Su Bai's floating board attack was ultimately limited, nowhere near as effective as the water gun in Jiang Qiuran's hands.
So what was the simplest way to deal with a ranged attacker?
Close-quarters combat!
Su Bai suddenly abandoned his floating board, plunged into the water, and swam beneath the surface toward Jiang Qiuran, drawing a startled cry from her.
"Ahhh, don't come over here... Hahaha, y-you, stop it already..."
Su Bai wrapped his arms around Jiang Qiuran and went straight for her ticklish spots.
Having grown up together, they knew each other's weaknesses by heart.
Caught off guard by Su Bai's opening move, Jiang Qiuran immediately dissolved into giggles.
Within a few breaths, she could no longer stand steadily in the pool and hurriedly begged Su Bai for mercy.
"I was wrong, I was wrong! Boohoo, Da Bai, please let me go..."
It was unclear whether she was afraid of being tickled further or using the opportunity to reveal her feelings.
Her delicate little look, laughing until tears streamed down her face, was truly top-tier.
Even Su Bai, who was used to Jiang Qiuran's beauty, was momentarily taken aback.
Only then did he release the hand restraining her slender waist.
"Honestly, you've practically ruined my makeup..." Jiang Qiuran complained coquettishly.
"Didn't you use a waterproof coating? With your style, you should've made sure nothing could go wrong, then splashed the other girls until their makeup ran and enjoyed some kind of twisted pleasure from it..."
"Hey, no! When have I ever been that mean?!"
Having had her little scheme exposed by Su Bai, Jiang Qiuran indignantly scratched him twice.
That was one of Su Bai's especially annoying habits—he loved exposing Jiang Qiuran's faux-innocent behavior.
But that was how good friends were. They tore each other down.
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