Chapter 68: Gu Liyu Is Really Frightening
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For Xiao Chen, he initially felt that this competition was not formal enough, a bit like a farce. However, when Gu Liyu and Xu Xingran showed strong competitiveness, he was drawn into the atmosphere. Even he didn’t have time to think about what he wanted to compete for.
In his view, he couldn’t play “Double Spiral” with An Lan next week at the swimming pool, but as long as the weekend training ended, he could invite An Lan to play anytime. Not only “Double Spiral,” but the world would also be fine.
Of course, being the only one with high intelligence on the field, he couldn’t perform poorly.
The problem was that in the later shots, An Lan performed too well, showing a trend of catching up. That was really unbearable!
Thinking about this, Xiao Chen suddenly felt that the sandbags on his arms were not a big deal. Following, aiming, and pulling the trigger were done in one go, unexpectedly scoring 10.7!
The assistant coaches were once again amazed; were these guys really human? One was more spirited than the other!
With this back-and-forth increase in total scores, when the last shot arrived, everyone became so nervous that they swallowed their saliva, as if it was the deciding point in the final of a major competition.
An Lan calmly felt his heartbeat, blood pumping, flowing to his limbs and body. The target emerged, An Lan’s waist and upper body followed, almost there… almost…
“Bang—”
Another 10.7!
The coach behind him excitedly hugged the assistant coach next to him, as if An Lan had already won the world championship.
The assistant coaches patted his shoulder, indicating that three big shots had not finished yet!
Although Xiao Chen belonged to their team, as long as Gu Liyu and Xu Xingran didn’t score below 10, An Lan couldn’t win.
The coach patted his chest, then turned to look at Gu Liyu with everyone.
Before they could recover, “Bang—” Gu Liyu had already fired!
This was too impatient! Too arrogant! Too eager!
But Gu Liyu once again set a new record for the highest total score—10.8.
He calmly put down the gun; with this score added to his previous lead, Xu Xingran would need to score 10.9 to tie and force a playoff.
Xu Xingran, with extensive experience, couldn’t be influenced by his opponent’s performance. His aiming and following were precise, and when it came time to pull the trigger, there was no hesitation.
10.7.
Destined to narrowly lose to Gu Liyu.
Xu Xingran lowered his eyes, smiling. When he noticed An Lan looking at him, he winked.
An Lan gave him a thumbs up.
Now, all attention turned to Xiao Chen.
Avoiding the bottom became Xiao Chen’s goal.
Watching him so seriously, An Lan covered his mouth and chuckled. An Lan was quite clear about what Xiao Chen was thinking.
Xiao Chen’s technique was stable. With the trigger pulled, the entire shooting range became very quiet.
10.6.
Such a score was very high in the competition, but today, he lost to An Lan.
“Uh—d*mn.” Xiao Chen put down the gun.
Xu Xingran generously patted Gu Liyu’s shoulder, saying, “You won.”
After that, Xu Xingran removed the sandbag from his arm.
They all took off the weights and competed for a few more rounds. The competition became increasingly fierce, with scores biting into each other.
Once An Lan got into the groove, his performance improved. In the last round of the practice match, he dominated and took first place.
“Little An Lan, quite impressive,” Xiao Chen patted An Lan’s shoulder, “We have to win the championship in the provincial league.”
Meaning they had to defeat the ace players Gu Liyu and Xu Xingran from the Mountain and Sea Club.
“Ambition is commendable, my friend, but didn’t you end up at the bottom in two rounds?” An Lan said with a tilted head.
“Well, you won’t find a stronger teammate than me.”
The day of the practice match ended. They had been sweating in their heavy shooting suits for so long that they were drenched.
An Lan led them to the locker room.
The locker room wasn’t spacious, and yet these guys insisted on squeezing together to change clothes.
Gu Liyu was on An Lan’s left, Xiao Chen behind An Lan, and An Lan almost suspected that Xu Xingran would be on his right if not for the wall.
An Lan peeled off his shooting suit, already sweating. His sports T-shirt clung lightly to his body, revealing the resilient muscle lines of a young man. Just as he was about to bend down, unexpectedly, Xiao Chen behind him exclaimed, “Oh!” He happened to be bending down to change pants as well, and An Lan, without warning, bumped into him. Xiao Chen’s head almost hit the cabinet.
An Lan laughed, “Serves you right! I told you not to change clothes back to back!”
Having said that, An Lan took a towel and a change of clothes from his sports bag and entered the shower cubicle.
He was about to lock the door when a hand pressed against the door crack, forcefully opening it without any room for refusal.
Instinctively, An Lan tried to push the person out, but to his surprise, the person grabbed his wrist and pulled it back. An Lan immediately recognized the strength; it was Gu Liyu.
“Are you coming in to…”
An Lan began to speak, but Gu Liyu suddenly turned his face and kissed him.
The momentum was too strong, catching An Lan off guard. He took several steps backward, and when the back of his head almost hit the water pipe, Gu Liyu reached out to stop it.
“Mm…”
Gu Liyu’s strength was considerable. An Lan tried to push him away, but Gu Liyu firmly held his wrist and forced An Lan to thrust his chest into Gu Liyu’s arms.
Gu Liyu’s kiss was filled with a sense of coercion, something An Lan had never felt from him before.
“Mm… Hmm…”
He was almost out of breath!
Perhaps sensing An Lan’s resistance or feeling remorse, Gu Liyu released An Lan, and the force on his wrist relaxed.
Thinking the other had calmed down, An Lan closed his eyes, took a breath, and was about to say something when Gu Liyu’s kiss suddenly descended again. It was more intense than the previous one, with a dominating force that quickly spread along the nerve lines, consuming every cell of An Lan. It forced him to surrender completely to this kiss.
An Lan’s legs seemed to lose their support, and his whole body began to descend. However, the power of Gu Liyu’s kiss showed no sign of easing. He lowered his head, continuing the passionate kiss, and An Lan’s brain entered into a blank state, tilting his chin upward…
He never knew that one person’s kiss could be so… powerful.
Just as his knees were about to touch the ground, he was scooped up by someone.
His chin rested on Gu Liyu’s neck, his heart pounding as if it was about to burst, completely unable to come back to his senses.
Not until the sound of water echoed and warm water flowed down his back did he suddenly realize what was happening. An inexplicable anger surged, and he pushed Gu Liyu away abruptly.
What’s going on!
Xiao Chen and Xu Xingran are outside!
With their hearing, how could they not know what they were doing? An Lan felt like he had lost the courage to open the door.
However, Gu Liyu’s hand pressed against the ceramic wall beside An Lan, and another hand was placed on his lips, making a gesture for silence.
Water splashed on the sports T-shirts they had hastily taken off. Gu Liyu’s broad shoulders and the defined muscles on his abdomen became clear.
It was almost like wearing nothing at all… sparking countless fantasies.
An Lan turned his face to the side and pointed at the lock on the compartment door, meaning “get out of here.”
But Gu Liyu remained still, just looking at An Lan. A certain emotion in his eyes was too obvious, like a branding iron pressed against An Lan’s throat. His heart, now out of rhythm, made An Lan too afraid to move.
The finger that was originally on Gu Liyu’s own lips gently landed on An Lan’s lower lip.
Although this guy had just kissed him like a maniac, now it seemed like he was exploring something mysterious, something An Lan had never understood. He delicately parted An Lan’s lower lip, his fingertips gliding over the seam of An Lan’s lips, creating a shivering sensation.
At this moment, only the sound of rushing water remained, along with Xiao Chen’s teasing voice from the next stall, “You two, don’t do inappropriate things in the shower. If you slip and get hurt, no one will sympathize!”
This “reminder” startled An Lan, who pushed Gu Liyu abruptly.
However, Gu Liyu remained unmoved, even kissing An Lan on the chin, like a reassurance with a hint of command.
It seems Xu Xingran really did “provoke” Gu Liyu.
An Lan exhaled, moved his wrist, and only then did Gu Liyu release his hand.
He flexed his wrist, giving Gu Liyu a slightly reproachful look: Bro, if my wrist breaks with your force, how are you going to compensate?
The corner of Gu Liyu’s lips lifted slightly, leaving An Lan momentarily stunned. Was this guy smiling?
Then, Gu Liyu half-squatted in front of him.
An Lan lowered his head to look at him, questioning him with his eyes: What are you up to?
What Gu Liyu did next completely exceeded An Lan’s expectations, nearly scaring him into sitting on the bathroom floor on the spot. However, Gu Liyu effortlessly supported his waist.
An Lan quickly stepped back. The shower stall was too cramped, and An Lan’s back immediately pressed against the wall.
The water-stained ceramic tiles were slippery, and An Lan couldn’t rely on them. He slowly descended, but Gu Liyu suddenly approached, shocking An Lan so much that he almost screamed.
Even in his wildest dreams during daylight, An Lan couldn’t have imagined this. He was at a loss, attempting to brace himself against the wall with his arms, but his body continued to slide down. His knees trembled more and more violently. Just as An Lan was about to sit down, Gu Liyu reached out and supported him again.
An Lan’s mind became increasingly muddled. The myriad threads of nerves seemed to be dragged by a force, suppressed by Gu Liyu, churning. An Lan’s breathing became more erratic. With no anchor, he finally reached out and grabbed Gu Liyu’s shoulders.
“Bang!” – it was Xiao Chen banging on the wall.
“Hey, An Lan! Are you still alive? Why are you two so quiet in the shower? Not even half a word of conversation?” Xiao Chen’s voice came through the thin wall.
An Lan’s heart instantly raced. He opened his mouth, struggling to squeeze out a few words, “I’m fine.”
“Well, it makes sense. Anyone who can have a conversation with Lone Avoid Yu for more than three sentences probably hasn’t been born yet,” Xiao Chen’s voice came through the thin wall.
Because Xiao Chen’s voice was too clear, An Lan realized that even if he made a little noise, people in the adjacent shower cubicles could hear.
An Lan reluctantly lowered his head, blushing so much that it seemed like he might bleed.
He tugged on Gu Liyu’s soaked T-shirt, pleading with him silently: Please stop.
But Gu Liyu intensified the situation. An Lan almost lost his breath, and Gu Liyu, freeing one hand, turned the cold water to the maximum.
Xiao Chen said, “Done showering! Come out! Let’s have a late-night snack!”
After saying that, he even knocked on An Lan’s door. The impact was so strong that An Lan felt his soul might leave his body.
Water flowed into An Lan’s nostrils, making him cough. Each time he choked on water, An Lan felt like he was dying.
At this moment, rhythmic knocks echoed from the other side, from Xu Xingran’s cubicle.
“Knock… Knock knock knock… Knock… Knock knock knock…”
Each knock was like scratching an itch, touching An Lan’s heart, tugging at his nerves intermittently.
Unable to endure it any longer, An Lan pulled Gu Liyu’s hair, fearing that Xu Xingran might discover them.
“I’m done too. You two… What are you two doing in there?” Xu Xingran’s last sentence was light and teasing.
An Lan knew he was being intentional. Could it be that Xu Xingran found out what they were up to?
Finally, when Xu Xingran left, An Lan bent down, biting his teeth, and hugged Gu Liyu’s shoulders.
Like a bullet stuck in a magazine unable to reach its target, and Gu Liyu’s final move allowed the bullet to smoothly load, finally rushing out.
All the strength in his body was unloaded. An Lan sat down, staring at Gu Liyu, who wiped his mouth with the back of his hand.
Clearly, it was an indifferent expression with nothing happening. An Lan felt like the cold water flowing on him had turned into a boil, seeping into his skin and burning in his veins.
“You…” An Lan originally wanted to say “crazy,” but the words couldn’t come out when they reached his throat.
This was Gu Liyu, who was always proud and indifferent to others but bowed his head in front of him.
As if nothing had happened, Gu Liyu stood up, took off his soaking wet clothes, revealing the tense lines of his body. An Lan’s heart palpitated for a moment.
Gu Liyu leaned toward him, stood under the water flow, and reached for the hook on the wall. He took out An Lan’s shower gel, squeezed it into his palm, as if nothing had happened, and started showering.
“Aren’t you going to undress?” His voice was deliberately low.
An Lan was going crazy; how could he dare to undress?
As soon as Gu Liyu stood under the water, An Lan quickly opened the door and fled. Water dripped all over him, and he opened the adjacent cubicle, rushing to turn on the water.
The warm water gradually calmed An Lan’s palpitations. He covered his face.
Gu Liyu, ah… he was really frightening.
After showering for a minute or two, An Lan finally realized that the clothes he had changed into were still hanging in the adjacent shower cubicle.
Forget it, he could just go out like this… after all, Gu Liyu had seen it all before.
At this time, the water next door stopped, and An Lan’s heart tightened. He felt Gu Liyu walk out, reaching his cubicle. There were two knocks on the door.
These two knocks, combined with the two knocks from that day in the KTV cubicle, coincided.
“Your clothes.” Gu Liyu said.
Very softly, like that day, with a hint of coaxing.
An Lan took a deep breath, opened the door slightly, and Gu Liyu’s hand reached in, holding An Lan’s waterproof bag.
An Lan took the waterproof bag, nervously thinking that Gu Liyu might open the door again, but this time, his hand was withdrawn.
Closing the door, listening to Gu Liyu’s receding footsteps, An Lan’s emotions finally calmed down.
When An Lan came out after changing, the three people were all bowed, playing with their phones.
Xu Xingran seemed to be browsing the web, Xiao Chen was playing… online mahjong, and said discontentedly, “I seriously suspect that the other three are in cahoots, plotting against me!”
Xu Xingran glanced at Xiao Chen, “Isn’t that obvious?”
Xiao Chen’s face turned ugly, ending the round.
Gu Liyu sat on the side, making it impossible to tell what he had just done. Holding his phone with one hand, he was replying to someone’s message.
“Let’s go.” Xu Xingran looked at An Lan and smiled faintly.
An Lan inexplicably felt nervous; he wasn’t sure if Xu Xingran knew or didn’t know, or if he knew but pretended not to know.
Even the phrase “let’s go” carried some meaning, although An Lan felt like he was guilty for no reason.
“Let’s go! We’re starving! Let’s go eat!” Xiao Chen stood up, stretched lazily, and then remembered something, “By the way… Didn’t Ye Yun say he was coming? Why didn’t he come?”
Xu Xingran answered, “He has something to do. But he said he’d treat us to dinner tonight.”
“Wow, Little Yun is treating us to dinner…” Xiao Chen showed an unwilling expression.
An Lan observed Xiao Chen’s expression and said, “Ye Yun is treating us to dinner, and you don’t want to go?”
“Little Yun always likes to have dinner in high-end restaurants, those places with a great environment, artistic plating, but you can never get full no matter how much you eat.” Xiao Chen rubbed his chin, looking at An Lan, “Why don’t we grab a quick meal first to fill our stomachs?”
This made An Lan burst into laughter.
“But when Little Yun treats us to dinner, I always feel like there’s something he wants to say. And the location he chose is the private club of their Ye family.” Xu Xingran said.
Gu Liyu stood up and said, “Let’s go.”
“Go where?” An Lan asked.
“Fast food, to fill our stomachs.” Gu Liyu replied.
“Lone Avoid Yu, thumbs up to you.”
The four of them went to the nearest KFC from the shooting range.
Because Above Cloud club is not located in the city center, the nearby KFC doesn’t have an exceptionally large crowd.
After ordering their meals, the four of them found a place to sit, carrying their trays.
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