How to dispel all worries? Only sudden, immense wealth can do!

It worked!

Looking at the new notification on his status panel, Chen Jue almost burst into tears.

Curing his hair loss had only cost him 0.05 free attribute points, but he never expected his lumbar disc herniation to be even harder to treat.

Fortunately, his efforts paid off. Feeling a warm, pleasant, and smooth sensation radiating from his lower back, Chen Jue hurriedly stood up from his seated position.

The abnormal compressive pressure in his lumbar spine had finally vanished without a trace!

"This feels amazing!"

"Is this what a normal, un-herniated spine feels like?"

Chen Jue twisted his waist and tried doing a standing forward bend.

Previously, he could barely touch the floor with his fingertips, but this time, as he bent downward, he was able to press his entire palms flat against the ground.

Feeling his back, the abnormal bulge in his spine that usually appeared when bending over was now smoothly sloped downward. Even the hamstrings at the backs of his thighs lost that tight, rigid feeling as if they had been welded together with steel bars and iron rods.

Performing the standing forward bend from the Sun Salutation sequence now, Chen Jue found bending over effortless. After trying it a few more times, his ligaments fully extended, allowing him to press his head completely down against his knees near his shins.

Aside from being able to execute such high-difficulty forward bend movements, Chen Jue discovered that with his lumbar disc herniation repaired, trying out horse stances and Tai Chi posture training in his room had become exceptionally smooth.

It felt just like the protagonists in martial arts films who suddenly had their governing and conception vessels opened; no matter what movement he made, it was silky smooth and fluid without the slightest stiffness. Even his physical reaction time had become much quicker than usual.

"Incredible!"

"A healthy spine makes such a massive difference, it even alters the body's mechanics and force-generation habits."

Chen Jue tested his 120-pound heavy bow. He could distinctly feel his center of gravity shift slightly, and drawing the bow required much less effort than it had that morning.

To test his strength gains, Chen Jue took out his GM150 hand gripper.

Testing it with his normal force output, his right-hand grip strength reached 152 kilograms—a sudden surge of a whopping 7 kilograms compared to his previous measurement of 145 kilograms!

Keep in mind that Chen Jue hadn't done any strength training over the past two days, so his grip strength shouldn't have improved so noticeably. Clearly, the spinal repair had released a portion of his strength that was previously restricted by his lumbar issues.

...

Awestruck by the panel's powerful restorative functions, Chen Jue tried out a few newly learned yoga poses before going to bed.

The unusual discomfort in his lower back when lying down was completely gone, and to his surprise, this triggered the blessing of Deep Sleep, boosting his constitution attribute by another 0.01.

When he woke up the next morning with the rising sun, Chen Jue felt his energy levels far exceeding their usual state.

"Right now, the only thing wrong with my body should be that small stone in my gallbladder."

"All other structural issues—whether muscles, fascia, bones, or ligaments—have been conditioned to a healthy state." Clenching his fists excitedly, Chen Jue went upstairs to perform his eye and ear training while also stretching and pressing his lower back.

The effortless sensation of touching the floor with his fists felt miraculous, making him feel as though his entire body had transformed into a giant bow—flexible, tension-ready, and moving with complete freedom.

After finishing his eye and ear training, Chen Jue purposefully brought a yoga mat to the morning practice park.

Practicing the Sun Salutation with Wu Fang on the lawn deep within the park, the sensation of being immersed in nature with the morning sun shining upon his face caused every pore on Chen Jue's body to open up, and within moments, he slipped into a marvelous state of Meditation.

As proficiency points of +1 and +2 continuously popped up on the panel, a new notification flashed less than half an hour later:

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[Ding~]

[Proficiency has reached 100%, skill level increased.]

[Your mastery over the cerebral physiological activity of meditation has deepened. Your speed of entering meditation has accelerated. When your brain is in a low-frequency state, your brain's alpha waves are enhanced, and your subconscious and neural reflex speeds have been substantially improved.]

[Spirit attribute +0.02]

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[Ding~]

[You have completed an efficient warm-up exercise. Your bodily functions are aligning closely with your biological rhythm; your core body temperature and muscle temperature have increased, hormone secretion within your body has accelerated, and your physical functions have entered the optimal working state for the day.]

[Temporary attribute +0.05]

[Duration: 12:00]

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"No wonder Hatha yoga requires practicing the Sun Salutation and Moon Salutation in sync with sunrise and sunset. It turns out these movements are designed to harmonize with the human biological clock."

"The ancient Indian yoga sages certainly knew what they were doing!" Chen Jue mused inwardly as he looked at the triggered notifications on the panel.

Opening his eyes from meditation, he could distinctly perceive the abundant vitality surging within his body.

That light and powerful bodily sensation felt just like taking a refreshing cold shower early in the morning during summer, followed by a hearty breakfast that would keep you energized and ready to sit in front of a computer all day without feeling tired.

Westerners' enthusiasm for waking up at 5 AM to work out and taking morning showers serves a similar purpose to the Sun Salutation, awakening bodily functions in advance and maintaining daily working vitality.

...

After finishing his morning workout, Chen Jue had breakfast with Teacher Wu and conveniently gave her a ride to work.

Before she got out of the car, he gave her a sweet parting kiss, completely dumbfounding the groups of high school students gathered at the school gates!

"Is that Wu Fang from the physical education department?"

"Holy cow! Is Teacher Wu dating someone?"

"Ahhhhh! Which legendary master actually managed to tame Teacher Wu?"

High school students are right at that age of awakening romance and are extremely passionate about such teacher gossip.

Coincidentally, Wu Fang was widely recognized as the school's resident goddess among the faculty, and the news of her being dropped off at the school gates by a strange man in a car instantly ignited all the class chat groups.

Even during the morning calisthenics he led that morning, the students below were making all sorts of rowdy "oooh" noises, acting like they had reverted straight to ancestral apes.

As for Chen Jue himself, after dropping off the blushing Teacher Wu at her workplace, he detoured to a law firm named Hangzhou Liuhe Law Firm.

Because he was heading to Qianhe to sign a cooperation agreement that morning, Chen Jue came here to hire professional lawyers to safeguard his interests.

After stating his purpose at the front desk and sipping a cup of coffee while sitting down, Chen Jue was invited into a consultation room.

First, a sales consultant registered his requirements, after which a suitable commercial lawyer was assigned to provide one-on-one service.

Upon learning that Chen Jue was none other than the internet-sensation "Ultimate Master," Lawyer Shen, who was in his thirties, became extremely excited. As it turned out, he was a personal fan of the Ultimate Master and even a VIP hardcore fan who paid for membership subscriptions.

"Am I really that influential now?"

He never expected to run into a fan encounter situation just like that offline, leaving Chen Jue quite surprised.

Fortunately, upholding professional ethics as a lawyer, Lawyer Shen quickly reined in his excitement and explained the specific service details according to Chen Jue's requests, including on-site contract review, contract archiving, subsequent contract tracking, and more.

The fee wasn't expensive either—an all-inclusive package for 10,000 yuan.

As one of the top ten law firms in Hangzhou, this commercial service pricing was indeed very fair.

Once the price was settled, payment was made, and an invoice was issued, Lawyer Shen earnestly requested that Chen Jue put on his face mask to take a photo together.

Chen Jue didn't refuse, since he would be wearing this same face mask to sign the agreement at Qianhe anyway, and humoring his hardcore fan along the way was only right.

After spending an hour finalizing all the details, Lawyer Shen brought an assistant and accompanied Chen Jue to Qianhe Company.

To celebrate signing the Ultimate Master—their newly minted Top Ten Creator of the Year—Qianhe had specially arranged a simple signing ceremony venue.

Earlier that night, Wu Lingling had given Chen Jue a heads-up, explaining that the ceremony was meant to build momentum for their upcoming IPO. They hadn't invited external reporters; it was simply for photography and video recording to be kept in the company's growth archives.

With Chen Jue wearing his face mask the entire time, being heavily surrounded and observed by a crowd of Qianhe employees didn't feel awkward to him at all.

Instead, the contract amount, which had unexpectedly been adjusted from the original 15 million to 18.88 million, took Chen Jue by surprise.

"Sister Ling, why did the price go up?" Chen Jue asked curiously.

"This is the signing fee I agreed upon with several directors and shareholders late last night. 18.88—may prosperity follow prosperity all the way; consider it bringing you good luck."

"Besides, you're my cousin-in-law. If I didn't fight for this for you, I wouldn't feel right as your older cousin."

"But we have an agreement! You aren't allowed to bully Fangfang from now on!"

Wu Lingling explained with a smile before inviting Chen Jue to take his seat.

Once the legal teams and lawyers from both sides reviewed the tripartite contract and confirmed everything was flawless, Chen Jue picked up a luxury fountain pen under the cameras' focus, signed his name, and stamped it with his pre-prepared personal seal and fingerprints.

"A single signature is worth over 9 million!"

"If I told my relatives and friends back home about this, probably none of them would believe it, right?" Chen Jue thought, looking at the thick contract with a heart full of emotion.

After drifting in Hangzhou for all these years, he had finally achieved the preliminary realization of his personal life value.

Although all of this was made possible by the appearance of the [Attribute Panel], it was also inseparable from Chen Jue's own perseverance and hard work.

...

After signing the contract, for the first time in his life, Chen Jue held a large-denomination check worth over ten million.

To satisfy his little bit of vanity, Chen Jue smugly took out his phone to snap a photo of the check and recorded a 10-second short video as a keepsake.

There was no help for it!

As an ordinary guy suddenly striking it rich, he had truly never seen such a high-end thing as a check.

After taking photos with Qianhe's staff and having lunch with Wu Lingling and other Qianhe executives in the company cafeteria to arrange subsequent work, Chen Jue rushed over without stopping to the nearest Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to cash the check and deposit it into his bank account.

Because the deposit amount was so massive, the branch manager of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China personally stepped forward, warmly inviting Chen Jue into the VIP lounge to experience one-on-one service and thoughtfully helping him upgrade to a Peony Black Gold Card.

Having always been accustomed to pulling a number and waiting patiently in the main hall, when had Chen Jue ever experienced such service treatment?

It just goes to show that once a person has money and status, the whole world will look at you with a pleasant expression.

Once the check was cashed and his phone received the text message: "Your card ending in 8532 received a deposit of 18,880,000 yuan on December X, balance...", Chen Jue felt as though his very soul had been sublimated, instantly achieving an immense sense of fulfillment.

"I'm numb! Absolutely numb!"

"I've really struck it rich this time!" Chen Jue mused inwardly, and even the panel popped up with a prompt at that exact moment:

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[Ding~]

[Influenced by external stimuli, your brain's secretion of dopamine and endorphins has intensified. Your brain has entered a state of high excitement, and your body experiences joy.]

[Temporary attribute +0.02]

*(Crying tears of a broke guy, I'm so envious of the protagonist—right in the feels, bro!)*

*(End of this chapter)*