After changing into cooler clothes, Liu Ming returned to the first-floor hall and was relieved to see that Shinji and the others were still properly dressed.
To be honest, he wasn't sure if staying here was a good idea. Tohru and the others were fine; they probably wouldn't care at all.
But girls like Tadokoro Megumi and Sora were very innocent. If they encountered an unexpected situation, he wasn't sure if their hearts could handle it.
Those few people were good people, but their special habits were unbearable for him.
When he was learning to dive, he was often tricked by them.
Recalling all the past events, it was full of embarrassing history.
"Sigh~" Liu Ming couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"Liu Ming, what are you standing there for? Come and play with us." Shinji waved at Liu Ming.
Liu Ming didn't refuse this time and walked straight over.
He didn't actually play rock-paper-scissors with them, as that was naked rock-paper-scissors. He asked curiously, "Isn't it Summer Vacation now? Why are you still here?"
"We're back for club practice," Jiro replied, simultaneously taking out a drink that resembled oolong tea and pushing it in front of Liu Ming.
Liu Ming raised his eyebrows, looking at Jiro.
Jiro showed a hearty smile.
Liu Ming didn't speak. He picked up a lighter from the table and gently sparked some flames towards the drink.
Then, the 'oolong tea' actually burst into a flame.
"Heh heh," Liu Ming let out a cold laugh.
"You're so uncute! You weren't this cunning before." Jiro slammed the table, looking troubled.
"I'm older than you guys; you should call me senior."
"I was the one who taught you to dive, so I'm the senior!" Shinji immediately retorted.
"The one who taught me was Chisa, not you," Liu Ming said disdainfully.
"Well, I helped too!" Shinji argued, unwilling to give up.
"You yourself said you only helped a little. The most important person was still Chisa."
"Heh heh~~~" Jiro suddenly let out a strange laugh.
"What are you laughing at?" Liu Ming was puzzled.
"You still dare to mention Chisa? She's been angry for a long time, you know." Shinji stopped arguing with Liu Ming and instead seemed a little gleeful.
"Angry? Angry at whom?" Liu Ming was stunned. He didn't understand what this had to do with him.
"Of course, it's you! You left without saying goodbye back then, and she's never forgotten it. You'd better pray now that when she comes back, she won't be too harsh."
Shinji and Jiro looked at Liu Ming with strange expressions, as if saying, 'You're on your own.'
"Hey, hey, hey, this has nothing to do with me, right? She was out on business back then and wasn't here. What could I do? You can't just not let me leave, right?" Liu Ming indicated that he wouldn't take the blame for this.
"What's the use of telling me all this? What's important is what Chisa herself thinks, hahaha."
"It's okay, let's drink. Once we're drunk, we won't be afraid." Jiro seemed unwilling to give up until Liu Ming was drunk, constantly urging him to drink.
Jiro took out a bottle of alcohol and handed it to Liu Ming.
Liu Ming took it and turned the bottle to the side with the label. A large '90% alcohol content' appeared before his eyes. Was this drinking alcohol or drinking pure alcohol?
"Do you want to kill someone?" Liu Ming glared at him, then tossed the bottle back to him.
Amidst their playful banter, the people from the second floor came down one by one. The first to descend was Tohru, with Kanna following closely behind her.
She came down and immediately hugged Liu Ming's arm. "Xiao Ming, let's go to the beach to play."
"No rush, let's wait until everyone is here, then we'll go together." Liu Ming tugged at his arm, and finding he couldn't pull it free, he gave up.
Tohru didn't insist either. She just sat next to him, still hugging him.
"Liu Ming, is this your girlfriend? She's very pretty, you know." Shinji looked Tohru up and down for a while, then said with a chuckle.
"You can tell? Hehe." Tohru smiled shyly and didn't object.
Liu Ming couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Just as he was about to say something, the others from upstairs also came down one after another.
Each of them had changed into their carefully selected clothes.
"Ta-da-da~~" Miyu came in front of Liu Ming and spun around gracefully a few times.
"Xiao Ming Ge, how do I look in this outfit?"
"You're absolutely adorable; it really suits you," Liu Ming praised without hesitation.
Miyu's face immediately lit up with a smile after hearing that.
Sora and Tadokoro Megumi's clothes were more conservative, yet they highlighted their purity. Elma, like Tohru, was daring, wearing only a swimsuit.
Her perfect figure was revealed without reservation.
"Everyone's here, right? Then let's go to the beach to play." Liu Ming said to Shinji and the others, then took Xiao Hina's small hand and led the group towards the beach.