Afterwards, the three of them arrived at the swimming pool. As soon as they entered, they could hear the sounds of laughter and splashing water. When Yuan Muxi handed three coupons to the service lady at the counter, they could finally experience the atmosphere of the swimming pool. Speaking of atmosphere, it was just a group of men and women soaking in a pool together. Why did it suddenly remind me of mixed-gender hot springs? Maybe there was some commonality between them. However, compared to soaking in hot springs, playing in a pool with a group of people seemed much more lively. From time to time, they would see someone screaming as they slid down the water slide and plunged into the water. It looked quite exciting.

"So... Youjie, Yuqian and I will go over there," Yuan Muxi pointed to a corner not far away where there was a sign indicating the women's changing room.

"Well... I should go over there," I murmured, looking towards the opposite direction.

"After we're ready, let's meet here... Well, I'll excuse myself for now," Yuan Muxi said politely. She seemed a bit nervous. When I chatted with her earlier, she seemed relaxed. I couldn't understand why she had become like this. As for Su Yuqian, I couldn't figure her out either.

After preparing ourselves, I went to the men's changing room. After changing into swimming trunks, I came back to the designated spot. Maybe girls took longer to get ready, so I waited for more than ten minutes.

"Sorry for the wait," I said as I heard a voice. I looked towards the direction of the women's changing room and saw Yuan Muxi and Su Yuqian walking towards me.

Both of them were wearing stylish bikinis, with cute and girly colors like peach, pink, and red, adorned with some trimmings and other colors. They looked great, but of course, bikinis wouldn't look good on women with a bulky figure. As I was evaluating this in my mind, Su Yuqian suddenly said, "Are you thinking some dirty thoughts again with that lecherous look in your eyes..."

"N-No... I'm not," I stammered. Although I was indeed a bit captivated, I definitely didn't have any dirty thoughts. But why did I still feel a bit guilty?

"I still feel a bit shy, especially wearing a swimsuit in front of boys, and it's a bikini that exposes quite a lot. I'm worried it might suddenly fall apart..." Yuan Muxi blushed and muttered to herself, covering her chest with one hand.

The buttons on the bikini top shouldn't be that easy to come undone, right? Unless... I unintentionally glanced at Yuan Muxi's chest. It seemed quite magnificent.

"Muxi..." Su Yuqian reminded Yuan Muxi in a low voice. Yuan Muxi's body trembled slightly, as if she realized what she had said, and her face turned even redder.

Then Su Yuqian gave me a cold glare. I felt a bit wronged because I really didn't have any inappropriate thoughts.

"Well... let's go play in the swimming pool," Yuan Muxi said nervously. Su Yuqian accompanied her into the pool, finding a relatively empty area. I just stood there helplessly, watching them and the other people, both adults and children, having fun.

Although they came here to lighten their mood, it seemed like their mood couldn't improve and might even worsen. Fortunately, after a few days of buffering, I was able to control my emotions well and tried not to think about negative things.

In a crowded pool, it was hard to find any interesting games. Even swimming or moving around seemed a bit difficult. It wasn't even summer yet, but these people couldn't resist experiencing the coolness of summer in advance.

"Youjie, do you want to play water volleyball with us?" Yuan Muxi held an inflatable ball in her hands, seemingly childish.

"Well... I'm not sure about that game," I didn't really want to join this seemingly childish game, but seeing Yuan Muxi's expectant face, I didn't want to dampen her spirits, so I decided to join.

"Okay... let's start playing," Yuan Muxi said, passing the ball to me. However, instead of catching it, I accidentally got hit in the head.

"Youjie, are you okay?" Yuan Muxi said anxiously.

I picked up the inflatable toy ball that fell into the water but floated back up. Although this toy ball had no impact, I thought Yuan Muxi would pass the ball to Su Yuqian. Who knew the result would be like this? I felt a bit frustrated, but there was nothing I could do. This time, I passed the ball back to Yuan Muxi herself. Yuan Muxi smoothly caught it and then passed it to Su Yuqian. Su Yuqian also easily caught the ball and should have passed it back to me.

Just as I was about to catch it, the ball flew over my head and dropped into the nearby water. I heard someone blaming me, it seemed like it hit someone else.

Why did they throw the ball so hard? I had no choice but to run over there, apologize to the person, and pick up the ball. The person reluctantly forgave me and told me to be more careful. I could only nod my head. I was scolded for no reason.

"Yuqian, can you pass the ball more gently? There are so many people here, and if you're not careful, you might hit someone," I advised Su Yuqian before we started again.

"But didn't you successfully retrieve the ball just now? I can't control my strength well, so if I hit someone, you can go get it back," Su Yuqian replied stubbornly. I felt helpless, but I was determined not to go get the ball if it hit someone again.

Sure enough, after two more rounds, Su Yuqian once again let the ball fly over my head and hit someone else. This time, I decided not to go get it.

"I'll go get the ball..." Yuan Muxi said during the standoff with Su Yuqian. She went to where the ball had fallen and retrieved it, apologizing to the person. However, the person seemed a bit rude, and Yuan Muxi continued to apologize, almost on the verge of tears. I wanted to help her, but Yuan Muxi still got the ball back. If we continued playing, we would just keep picking up the ball and getting scolded. So, I made an excuse to go to the restroom, and Su Yuqian decided to rest on the shore. Yuan Muxi had no choice but to follow. The game seemed to have ended, and we were saved.

However, just to keep up appearances, I went to the restroom. I stayed there for five minutes before coming out. When I came out, I couldn't find Su Yuqian and Yuan Muxi. They weren't in the water, so I had to look for them on the shore. I searched along the edge of the pool and saw a familiar figure leading to another place.

Wait... isn't that Yuan Muxi? Why is she alone? Where is Su Yuqian? And why are there two guys who look a bit shady next to her?

"Miss... all alone?" a guy with short brown hair asked playfully.

"Um... with my friend..." Yuan Muxi seemed a bit fearful of these two guys.

"So, you came with a friend?"

"Yes... yes."

"Then why isn't she here?"

"It seems like there's some activity over there, and she hurried off. I was going to follow her... but there's someone I have to inform."

"No need..." Yuan Muxi tried to turn around but was stopped.

"Um... about that..."

"Come play with us. We're all your good friends, right?"

"But... I have something to do right now... it's not convenient."

"You can do it after having fun, right?" another shady-looking guy chimed in.

"Yeah, yeah..." The other guy agreed.

"There are a lot of fun things over there. Let's go together," one of them said, grabbing Yuan Muxi's wrist. Yuan Muxi let out a scream and collapsed on the ground.

"What's wrong? Don't you want to come play with us?" the guy with short brown hair tried to continue pestering her. Yuan Muxi was trembling on the ground.

Just as the guy with short brown hair was about to pull Yuan Muxi up, I reached out and firmly grasped his wrist. He looked up at me, and I stared at him with a fierce gaze.

"What? So, you have a boyfriend..." he said casually.

I said nothing, but my eyes conveyed a strong message.

"I didn't do anything to your girlfriend. Can you please let go of your hand?" Hearing him say this, I slowly released my hand, but still maintained a fierce expression. However, his wrist was red from my grip.

"How boring. I'm leaving..." After saying this, the two of them obediently left. Seeing them leave, I breathed a sigh of relief and let go of the tension in my heart. It was the first time I encountered such a situation, so I was quite nervous in dealing with it. I had planned to call the administrator if they continued to harass us, but luckily they left, minimizing the damage.

"Are you okay, Muxi?" I reached out my hand and looked at Yuan Muxi, who was sitting on the ground.

"I...I'm fine. Fortunately...Youjie helped in time. Otherwise, I really wouldn't know how to handle it..." Yuan Muxi held onto my outstretched hand, and then I helped her up.

"Thank you, Youjie."

I could still feel Yuan Muxi's hand trembling, but she still remembered to thank me.

"You're welcome. I'm glad I could help Muxi in time. It's really good. If Muxi had invited us to the swimming pool and got hurt, I would have felt really guilty."

So I was really grateful to have noticed the situation and helped Yuan Muxi out of it at a critical moment.

"I...I'm the one...who troubled you, Youjie. If I had refused properly, maybe this wouldn't have happened," Yuan Muxi said with some self-blame.

"No...even if you had refused, they would still have harassed you."

"Is...is that so?"

"After all, they are the kind of guys who like to approach girls with ulterior motives."

"Thank you so much...If it weren't for you, Youjie..."

"I've already said there's no need to be so polite."

"Ah...yes..." Yuan Muxi blushed and lowered her head.