This person really knows how to be reborn!

Chapter 39 A Little Bit of Hardship

After leaving behind Li Xingzhi, who possessed the innate divine body of an ox or horse, Zeng Cheng left the arcade and headed straight for the swimming pool.

Half an hour later, they arrived at the destination, and Zeng Cheng spotted Yu Baiwei at a glance—who could blame him when such a beautiful woman could shine?

At this moment, Yu Baiwei stood gracefully under the big tree at the entrance of the swimming pool.

The intense midday sun, filtered through the dense branches, became much gentler, spreading evenly across her body.

Under the clear sunlight, her features were so perfect that they were almost flawless. Her skin was smooth and moist, clear like cold jade, and her long hair was as soft as silk, with an excellent amount of hair and a sesame-like color.

If one had to use a flower to describe her, the most fitting analogy would be an orchid in a secluded valley, detached from the world and untouched by worldly affairs.

"Yu Baiwei!"

Zeng Cheng called out.

The beautiful woman's gaze quickly locked onto her only good friend, and her oval face instantly displayed a variety of micro-expressions.

This scene is as if a static photo has been transformed into a dynamic one by AI retouching.

The two good friends entered the swimming pool side by side and went to change into their swimming trunks and swimsuits.

When the beautiful Yu came out in her swimsuit, Zeng Cheng couldn't take his eyes off her again.

What a huge swimsuit!

What a white swimming ring!

Girls typically enter puberty around eleven or twelve years old, and usually stop developing and enter sexual maturity around fifteen or sixteen.

However, Yu Baiwei seems to still be developing.

For example, her Devil Fruit ability was clearly C-rank not long ago, but now it seems to be evolving in reverse towards D-rank.

Some people are indeed blessed by heaven.

It seems that the Creator would not be satisfied until she was sculpted to perfection.

Zeng Cheng, being a landlubber, naturally wouldn't dare go to the deep end, and still ate at the children's table. Yu Baiwei, on the other hand, was quite good at swimming, proficient in various strokes such as breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle, clearly having been taught by a professional coach since childhood.

She swam two laps in the deep end, then climbed out of the pool and lay half-reclined on the edge. Under the sunlight, her skin was as white as snow, and her figure was accentuated to its fullest extent.

Zeng Cheng has always respected Yu Baiwei.

So after Yu Baiwei came out of the water, his gaze never left her.

It's great, I love watching it!

After admiring it for a while, I realized I was wrong.

Yu Baiwei frowned, her expression showing some pain.

He quickly went over: "What's wrong?"

Yu Baiwei said, her face pale, "Um... I think I'm having a cramp."

"Your calves?"

"Um……"

"Don't move, let me rub it for you."

Zeng Cheng squatted down next to Yu Baiwei and began to massage her calves.

At first, I certainly didn't have any other thoughts; I simply wanted to relieve her pain.

After massaging for a while, Yu Baiwei's brows gradually relaxed, and she even let out a soft hum from her nose.

Zeng Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, but a restless desire stirred within him. So he gradually moved his hand from the lower leg to Yu Baiwei's toes.

He could swear he had never seen such beautiful feet in his life.

Fair-skinned and delicate, with perfectly rounded toes and even a perfect arch.

"Zeng Cheng, what are you doing? Stop pinching my feet, they're so itchy..."

"Don't move around. You're having cramps, which means your blood vessels are blocked. Science can prove that foot massage can clear the blood vessels."

Zeng Cheng was talking nonsense with a straight face.

Yu Baiwei couldn't bear it. She wanted to pull her feet away from Zeng Cheng's clutches, but because she had just had a cramp, she was weak and had no strength, so she had no choice but to let it be.

Soon, Yu Baiwei's cheeks turned crimson, like the most beautiful sunset glow on the western hills.

My body gradually started to act strangely.

Zeng Cheng's somewhat rough palm brushed against the skin on her feet that no one else had ever touched before, as if carrying waves of electricity that traveled from the soles of her feet throughout her entire body.

Unable to hold back any longer, Yu Baiwei's little foot couldn't help but exert force, and her foot kicked Zeng Cheng directly in the face.

Zeng Cheng was kicked so hard he fell flat on his face.

Yu Baiwei was startled and quickly helped Zeng Cheng up, asking anxiously, "Zeng Cheng... are you... are you alright?"

Zeng Cheng shook his head and said he was fine.

In my mind, I was thinking—why did she reward me?

After confirming that her only good friend was really alright, Yu Baiwei rolled her eyes at Zeng Cheng: "Were you really giving me a foot massage just now?"

Zeng Cheng, shameless as ever, replied, "Of course! And you don't need to thank me, we're good friends, it's only right."

Yu Baiwei's crescent-shaped eyes flashed with reproach: "Do you think I'm stupid? You were clearly playing with my feet just now!"

"cough--"

Even Zeng Cheng, who prided himself on his thick skin and unyielding nature, felt somewhat ashamed at this moment and, in his embarrassment and anger, chose to give up entirely.

"Yes, yes, I played it. It's fun, I love playing it, so what?"

"Uh—" Yu Baiwei seemed thoughtful, asking with a mixture of confusion and curiosity, "So... is it okay for good friends to play with each other's feet?"

"Absolutely," Zeng Cheng nodded repeatedly, "otherwise, how could we call each other good friends?"

Another hour later, the two good friends, whose revolutionary friendship had become even stronger, walked out of the swimming pool side by side.

Zeng Cheng's stomach started growling after he had only taken a few steps.

He just grabbed a quick lunch today; it was the work lunch he ate at the arcade.

The portions are large and filling, but the taste is not even as good as the school cafeteria.

In addition, the weather is hot and dry.

I didn't eat more than a few bites.

As we all know, swimming is a very physically demanding activity.

After swimming, Zeng Cheng was logically extremely hungry.

Yu Baiwei heard this and, blinking her eyes, said, "Your stomach is rumbling."

"Because I'm hungry, sigh—" Zeng Cheng said with a sigh, "As expected, honesty, reliability, humor, wit, gentleness, kindness, justice, handsomeness, intelligence, thoughtfulness, steadiness, resilience, optimism, and open-mindedness... none of these can fill an empty stomach."

Yu Baiwei rolled her eyes at someone: "Zeng Cheng, you're so shameless!"

Zeng Cheng continued to sigh: "Student Yu, actually I used to be quite shy, until I experienced some hardships."

Yu Baiwei tilted her head, her crescent-shaped eyes full of curiosity: "What frost and snow?"

Zeng Cheng recalled: "I once commented that our English teacher had a particularly big butt, and the English teacher heard me on the spot."

Yu Baiwei: "..."

Zeng Cheng continued, "When I was in junior high school, I wrote a cringey novel where the male protagonist could transform into Ultraman and team up with Pleasant Goat and Doraemon to rescue Snow White. It took up two whole notebooks. I never expected that my mom would take it out and show it to dozens of my relatives during the Chinese New Year."

Yu Baiwei couldn't stop laughing.

"Zeng Cheng, it seems that being thick-skinned has its advantages. If it were me, I would have been too ashamed to face anyone after going through all these hardships."

At this point, she suddenly got a little angry and pouted her rosy little lips.

"It's not even a matter of whether you're shameless or not, you're clearly a big liar!"

"How am I a big liar?"

"I just checked, and even good friends shouldn't play with each other's feet."

"..."

This is a bit embarrassing.

Zeng Cheng was hoping to use his extraordinary wisdom to fool the girl and let the matter drop.

Yu Baiwei changed the subject, her cheeks slightly flushed, and said, "But—if you really want to play, occasionally—I can still let you play."

Looking into Yu Baiwei's clear, crescent-shaped eyes, Zeng Cheng couldn't tell whether the girl was serious or just teasing him.

Since Zeng Cheng's stomach was rumbling, the two decided to go to the pedestrian street not far from the swimming pool to get something to eat.

As Yu Baiwei walked, she suddenly stopped.

Zeng Cheng noticed and turned around to ask her what was wrong.

After biting her lip, the beautiful Yu stretched out her small hand and said sweetly, "Hold my hand!"