Mu Shaochen dived into the water to find her missing swimwear.
He swam back and forth like an elegant fish, surfacing to breathe.
He took a breath and dove back in, continuing his search.
Zhang Shishi watched as his figure disappeared from sight.
She became a bit worried and couldn’t help but call out, "Mr. Mu... Mr. Mu..."
There was no response underwater, nor on the surface.
She immediately stood up but was afraid of being seen.
She hurriedly squatted back down, "Shao Chen, where are you?"
He better not scare her. If he disappeared, how could she show her face like this?
Suddenly, someone grabbed her foot.
She was caught off guard and found herself plunged into the water.
She floundered in the water, afraid of drowning, and could only cling to the lifesaver.
When she discovered it was Mu Shaochen she was holding onto, she finally relaxed.
"I’ve been calling you for so long, why didn’t you answer?" Zhang Shishi hurriedly asked.
"I didn’t hear you underwater." Mu Shaochen had been swimming quite far away.
Zhang Shishi glared at him, scared that something might have happened to him.
"Worried about me?" Mu Shaochen gazed at her.
Zhang Shishi didn’t want to admit it, "No way..."
But with the water rippling around them, she realized they were holding each other without any barriers.
She hurriedly tried to struggle out of his embrace, "Let go of me!"
"Aren’t you afraid of drowning if I let go?" Mu Shaochen teased her.
Zhang Shishi was a bit afraid of drowning, yet this man continued to tease her, "If I drag you to the shore after you drown, and the doctor comes to rescue you, only to find you’re not wearing swimwear..."
"Shut up!" Zhang Shishi reached out to cover his mouth, "How can you be so bad?"
With her movements, they were pressed tightly against each other.
Even in the warm water, the temperature between them kept rising.
Mu Shaochen chuckled softly, "If I were really a bad guy, seeing you like this, I’d have gobbled you up already!"
Zhang Shishi: "..."
She felt both shy and awkward but couldn’t do anything about him.
Mu Shaochen didn’t tease her further; if he continued, she would surely get angry.
"Where’s my swimwear? Did you find it?" Zhang Shishi changed the topic.
"No," he shook his head.
Zhang Shishi’s face turned pale, "What should I do then?"
"I can hold you like this, and no one will see," Mu Shaochen said.
Zhang Shishi reached out and snatched the swimwear from his hand in the water.
He actually had already found it but hadn’t told her, choosing instead to tease her.
She pushed him away, turned her back, and quickly put it on.
Mu Shaochen watched her every move. Despite feeling an intense itch for intimacy, he still respected her and didn’t push further.
"Tired? Let’s go up and have something to eat," Mu Shaochen asked her.
Zhang Shishi nodded. After she got ashore, he draped a large towel over her shoulders.
Mu Shaochen openly displayed his physique. He was slender, but his leg length was impressive, and his regular workouts endowed him with every inch of strength and muscle.
Zhang Shishi felt too embarrassed to look more, so she diverted her gaze.
"I’ll take a loss and let you look a bit more," Mu Shaochen put his hands on his waist, striking a pose like a male god.
Zhang Shishi ran away, "I’m not looking!"
"Swimming more often will keep you in shape and give you a full-body workout," Mu Shaochen called to her back.
"Got it," Zhang Shishi ran into the changing room.