At the so-called open-air café, which was actually just an additional area of the swimming pool, provided a place for people to rest and recharge. However, I don't know how Su Yuqian knew about this place. After all, it would be difficult to find without carefully looking at the directional arrows.

After finding a seat and ordering something simple, I felt a bit bored while waiting for the waiter to bring our food. Su Yuqian and Yuan Muxi were still talking, and I felt like I was being left out. I didn't know how to join their conversation.

I decided to give up on asking about the question earlier. I propped up my chin and stared blankly at a certain spot. However, I could still hear their conversation clearly, even though I wasn't really interested in listening.

"Yuqian, what was that just now?"

"Oh...you mean that? It's a fighting game."

"A game? What was the character Yuqian was playing called...?"

"Sakazaki Yuri...!!"

"Yes...yes...Sakazaki Yuri. She seems really powerful."

"Of course, I used to play as Sakazaki Yuri in the arcade before. I know all her moves."

"Really? Those moves look so fancy...especially the one that looks like a wave of energy and the one where she slaps someone. It seems a bit rough."

"Those are just basic techniques. As long as you can defeat your opponent, it doesn't matter how many moves you can do. But I can do a combo of more than ten hits. It would be great if I could finish off someone with just one combo." Su Yuqian said with some dissatisfaction. But thinking about it, it would be too harsh to finish off someone with just one combo. However, it seemed possible based on the match just now. Even if you were hit in mid-air, you could still continue the combo. Su Yuqian used a combination of moves similar to a combo punch to hit the opponent in mid-air, followed by a move similar to a rising dragon punch, and finally finished with an energy blast to KO the opponent. I didn't really understand or care about all this, so why did I feel a bit excited? Maybe it was because it looked so intense. But Su Yuqian clearly took advantage of something, and I couldn't help but look down on her a bit.

"Yuqian, do you really like Sakazaki Yuri? It seems like you know a lot about her moves." Yuan Muxi asked, but it seemed like she was only referring to her moves.

"Of course, I started practicing boxing because of her influence," Su Yuqian said. Although I had noticed this before, I didn't know that Sakazaki Yuri was a game character, and she seemed like a character who knew how to fight. That's how fighting games are, I guess. But Sakazaki Yuri's character model looked delicate, yet her moves were unexpectedly fierce.

"I see...no wonder you often secretly tie a sandbag in the backyard of the school to practice boxing," Yuan Muxi chuckled, covering her mouth.

"I have no choice...my mom doesn't really like my interest in this, so she doesn't know about my secret boxing practice," Su Yuqian said, feeling a bit embarrassed.

"Well...I think there's nothing wrong with doing what you love and are interested in," Yuan Muxi gave her conclusion.

"Of course, practicing some martial arts can also teach those who eavesdrop on girls' conversations with ill intentions a lesson," Su Yuqian glared at me.

"What...what are you talking about? I have no ill intentions," I quickly said. Even though they were having a lively conversation, I was left out. I didn't really want to listen, but sitting around the same table, it was hard not to hear their conversation. It was clear that I was being treated unfairly, and I complained in my heart.

"Who knows," Su Yuqian said coldly. Since the beginning of today, her attitude towards me hasn't been great.

"Excuse me, sir and ladies, here are the items you ordered. Sorry for the wait," the waiter said in a gentle tone as he placed our orders on the table. Su Yuqian and Yuan Muxi ordered desserts, while I ordered a cup of coffee.

"Please enjoy," he said and left after bowing.

"Muxi, did you order the strawberry sundae?"

"Yes...and Yuqian ordered...?"

"A fruit ice cream sundae...it seems to have several fruits in it..." It was served in a medium-sized tall glass with what seemed like whipped cream on top. Why was I so focused on what was inside and why did I care if it was slightly cold and could hurt my teeth?

Su Yuqian scooped a spoonful and put it in her mouth. "Mmm~~~" She squinted her eyes and shivered.

"Are you... are you okay?"

"Hmm? It's delicious," Su Yuqian unexpectedly said.

"Really?"

"Would you like to try, Muxi?" Su Yuqian scooped a spoonful and held it under her hand.

"Um... won't it be too cold?" Yuan Muxi hesitated.

"It's a little cold, but it feels refreshing when you eat it," Su Yuqian explained.

What kind of refreshing feeling is that?

"Well..." Yuan Muxi closed her eyes and put the spoon in her mouth. "Mmm... it's... it's really cold." Yuan Muxi's body trembled slightly.

"Is it? But I think it's still good."

"Do your teeth tolerate cold?" I couldn't help but comment in my mind.

"But... I don't dislike it, it's actually quite good..."

"Right..." Su Yuqian smiled proudly.

"Well, let me have a taste of yours too, since you tried mine. It's only fair," I said.

"There's no need for that, but since Muxi said so, I'll give it a try," Yuan Muxi scooped a spoonful and held it under Su Yuqian's mouth.

"Mmm... it's so sweet," Su Yuqian held her face as if she was in a sweet moment.

I've never seen this expression before. It's kind of cute, if I don't think about those cold faces.

She seemed to notice me staring at her and glared at me. I quickly looked away and picked up my coffee cup.

"So bitter..." Pure coffee is not very likable.

"Is this pure coffee that you ordered, Youjie?" Yuan Muxi asked, looking at what was in my cup.

"Ah... yes..."

"Pure coffee seems very bitter. Are you used to drinking it? Do you want to add some sugar?" Yuan Muxi suggested.

"No... it's fine," I said, trying to sound nonchalant.

"Really? Do you like drinking pure coffee, Youjie?"

"Well... I like it..." I was pretending to be someone I'm not. After saying that, I had to finish the rest of the pure coffee. It's so bitter, I really don't want to continue drinking it.

"Is that so? But why does your expression look so unpleasant?" Yuan Muxi looked at my face with confusion. This pure coffee is so bitter that I can't even maintain a normal expression. My face involuntarily wrinkled.

"It's... just an illusion," I continued to pretend.

"Actually, you don't have to drink coffee so quickly," Yuan Muxi reminded me, but I realized that my cup of coffee was already empty.

"...Ah, because I liked it so much, I couldn't help myself... ahaha," I was saying some nonsense, and I was laughing too loudly.

"Do you want another cup?" Yuan Muxi was about to call the waiter.

"That's... enough... enough," I quickly stopped her.

"Hmm? Didn't you say you liked it?" Yuan Muxi tilted her head in confusion.

"Well... I don't really like it. I just forced myself to drink it. I'm just pretending," Su Yuqian sarcastically said.

"Is that so? You don't like drinking pure coffee, Youjie?"

"I... no, I really like it."

"Then have another cup. If you like it so much, there shouldn't be any problem, right?" Su Yuqian didn't give me any leeway. I just wanted to say how annoying she is!

"No... I don't really like it. I ordered pure coffee just to taste it, but it's so bitter," I reluctantly revealed the truth. I really don't want to drink this anymore. My tongue is filled with bitterness.

"You can actually add some sugar to it. It will taste better," Yuan Muxi suggested.

"...That might be true," I embarrassed myself by trying to be profound.

"Well... if you don't mind, you can try my strawberry sundae... it's very sweet and should help suppress the bitterness," Yuan Muxi pushed her sundae towards me and was about to hand me the spoon. Wait, isn't this... indirectly kissing? I was about to take the spoon when I suddenly realized...

"What's wrong? Don't you like it?"

"No... no... it's just that..." I found it difficult to speak, and Yuan Muxi seemed to notice.

"Well... let me feed it to you then..." Yuan Muxi said as she picked up a spoonful of strawberry parfait and held it out, as if waiting for me to take it with my mouth. I looked at the tempting cream and felt a desire to try it. Even though I didn't want to open my mouth, I knew it would be like an indirect kiss. Despite that, I really wanted to take a bite. It wouldn't hurt, right? Persuading myself, I opened my mouth.

"Muxi... this is like an indirect kiss, you know," Su Yuqian suddenly said.

"Oh... yes... I... I forgot... I'm sorry, Youjie," Yuan Muxi panicked and waved her hand, accidentally dropping the cup of strawberry parfait. I instinctively moved back a little, but some cream still splattered on me.

"I'm... I'm sorry," Yuan Muxi quickly grabbed tissues and hurriedly wiped the cream off me.

"It's... it's okay."

"It's all my fault..." Yuan Muxi kept apologizing while desperately trying to clean the cream off me. Since I was only wearing swim trunks and had my upper body exposed,

"Ouch..." it hurt when she wiped so forcefully.

"Ah... sorry... I shouldn't have used tissues. I should have used a towel," Yuan Muxi then acted like a malfunctioning robot, randomly running to the waiter to get a towel and then coming back.

"Um... Youjie, let me wipe it for you... it's all my fault."

Just as she was about to wipe the cream off me again, I quickly took the towel from her hand.

"I can do it myself, Muxi. Don't blame yourself. It's the consequence of my own desire to eat it."

While saying that, I wiped the cream off my body.

"Ah... um," Yuan Muxi blushed and lowered her head without saying a word. It wasn't until I finished wiping that her face gradually returned to normal. By the way, she kept looking at me from time to time earlier. Could it be that there was still cream splattered on other parts of me that I hadn't wiped off?