Chapter 238

Chapter 238 – Guo Yun’s Swimming Instruction

After everyone got into the water, Xia Yuan tried moving around and soon mastered the techniques of floating and swimming.

“Wow,果然小时候学过有底子在，我还是很熟练的嘛.”

“Put your swim cap on properly, it feels like it’s about to fall off. Let me help you with that.”

Mei Fang swam over to adjust Xia Yuan’s swim cap.

“Wearing a swim cap with long hair really is tiring…”

While Mei Fang adjusted her swim cap, Xia Yuan couldn’t help but stare at his body.

Hehe…

She suddenly reached out and poked Mei Fang’s chest. Mei Fang recoiled sharply.

“What the heck, are you trying to be a pervert?”

“Ah Fang is so sensitive. I just touched him by accident, we’ve done this before.”

“You call that an accident?”

Xia Yuan stuck out her tongue and made a face at Mei Fang, “Well, I did it on purpose. What are you going to do about it? Pay me back?”

“Phew…”

In such a setting, Mei Fang naturally didn’t dare to be too bold with Xia Yuan. But at that moment, Lin You Xi appeared behind Xia Yuan, grabbed her ruffled swimsuit, and started to act.

“Let me help Ah Fang get revenge?”

Xia Yuan was startled by Lin You Xi’s sudden attack and began to squirm:

“Hahaha, You Xi, why do you always side with Ah Fang? You’re so mean! Hahaha… I’m sorry, I was wrong, I was wrong… Let’s focus on learning how to swim!”

The three of them were having a great time. At this point, Guo Yun swam back after a while. Mei Fang, worried she might be bored, approached her and said,

“Guo Yun, you seem to be quite good at swimming. Do you come here often?”

“Well… Swimming does take a lot of energy, it’s a great aerobic exercise. But I just finished a swimming class recently.”

“So your theoretical knowledge must be quite solid. Maybe you can teach me.”

Mei Fang looked somewhat troubled, “I can barely float naturally right now.”

“Indeed, this requires overcoming some psychological barriers. When I first started…”

Just as Guo Yun wanted to share her experience with swimming, she noticed Xia Yuan and Lin You Xi watching her curiously from behind Mei Fang.

Driven by a strong desire to survive, Guo Yun reached out to Xia Yuan and Lin You Xi, “How about… Let Yuan Yuan and You Xi teach him instead?”

“It’s fine, Yun Yun. Since you’ve just learned from a course, why not teach Ah Fang? It’ll also be a good review for me.”

Xia Yuan didn’t want to give the impression that she was jealous, as that would make her appear petty. Meanwhile, Lin You Xi nodded in agreement, “Teaching together can help Ah Fang learn faster.”

“You’re treating me like a child!”

Mei Fang had never had the chance to learn swimming in his previous life. Beach resorts weren’t places he frequented, and his friends mostly played games, leaving him isolated. Swimming is a survival skill; even without a final exam, learning it would still be beneficial…

Guo Yun first helped Mei Fang adapt to breathing, transitioning from land-based breathing to water-based breathing and then to continuous breathing.

“The key is mastering the rhythm of breathing. When swimming, forget about your nose and use your mouth to breathe. Don’t be afraid just because your nose touches the water. Yes, exactly that rhythm…”

“Pfft… Hah… Pfft… Hah…”

Under Guo Yun’s guidance, Mei Fang pulled on Lin You Xi’s hand and practiced breathing. So far, he felt pretty good.

“Not bad, not bad, Ah Fang is really great.”

Xia Yuan cheered Mei Fang on. Seeing this, Guo Yun began to guide Mei Fang into the second stage of learning how to float.

Previously, Mei Fang had developed a fear of swimming because he couldn’t float. But he had managed to master the breathing rhythm well and held onto Lin You Xi’s hand steadily.

“Just relax your body, stretch your limbs—Yuan Yuan, don’t help Mei Fang with your hands. Let him do it himself.”

Guo Yun’s guidance was patient and professional. After several attempts, Mei Fang successfully floated naturally under her guidance.

“Great, Ah Fang did it!”

“It’s not completely successful yet. You need to let You Xi’s hand go.”

Lin You Xi slowly released Mei Fang’s hand as instructed by Guo Yun. However, she could feel that Mei Fang was holding her tightly. Lin You Xi realized this wasn’t working, so she abruptly let go.

Without support, Mei Fang flailed like a baby who had lost its mother, immediately starting to thrash. Everyone rushed to hold Mei Fang, but in his panic, he tore off Guo Yun’s shoulder strap and finally collapsed into Xia Yuan’s arms.

Mei Fang’s awkward posture amused the girls, but no one laughed to save his face. Xia Yuan comfortingly lifted Mei Fang out of the water and patted his back, “Look, what have you done to our little brother Ah Fang… It seems we need more practice.”

Guo Yun blushed as she fixed the shoulder strap that Mei Fang nearly tore off, then cleared her throat and continued, “It seems Mei Fang is still quite afraid of floating alone…”

With everyone’s persistent efforts, after a long afternoon, Mei Fang, despite his slow progress, finally managed to swim forward on his own.

Xia Yuan watched Mei Fang happily swim forward and wave at them, suddenly feeling a pang of emotion and muttering to herself,

“I don’t know why, but I always feel like I’m seeing my own child learn to walk. Sniff…”

“Speaking of which, when we were learning to ride bicycles, Ah Fang was also teaching us so diligently,” Lin You Xi smiled at Xia Yuan. “Do you remember those times?”

“Of course, I remember!”

Xia Yuan responded with a smile, “I remember that you were a bit slower, so Ah Fang kept circling around you. I was so jealous.”

“After all, I’ve always had poor balance, even when playing roller skating…”

Guo Yun leaned against the edge of the pool, listening to Xia Yuan and Lin You Xi reminisce, and became interested, “The Mei Fang you two remember seems more like the one I know.”

Xia Yuan nodded, “Indeed… In junior high, I always thought Ah Fang could do anything, and I would always turn to him first.”

“But it’s also good this way…”

Lin You Xi smiled, “No matter how excellent Ah Fang is, he is still just like us, with strengths and weaknesses, things he fears. We’ve always relied on Ah Fang’s company, and where he falls short, we can compensate and do things for him.”

As she spoke, her gaze turned to Guo Yun, “It’s the same for you, Guo Yun. For Ximilu Studio and for Ah Fang, your abilities are indispensable. But you’re only one person, unable to carry all responsibilities. Do you understand what I mean?”

“Yes… I understand.” Guo Yun’s face showed some guilt, “The progress on ‘Cloud Journey’ has been slow lately. It’s mainly due to the art department falling behind schedule.”

“If it’s because you didn’t meet any game enthusiasts in high school, then it’s fine. We are currently setting up the company and will recruit some artists. Of course, most will likely be inexperienced newcomers…”

Xia Yuan immediately chimed in, “I saw you guiding Ah Fang earlier; you did a great job. Maybe taking that step, communicating more with people outside of us, will show you that communication isn’t as scary as you think.”

“Yes… I understand…”

Guo Yun smiled and nodded. From guiding Mei Fang earlier, she felt a significant sense of accomplishment. She had already bid farewell to her past self of insecurity, but it would take some time to truly build confidence.

“If we recruit new artists or find partners at school, I’ll… try to communicate more.”

Unbeknownst to them, Xia Yuan and Lin You Xi had conducted a growth interview with Guo Yun through their interaction with Mei Fang, who was still elated by his newfound swimming skills.

I am no longer a non-swimmer. Haha!

A half-hearted swimmer is the easiest to drown. Mei Fang is currently in this state.

(End of Chapter)