The Most Random System-Chapter 708 - 364: At Least, Lin Li Awakened the Sleeping Lion_3

"Damn, who's so unlucky, why hasn't anyone picked it up yet?"

The more he thought about it, the more amusing it got. Before the old man could respond, Zeng Ziang couldn't help but pull himself up by the handrail to check out the swim trunks.

He saw it.

"This is hilarious, old man, these swim trunks look awfully like mine~"

Zeng Ziang said to the old man with a smile, glanced down at his own swim trunks to confirm.

Three pairs of eyes met.

Oh oh, he got it wrong, he wasn't wearing swim trunks at all, not at all alike.

"..."

Zeng Ziang: "☉v☉"

"..."

Zeng Ziang: "☉_☉"

"..."

Zeng Ziang: "☉^☉"

"Hey, damn it!! Why the hell are my swim trunks over there!!"

Regaining his senses, Zeng Ziang immediately covered his groin with both hands, looking at Lin Li, who, hearing his name called, was already up and watching him with a sympathetic look:

"Gurgle gurgle gurgle!!"

It's well-known that once you curl into a ball in the water, a few meters deep pool's buoyancy is totally insufficient, so when Zeng Ziang curled up holding his groin, he Titanic-ed instantly.

Choking on water, Zeng Ziang hurriedly surfaced, somewhat fearful, grabbed the handrail again with one hand, while the other continued protecting his groin, gazing at the distant swim trunks.

The pool was of standard length, a full fifty meters.

So, the swim trunks were at least forty meters away, lonely drifting along the waves stirred by others swimming.

If he could extend any part of his body by forty meters, Zeng Ziang, for the first time, hoped it would be his arm.

One arm is incapable of swimming, so he couldn't swim over, but fortunately, he wasn't here alone this time, so Zeng Ziang immediately looked to Lin Li for help:

"Lin Li! Help! Grab my swim trunks! Bro!"

Lin Li still looked sympathetic, nodded, went into the water to pick up the swim trunks, then came ashore, walking over.

"Bro, your swim trunks." Lin Li approached from the poolside, handing the swim trunks to their owner.

Meanwhile, the lifeguard on the stand in the middle of the short side earnestly spoke to Zeng Ziang: "Hello, sir, our swimming facility prohibits skinny dipping; please wear swim trunks during your next swim."

Zeng Ziang: "..."

Damn.

"Uncle, he didn't do it on purpose, there's a reason." Lin Li explained to the lifeguard upon hearing this.

Zeng Ziang nodded expectantly—Lin Li, quickly, restoring my dignity depends on you.

"It was after seeing your promotional sign that he decided to go skinny dipping, you can't blame Brother Ziang." Lin Li pointed to the building's wall inside the facility.

Zeng Ziang and the lifeguard followed his direction and looked over.

"Swimming in underwear is indecent behavior, let's create a civilized Nansang together, please don't swim in underwear."

Zeng Ziang, Lifeguard: "..."

After a moment of silence, the lifeguard roared: "That means to wear swim trunks instead of underwear! Not to wear nothing at all!"

Zeng Ziang: "..."

Placing final hope on Lin Li was despairing beyond despair itself.

Zeng Ziang laughed it off.

He did put on his swim trunks, of course.

Heh, on his head.

Now, Zeng Ziang felt the most shameful part of him wasn't the lower house, but the upper house.

...

Someone sat at the pool's mid-point edge, feet in the water, face covered with both hands, expression unseen, yet exuding a dejected aura, mirroring Lin Li earlier.

Of course, it was Zeng Ziang.

"Bro, are you okay." Lin Li, having swum a few laps, leaned against the pool wall, comforting Zeng Ziang.

"I want to be alone." Zeng Ziang waved a hand.

Lin Li was a bit excited: "You know Silence, too? Is it Tianhong's Silence or Qingju's Silence?"

Zeng Ziang: "(;☉_☉)?"

Weren't those names of two now-banned foot massage places? Why did this kid know them so well?

Nonetheless, this interruption made Zeng Ziang relax, he let go of his hands from his face, looked up at the sky, tugged at his swim trunks, and sighed:

"I'm really messed up, Lin Li."

"These swim trunks haven't been worn for too long; they became a little loose, and after I dived in, they split with me."

"Plus, I hadn't swum for so long, I'd forgotten what it felt like to wear swim trunks normally; I wasn't aware of this at all, which made it unlikely for a normal person to immediately detect this anomaly I didn't notice."

"I even was marveling today at how swimming felt so different, extra comfortable, damn it!!"

"This face of mine... I really... lost it completely."

"It's okay, it's okay, don't be too bothered," Lin Li softly comforted, "Life is short, just endure, and it will pass."

"Bro, the wheat has ripened five thousand times, your first time without swim trunks."

"That saying isn't used like this!" Zeng Ziang couldn't hold back but seeing Lin Li's genuine concern, he forced a smile, waved a hand:

"It's alright; after a while, I've gotten over it, actually, it's not so bad."

To be honest, Zeng Ziang even felt a bit grateful.

He bent over slightly, covering his mouth with the back of his hand, softly speaking to Lin Li: "Lin Li, let me tell you something."

"Hmm?" Sensing mystery, Lin Li leaned closer curiously.

"Women are made of water; this is not without basis!" Zeng Ziang solemnly voiced his discovery, lowering his voice: "Skinny dipping surprisingly causes a reaction! Whoever invented the term 'blanching' is a genius!"

"Lin Li, you don't know, later I noticed some old men looked at me with envy and reminiscence, thank goodness, thank goodness, my lion awakened, asserting my last dignity."

Zeng Ziang smiled lightly.

Lin Li blinked.

Why did he remember that more people's eyes were full of "damn, is there a pervert here, how is this even possible"?

Moreover, bro, didn't you notice there isn't a single female under fifty in the deep end now?

After his class leader finds out, he'll probably thank you.

But as long as Brother Ziang is happy, that's what matters most.

At least his thoughtful effort wasn't in vain.

"That's great then," Lin Li perfunctorily praised, then continued persuading: "Bro, since you've tightened the drawstring now, go swim, time is money, if you sit out here for too long, watch out for Bai Baihe's pop shot."

"Damn, that's such an old meme, and you still remember it." Zeng Ziang nodded; he had rested enough; with a push of both hands, he entered the water.

"I recite memes at a basketball court in Los Angeles at 4 a.m. every day, it's basic training," Lin Li chuckled, "This meme isn't old yet; I even know one from 2019."

"2019? But isn't Bai Baihe's pop shot from 2017? Isn't that meme even older?" Zeng Ziang was surprised.

Lin Li: "The meme is called Mr. Democracy and Mr. Science."

Zeng Ziang: "(;☉_☉)?"

"What kind of 2019 meme is that!"