Due to Song Siyu's clumsiness, there would occasionally be some intimate contact between the two.
Song Siyu was wearing a bikini swimsuit, with her entire body exposed except for certain key areas.
Getting a little closer, one could feel the smoothness of her skin.
And Song Siyu is 172 centimeters tall, with a pair of beautiful legs that are the longest and most graceful among the girls Xu Xiuwen knows.
With such long and elegant legs swinging in front of him, it's quite commendable for Xu Xiuwen to resist the urge to look.
In the end, Song Siyu was speechless with anger at herself.
She suddenly dropped the float board, stood up, and walked towards the shore, feeling frustrated, "I give up. I just can't learn how to swim."
Xu Xiuwen laughed when he saw her reaction.
Hearing the laughter, Song Siyu immediately turned to look at Xu Xiuwen, frowned, and asked, "Xu Xiuwen, are you mocking me?"
Xu Xiuwen waved his hand repeatedly, "No, I never mock others."
"What do you mean then?"
"I just find your current demeanor quite amusing," he replied.
Song Siyu coldly snorted.
Xiao Youran swam silently like a mermaid, approaching Song Siyu, saying, "Siyu, don't lose heart. I was just like you when I started learning to swim. As long as you keep practicing, you'll gradually find your rhythm."
Song Siyu, seeing Xiao Youran's graceful movements in the water, felt deeply envious. After hesitating for a few seconds, she finally said, "Alright, I'll give it another try."
"That's the Song Siyu I know. If you gave up easily, you wouldn't be yourself," Xu Xiuwen also encouraged.
"It's like you know me so well," Song Siyu said, picking up the float board and starting again.
Xiao Youran didn't leave either, instead staying with Xu Xiuwen and Song Siyu, continually encouraging the latter with words.
Perhaps it was the sense of shame that drove Song Siyu to do better, and her performance improved.
Once Xu Xiuwen felt that Song Siyu's coordination was quite tacit, he said to her, "Song Siyu, I think you can try swimming."
Filled with confidence, Song Siyu dropped the float board and prepared to give it a try.
Standing by the edge of the pool with her back to the wall, Song Siyu took a deep breath, assumed a swimming posture, pushed off the pool wall with her feet, and leaped forward.
In the girl's imagination, she could dart out like a nimble fish.
But in reality, Song Siyu's hands floundered in the water for a few moments, feeling her arms grow heavier and her feet gradually unable to kick. Then her whole body sank into the water.
Xu Xiuwen acted quickly, grabbing her arm, attempting to pull her up.
It seems like he grabbed the wrong place.
Xu Xiuwen was startled and immediately let go.
But with that, the girl who had just surfaced sank back into the water.
She opened her mouth to breathe, but water rushed in all at once, and she gulped down a mouthful.
Xiao Youran immediately went forward and pulled her up.
After Song Siyu stabilized, she spat out a mouthful of water, wiped the water droplets off her face, and immediately glared at Xu Xiuwen.
The cold gaze seemed to want to cut a knife on Xu Xiuwen's face.
Xu Xiuwen knew he was in the wrong, but it wasn't easy to explain, so he could only cast an apologetic look.
Song Siyu coldly glanced at him for a few seconds, then suddenly snorted and turned to look elsewhere.
Xiao Youran felt that something was off between them, but couldn't pinpoint what it was, furrowing her brows in confusion.
Xu Xiuwen quickly said, "The master leads you to the door, but the cultivation depends on the individual. The rest is up to your own practice."
After he finished speaking, he plunged into the water, and when he resurfaced, he was already in the deep water area.
Song Siyu saw Xu Xiuwen wandering around and snorted lightly.
Xiao Youran didn't show any surprise and asked with a smile, "Siyu, are you still practicing?"
"Practice, of course I will, I don't believe I can't learn it."
"Ha ha, Siyu, you'll definitely learn."
Not to mention Xiao Youran and Song Siyu, Bai Yue'er was also practicing, but she swam too much earlier, consuming a lot of energy, and now she's resting with her hands resting on the edge of the pool.
An Shishi, on the other hand, doesn't know when she swam over to Xu Xiuwen's side.
Looking at the charming face of the girl, Xu Xiuwen asked, "Do you still have any part-time jobs recently?"
An Shishi shook her head and said, "I go on weekends, but I have too many classes from Monday to Friday."
Xu Xiuwen didn't know what else to say.
Whether it's An Shishi or Tang Weiwei, for girls like them who rely solely on themselves for living expenses, if they don't take on part-time jobs, they can't even afford to eat.
Tang Weiwei still has him to take care of, while An Shishi only has herself to rely on.
An Shishi doesn't think there is anything wrong with having a part-time job. She suddenly said to Xu Xiuwen, "Master, shall we have a race to see who swims faster?"
Xu Xiuwen immediately laughed upon hearing this, "Little apprentice, you've just learned how to swim, and already you're not showing respect for your master?"
"Master, you're exaggerating. I just want to know how much difference there is between you and me."
"Hehe..."
"Master, do you want to compete with me? Come on, come on."
Xu Xiuwen thought, well, since he had nothing else to do, he might as well indulge An Shishi once.
"Alright, let's start from here and go for a round trip."
"Whoever loses will treat the other to a meal," An Shishi proposed.
"Sure, little apprentice, but are you setting a trap for your master?"
"Hehe, does the master think he will lose?"
"I won't lose to anyone."
"Then why does the master think I'm setting a trap?"
"Well, since you're so eager to treat me to a meal, I guess I'll have to accept."
"Who wins and who loses isn't certain yet, master, don't be too pleased too soon."
"It seems I must make you understand who is the master and who is the apprentice. Let's begin then. I'll count to 1, and then we start. 3... 2... 1!"
After Xu Xiuwen shouted the last "1", he waited for a moment, let An Shishi swim out first, then pushed off the pool wall, using the rebound force to propel himself out.
Xu Xiuwen previously taught An Shishi freestyle swimming, so he also used this swimming style for the competition.
Xu Xiuwen has absolute confidence in winning this match.
Not to mention that An Shishi has just learned how to swim, just the inherent difference in physical strength between men and women is enough to make this competition completely one-sided.
The result was indeed as such. Xu Xiuwen quickly surpassed her, then swiftly swam ahead, and he couldn't even see her figure.
Xu Xiuwen soon reached the end of the pool.
With a nimble flip turn, Xu Xiuwen surfaced and continued swimming towards the deep end.
At this moment, Xu Xiuwen noticed something was wrong—he couldn't see An Shishi.
Upon closer inspection, he realized water was splashing in the deep water area.
Xu Xiuwen immediately sensed there was a problem and hastened his pace towards the deep water zone.
After arriving in the deep water area, it was discovered that An Shishi had indeed drowned.
She had just learned how to swim, so logically she shouldn't have drowned.
Could it be a cramp?
But now is not the time to think about why she drowned.
When Xu Xiuwen swam here, An Shishi had long been motionless.
Xu Xiuwen immediately plunged into the water, then circled behind the girl, lifting her neck and lifting her out of the water.
Even when Xu Xiuwen lifted her out of the water, the girl still closed her eyes tightly and showed no reaction.