Lin Yi said in all seriousness, "I feel like you might become a rather special kind of 'student.'"
"And whose fault is that?" Li Huiyuan grumbled, though she did not seem particularly displeased.
Before they knew it, the two had arrived at the Swimming Hall.
"I'll head in first, then. See you by the Swimming Pool~" Li Huiyuan waved at Lin Yi, took a deep sniff, and only then headed toward the Women’s Changing Room.
Lin Yi thought for a moment, looked down at his watch, then turned and entered the Men's Changing Room.
Nothing went wrong while he changed into his swimsuit this time. It went unusually smoothly, leaving Lin Yi with a dreamlike sense of unreality.
He passed through the curtain of water and arrived by the Swimming Pool, then glanced at the Grandfather Clock on the wall.
16:26.
He looked toward the Women’s Changing Room. Li Huiyuan was taking a little longer to change and had yet to come out.
Lin Yi walked to a spot closer to the Women’s Changing Room so Li Huiyuan would see him as soon as she came out. Boss would, too, of course.
Once there, Lin Yi scanned the Swimming Hall. Quite a few athlete students were swimming, but he still saw no sign of Wei Liang.
"How strange. Where did Liangzi go?" Lin Yi could not help muttering.
Neither Wei Liang nor Xia Lian was in the Swimming Hall.
These two people, both of whom had openly put swimming on the agenda, were nowhere to be seen in the Swimming Hall, as though they were playing some little game all their own.
But then again... a strange look crossed Lin Yi's face. Wasn't this another kind of unspoken understanding between Liangzi and Xia Lian?
Li Huiyuan had yet to arrive,