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"Young master, you're absolutely stupid! Not only can you not row a boat, but you can't even swim!"

"Waaaah, what a waste of this outfit! I spent so much money on it, and after only wearing it once, it's all ruined..."

In the car, Shen Lu pouted and complained while tucking her hair back.

Qin Wanqing, sitting to the side, was all smiles, her happiness practically written all over her face.

As for Ye Bai in the back seat, he had a long face and finally understood what it meant to want to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

After he suggested a romantic boat trip under the moon, Shen Lu was so excited that she almost jumped on Ye Bai and gave him two big kisses.

Although Qin Wanqing was calmer, her beautiful eyes were full of excitement, clearly eager to try this novel experience she had never had before.

Without hesitation, Ye Bai and his two companions began searching for a small boat to ride on by the lake.

Because the boat tours on the lake had already closed at this time, they searched for a long time and finally only found a small fishing boat.

This small boat was probably placed by the lake for people to take pictures. It had very little on it, but thankfully the oars were still there.

It was locked up with a big padlock, probably to prevent any unscrupulous people from coming to row the boat at night. If that happened, it would be a big problem.

Unfortunately, unlocking a lock was no problem for Ye Bai at all.

In no time, they unlocked the door and began their lake tour.

To Qin Wanqing and Shen Lu's utter surprise, Ye Bai, despite his enthusiastic preparations, actually had no idea how to row a boat.

The oar was wielded with great force and power.

After a flurry of activity, Qin Wanqing and Shen Lu found, to their amusement and dismay, that their small boat was simply circling around the shore, unable to move even five meters.

Just as Qin Wanqing began to question Ye Bai, asking if he actually knew how to row a boat, another unexpected event occurred.

In an attempt to prove that rowing was no challenge for him, Ye Bai exerted too much force and, instead of rowing the boat, broke the oar.

This wouldn't have been a big deal in itself; at worst, we could just put some money on the boat as compensation afterward.

However, due to excessive force, Ye Bai lost his balance and paddled himself into the water.

Then, something even more astonishing happened.

Ye Bai, that guy, can't even swim...

Fortunately, Shen Lu was an excellent swimmer; otherwise, this leading figure of the Xuanmen sect in the world might have drowned in this small lake.

"Judging from your usual confident demeanor, which makes you seem to have everything under control, I thought you could do everything except give birth! I never expected that someone as capable as you couldn't even do a dog paddle."

"How was it? Was the water from that lake good? Isn't it much better than our bottled water?"

Qin Wanqing smiled broadly, once again displaying her sharp tongue.

To be honest, seeing Ye Bai in such a miserable state, she originally didn't want to rub salt into his wounds.

But I just couldn't help it.

After all this time, we finally see this guy get his comeuppance, and the corners of her upturned mouth are harder to suppress than an AK.

"Please stop talking..."

Ye Bai covered his head with his clothes, finally understanding what it felt like to be killed in a social incident.

He grew up in an orphanage and later went to the Ye family, but he never had the chance to learn to swim.

After that, he went to guard the deep mountains, and so many years have passed in the blink of an eye, so he never had the chance to unlock this skill.

None of the mystical techniques he possessed could directly teach him to swim, and the result was predictable.

Fortunately, the lake water is not cold now, and there are hotels and guesthouses nearby.

Qin Wanqing booked a room for the two of them to take a shower and change their clothes, so they didn't have to worry about catching a cold.

"Hehe, it's a good thing you didn't go boating with Han Mengmeng. As far as I know, that girl doesn't seem to be able to swim either."

"Tsk tsk, if you two fall down, you'll really be a pair of lovebirds destined to die together."

"No, mandarin ducks can swim, but you two can't, so you can only go to the Yellow Springs hand in hand. It's not a bad story, is it?"

Qin Wanqing clearly had no intention of letting Ye Bai off easily, and began to bring up old grievances again in a sarcastic tone.

Ye Bai remained silent, because what the other party said made sense, leaving him speechless.

"Alright, you two can rest in the car for now. If you want, you can go in and eat something later. If you don't want to eat, you can go to your hotel room and watch TV. Just don't wander around aimlessly anymore."

"I'm talking about you, Ye Bai. Lulu is much more well-behaved than you."

Seeing that Ye Bai didn't respond at all and clearly realized his mistake, Qin Wanqing stopped pressing the matter. After giving him some more instructions, she went to the banquet hall.

It would be very impolite to leave early for the Admiral's birthday banquet.

She had only taken a short leave of absence; it wouldn't be good for her to be away for too long.

"Finally, I'm leaving..."

After Qin Wanqing left, Ye Bai finally breathed a sigh of relief, quickly took off his clothes, and breathed in the long-awaited fresh air.

"Hmph, although Miss is gone, I'm still here! Young Master, don't even think about sneaking out to meet that little vixen again. I'll be keeping a close eye on you!"

Shen Lu puffed out her cheeks angrily, looking both cute and fierce.

"...I already said, that wasn't a date, it was just a chat where everyone had their own ulterior motives."

Helpless, Ye Bai had no choice but to explain it to this stubborn little girl again.

"What?! Son-in-law, you've gotten Han Mengmeng pregnant?"

Shen Lu's beautiful eyes widened, and she exclaimed in disbelief.

"...Lulu, starting tomorrow, I'll teach you to read. Let's start with the 'Idiom Dictionary'."

Ye Bai looked up and rubbed his forehead, suddenly realizing that it might have been better if he had drowned and passed out earlier.

"No, I hate studying the most..."

Sure enough, upon hearing that she was to study, Shen Lu's face fell instantly, and she finally stopped talking nonsense.

However, this little girl was clearly not a quiet person. She had been quiet for less than ten minutes when she suddenly started making noise again.

"Oh? Look, young master, it's Ye Xuanyuan and that great vixen Zhu Daji!"

Ye Bai followed Shen Lu's finger and saw that there were indeed two people walking towards the parking lot.

It was Ye Xuanyuan and Zhu Daji.

After seeing the state of the two people clearly, Ye Bai frowned slightly, sensing that something was not right.

Ye Xuanyuan was perfectly normal, but Zhu Daji seemed to be hanging on him, unable to walk at all.

Moreover, her eyes were tightly closed and her pretty face was flushed, as if she had drunk too much, or even to the point of being unconscious.

It's not uncommon for scions of wealthy families to get drunk at banquets.

Strangely, the two left the banquet hall alone, without any of their bodyguards or drivers...