You're dumping me, huh? Fine, then I'll just pick up the school beauty and make her my wif

Jiang Che replied with a serious expression, "You're my girlfriend, who else would I look at if not you?"

"Look at the water."

"Does the water have anything to do with you?"

Su Qinghe: "...Can't you speak normally?"

She jogged over, tentatively touched the water with her toes, and relaxed completely after feeling the warm water.

"It's so warm."

Then she sat by the pool, dipped her legs into the water and gently kicked the water, then turned to look at Jiang Che.

Aren't you going to change your clothes?

Jiang Che looked down at his short-sleeved shirt and athletic shorts.

"It's okay, I'll just take off my shirt."

"That's so informal..."

"Su Qinghe, this is our own swimming pool, not an Olympic venue."

Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Che took off his shirt and then leaped into the water.

Water splashed all over Su Qinghe's face as she sat by the pool.

"Jiang Che!!!"

She wiped the water off her face and angrily slapped the surface of the water.

Jiang Che poked his head out from about two meters away, shook his wet hair, and grinned at her.

Come on.

Su Qinghe snorted and slid into the water, bracing herself against the edge of the pool.

The moment the water reached her waist, she shivered slightly, but quickly adjusted to the temperature and began to slowly swim towards Jiang Che.

Her swimming style wasn't perfect, but her movements were graceful, and the way she parted the water was indescribably beautiful.

Jiang Che leaned against the pool wall and watched her swim closer little by little.

Sunlight streamed through the glass roof and fell onto the water's surface, scattering golden patches of light.

Su Qinghe's shoulders and collarbone were faintly visible on the water's surface, and a few strands of hair had fallen out of her hair clip, sticking wetly to the side of her face.

She swam to Jiang Che and stopped, grabbing his shoulders with both hands and hanging herself on him.

Nose tip to nose tip.

Water droplets slid down her eyelashes.

Jiang Che.

"Um."

"I'm so happy today."

Jiang Che reached out and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, asking with a grin, "Which part was the most fun?"

Su Qinghe kicked him underwater and let out a soft hum.

"Everyone is happy."

She rested her chin on Jiang Che's shoulder and said softly, "How about we do this every weekend from now on?"

Jiang Che put his arm around her waist and replied, "Okay."

Su Qinghe smiled with satisfaction, tightened her arms around his neck, and then kissed his lips.

"Let's have a competition."

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly released Jiang Che, then took two steps back and stood firmly in the water.

She raised her little hand and pointed to the end of the pool, "Look, swim from this end to that end, whoever gets there first wins."

Jiang Che raised an eyebrow. "So what if we win?"

Su Qinghe tilted her head and thought for a moment before saying, "The loser will cook tonight."

"make a deal."

The two swam side by side to this side of the pool.

Su Qinghe gripped the pool wall with both hands, ready to push off at any moment, her whole body like a sharp arrow poised to be released.

Jiang Che glanced at her sideways and suddenly said, "Your swimsuit straps are loose."

Su Qinghe subconsciously looked down, but the next second—

A splash.

Jiang Che had already pushed off the wall and swam away.

Su Qinghe snapped out of her daze and immediately shouted angrily, "Jiang! Che! You! Liar!"

Her roar echoed in the pool for three seconds, and then she suddenly pushed off the wall and shot out.

Unfortunately, the gap has already widened.

Jiang Che was clearly more skilled in swimming than Su Qinghe.

The strokes are frequent yet controlled, and the body moves forward at an absurdly fast speed.

Su Qinghe chased after her desperately, kicking her legs like a small propeller, but the difference in basic skills was too great.

By the time she swam to the middle of the pool, Jiang Che was almost touching the wall.

At this speed, she would need to swim at least another ten seconds to reach the finish line.

But for some reason, just as Jiang Che was about to reach the finish line, he suddenly slowed down without warning.

The movements remained the same as a standard swimming style, but the person did not move forward at all while simply performing the movements in place.

In layman's terms, it's like giving money away.

Su Qinghe, who was behind, didn't notice much and kept her head down, sprinting with all her might.

She quickly overtook Jiang Che, who was paddling in place, and then slapped her hands against the pool wall, reaching the finish line first.

"I won!"

Jiang Che slowly swam to her side, grabbed the edge of the pool with both hands, and looked at her with an expression of "Oh, what a pity".

"Well, Teacher Su is still the best. I'm willing to accept my defeat."

Su Qinghe proudly raised her chin, "Now you know how amazing your wife is, right? You're cooking tonight~"

"Okay, I'll cook then."

"I want to eat scrambled eggs with tomatoes."

"no problem."

"I'd also like sweet and sour pork ribs."

"Can."

"Add another hot and sour shredded potatoes."

"...This doesn't sound like you're having dinner; it sounds like you're throwing a feast to entertain everyone."

Su Qinghe snorted, turned around in the water, and floated lazily against the pool wall.

She found the swimming cap stuffy, so she yanked it off and shook her head to free her long hair.

Black strands of hair spread out loosely on the water's surface.

The warm light from the pool ceiling fell down, and the ripples on the water refracted the light into fragments of golden-white, which shimmered on her face.

Jiang Che leaned closer and reached out to brush away a few stray strands of hair that were stuck to her face.

Su Qinghe narrowed her eyes and rubbed her hand against his palm in enjoyment.

The two chatted idly in the pool, occasionally splashing each other with water, and sometimes floating quietly for a while.

The constant temperature water in the pool warmed my body, making me feel so comfortable that I didn't want to get out.

About ten minutes later.

Su Qinghe floated to Jiang Che's side, wrapped her arms around his neck, and hung herself up on him.

They've done this position many times today. The buoyancy in the water is great, making people feel light and easy to hang on.

But this time, Su Qinghe's expression was different from before.

She lowered her head, her ear tips were flushed pink, and her lips were pressed tightly together.

After his gaze lingered for two seconds, he finally looked up at Jiang Che.

Jiang Che noticed something was wrong and raised an eyebrow.

Why are you looking at me like that?

Su Qinghe bit her lip, "A-Che~"

"Um?"

"There's no one else here anyway."

"so what?"

Su Qinghe's face was already flushed red to the roots of her neck, but she tried to sound calm as she spoke: "How about... how about we try it here?"

After she finished speaking, she shrank her head and subconsciously buried half of her face in Jiang Che's shoulder.

Jiang Che paused for a second. In the water?

He lived for eighteen years and never unlocked this achievement.

Although he was very tempted by his girlfriend's suggestion, his reason briefly prevailed over his impulse.

"Nothing like that," Jiang Che cleared his throat. "Safety measures need to be taken."

He spoke very seriously and his attitude was very proper.

He is a model of a responsible and good boyfriend in modern times.

Upon hearing this, Su Qinghe lifted her head from his shoulder, blushing as she glanced at him.

Then she slowly extended one index finger and waved it from side to side in front of Jiang Che.

The gestures and expressions combined can be summed up in four words: You're too naive.

Jiang Che: "?"