’

"What’s the asset requirement for membership?"

"For a personal annual pass, you need to have around five million in total assets."

’Only five million...’

Lin Shen curled his lip in disdain.

’You make it sound so complicated, I thought the barrier to entry would be much higher.’

’That’s all it takes?’

Lin Shen sat on the sofa, closing his eyes to rest. Before long, a manager in a suit and tie came jogging over, a warm and brilliant smile on his face.

"Hello, sir! I’m the lobby manager here, Yang. May I ask your surname?"

"Lin."

"Hello, Mr. Lin!"

After shaking Lin Shen’s hand enthusiastically, Manager Yang sat on the opposite sofa with a fawning smile. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"Did our staff member explain the asset verification process to you?"

"She did."

Lin Shen took out his phone, opened his CCB app, and showed it to Manager Yang.

When that string of eight digits was displayed before his eyes, his expression froze for a moment, then the smile on his lips became even more sycophantic and courteous.

"Thank you for your support of our Dongfang Swimming Club! Our personal annual pass is 38,800 yuan."

"After joining, you can purchase our ten-session private lesson package at a 50% discount. Our coaching team is all from the provincial team."

"Additionally, we’ll give you a full year of complimentary maintenance for competition-grade equipment. If you’re a novice swimmer, this service can be exchanged for free private lessons guaranteed to teach you how to swim."

"I know how to swim."

Lin Shen waved his hand, his tone sounding a bit impatient.

"Just get it signed. Any more delays and the whole morning will be gone."

"Right away!"

Seeing Lin Shen agree so readily, Manager Yang didn’t push any more sales and just signed the contract with him directly.