America: I came here to study, not to show mercy.

"handsome or not?"

Li Xiaoen proudly raised his chin at the girls, casually mimicking a bodybuilding pose, raising both hands above his head to make the muscle contours of his body more obvious.

These words caused several girls to roll their eyes and turn their heads to look in other directions, without saying anything in rebuttal.

Ignoring everything, Li Xiaoen walked to the edge of the deck, leaped into the sea, and kicked up a wave that crashed onto the deck, soaking Victoria and Charlotte who were sitting there.

"Ah...Sean..."

She hadn't gone into the water yet, and her hair and upper body were still dry, but now she was the first to get wet by Sean Lee. Victoria couldn't help but exclaim in surprise and tidied her wet hair that was sticking to her face.

"Ha ha……"

Li Xiaoen laughed twice, looked up at the blazing sun in the sky, felt the cool seawater seeping into his body and enveloping every part of him, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"You..."

Her full breasts rose and fell beneath her strapless swimsuit. Victoria gritted her teeth and glared fiercely at Li Xiaoen, flicking her feet, which were underwater, at him. "Go drink my foot bath water..."

"Um……"

After diving completely into the sea and surfacing again, Li Xiaoen tossed his wet, disheveled hair back onto his head and jokingly retorted to Victoria's comment, "Well, Victoria, your feet taste pretty salty, so please take care of them and keep them clean."

Finally, he turned to the other girls floating in the sea, "Sophie, Serafina, Mary, Victoria told you to drink her foot bath water..."

"It's you, only you!"

Before Sophie and the others could respond, Victoria shouted a correction, and with a forceful push from her underwater foot, she sent wave after wave of seawater crashing towards Sean Lee.

Seeing that he couldn't react in time and was hit several times, he had no choice but to raise his hand to block in front of him, which made him feel much better.

However, before the expected counterattack of Li Xiaoen scooping up seawater could happen, Victoria saw the young man suddenly dive underwater.

Is it really Li Xiaoen's character to silently endure and back down without fighting back?
Just as she began to have doubts, Victoria suddenly felt her two feet underwater being firmly gripped and clamped by large hands, and her expression froze.

Feeling the sudden gripping force on her ankle, Victoria was startled at first, but before she could make any further movement, the pulling force suddenly increased, dragging her into the water.

"what……"

As soon as she let out a gasp, Victoria instinctively reached her hands in front of her, only to bump into that hot and strong arm. The familiar scent of Li Xiaoen filled her nostrils, which eased her panic considerably.

"Sean..."

Realizing what had happened, Victoria gritted her teeth and tapped the young man's shoulders twice with her hands, "You scared me..."

"Okay, then I apologize to you."

Li Xiaoen chuckled, his hands supporting Victoria's soft, slender waist underwater, just touching the knot of the beach towel tied around her waist, which made him incredibly eager to touch it.

Sometimes it's like this: being completely exposed seems ordinary, but being partially hidden or concealed can add a more alluring beauty.

"Let...let me go..."

Noticing the surprised looks from the other girls around her, Victoria stammered out a sentence and quickly lowered her head to avoid Lee Shawn's intense gaze.

Without letting the girl endure any more shame, Li Xiaoen released Victoria, and his body, which had been suspended on the surface of the sea, fell backward and disappeared beneath the surface.

It was the same old trick again. The women turned around in surprise and looked at Charlotte, who was still sitting on the deck in a daze.

"Sean...he dares?"

A sudden surge of emotion welled up within Charlotte, and she blurted out something in a panic. Her mind raced, and finally, with a heavy heart, she took the initiative to move herself and jump into the water.

Then came the sound of splashing water from another direction. They turned to look and saw that Sophie, who had been floating on the sea, suddenly rose up until Lee Shawn's head was exposed beneath her.

"..."

The girls were taken aback and didn't know what to say for a moment.

This is blatant flirting with two girls, right in front of them.

"Is it fun?"

Looking down at the smiling face of the young man beneath her, Suffer spread her legs apart, clamped the young man's head between them, and gritted her teeth as she said something fiercely.

"This is a vacation, a trip out to sea."

Li Xiaoen raised his hand and patted the girl's thigh that was stuck on his head, only able to make a muffled sound, "I've been watching you guys the whole time, you were playing so awkwardly, you weren't having any fun at all..."

"Want to play?"

Sophie smiled gently and patted the young man's head as she sat down. "Sure, let's have some fun together."

……

"Even if it's a game, there should at least be some fairness, okay?"

Having arrived at the beach where the yacht was docked, Li Xiaoen grabbed a beach volleyball, shrugged his shoulders, and looked at the makeshift net set up in front of him. On the other side of the net stood several girls who were smiling maliciously.

It was Suffer who suggested it, and it happened in the sea. She had anticipated it from the opposing camp, but for some reason, even Victoria and Serafina went to the other side.

Victoria was on the opposite side. Charlotte had always disliked him, so she was naturally happy to see this situation. The current situation was that he was a man facing four girls, including Sophie, Victoria, Serafina, and Charlotte.

As for Mary, since she didn't want to exercise, she was sitting on the sidelines, curiously watching the two of them, and even had a bag of potato chips in her hand, which she was happily eating.

"You mean it, we should have a lot of fun."

Among the group of girls, Suffer was the tallest. Standing barefoot in a row wearing a swimsuit, she stood out even more. With one hand on her slender waist, she replied with a smile, "Do we need to pay attention to such details?"

"Or are you scared?"

As she finished speaking, Suffer's azure eyes narrowed slightly, and she chuckled softly.

"Your attempt to provoke me is too simplistic."

Li Xiaoen shrugged. He still needed to find the only possible teammate. He walked over to Mary, who was sitting in the shade and whose eyes widened as she saw him approaching. "Mary, come team up with me."

"No, I've already said I'm tired, I can't keep going..."

Shaking her head vigorously, Mary sat on the beach, the soft sand clinging to her swim trunks and white thighs. Her small hands, hidden inside a bag of chips, clenched tightly. "Besides," she said, "I've never played volleyball before. Going up there would only be a hindrance..."

"Ha ha……"

As expected, Li Xiaoen chuckled and squatted down in front of Mary. "I don't care about the outcome. As long as you agree to be my teammate, I'll make you barbecue tonight. How about it?"

Upon hearing this, Mary's body suddenly froze, and her eyes lit up as she looked at Sean Lee.

"Mary, aren't you coming to visit us?"

Seeing Mary get up with Sean Lee and come to the seat opposite her, Serafina couldn't help but ask.

“Sean…he made me some barbecue.” A hint of embarrassment appeared on Mary’s face as she walked awkwardly behind Sean Lee. Judging from his stance and posture, he was clearly full of defensive weaknesses.

"The addition of Mary won't change the outcome."

Suffer's gaze shifted from Mary to Sean Lee's face. She gave a soft snort and turned to signal to the other girls standing around the field, "Let's begin."

"..."

Isn't this just a game for fun?

Seeing Su Feier's serious and cautious expression, Li Xiaoen couldn't help but complain in his heart, gaining a completely new understanding of the other party's competitive spirit.

Without thinking too much, Li Xiaoen gently tossed the volleyball in his hand, clenched his hands together, and struck the falling volleyball, pushing it towards the other side of the block and sending it soaring into the air.

The ball fell near Victoria. She looked up at the landing point of the volleyball, and tried to push it up with both hands. The next moment, Suffer, who was standing not far in front of the block, used her feet to jump up, swung her palm around a small half circle, and hit the ball hard to the other side.

To be honest, on such a hot summer day, watching a group of beautiful women in swimsuits playing volleyball on a cool and refreshing beach is quite a sight to behold.

As the two girls made volleyball hitting motions, their full breasts bouncing up and down with the movements, Li Xiaoen couldn't help but be momentarily distracted.

The next moment, the volleyball, slapped by Suffer, hurtled straight toward his face with a whooshing sound. It was only when it was almost upon him that he regained his senses. Startled, he quickly turned his head to the side, barely managing to dodge it.

The volleyball landed with a crisp sound, kicking up a small cloud of dust, before bouncing a few times before coming to a complete stop.

It was just settling a personal score.

Seeing the immense power of the volleyball, Li Xiaoen raised an eyebrow and subconsciously glanced at Su Feier, who had landed on the ground and was looking at him with disdain.

"Is it really necessary to use so much force?"

Li Xiaoen sighed helplessly and picked up the volleyball again. "It was supposed to be for fun. It would be a waste if this game made me unhappy."

"one cent."

Sophie responded with a light snort, replying calmly, "Of course, if you feel there's no hope of victory, you can concede."

"..."

Seeing Suffer's eyes narrow slightly, Li Xiaoen's expression darkened. "Fine, if you want to compete, then let's compete."

"You really think you can win?"

Upon hearing this, Sophie raised her nonchalant light blue eyes and looked at Li Xiaoen. "You and Mary alone can't beat the four of us. Besides, Mary has no experience at all."

"Taking on the match doesn't mean we're guaranteed to win."

Li Xiaoen shrugged frankly, "There aren't many things in the world that we can be completely certain of, and we can't possibly encounter them all."

"and then?"

"For me, the possibility is enough."

"..."

Let's play ball.

After a moment of silence, Sophie raised her chin.

Li Xiaoen didn't say anything more. He tossed the volleyball into the air, soared into the sky, swung his arm half a circle, and accurately swatted it towards a corner of the opposite court.

"Serafina..."

Quickly becoming serious and cautious, noticing the direction the volleyball landed, Suffer called out to someone behind him.

"Leave it to me..."

Serafina also calmed down, shouting as she watched the volleyball land. Because of its speed, she had to squat down and use the downward momentum of her body to reduce some of the force of the volleyball before pushing it back up and slowly lifting it into the air.

"Ouch...my hand hurts so much..."

Before he could recover from Serafina's frowning and waving hand, Lee Shawn saw the volleyball plummeting back towards his court. He quickly found his position and caught it.

"Mary..."

Lee Shawn shouted at Mary, who had been standing quietly to the side.

"I will handle it!"

Standing there, Mary quickly walked to the volleyball, jumped up, and swatted it towards the other side.

However, Sophie had already anticipated this move, and she raised both hands to intercept the volleyball in front of the net.

The volleyball bounced off and landed haphazardly on the sand, rolling a few times.

"..."

"yeah--"

As a burst of celebratory laughter rose behind her, Suffer looked at Li Xiaoen, who was getting up from the beach, and couldn't help but smile.

“Mary, I’ll take the ball from behind. You stay here and hold the ball around our court while I smash the ball.”

Moving to the center of the field to make it easier to catch any ball falling from above, Li Xiaoen gave Mary a briefing.

"continue……"

The originally cheerful atmosphere suddenly changed, and a tense atmosphere of impending conflict began to permeate the air. Victoria and the other girls exchanged bewildered glances, then looked at the two who were completely engrossed in their life-or-death struggle. They all paused for a moment, then slowly slowed down their movements.

……

At 3 p.m., after more than an hour of fierce fighting, the battle finally ended—Li Xiaoen emerged victorious with a hard-fought victory.

At first, because there were few people on the court, Suffer's shots always landed at the furthest point from him, and Li Xiaoen frequently lost points. Later, he simply gave up his chivalrous intentions and hit the ball with more force, causing the other girls to have to quit because it hurt too much to catch the ball, which led to the turnaround.

But regardless, he won, defeated the arrogant, stubborn, and proud Sophie.

After taking a shower on the yacht, Li Xiaoen felt exceptionally refreshed. While drying her hair, she walked out to the open-air deck on the second floor, lay down on a lounge chair, and squinted her eyes in the sunlight.

Not long after, he felt the sunlight above him fade into darkness, and then he opened his eyes.

Looking down, past the purple swimsuit that seemed to be peeking out, Li Xiaoen finally saw that expressionless, stunningly beautiful oval face looking down at him.

"Sophie, you're done washing up too?"

Raising an eyebrow, Li Xiaoen took the initiative to greet everyone, but didn't mention whether there would be any reward or punishment for winning the competition.

"Help me apply sunscreen..."

Sophie tossed a bottle into the young man's arms, then turned and lay down on a nearby recliner. (End of Chapter)