246: Chapter 246 is also not impossible.

For a movie that lasted over two hours, two and a half of the three people didn't watch the film at all.

Toward the end of the movie, Sun Yingxue seized the moment to make another trip to the restroom.

This allowed her to avoid being questioned by Zou Luyao about why she had moved to the other side halfway through, while also giving her a chance to put her stockings back on.

However, she was clearly overthinking it; Zou Luyao's mind was currently a muddled mess, and she had absolutely no energy to care whether her best friend had taken the opportunity to steal a taste of her boyfriend.

Zou Luyao had already unilaterally decided that the two of them were officially boyfriend and girlfriend; after all, they had expressed their feelings for one another, and not only had they held hands, but they had also done much more intimate things.

The long list of credits was rolling on the big screen, and at this moment, only two people remained in the theater.

Zhao Xiaoshuai calmly put his socks back on, then leaned close to Zou Luyao's ear and whispered, "So, who ended up being the killer?"

Unable to bear the scorching breath on her ear, Zou Luyao shrank her neck and was forced to turn her head.

She took a quick glance around; with her best friend Sun Yingxue gone, she felt a little more at ease, and then she pouted, "How would I know! It's all your fault for constantly distracting me—I only saw half the plot!"

Seeing that she had finally turned her head, Zhao Xiaoshuai stopped talking and simply gazed quietly into her eyes.

"Is there something on my face? Why do you keep staring at me?"

"Because you're beautiful."

Even though she knew it was just sweet talk, girls still loved to hear it—and besides, she had always known she was beautiful.

She was confident that even compared to those national goddess celebrities, she wouldn't lose to anyone when it came to looks alone.

Hearing that Sun Yingxue would be back soon, Zhao Xiaoshuai pulled Zou Luyao to her feet. "Come on, let's go downstairs to have some fun; there are plenty of interesting things at my place."

Since they had now "confirmed their relationship," Zou Luyao obediently let him hold her hand and didn't pull away.

Just then, Sun Yingxue walked out. She glanced at the two of them, their hands still tightly clasped, and though her inner thoughts were unreadable, she put on a sweet smile. "Brother, what are we going to play next?"

As she spoke, she hooked her finger around Zhao Xiaoshuai's from an angle where Zou Luyao couldn't see.

She seemed particularly fond of this kind of interaction, which carried a slight thrill of being a secret thief.

"There's a swimming pool downstairs. Let's go for a swim."

"Swimming? I don't know how to swim at all." In her life up to this point, Zou Luyao had only been allowed to do things her mother deemed meaningful, so she had never experienced the vast majority of recreational activities.

"I do, though! I can teach you, Yaoyao."

"But I don't have a swimsuit."

"Since Brother brought it up, he must have already prepared everything, right?"

"Of course. I've prepared a few different styles for both of you, so go ahead and pick."

Zhao Xiaoshuai had long since prepared several sets of swimsuits for each of his girlfriends and kept them here.

Of course, the other women didn't have swimsuits here; after all, those ones didn't need to wear them.

Both girls coincidentally chose relatively conservative one-piece swimsuits, the only difference being that one was black and the other was white.

Sun Yingxue had anticipated that he might have swimsuits ready, but she hadn't expected them to fit so perfectly—it was as if they had been custom-made based on their most precise body measurements.

While Zou Luyao, who was swimming for the first time, didn't notice, Sun Yingxue—a frequent visitor to the pool—realized it immediately.

"You didn't go so far as to get hold of our school physical examination records just for this, did you?"

Zhao Xiaoshuai just smiled and said nothing in response, while Sun Yingxue increasingly felt that her boyfriend was incredibly resourceful.

With the two of them providing such intimate, hands-on instruction, and given that Zou Luyao actually had decent natural talent, she was soon able to manage some basic swimming.

To ensure Zou Luyao didn't choke on water, Zhao Xiaoshuai kept his hands to himself as much as possible, refraining from making any overly suggestive moves toward her.

However, he didn't need to be so restrained with her other coach, Sun Yingxue.

Every time Zou Luyao dove underwater, he would seize the moment to interact intimately with Sun Yingxue, and as soon as Zou Luyao surfaced, he would quickly pull away, acting as if nothing had happened.

Even though Sun Yingxue was the "official" girlfriend who had confirmed their relationship first, she now had to sneak around with him right in front of Zou Luyao, the "quasi-girlfriend."

Yet, not only was Sun Yingxue not unhappy, but she actually found it quite enjoyable.

Favorability ratings don't lie; since their breakthrough while watching the movie, her favorability had risen to 323 (Like), and it was still climbing.

On the other hand, although Zou Luyao had shown a fierce momentum and gained a significant amount of favorability all at once, it had now stalled at 311 (Like) and was basically not moving.

Having just learned to swim, Zou Luyao was extremely excited and wanted to try swimming a lap on her own.

Although she wasn't swimming fast and her form wasn't particularly graceful, she was indeed making steady progress.

Zhao Xiaoshuai naturally wouldn't let such a "good opportunity" go to waste; he grabbed Sun Yingxue and dove into the water with her.

The water was clear and bright, allowing them to see each other clearly.

The two of them embraced and spiraled forward through the water together, even attempting a difficult maneuver: underwater mouth-to-mouth.

Sun Yingxue had actually been in a state of high excitement all day.

Her long-cherished wish of many years had suddenly been realized without any effort, and it was hard for her not to be excited.

Furthermore, her boyfriend was so exceptional—not only was he young, but he was also wealthy, handsome, and strong. Most importantly, she wouldn't have to spend the rest of her life acting in front of her partner.

She was extremely satisfied with this outcome; in fact, this result hadn't even existed in her most optimistic estimations from the beginning.

She had always believed that equivalent exchange was the truth.

If she wanted to have everything, she had to provide enough value in return; yet now, it seemed that all she had to do was open her heart and love freely.

Before they knew it, they had swum to the other end. As they floated up, they naturally separated, and when they broke the surface, they saw Zou Luyao just about to reach the finish line.

"I did it, Xiao Xue!"

"Yaoyao, you're amazing!"

Watching the two girls getting along so happily, Zhao Xiaoshuai offered his most sincere wishes for their friendship.

"It's about time. Let's rinse off and go have dinner."

Dinner was a standard Western-style meal; compared to lunch, it was smaller in portion but more refined.

"I feel like I've eaten all the delicious food I'm supposed to eat in my entire lifetime just today!"

"Yaoyao, since you're living here, you can eat like this every day! Unlike me, I'm only getting to enjoy this once."

"Hehe, but I feel like if I ate like this every day, I'd get fat."

"It's fine. If you get fat, there's a gym downstairs. If you need a trainer, we have our own fitness center—you know iSport, right? I'll get you both membership cards, and you can go there whenever you want."

"Besides that, there are also things like foot reflexology, spa and wellness centers, trendy toy stores, supermarkets... and so on."

"Hehe, you might as well just buy up all of Chuncheng."

"That's not out of the question."