Chapter 236

Chapter 236 – Swimming

After two days of hospital torture, Xia Yuan finally bid farewell to acute gastroenteritis.

Of course, this pain also came with some joy. After all, Mei Fang had been staying up all night by her side for these two nights. Xia Yuan secretly thought that if she felt better, perhaps she could do more intimate things with Ah Fang.

But these were just thoughts. The time she spent alone with Mei Fang was something Lin You Xi had fought for on her behalf. Since she had taken advantage of You Xi, she would think of ways to make it up to her in the future.

However, making You Xi and Ah Fang sleep together…

Xia Yuan tried to recall the personalities of the three of them.

Ah Fang was a gentleman. Although I like taking advantage of him, I’m still quite law-abiding. At least, I won’t touch inappropriate places.

But You Xi is—

As the girl who has shared a bed with Lin You Xi the longest, Xia Yuan naturally knew that the cold exterior of Lin You Xi transformed into an aggressive posture in bed.

If she were to sleep with Ah Fang, some things that shouldn’t happen to high school students would inevitably occur.

So, it’s better to think of other ways to make it up… At least, I need to be present to supervise.

Unlike other high schools that squeeze students’ study time, Jiangcheng No. 1 High School often fights to secure time for quality education for its high school students.

In recent years, they have been implementing the “Sports + Art + Music 2+1+1 Plan,” requiring each student to master two sports skills, one art skill, and one music skill.

Among these, swimming is a must. There will be an assessment at the end of the term, which is likely related to the recently built temperature-controlled swimming pool at Jiangcheng No. 1 High School.

As for the swimming course, opinions vary among different students.

For most local students in Jiangcheng, they have been exposed to many swimming lessons since childhood.

For students from rural areas in Chubei Province, swimming is not difficult as they played in ponds since young.

Only those living in the county town, who rarely come into contact with ponds and have never learned to swim in a pool, find themselves in the most awkward situation.

In the second semester of high school, the physical education class focuses mainly on swimming because there will be a swimming skills assessment at the end of the term. The exam content includes choosing between butterfly stroke, breaststroke, backstroke, or freestyle.

Jiangcheng No. 1 High School is relatively open and does not separate boys and girls for swimming classes.

However, compared to the enthusiasm of the boys, few girls are willing to participate in swimming classes. Many girls always ask for leave due to shyness or other reasons, but Xiang Bingbing is an exception.

Xiang Bingbing is extremely afraid of heat. Whenever she has free time, she goes to the school’s free temperature-controlled pool to cool off.

Despite her height of 1.9 meters, she has very proportionate body lines and a figure that many envy. Every time she attends Class 3, she attracts many boys’ attention, though she doesn’t seem to care much.

The enthusiastic classmate, Xiang Bingbing, actively tries to teach the beginner Mei Fang how to swim during physical education class. However, just the first step exhausts her—

Mei Fang, a reborn individual, completely fails to keep up with the pace in physical education class. Even practicing holding breath underwater makes him flail around like he’s drowning, causing laughter among his classmates.

“This is so simple, Ah Fang, you’re too weak. I feel like you’re just too scared of drowning. First, you need to overcome your fear.”

“It’s not that easy…”

Mei Fang wiped the water off his face. “I feel like your teaching method is too rough and lacks structure.”

“Swimming can’t have any structure, just get in the water more.”

Xiang Bingbing stood in the pool and clapped her hands towards Mei Fang sitting on the edge. “Come on, Ah Fang, try feeling submerged in the water again. This time, I’ll hold you down in the pool and not let you come up. You’ll choke enough water and surely learn how to swim. Our younger siblings at home learned this way too.”

“I might not be as lucky as your siblings. Please don’t torture me…”

Mei Fang’s progress in swimming class was slow, and Xia Yuan shared similar struggles. They chatted late at night, and Mei Fang learned from Xia Yuan why she couldn’t attend swimming class.

“Yuan Yuan, do you usually take leave from swimming class?”

“Yeah…”

Xia Yuan nodded, blushing. “Well… It’s a bit embarrassing. Do you understand what I mean, Ah Fang?”

“Mm-hmm, I understand…”

Mei Fang asked Xia Yuan, “Then, how will you handle the final exam?”

“In fact, I took swimming lessons in elementary school. I should remember once I get in the water. It shouldn’t be a problem.”

“That means you have to try it out to know for sure, right?”

Lin You Xi rubbed her chin. “If you’re embarrassed to go swimming in physical education class, maybe you could practice at the swimming pool on weekends. Ah Fang says he hasn’t been able to learn swimming well. We could teach him together.”

“Great! If it’s on the weekend, we can do that.”

Xia Yuan thought for a moment, then seemed conflicted. “But… Our school’s swimming pool seems quite crowded on weekends. I don’t like swimming in crowded places.”

Lin You Xi was also troubled. “But if we go to an external swimming pool to practice, there will be the same issue… Mayya Beach is big enough, but the water isn’t as clean as in a swimming pool.”

“Wanting fewer people and wanting it to be clean and hygienic…”

Mei Fang thought for a moment. “Maybe a gym’s swimming pool would be a good option.”

“A gym’s swimming pool?”

“Yeah, Guo Yun mentioned it to me recently and sent me photos. The environment looks nice. Let me show you…”

Mei Fang found the photo on his phone, and Xia Yuan and Lin You Xi quickly snatched the phone to look.

“Hey, you didn’t check our chat records, did you?”

“No, I just accidentally touched the screen. Sorry.”

Lin You Xi returned the phone to Mei Fang, while Xia Yuan pouted, looking unhappy.

“You actually consulted Yanyan, who is far away, about swimming tips. Why didn’t you discuss it with us for so long?!”

“Well… I didn’t want to embarrass myself in front of you.”

Mei Fang scratched his head, embarrassed. “I wanted to maintain a reliable image.”

Xia Yuan, after hearing this, patted Mei Fang’s shoulder hard. “There’s nothing embarrassing about not knowing how to swim. Can it be worse than wetting the bed or being afraid of heights?”

“Don’t push it! As if you don’t have your own dark history!”

Mei Fang cleared his throat and started reciting dramatically. “Seal Wheel of Hope, the one who hopes to make a contract with you is here. This girl is named Xia Yuan, come and sign a contract with her—”

“Are you trying to die?! Stupid Ah Fang!”

Xia Yuan covered Mei Fang’s mouth to stop him from continuing.

“And why do you always attack me? Are you too scared to attack You Xi?”

“Me? Besides being a slob and a runny-nosed girl, I don’t have much dark history to tell, do I?”

Lin You Xi adopted a stance of ‘if I reveal my own secrets, no one else can hurt me.’ Mei Fang almost blurted out, “But you still have that incident with drinking water—”

Lin You Xi calmly stared at Mei Fang, and Mei Fang quickly shut his mouth, feeling as if he had narrowly escaped death.

Xia Yuan instantly sensed the subtle atmosphere and gently tugged on Mei Fang’s arm, asking curiously,

“Youxixi, do you have any other dark history? What is it? I’m really curious!”

(End of Chapter 236)