The Sixty-Third Chapter: Confronting War

  Li Luoluo ignored Lu Xiansheng for four days, not saying a word. No matter how many times Lu Xiansheng apologized or tried to intercept her, it was all useless.

  She clings to Li Chao every day, taking him to and from school, but Yang Ruoyun has also graciously let his father take over for the past few days, figuring it's time to return the brother who has been occupied by her for so long.

  "Luo Er, aren't you going to talk to them?" Shen Kai suddenly appeared and said in a cold tone, almost scaring Luo Luo into jumping out of the car.

  "Who?" Li Luo'er pretended to be confused.

  "Lu Xiansheng and Chen Zhiquan." Shen Kai glanced in the rearview mirror. Their two bicycles were just behind, not too far or too close, only more than ten meters away. In fact, anyone could see that if they wanted to overtake, they would have arrived at school early, and following behind was just to monitor themselves...

  "I don't want to care about them, it's just like this, do I have to tell my mom again to ask them to move out? It will only make my mom sad... Just bear with it for a while, actually not much longer." Li Lu'er spoke in a very low voice, so low that it seemed like she was only talking to herself.

  Do I really want them to move away? Is it true? I don't even understand my own heart, what can I use to face it?

  "Sister, you know we don't have school this afternoon?" Li Chao said excitedly.

  "What's wrong? Are you guys in high school having nothing better to do?"

  "No, the whole school is not having classes. I heard from others that the elementary department went to watch a movie, the junior high department went to pick up trash, and the high school department seems to be going swimming!" Li Chao's face was filled with envy.

  “…swimming, is the school going against heaven? Usually forcing us to study all the time, now they want us to swim, aren't they afraid of parents complaining?” Li Lu'er thought about it and got a headache. Actually, every year the school would go swimming at Jiageda several times, she just avoided it many times. This time should she ask for leave? With her figure, wearing a swimsuit...just thinking about it made her blush.

  Shen Kai knew what Li Luo was thinking, and smiled as he said: "This is a suggestion from the parents of students, saying that the learning pressure in high school is relatively large, so we need to have more extracurricular activities this year to relieve stress and adjust the tense atmosphere. However, this news should only be announced before class in the afternoon, and no one is allowed to ask for leave."

  What? No leave is allowed, oh no, what to do now. I don't even know how to swim, let alone wear so little and walk around in front of so many people...

  Li Luo lowered her head and took a look at her neckline and the small vest inside, and couldn't help but let her imagination run wild.

  After a morning of various reviews and instructions, I finally waited for the class teacher to inform the news.

  Look at the cheers and excitement of the whole class, it's a world of difference from the dull and lifeless morning.

  The Jiageda Hotel is not far from the school and should be considered one of Hami's luxury hotels, aside from the Fengyuan.

  For this afternoon's swimming class, the school luxuriously dispatched several luxury buses to take all the students of Grade 3 without exception.

  It didn't take long before we arrived at the hotel, and all of my classmates rushed into the swimming pool.

  Although there were ten receptionists at the front desk, they were instantly surrounded and couldn't be seen at all.

  The hotel's swimming pool has a thoughtful service for school or unit groups, which is to rent any swimsuit in the venue with just a certificate card, and only need to spend 25 yuan per hour.

  What? Are you worried about hygiene?

  It's not even worth it, actually the boys didn't rent at all, the price of this service for two hours is almost enough to buy a swimsuit, and as for the girls, those who didn't bring their swimsuits had to rent one, but their disinfection room and washing room use German equipment, guaranteeing that all bacteria are killed without leaving any behind.

  What? You're still worried that it's uncomfortable to wear on your body? Well, that depends on you. If it's not comfortable, then you have to buy!

  Looking at the dense black mass in front of them, Li Luo'er pulled Shen Xiaoxuan back quietly and whispered: "Should we slip away?"

  "This remark hit Shen Xiaoxuan's heart, and he hastily said: 'Great, let's go to the ice cream shop outside to have some cold drinks!'"

  "Halt, where are you going?"

  Li Lu'er and Shen Xiaoxuan turned around together, only to find that Old Man Li had been following them closely from behind without their knowledge.

  "Let's go queue up at the back!" Shen Xiaoxuan said with a flattering face.

  "Roll call later!" Old Li threw down this sentence and went to the rest area next door to drink tea with Bai Shi's father.

  Looking at Li Lu'er's unwilling face, Shen Xiaoxuan sighed, but there was no way out. The two finally went to the last row with a sullen expression.

  As soon as I arrived at the end of the line, I heard two girls in front whispering.

  "Ugh, Bai Shi and the others already knew there was no class this afternoon, they came to swim. Look at them, they were well-prepared, their portable bags have everything. I'll tell my dad tonight, let him go protest, why does the principal's daughter get to bring her swimsuit ahead of time while we have to rent?"

  "Alright, alright, don't be angry anymore. Losing the demeanor of a young lady from a prestigious family would be the biggest joke. Those who bring swimsuits aren't they all just the principal's daughter, the secretary's daughter, and some little bootlickers? Don't bother with them, it's not worth it..."

  "Exactly, we'll all buy new ones soon, humph!"

  Upon hearing this, Shen Xiaoxuan's scalp began to tingle. What should he do now? Originally, the entire high school department was supposed to come, but it ended up being only the third years. Li Chao and Ruo Yun wouldn't be coming either. Could he protect Luo Er by himself? However, with so many people around, Bai Shi probably wouldn't dare to take revenge so openly...

  "What's on your mind, Xiao Xuan?" Lí Luòér asked with a dejected expression, burying her head in her shoulder.

  "I was thinking, why don't we just buy instead of renting? I think I have enough money. We can each get a set and it's still wearable many times! It's more cost-effective than renting! Look at that one, isn't the pink one more suitable for me? And the blue one below is just right for you..."

  Following Shen Xiaoxuan's finger, Li Lu'er's gaze went to the display wall. Indeed, Xiaoxuan's eyes were not bad, that sky blue suit was really what she liked, and it suited her slender waist and tall figure very well. The only concern was whether it would be too revealing when worn out...

  Watching her classmates one by one enter the swimming channel, Li Lu'er shook her head. It was a fate that had been decided long ago, and there was no way to change it now.

  "Classmate, is there anything you need?" The receptionist asked gently, her smile as bright as the sun at noon, having received so many students, not a hint of fatigue could be seen.

  "Bring me that pink jumpsuit and blue jumpsuit... huh? Where did they go?" Shen Xiaoxuan was about to point, but suddenly discovered that the two swimsuits were gone.

  "Oh, those two sets? They've already been bought by that classmate. You can take a look at other styles!" The receptionist's eyes casually swept past the person who had just bought the swimsuits.

  Shen Xiaoxuan turned her head and finally fixed her gaze on the person.

  What's with the poem?! It's her again! Didn't she bring a swimsuit? Why is she buying another one? Hmm? Who's that next to her? Ah, aren't those the two who were standing in front of us earlier?

  Oh, so that's how it is. Those two girls who were badmouthing Bai Shi behind her back earlier are actually in cahoots with her. It seems we've been had from the moment we walked in...

  Li Luo'er looked at Shen Xiaoxuan's worried face and gently shook her: "Don't mind, if someone bought it, just buy another one, it doesn't matter!"

  "No! I can wear the clothes here, you can't!" Shen Xiaoxuan turned around, grasped Lei Lu'er's arm and said firmly. She knew that this war had to start eventually, and this time, she couldn't lose to Bai Shi again, even if it was just a swimsuit.

  "Your eyes are so scary!" Lí Luòér was stunned by this sudden situation, she didn't understand why Xiǎo Xuān suddenly became like this.

  Shen Xiaoxuan pulled Li Lu'er to sit in the rest area and then ran out of sight.

  After about a quarter of an hour, Shen Xiaoxuan rushed in with big and small bags, sweating all over his head.

  "Where did you go?" Li Luo'er's big eyes were full of puzzlement.

  "Swimsuits, hats, glasses, earplugs, towels, slippers, nose clips......" Shen Xiaoxuan dragged Luo'er into the changing room in a hurry.

  Watching so many girls changing into swimsuits with ease and then rushing to take hot showers, Li Lu'er really couldn't accept it and wanted to slip away several times, but was pulled back by Shen Xiaoxuan each time.

  "How can I wear this? It's too revealing, it doesn't suit our age! Don't make me wear it!" Li Lu'er pleaded with Shen Xiaoxuan, holding the swimsuit.

  "Put it on, there isn't this style in the store, you should look very pretty! Look at me!" Shen Xiaoxuan has already put on the swimsuit and is spinning around in circles.

  All that can be seen is this swimsuit, a pure watermelon red color, with a butterfly knot on the chest and low-waisted flat pants with layered ruffles of lace... which sets off Shen Xiaoxian's sunny and cheerful personality and fair skin to dazzling effect.

  "Hurry up and change, or you'll be late and draw more attention!" Shen Xiaoxuan urged Li Lu'er to hurry up and change her clothes, as the dressing room was now empty except for the two of them.

  Li Luoer finally wavered under Shen Xiaoxuan's persistent persuasion, turned around, and put on this swimsuit that she thought was very revealing and sexy.

  "Too beautiful! Haha, Luo'er, I really didn't expect you to come out looking so stunning! But I'm saying, you should change your style from now on. You and the you from just now are like two completely different people..." Shen Xiaoxuan exclaimed excitedly.

  "Really?" Li Luo'er's cheeks turned slightly red.

  Shen Xiaoxuan pushed Li Lu'er in front of the full-length mirror, "You lift your head and look!"

  Li Lu'er slowly raised her head and stared at herself in the mirror.

  Have to admit, Shen Xiaoxuan brought this sky blue floral bikini is really beautiful.

  Apart from the skirt she gave to Lu Xiangsheng when he was moving, this is the second time she carefully observed herself.

  I'm not actually thin, at least with the padding, my chest is full and my waist is slender, just right to be covered outside. The halter neck strap and the usual back are no different, it's just a bit longer than Xiaoxuan's, actually it's just brighter in color and smoother in fabric. The four-corner swimsuit clings to my body, making my waistline and legs even longer...

  Who would have thought I'd be beautiful too!

  Li Luoer lifted her hair up and slowly let out a breath as she stood with Shen Xiaoxuan in the hot water area, washing their bodies.