"You're really playing your cards well, aren't you? If you lose, all you have to do is treat us to a al. But if our ngting loses, she has to be your girlfriend? You're thinking too highly of yourself!"
Sitting next to Guo Rong and munching on snacks, Zhang Guo'er imdiately chid in upon hearing the bet between the two.
"Exactly, you're dreaming. That bet is way too unfair for ."
Liu i thought about it and also felt it was unfair.
"Then what kind of bet do you want to make?"
Liu i didn't believe she would lose at all—how could Lin Tian, a re stick in the mud, compare with a hunk like Ning Cheng?
Just a al was clearly not enough. Rembering a certain LV bag she had seen while out shopping with her friends, which cost over twenty thousand, she imdiately had an idea.
"If you lose, you buy an LV bag."
"Sure, no problem. It's a deal then."
Feng Jiabao wasn't short of money, and more importantly, he had full confidence in Lin Tian.
Guo Rong carefully tugged at Feng Jiabao.
"Boss, I've heard those LV bags are pretty expensive. What if Lin Tian..."
"Why are you always boosting others' morale? Lin Tian is sure to win."
Several girls, however, thought Feng Jiabao was just being stubborn with his words. There was no way Lin Tian could outswim Ning Cheng.
At the edge of the pool, Ning Cheng heard the thunderous cheers coming from the swimming hall. He beca even more proud. He saw Bu ngting, but she wasn't shouting his na, and her eyes weren't on him either.
Ning Cheng followed Bu ngting's gaze and found Lin Tian's position.
Looking at Lin Tian, Ning Cheng's face showed a hint of arrogance:
"I forgot to tell you Lin Tian, but before I started university, I trained with the national swimming team."
"So you were kicked out, huh."
Ning Cheng intended to intimidate with his revelation, but Lin Tian's response left him struggling to save face.
It took Ning Cheng a while to squeeze out a retort.
"Being strong with words is useless."
This ti, Lin Tian didn't bother to talk, instead he simply gave Ning Cheng the middle finger.
"Take your positions, swimrs, get ready!"
The referee loudly reminded the athletes to get ready, and those who had trained assud a forward-leaning posture.
This would shift their center of gravity forward, so when they dived into the water, they could achieve a longer glide.
Only Lin Tian stood still, hands crossed over his shoulders, not moving a muscle.
"Country bumpkin, I'm going to leave you half a lap behind."
Seeing Lin Tian like this, Ning Cheng was convinced Lin Tian had no knowledge of swimming. This ti, he was determined to beat Lin Tian in front of ngting, to show her that he was her true prince.
"Whistle—" The whistle blew.
Ning Cheng pushed off strongly, his body soaring into the air, like a javelin plunging into the water. Leveraging the diving montum, his body undulated a few tis like a dolphin, shooting forward like a flying fish.
His form was perfect, comparable even to world-class swimming champions.
However, at this mont, most of the attention in the swimming hall was not on Ning Cheng, but on Lin Tian.
Lin Tian's entry into the water was shockingly outrageous. He, too, dived like a javelin, but he did so standing straight up, jumping stiffly into the water.
A colossal splash rose more than a ter high.
"Hahaha, Lin Tian is too funny, right? He doesn't even know how to swim!"
Liu i couldn't help but laugh hysterically at Lin Tian's exaggerated dive.
Feng Jiabao's face darkened. So Lin Tian really couldn't swim? Now they were in trouble.
"Hey, look, Lin Tian's actually using a doggy paddle. Oh my, can he really swim faster than Ning Cheng with that? Feng, thanks for buying a bag. That's so kind of you."
Seeing Lin Tian resort to the doggy paddle after diving, Liu i felt she was sure to win.
Feng Jiabao's face darkened even more. It wasn't the money that bothered him, but Lin Tian's lack of spirit.
"Wow, boss, look!"
At that mont, the usually snack-loving Guo Rong suddenly dropped his food and stared at the pool with wide eyes.
Feng Jiabao followed his gaze and saw a huge splash moving at an incredible speed toward the turning point. If not for the human head in front of the splash, everyone would have thought a speedboat was racing by.
Indeed, Lin Tian knew only the doggy paddle, but his body was beyond comparison to ordinary people. Possessing the Ox Power Technique, his legs worked like propellers, creating huge splashes for extraordinary propulsion.
He quickly caught up with Ning Cheng and surpassed him.
Ning Cheng was swimming freestyle, just a dozen ters from the turning point. He thought that if he maintained his pace, he could reach the finish line before Lin Tian even made it to the turnaround.
Suddenly, a huge splash moved rapidly across his vision, and then he saw Lin Tian awkwardly reach the turnaround point, flipping over and giving him a smug smile.
"How is this possible? He's swimming faster than with a doggy paddle?"
While Ning Cheng was dumbstruck, Lin Tian had already completed the turn and, dog paddle engaged, shot off like a speedboat toward the finish line.
"Lin Tian! Lin Tian!"
A girl suddenly started shouting loudly—it was Bu ngting. Earlier, when she had seen Lin Tian's entry into the water, she too was worried for him, feeling ashad amidst the surrounding mockery.
At this mont, seeing Lin Tian actually take the lead with a doggy paddle, his swimming style akin to a speedboat, stunned everyone in the pool. Bu ngting imdiately jumped up excitedly and shouted Lin Tian's na out loud.
"Lin Tian! Lin Tian!"
Hearing Bu ngting's voice, Feng Jiabao finally snapped out of the shock from Lin Tian's exaggerated swimming thod and started to shout along with Bu ngting.
Soon enough, more and more people began to shout Lin Tian's na loudly.
Louder than the cheers for Ning Cheng before.
Without any suspense, Lin Tian easily touched the wall first.
anwhile, Ning Cheng, startled by Lin Tian, even lost his second-place position and ca in third.
When Ning Cheng climbed out of the pool, Lin Tian pointed his index finger at him and gently wagged it a few tis.
"You've got a long way to go!"
Ning Cheng almost slipped back into the pool in frustration.
He wanted to say sothing, but recalling Lin Tian's exaggerated speed, all he tasted in his mouth was bitterness, unable to utter a word.
"Lin Tian! Lin Tian! Lin Tian!"
The competition was over, but the cheering in the pool grew louder and louder.
Lin Tian spread his arms and waved non-stop, for at this mont, Lin Tian was the hero, Lin Tian was the star!
Bu ngting ran straight over and threw herself into Lin Tian's arms, without any hesitation.
"Lin Tian, you're really so cool."
"ngting, my little wife, since I'm this cool, shouldn't you give so sort of reward?"
Bu ngting's face turned a slight red, and suddenly she pecked Lin Tian on the face before running away.
In the stands, Liu i sighed softly watching Lin Tian easily win first place with his doggy paddle. She felt uneasy. As everyone shouted for Lin Tian, she quietly stood up, intending to make a run for it.
"Liu i? Where are you going?"
Feng Jiabao imdiately saw through Liu i's intention and blocked her way.
"I... my stomach hurts, I need to go to the restroom."
"Oh, then you should go."
Feng Jiabao graciously stepped aside.
"Boss, why did you let her go? She obviously lost the bet and is trying to escape."
Guo Rong, munching on snacks, watched Liu i's frantic escape and gave a reminder.
"If she runs, she runs. I'm not interested in a woman like that. Co on, let's go welco our swimming champion."
"Lin Tian, congratulations on becoming the champion of the school's selection trials."
The sports director, Shi Tie, was in charge of this swimming selection. He used to be a swimr himself but lacked the talent to achieve good results and ended up teaching at Wu'an University.
"Thank you, Teacher."
"By the way, you know the purpose of these selection trials, right? I hope you can help the school achieve a good ranking in the Wu'an City swimming competition."
When Lin Tian first got into the water, Shi Tie took notice and at first thought Lin Tian was shaming Wu'an University. But after Lin Tian showed his incredible speed, Shi Tie imdiately changed his mind.
If Lin Tian could win the Wu'an City swimming competition, it would reflect well on him as the sports director.
"The Wu'an City swimming competition? Is it a lot of trouble?"
Lin Tian then rembered the University had organized selection trials to participate in the Wu'an City Collegiate Swimming Competition.
He was supposed to help Chen Yixuan catch Luo Li, and if he participated in the swimming competition, he probably wouldn't have the ti to deal with Luo Li.
"No trouble, no trouble at all. With your speed, you don't even need to train. You just have to show up for the event."
Shi Tie, who beca a sports director without any swim achievents, obviously had so capabilities. He imdiately sensed that Lin Tian was the type of person who disliked inconveniences. Usually, the selected students were supposed to undergo organized training.
But Shi Tie directly made an exception for Lin Tian, one that required him to only show up for the competition.
"What trouble? Lin Tian, you must participate in the competition."
At this ti, Bu ngting appeared, having also won the first place in the won's group of the selection trial.
Sensing Lin Tian's reluctance to participate in the swimming competition, Bu ngting was naturally unwilling to let it go.
"Okay then, I'll participate. But just to be clear, I don't have ti to train."
"No problem."
Shi Tie assured Lin Tian, patting his chest.
"Lin Tian, are you really that busy that you don't even have ti for training? I get it, are you going to see that policewoman?"
"I've promised soone to help catch a thief. That thief is really bad, and if we don't catch him soon, he'll cause great harm to society."
Lin Tian explained to Bu ngting, who didn't continue to press the issue and let out a few humphs to let it slide.
"Lin Tian, you sly dog! Nicely done!"
Feng Jiabao arrived with a few people from the dormitory. Normally, two dormitories should have six people, but only five had co.
"Hey? Where's ii?"
Noticing that one of her dorm mates was missing, Bu ngting asked.
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