AMTBYIGA Chapter 43
by VolareLin Sui swam in the sea for a while, and when he felt calm enough, he wanted to go ashore. Before he even got out of the water, his eyes were caught by something else.
Lin Sui floated on the sea, only his eyes showing.
Secret observation, glug glug glug (bubble sounds).
He saw not far from the beach, a volleyball net had appeared at some point. A group of young men and women were holding a volleyball and talking, looking like they wanted to play volleyball.
Lin Sui couldn’t help but swim a little closer, wanting to see more clearly.
Just then, Zhou Shan also swam over, and slapped Lin Sui on the shoulder in a carefree manner, curiously asking, “What are you looking at? Like a paparazzi.”
Lin Sui was startled and completely submerged in the water. After struggling for a long time, he finally floated up again, his hair clinging pitifully to his forehead. At the same time, he had a deeper impression of Gu Nian’s friend whose voice resembled a woodchuck.
A voice like a woodchuck, and the strength of a hippopotamus. Lin Sui sullenly pushed aside the hair blocking his eyes.
“Sorry,” Zhou Shan scratched his head embarrassedly. “I forgot you can’t touch the ground here.”
Lin Sui:?
Lin Sui looked at Zhou Shan’s simple and honest expression in disbelief.
Don’t think I can’t hear you secretly calling me short!
And can you even touch the ground!
Lin Sui looked down unconvinced. This was a shallow beach, the water was clear, so he could easily see his and Zhou Shan’s feet… They were actually standing on the ground.
Lin Sui stared at Zhou Shan with wide eyes, incredulous.
How could someone be so tall!
Zhou Shan was confused by Lin Sui’s gaze. Thinking that Lin Sui was angry, he quickly explained, “I really didn’t mean to. I’m just used to messing around with Nian-ge.”
So Gu Nian was this tall too!
Lin Sui immediately grasped the main point.
What did they eat to grow up so big!
Lin Sui didn’t give up, and asked, “How tall are you?”
“Me? 187cm, I guess.” Zhou Shan wasn’t sure. “I measured it in my third year of high school, but I probably haven’t grown much since then.”
187cm, third year of high school.
Lin Sui’s vision went dark, and he felt that even the sunlight couldn’t warm his cold heart.
He didn’t even dare to think about how tall Gu Nian was. He originally thought that his 179cm wouldn’t be much different from him even if he stood next to him in the future, but now… Hehe.
Lin Sui gave a desolate smile.
Zhou Shan didn’t understand why Lin Sui suddenly looked like he had matured ten years. He regretted his rudeness just now and racked his brains to think of a way to make up for it.
Suddenly, he saw the volleyball team on the shore, and had a flash of inspiration, asking Lin Sui, “Do you want to play beach volleyball?”
Lin Sui’s sad mood slammed on the brakes, his eyes shining as he nodded vigorously.
Zhou Shan breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand magnanimously, “Let’s go, I’ll take you to ask them if they can let us join. Let me tell you, my volleyball skills are no joke.”
Lin Sui followed him to the shore.
Zhou Shan was indeed a social bandit, and directly asked if they could join. Lin Sui, hiding behind him, was a little nervous, but unexpectedly, the group of young men and women agreed readily, even with some surprise. Several people kept waving and greeting Lin Sui.
Lin Sui was flattered, and the little anxiety in his heart dissipated. He enthusiastically said hello to them.
There were six young men and women in total, four men and two women. Adding Lin Sui and Zhou Shan, they could be divided into two groups. Lin Sui, Zhou Shan, and two other boys were in one group, and the other group played first while they watched.
Since the two of them joined later, the two boys who were in the same group as them and also their opponents were very enthusiastic in giving Lin Sui some guidance.
When it was their turn, Lin Sui held the volleyball, standing in the back row, repeatedly reciting the serving techniques he had just memorized.
Then he took a deep breath, and looked firmly ahead. Lin Sui solemnly tossed the volleyball up, leaning his body forward, accurately completing all the movements, and swinging his arm forcefully –
Bang.
The volleyball landed heavily on the ground, and at the same time, a figure fell beside it.
The entire volleyball court was silent for a moment.
The two boys on the opposite side were dumbfounded, their legs trembling slightly as they maintained their ready positions.
A few seconds later, a few exclamations came from the side.
“Are you okay?”
“Damn, who has water, quickly get a bottle of water!”
Lin Sui woke up as if from a dream, and quickly ran over to help Zhou Shan, who had been painfully hit in the back of the head by the volleyball, sounding like he was about to cry, “I’m sorry, I, I didn’t mean to, I thought the ball could go over.”
Zhou Shan was just a little dizzy, and didn’t feel anything else. Seeing Lin Sui so anxious, he comforted him, “It’s okay, it’s just being hit by a volleyball, it’s not even a concussion. I used to play basketball, and I was hit in the head by the ball every day, and I was fine. I’m sturdy.”
As if to prove that he was really okay, Zhou Shan nimbly got up and performed a set of mature male bizarre movements on the spot.
Fully expressing that he was really okay.
Lin Sui: …
It’s really hard for me to care when you’re like this.
The other four onlookers, the men and women who had hurriedly brought towels and water bottles, saw this scene as soon as they came back, and all lost their voices, and then unanimously put the towels/water bottles back in their bags.
The two boys on the opposite side also ran over at this time, twitching their mouths as they watched Zhou Shan finish a set of movements. Although they felt like what they were saying was nonsense, they still asked, “Brother, are you okay? Do you need to rest for a while?”
Zhou Shan shook his head, picked up the volleyball and signaled to continue.
Lin Sui spoke at this time, lowering his head so that people couldn’t see his expression at this time, but anyone could hear the guilt in his tone, “Why don’t I not play, I’m too stupid, and I don’t have any sports foundation, I might hurt someone.”
The six men and women looked at each other, somewhat hesitant.
Although they didn’t say it, that just now made them care a little bit. Although being hit by a volleyball is common, that person was so tall and fell directly to the ground, if it were them, they would have to go out horizontally, right?
They hesitated, but Zhou Shan did not. He just looked at Lin Sui strangely, and said inexplicably, “Why not play, it’s just getting started.”
Lin Sui lowered his head even more, “But I knocked you down.”
“You’re talking about this?” Zhou Shan suddenly realized, hugged the volleyball and laughed, “With your little strength, who can you knock down? I just got my foot stuck by a stone just now and wanted to lift it up to see if it was broken, but I didn’t stand still for a moment and fell down.”
Zhou Shan patted the volleyball a few times, and easily sent a violent spike, the volleyball smashed into the sand under high-speed rotation, leaving a deep pit.
“See, this kind of strength can knock people down.” Zhou Shan demonstrated.
Lin Sui: …
Although he knew he was comforting himself, why would he be a little unhappy.
Six men and women: Help! Where did the strange strongman come from!
Shivering jpg.
In short, this volleyball game continued. Because Lin Sui’s skills were not proficient, and Zhou Shan’s strength was too terrible, this time the two boys took the lead in getting the serve.
This time it finally started smoothly, Zhou Shan really didn’t brag, his skills are indeed awesome. Setting the ball is very stable, and spiking the ball is very fierce. Although Lin Sui is not very skilled and often flies when setting the ball, the combination of the two, one strong and one weak, can still play.
Except for the spike that was demonstrated at the beginning, Zhou Shan has also been holding back and not using too much force. Therefore, as they played, the two boys on the opposite side also forgot about this matter, and gradually got carried away. The game became more and more intense. The ball that was originally controlled not to hit Lin Sui suddenly lost control and flew straight towards him.
“Careful!”
Zhou Shan only had time to shout, the volleyball had already slammed into Lin Sui heavily. Just when everyone thought Lin Sui would be directly knocked to the ground, the volleyball landed steadily on Lin Sui’s arm, bounced up, and then flew towards Zhou Shan near the net.
It didn’t go off course!
Lin Sui’s eyes lit up, and he smiled as satisfied as a child who got first place on their first test.
The two boys on the opposite side looked at him in surprise.
Zhou Shan blinked, seized the opportunity, and spiked the ball without hesitation, scoring a point.
The game ended, Lin Sui’s side won with a slight advantage.
Lin Sui looked at the scoreboard and couldn’t help jumping up happily.
Won!
Although it was thanks to Zhou Shan, next time, he will definitely be able to win on his own!
Zhou Shan was also very happy, ran over in large strides, and the two gave each other a high five to celebrate.
“Not bad, that just now scared me.” Zhou Shan patted Lin Sui on the shoulder, looking impressed. “That ball was not easy to receive, if it wasn’t for you, we definitely wouldn’t have won.”
“Just lucky.” Lin Sui scratched his face embarrassedly, unable to bear the praise. After all, if it wasn’t for him, with Zhou Shan’s strength, it wouldn’t have been such a close match at all.
But even so, he still wanted to share this joy with someone.
Lin Sui said goodbye to the crowd, and couldn’t wait to run back to the lounger.
“Gu Nian!” Lin Sui lay on the edge of the lounger, looked up at Gu Nian’s eyes, the amber eyes flashing with stars, and bragged like a child, “I was so good at playing beach volleyball just now, I set the ball to the net in one go, and I won the game!”
Gu Nian looked at him, and gave a soft “Mmm” sound.
Of course he knew.
He had been watching him from behind ever since Lin Sui went swimming.
Watching him swim in the sea like a fish, watching him bicker with Zhou Shan, watching him communicate and play with a group of people of the same age, watching his joy after winning.
Gu Nian was happy because Lin Sui was happy, but at the same time, he also felt that there was an invisible thin film between him and Lin Sui. On the other side of the film was the fresh, healthy Lin Sui, who was always so loving to smile and so full of vitality. But on this side of the film, there was only pale, weak, and unable to walk him.
They were like people from two worlds, and in the countless days and nights to come, perhaps one day, this film would become thicker and thicker, until they completely drifted apart.
Gu Nian was so afraid of that day, but he couldn’t break it, he could only try to maintain the status quo and wait quietly. However, in this moment full of haze, Lin Sui abandoned the world that belonged to him, ran back excitedly, lay beside him, and asked him with a smile –
“Gu Nian, am I handsome?”
At that moment, that layer of film disappeared.
Gu Nian looked at the young man whose face was full of expectation for praise, and said very seriously.
“Very handsome.”