swimming pool
"I give up. Three hours in and still ticking." Zheng Cheng yawned.
Only two out of four people can play. I thought it would be easy to teach them, but who could have thought.
"Can you help me see if this can be done?" Zheng Sisi asked Zhou Min.
Zhou Min covered his cards and said, "I'm your opponent, so I can't look at your cards. Ask Hanyu instead."
"You can't show it to him. This would be considered collusion between the two of you." Xiao Ming quickly stopped them.
"If I play this, does that mean we will have no king?" Zhou Min asked Xiao Ming.
"No, you can't show it to me either. Isn't that cheating?"
Hu Hanyu came over and said, "What are you going to do? Zhou Min, let me help you take a look."
"...Hanyu, come here openly, no one is allowed to look!"
It’s hard to deal with them, much harder than the people in my previous dormitory.
"Haven't you slept enough on the way?" Hu Hanyu followed Zheng Cheng and sat in the last row of the nanny car.
"Can you fall asleep? You guys are fighting so badly, it makes me anxious just listening to you." Zheng Cheng closed his eyes and leaned against the corner.
It takes more than an hour to drive from the airport to the B&B. After making a lot of noise along the way, they all quieted down now.
I can't sleep anymore.
It's usually easiest to fall asleep in the car, but today I just couldn't fall asleep.
Zheng Cheng opened his eyes and looked at Hu Hanyu. He was sleeping soundly with his head drooping down.
The nanny car turned a corner, and the centripetal force swung Zheng Cheng to the other side. He held on to the seat to avoid bumping into Hu Hanyu.
According to this situation, if Hu Hanyu wants to turn to the other side, he will have to lean on his shoulder.
Zheng Cheng moved down the armrest between the two people.
That was a close call.
This guy really slept the whole way, and Zheng Cheng was worried all the way.
The location of the B&B is very good, close to the beach. The manager's surname is Wang. He is very welcoming and helped them with their luggage and showed them the room.
The homestay has four floors, with one room on the top floor and three rooms on each floor below, which is enough for company team building.
There is a barbecue area at the entrance of the front yard. On the first floor is a hall with a wide view, a dining room, a living room and an open kitchen. The sliding door of the living room faces the backyard swimming pool, and there are stairs leading down to the beach.
"The swimming pool is a big selling point. The water is freshly filled. The previous owner loved swimming, so he dug a standard 25-meter swimming pool. The deepest part is 1.8 meters." The manager explained to them.
"He's full of energy. He just takes two steps forward and the sea is not big enough for him to swim in." Zheng Cheng wrinkled his nose. The poolside was quite picturesque, with the lounge chairs and parasols on both sides.
"He was from the provincial team before, so he trained professionally and had higher requirements for the venue." Manager Wang opened the sliding door.
"Hainan Provincial Team?" Zheng Cheng asked.
"No, I'm from Jilin." Manager Wang replied.
Guessed it.
A wave of heat made Zheng Cheng take a step back.
"It's going to be a bit hot," the manager said, closing the sliding door. "There's a beach just ahead, and a pier further on where you can go out to sea."
"Can we go sea fishing?" Zheng Cheng asked.
"Sure. If you like fishing, we have fishing boats, fish finders, rods, and everything else."
"That's great. Let's make an appointment this afternoon." Zheng Cheng turned around and said to Hanyu in the kitchen, "Hanyu, there's sea fishing here. Do you want to go?"
"Go." Hu Hanyu nodded with a smile.
"Catch me a oarfish." Zheng Cheng took out his sunglasses and put them on.
"I don't think we have that." Manager Wang didn't understand their joke, "We do have hairtail."
"I'll jump down and find you a classmate to grow old with." Hanyu knew what he was talking about.
"Well, jumping into the sea is not allowed." Manager Wang panicked. "What kind of crab man are you talking about? There are girls there."
Manager Wang is also from Jilin.
"Brother Cheng, this master bedroom on the second floor is for you!" Xiao Ming called to him from the second floor.
"I'm fine with anything." Zheng Cheng didn't care since he couldn't sleep anyway and continued to listen to Manager Wang talk about the supporting facilities in the surrounding towns.
In the evening, the B&B prepared raw meat and vegetables for them to barbecue, which were all prepared in advance and placed in the refrigerator. When the time comes, someone will come to light a fire and they can do it themselves, or they can ask the waiter to grill it for them.
"Tell us what you need in the WeChat group. We live over there and can deliver it to you no matter how late it is." Manager Wang pointed to a group of houses in the distance.
The service is very good, Zheng Cheng took note of it.
As soon as the manager left, the group immediately got into their own game: Zheng Sisi changed into a sports swimsuit and rushed straight to the swimming pool, Zheng Cheng and Xiao Ming found several angles in the room to shoot footage, and Zhou Min stayed by the pool, opened his tablet and started reading his paper.
"Do you dare to compete with me?" Zheng Sisi challenged Zheng Cheng.
"Let's compete, who's afraid of who? Just wait until I finish filming." Zheng Cheng was not afraid.
"Brother Cheng, can you swim too?" Xiao Ming asked.
"We learned this in school, and we still have to take the test," Zheng Cheng said. "I got a perfect score."
"Our inland school doesn't have this course. I'm not a good landlubber, hahaha." Xiao Ming adjusted the camera and asked Zheng Cheng to pose for photos in the public area on the second floor.
I'm not bragging, Zheng Cheng is really good at swimming, much better than walking.
Once in the water, his lazy state on land actually became an advantage. He moved his arms and legs calmly and swam leisurely. He was also good at diving and could glide for a long distance on the bottom of the water.
"Brother Xiao Ming, give me some too, don't just take pictures of my brother!" Zheng Sisi was floating on the water with her body tilted back, while instructing Xiao Ming.
Xiao Ming was stunned while taking pictures on the shore. The two siblings were flipping and playing freely in the water, like two mermaids.
"Brother Cheng, your body will get out of shape underwater. Why don't you try lying on your back?" Xiao Ming suggested.
"I'm a man, there's nothing good about floating there, think about it again." Zheng Cheng said and dived down.
Xiao Ming suddenly remembered that he could try underwater shooting, so he put the GoPro into the water and took a look, and it really worked.
"I'll wait here for you to swim over." He leaned over to put down the camera.
"Then I'll swim for a while with my eyes open." Zheng Cheng said as he took off his goggles.
"Wow~ Brother Cheng is amazing!" Underwater, Zheng Cheng was still able to look at the camera and manage his facial expressions, swimming towards the camera and smiling. Xiao Ming had already decided to use slow motion to edit the video when he got back.
"Me, me, I want one too. Brother Xiao Ming, I can blow you a kiss and spit in circles." Zheng Sisi raised her hand.
These four years of studying film and television production were really not in vain.
"There are no bathrobes in the room here." Hu Hanyu came out with a bath towel wrapped around him and lay down on the chair next to Zhou Min.
"Okay, write it down and tell Zheng Cheng later." Zhou Min took a capacitive stylus and made annotations on the tablet.
"Why is he dressed more conservatively for swimming than on land?" It was hot and humid outside. Hanyu put the towel aside, casually showing off his toned upper body. "He swims pretty well."
"Zheng Cheng was very competitive and practiced very hard while studying." Zhou Ren remembered something, put down his book and sat up straighter. "I'm sorry about that a while ago."
"It's okay, it was just a misunderstanding." Hu Hanyu waved his hand. "If you have anything you want to know in the future, just ask me directly. There's no need to resort to trickery."
"Most people who approach us wouldn't be as open as you." Zhou Ren looked at him. "Zheng Cheng is the Zheng family's weakness. We have to be cautious."
"I understand. Now that he's checked out, you're relieved, right?" Hu Hanyu said. "From now on, when he goes for a face-to-face consultation, I'll be in charge."
"Well, thank you for your help." Zhou Min nodded. "The reward will be deposited into your card."
"No need, what are we supposed to talk about between friends..."
“Wow!”
Suddenly, water splashed everywhere. Hu Hanyu looked closely and saw Xiao Ming struggling to float in the deep water in the distance.
"Oh! Xiao Ming can't swim!" Zheng Cheng and Sisi were at the other end, swimming towards him.
Hanyu noticed the change in Zheng Cheng's expression and stood up and was about to rush down, only to find that the recliner next to him was already empty and a pair of glasses was lying on the table.
"They need to make some changes to the pool, or else they need lifeguards!" Zheng Cheng held the GoPro out to Xiao Ming. "Here, if it falls, ask me to get it. A camera is more precious than your life."
"Ahem, the camera is not important. If the memory card falls, I will be unemployed, haha." Xiao Ming quickly opened it and checked. Good thing, there was nothing wrong.
Hu Hanyu was talking to the housekeeper on the phone when Zheng Sisi went into the room to get out towels to wrap Xiao Ming in. A group of people surrounded him, making him flattered.
"I'm sorry to have worried everyone." Xiao Ming awkwardly wrapped his soaked T-shirt with a towel. "Ahem, I'm fine. The tiles over there are a bit slippery, so be careful when you get ashore."
"It's better to go to the hospital for a check-up to be assured. Chronic drowning and the like are difficult to diagnose." Zhou Min sat next to him, took off his shirt and wrung out the water, revealing the muscular lines on his upper body that were usually covered tightly.
"Your clothes and pants are all ruined. Are they all dry-cleaned?" Xiao Ming looked at him apologetically. "I'll compensate you."
Zhou Min squinted his eyes and looked at him, shaking his head.
"Is Brother Zhou Min such a good swimmer? Brother Cheng and I tried to pull Xiao Ming out for a long time but failed, and he brought him to the shore with one hand." Zheng Sisi was still in shock.
"Have you forgotten that he's the city's youth triathlon champion and even got his lifeguard certification?"
Zheng Cheng took a towel from Xiao Ming, who was wrapped like a mummy, and wiped his hair with it. "If there wasn't a throne to inherit in your family, you would have studied medicine long ago, right, Zhou Ren?"
"Study veterinary medicine. Studying medicine won't save the Chinese people." Zhou Ren brushed his hair back and put on glasses, looking like a boss. "Come on, Yan Xiaoming, go change your clothes."
Manager Wang drove over in great fear and trepidation, apologized profusely, and immediately sent a car to take the patient to the hospital for examination.
"Is the reason the poolside tiles aren't non-slip just because of these few dollars? What if you bring your kids during the official opening? What's the selling point? You almost sold your life." Zheng Cheng scolded him harshly.
"Yes, yes, I'll contact someone right away. I'll re-padded the pool to 1.5 meters and lay non-slip tiles." Manager Wang nodded and bowed. "Let's go out to sea this afternoon. I'll charter a yacht for you guys. We can go fishing and party all day."
The group split into two groups. Zhou Ren accompanied Xiao Ming to the hospital, while Zheng Chenghanyu and Sisi went sea fishing as planned.
"I'll leave the video materials to you two. When dusk comes, when the filming is most productive, please take more pictures for Brother Cheng." Xiao Ming muttered before leaving.
"Don't worry about the video. It's just a yacht tour, everyone has it." Zheng Cheng pushed him into the car. "Why are you still thinking about taking a sunset photo? Take a high-definition picture of your lungs!"
As he watched the car drive onto the road, Zheng Cheng had a dry towel on his shoulder.
"Sisi went to change clothes, you should go change too." Hu Hanyu said.
"Oh." Zheng Cheng wrapped the towel tightly around him and walked upstairs.
"Zheng Cheng." Hu Hanyu took two steps forward, "I'll accompany you."
"No need." Zheng Cheng didn't even turn his head.
"Your hands are shaking."
Zheng Cheng tried very hard to control himself and held on to the towel to cover it up, but Hu Hanyu still saw it.
"Are you scared?" Hu Hanyu asked softly.
Why did you say it? Zheng Cheng glared at him.
Zheng Cheng originally planned to go back to his room to process this emotion alone, but he forced himself to finish everything and sent Zhou Min and Xiao Ming away. He was just about to lock himself in the room.
Acknowledging your emotions is like turning on the switch to let them flow.
He was almost trembling uncontrollably, starting from his fingers, moving to his arms, body, thighs, calves, and toes. His feet went soft and he was directly held in Hu Hanyu's arms.
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