CH 2

After exiting the swimming pool, Hang Qing went straight home. On the way, he kept calling his system, but the thing was either dead or maybe it is in the process of upgrading, any which ways there is no response from it at all. Hang Qing couldn’t help but raised his hand and tapped on the corner of his forehead. After dying once, his memory was blurry at best and now he couldn’t even remember the male lead’s and villain’s name.

He reached home while lost in his thoughts and the door in front of Hang Qing suddenly opened, yanking him out of his thoughts. “Qing Qing is back.” The aunt said while wiping her hands, “Your father is waiting for you.” Hang Qing heard her, walked in and saw a figure sitting upright on a wicker chair.

The original owner’s father was a national level diving athlete, once full of honors, but the hero always has an end. After he retired, he counted on teaching his son so that he can inherit his mantle. However, the original owner’s body was too weak when he was young, and when Hang Qing passed through, the original owner’s body was already traumatized by falling into the water. Father Hang pursued strict education and didn’t show much care for his son. The relationship came to a climax when Hang mother died.

So it really was rare for Hang father to wait for him like this. Hang Qing walked over to him slowly. Only a small floor lamp was turned on in the living room and Father Hang’s face was half covered in dark. It looked more rigid and daunting.

“You get ready, I will take you to the Provincial Games in two days.”

Hang Qing was slightly stunned: “But I…”

“Do you think I am taking you there to be an athlete?” Hang father said ruthlessly: “It is for you to be a nanny for them.”

Hang Qing frowned and said nothing. He didn’t quite understand Hang father’s obsession with the sport industry and this made him feel a little sympathy for the original owner in his heart. But since he came to this world only to conquer the villain, no matter what Hang’s father wants to arrange, it doesn’t matter.

“Good.” Hang Qing answered.

“Go.” Father Hang said plainly.

The conversation between father and son thus came to an end.

Hang Qing nodded and immediately went back to his room. As soon as he entered the door, a voice rang in his mind: The villain’s favourability increased by 15 points.

Hang Qing froze on the spot. “System?”, he said: “What are the names of the hero and the villain? I forgot.” There was a dead silence in his head and no more voices could be heard. Hang Qing didn’t hurry it either.

Rebirth is a lucky thing that many people cannot have. What does it matter if the task were difficult? Of course, if the villain was a woman, he would have been more willing.

Hang Qing walked to the table and sat down. He started writing on the black leather notebook. All he could remember was this…

The villain helms a large group, with a domineering and paranoid character, surrounded by varied array of people, all of them with their own motives.

Just because he went to the swimming pool by accident and saw Su Rui’s beautiful swimming style coupled with her brilliant smile, he fell in love with the female lead at first sight. At that time, Su Rui already had someone she liked and later she met the male lead who was also a swimming enthusiast. The identity of the male lead was of course not simple. He is the only son of the city’s richest man and he owns the swimming pool. He also fell in love with Su Rui at first sight. After the two were together, because the male protagonist’s family created various obstructions and because of various cannon fodder females1 joined in; their love experienced great twists and turns… The biggest setback to them was caused by the villain who was determined to get the female lead, if he could not get her he would not stop before destroying the female lead and killing the male lead.

This method is indeed impulsive… It is difficult to understand this kind of routine based on Hang Qing’s three views.2

“System, I think you should give me a pretty face.” Hang Qing suggested seriously. Is there a lack of beauty around the villain? No! There are men and women of all types. But the villain fell in love with a pretty girl like Su Rui alone. It shows that the villain’s taste preference is delicate rather than beautiful!

There was still a dead silence in his mind, and there was no response.

Hang Qing rubbed his fingers nervously against the notebook when another reminder popped up in his mind: The villain’s favourability increased by 15 points.

This was… added twice?

But he hasn’t even seen the villain’s face yet! Why did the favourability rise?

Hang Qing suddenly doubted if the person staring at him in the swimming pool was the villain. If it were the villain, after seeing the intimate relationship between Su Rui and him shouldn’t there be a system prompt saying the villain’s favourability is -10 or even -50 right?

The villains in this world is overbearing and paranoid and he even dared to make the female lead kill the male lead. It is more likely for him to start a vendetta against him, right? Hang Qing went to the black leather notebook and couldn’t write or understand for a while. He felt that the system might be really broken. So, Hang Qing didn’t care about his favourability rise because by the end of the day, his favourability continued to increase to 15 points.

The system is broken, he could only rely on himself. Thinking like this, Hang Qing felt that he was quite brave. And so the next day, Hang Qing went to the swimming pool again.

Su Rui put on a swimsuit early. She blushed when she saw Hang Qing and said: “Senior, the coach said, your swimming trunks yesterday were not suitable for swimming training. I bought you a new one, please go and try it on.”

Hang Qing smiled slightly and took the swimsuit over. At that moment, Hang Qing felt a hot gaze fall on him. Here we go again! he thought.

He had to figure out whether the other party was the villain, the male protagonist or some unrelated passer-by while thinking so, Hang Qing walked into the locker room with his swimsuit. He opened the locker in the dressing room and a large bunch of bright red roses almost dazzled his eyes. Which little girl was trying to court him?

Hang Qing took out the rose, only to see a love letter pressed underneath it. Sure enough, little girls are like this…

Hang Qing opened up the love letter. But the strange thing was that it is not a delicate and graceful handwriting that greeted his eyes, but forceful and powerful one.

“I want to watch the rain in the pavilion, watch the ants by the rockery, watch the butterflies fall in love, watch the spiders making their webs, watch the water, watch the boats, watch the clouds, watch the waterfalls, watch you sleep sweetly.”

Although Hang Qing couldn’t understand what the poem meant, the lines at-least sounded very graceful. Maybe it was written by a boyish girl. Hang Qing finished the love letter and put it back together with the rose. It just so happened that Mu Ze came in.

“Can you open another cabinet for me?” Hang Qing asked.

Mu Ze responded, “Okay.” He took out another key and handed it to Hang Qing. Hang Qing opened a cabinet again, then took off his T-shirt and trousers and put it in.

He took out the swimming trunks given to him by Su Rui and was just about to put them on when there was a sound of something being knocked over behind him. Hang Qing turned to look over and saw Mu Ze waved his hand awkwardly: “I accidentally knocked over the hangers. I’ll go out first to wait for you.” After that, Mu Ze ran out. Hang Qing raised an eyebrow. Is this person really the male lead?

But he behaves so… awkwardly. He doesn’t meet the standard of male lead used in romantic novels. Hang Qing thus ruled him out and continued to wear his swimming trunks.

After the set was put on, Hang Qing frowned. The full-length mirror which reflected his appearance showed a tall beautiful figure, a perfect waistline which extended down into… tightly wrapped in the swimming trunks. The swimming trunks hadn’t been put in the water and yet they were completely attached to him as if they were a second skin outlining his hips.

He couldn’t stop this feeling that he looked so…pathetic?

“Senior!” Su Rui’s urgings came from outside. Hang Qing put back his stoic face and walked out. Maybe this kind of swimming trunks were… popular?

When he got out of the locker room, that scorching gaze again fell on Hang Qing’s body.

“Su Rui, do you feel someone is looking at us?” Hang Qing asked calmly. Su Rui looked around cluelessly: “No.” At this Hang Qing frowned.

Not only did the gaze fall on him, but he also found out that this gaze had become more enthusiastic and presumptuous making Hang Qing feel like he is not wearing any pants.

Mu Ze meet up with them not far away. Su Rui ran over enthusiastically and with a Splash she jumped into the water “Senior, come in too. Hurry!” She urged very energetically.

Hang Qing thought, if I were the villain, I would also like her.

But my current identity is gay. Hang Qing said silently three times in his heart before he walked over.3

Hang Qing still very slowly leaned onto the railing into the water, her posture was like an old lady with osteoporosis. But no one laughed at his posture, Hang Qing turned around and soaked completely in and saw both Su Rui and Mu Ze staring at him.

“What are you looking at?”

Su Rui beamed: “Senior, shall we swim together?” Hang Qing nodded. Su Rui was extremely excited and the excitement was almost overflowing in her eyes. She grabbed Hang Qing’s arm and swam forward a little before saying: “Senior, if you can’t swim, you call me.” “Good.” He said.

Su Rui kicked the water, spread her arms and swam out. Hang Qing kicked his leg slowly, the water wave was pushed away, and the water splashed on Mu Ze’s face. Mu Ze licked the water on his face expressionlessly and watched Hang Qing swim out. Hang Qing has long legs, which is a natural advantage while swimming.

Seeing that he was about to leave Su Rui behind, Hang Qing hesitated if he should slow down. Su Rui was a very talented swimmer, but her family didn’t allow her to join the amateur swimming team when she was young. The first to sponsor for her competition participation was the villain…

Hang Qing looked at Su Rui, her posture was pretty. Maybe the villain will pop up soon.

Just thinking about it, Hang Qing turned pale and stopped paddling.

Forgot to warm up in the locker room… Got leg cramps!

Mu Ze heard about Hang Qing’s situation, so he always paid special attention to Hang Qing’s performance. When he found something was wrong, he immediately rushed to his side. Someone seemed to jump out of the water. Su Rui also heard the rucks on shore and quickly swam back.

“Hang Qing! Hang Qing…”

Mu Ze swam to the shore with Hang Qing in his arms. When he tried to push Hang Qing ashore, Hang Qing was suddenly tightly griped onto his waist by a pair of powerful arms who directly fished him ashore.

Hang Qing raised his head a little and caught site of a man’s chin which very chiselled and angular. The other party hugged him to his chest and Hang Qing looked down from the other’s chin, only to see his Adam’s apple.

Mu Ze and Su Rui also climbed up immediately after them.

“Senior, senior…” Su Rui’s face was paler than Hang Qing, and even her voice was teary.

Mu Ze with a solemn face said: “Let me send him to the hospital.” and tried to stretch out to help Hang Qing but he was avoided by the man.

Mu Ze felt angry and coldly said: “What are you doing?”

The man was in a suit and very well-dressed. A even colder expression was placed on the man’s face. When Mu Ze met his eyes, he couldn’t help but shiver. Hang Qing was also stunned by his actions and tried to struggle but the man didn’t budge. The man held him, turned around and went out of the swimming area.

… who comes to abduct people in the swimming pool? Human traffickers are not so self-important!

“Senior!” Su Rui screamed and chased after him. Hang Qing heard the man say in a deep voice: “Call an ambulance.” and someone responded. The man finally put him in a leather chair, then bent down to kneed his calf.4

Hang Qing got this nagging and tingly feeling making him think that this man’s hand was extremely hot.