Chapter 424

After picking up the light blue swimsuit, Xu Youyu looked at Li Luo and casually shrugged off her thin outer jacket.

Then she effortlessly unfastened the clasp of her shorts.

At that moment, Li Luo had just pulled out his own swim trunks from the suitcase and saw Xu Youyu, after unfastening her shorts, place her hands on either side and prepare to pull them down—he instantly shouted to stop her.

"Wait! Go change in the bathroom! Who just takes off clothes right here!?"

"Aren't we old married couple by now?" Xu Youyu winked at Li Luo. "Aren't we doing the couple experience? We've got two daughters already—still shy?"

"Go, go, go—get inside!" Li Luo pushed her shoulder, made her take her swimsuit, and shoved her all the way into the bathroom, then shut the door for her.

Yet the Memory Palace faithfully recorded every scene, causing Li Luo to still can't help but revisit in his Memory Palace the moment Xu Youyu unfastened her shorts and revealed just a sliver of Bingshan.

Hmm… still black.

Paired with the white shorts, it was undeniably alluring.

Thinking this, Li Luo paid his respects accordingly, then quickly stripped off his clothes and prepared to put on his swim trunks.

Just then, a faint sound of curtains being drawn came from beside him—Li Luo, mid-unbuttoning his briefs, sharply turned his head and caught Xu Youyu stealthily lifting a corner of the floor-to-ceiling glass curtain, peering out with her head, secretly watching him change.

Seeing this, Li Luo's face darkened instantly.

Even though Xu Youyu immediately pulled her head back, Li Luo hurriedly pulled the outer curtain completely shut, to prevent her from sneaking another peek.

"Hey! Don't!" Xu Youyu, seeing Li Luo pull the outer curtain shut, frantically yanked the inner curtain open and tapped on the glass. "Don't close it~ One glance won't make you lose a piece of flesh!"

"What if I watch you change your swimsuit?" Li Luo snapped, quickly pulling on his swim trunks and stowing away his changed clothes.

But inside, Xu Youyu chuckled sweetly: "Sure."

"I'm not pulling the inner curtain shut—I'm changing right now."

"If you really want to look, you can open it anytime."

Hearing this, Li Luo's breath hitched—he nearly lost control.

Especially when he saw the slender silhouette behind the light curtain, removing her clothes, tossing them aside, then placing both hands on her waist and sliding down her pants.

Li Luo swallowed hard, hesitating slightly.

But in the end, he restrained his desire, put on his swim trunks, threw on an outer jacket, and stepped onto the balcony to catch the breeze.

It was already 9:30 a. m., and the temperature was rising, around twenty degrees.

Though twenty degrees, the actual sensation wasn't cold at all—just wearing swim trunks and a jacket, standing on the balcony with the sea breeze, it felt like twenty-four to twenty-five degrees.

After gazing at the seaside scenery for a while, Li Luo stretched, then heard the bathroom door open inside.

Li Luo turned on the balcony and looked toward the sound, seeing a slender, voluptuous figure step gracefully out of the bathroom, leaning against the wall, winking at him and smiling: "Pretty?"

Xu Youyu had put on the light blue swimsuit; though not the most conservative one-piece, her upper body was fully covered except for a flat, pale Bai Xi belly.

The top of the swimsuit was fully enclosed, with not a single gap—perfectly to Li Luo's taste.

The skirt portion was longer than average swim skirts, styled like a slanted tulle skirt, covering roughly half her thighs.

"Put on another jacket—it's still a bit chilly," Li Luo walked in from the balcony, stood before Xu Youyu, studied her carefully, and nodded. "Very beautiful."

"Good. But I won't wear a jacket yet," Xu Youyu nodded happily, walked to the suitcase, and pulled out a bottle of sunscreen. "I remember Chanxi brought you a bottle too—take it out and apply some."

"I need to apply too? Unnecessary." Li Luo stared at the sunscreen in Xu Youyu's hand, swallowed hard, and his mind flooded with all sorts of scenarios.

"You don't understand," Xu Youyu rolled her eyes. "Qiongzhou City is tropical—UV radiation is intense. Too much sun will burn your skin, not just tan it. Just take it out."

"... Fine."

Li Luo pulled out the sunscreen Ying Chanxi had prepared for him, ready to smear it on randomly, when Xu Youyu snatched it away.

The next second, her own sunscreen was shoved into Li Luo's hands.

"Stand still, take off your jacket," Xu Youyu grinned, weighing the sunscreen in her hand. "I'll apply it on you, then you apply it on me."

Li Luo: "...?"

Seeing Li Luo frozen in place, Xu Youyu simply acted herself, yanked off his jacket, then poured a bit of sunscreen into his palm: "You rub your own face—I'll do the rest."

Saying this, Xu Youyu squeezed a dollop of sunscreen onto her palm and moved straight toward Li Luo's chest.

Feeling the cool touch of Xu Youyu's small hand, Li Luo's heart fluttered—he nearly forgot to apply sunscreen to his own face.

Thus, over the next few minutes, nearly every inch of Li Luo's body was touched.

When Xu Youyu pushed Li Luo to sit on the bed to apply sunscreen to his legs, she deliberately traced upward slowly from his ankles.

But Li Luo quickly clenched his thighs and covered himself: "Done yet? That's enough!"

"Done," Xu Youyu grinned, stood up, and tossed her sunscreen into Li Luo's hands. "Now it's your turn to rub me."

Hearing this, Li Luo leapt off the bed, turned his back to Xu Youyu, and hastily tugged his swim trunks twice to feel slightly more comfortable.

Then he picked up Xu Youyu's sunscreen, turned, and faced her.

But Xu Youyu had already obediently lain face-down on the bed, turned her head, winked at him seductively, and cooed: "Husband~ Please~"

That voice made Li Luo's arms break out in goosebumps, his heart trembled—he hurriedly said: "Act normal!"

"Hahaha~" Xu Youyu laughed merrily, loving how flustered Li Luo got when teased, kicking her bare feet happily—until Li Luo grabbed them and held them still.

"Alright, stop fidgeting—I'm starting," Li Luo took a deep breath, poured sunscreen into his palm, then fixed his gaze on the pair of beautiful legs closest to him, locked onto one, and placed both hands on it.

Admittedly, among the three women, Li Luo preferred Ying Chanxi's leg shape and Yan Zhusheng's length, but with Xu Youyu, he loved the feel of her skin most.

Probably because she didn't exercise much, Xu Youyu still had a slight softness to her body—not as slender as Yan Zhusheng.

Yet it was precisely this gentle softness that gave the most exquisite touch.

A slight squeeze revealed smooth skin and full, yielding flesh—undeniably addictive, impossible to let go.

Li Luo meticulously applied sunscreen to both of Xu Youyu's legs, and when finished, he felt reluctant to stop.

But he remained rational, quickly shifting his gaze upward to her waist.

Squeezing more sunscreen, his large hands glided over her slender lower back and the nape of her neck.

After finishing the back, Xu Youyu rolled over, letting Li Luo apply sunscreen to the front.

At this moment, looking at the extremely conservative upper half of her swimsuit, Li Luo unexpectedly felt a pang of regret.

If Xu Youyu were wearing that black, sexy swimsuit right now, and I could help her apply sunscreen…

"Hey, what are you thinking about again?" Xu Youyu deliberately lifted her knee and rubbed it lightly against his swimsuit, smiling mischievously. "You're not regretting not letting me wear that black swimsuit, are you?"

Li Luo: "... Not at all."

"You hesitated for one and a half seconds." Xu Youyu chuckled. "Clearly you're regretting it."

"No."

"The first hesitation, and even the second denial, no matter how firm, is just a feeble cover-up." Xu Youyu raised her hand and brushed her fingers across Li Luo's cheek. "Don't worry—I'll wear it for you tomorrow. And you'll have to help me apply sunscreen then, okay?"

Hearing this, Li Luo shivered all over and quickly finished applying the remaining sunscreen to Xu Youyu, then hurriedly climbed off the bed.

But Xu Youyu sat up, grabbed Li Luo's arm, pressed her face against his, and closed her eyes. "You haven't put sunscreen on my face yet."

"I applied it myself just now."

"You're you, I'm me." Xu Youyu urged. "Hurry up."

Seeing this, Li Luo sighed deeply, squeezed more white sunscreen onto his palm, and gently spread it over Xu Youyu's cheeks.

Letting Li Luo rub sunscreen on her face, Xu Youyu kept her eyes closed, feeling the warmth of his palms, a faint smile curving her lips.

When Li Luo finally finished, Xu Youyu immediately stood up from the bed and flung herself into his arms, kissing his cheek. "Thank you, hubby~"

Let's be honest… being with Xu Youyu truly delivered maximum emotional value.

Hearing Xu Youyu call him "hubby" over and over, even though Li Luo knew none of it was real, he still felt light-headed, floating.

He hugged Xu Youyu and couldn't help kissing her cheek, then said, "Let's go downstairs and take a walk. I heard there are plenty of fun spots inside the hotel."

"Okay~" Xu Youyu clung to Li Luo's arm, and the two of them slipped on the hotel's complimentary beach slippers and took the elevator downstairs.

It was nearly ten in the morning.

They'd spent nearly half an hour just applying sunscreen to each other—Li Luo had been dying to use the bathroom.

Finally stepping out the hotel's main entrance into the resort grounds, they first boarded the hotel's internal sightseeing vehicle, circled the entire area, and familiarized themselves with the routes.

The entire hotel was divided into two main zones.

One was their accommodation area—a massive curved building where all the rooms faced the sea, ensuring most had ocean views.

The other zone, larger in area, lay between the hotel and the beach, entirely open-air.

The sightseeing vehicle carried them through this zone, wandering everywhere, finally stopping beside the hotel's open-air seawater pool.

"The water here is so clean," Xu Youyu said, wearing a light coat and a straw hat, standing at the pool's edge and gazing out. The open-air pool featured a gradual sloping entry—no steps needed; you simply walked down the slope and naturally entered the deeper water.

Xu Youyu kicked off her slippers beside her, her pale, delicate feet splashing in the sloping pool edge, one hand holding her straw hat, turning to look at Li Luo—her smiling face instantly filling his vision.

Looking at the youthful, radiant figure of Xu Youyu before him, Li Luo's gaze grew hazy, as if he were seeing Sister Youyu from his past life.

Although the current Xu Youyu, still in high school, was slightly more childish in personality, in certain ways she was already identical to the Xu Youyu of his past life.

Only in terms of youthful vitality, she clearly had more than the twenty-six- or twenty-seven-year-old Xu Youyu.

"Come on, don't just stand there!" Xu Youyu waved at him while stepping backward.

The slope grew steeper; the water gradually rose past her ankles and calves.

Each splash she made sparkled beautifully under the sunlight.

Li Luo laughed and walked forward, kicking off his slippers, stepping into the water to chase Xu Youyu.

But Xu Youyu didn't want him to catch her—she shrugged off her coat, tossed it toward Li Luo, then immediately dashed deeper into the pool.

She ran while laughing. "Catch me if you can!"

"Throw your hat over too," Li Luo said, catching her coat and taking off his own, planning to set them aside.

"Here you go~" Xu Youyu removed her straw hat, shook her head to smooth her hair, then hurled it hard.

The straw hat spun through the air, zipping straight toward Li Luo, who caught it in one hand, then placed it and the coat together on a lounge chair by the pool.

Then Li Luo turned instantly, seeing Xu Youyu already at the pool's center, water up to her waist. He stepped firmly into the deeper water beside him and leapt straight in.

"Ah!" Xu Youyu was drenched by his splash. Seeing Li Luo swimming toward her with a grin, she retreated while splashing water at him.

But Li Luo had already put on his goggles. Facing her water attacks, he simply dove under completely.

Seeing the empty surface, Xu Youyu froze. When Li Luo didn't surface after ten seconds, panic seized her.

? C〇

When she felt a pair of hands grasp her ankles, she screamed, "Ah!"—and instantly realized where Li Luo was.

In a flash, Li Luo burst up behind her, wrapping his arms around her body, grinning. "Got you. What punishment do you want?"

"You cheated!" Xu Youyu pouted in his arms. "You can't just dive underwater like that—I didn't even see you!"

"There are no rules for this," Li Luo said, turning her around and holding her full, soft body tightly, savoring the pressure and closeness.

Xu Youyu didn't mind at all—she pressed herself even closer into his arms, humming. "Fine, let's switch. I'll chase you—I'm actually a great swimmer too."

"Alright," Li Luo grinned. "What if you can't catch me?"

"Then do whatever you want to me," Xu Youyu winked. "Whatever you want—I won't resist."

Li Luo: "..."

Even if Xu Youyu said that, Li Luo wouldn't dare do anything inappropriate.

But since she'd said so much, Li Luo nodded and smiled. "Then I'm off."

"Five seconds!" Xu Youyu released him, huffing. "And no diving—you'll disappear and I won't find you."

"Alright, alright," Li Luo nodded. "The whole pool, and I won't go to the deepest part where you can't stand, okay?"

"Mmm~ Fair enough."

"Then I'm off." Li Luo turned and swam away.

But he didn't go far—after a few meters, he stopped, turned back, and smiled. "Come catch me."

"You're gonna regret this!" Xu Youyu kicked off hard, swimming toward him like a fierce frog.

Watching Xu Youyu's energetic splash, Li Luo had initially planned to flee immediately.

But when he looked again, he fell silent, watching Xu Youyu barely swim a meter or two after flailing for ages, and couldn't help laughing out loud.

Then he slowly stepped backward, enjoying Xu Youyu's frog-style swimming posture.

It was just too much force, limbs uncoordinated, all strength wasted on splashing.

The only good news was, at least she wasn't choking, she could still swim.

It's just that speed…

Li Luo was merely walking slowly in the pool, and he was faster than Xu Youyu.

After swimming for half an hour in the pool, Xu Youyu had only advanced about ten meters; every time she lifted her head, Li Luo remained at roughly the same distance from her.

After a few minutes, Xu Youyu could no longer endure it, splashed to a stop in the pool, flushed and panting, cried out: "No, no more! I'm done!"

At this point, the two were already in the deeper part of the pool.

After standing up, the water reached nearly to her chin, just enough to support her.

Seeing this, Li Luo walked over smiling, chuckling as he came: "Who was it just now saying they were great at swimming? In those few minutes, I could've swum several laps."

"Hmph! It's just because I haven't swum in a long time!" Xu Youyu insisted, "I was pretty good at swimming when I was little."

"No matter how good you were, with this stamina, it's useless—you're already exhausted after just a little while," Li Luo said, approaching her with a teasing smile, "You really need to exercise more."

But just as Li Luo teased her, Xu Youyu's eyes flashed with cunning, she grinned slyly, then suddenly lunged forward, throwing herself into his arms and hugging him tightly: "Got you!"

Li Luo caught her just in time to keep her from swallowing water, and stared at her in disbelief: "You were the one who said you were done—how's this count?"

"All's fair in love and war~"

The water level where Li Luo stood was just a bit too deep for Xu Youyu.

After hugging him, her legs wrapped around him underwater, and she clung to him like a sloth.

While Li Luo wasn't paying attention, she kissed him on the cheek: "This time I win—this is your punishment."

"Then since I caught you once before, I should punish you too."

"Fine, a loser accepts defeat," Xu Youyu leaned half her face toward him.

"No, the other side," Li Luo said, "You haven't kissed that side today."

"Hmph, you're impossible," Xu Youyu turned her head again, offering the other half of her face for Li Luo to kiss.

Then Xu Youyu cupped Li Luo's face and kissed him again, and again: "I need to make up for this side with two more kisses—now it's balanced."

The two embraced in the pool, kissing each other endlessly—anyone who saw them would think they were a pair of passionately in-love lovers.

After kissing, they played a bit longer in the pool; Li Luo held Xu Youyu's hands and taught her the proper frog stroke.

But soon, Xu Youyu was exhausted again, clinging to Li Luo like before, her head resting on his shoulder, panting: "I can't anymore, too tired—let me rest a bit."

"With stamina like this, we're going to the beach this afternoon—are you sure you can make it?" Li Luo held her close, not the least bothered—instead, he squeezed her tighter.

Xu Youyu, worn out, whimpered in his arms, no longer had the energy to argue, only whispered weakly: "We'll rest after lunch."

"Then let's get out and lie down for a while, soak up some sun?" Li Luo pointed to a row of empty lounge chairs on the shore, "Rest a bit, then go back and have lunch with the editor."

"Okay~" Xu Youyu clung to Li Luo, refusing to let go.

So Li Luo simply kept holding her, slowly walking up the pool's slope to the shore, then placed her on one of the lounge chairs.

But after lying down, Xu Youyu grabbed Li Luo and pulled him down onto the same lounge chair.

The two squeezed together, water still dripping from their swimsuits, tracing paths down their bodies.

Xu Youyu lay on her side, one thigh resting directly on Li Luo's stomach, her head on his shoulder, fingers tracing circles on his chest; she glanced downward and grinned: "You've been like this since earlier, haven't you?"

Li Luo: "... Don't you think about whose fault that is?"

"It's all my fault," Xu Youyu patted his chest soothingly, "Then how about…"

"Hey hey hey!" Li Luo quickly grabbed her mischievous hand, stopping her from doing anything reckless.

Not to mention they were still outdoors.

Even if they were in the room, Li Luo still didn't trust her an inch.

If she got him all worked up and then left him hanging again, it would be unbearable.

After lying on the lounge chair in the sun, holding Xu Youyu until their wet spots dried, Li Luo said: "Let's go eat."

"Okay~" Xu Youyu obediently got up with him, hugging his arm happily: "Honey, did you have fun?"

"Mm, fun."

"I had fun too~"

Li Luo: "... So can you stop squeaking like that?"

"Don't you like it?" Xu Youyu grinned, "But every time I do this, you react—your body's more honest than your mouth."