Chapter 71: Applying Sunscreen
Lu Ciheng stared at Xie Shibai and asked, “Teacher Xie, where do you think he could be?”
Xie Shibai replied mildly, “I don’t know.”
Lu Ciheng narrowed his eyes, unwilling to give up. “You really don’t remember anything at all?”
Xie Shibai raised his eyes and asked in return, “What should I remember?”
Lu Ciheng frowned and muttered under his breath, “Do we have to go home for you to remember?”
Xie Shibai glanced at him and stayed silent, a vague suspicion forming in his heart.
This was too much of a coincidence. Was it really Lu Ciheng?
Xie Shibai’s phone buzzed with a message from Su Xingran, saying they had finished making arrangements and were calling them over to go surfing. Even if they didn’t surf, they could just treat it as a trip out to sea.
The sea breeze on the beach was cool and refreshing, perfect for surfing.
Xie Shibai glanced at the muttering Lu Ciheng and lifted his foot to lightly nudge his calf.
Lu Ciheng felt the light sweeping touch on his calf. The brush felt like a kitten’s paw scratching gently against his heart, leaving behind a fine, dense itchiness. He immediately snapped out of his daze, his eyes shining as he asked, “What is it, Teacher Xie?”
Xie Shibai stated, “Su Xingran is calling us to go surfing.”
Lu Ciheng narrowed his eyes. The string in his mind warning him of love rivals instantly pulled taut. Once Xie Shibai decided to go surfing, he followed closely behind, refusing to give his rival even a sliver of an opportunity.
Tudou the puppy was temporarily left in the care of the staff.
Mu Zhenzhen and Su Xingran successfully rented discounted surfboards from the surf shop. Once the shop boss learned they were recording a program and could give him free advertising, he slashed the price to the absolute minimum and even threw in free wetsuit rentals.
Su Xingran was in charge of gathering everyone, and once they were all present, he began distributing the surfboards.
The blonde-haired, blue-eyed boss, Ai Er, lit up when he saw Xie Shibai. He called out to Mu Zhenzhen and asked, “Is he with you guys too?”
Mu Zhenzhen hesitated for a few seconds before replying, “Of course.”
Ai Er’s expression immediately shifted to disappointment. “I thought you were shooting a post-marriage variety show?”
Beside them, Su Xingran instantly caught on. He stared warily at the white man in front of them, looking somewhat like a Chihuahua baring its fangs to guard the house. “The one next to him is his lover.”
Ai Er’s eyes widened slightly, and he gave a regretful smile. “Alright, they look very well-matched. Have fun.”
[LMAO Su Xingran looks so afraid of getting another love rival.] [I’m understanding Su Xingran less and less. What does he want? Is he giving up on being the third wheel?] [Probably just trying to leech off their popularity.] [Don’t even say it, the Chihuahua guarding the house is actually pretty useful.] [Our Teacher Xie is so popular!] [Can’t be helped, the mysterious Eastern metaphysics.] [Lu Gou is so damn lucky.]
When heading to the surfing area, the person driving the boat was Ai Er’s assistant. Ai Er, who had volunteered to teach them, also got on board. As he boarded, he gentlemanly offered Mu Zhenzhen a hand, his gaze eagerly darting toward Xie Shibai.
Xie Shibai looked at the hand extended toward him, puzzled for a few seconds before politely declining, indicating he could manage on his own.
Lu Ciheng’s love rival radar instantly went off, his dark eyes staring icily at Ai Er.
The moment Ai Er looked up, he met Lu Ciheng’s freezing gaze.
Standing at 1.93 meters, Lu Ciheng was a full head taller than Ai Er. Looking down from above, his icy stare instantly pierced through the other man’s clumsy facade. Like a dangerous large predator, his eyes harbored a dark warning: if you don’t stay far away from my mate, your throat will be ripped out in the next second.
Ai Er’s body stiffened. Only after Lu Ciheng walked away did he feel a chill run down his spine.
The assistant beside him mockingly patted his shoulder. “Boss, you better behave yourself this time. The mysterious Eastern treasure is always surrounded by a vicious dragon.”
Ai Er exhaled and shrugged. “Fine. Let’s get the boat moving.”
[Lu Gou really automatically locks onto love rivals.] [He’s so vigilant and competitive, no wonder he has a wife.] [It’s mainly because it goes both ways. Look at how dog-like Lu Gou is, yet Teacher Xie spoils him so much.] [Right, right! Lu Gou can act like this entirely because Teacher Xie indulges him. It wouldn’t necessarily be the same with anyone else.] [Dammit, why is Lu Gou’s life so good?!] [But is nobody going to talk about Teacher Xie’s figure?! He’s so pale, his waist is so slim, and after soaking in the seawater, he looks even paler!] [Yes, yes! After his black top got wet and clung to his body, that waistline is absolutely divine!] [Lu Gou is so lucky.] [I’m so jealous he has such a beautiful wife, boohoo.] [My white moonlight was wasted on him.] [Don’t be jealous just yet. Who knows if they’ll officially announce their breakup right after the show ends?] [Bro, it’s already at this point and the solo stans still haven’t given up?] [If you aren’t shipping this, are you made of iron?]
Xie Shibai gently tugged at the wetsuit clinging tightly to his body. His pale calves and slender waist were exposed to the cameras, sparking a wave of excitement in the live broadcast room.
Lu Ciheng’s gaze landed on Xie Shibai’s waistline, and his Adam’s apple bobbed. Having measured it many times, he knew that the slender waist in front of him could be encircled with just one hand.
Before heading to the surfing area, Ai Er asked if those who didn’t know how to surf needed instruction. Mi Qiran hesitated for a few seconds, worried about causing trouble, and said he would just watch everyone surf from the shore.
Qiao Jiayi frowned. “You’re clearly interested in surfing, why won’t you learn?”
Mi Qiran paused and smiled. “I feel like I’d just be a burden and delay everyone’s playtime. We rented the boards by the hour anyway, so it’d be a waste of money. I’ll just figure it out on my own on the side for a bit.”
Qiao Jiayi’s face turned cold for a few seconds before he said, “I don’t know how, so I need instruction. You’re coming with me.”
Mi Qiran hesitated. “Huh? Don’t you know how…?”
Without saying another word, Qiao Jiayi dragged Mi Qiran to the teaching area with a cold face.
Su Xingran was just about to say his fundamentals weren’t solid and that he also wanted to learn. Seeing this scene, he silently retreated to Li Lechi’s side, his eyes instantly gluing themselves to Xie Shibai. “Does Xie Ge know how to surf?”
Li Lechi replied, “Of course he does. He taught me everything I know about surfing.”
Su Xingran’s eyes lit up, and an idea immediately blossomed in his mind. “That’s perfect.”
Ai Er stood in the teaching area, looking at Xie Shibai regretfully, but just by watching Xie Shibai’s movements, he could tell he was an experienced surfer.
There were other people in the independent surfing area aside from them, and everyone tacitly lined up to wait for the waves.
Su Xingran had just swum over to Xie Shibai’s side and asked quietly, “Xie Ge, could you teach me? I’ve never surfed before and I don’t know anything.”
Lu Ciheng, who was eavesdropping with perked ears, glanced at the position of Su Xingran’s leash. He absolutely didn’t buy the claim that he didn’t know anything, realizing this was all just a ploy to grab Xie Shibai’s attention.
Lu Ciheng calmly swam over, inserting himself right between the two of them. He looked at Xie Shibai pitifully and said, “Teacher Xie, teach me. I don’t know how either.”
Su Xingran, who had been shoved aside: “…”
[Eh, Lu Gou doesn’t know how?] [I remember he lived in Jiazhou for a long time, he definitely knows how, right?] [He even posted surfing photos on ins before, he definitely knows!] [Full of tricks!] [Teacher Xie, don’t believe him! He’s lying!] [LMAO, he definitely got jealous hearing Su Xingran ask for lessons.]
Su Xingran gritted his teeth and gave up, silently cursing Lu Ciheng for being despicable.
With the way he looked, how could he possibly not know? He wasn’t even trying to hide his pretense anymore.
With the damp ends of his hair sticking to his pale cheeks from the seawater, Xie Shibai sat on his surfboard and looked at Lu Ciheng in confusion. “You don’t know how?”
Lu Ciheng nodded hastily. If they weren’t in the sea right now, he would have already plastered himself onto him.
Xie Shibai stared at Lu Ciheng for a few seconds. He remembered that Lu Ciheng had been very skillful when tying his leash, even putting the leash clasp in the correct direction. Someone who had never learned would absolutely never notice that detail. For a moment, a playful urge surfaced in his mind. He curled his finger, motioning for Lu Ciheng to come a little closer.
Lu Ciheng immediately closed the distance. The two of them pressed their calves together in an intimate posture. He shot a mild glance at Su Xingran, a hint of provocation swimming in the depths of his dark eyes.
Su Xingran didn’t get it. How could someone who clearly held the position of the main spouse act so much like a mistress?
Out of sight, out of mind. He turned his back and went to line up.
Xie Shibai pressed down on Lu Ciheng’s surfboard and, using the leverage, gave it a light flip. With a splash, the completely defenseless Lu Ciheng was flipped into the water.
The corners of his lips curved up as he casually watched Lu Ciheng, whose hair was dripping with water. “It seems you really don’t know how.”
Lu Ciheng pushed back his soaking wet hair. As soon as he looked up, he saw the deliberate smile playing on Xie Shibai’s lips. His heart tickled. Instead of climbing back onto his own board, he draped himself over Xie Shibai’s surfboard. “Teacher Xie is too much.”
A slight sense of crisis bubbled up in Xie Shibai. In the next second, he felt wet arms wrapping around his waist. Xie Shibai’s pale fingers were just about to stop him, but a moment later, he was pulled right into the seawater alongside Lu Ciheng.
Glug, glug.
The two of them tangled together underwater.
After breaking the surface, he glared at Lu Ciheng and raised his hand to splash seawater onto his face.
The smile that hooked Lu Ciheng’s lips never faded, even after being splashed.
The two didn’t mess around for long before it was Xie Shibai’s turn.
The waves at the beach were somewhat large. When it was Xie Shibai’s turn, he found the right timing and caught a green wave. His pale figure in the azure seawater was like a siren. His lean abdomen was tight, his perfect core strength easily controlling the entire situation. The white foam rolled, creating an azure curtain, through which his figure was faintly visible. His tight black wetsuit rolled up slightly with his movements, revealing his lean, pale waist and abdomen. Water droplets rolled off his skin, and his taut Apollo’s belt, hidden beneath his loose shorts, was captured by the camera.
Xie Shibai faced the sea breeze mixed with seawater head-on, twisting his body to make the surfboard carve into the water surface. After spinning around, he ducked beneath the water just before the wave crashed over his head. The seawater gurgled in his ears.
He waited for a few seconds before breaking the surface and shaking the water droplets from his black hair. Water rolled down the bridge of his high nose. After soaking in the seawater, his pale skin seemed to turn even whiter, practically glowing.
The live broadcast room erupted in cheers.
[So gorgeous! He looks like an elf in the water.] [Teacher Xie is so good at this! That last tail-whip was as agile as a fish.] [I saw Teacher Xie’s waist! Holy shit, this waist is incredible! So slim and toned! That crunch during the tail-whip just now almost killed me with how handsome he was!] [I am Teacher Xie’s dog!] [Take care upstairs, lch is about to come murder you.] [The grudge of stealing a wife is absolutely irreconcilable!]
Lu Ciheng stared unblinkingly at Xie Shibai in the water, as if his soul had been snatched away by a siren. If he could, he wanted to record everything he had just witnessed.
Xie Shibai pushed back his damp hair. Set against his pale skin, his lips looked exceptionally rosy. He cast a confused glance at Lu Ciheng, who was swimming toward him. “What’s wrong?”
Lu Ciheng reached out and pulled down Xie Shibai’s rolled-up wetsuit, covering his exposed pale skin, unwilling to let anyone else peek at even a sliver of it. “Careful not to catch a cold on your stomach.”
Xie Shibai silently looked at his clothes: “…”
He didn’t understand what kind of fit he was throwing this time.
[? Not letting us see, huh.] [Good on you, Lu Gou, treating us like outsiders!] [I’ll look, I’ll look, I just love looking at Teacher Xie’s waist!]
Soon it was Lu Ciheng’s turn. The man who had just claimed he didn’t know how to surf caught the waves with expert skill, shuttling through them with a relaxed and casual posture. He easily showed off his terrifying core strength. Beneath the tight black wetsuit, the ridges of his blocky muscles could be seen rising and falling with his breaths, like a peacock spreading its tail feathers.
After surfing and coming back, he even leaned in next to Xie Shibai to ask how he did.
Xie Shibai: “…Average.”
Lu Ciheng chuckled softly, having long figured out the other party’s speaking habits.
To Xie Shibai, “average” meant “very good.”
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