I despise each and every one of you equally

Lure fishing doesn't require chumming, as chumming only attracts herbivorous or pellet-eating fish.

Lure fishing, on the other hand, attracts carnivorous fish.

On the other side, Zhou Nianqian was also learning to fish, but as he learned, he kept sneaking glances over at Lin Mo.

Seeing Lin Mo standing behind Jiang Yunlu, holding her in his arms as they cast the rod, his fists clenched tightly.

This intimate scene was like a red-hot steel needle ruthlessly piercing Zhou Nianqian's eyes from a distance.

It hurt, it hurt so much.

He was absentmindedly listening to the coach beside him boast about fishing techniques, but his peripheral vision never left Lin Mo's direction for a second.

When he saw Lin Mo's hand resting on Jiang Yunlu's waist, he almost snapped the fishing rod in his hands in half.

A surge of nameless anger rushed from his chest straight to the top of his head.

Why?

What right did that man have to be so close to her!

"Young Master Zhou, Young Master Zhou? Look, just like this, reel the line in, and give it a couple of twitches..." The coach beside him was still chattering away.

"Shut up!" Zhou Nianqian suddenly let out a low roar, startling the coach.

His previous gentle and refined demeanor was completely gone.

He stared fixedly at the two people in the distance, watching Jiang Yunlu's bright smile bloom from a successful cast—a smile he desperately wished was his.

Ye Qiaolin's gaze lingered on Zhou Nianqian for a moment before she looked away, her eyelids drooping.

Ever since they were young, Zhou Nianqian had always maintained a steady and mature facade.

At the very least, he was much better than her unreliable younger brother.

But looking at it now, that so-called steadiness was merely built on the foundation that nothing had ever slipped out of his control.

Once something exceeded his expectations and plans, that mature disguise would easily shatter.

Ye Qiaolin had no interest in getting involved; meddling in other people's business was useless.

She just quietly played the role of an observer, her eyes occasionally drifting toward Lin Mo on the other side.

The atmosphere over there was completely different.

After Lin Mo finished teaching Jiang Yunlu how to cast, he slowly began to prepare his own gear.

He couldn't even be bothered to chum the water, casually pinching a bit of bait onto the hook before tossing the line out.

It was just fishing, when could he not catch anything?

He pulled out his earphones, naturally placing one into Jiang Yunlu's left ear and putting the right one in his own.

At this time, there were no wireless Bluetooth earphones like nowadays, so the two of them were connected by the earphone wire.

The sound of music isolated them from the noise of the outside world.

The two sat shoulder to shoulder, bathed in the warm afternoon sun, waiting quietly.

There was no movement from the fishing rod for a long time, but Jiang Yunlu's heart felt as if it were filled with honey, her happiness almost overflowing.

She gently rested her head on Lin Mo's shoulder, feeling the warmth of his body and the faint scent coming from his clothes, unconsciously humming along to the melody in the earphones.

"It rains all night, my love overflows like rainwater..."

Her singing was very soft, carrying a hint of a young girl's sweet charm.

As she sang, Jiang Yunlu suddenly tilted her face up, her sparkling eyes looking at Lin Mo's profile.

"I don't sing as well as Miao Miao, will you disdain me?"

Hearing this, Lin Mo couldn't help but laugh, turning his head to look at her.

"Well, Miao Miao isn't as good at badminton as you are, should I disdain her too?"

He paused, then changed the subject, his expression turning serious.

"Hmm, let's put it this way: neither of your grades are as good as mine, so I've decided to equally disdain both of you!"

"You're asking for it!"

Jiang Yunlu instantly broke character, both shy and annoyed, clenching her little fists and playfully hitting Lin Mo.

Her punches had no real force behind them; they were soft and felt more like a tickle.

Lin Mo didn't dodge, letting her randomly attack him while wearing a highly punchable smile on his face.

Just then, his eyes narrowed. Pointing at Jiang Yunlu's fishing rod, he suddenly gave a low shout.

"We got a fish!"

Jiang Yunlu's attacks came to an abrupt halt, her attention instantly diverted.

She looked down and saw the bobber on her fishing rod suddenly sink sharply. The next second, the tip of the rod was yanked down heavily by a massive force, bending the entire rod into an exaggerated arc!

"Ah!"

She cried out in surprise. Forgetting all about technique, she gripped the rod tightly with both hands and tried to pull it up with all her might.

With a loud splash, the calm surface of the lake instantly erupted into huge splashes of water.

This commotion immediately alerted a few nearby anglers who had been sitting all morning with completely empty keepnets.

"Holy crap! It's bending!"

"Look at how much that rod is bending! That's definitely a big one!"

A middle-aged man stared wide-eyed, his face full of envy and jealousy.

Another self-proclaimed expert stroked his chin, shaking his head as he analyzed the situation.

"Look at that girl, a total rookie! Pulling that hard, the line is going to snap! You have to walk it, walk it slowly!"

As they spoke, Jiang Yunlu was already struggling to hold on. The immense underwater force had her stumbling, and it looked like she was about to be dragged into the water.

Lin Mo reached out an arm, steadily wrapping it around her waist from behind, while his other hand covered the back of her hands gripping the rod.

"Don't panic, I've got this."

Lin Mo's palm was broad and strong. When it covered Jiang Yunlu's cold hands, she instantly felt a warm current flow through her entire body, and the panic in her heart subsided.

"Relax a bit, follow its pull."

Lin Mo's voice sounded in her ear, carrying a steady, comforting tone. "Don't force it, or the line will break."

He loosely embraced Jiang Yunlu from behind, their bodies pressed close together, practically teaching her hand-by-hand how to handle the brute force beneath the water.

Jiang Yunlu only felt a warm sensation by her ear. Lin Mo's breath brushed against her auricle, making a faint blush rise on her cheeks.

She tried hard to concentrate, feeling every tremor coming from the fishing rod.

The monster under the water clearly had a lot of strength. Every fierce struggle made the rod bend severely, looking as if it might snap the very next second.

"A little to the left, now reel it in!" Lin Mo commanded in a deep voice, his palm gently adjusting her posture and guiding her arm movements.

Jiang Yunlu clumsily followed Lin Mo's rhythm, sometimes letting out the line and sometimes reeling it in, her body swaying left and right with the movement of the rod.

She had never imagined that fishing would be such a contest of strength and patience, much less that she would be so invested in it.

The unsuccessful anglers by the lake watched with great interest, all standing up and craning their necks to look over.

Even the Old Geezer was staring from afar, hoping in his heart that Yunlu could pull the fish up in one fell swoop.

"This young man is pretty good, he knows how to teach a rookie."

"Look at that fish, it's got so much power! It must be around ten pounds, right?"

"I'd say at least fifteen pounds! If they manage to land that, they'll have bragging rights for days!"

Their discussions rose and fell, carrying a bit of the excitement of watching a spectacle, mixed with a hint of undeniable envy.

If Lin Mo asked them to pay five bucks just to pull the rod a couple of times right now, they would probably gladly do it.