Peaceful times flowed by like a gently flowing river, unnoticed. Soon, the Saturday he had arranged to meet with Miss Tang arrived.
Lu Zhe, Tang Qi, and Xue Xiaodie found a swimming pool together and bought single-entry tickets. Of course, they had bought their own swimsuits and goggles beforehand.
To be honest, Lu Zhe had initially been looking forward to seeing the girls in their swimsuits. However, after leaving the changing room and waiting by the pool for a while, that anticipation had almost completely vanished.
Because he saw the other girls in the pool.
Both men and women were wearing swimsuits, swim caps, and goggles. And the women's swimsuits were almost all one-piece, covering much more of their bodies than the men's, with only their limbs exposed. Crucially, with swim caps on, you couldn't tell anything about their hairstyles; and with goggles covering their faces, who could tell if someone was good-looking or not?
So in the pool, whether it was middle-aged women in their forties or fifties or young girls in their twenties, he felt that there was not much difference.
However, when the two girls appeared, Lu Zhe still noticed the difference.
Tang Qi was the first to run out. Her swimsuit wasn't a typical one-piece, but it wasn't as revealing as a bikini either. It was a two-piece swimsuit, with a tank top that only reached her ribs on top and short shorts on the bottom. The whole swimsuit looked like pajamas she would wear in her bedroom, and the pink and gray color scheme was quite cute.
Of course, the cutest thing is the girl's petite and slender figure.
Lu Zhe watched the girl jog towards him, her slender legs catching his eye. There was no lust in his gaze, yet he couldn't help but smile. It was like owning a cat; the cat was so full of life, so adorable, that he couldn't resist petting it…
He reached out his hand, only to realize with surprise that it wasn't really appropriate to pat her head. Tang Qi was wearing a swimming cap, and her smooth, beautiful hair was completely encased in the glossy cap.
The young lady ran up to him and saw him holding out a hand in a daze, so she also held out her little hand and gave him a high five.
Then she said, "Okay, I'll teach you how to swim!"
Lu Zhe nodded, but didn't move. Instead, he pointed behind her and said, "So we're not going to do anything about it?"
Tang Qi glanced back and saw that Xue Xiaodie had just come out of the dressing room.
Xue Xiaodie's swimsuit was a one-piece design, but unlike other women's swimsuits, this one had a very girlish feel. From the tie around her neck to the ruffles at the hem, and the light blue color, it looked more like a dress that could be worn on the street than a swimsuit—and a particularly short one at that.
Even without the white stockings of her JK uniform, Xue Xiaodie's legs remained remarkably fair. Clearly, this girl didn't spend much time outdoors, as there were no signs of sun exposure on her body. Her legs, arms, and even her delicate neck were noticeably whiter than others.
Not only compared to other girls, but even standing next to Tang Qi, Xue Xiaodie's skin was fairer.
Tang Qi glanced at her, then looked down at herself, and suddenly felt a little deflated.
This made Lu Zhe notice another unspeakable detail. Clearly, in terms of the shape and size of certain parts, Xue Xiaodie also had a significant advantage—after all, Xia Xiaobing wasn't here today, and with Xue Xiaodie's size, there was nothing to fear.
However, Xue Xiaodie didn't notice the strange expressions on the two people's faces. Because she was wearing swimming goggles and couldn't wear glasses, she could barely see clearly even before entering the water.
"These swimming goggles have a prescription, but it only covers nearsightedness, not astigmatism. The problem is, besides having over 400 degrees of nearsightedness, I also have 200 degrees of astigmatism. And these goggles are like sunglasses; once you put them on, it makes everything dark, and you can't see anything at all..."
When she arrived in front of the two of them, Xue Xiaodie complained like this.
Tang Qi laughed and said, "It's okay. Once you start swimming, you won't care anymore. You don't need your eyesight."
Xue Xiaodie expressed her doubt: "Really? Anyway, I haven't swum in a long time. I think the last time was when I was in junior high school."
Lu Zhe: "Can you swim?"
Xue Xiaodie wasn't entirely sure: "Probably..."
Tang Qi patted her chest: "It's okay, I'll teach you two! Come on, let's get in the water. This is the shallow end, let's start here."
The three of them went into the water, but their postures were slightly different.
Tang Qi pinched her nose with one hand and jumped down without hesitation.
Xue Xiaodie grabbed the handrail next to her, turned her back to the pool, and stepped down the ladder into the water.
Lu Zhe squatted down, held onto the edge of the pool with both hands, stepped his legs into the water first, then let go, and slowly entered the water.
Then he discovered a fact.
Tang Qi adapted to the water very quickly, treading water in place to keep her head above the surface. She stared at Lu Zhe, asking with some confusion, "How are you so steady?"
Lu Zhe's head was also above the water, but unlike Tang Qi who was treading water, he remained almost completely still.
He spread his arms, letting his hands rise above the water, and smiled, saying, "Because I stood firm."
Tang Qi: "Is it that shallow?"
After saying that, she held her breath and swam downwards with both hands, trying to touch the bottom of the pool. Then she realized that as long as she stretched out her toes, she could indeed touch the bottom, but then her face would be below the surface.
Tang Qi floated up again to breathe.
Lu Zhe smiled and said, "It's confirmed, the water is 1.6 meters deep."
Tang Qi: "..."
At this moment, Xue Xiaodie was clinging to the edge of the pool, half-floating on the surface. Hearing this, she laughed and said, "You could tell because Xiao Caitang is under 1.6 meters tall, right?"
Tang Qi, enraged and embarrassed, retorted, "Don't try to compare heights with me! We're already in the water, let's see who can swim faster!"
Lu Zhe stood there motionless: "I can't swim at all, how can I compete? You're the one who said you'd teach me."
Xue Xiaodie chimed in, "I just tried it, and I think I've almost forgotten how to breathe... Little Rainbow Sugar, didn't you say you'd teach us?"
Tang Qi: "..."
At this point, Lu Zhe changed the subject: "But I'm still quite curious, Little Rainbow, didn't you dislike sports? Why are you so good at swimming?"
Tang Qi: "It's very simple. When I was in elementary school, my parents divorced, and both of them were very busy and didn't have time to take care of me. So my dad enrolled me in a few extracurricular classes. Whenever it was weekend or holiday, he would let me spend time in those classes. All he had to do was send a driver to pick me up and drop me off."
He spoke so casually, yet it made Xue Xiaodie fall silent—although her family's economic conditions were far worse than Miss Tang's, she had spent a lot of time with her parents during her childhood.
Lu Zhe said, "That's great, there are even extracurricular classes and a full-time driver. When I was a kid, all I did was read books, there was nothing else I could do."
Tang Qi laughed and said, "So you also lacked love in your childhood, right?"
Lu Zhe: "Could you rephrase it? It sounds weird."
Tang Qi: "Alright, alright, stop standing there like an idiot! Come on, get moving, I'm going to teach you how to swim!"
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