Chapter 32: Let's Go Swimming!

  Although Moqi had expected it to be very difficult before learning to swim, she couldn't help but think that since she could already breathe in the water, it shouldn't be too painful.

  But I never thought that backstroke would be so difficult to learn.

  Posture and all that wasn't very difficult for her, she had learned many difficult movements when she practiced rhythmic gymnastics before, swimming was just doing those few fixed movements over and over again, and she mastered them in a day.

  However, the problem is that backstroke really chokes water as Long Yifeng said. She suggested using a nose clip and was despised by Long Yifeng for a long time. After using a nose clip, it will produce a very serious dependence, and in the world championships, few people use nose clips when swimming backstroke, unless synchronized swimming requires various movements underwater, which is a must-have item.

  Mo Qi was helpless, she didn't want to draw attention to herself, and wearing a nose clip would make her the laughing stock. So it wasn't until she learned how to hold her breath in the water that she got out of this awkward situation.

  But afterwards, there is still a problem, she wants to control the force of her left and right arms consistently, otherwise it will be skewed with just one move, and it will be very exaggerated. Long Yifeng shook his head repeatedly and said that it's not possible, at the time when they are in an indoor stadium with a ceiling that has chandeliers, they can observe from there.

  Mo QiQi practiced and asked about how to switch breaths, as well as turning around at the edge of the pool. She remembered every detail, and after a few days, she learned it in a very lifelike way.

  She didn't know how her speed was, and Long Yifeng also avoided speed training. Focusing on correcting her posture problems. Mo Qi sometimes thought carefully and felt very strange. Did Long Yifeng know that she was admitted to the swimming department but couldn't swim, and didn't think it was strange?

  "Kiki, you're crooked again." A helpless voice came from Long Yifeng by the shore.

  Mo QiQi hastily stood up in the swimming pool and found that she had indeed leaned to the left a lot. "Let's try again." Mo QiQi swam to one side of the pool, where there was a stainless steel crossbar used for backstroke starts, imitating a standard swimming pool. Originally, there wasn't such an eyesore here, but when she came here on the second day, she found that it had appeared out of thin air. It was clearly Long YiFeng who had someone install it overnight.

  Mo QiQi didn't say anything out loud, but in her heart, she added a few more points to Long YiFeng's score.

  "Qiqi, take a break for now." Long Yifeng put down his laptop by the poolside and said to Mo Qiqi in the water. These past few days had been smooth sailing for him, and indeed he hadn't provoked Mo Qiqi, who also hadn't been in the mood to torment him. And he had taken advantage of teaching Mo Qiqi how to swim to show off his authority, telling her what to do and having her follow, making him feel like he was almost dreaming.

  Later, he also figured out Mo QiQi's personality during these days. As long as people didn't offend her, she wouldn't offend others either. The two of them had some friction in their interactions, but they no longer had the kind of surface-level calmness and private tension that they had when they first started dating.

  They've been shutting themselves in for days, not caring what others think. Although there were rumors circulating outside at first, as time passed, no one knew why the two suddenly shut themselves in and couldn't report on it, so the gossip gradually faded away. Especially news about Long Yifeng's scandal, which had already been overshadowed by fresher gossip.

  When Long Yi Feng knew the news, he almost laughed out loud. What was the point of making such a big fuss at first? It's better to be calm and quiet, taking things slowly. Moreover, every day with Mo Qi Qi, except for some initial discomfort, he found himself sending her off later and later in the evening. Because he accidentally discovered that Mo Qi Qi was actually very good at cooking, and no matter what dish it was, as long as he could find a recipe online, she would definitely be able to make it perfectly with sufficient ingredients.

  The kitchen of Long Yifeng's villa, which had never been used before, was finally utilized. Mo Qi thought that having a free dinner was naturally better than going to the cafeteria, and Long Yifeng had indeed helped her a lot in teaching her how to swim, so she made some delicious food for him as a thank you.

  Long Yifeng saw Mo Qi's efforts in these days, knew her determination to stay in the school at all costs, and had already begun to consider whether to lend the dragon bead to Mo Qi for four years. Should he wait until graduation to get it back? Or should he just take it out now and give it to her to wear for four years, which didn't matter either.

  It's just... he can't help but think that the progress they've made so far will be ruined by his one careless sentence. The whole thing is too bizarre. He's afraid Mo Qi Qi will continue to think he's a hypocrite who takes advantage of people. So, every time the atmosphere was good, he wanted to speak up, but as soon as he thought about it, he swallowed his words. Now, he's actually cultivating himself, occasionally going to Wang Zi Xuan's table tennis club to play some table tennis. Usually, apart from teaching Mo Qi Qi how to swim in the villa's pool, he's been diligently practicing tennis. Recently, his coach praised him for making great progress, saying that he's become much more stable when playing ball.

  Calm? He, Long Yi Feng, seems to have never been associated with these two words since he was aware of things. If it must be said, then perhaps it's because he recently experienced a series of very embarrassing events, which made him unflappable in the face of any situation...

  "Tomorrow is the final ranking match, how can I rest assured?" Mo QiQi anxiously took off her swim cap, her long hair was a hindrance at this time, not only was it hard to stuff into the cap, but also made the rubber cap squeeze her painfully.

  "Don't worry, just swim freely later, but be careful with your speed." He looked at Mo QiQi as she let her long hair flow behind her, floating up from the water with a beautiful lotus-like scene that made him unable to look away. Ah, these days have indeed been very pleasing to the eye. Long YiFeng was momentarily stunned and didn't notice his words were somewhat off.

  Mo Qi Qi brushed aside the long hair on her shoulder, looking at Long Yi Feng with a skeptical expression. She indeed needed to control her speed and be careful not to get too far ahead. Unfortunately, she had chosen the backstroke earlier, which meant she was facing upwards towards the sky, and by the time she finished, she probably wouldn't even be able to see how fast others were going. Going too fast wasn't an option, nor was going too slow, but choosing another stroke and relearning it was also out of the question - she had been on edge lately.

  But how did Long Yifeng know that she was going to control the speed? It's too strange, Mo QiQi wiped away the water droplets on her face, her expression somewhat solemn.

  Was there something she didn't know? Mo QiQi's mind thought of everything in an instant, but to no avail.

  Long Yi Feng didn't realize he had said something wrong and continued to invite Mo Qi Qi to come ashore and rest. "Qi Qi, what I taught you were the things my coach told me when I was a kid, maybe he thought I just wanted to practice as an amateur, so there weren't many details. You can go train with the swimming team!" He had indeed discovered that Mo Qi Qi had a high level of comprehension and her body was particularly flexible from practicing artistic gymnastics, making her movements in the water exceptionally smooth.

  Mo Qi let out a sigh, propped herself against the pool wall and sat down at the edge of the pool, stretching her arms. If she went to train every day, would she still need to sneak around like this? She was afraid that if her skills were too poor, she would be despised by others.

  "Don't be afraid, if you really want to swim fast, stop stirring the water violently. Relax your body and feel the flow of the water, you're the best." Long Yifeng bent down and stretched out his hand to Mo QiQi.

  Mo Qiqi seemed to have an epiphany, and she looked up at Long Yifeng. The sunlight shone from behind him, making his facial expression somewhat unclear. The ripples on the water sparkled between them, as if in a dream or fantasy.