"Wait!" Ayako stopped everyone, then said coldly, "Let him continue."
Tetsuhiro tried to persuade her. "Ayako, that's enough."
"I want to see where his limits are."
"All right... I'll let you have your way this once." Faced with Ayako's determined gaze, Tetsuhiro knew he couldn't talk her out of it. He stood ready to provide medical help at any moment.
Time ticked by. Finally, at three minutes and forty seconds, Chubby shot up out of the water.
"Ah, hah... ah, hah..."
The instant he surfaced, Chubby's face was pale, and he gasped for breath.
"U-Uncle, d-did I win?"
"You did great. I knew you were the best!"
"Three minutes and forty seconds! You broke the children's record. Congratulations, you won! We won!"
"Th-that's great." Chubby went completely limp in his coach's arms.
"Get some rest, little champion."
"Hehe..."
"What do you think, Ayako?" Tetsuhiro turned to her happily. "Convinced now?"
"Yes. I'm completely convinced. We'll do it your way, all right?"
"You also need to rein in your temper. No more yelling at them or cursing them out whenever you please."
"All right... a bet's a bet. I'm all yours now. Use me however you want."
Ayako slipped over and whispered in Tetsuhiro's ear, "Just don't break me, my king..."
Then she bit down hard on his earlobe.
"Hiss..."
Tetsuhiro's eyes rolled back in pleasure.
"I'll be waiting for you tonight."
Her hot breath lingered around his ear. Even after Ayako walked away, its warmth still rippled through him...
Kyoko came over and hugged his left arm. "Feeling good? You even tamed a beauty as fierce as her."
Keiko hesitated before hugging his right arm and asking softly, "Mr. Li, aren't the president and I your only women?"
"Hehe, my feelings for all of you are genuine. None of you