Su Yang held Pan Ning and quickly swam upward.
Soon, the two of them broke the surface. Pan Ning coughed violently while spitting out seawater.
Fortunately, Su Yang had noticed in time, and the rescue had been swift. Pan Ning actually hadn't been underwater for very long.
But if Su Yang had noticed even a minute later, the consequences would have been unthinkable.
Su Yang wrapped one arm around Pan Ning's waist and paddled with the other, swimming toward the shore.
After swimming only twenty meters, he saw Meng Wenzhou, Liu Bo, and Zhang Ziming swimming toward them.
The three of them had seen Su Yang suddenly turn around and dive back into the water. They knew something must have happened and hurried over to help.
When Meng Wenzhou saw Pan Ning in Su Yang's arms, he anxiously came over and asked, "Old Su, what happened?"
"Let's get back first."
After swimming back to shore, Su Yang laid Pan Ning flat on the beach and rubbed her calf.
Pan Ning coughed up several more mouthfuls of water before finally recovering.
Meng Wenzhou and Shen Yixue hurried over and asked, "What exactly happened? Do you need to go to the hospital for a checkup?"
"No need. I suddenly got a cramp and swallowed a few mouthfuls of water. I'll be fine after resting for a while."
Pan Ning's tone was calm, as if it really had only been a minor incident.
"I told you not to swim too far out, but you insisted on ignoring me. That was way too dangerous!" Liu Bo said worriedly from the side.
"It was my fault. I shouldn't have challenged her to a race. Even if we raced, we shouldn't have gone so far out."
Su Yang deeply regretted what he had done. If he