(Innocent classmates, take a quiet look and vote quietly. If you're purer than Ah Kiu, please quietly pass by and skip the last two hundred words.)

Li Yan wasn't lecherous, at most just glancing a bit, not daring to get close to the two of them, keeping a distance alone. It wasn't that he was afraid they'd really grab his JJ, but worried he'd accidentally lose his swimming trunks, which would really be a rogue move.

Yu Xiaodi's swimsuit was only slightly different in color and style, but both were bought by her mom, a one-piece girl's swimsuit, which naturally is less tempting than two-piece, three-piece, or bikinis. But the win is in covering two youthful bodies, making them still very attractive.

The swimming pool was just for the three of them, spacious enough. After swimming, splashing, and playing around for more than half an hour, everyone lounged in the water chatting.

Li Jie's hostility had already diminished, and this absolutely safe environment allowed her to relax rarely.

Li Yan expressed his confusion, "Comrade Li Jie, I remember you calling Zhou Yunfei 'Captain Zhou'. It seems like they're ex-soldiers; are you a soldier too? Are you returning to the army now? Or a cop?"

"Why should I tell you?" Li Jie rolled her eyes at him, not answering.

Yu Xiaodi cheerfully revealed, "I know this! Sister Jie is a bodyguard, a legendary Dongshan Mansion bodyguard!"

"Is it really that exaggerated? Can a woman be a Dongshan Mansion bodyguard?" Li Yan laughed.

"What's wrong with women?" Li Jie and Yu Xiaodi exclaimed simultaneously, forming an alliance to attack him: "Girls aren't as broad-shouldered or instantly recognizable as men, so they can better protect the target! Besides, Dongshan Mansion's leader has female members as well; even the leader has female relatives."

"Hmm, I completely agree!" Li Yan nodded with a smile, but he certainly didn't believe Li Jie was truly a Dongshan Mansion bodyguard.

The so-called Dongshan Mansion bodyguards are top-notch, selected from a million, with women having a hard time getting in. Only a real select few could moonlight as personal bodyguards. Besides, she said she was invited by Zhou Yunfei, and unless he too was a retired Dongshan Mansion bodyguard, he wouldn't have such influence or connections!

"Li Yan, I'm leaving tomorrow morning. Tonight's banquet should be safe; I'm entrusting Xiaodi's safety to you." Li Jie seriously instructed.

"Hehe, without rewards, just task transfer? I'm quite materialistic, you know." Li Yan laughed loudly.

Li Jie snorted, "You've nearly owned Xiaodi already, what more reward do you want?"

Yu Xiaodi blushed in embarrassment but didn't refute. Instead, Li Yan felt a bit embarrassed and explained, "Keep thoughts pure. Actually, Xiaodi and I are just pure friends; we haven't done anything."

That time in the hotel, she saw them pressed together on one bed, and today they were flirting publicly. In the car, they didn't shy away from intimate contact. Earlier, they were at it again… Believing them pure was hard for Li Jie! She didn't dwell on it further, continuing, "I'm taking that gun with me. Left with you, regardless of use, it'll only bring trouble."

Li Yan didn't mind but replied playfully, "What a pity, if it stayed with me, I might sell it for a good price on the black market."

Everything's about money, making Li Jie secretly disdainful. "I'm heading up now, you guys enjoy."

Watching Li Jie leave, taking a large towel from the changing room and wrapping it around herself, then taking her wet clothes down with her. Yu Xiaodi immediately maneuvered like a nimble mermaid to Li Yan's side.

Watching her figure revealed in the snug swimsuit swim around beside him, Li Yan's gaze followed intently.

"Hehe… Big perv, are you feeling regretful?"

"Swimming with such a beauty, what's there to regret?"

"Swimsuits! Ours are conservative; I bet you hoped we'd wear bikinis, right?" Yu Xiaodi got close to him but maintained about a foot of distance.

"Not at all, it's fine like this."

Seeing him unable to resist reaching out to her, Yu Xiaodi nimbly backstroked away, giggling, "Come chase me! Catch me, and I'm yours!"

Seeing her swim off laughing, as if she meant now, but Li Yan felt it had a double entendre.

"Hehe, your words remind me of a joke. A fat guy participated in special weight training, with a young beauty saying, 'chase me, catch up and I'm yours.'" As Li Yan swam over, he loudly recounted, "After a month's pursuit, the fat guy slimmed down considerably. He felt confident he'd catch the beauty, itching with glee. So guess what happened?"

Yu Xiaodi laughed as well, "In the end, the beauty was gone and replaced with a fat woman who said: 'Handsome, the trainer said if I caught you, you're mine!' Haha, should I find a fat lady to chase you?"

Laughter ensued as Yu Xiaodi got caught by Li Yan. He grinned mischievously, "Beauty, I've caught you now!"

"Then, I'm yours. What do you want to do?" Yu Xiaodi asked weakly, hugging herself.

"Uh… is hugging okay?"

"Hehe! Look at your courage!" Yu Xiaodi chuckled and threw herself into his arms, embracing him in the water.

They'd hugged many times before, but this time was the most complete, with only a single layer of swimwear separating them, feeling each other's body warmth and heartbeats.

Embracing like this, they both seemed satisfied, remaining still for a while. Li Yan felt very peaceful inside, as if merged with the pool, with the ocean beyond.

Yu Xiaodi, too, had no other thoughts, only feeling as though she and Li Yan had become one, a sense of secure happiness. Whatever the future holds, it doesn't matter now. What's essential is being together in this moment, entirely together!

...

"What date is it today?"

"Hmm?" Suddenly hearing this odd question, Yu Xiaodi was a bit puzzled.

"Sixteenth, April sixteenth. One minute before three pm today, you were with me. Because of you, I'll remember this minute. From now on, we're minute-long friends, which is a fact you can't change, as it's already passed…"

Yu Xiaodi paused, then burst into laughter, "Come on! Why imitate Wong Jiawai? It's really not your style!"

"Hehe, you caught me."

"Today isn't even the sixteenth." Yu Xiaodi said with a smile, still leaning against his chest, softly murmuring, "In that minute, I could feel you truly holding me, having me in your heart. I don't know if today will make you remember me, but I'll never forget it; at least we were minute-long lovers, and you can't deny it, it's a fact already passed…"

It's a good start; from a minute-long couple, she hoped to become two minutes, an hour… until finally together.

Li Yan tightened his embrace, holding the girl in his arms even closer—though there seemed no gap anymore. At this moment, he had no other desires, only a connection at the soul level. He could be sure, he's truly starting to like this girl…

Silence at this moment spoke louder than words.

Usually, at times like this, there's always a call or someone passing by to interrupt.

In reality, there was none because those who'd come here, at most it'd be Chen Mingying or Li Jie, who had just left, and Chen Mingying wouldn't rush over either. As for the phone, Li Yan's phone was already waterlogged.

The silence between them was broken by a light hum from Yu Xiaodi, and her small hand slowly slid down from Li Yan's waist!

"In your heart, who's closer, me or Li Jie…" Yu Xiaodi suddenly asked quietly.

Li Yan was speechless; this jealousy was too ridiculous, "Nonsense, of course, it's you."

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