Genius is just the threshold for me!

Chapter 365 A rare moment of relaxation, Xia Ran seeks out Xu Qingling

A group of people went down to the first floor, to the hotel's beachfront pool near the beach, and then to the adjacent swimming lane.

The swimming lanes are lined with royal palm trees, two rows of pavilions, some tables and chairs, and white beach umbrellas.

Lin Dong noticed some tourists sitting at the tables and chairs, then glanced at the security personnel who had followed him and were keeping an eye on the situation, before looking at Huang Qingyao and smiling.

"If you lose, you can ask Su Yue or Xia Ran to take you in—otherwise, Uncle Huang will say I'm abusing you."

"We'll talk after you win—"

Looking at Lin Dong's smile and recalling Xu Qingling's reaction just now, Huang Qingyao felt a little uneasy, but she still didn't give up: "There are three lanes, one lap, men and women separated, you boys go first!"

"I'll help you keep track!"

Su Yue, ever the troublemaker, rushed up and shouted, "Three people together! Lin Dong is one, Li Tao is another, who's the third one?"

"I can only doggy paddle, I never said I wanted to participate—" Li Tao's expression changed suddenly.

His swimming skills are all from the doggy paddle style he learned in his hometown when he was a child. He didn't like playing in the water and swimming as much when he grew up, so he didn't change his swimming style.

Trying to compete with someone like Huang Qingyao, whose swimming skills are clearly professional and clearly learned, is just asking for trouble.

After all, the advantage of dog paddling is that it is simple and easy to learn, but the disadvantage is that it is slow and requires a lot of effort.

"Dog Creation? Forget it, it's too ugly. You come and help me with the timing, don't embarrass me. Let's find someone else—" Su Yue took a breath and quickly eliminated Li Tao.

"Xiao Dong, count me in."

Wang Rui stepped forward: "In college, my classmates called me the 'Air and Sea Heroes,' meaning I was the best at both flying and swimming!"

"Brother Rui, are you serious?"

Lin Dong said with some disbelief, then looked at Feng Mei, who was with Luo Xiaomei and Lu Qiong not far away, and said, "Sister Feng Mei, get a towel for Brother Rui. He's going to participate in a swimming competition."

"Oh! No need!"

Wang Rui's expression changed instantly, and he hurriedly said, "We're just having a swimming competition, why do we need towels—"

"Wang Rui, you're all wet from swimming. I'll get a towel for Xiao Dong later."

Xu Qingling, standing next to Lin Dong, said with a smile, "Losing isn't embarrassing, but it is embarrassing if no one brings you a towel."

"Count me in! I've learned to swim too!"

On his way here, Zhang Yihao heard about Wang Rui's situation and stepped forward to say to Jiang Caiping, "Pingping, get me a towel."

"Um."

Jiang Caiping nodded gently and went with Xu Qingling to get a towel.

"Sister Feng Mei, hurry up, the competition is about to start," Lin Dong urged.

"————Okay!" Feng Mei glanced at Wang Rui, and with encouraging looks from Luo Xiaomei and Lu Qiong, she chased after Xu Qingling.

"Xiao Dong, Yi Hao————"

Wang Rui instinctively wanted to stop when he saw this, but he paused and stopped, feeling a chill run down his spine. He said, "You can't force me to do this—you're going to make things difficult for me."

"We're just having a competition, and someone's supposed to bring a towel. What did you say, Brother Wang Rui?" Lin Dong said, feigning ignorance.

"Yeah, Wang Rui, so many of the girls here are either already taken or you're not that close to them."

"We only call her Sister Feng Mei because we were classmates and colleagues for several years. Don't overthink it."

Zhang Yihao chimed in, taunting, "You're not chickening out now, are you? Trying to find an excuse not to come to the competition? Fine, I'll give you a ten-second head start."

"Damn it, your attempt at provocation is so bad, you don't even try to hide it."

Wang Rui immediately started cursing, stepping to the right lane: "Come on, get ready to start! Let these two younger brothers see what their older brother is capable of!"

"Lin Dong, to the left or in the middle?" Zhang Yihao asked, looking at Lin Dong.

In terms of lane allocation, the middle lane receives the least interference from wave bounces and is generally referred to as the champion lane in competitions.

"Left lane." Lin Dong walked towards the left lane.

"confidence!"

Zhang Yihao gave Lin Dong a thumbs up, but didn't say anything, and walked to the middle lane.

"hiss----"

Not far away, Huang Qingyao saw Lin Dong choose the left lane and couldn't help but look at Xia Ran beside her: "Did I get tricked? Can Lin Dong, this freakish swimmer, really be this good?"

"Most likely—" Xia Ran shook her head with a smile.

"I really don't believe it anymore—" Huang Qingyao gritted her teeth and looked at Lin Dong, who was already standing by the swimming lane.

"Ready!"

Li Tao took over the timer for Su Yue. After Xu Qingling and the others returned, he grabbed his phone, ran to the swimming lane, turned on the stopwatch, placed it on the start button, and shouted, "Three, two, one—start!"

Splash! Splash! Lin Dong and his two companions pushed off from the edge of the swimming lane, jumped into the water, and swam forward quickly using the butterfly stroke.

But less than ten meters later, Zhang Yihao was the first to surface, took a breath, and swam forward quickly in a fairly standard freestyle stroke.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Rui surfaced at a depth of twelve meters, took a breath, and swam forward.

Holy crap!

Li Tao followed the three of them briskly toward the finish line when he suddenly saw Lin Dong overtake him in the water and exclaimed in surprise.

With a splash, Lin Dong surfaced, staring at the bottom. He turned to breathe, quickly extending his arms into the water, then lifting his elbows to catch the water, forcefully pushing the current forward with his arms. At the same time, he used his thighs and hips to whip the water like a whip.

"Damn, he really knows how!"

Huang Qingyao stood by the pool and stared wide-eyed at Lin Dong's perfect freestyle move.

"They swim so fast, looks like someone's going to have to sleep on the sofa."

Xia Ran smiled, glanced at Xu Qingling who was waiting at the starting line with a towel, and then followed her gaze to the figure who was already in the lead even before the halfway point of the lane.

Seeing that Lin Dong was different from usual, with a more excited expression on his face, she couldn't help but be a little lost in thought.

soon.

Lin Dong rushed to the end of the lane, pushed off the wall with his arms to change direction, and then began his return journey.

"Go! Go! Go! Lin Dong, hurry up!"

Su Yue ran over, excitedly shouting while holding her phone, "Let single Yao sleep on the sofa—"

Less than two minutes later, Zhang Yihao swam out after changing direction.

With a whoosh.

Water splashed onto Xu Qingling.

Lin Dong looked up at the starting line, wiped the water droplets from his face, and smiled happily at the person in front of him, "You swam pretty well, didn't you?"

"good."

Seeing Lin Dong's happy expression, Xu Qingling didn't mind the splashed water and smiled as she took a towel to help wipe the water droplets from his face and hair.

"Wow!"

After waiting a while, Wang Rui emerged from the left lane. Ignoring the towel Feng Mei handed him, he lay on the ground, panting heavily, and looked at Lin Dong incredulously, asking, "Xiao Dong, are you a swimmer?"

"Brother Rui, your physical fitness isn't up to par."

Lin Dong smiled and said, "You should exercise more often and not stay at home."

Wang Rui didn't react much to Lin Dong's words, but Xu Qingling, Huang Qingyao and the others were speechless.

Wang Rui might not know this from out of town, but they certainly do. Aside from going to and from school, Lin Dong is considered impressive if he spends an average of 60 minutes a day outside.

"Qingyao, it's your turn."

Lin Dong chatted for a few minutes, and when Zhang Yihao returned, panting, he pushed himself off the lane and looked at Huang Qingyao with a smile, saying, "You said it, one lap, I'll calculate it as 90%."

"Come on then. Anyway, I've already told Ranran that I'll sleep with her."

Not wanting to lose face, Huang Qingyao called over Su Yue and Xia Ran to form a trio, and they swam a lap amidst cheers from Li Tao and Jiang Caiping.

After everyone else had played for a while, Lin Dong also went into the water and played for a bit. They chatted leisurely for a while, and it was almost 7 p.m.

It gets dark earlier in Hainan compared to Chengdu; in October, it's almost dark by 7 pm.

Security personnel had already set up the barbecue grill and prepared various fresh lamb and beef, as well as corn, shrimp, oysters, and more.

Lin Dong didn't participate in the barbecue; he just waited until they got there to eat. He and Xu Qingling strolled slowly along the beach.

"Are you happy today?"

Xu Qingling held Lin Dong's hand, their fingers intertwined, and looked at Lin Dong's profile: "I rarely see you smile like this."

"It's a rare treat to get out of the house, so I don't have to think about anything. I can just enjoy my body and exercise to the fullest. It feels different from usual."

Lin Dong looked at the bustling beach and said with a smile.

"We went out often after that."

Xu Qingling thought for a moment, then happily said, "I'll post it on my WeChat Moments—"

Xu Qingling knew that Lin Dong's previous persona was that of a teenager who was addicted to games and neglected his studies. If he were to go out and play often now, the reason would definitely fall on her.

"We'll see next time. A few trips a year is enough; there's still a lot to do."

Lin Dong thought for a moment and said with a smile, "Otherwise, if you come out with something to do, you won't have as much fun."

At this point, the industrial offensive of the Golden Dragon has not yet begun, and the J-20S project is not in a hurry.

Su Ruohua is handling the aerospace base matters, and he only provides a plan for the industry. Other leaders and others are taking care of the rest and the business is on the right track. This way, you don't have to worry about anything when you go out to play, which is what makes it a true vacation.

"good!"

Xu Qingling nodded, then looked at the bustling beach, and the two tacitly changed the subject to other things.

"Lin Dong, Qing Ling, the barbecue is ready!"

The two chatted for a while and started walking back. At this moment, Xia Ran also came over and waved to them.

"good!"

Lin Dong responded and led Xu Qingling over.

"Lin Dong, why don't you go back first? I'll chat with Qingling for a while," Xia Ran said with a smile as she waited for the two of them to come over.

Upon hearing this, Lin Dong glanced at Xia Ran and chuckled, saying, "Xia Ran, what is it that I can't be present for?"

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"It's hard to have a conversation when you're here. You've been monopolizing Qingling ever since she came out today, and you won't let go even after a few minutes," Xia Ran said helplessly.

"Dongdong, you can go now."

Xu Qingling glanced at Xia Ran, a thought suddenly struck her, and smiled at Lin Dong, "Ranran and I are going to talk about some private things, don't listen, I'll be there in a bit."

"Alright."

Lin Dong glanced at Xu Qingling and nodded: "I'll wait for you to come!"