The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

"Yaoyao fell into the sea!"

Seeing Wen Yao fall into the sea, the people on the shore panicked.

Almost without hesitation, Xu Nian and Qi Yu put on swimming rings and went into the sea, wading through the water towards Wen Yao's location.

However, since they couldn't swim, the surging waves kept crashing against them, and they could hardly move forward after just passing the shallow water.

Xu Xi and Zhao Lin kept asking for help from the shore, but to no avail.

It was already quite late, and many tourists had already left. Among the remaining tourists, there were none who were familiar with swimming.

Wen Yao's head bobbed up and down in the deep water.

She lost her swimming ring from being hit by the waves.

Her feet couldn't reach the seabed at all, so she could only keep thrashing her body to occasionally surface for a breath of fresh air.

A surge of immense fear welled up in her heart.

"save..."

Just as Xu Xi and Zhao Lin on the shore were so anxious that tears were streaming down their faces, a strong figure suddenly rushed towards the coastline.

He was incredibly fast, like an athlete on TV, and plunged into the dark sea before anyone could even see his face clearly.

He alternately swung his arms backward and his legs slapped the water at a steady pace.

This is a standard freestyle movement.

A surging wave crashed in, and his body tilted sharply downwards, plunging into the seawater.

When the waves passed behind him, he emerged from the water and continued swimming forward.

The entire movement was fluid and seamless, executed in one go without any sense of pause.

In no time, he overtook Xu Nian and Qi Yu, and rapidly closed the distance to Wen Yao, who was struggling in the water, at a speed visible to the naked eye.

......

Wen Yao's strength was about to be exhausted, and the intervals between her surfacing were getting longer and longer.

A lot of seawater got into her lungs, and she tried hard to stop herself from coughing.

Once you start coughing, you waste a lot of precious oxygen.

In the frigid seawater, this precious bit of oxygen was her only hope for survival.

But the time her head was above water became shorter and shorter. Gradually, the oxygen she inhaled could not keep up with her consumption, and her consciousness began to fade.

Just when she was about to despair, a strong arm caught her and lifted her to the surface of the sea.

"Ah! Whew!"

Driven by the instinct to survive, Wen Yao opened her mouth and gasped for breath.

Who was it? Who saved me?

She looked down and saw a figure she never expected, steadily supporting her body.

"Xu Bowen?"

Xu Bowen didn't speak, but gestured to her with his hand, and after adjusting his breathing, he quickly grabbed himself.

Wen Yao immediately realized what was happening. She took a few quick, deep breaths and then hugged Xu Bowen tightly, pressing herself against his back.

Her adrenaline surged, causing her to desperately grip Xu Bowen's body.

As the icy seawater pounded against him, Xu Bowen, carrying Wen Yao on his back, swam steadily toward the shore.

......

When she finally stepped onto solid ground, Wen Yao's legs felt weak.

She collapsed to the ground, coughing violently, with seawater constantly gushing from her nostrils.

"Wen Yao!"

"Yaoyao! How are you?"

Xu Xi and the others quickly surrounded them, their eyes filled with concern.

"I...cough cough cough...I'm fine..."

Wen Yao gasped for breath and looked down at Xu Bowen, who was lying next to her.

His cheeks were flushed, and the effects of the alcohol had not yet worn off; he was feeling dizzy and disoriented.

After getting ashore, he lay motionless on the beach, his forehead covered in seaweed.

In an instant, a tear slid down Wen Yao's cheek.

......

The planned beach camping trip was canceled. Everyone hurriedly packed their bags and took Wen Yao and the unconscious Xu Bowen to the hospital.

Fortunately, after examination, Wen Yao was found to be unharmed except for swallowing a few mouthfuls of seawater.

In this incident, the biggest victim was Xu Bowen.

The muscles on his waist where Wen Yao had hugged him were scratched and bled.

Heaven knows how much strength Wen Yao used in the sea; she could scratch his skin even through his clothes.

And his brand-new sneakers were completely ruined after being soaked in seawater.

"Damn it! Are you a tiger? My dog, Wangcai, has never scratched me this badly!"

In the consultation room, Xu Bowen's face was still flushed with drunkenness as a nurse applied medicine to disinfect the wound on his waist.

Every time the alcohol swab touched his wound, this burly man, who was 1.8 meters tall, would grimace in pain.

"Nurse, maybe we should just skip the other side..."

"Your wound has been soaked in seawater. If it's not disinfected, it's very easy for it to get infected. Last year, there was a patient who almost had to have surgery because he didn't get timely treatment after being injured in the sea."

The nurse ignored him, and with a little force, pressed the alcohol swab onto his wound with the tweezers in her hand.

"Aww!!!"

Wen Yao sat quietly beside him, without saying a word.

Her face still bore traces of tears, and her wet hair draped over her shoulders, leaving a dark stain on her freshly changed clothes.

Beside her lay a newly bought set of men's clothes.

"Okay, don't get the wound wet today. Family members, please be careful not to give him any spicy or irritating foods or alcohol for the next few days."

The nurse sniffed the smell of alcohol on Xu Bowen, glanced indifferently at Wen Yao sitting next to her, and then packed up her things and left the examination room.

"Xu Bowen, thank you."

After the nurse left, Wen Yao choked up as she spoke to Xu Bowen.

"It's...it's okay."

Xu Bowen shrank to the side.

This was the first time he had heard Wen Yao speak to him so gently, and he felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

Wen Yao handed the clothes beside her to him.

"Put on some dry clothes; you'll catch a cold if you wear wet ones."

Xu Bowen took the clothes and frowned slightly when he saw Wen Yao still staring at him.

"What's wrong?"

Wen Yao asked, puzzled.

"Hey lady, turn around. I know I'm handsome, but I can't let people stare at me like a pervert... unless they pay me."

Upon hearing this, a hint of anger appeared on Wen Yao's pretty face.

"Who cares to look at you?"

She turned her head and looked at the small stool in the corner.

Xu Bowen breathed a sigh of relief after being rebuked by Wen Yao.

This is the old squad leader he knows best.

Xu Bowen slowly took off his wet clothes and draped them over the accompanying chair next to him.

Hearing the rustling sound, Wen Yao quietly turned her head and glanced at Xu Bowen, who was sitting on the bed changing clothes.

Having maintained a high level of training for many years, he has very strong chest muscles and a well-defined eight-pack.

Wen Yao's cheeks flushed slightly.

Actually, Xu Bowen is quite good too.

Although he often teases her, he always appears when she needs him most, showing his reliable side.

If only I hadn't grown that lousy mouth.

As Xu Bowen prepared to take off his pants, Wen Yao quickly withdrew her peeping gaze.

...

"Were you secretly looking at me just now?"

After changing his clothes, Xu Bowen jumped off the bed, walked to Wen Yao's side, and waved his hand in front of her.

"I don't!"

Like a fox whose tail has been stepped on, Wen Yao suddenly stood up, her eyes darting around, not daring to look Xu Bowen in the eye.

Xu Bowen nodded with a hint of disbelief, his gaze falling on her cheeks, which were as red as apples, and he chuckled.

Do you know what the biggest similarity is between humans and monkeys?

"What?"

"When a person lies, their face turns as red as a monkey's bottom."

"Ugh, you're so annoying! Take this!"

"Awooo!!!!"