Chapter 24 Published
Ji Ruan's hands were stiff.
He had never learned to swim in his previous life, and it was even less likely that he would learn to swim in this life. How terrifying it was to feel out of control in the water.
"I can't." Ji Ruan pointed to the external device behind his ear: "I have to take this off when I go into the water, otherwise I won't be able to hear."
"You don't have to learn it," Gu Xiuyi smiled, "Wouldn't it be nice to just relax and have some fun?"
His tone was very light, and his words were casual and casual, as if mixed with some subtle persuasion.
Ji Ruan's heart moved.
Suddenly I understand why experts like to emphasize the combination of education and entertainment.
When Gu Xiuyi first offered to teach him, Ji Ruan thought that "learning" was a very difficult thing and subconsciously rejected it. But when he realized that the other party's intention was not so purposeful, he relaxed a little.
Although the phrase "edutainment" is no longer suitable for him, Ji Ruan looked at the ripples on the water surface so close that he gradually felt the urge to try it.
After all, swimming freely in the water is a pleasure he rarely experiences in his impoverished life.
Ji Ruan licked his lips: "But I don't have swimming trunks."
This pool is not open to outsiders and there seems to be no place to buy it.
Gu Xiuyi looked at him, the rippling water waves reflected in Ji Ruan's eyes, flashing with star-like light, soft and moving.
He knew that Ji Ruan was persuaded.
Most of the time, Ji Ruan is an easy-to-understand child. He doesn't seem to hide his emotions deliberately, or rather, he is too lazy to hide them. He does whatever he wants, as long as he feels comfortable and happy at the moment.
Therefore, this straightforwardness, even when he himself is not aware of it, makes him look particularly innocent, like a refreshing smoothie in summer, and makes people who see him feel their hearts beating fast in an instant.
"You can just wear ordinary shorts," Gu Xiuyi said as he pushed himself up the pool wall and climbed out of the water. "You have some with you, right?"
He deliberately moved a distance away, but still a few drops of water splashed onto Ji Ruan's face, hanging crystal clear on the ends of his eyebrows and under his eyelids.
Gu Xiuyi didn't think much about it. He habitually pinched Ji Ruan's chin and wiped it off for him, but he forgot that his hands were still full of water.
The result was that Ji Ruan's entire little face became wet. He looked up at him with a dazed look.
Ji Ruan seemed confused by the water on his face, and he stared at Gu Xiuyi blankly: "...Are you playing a prank?"
His eyes were particularly big when he was dazed, and the disbelief in his eyes was particularly contagious.
Gu Xiuyi let go of his hand, and looking at Ji Ruan's appearance, he wanted to laugh, but quickly held back: "Sorry, I forgot to wipe my hands."
“…”
Ji Ruan wiped his face casually with his sleeve, then stood up on his knees. He felt a little dizzy and his vision was dark after squatting for so long. He had long been accustomed to this situation, so he staggered and then stood firm.
Gu Xiuyi came to help him again, his wet hands soaked his sleeves and stuck sticky to his skin.
Ji Ruan subconsciously supported the other person's arm, and felt the tight muscles with burning body temperature and water droplets, and bounced back reflexively.
He closed his eyes, waiting for the black fog in front of him to dissipate: "...would you like to put on some clothes?"
"I know," Gu Xiuyi's voice sounded calm: "Wait for you to recover first."
The two were very close, Ji Ruan could feel the other's body temperature and smell the damp moisture on his body.
Ji Ruan even breathed more slowly unconsciously, his vision gradually cleared, he took two steps back, and struggled out of the distance where he was almost hugged: "...I'm fine."
"Well," Gu Xiuyi's expression was much more stable than his. He picked up a bathrobe and put it on, tying the belt loosely around his waist: "Go change your pants."
It seemed that he was really just half-holding Ji Ruan and waiting for him to stand up out of humanitarian concern, like a gentleman, polite and upright.
Ji Ruan touched the tip of his ear, paused for two seconds before following.
When he went to the room to change his pants, for some reason, Ji Ruan took out a vest and put it on.
This vest and shorts are a set. They are made of thin fabric with a dark blue oil painting-style sea surface printed on it. It is one of Ji Ruan's summer pajamas.
When he saw him come out, Gu Xiuyi raised his eyebrows subtly, and without saying anything, he took Ji Ruan back to the swimming pool.
"Get your body wet to acclimate before going into the water," said Gu Xiuyi.
Ji Ruan was sitting by the pool with his calves soaked in the water. Hearing this, he reached out and brushed some water on his neck and forearms.
The water in the heated swimming pool wasn't particularly cold, but it was still somewhat different from body temperature. Ji Ruan shuddered, his teeth chattering: "Is that so?"
"Um."
The action is correct, but too gentle.
Gu Xiuyi squatted down beside him and poured a few handfuls of water on him.
Ji Ruan shuddered immediately, shrugged his shoulders, grabbed the sleeve of Gu Xiuyi's bathrobe and hid next to him, his whole body twisted into a ball.
Gu Xiuyi put his arm around his shoulders and patted him amusedly: "Are you so afraid of water?"
What should we do if the little mermaid is so afraid of water?
"Why are you scared..." Ji Ruan wiped his cheek with the back of his hand, his fingertips were white and tender, and he was very unconvinced: "I'm just not used to it, it's just a normal physiological reaction."
"Yeah, it's a physiological reaction."
Gu Xiuyi locked Ji Ruan in his arms and splashed water without saying a word. In just a few moments, the half-dry little mermaid was completely wet, leaving her shivering slightly with crystal clear water droplets on her chin.
Ji Ruan's skin was delicate and smooth. When Gu Xiuyi wiped off the water droplets, he only felt his fingertips touching the soft silk, and an indescribable sense of satisfaction suddenly rose in his heart.
"Almost done," he touched the external device behind Ji Ruan's ear and asked in a low voice, "Have you taken it off?"
Ji Ruan's hair was wet, and the wetness around his ears gave him a sense of crisis. He felt that if he didn't take it off, it would get wet. He had no time to think about anything else: "Take it off quickly."
Gu Xiuyi dried his hands, took out the outdoor unit and placed it on the table not far away, then took off his bathrobe and jumped into the water.
He knew that Ji Ruan couldn't hear much at this moment, so he simply didn't say anything. He just opened his arms towards Ji Ruan, motioning him to come over.
Gu Xiuyi's action of entering the water just now was quite cool. Ji Ruan tried to imitate it a little, not wanting to lose too badly in momentum.
He bit his lip, pushed forward with his hands, and jumped.
Ji Ruan felt that he entered the water very gracefully, but in fact, he seemed to just slide in with a "swoosh".
Because he couldn't even stand steadily, his feet slipped the moment they touched the ground, and he almost drowned in the boring shallow water. In the end, he was rescued by Gu Xiuyi.
The effect of Gu Xiuyi's long-term fitness was fully demonstrated at this moment, and his hands holding Ji Ruan's waist were extremely steady.
Ji Ruan choked on some water and coughed on his shoulder, still in shock, before gradually calming down.
Gu Xiuyi held him and moved him towards the middle. Water rippled on his chest. He felt empty and insecure under his feet, but his heart was excited by this light experience.
This was the second time Gu Xiuyi held Ji Ruan's waist like this.
The last time was a rainstorm day, Ji Ruan was soaked all over and his waist was surprisingly weak.
But this time it was a little different. Ji Ruan might be a little scared. His body was tense and his waist seemed particularly flexible.
Gu Xiuyi clearly felt the shallow dimple of his waist. Soaking in the water, the already thin clothes on Ji Ruan's body became even thinner. His palm felt like it was touching his skin when it was placed on it.
Gu Xiuyi turned his head and took a deep breath. He let go of the hand that was holding Ji Ruan's waist, and instead held his arm, and began to force himself to concentrate on teaching.
Ji Ruan was just a novice swimmer at the moment. He was completely immersed in the charm of the blue water. He blinked his big eyes with joy in his heart and did not notice Gu Xiuyi's abnormality at all.
Because I couldn't hear clearly, I didn't notice that Gu Xiuyi was unusually silent.
He even thought that Gu Xiuyi was very professional. He taught him the movements step by step, gave him guidance, and even supported him to prevent him from choking on water. If Gu Xiuyi didn't want to be a domineering boss, he might consider applying to be a swimming coach.
Although Ji Ruan didn't learn anything at all.
He might really not have much athletic ability. After soaking in the water for nearly an hour, he didn't master any skills except flapping his arms and shouting for help.
In the end, he was so tired that he lay on Coach Gu to catch his breath.
Coach Gu was also helpless. Swimming has never been suitable for this kind of gentle teaching method. No one can learn it without choking on water.
But he had no intention of training Ji Ruan to be a swimming athlete. It was enough for him to just play with the kids.
He just didn't expect that Ji Ruan's physical strength was so poor that he could hang on him the whole time and still be so tired that he couldn't breathe.
“Hmm!——”
The person in my arms suddenly fell down.
Gu Xiuyi acted faster than he realized and grabbed the person: "What's wrong?"
Ji Ruan choked on the water when he slid down, his eyebrows furrowed and his face full of pain: "Legs... cough cough..."
He cried out in pain and his back bent unconsciously, as if he was enduring great pain.
Gu Xiuyi reacted immediately and realized that it was probably a cramp.
"Ji Ruan——" He paused in the middle of his words.
Ji Ruan couldn't hear clearly.
Gu Xiuyi supported the back of Ji Ruan's head, pressed him onto his shoulder with a little force, and whispered in his ear: "Ji Ruan, it's okay, it's just a cramp, relax..."
As he spoke, he led Ji Ruan to the shore, supported Ji Ruan's waist to help him out of the water, quickly climbed out, and then carried Ji Ruan to a lounge chair not far away.
Ji Ruan's right calf was cramping quite badly, the spasms could be seen with the naked eye. When Gu Xiuyi pressed slightly, he groaned in pain and dodged.
But Ji Ruan didn't like sports, and he had almost no muscles on his body. His thin arms and legs were full of soft flesh, and his strength was no match for Gu Xiuyi.
So when Gu Xiuyi held his ankles and stretched and massaged them, he could only bear the pain and act like a rotten salted fish.
The calf flesh under his palm gradually became soft again, and Gu Xiuyi's back also relaxed. He stood up and let out a long breath.
He took two steps forward and pinched Ji Ruan's chin: "I'd better take you to exercise less in the future."
Torturing yourself also scares others to death.
Ji Ruan must have been tired from the cramps, and his eyes were staring into space without focus.
Gu Xiuyi waited for a while and got no response, then he remembered that he couldn't hear at this distance.
A deaf little boy whose five senses are completely blocked.
"Are you taking a bath together, Old Gu?" Duan Zeping's voice echoed in the empty swimming pool, followed by a series of footsteps.
The group of people came over to swim and exercise after having the barbecue.
Duan Zeping moved closer and found Ji Ruan, who was soaking wet and listless on the recliner. He exclaimed, "What's going on?"
"Nothing." Gu Xiuyi covered Ji Ruan with a large bath towel, wrapped him up and picked him up: "You guys play, we'll go back first."
After saying that, he left in a leisurely manner, leaving a group of people looking at each other in bewilderment.
"What's going on?" Duan Zeping was shocked. "Are they really taking a bath together?"
Li Suian glanced at the clear water and said calmly, "Do you think Lao Gu is such an immoral person?"
In the end, Song Ling, who knew Ji Ruan's physique best, hit the nail on the head: "You think too much, Ji Ruan must have cramps."
Everyone: “…”
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After returning to the room, Ji Ruan took a shower first as usual. After a quick shower, he lay down on the bed listlessly.
This bed is of extra large size, measuring two meters and five meters by two meters and five meters. Two people lying on it only need to cover themselves with a quilt, which can almost be said to be like a galaxy between them, with no interference between them at all.
Ji Ruan was too tired to think too much, so he fell onto the bed. His remaining rationality only allowed him to occupy a small part of his right side.
While taking a shower, Gu Xiuyi was hesitating about how to sleep at night. Ji Ruan had just become an adult and was inexperienced in the world. If he rashly proposed to sleep together, he would inevitably be taking advantage of the child.
This seemingly luxurious suite has a huge flaw: apart from a king-size bed, there is no sofa for a normal adult to rest on.
If they don't sleep together, he will have no place to stay. After all, this is not his own hotel. He and Ji Ruan have already obtained their marriage certificate. It would not look good if they stayed in separate rooms.
Mr. Gu, who is decisive in the business world, was stumped by a trivial matter. He thought hard in the bathroom and took the longest bath in his life.
When he came out, he found that Ji Ruan had fallen asleep long ago, with only a small lamp on at the bedside left in the room.
He lay on his side, hugging the quilt, with the external machine taken off and placed neatly on the bedside table, his cheek sunk into the soft pillow, and he slept particularly soundly.
Gu Xiuyi's heart was hanging in the air and he was depressed for a long time, but in the end it seemed that only he was trapped.
Children with open minds will not have those unnecessary worries.
He walked slowly closer, silently staring at Ji Ruan's sleeping face, and then gently rubbed the child's face with the back of his hand. The child was sleeping soundly, with rosy cheeks.
Gu Xiuyi didn't sleep very soundly that night, and only slowly fell into sleep in the second half of the night.
“Pah…”
There was a faint sound of clapping.
Gu Xiuyi frowned but didn't wake up.
“Bang!”
Another sound, much louder.
Gu Xiuyi suddenly opened his eyes and turned around.
In the darkness, Ji Ruan was still lying on his side obediently, but he suddenly raised his hand and slapped his thigh with a "slap".
Before Gu Xiuyi could react, he slapped himself hard again, scaring Gu Xiuyi so much that he immediately leaned over and grabbed his wrist.
"What are you doing, Ji Ruan?"
Ji Ruan opened his eyes dazedly, his eyes were still distracted: "Hmm...?"
Gu Xiuyi turned on the light without saying a word, held Ji Ruan's face to check it, and there was a bright slap mark on Ji Ruan's pale face from his own slap.
Gu Xiuyi: “…”
Gu Xiuyi's heart twitched: "Why did you hit yourself?"
Ji Ruan seemed to have finally come out of the dream. He rubbed his hair and slowly sat up. Under Gu Xiuyi's slightly anxious gaze, he rubbed his eyes slowly, stared blankly for a while, and then groped around.
Gu Xiuyi waited anxiously, stretched out his arm to hook the external device and put it behind Ji Ruan's ear, and gently patted his face: "Huh? Ji Ruan? Tell me why you hit yourself?"
Ji Ruan shifted his gaze to Gu Xiuyi's expression, which was still not quite focused. The result of being sleepy was that he looked unusually well-behaved and clingy.
He rubbed his palm against Gu Xiuyi's and said softly, "There are mosquitoes..."
"mosquito……"
Gu Xiuyi felt a mouthful of blood choking his heart.
So this person who was slapping himself hard was actually slapping a mosquito in his dream?
Where did the mosquito come from?!
A breeze blew past, brushing against Gu Xiuyi's bare arms. He slowly turned his head.
The windows were opened wide, and the curtains were drawn up and swayed slightly.
The magnificent mountain scenery during the day turns into a mosquito stronghold at night.
Gu Xiuyi pulled up Ji Ruan's hand and calf to check, and indeed found a lot of red mosquito bites. Ji Ruan was still reaching out to scratch them in a daze, but Gu Xiuyi quickly stopped him.
"Don't scratch it, it will bleed."
Ji Ruan frowned, broke free from Gu Xiuyi's hand, and leaned against the head of the bed: "But it's itchy..."
"You have to bear the itch." He pulled Ji Ruan's wrist up to his ear, "Wait for me for a moment, don't put your hand down."
Although this suite surprisingly does not have a sofa, the other facilities are barely complete and there is even toilet water.
Gu Xiuyi came and sprayed some on Ji Ruan's body. When the light became brighter, he saw with his own eyes the mosquito that was drinking Ji Ruan's blood.
It’s not small in size, and it’s pretty flowery.
No wonder it can bite off such a big bag.
But Ji Ruan was very Buddhist. No matter how the mosquitoes fluttered around him, he would either wave them away or hit himself, but he refused to attack the mosquitoes.
Gu Xiuyi couldn't bear to watch it anymore after a while, so he raised his hand and made a loud noise.
Bang——!
The mosquito was killed with a precise slap.
Gu Xiuyi looked at the extra blood on his palm, which was all Ji Ruan's precious Rh negative A type blood...
I feel a little heartbroken for some reason.
He went to wash his hands, and when he came back to see Ji Ruan still leaning against the bed in a trance, he couldn't help but feel a little angry, so he walked over and pinched Ji Ruan's face: "Are you reluctant to kill?"
The mosquito bites like this and you don’t even hit it?
Ji Ruan was completely awakened by the loud slap that Gu Xiuyi gave to a mosquito.
He has never liked swatting mosquitoes because it is dirty and he has to get out of bed and wash his hands afterward, which is troublesome and he is too lazy to do it. Spraying some floral water may help to some extent.
When he wanted to defend himself, Ji Ruan's eyes suddenly flashed, and a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes.
He smiled widely, his dimples were round, and he looked at Gu Xiuyi's wet fingertips, saying in an admiring tone: "Wow, Boss Gu is so awesome~"
"……?"
All of Gu Xiuyi's doubts and resentments turned into a slight tremor in his spine.
It's just a mosquito...what's so great about it?
Gu Xiuyi looked at Ji Ruan's beautiful dimples, and the corners of his lips rose uncontrollably.
Just helping to swat a mosquito...is there any need to smile so sweetly?
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