Bing adies'' man? Matthew chuckled. "You might be thinking too hard about this."


    Zachary replied with a grin, "I''m serious. Your technique is so impressive. If I can perform squats for ten minutes, I canst in bed for at least 40 minutes. I believe if I can do that, I''ll be able to impress any woman."


    Matthew was amused. "It''s not easy to do solid squats for ten minutes."


    He began his training with the squat. Working his way up from one minute to five felt like hauling a stone uphill. Every second of it was tough.


    After every session, when Matthewy back in bed, his legs would be shaking like crazy. If it weren''t for Nichs massaging him, his legs would have been done for.


    His training journey to push his squat limit to ten minutes was the toughest challenge he''d ever done. He even doubted that Zachary couldst two minutes.


    Zachary nonchntly remarked, "As a security guard, I often work out during my downtime. With my physique, I''ll be able to do squats for ten minutes straight in less than three days."


    Matthew shook his head, thinking Zachary was underestimating it. "If you can do squats for two minutes in three days, I''ll be impressed."


    Getting through the first two minutes of doing squats was a piece of cake, but every second beyond that felt like torture.


    Zachary smirked. "You think way too little of me, Matthew. How about this? I''ll do the squats right here. If I can''t hold it for five minutes, I''ll start calling you ''daddy."


    Matthew was speechless. "Don''t be silly. This isn''t something you pick up in a day or two. You need to trust me. Since you''re still working, you''d better hurry back. You can take your time to practice it at home."


    Zachary looked around and noticed there weren''t many people, so he dered staunchly, "Come on. I don''t believe it. I can spend 20 minutes on the toilet. There''s no way I can''t manage doing squats for five minutes.


    "I''m going to do it right now. Just watch me. I''ll surelyst longer than five minutes. If I can''t, I''ll call you ''daddy''."


    After finished speaking, Zachary got ready to do the squats. With his legs parallel to the ground, he bent his knees and kept his thighs parallel to the ground.


    Then, he pointed his toes inward to maintain a solid footing. As his weight was centered between his legs, he made sure his knees were aligned with his toes.


    Surprisingly, Zachary did it wlessly. Matthew watched as Zachary started doing squats in the square. Every now and then, passersby gave him strange looks like he was crazy.


    Matthew felt totally embarrassed. "Get up, will you? At this rate, people will think I''m nuts just like you."


    Zachary hurriedly shouted, "Don''t go, Matthew! Just give me five minutes. I''m sure I can handle it. You''ve got to trust me. If I can''tst five minutes, I''ll call you ''daddy''!"


    Seeing how determined Zachary was, Matthew responded, "Fine then. I''ll keep an eye on you. I just don''t believe you canst for five minutes."


    As he spoke, he pulled out his phone to time Zachary. Time ticked away second by second.


    Zachary performed his squats with a strong footing. He even had a smug look. "See? I told you I can do this. Look at my squats. I''m as steady as a rock."


    After eight seconds, Zachary started to be out of breath. Despite that, he still confidently stated, "Five minutes? No sweat."


    At the 16-second mark, Zachary''s face was flushed. He started to wobble a bit, but he still held his ground.


    "I''m feeling slightly off, but I can tough it out for five minutes."


    Matthew didn''t make anyments and simply watched Zachary silently.


    Once Zachary started to shake, couldn''t hold on much longer


    because that was when the


    pain in


    his legs kicked in. It''d get worse with every passing second.


    Zachary couldn''tst longer than ten seconds at most.


    When the timer hit 20 seconds, Zachary felt his legs trembling and his breathing getting heavy. He even stammered, "Even though my legs are a bit sore, it''s nothing I can''t handle. I can totally make it to five minutes, and I will. I''m not going to call you ''daddy''."


    He started sweating on his forehead, and his voice started quivering. He was also shaking even harder.


    Seeing that Zachary was already at his limit, Matthew advised, "Don''t overdo it."


    Zachary clenched his teeth. "I''m fine. I can do this. I swear I can hang on for five minutes..."


    But before Zachary could finish his sentence, he just plopped down on the floor with a thud.


    Matthew nced at the time on his phone. "31 seconds."


    Zachary looked abashed. "How is it only 31 seconds? Am I really going to call you daddy?"


    Matthew casually gazed at Zachary. "Go on."


    This bastard... Zachary was


    somewhat at a loss. He couldn''t find


    himself saying it, but he had made a


    promise. After a moment of


    hesitation, he gritted his teeth and


    muttered, "Daddy."


    His voice was so soft that it was barely audible.