Kissing in the Swimming Pool, the Two Were Punished by Their Teacher and Made to Write Self-Criticism Statements

In a corner of the swimming pool, a handsome boy and a beautiful girl were locked in a kiss, unable to part. The classmates watching the drama around them were dumbstruck.

Xie Yihui floated on the water not far away. As Shao Enci's good buddy, he was even more stunned.

"Holy shit, what's going on?" His mouth fell open and his eyes widened. He murmured, "Has swimming class turned into a place for you two to show off your love?"

The three girls who had gathered to fish for gossip had livid faces now, every one of them itching to tear Lu Xiaoxiao, who was in Shao Enci's arms, to pieces.

The girl in the blue swimsuit gripped the rail at the pool's edge, jealousy in her eyes. "Sure enough, Lu Xiaoxiao was the one who planted those strawberry marks on Shao Enci's neck."

"She's so scheming," the girl in the red swimsuit said unhappily, biting her lower lip as she stared without blinking at the intertwined figures in the pool. "To make us give up, planting strawberries wasn't enough. She had to show off their love in public too."

The third girl turned her gaze to Ruan Qingyan, who was in the water not far away, and sneered, "Can any of you be as heartbroken as campus belle Ruan? She's only three or four meters away, watching the boy she likes kiss someone else with her own eyes."

Ruan Qingyan stood in the pool, the water reaching just below her chest. She looked as if she had been nailed to the spot.

Her daze from earlier had given way to numbness.

The instant she saw Shao Enci lower his head and kiss Lu Xiaoxiao, something in her heart felt as though it had been pierced by a needle, a fine, unrelenting ache spreading through it.

Her youth was like a clown: the glory of youth belonged to others, and no matter how brightly she shone, she would always be a supporting character in someone else's story.

Lu Xiaoxiao was utterly defenseless against Shao Enci's advances. At first she had been shy and socially anxious, but he kissed her until she completely lost herself, unable to tell whether this was reality or a dream.

The scent of mint and locust blossoms unique to the boy enveloped her every breath, setting her heart racing and stealing her soul.

Then 037's voice rang out in her mind: [Congratulations, Xiaoxiao, on completing Task 24.]

Lu Xiaoxiao's unfocused gaze came back into focus. Gasping for breath, she finally regained her clarity. She was completing a task. This was the real world.

She hurriedly leaned back, trying to escape his lips.

But the boy had tasted sweetness and was already addicted to kissing her. How could he let her go? Whenever she retreated half an inch, he followed half an inch. When she turned her head away, he kissed his way down her jawline.

As one dodged and the other pursued, the water rippled gently around them. It was like a scene from an idol drama, and everyone couldn't get enough of it.

The voices of the girls nearby who had been badmouthing Lu Xiaoxiao gradually changed their tune.

"You know... watching them kiss in each other's arms is pretty exciting."

"He's handsome, she's beautiful. It's even more thrilling than watching an idol drama."

"If Shao Enci kissed me, there's no way it would look as good as it does with Lu Xiaoxiao. Sure enough, a handsome guy and a beautiful girl together are a treat for the eyes."

Ruan Qingyan trembled all over, her eyes wet and red. Suddenly, the water in the pool felt so cold, like an icy lake in winter. Another second in it could kill her.

She struggled to swim to the edge, and her arms shook as she braced herself against the rim and climbed out. Only then did the boys nearby, who had been watching in a daze, come to their senses and turn to look at her.

"Qingyan, are you all right?"

Ruan Qingyan shook her head, her face deathly pale. "...I'm fine. Just a little cold."

A bath towel appeared around her shoulders, draped over her by one of the boys.

Ruan Qingyan clutched the corner of the towel, her voice still trembling. "I'm not feeling very well... Could you go get Teacher Chen for me?"

The boy froze for a moment, then turned and ran out.

The kiss in the pool continued.

After quite a while, Shao Enci finally let her go and drew back half an inch. Lu Xiaoxiao panted softly from the kiss, her cheeks flushed and her eyes shimmering with moisture. Too shy to raise her head, she dared not meet his burning gaze.

Shao Enci raised his thumb and gently brushed it over her lower lip, slightly swollen from his kisses. A lazy, suggestive smirk curled his lips. "Good thing we're in the swimming pool today. If we were in a room, we'd probably have laid ourselves bare to each other by now."

Lu Xiaoxiao's ears turned bright red at once. She turned around bashfully, lowering her eyes. "In your dreams. There's no way we'd go that far."

"How far?" Shao Enci rested his chin lightly in the crook of her shoulder and wrapped his arms around her waist. His voice was low, as though he were deliberately teasing her. "Tell me exactly how far."

Their intimate gestures drew another chorus of tuts from the classmates watching the drama.

"Is this little couple ever going to stop showing off their love? Are they going to let us single dogs live?"

"Shao Enci's really fallen. Whenever Lu Xiaoxiao gets shy, he deliberately sticks close to her with that eager look."

Just then, an awkward yet stern cough rang out:

"Shao Enci! Lu Xiaoxiao!"

Teacher Chen stood at the edge of the pool, his face livid. He shouted, "What are you two doing?! This is a class!"

Everyone looked toward Teacher Chen.

Lu Xiaoxiao reflexively pushed Shao Enci away and stood up straight in a panic. "Um... Teacher Chen, I didn't know how to swim just now, so I asked S-Shao to teach me."

Shao Enci turned around unhurriedly and looked at the teacher by the pool. "Teacher, I really was teaching her how to swim," he said calmly.

Teacher Chen's face darkened. He glanced at Lu Xiaoxiao, then looked at Shao Enci and lifted his chin slightly. "Get changed and come to my office!" he said sternly.

Hearing that, Lu Xiaoxiao and Shao Enci exchanged a look.

She saw "it's all right" in the boy's deep eyes.

But her own heart was already in her throat.

She had been a Three-Good Student all her life. Whenever she went to a teacher's office, it had always been to help carry materials; she had never been scolded. This time, she was actually being scolded for kissing Shao Enci in the swimming pool.

Even in her wildest dreams in her previous life, she would never have imagined something so explosive.

Teacher Chen was alone in the office.

Lu Xiaoxiao stood in front of the desk with her head lowered, feeling as though she had lost all the face she would ever have in her life today. She could see the tips of her shoes pointing at the desk leg, and she didn't dare move, as if they were nailed to the spot.

"Lu Xiaoxiao, I only made an exception and let you come learn to swim with our class for your parents' sake." Teacher Chen sat in his chair, his chest still heaving. "I didn't let you come to the pool to show off your love! If you want to do that, you two can do whatever you like after class and after school!"

As Lu Xiaoxiao was scolded, her head hung so low she was almost planting rice seedlings, and she felt as though she had lost all the face she would ever have in her life.

Shao Enci stood beside her. His fingers brushed the back of her hand, then slowly closed around it, taking her whole hand in his. His palm was warm and broad, and his fingertips gently squeezed the base of her fingers, as if to say, It's all right. I'm here.

Then he lowered his eyes and said to the teacher at a measured pace, "Teacher Chen, you've blamed her unfairly. I was the one who wanted her to come find me at the pool, and when I was teaching her to swim, I couldn't hold back for a moment... and kissed her. I promise I won't disrupt class discipline like this again."

Seeing the boy take responsibility of his own accord and show the proper attitude, Teacher Chen's expression softened, and most of his anger dissipated.

"Since you've admitted your mistake of your own accord, we'll let the matter rest for now." Teacher Chen pondered for a moment, then instructed them, "The two of you will each hand in a two-thousand-character self-criticism statement tomorrow."

Lu Xiaoxiao finally raised her head. Her voice was polite but a little tight. "All right, Teacher Chen."

A two-thousand-character self-criticism statement... She repeated it silently to herself and nearly sighed.

The first time a Three-Good Student was punished and made to write a self-criticism statement, it was actually because she had kissed someone in a swimming pool.

Even in her wildest dreams in her previous life, she would never have imagined something so explosive.