Chapter 96: Chapter 91 Shattered into Pieces
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Zhou Wang’s swimming skills could only be described as average.
He remembered there was a river in his hometown village when he was a child, with a bridge over it. He envied those boys who dared to jump off the seven or eight meters high bridge wearing just a pair of shorts; they were so graceful.
Unfortunately, Zhou Wang didn’t have much talent for swimming. The rural kids learned by being thrown into the water by adults and swallowing some water, but he nearly drowned.
Later, his mom signed him up for a summer course, and Zhou Wang took a month to barely grasp the basics of the breaststroke.
Zhou Wang first tried swimming half a lap by himself, and sure enough, he was out of breath. His physical stamina was much worse than when he was in school.
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Back then, even though he rarely exercised, he still occasionally played basketball with a group of friends. But now, he barely even walked, yet he was constantly earning billions upon billions.
“This level of out-of-shape after just a few days, I need a wake-up call…”
Zhou Wang self-reflected and then put on the “Blindfold” for the first time.
Zhou Wang’s movements were very solemn, like Joker putting on the golden headband…
At this moment, he was no longer a mere mortal.
The world instantly turned pitch black.
Zhou Wang truly felt the perspective of a “blind person” for the first time. He really could only detect a bit of faint light, which gave him an inexplicable sense of fear.
After taking a deep breath, Zhou Wang quickly calmed down and soon felt a difference.
A mysterious force was filling his whole body, sweeping away the fatigue from swimming half a lap earlier. At this moment, Zhou Wang felt endless strength throughout his body.
Zhou Wang dived in again, this time swimming seven or eight meters effortlessly…
Awesome!
Zhou Wang lifted the cloth to adjust his direction, then continued swimming.
As he adapted, the distance Zhou Wang could swim in one go became longer and longer.
However, the most incredible thing was the seemingly endless stamina the “Blindfold” provided him.
And his freestyle swimming, which he was never very good at, became smooth as he continued swimming.
Zhou Wang was not satisfied with just this and began trying strokes like the butterfly and underwater swimming.
Soon Zhou Wang was pleasantly surprised to find that, though his movements were not standard, he quickly grasped the knack for these strokes, which were previously very challenging for him.
Not bad, not bad; this is the fun of exercise!
In the water, swimming freely, Zhou Wang gradually let himself go. With a splash, he dove for a very long underwater swim.
Then he bumped into something soft.
Hmm?
That’s not right, this couldn’t be the pool wall…
Zhou Wang, who had adjusted his direction earlier, was puzzled until he heard a faint exclamation coming through the water and realized something.
Zhou Wang quickly emerged from the water and took off the blindfold, seeing a girl in the water glaring at him angrily, while another slightly taller girl hid behind her, looking a bit alarmed.
They were the two girls who were playing in the shallow area earlier. Zhou Wang had seen them from a distance when he came in…
Zhou Wang looked down and found that he had swum so vigorously just now that he left the deep-water area.
“Pervert, what are you doing!”
The girl with the ponytail aimed her phone, held by a selfie stick, at Zhou Wang and angrily said.
Uh, why is this even being filmed in real-time…
“Sorry, I didn’t notice and bumped into you, my bad.”
It was indeed his fault, so Zhou Wang quickly explained, showing the blindfold in his hand, “I can’t see with this on, you can try it if you don’t believe me.”
The ponytail girl skeptically took the blindfold and placed it over her eyes, immediately jumping in surprise.
“What material is this? The black cloth we use for filming isn’t as dark as this…”
The ponytail girl’s expression softened, returning the blindfold to Zhou Wang, though she still asked skeptically, “But how do I know you’re not using this as an excuse to deliberately approach us?”
“He really was swimming with this on the whole time, I saw it.”
Before Zhou Wang could speak, the girl with black long straight hair standing behind the ponytail girl spoke softly.
“Hey, Suisui, why are you speaking for him?”
“I thought he was a cosplayer shooting a video. His swimming was impressive, so I watched a bit more.”
The girl with black long straight hair muttered.
Taking advantage of their conversation, Zhou Wang took another good look at them.
The ponytail girl wore a relatively bold two-piece swimsuit. Her slender waist was glossy, and her figure was good. But judging from the degree of protrusion of the brake lights, Zhou Wang concluded he hadn’t bumped into her earlier.
So Zhou Wang shifted his gaze to the girl with long black straight hair.
Compared to the ponytail girl, the girl with long black straight hair had a much more stunning appearance. Though she wore a more conservative one-piece swimsuit and hid most of her body behind the ponytail girl, her sweet and fresh face was striking enough…
Huh?
The girl with long black straight hair happened to look up and sneak a peek at him, and as their eyes met, Zhou Wang suddenly realized she looked familiar.
“Are you… Hua Suisui?”
Zhou Wang tentatively asked.
“You know me?”
The girl with long black straight hair blinked.
“I followed your Douyin account before.”
Zhou Wang smiled, feeling quite sentimental.
How could he not know?
As they say, there are thousands of influencers on Douyin, and Wuyou Media takes up half of them.
But there were so many pretty girls, and like many LSPs, Zhou Wang’s eyes were dazzled by the constant selection of favorites. He didn’t have a deep impression of “Hua Suisui,” not until the “Silver Spaghetti Strap” battle made her famous.
Unfortunately, that was her biggest step out of the ordinary. After Hua Suisui became famous, she cherished her feathers even more and never pushed the boundaries again.
She was one of the few in Wuyou Media who rose to stardom purely through a wholesome image.
Hua Suisui’s “Eight Consecutive Cutes” was also crowned the pinnacle of this series, unmatched to this day.
Only then did Zhou Wang realize why the ponytail girl was holding a selfie stick in the pool. They were probably shooting short video material.
“Why ‘before,’ does that mean you don’t follow me now?”
Hua Suisui noticed the oversight and curiously asked.
“I’ve outgrown the age of dreaming and now just want to enjoy the real stuff.”
Zhou Wang chuckled.
“Now that you see me, don’t I count as real…”
“Ahem!”
The ponytail girl quickly interrupted Hua Suisui, rolling her eyes at her. Do you hear what you’re saying?
Besides, how did you two start chatting so casually?
This man just bumped into your butt!
Hua Suisui realized her slip of the tongue, but she wasn’t too shy, just chuckled, and stuck out her tongue.
“Hi, I’m Suisui’s assistant and photographer, Shi Yi. Sorry for the misunderstanding earlier, but why were you swimming blindfolded?”
The ponytail girl shook Zhou Wang’s hand and asked again, clearly still a bit doubtful.
“Focused exercise is more efficient; it’s a personal habit I’ve maintained since childhood.”
Zhou Wang replied with a straight face, making up a reason on the spot.
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