Thirsty Skin - Chapter 39

Chapter 39 – 【The Department of Philosophy Does Not Keep Idle People】

【Wow! Really?!】

Lin Wan looked at Zhu Chizhou’s big hands with distinct joints and said hesitantly, “That will take up a lot of your time after getting off work. It’s too much trouble for you. I’d better find a coach.”

Zhu Chizhou kept pressing the screen with his hand: “I usually go swimming after getting off work, it’s not a big deal.”

“But teaching someone to swim is completely different from swimming yourself.”

Zhu Chizhou said: “I will also go into the water with you, teach you step by step, and protect you from choking on water.”

After a pause, he added: “If you want me to be passionate and gentle, I can do that too.”

Lin Wan looked at Zhu Chizhou, 【This is really hard to refuse…】

Zhu Chizhou’s voice sounded full of temptation to Lin Wan: “Do you want me to teach you, Mr. Lin?”

Lin Wan didn’t struggle much. Zhu Chizhou won an overwhelming victory in the one-on-five match. Lin Wan said, “Well, thank you.”

Zhu Chizhou took his hand away, Lin Wan deleted the words in the input box and typed again: 〖No need to help me find a coach, Chizhou said he can teach me.〗

Zeng Xubai quickly replied: “〖Ah? He will teach you? I am afraid you will be in danger!!〗

Lin Wan glanced at Zhu Chizhou, who was fiddling with his phone and not looking at him. He replied to Zeng Xubai: 〖No, he is a good swimmer, I’ve seen him.〗

Zeng Xubai said anxiously: 〖He is a straight man! Isn’t it dangerous for you to get too close to him?〗

Lin Wan was startled by the message and quickly turned his phone upside down on the table. He glanced at Zhu Chizhou secretly and made sure that Zhu Chizhou didn’t see his phone screen, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhu Chizhou opened the mobile browser and typed in the search box: 【Seoul Universiade 400m freestyle gold medal】 and clicked search. The webpage immediately displayed a full screen of results: 【Chinese athlete Zhu Chizhou won the Seoul Universiade 400m freestyle gold medal】 【Seoul Universiade Zhu Chizhou won the Seoul Universiade 400m freestyle gold medal】…

Zhu Chizhou showed his phone to Lin Wan.

Lin Wan opened his eyes wide.

【The philosophy department really doesn’t keep idle people.】

【Is there nothing you are not good at?!】

【Which window did God close for you???】

【You will make ordinary people like us feel inferior, okay!!!】

Lin Wan stared at the award-winning photo on the screen and said, “You are amazing.”

Zhu Chizhou said “hmm” and said calmly, “So don’t worry, I won’t let you get into danger.”

Lin Wan was impressed by his trick: “…Okay.” His heart was pounding.

【After getting home, I’ll watch his game video!】

【There should also be photographs of him wearing swimming trunks! I’ll saved them all!】

Zhu Chizhou turned off his phone and placed it next to Lin Wan’s. His forced calmness could not suppress the upward curve of his lips, and his voice was also full of joy: “Then let’s continue reading the information.”

At this time, the new message notification sound rang again. It was from Lin Wan. Lin Wan didn’t dare to read it. He held the mouse and looked at the computer: “Well, continue to read the information.”

【No wonder he has such a good figure, it turns out he really has practiced. 】

【Although the Universiade is not as good as professional events, it is still pretty cool.】

The scene of his first intimate contact with Zhu Chizhou in the swimming pool came to his mind again.

【When he came out of the water, the water drops sliding down his muscles were really sexy.】

【And he is really comfortable to hold.】

【If he teaches me to swim, I wonder if I will have the chance to hug him again.】

【I’m looking forward to it. I want to go there now.】

Lin Wan kept muttering to himself, but his English reading speed was not affected at all, and he was even able to communicate with Zhu Chizhou about the contents of the materials.

“Look here,” Lin Wan selected a paragraph of text with the mouse, “This material’s conductivity and elasticity are better than what we have now, and it looks like the cost can be reduced by 10 percent.”

Zhu Chizhou was peeking at Lin Wan, but he didn’t expect that this person with a lot of thoughts in his mind was actually doing two things at once while reading the materials seriously. He was slow to react and looked back at the computer screen: “Well, it looks good.”

Lin Wan frowned and moved closer to the screen to read the words carefully. “Oh, but it is still in the experimental testing stage. There is no long-term data support, so I don’t know how stable it is.”

Zhu Chizhou agreed: “Yes, this is a problem.”

Lin Wan suddenly turned to look at Zhu Chizhou and said suspiciously, “Why do I feel like you’re not watching seriously?”

The two people were very close to each other, and Lin Wan suddenly turned his head, so Zhu Chizhou didn’t have time to move away. At that moment, the tips of their noses almost touched.

Zhu Chizhou blushed first, “I was a little distracted just now.”

Lin Wan asked, “What were you thinking about?”

“I was wondering…” Zhu Chizhou looked into Lin Wan’s eyes and said, “I was wondering what time the swimming pool closes.”

Lin Wan’s breathing stagnated, and he had the illusion that he was being teased by this straight man.

“The last time we went to that place…” Lin Wan recalled, “it seemed to be open until half past ten.”

“It’s 7:40 now,” Zhu Chizhou glanced at the time in the lower right corner of the computer, “Are you going today?”

Lin Wan felt his heartbeat speed up. He turned his face back to the computer screen and said, “I may not have time after reading the information.”

“Leader,” Zhu Chizhou called him, “I would like to apply to see the information tomorrow, is that ok?”

Lin Wan couldn’t focus on the words on the computer screen: “…Of course.”

As if he couldn’t wait to set off, Zhu Chizhou covered Lin Wan’s hand holding the mouse with his big hand, operated the mouse to close the document, and then turned off the computer. Finally, he let go of Lin Wan, stood up and said, “Let’s go to the swimming pool.”

Lin Wan curled up the finger that had been touched and said, “Okay.”

The two drove separately. Lin Wan went home to get his swimming equipment, while Zhu Chizhou lived too far away and was too lazy to go there, so he bought new equipment at the swimming pool.

When Lin Wan arrived, Zhu Chizhou had already changed into swimming trunks and was waiting by the pool.

The room was brightly lit, and his tall, strong, wheat-colored body was particularly eye-catching.

Lin Wan walked along the edge of the pool in slippers, his eyes first falling on his shoulders and chest. He admired him for more than ten seconds, then moved his gaze downward to see his abdomen with obvious cleavage and the mermaid line extending sexily to the edge of his simple black swimming trunks.

Because the swimming trunks were very tight, the beautiful lines were still faintly visible. Following his lower abdomen, the prominent outline was… Lin Wan was suddenly startled and didn’t dare to look closely. He turned away with a slightly red cheek.

【What a nice body.】

【I want to hug you.】

Walking closer, Lin Wan stared at Zhu Chizhou for a few seconds, still feeling hot on his face, so he had to focus his gaze on Zhu Chizhou’s collarbone and said calmly, “Let’s get started.”

【My heart is beating so fast, am I going to get sick?】

The boy seemed a little uncomfortable, and after a moment of silence, he said, “Okay, let’s warm up first.”

Although there were not many people in the swimming pool, the two good-looking men standing together warming up were still very conspicuous, and many people were looking at them.

Lin Wan finished warming up under those gazes and said to Zhu Chizhou, “I’ll go get a float first.”

He took off his glasses and had not yet put on his swimming goggles. His cheeks and ears were a little red, and when he looked at Zhu Chizhou, there was evasion in his eyes, which made him look completely different from the usually cold and ruthless Director Lin.

Zhu Chizhou felt as if a piece of his heart was about to melt, and he lowered his head and said, “Don’t take it, I will protect you.”

Lin Wan hesitated: “But I don’t know how to do that at all.”

【I’m a little scared. I don’t dare to go into the water without a kickboard.】

Zhu Chizhou asked him: “How long have you not swam?”

“Well,” Lin Wan raised his eyelids and looked at the tall man, “I haven’t been in the water since you saved me from drowning last time.”

Thinking carefully, it had been almost two months. Zhu Chizhou asked again: “You have a psychological trauma because of the drowning incident, right?”

“No, I almost drowned when I was a child.”

Zhu Chizhou was stunned: “Did you fall into the river when you were a child?”

Lin Wan lowered his eyes: “Yeah.”

【On my eighth birthday, my parents, and I drove out for fun, and the car flipped into the river…】

Zhu Chizhou intuitively felt that this was the reason why Lin Wan’s parents passed away, and Lin Wan’s expression also confirmed this guess. Zhu Chizhou suddenly felt something stuck in his throat, and he couldn’t speak for a long time. An indescribable sourness rose from his stomach, making his chest ache. He asked softly: “So you started to be afraid of water from that time?”

“Right.”

“So you… you insist on learning swimming now to overcome your fear?”

Lin Wan said, “Yes.”

Zhu Chizhou didn’t know whether he should admire Lin Wan’s courage or blame Lin Wan’s stubbornness. How could this person be so harsh on himself?

“In fact, not being able to swim has no impact on your life,” Zhu Chizhou said carefully, “You can allow yourself to have weaknesses. Everyone has weaknesses. It’s no big deal. Look, I’m afraid of the dark. If you’re afraid of water, then be afraid of water. It doesn’t matter if you can’t overcome it.”

But Lin Wan was very determined: “No, I want to learn it. This way, if I encounter the same thing again in the future…”

【I don’t have to ask the people around me to sacrifice themselves to protect me.】

Zhu Chizhou’s eyes suddenly turned red. He turned his face away so that Lin Wan wouldn’t notice his abnormality. He took a deep breath and said, “Okay, I promise I can teach you!”

After saying that, he jumped into the swimming pool first. The water was quite deep, reaching up to his collarbone. He stretched out his hand to Lin Wan on the shore and said, “Come down.”

Lin Wan still didn’t dare to do so. He sat down hesitantly by the pool, dipping his white calves into the water. The cold touch and the floating waves made him feel uncontrollable and terrified. He grabbed the poolside with both hands and dared not let go: “The water is too deep. I’d better go get a float!”

Zhu Chizhou opened his arms: “It’s okay, I will hold you.”

【Hold me?】

【What a tempting bait!】

【But I’m still afraid!】

Zhu Chizhou smiled under the lights: “I swear on my gold medal, if I make you choke on a mouthful of water, I will eat the gold medal.”

His smile was so beautiful that Lin Wan felt like he was bewitched. He pushed himself up with his arms and fell into the water.

The sinking happened almost in an instant. The water surface soon reached Lin Wan’s chest. He felt his chest being squeezed by the pool water, and the overwhelming fear came over him again.

Before he could even utter a cry of surprise in his heart, Lin Wan closed his eyes tightly and was embraced in a warm and reliable embrace.