Chapter 25 [25]

swimming pool

Miss Luo, would you like to? Of course.

Not only was she willing, but she also had a very wicked plan.

Below Lu Mingxiao's viral video, comments such as "Husband, why are you wearing clothes?", "Boss Lu, do you dare to show off your eight-pack abs?", and "Such a great physique, yet you're covering it up completely" are commonplace.

Netizens were disappointed, and Luo Qingyue, the photographer, was also disappointed.

Now that she's on the island, she's not about to let Lu Mingxiao go.

How could we not show something off to do justice to this enchanting coconut grove and sapphire-clear sea?

The plane traced arc after arc in the air.

Outside the porthole, the sky was a deep blue and the clouds were fluffy white, stretching to the horizon.

Looking down, Love Island came into view. Luo Qingyue sipped her orange juice, a hopeful smile unconsciously creeping onto her lips.

There are holiday villas on the island, built along the sea.

The house features a romantic French-style decor, surrounded by coconut palms and cliffs, with a large swimming pool in the center of the courtyard.

Those with family members live on the first floor, while Luo Qingyue and Lu Mingxiao live on the second floor.

The housekeeper delivered the suitcases to their respective rooms. Luo Qingyue changed into a light blue beach dress with a flowing gauze skirt, put on a sun hat, and went next door to find Lu Mingxiao.

Lu Mingxiao was packing his belongings, his suitcase open on the carpet.

Luo Qingyue looked into the box and saw that the items were neatly arranged and categorized. "You're quite good at organizing," she couldn't help but praise.

"I value efficiency. If things are well organized, they will be easy to find, and I won't be in a rush."

As Lu Mingxiao spoke, he took out his pajamas and hung them on the hanger.

Luo Qingyue then noticed two more unusual items: "Hey, there's also medicine and a book."

Lu Mingxiao took out the medicine box first: "These are all common medicines, for treating sprains, bruises, or colds. I always carry them with me when I go out in case I need them and they are hard to buy."

Next came the book, which he showed to Luo Qingyue: "A bedtime read, but whether you read it or not is not certain."

It was a book written entirely in English, and Luo Qingyue couldn't understand the title.

However, she told Lu Mingxiao only symbolically, "I also brought two comic books."

Lu Mingxiao took the toiletries to the bathroom, and Luo Qingyue took two steps back to make way for him.

The little girl's skirt was very long, and Lu Mingxiao reminded her, "Be careful not to step on it."

After we came out, I asked her, "What kind of comics are you reading?"

"Shoujo manga".

Luo Qingyue sat down on the sofa with light steps, "The kind that makes your heart pound."

Lu Mingxiao understood; it was probably a romance novel.

With a change of clothes on the bedside table, he casually asked, "Are there any stories where the main character is a fitness blogger?"

"No."

Luo Qingyue denied it, "But there are many domineering CEOs like you."

Lu Mingxiao asked curiously, "What's it like when they're dating?"

Luo Qingyue grabbed Lu Mingxiao's arm, walked to the terrace, and pointed out.

"Woman, I've booked this swimming pool for you."

Lu Mingxiao: "?"

Luo Qingyue winked at him: "Since you're already here, why not give it a try, Mr. Lu?"

Lu Mingxiao smiled slightly: "I want to see it."

Luo Qingyue nodded: "The outdoor temperature is 35 degrees Celsius today, so there's no need to keep warm."

Lu Mingxiao leaned down, his gaze level with hers: "But the almanac says today is not a good day for swimming."

Luo Qingyue's Qi stagnates.

Luo Hanzhou was downstairs, calling them to come down.

As she walked, she yelled at Lu Mingxiao, "You definitely don't have eight-pack abs!"

Lu Mingxiao: "You noticed that."

Luo Qingyue: "You don't have abs either!"

Lu Mingxiao: "Yeah, that's really hard to practice."

Luo Qingyue: "Shut up, you flat-chested girl!"

Lu Mingxiao: "?"

We headed to the pier to board a yacht and went out to sea, where we also had lunch.

On the second floor of the yacht, everyone sat together, enjoying delicious food and the sea breeze.

Everyone else was in pairs, but she and Lu Mingxiao were alone, so Luo Qingyue had no choice but to sit with him.

During the seafood feast, Lu Mingxiao kept serving her food, and even Luo Hanzhou praised him for being meticulous and taking good care of her.

Luo Qingyue got a little upset and didn't want to talk to Lu Mingxiao. She listened to them talk about their next activity - snorkeling.

"Does Mingxiao have a diving certificate?" Qiao Yan asked.

Lu Mingxiao peeled the shrimp, put it into Luo Qingyue's bowl, and nodded: "That's alright, not too difficult."

Luo Hanzhou countered, "I just want to ask, what do you find difficult?"

"To coax the little girl," Lu Mingxiao thought to himself.

He just smiled and didn't say anything, then turned to Luo Qingyue and asked, "Snorkeling is a lot of fun, do you want to try it?"

Luo Qingyue said listlessly, "I can't swim."

To ensure maximum safety, Lu Mingxiao thought for a moment and said, "You can wear a life jacket and a life ring, and I'll pull you forward the whole time."

Luo Qingyue took a bite of ice cream, then leaned close to his ear and said, "Are you wearing clothes?"

Lu Mingxiao paused for two seconds: "You need to wear a diving suit."

Luo Qingyue shrugged: "Then I'm not interested."

Lu Mingxiao: "..."

After lunch and a short rest, the snorkeling participants went to the first floor to change into their wetsuits.

Luo Qingyue, Fan Wei, and Han Xiao's wife Liu Meng stayed on the yacht.

After changing into his diving suit, Luo Hanzhou was the first to come up.

Fan Wei's eyes lit up, and she was about to shower him with compliments, but to her surprise, his gaze turned to Luo Qingyue first.

Fan Wei's lips drooped as she heard Luo Hanzhou ask, "Isn't brother handsome like this?"

Luo Qingyue nodded, and Luo Hanzhou looked at Fan Wei: "I'm leaving Xiaoyue in your care."

Fan Wei forced a smile and gave him an "OK" sign.

Luo Hanzhou turned and walked down the stairs, bumping into Lu Mingxiao: "Why are you still going up there?"

Snorkeling takes place on the first deck of the yacht.

Luo Hanzhou came up only hoping for praise, but Lu Mingxiao's reply was: "Have Xiaoyue keep my phone safe for me."

Luo Hanzhou: "Oh, go ahead."

The sound of hurried footsteps reached Luo Qingyue's ears.

She was scrolling through Xiaohongshu when she looked up at the sound and saw Lu Mingxiao wearing a black diving suit, his figure tall and slender.

The wetsuit was tight, and Luo Qingyue looked him up and down. His muscle lines were faintly visible, and she could clearly see that Lu Mingxiao was not flat-chested. He was both alluring and sexy, and her vision became blurred.

Lu Mingxiao handed the phone to Luo Qingyue, who then came to her senses.

"If you're not going, I'm going deep-sea diving. See you in an hour."

Suddenly in a better mood, Luo Qingyue waved to him and said, "Be careful."

Lu Mingxiao responded and turned to go downstairs.

Luo Qingyue leaned forward, rested her head on the side railing of the yacht, and peered out.

Lu Mingxiao, carrying an oxygen tank, wearing a diving mask and snorkel, stood at the water inlet.

She immediately picked up her phone, switched to camera mode, and pointed the lens at him.

Lu Mingxiao glanced in her direction, then with agility, he leaped lightly into the sea and quickly disappeared from sight.

Reluctantly putting her phone away, Luo Qingyue took a few photos of the seascape and sent them to Jingxi and Lü Shuyi. She took a sip of freshly squeezed strawberry juice, while Fan Wei and Liu Meng chatted animatedly about their respective boyfriends and husbands.

Fan Wei: "This M&D bag was a gift from my husband Hanzhou. He gives me more than a dozen every month, and my walk-in closet is overflowing with them."

Liu Meng: "President Luo is so good to you, unlike my husband, Lao Han, who just sends me money and tells me to buy it myself."

Fan Wei: "You two are an old married couple, so you don't bother with all that stuff. But Hanzhou and I are different. We value rituals. We spend all the holidays and anniversaries together. He will book my favorite restaurant and buy me 999 roses."

This is fine tea.

Luo Qingyue, who was listening nearby, couldn't help but say, "Actually, my brother treats all his girlfriends like this. It's just his habit, not a special treatment for you. So, men can't be relied on, including him."

Liu Meng: "But he's absolutely devoted to your younger sister. His obsession with his sister is well-known in our circle."

Unaware of Fan Wei's dark expression, Luo Qingyue said matter-of-factly, "You can have many girlfriends, but my sister only has me. If he doesn't love me, who will he love?"

Fan Wei linked arms with Luo Qingyue: "Your brother has had quite a few girlfriends, but you haven't met all of them, have you?"

Luo Qingyue nodded: "Yes, I have only ever met you."

Liu Meng asked in surprise, "Does that mean you and President Luo are getting married soon?"

Fan Wei looked at Luo Qingyue, hoping to get her approval.

Luo Qingyue pointed to her bag: "At least buy a genuine 'M&D' before you talk about coming into my house."

She's been buying M&D products for many years, and she can tell the real from the fake at a glance.

Liu Meng looked at Fan Wei with a complicated expression.

Luo Qingyue leaned back comfortably on the sofa and continued sending photos to her best friend.

Fan Wei glanced at her out of the corner of her eye, placed her hands by her legs, and clenched her fists tightly.

As the sun set, the snorkeling team returned, with Lu Mingxiao arriving a little later than them.

After changing out of his diving suit, he went upstairs to the second floor to get his phone from Luo Qingyue. Lu Mingxiao's hair was still wet, and Luo Qingyue handed him a dry towel.

Completely ignored, Luo Hanzhou couldn't sit still and pointed to himself.

Luo Qingyue merely glanced at him: "Your sister Wei will take care of it."

The yacht returned and docked at the pier.

As the sun gradually disappeared and night fell, the island was illuminated with dazzling lights.

Luo Qingyue and Lu Mingxiao walked towards the villa together, and she asked, "What did you see at the bottom of the sea today?"

"Coral reefs of various colors and schools of fish."

Lu Mingxiao replied, "Actually, most diving is like this, but the water quality here is good and there is little pollution. It feels like stepping into a fairyland."

"That's amazing!"

Luo Qingyue wasn't looking where she was going and almost walked into the pool, but Lu Mingxiao quickly pulled her back.

"What you see with your own eyes will definitely be more beautiful and more stunning than what others photograph."

"If there's a chance in the future, I'll take you to try it again."

Lu Mingxiao wanted to go back to her room to take a shower first, and Luo Qingyue parted ways with her in front of the villa gate.

"I won't go upstairs. I'll just stay here, enjoy the breeze, and wait for dinner to be served."

Lu Mingxiao replied, "Then I'll come find you later."

"good."

There were beach chairs next to the pool, and Luo Qingyue casually found one in the middle and sat down.

A moment later, Fan Wei arrived, bringing her a freshly opened coconut, and sat down next to her.

After taking a shower, Lu Mingxiao hung the towel on the clothes rack on the balcony.

Looking down, I saw Luo Qingyue and Fan Wei sitting on lounge chairs by the pool, talking about something.

He couldn't join in the girls' chatter and planned to find Luo Qingyue later.

He leaned on the railing, silently watching her. Suddenly, Luo Qingyue stood up, raised her voice, and shouted something at Fan Wei. Too far away, Lu Mingxiao couldn't hear her clearly, and his brows furrowed tightly.

Luo Qingyue had her back to the pool. Lu Mingxiao was about to go downstairs when, in a flash, Fan Wei got up and pushed Luo Qingyue into the pool.

With a piercing scream and splashing water, the figure vanished in the blink of an eye. Luo Qingyue couldn't swim, and without a second thought, Lu Mingxiao climbed over the terrace railing and leaped into the pool.

Lu Mingxiao swam forward with all his might and quickly found Luo Qingyue, carrying her ashore.

The girl in his arms had her eyes closed and her face was pale. His hands were trembling, but he still used his reason to pat Luo Qingyue's back, so that she could expel the water that had entered her body.

The water has come out, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

Luo Qingyue's body was very cold, so Lu Mingxiao picked up a large bath towel from the beach chair and wrapped it around her.

Everyone came upon hearing the noise, including Luo Hanzhou.

Enraged, he grabbed Lu Mingxiao's shirt collar: "What did you do to my sister!"

Lu Mingxiao moved Luo Hanzhou's hand away, but by then, Fan Wei had already disappeared.

Lu Mingxiao's eyes were filled with a cold frost: "Luo Hanzhou, keep an eye on your girlfriend."

Without hesitation, Lu Mingxiao got up, carried Luo Qingyue, and walked into the villa.

[Author's Note]

Netizens: What's wrong with showing it to her? You'd be happy if she went to see a fitness blogger, right? [eating melon emojis]

*Sobbing* It was a race against time, but I still managed to update! I want a little red flower!!! [Sprinkling flowers][Sprinkling flowers][Sprinkling flowers]