According to the regulations issued by their city’s education bureau, children who turn six before September can become primary school students—some children born in October usually start school a year later than their peers—Chris Bolton's birthday is on June 29, and since he skipped a grade in primary school, he is now in the second year of junior high.

He has good grades and attends a key city school. When his parents passed away, his grades consistently ranked in the top twenty of his year. Even after falling into despair for two years due to the tragedy, he pulled himself together in his second year of high school and, relying on his own efforts, was admitted to China Agricultural University, planning to contribute his own strength to solving the world’s food problems after graduation.

When asked, he idolizes Yuan the Great Druid.

Unfortunately, later Jack Bolton developed cancer, and the family lost its source of income. Medical treatment was expensive, and Chris Bolton borrowed money from every relative he could, eventually dropping out of school to work. But even so, his uncle couldn’t be saved, and the family was left with a pile of debt.

When he was sitting by the roadside in near despair, a talent scout handed him a business card. As long as he signed that harsh contract, he could pay off the debt. Wasn’t the choice obvious?

Thus, Chris Bolton switched from a reserve agricultural science researcher to an idol trainee.

The company he signed with before wasn’t very big, and the boss had limited resources to offer. But Chris Bolton was grateful to the boss for helping him in his most difficult time, so he couldn’t bring himself to break the contract and jump ship. That’s why, in "Dream Youth 307," he really had to rely on himself.

No matter how he would pursue the path of becoming an idol in the future, Chris Bolton felt he still had to find a way to help his uncle stay as far away from alcohol addiction as possible.

Love your liver, protect your liver—start by staying away from alcohol.

After a while, Jack Bolton received a phone call, came into the room, and greeted Chris Bolton: “Xiao Yu, one of my students got injured in a fall. I have to go check on her. Do your homework on your own.”

Burying his head in his workbook, Chris Bolton was a bit confused: “Fell again while practicing jumps?”

Jack Bolton showed a pained expression: “No, that girl hit puberty, gained weight quickly, and can’t find her center of gravity when jumping. This year, she moved up to the youth group (ages 13-19) and wants to compete with Lu Xiaorong from the neighboring province for a spot in the World Junior Championships. When she gets anxious, she wants to train more. Today, she tried to sneak into the rink during lunch break and ended up fracturing a bone.”

Puberty is a major hurdle for figure skaters, especially for girls. As body fat increases and curves become more pronounced during puberty, but muscle mass doesn’t increase as much as in boys, the impact is even greater.

Over the years, countless female singles skaters have fallen at the hurdle of puberty, including many who had world-class potential before developing. Of course, no matter how tough puberty is, it can’t compare to a fracture—once the leg is injured, the athlete’s season is basically over.

Don’t ask why Chris Bolton knows so much about figure skating—his own uncle was a figure skater. Plus, Chris Bolton himself, with his outstanding looks, body proportions, and the coordination developed from ballet, perfectly fit the selection criteria for figure skating. How could he not have trained before?

Not only did he train, he started at age five, mastering six types of double jumps by age eight, and began working on his first triple jump. Unfortunately, he later accidentally broke two teeth, and the coach at the time was strict and authoritarian, giving athletes little freedom and making them do everything his way. The child’s interest was worn away, and in the end, he quit skating for dance.

This year’s final exams came early. Chris Bolton hadn’t fully recovered from his injury and had to enter the exam room on crutches. He couldn’t remember the names of his middle school classmates very well, so he simply kept his head down and focused on the test.

Junior high exams aren’t difficult, but next semester there will be the biology and geography proficiency tests, so the difficulty was a bit higher. Fortunately, biology has always been Chris Bolton’s strong suit, and as long as he worked hard at memorizing, geography wouldn’t be a problem either. When he left the exam room, he breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, he had attended a 985 university—he couldn’t possibly be stumped by junior high-level questions.

After the exam, Chris Bolton was carried home by Jack Bolton, who had just finished work. There was no other way—Chris Bolton’s parents ran a restaurant and were busiest at noon and in the evening, so they could only ask his uncle to pick him up.

His uncle doted on his nephew and bought him candied hawthorn on the way home. Chris Bolton squinted from the sourness of the hawthorn under the sugar coating, then showed a satisfied expression like a cat basking in the sun after a good nap.

Jack Bolton chuckled as he watched: “Hey, Yu, have you noticed you’ve put on quite a bit of weight lately?”

The child could only use crutches and naturally couldn’t exercise. On top of that, his parents doted on him and served only the best nourishing dishes at every meal. Plus, Chris Bolton was prone to gaining weight, so even his belly was starting to show during his recovery.

After all, Chris Bolton was someone who planned to become an idol, so he was conscious of body management. When he touched his belly, he instinctively felt he’d have to start dieting once he got home, and then he remembered the cause of his death in his previous life.

Before the finals, he had dieted every day to maintain his figure. Combined with physical fatigue and the psychological pressure from all sides, he couldn’t take it anymore and collapsed on stage.

No matter what industry you’re in, you need a healthy body. Otherwise, even if you have the ability to debut, you might not have the fate to do so.

Besides, Chris Bolton’s adult height in his previous life was only 1.79 meters. If, in this life, he eats well, drinks well, and sleeps well, maybe he’ll reach 1.8 meters!

Chris Bolton made up his mind: he would eat, but not gain weight. That left only one option—work out hard.