Chapter 220
After learning where Shen Moqing was, Xie Mi was just about to head up to the watchtower to find him.
Halfway there, she suddenly heard Xu Shuangrong’s panicked scream, “Teacher Xie, look out!”
Xie Mi turned her head in confusion, only to see Xu Shuangrong riding an electric scooter straight toward her at full speed.
Xu Shuangrong’s face was filled with urgency and fear, “The brakes seem broken! I can’t stop! Teacher Xie, get out of the way!”
Xie Mi reacted instantly, dodging to the side.
But Xu Shuangrong’s scooter seemed locked onto her position—wherever she dodged, the scooter swerved the same way.
Xie Mi instantly understood.
This was aimed at her.
“Teacher Xie, hurry, move!” Xu Shuangrong kept shouting, looking like she was about to burst into tears.
She jerked the handlebars left and right, as if struggling to control the scooter.
At that tense moment, a figure rushed toward Xie Mi, reaching out a hand.
Those long, defined fingers were about to grab her wrist when—
Xie Mi suddenly turned into a raging bull, flinging both arms upward and roaring with full power: “Hyah!”
Bang—
Her raised arm seemed to smash into something, a dull thud sounded, and it felt like someone had been sent flying.
But that didn’t matter—what mattered was right in front of her.
She sprang forward like a launched missile, charging straight at Xu Shuangrong.
“Let’s see if your scooter’s tougher, or if my skull is tougher!!”
[Bro, is this a bullfight now?!]
[Impulsive type]
[I swear I didn’t zone out—how did this turn into a bullring??]
[My bet: Xie Mi’s skull. It’s legendary.]
Xu Shuangrong was nearly scared out of her wits by Xie Mi’s sudden madness. Instinctively, she twisted the handlebars and slammed the brakes. The scooter screeched to a stop at the side.
Xie Mi whooshed past her, stirring up a gust of wind.
Xu Shuangrong turned her head, shaken, watching the direction Xie Mi ran off. Her heart was still pounding.
If that had hit, both she and the scooter would’ve been totaled.
[Huh?? So the brakes weren’t broken?]
[Damn, I really thought there was gonna be a crash]
[See? No way a brand sponsor’s scooter would fail. If it really had, the livestream would’ve been cut instantly]
[So Xu Shuangrong…]
“She just wanted to raise my heart rate.”
Xie Mi stopped, turned, and looked at Xu Shuangrong.
“You said your brakes were broken, but I didn’t see you brake once. And your scooter head was deliberately aimed at me from the start. You were trying to scare me.”
“Unfortunately…”
She lifted her wrist to check the monitor, “…that’s not even close.”
Her heart rate was at 89—even after sprinting. And now that she’d slowed down, it was dropping.
Xu Shuangrong’s eyelid twitched.
Was her heart this unshakable?
It was true—she had deliberately staged this to try and eliminate Xie Mi. But in another sense, it was a test.
From her past observations, Xie Mi had almost never shown panic. In every heart-rate challenge, she was unnervingly steady.
That was dangerous—for Xu Shuangrong, who saw her as a rival.
In a contest, mentality was crucial.
She wanted to see how far she had to push to make Xie Mi falter.
[Xu Shuangrong: I thought I was calm enough. But her mindset is clearly above mine.]
[Xu Shuangrong: This kind of person who plays dumb on the surface but hides terrifying depths—she’s the hardest to deal with.]
[System: I feel the same.]
[System: Any normal person would flinch in a situation like this. She stayed perfectly calm.]
[System: It’s like she has this reckless disregard for life and death.]
[System: Terrifying. Truly terrifying.]
[Xu Shuangrong: I can’t just fight her head-on. Even the strongest have weaknesses. Maybe I should find hers first.]
Xie Mi blinked blankly.
Playing dumb…?
Xu Shuangrong, you got some nerve.
Rubbing the back of her hand, Xie Mi suddenly recalled—she had just hit something. She instinctively glanced toward the pool.
“Holy shit!!!”
Floating on the surface like a corpse—wasn’t that Shen Moqing?!
“Ol’—Shen—!!”
[Mr. Shen——]
[He saw Xie Mi in danger, rushed straight down from the watchtower to save her, and just as he was about to play the hero—Xie Mi decked him straight into the afterlife. Bravo!]
[And only now, as he’s drifting toward international waters, does Xie Mi notice him]
[Falling for a woman like an eagle—it’s Shen’s destiny]
[This scene makes me wanna sing: ❄Snowflakes drifting~ North wind whistling~]
Righteously, Xie Mi dashed into the water to rescue him. She was about to lift him up when her eyes gleamed with an idea.
She slipped one arm under his knees, the other around his back, and hoisted him up in a clean sweep.
“Huah!”
The tall, broad-shouldered man was suddenly cradled in a princess carry.
Third hugging pose—completed!
In Xie Mi’s arms, Shen Moqing opened his eyes: “?”
How is this both physical and emotional damage?
With her back to Xu Shuangrong, Xie Mi threw him a cheeky wink, then instantly switched to a panicked expression and bolted toward shore, carrying him.
“Help! Someone help! A young man’s fallen into the water! Hurry!”
The staff lurking in the shadows fell silent.
Teacher Xie, stop shifting blame. You punched him in yourself.
Thanks to the excuse of “rescue,” Xie Mi completed her secret couple mission.
Meanwhile, Xu Shuangrong, who had indirectly caused Shen Moqing’s plunge, stepped up with fake concern in front of the cameras, showing no suspicion.
Facing their concern, the “victim” Shen Moqing simply smiled generously and said:
“It’s fine. I had it coming.”
[At least he’s self-aware]
[Shen: What can I do? She’s Teacher Xie. Just spoil her.]
[A little sweet moment here]
The small interlude over, it was time to return to the game.
Xu Shuangrong was the chaser. Xie Mi and Shen Moqing were the hiders.
Now, the three of them stood together in awkward silence.
Finally, Xie Mi broke it.
“…Aren’t you going to chase us?”
Xu Shuangrong thought back to their unshakable composure, and fell silent again.
How was she supposed to catch them?
Seriously, how?
