Chapter 40: Sulking and Confusion

At the moment the watch fell into the sea, the two boys who witnessed the situation on the float couldn’t help but let out a light “Ah!” The sound wasn’t loud, but it was enough to draw the attention of others.

Lin Yuze’s expression was blank for a while. He didn’t expect this to happen and suddenly panicked, “I wanted to give it back to you, why didn’t you catch it!?”

“How could the vice president catch it when you threw it like that!”

A male classmate who witnessed the whole process angrily said. That action just now was completely intentional to throw it into the sea.

At this moment, Lin Yuze’s hands and feet were a bit cold. Regardless of who caused it, the watch fell into the sea because of him. Thinking that he might have to compensate for it himself, he quickly showed weakness to the young man, looking at him with pitiful eyes: “I’m sorry, Muzhou, I didn’t mean to, I really just wanted to return it to you, I don’t know how it just…”

Xu Muzhou’s eyes were red at the corners, kneeling on the float with his eyes looking at the sea surface, looking sad but unwilling to speak.

The commotion quickly attracted Fang Chuning and the others who were swimming and playing. Fang Chuning looked in that direction for a while, then dived into the water and swam over. When she surfaced again, she was right at the young man’s position.

“What happened?”

She wiped the seawater from her face and asked.

Xu Muzhou lightly bit his lower lip, his eyes dim, “The watch… accidentally fell into the sea.”

Seeing that he didn’t point him out, Lin Yuze felt slightly relieved. But he didn’t know that the young man’s “kindness” made those male classmates want to speak up for him even more, “He threw it down!”

A sweet-looking boy directly pointed at the culprit.

Gao Qiong, who swam over with them, was still nonchalant, “That’s simple, just make him compensate.”

“Ah Qiong!” Even his own girlfriend didn’t seem to help him, Lin Yuze really panicked, “I didn’t mean to! I just wanted to borrow it to look at, I, I… Muzhou, I’m sorry, I really really didn’t mean to!”

Xu Muzhou raised his eyes and looked at him lightly, his mood low, “That was a birthday gift from my dad, I’ve always treasured it…”

“Then compensation is useless, you figure it out yourself.” Gao Qiong said to Lin Yuze while paddling in the water.

Lin Yuze was so anxious he was about to cry, and he felt a hint of resentment towards the young man in his heart. If it was so important, why did he let him look at it? If he was willing to let him look at the watch, why wasn’t he willing to let him look at the brooch?

He pushed all the blame onto him, but still had no way out of this matter.

“I’ll help you find it back.”

A voice entered his ears like a lifesaving straw. Lin Yuze was overjoyed, “Right! You’re good at swimming, you can definitely find it if you dive down.”

This voice was really annoying. Fang Chuning deliberately said, “Since you dropped it, you should go down to find it.”

“I, I can’t swim…”

“Then don’t speak.” Fang Chuning put on her goggles, took a deep breath, but before she could prepare to dive, the hand supporting on the float was suddenly grasped.

Xu Muzhou’s eyes were deep, “The water is deep here, it’s very dangerous for you to dive down like this.”

Fang Chuning turned her head to look at the shore, then compared the distance they were from the shore, “It should be fine, I can hold my breath for a long time, it’s okay. If I can’t find it, I’ll think of other ways for you.”

The grip on her hand tightened a bit. Xu Muzhou shook his head lightly, firmly disagreeing.

Seeing them dilly-dallying like this, Lin Yuze got a bit anxious: “If you’re not letting her go down to find it, then I don’t have to compensate you, right?”

He had never noticed before how insensitive this person was. Gao Qiong gave him an impatient look, “Shut up, it’s not your turn to speak.”

Although Lin Yuze felt wronged, he didn’t dare to speak rashly again.

With her hand being held, Fang Chuning was a bit at a loss. Why didn’t he believe her? She was so good at swimming, there would be no problem diving down to search.

“Then, if we don’t find it back, will your dad be unhappy if he knows the watch is lost?”

Birthday gifts represent a kind of meaning, some people care a lot about them. Just like if she accidentally lost a gift from Fang Tianli, Fang Tianli would definitely be upset with her.

“As long as I explain clearly to my dad, he will forgive me.” Xu Muzhou looked at her, “Don’t go down to search.”

Fang Chuning nodded, agreeing on the surface but thinking about diving down to look when he wasn’t paying attention later.

But the young man seemed to know her thoughts, his gaze never leaving her for a moment. She felt a bit helpless.

He was really too cute! Especially when he was worried about her.

Despite her secret delight, she still dove into the water without hesitation when she found the chance. The clear sea beneath the surface was like another world, with goggles on she could see almost everything clearly.

Fang Chuning swam freely in the water, almost forgetting her purpose. Fortunately, it wasn’t hard to find. Swimming to the bottom of the float, the watch happened to fall on a flat large rock, the contrast in color between the two made it not easy to overlook.

After finding the watch, she swam towards the surface racing against time. Like a meritorious official, Fang Chuning eagerly found the young man’s position, holding up the watch for him. A trace of pride showed through her brilliant smile, “I told you I could find it for you!”

Xu Muzhou looked at the watch held up in front of him, not immediately reaching out to take it, “Didn’t you promise me you wouldn’t go down to search?”

This expression was quite different from the excitement she had imagined. Fang Chuning didn’t understand, wasn’t it enough to find it back? Why was he still unhappy?

Xu Muzhou took the watch from her hand and put it back on his wrist, softly saying to her: “Thank you.”

After this sentence, he didn’t speak to her again all the way back to the hotel. Fang Chuning felt depressed. Gao Qiong comforted her with the tone of an experienced person: “It must be because you promised him but didn’t keep your word, so the vice president is angry. Boys are all like this, just coax him a bit and it will be fine.”

“But I clearly helped him get the watch back.”

“This matter needs to be categorized. You promising him is one thing, you getting the watch back is another thing. He’s angry about you promising him.”

Fang Chuning was confused by her, “Then what?”

“Coax him, boys are very easy to coax.”

Fang Chuning really had no experience in coaxing people. In the restaurant, she ate while thinking, but couldn’t figure out anything. She felt she might not be qualified to be in a relationship.

In the evening, they had a barbecue on the beach to celebrate Xu Muzhou’s birthday. Fang Chuning occupied a grill by herself, grilling and eating. Gao Qiong couldn’t stand it, “You’re just eating by yourself?”

“You can eat too if you want.”

“No, aren’t you going to grill something for the vice president?”

Fang Chuning glanced at the lively direction of the boys, “So many people are grilling for him, he doesn’t need me.”

“Please, you’re his girlfriend!”

“No,” Fang Chuning lowered her eyes, having to face a fact, “We’re not actually dating.”

She raised her head and stated her guess: “I think, he might not like me.”

The previous misconception that he liked her might have been just because his personality was too good. The confession and everything were fake. If he liked her, why would he be so indifferent to her?

But Gao Qiong didn’t think so, “Anyone with eyes can see that the vice president has feelings for you, what are you doubting?”

“Then why is he still like this?”

“He might just be sulking with you.”

If he’s going to sulk like this all the time, it’s better not to date. Why can’t he just say things directly? The one who suffers is still herself.