The simulated waves that arose for no reason made the boat on the water sway unsteadily, and the stars seemed to be scattered.
The feeling of weightlessness wrapped in cold water choked Lu Shizhen's nasal cavity, and the splashes of water were quickly swallowed up by the waves.
In her original world, Lu Shizhen had never learned to swim, and she had never even taken a bath alone.
Water, something that looks calm but is actually very disordered, is a very terrifying existence to her.
It was as if the entire simulated sea water was surging and pressing down on her head. The legs that were deprived by the system became a burden. The more she struggled, the more she was sinking.
But Lu Shizhen didn't want to die like this.
She knew that she often told Qiuqiu that she was living one day at a time, but she still wanted to earn a few more days.
at least…
At least let Xu Shiyue learn from Lu Shize to the point where he can check and balance him.
If she died now, Lu Shize would definitely be furious with Xu Shiyue. Not to mention teaching her business skills, he might even ask her to pay with her life. Wouldn't Xu Shiyue then have to go through the plot of the original text all over again
I don’t want to die.
I really don't want to die.
Lu Shizhen never thought that she was a person with such a strong survival instinct. She raised her arms desperately to draw people's attention to her position.
From a distance, she saw a person swimming towards her like a fish.
Swimmed over again.
"Save..."
In a hurry, Lu Shizhen opened her mouth out of habit, and the sea water rushed into her trachea.
The water that choked into her nasal cavity stirred her entire trachea, and even her head felt sore and swollen.
And even so, the string of bubbles exhaled for help only passed over the man's flippers that were creating ripples on the water, and then broke into the azure water and merged with it.
Lu Shizhen opened his hands and wanted to ask the man for help, but he covered his mouth when he saw something.
That person was wearing a diving suit and carrying an oxygen tube. He was not a lifeguard who jumped into the water, but a person lurking in the water.
The purpose was to catch the person who fell off the boat and make sure that she was a killer hired by the Xu family who fell into the water "accidentally" and was eventually drowned.
Lu Shizhen stared at the figure that passed by him twice, and the word "block" from the system's punishment notice flashed in his mind.
It was the main system that protected her.
But he wanted to kill her.
The consumable oxygen gradually disappeared, and Lu Shizhen's consciousness began to become chaotic.
The system text in her mind overlapped with the sea water, and the shaking water surface became azure blue, gradually filled with stars.
The feeling of powerlessness spread from the numb legs to the desperately struggling arms. The water was like lead, pulling Lu Shizhen's body down.
The bubbles gradually became sparse from frequent at the beginning, and Lu Shizhen thought that her first mission since coming to the system might have ended here.
How embarrassing.
None of the book-travel stories she had read were failures.
Yeah, how can a failed host become the protagonist of a book
She was not the protagonist from the beginning.
Will the protagonist Xu Shiyue still remember that there was such a crazy guy by her side and served as her guide stick
Xu Shiyue...
No matter how I think about it, I am not at all reassured...
I don’t know if it was because I mentioned the topic of worry, but Lu Shizhen’s tense throat loosened.
The sigh was suppressed in the throat by the rushing water before it could even come out, leaving only a string of bubbles that rushed towards the stars sinking on the sea.
Just when Lu Shizhen was gradually losing consciousness and felt like she was about to sink to the bottom of the sea, someone suddenly lifted her waist.
A force that did not belong to her tightly grasped her hanging wrist and came to her as if using all its strength.
It’s Xu Shiyue.
The next second after Lu Shizhen fell into the water, Xu Shiyue jumped in without hesitation.
She can swim, and last summer she went on various scuba diving trips in Hawaii with her dad.
The cold sea breeze brushed past her ears, ruffling her skirt.
Amidst the intense feeling of weightlessness, she heard someone exclaim: "Shiyue!"
But this time, it was not the girl's soft body that supported her, but the water surface that was harder than the soil of Rose Hill.
This was not the first time Xu Shiyue jumped despite knowing the danger.
It’s just that the last time she jumped was to seek death, but this time, he wanted her to live with Lu Shizhen.
The waves surged over and the cold water quickly swallowed Xu Shiyue.
But she was not affected at all. She tried her best to maintain her balance and carefully sensed the movements in the water.
Slowly, she seemed to feel the waves of the water caused by her arms.
She also swam along following this feeling...
But she was deviated from her course several times by some force, as if there was some undercurrent in the water that was repelling her from getting closer.
Xu Shiyue stared at the water that seemed calm and waveless in his sight. It was clear blue and without any shadows.
As if he had given up, Xu Shiyue waved his hands as he passed by the water.
Just a few seconds after the water slowly returned to calm, it began to fluctuate violently.
Xu Shiyue made a sudden comeback and put her arms around the waist of Lu Shizhen, who was trapped in isolation.
She was a little crazy and deliberately choked herself, and a rose fell on the tip of her tongue.
The smell was washed away by water and became extremely bland, but she still couldn't mistake it.
Lu Shizhen is made up of question marks.
So what you see is not necessarily the truth.
Xu Shiyue just frowned, without loosening his arms that were tightly around Lu Shizhen's waist.
She found it.
I will never let go.
As if sensing Xu Shiyue's toughness, the water's obstruction became weaker.
The girls immersed in the water were facing each other. Lu Shizhen just realized that she was found by Xu Shiyue, and the next second, something soft touched her lips.
Lu Shizhen had never done anything like this before and had no idea how to react.
She subconsciously opened her eyes and saw Xu Shiyue's facial features right in her sight.
There were bubbles dotted on her thick eyelashes, and she lowered her eyes with an inappropriate focus.
Lu Shizhen's confused heart was filled with panic. She didn't know what to do yet, but her tightly closed lips had already been slightly pried open by the person opposite her.
And then oxygen flowed into her mouth little by little.
Wrapped in a faint fragrance and warmth.
Perhaps it is due to the human instinct for survival, and it is not so embarrassing for same-sex people to touch each other at this moment.
What's worse, Lu Shizhen subconsciously moved a little closer to Xu Shiyue, and clasped his hand, which was originally held, with hers as if seeking safety.
The sea water disturbed the girls' long hair, vaguely tangling them together.
The hem of Xu Shiyue's skirt passed over Lu Shizhen's calves, and the coolness and warmth of the water were close to her.
Lu Shizhen could no longer tell whether the thumping of her heart against her chest was the result of her regaining life or due to some other reason.
I don’t know how long it took, maybe just a few seconds, or maybe half a century, Xu Shiyue took the initiative to separate from Lu Shizhen.
She wanted to swim up with Lu Shizhen and was prepared to be very tired, but she was still suppressed by the heavy weight in her arms.
Lu Shizhen also noticed it.
Her legs had no strength at all, and were a huge burden to Xu Shiyue.
The twelve minutes underwater were much longer than on land. Lu Shizhen didn’t know how Xu Shiyue found her, but she felt that she shouldn’t drag Xu Shiyue down with her.
If Li and the others saw that she fell into the water, they would definitely come down to look for her. It would be better for her to let go of Xu Shiyue's hand and let her go back to seek help. Maybe they could all be saved.
Thinking of this, Lu Shizhen pointed at his legs and told Xu Shiyue to let go and find someone, but then he felt an even stronger grip from that person.
Xu Shiyue refused to let her go. His watery eyes were cruel yet paranoid.
She would not let go of Lu Shizhen, nor did she want Lu Shizhen to let go of her.
Even if this person took the initiative, she would tie her up and keep her by her side.
Xu Shiyue didn’t know where her paranoia came from. Maybe it was something that was ingrained in her bones.
She didn't understand what Lu Shizhen meant by pointing at her leg, but she didn't give Lu Shizhen a chance to let go of her hand.
Lu Shizhen was once very afraid of being abandoned.
She has no abilities and is a huge burden to others.
And at this moment she was still that burden, but there was no fear in her heart.
Xu Shiyue held Lu Shizhen's waist tightly and swam towards the surface with her in her arms and legs. The pain from the squeezing and dragging made her feel more at ease than ever before.
The oxygen in both people's bodies was being depleted at an accelerated rate, and water squeezed through the gap in the nasal cavity and entered Xu Shiyue's trachea.
Her nasal cavity suddenly felt sore and swollen, and her hands became a little weak. At this moment, Li, who was looking for the landing place, finally saw their young lady swimming towards her from a distance.
Li originally wanted Xu Shiyue to let go and take Lu Shizhen with him, so that Xu Shiyue would feel more relaxed.
However, when he wanted to take Lu Shizhen from the side, he saw Xu Shiyue still holding her hand, with no intention of letting go, so he tactfully chose to help.
The sea above gradually changed from dim to clear blue, and the bright, glaring lights of the venue shone into the water.
Feeling a slight pressure, the three finally broke through the blockade of the large area of water and came to the surface.
"Shiyue! Shizhen! Oh my God." Teacher Chen burst into tears as she watched her two students emerge from the water safely. Chen Miaomiao was also standing by with tears in her eyes.
Xu Shiyue couldn't see clearly what was going on around her, but she knew that everyone around her was concerned about her and Lu Shizhen.
It would have been fine if it was just concern, but there was also a voice that came forward and told her that she could let go now.
But she didn't recognize this voice, it was completely unfamiliar.
She didn't feel like she could let go.
Lu Shizhen fell unconscious at some point and was leaning in her arms.
The girl's breathing was so real that it hit her heart, weak and pale like the tiny flickering light of a candle.
Xu Shiyue didn't want the candlelight to go out.
This is the only light that exists in her world.
Her heartbeat, which could not calm down for a long time, and her somewhat uncontrollable lingering feelings spread across the water-soaked wilderness.
The seeds buried deep in the soil were soaked by water, shaking and trembling, causing a vibration in the dry wilderness.
At this moment, Xu Shiyue suddenly understood many things.
About her jealousy.
About her depression.
About her impulsive and life-threatening behavior at this moment.
Yes I like it.
She fell in love with the person in front of her.
She likes Lu Shizhen.
(End of this chapter)