It's time to embark on a new journey

The cost of diving was indeed not cheap. Because of this, many refined girls who went diving often had to show it off online.

In fact, any sport worth showing off had this characteristic: it had to have at least a certain barrier to entry.

It sounded a bit shallow, but unfortunately, there were mostly shallow people in this world. Su Bai admitted that he was also a shallow person; he liked luxurious things, delicious food, and beautiful girls who were deeply affectionate towards him without being dramatic.

Su Bai thought for a moment and said, "Of course. However, I don't have a license. I plan to get a diving license, so Xia can help me contact a familiar instructor."

Even though the System had already granted Su Bai perfect-level technical diving skills, entering specific waters still required a nationally recognized professional certificate. This meant he had to find a qualified diving instructor to learn from.

Anyway, when the instructor saw Su Bai's level, they would definitely help him speed up the process. He figured he could get the license just by breezing through the required hours.

When the time came, he could go diving in many fun waters.

A complete plan instantly formed in Su Bai's head.

Hearing this, Xia Lin paused for a moment and said, "Ah, a familiar instructor... I do know one. However, the instructor I know mainly operates over in Shanghai."

"No problem. The facilities over there are also more comprehensive. Anyway, winter break is starting soon. I'll go to Shanghai to play after my exams."

"Really? You want to go on a trip to Shanghai?"

"Yeah." This was actually in Su Bai's plans, he just hadn't decided when to go before.

After all, it was a top-tier city with plenty of fun things to do and a wide variety of luxury consumption options.

Take the Japanese food Su Bai loved, for example. In Shanghai, you could find those very expensive restaurants where the sourcing of ingredients, or the chef's techniques and taste, were all unique.

Not to mention other aspects of consumption; many niche experiences could find great venues in Shanghai.

It was a perfect opportunity to use the newly unlocked perfect-level technical diving skill and take advantage of the winter break to have some fun in Shanghai.

It was time to embark on a new journey!

"That's great then. You just go, and I'll arrange everything for you," Xia Lin said, quite excited. "From hotels to transportation, I'll get it all sorted for you."

"That won't be necessary. I'll book the hotel myself."

"Oh? What, do you want to hide things from me and secretly do bad things?"

Xia Lin pinched Su Bai's cheek, pretending to be angry. However, her acting skills were really not that good, or perhaps she was just too gentle and her maternal radiance was too strong. When she pretended to be angry, it was pure coy teasing, which completely failed to intimidate the thick-skinned Su Bai.

Su Bai said righteously, "What bad things? I definitely want to experience a few more hotels. Some internationally renowned ultra-luxury hotels are only available in Beijing and Shanghai. I wouldn't even have the chance to spend that kind of money in Jiangcheng."

This was true. In fact, many ultra-high-end consumptions followed this logic, only opening stores in tier-one cities because the wealthy were concentrated in big cities. Tier-two cities were prosperous enough for ordinary people, but they didn't necessarily have that many rich big shots.

Xia Lin, however, relentlessly continued to tease him: "Hmph, I think you've finally gotten away from your female confidantes and want to order a few fresh young models to have some fun."

"How could young models compare to Xia? When the time comes, I'll definitely rely mainly on Xia to solve my problems. If Xia has any suitable besties to introduce to me, I wouldn't mind either."

"...Honestly, you guy, your head is full of weird things!"

Xia Lin was truly speechless.

To say such things with such a shameless, calm face.

This guy's level of universal love was truly beyond what an ordinary man could compare to.

She couldn't help but hug Su Bai tightly, leaning close to his face with a resentful look: "Cuddling with me, yet your head is already starting to think about other women."

"Not at all. At least when I'm alone with someone, I'm focused on what's in front of me. If you don't believe me, Xia, you can feel it."

Feel what?

Xia Lin's brain short-circuited for a moment, and then immediately, a blush crept up her cheeks.

Honestly, maybe women in love just easily become stupid. She actually had to process such an obvious answer.

Seeing Xia Lin's gaze begin to blur, Su Bai immediately leaned closer to her.

Post-dinner digestion activities needed to be practiced!

...

Just as Su Bai had brilliantly finalized his winter break entertainment projects and travel destinations.

Chu Mingzhe was frantically searching for medicine in the emergency medical kit Xue Tao had brought.

...The process was a bit complicated to explain, but basically, after the Emo Girl was finally dragged up the mountain by Chu Mingzhe, she immediately collapsed on the spot and started running a fever.

It seemed that this shut-in girl's physical fitness was less than ideal.

More than just less than ideal, it was simply ultimately fragile. Chu Mingzhe considered himself to be quite fragile already, but compared to Leilei, he was as healthy as a genetically modified warrior.

But Chu Mingzhe hadn't brought any fever medicine himself, and the Emo Girl, with her lack of outdoor experience, definitely hadn't brought any either.

After hesitating for a long time, Chu Mingzhe had no choice but to ask Xue Tao for help. At this moment, Xue Tao's attribute as a gearhead came into play.

Say what you will, although gearheads love to show off, the stuff he brought was truly comprehensive.

Chu Mingzhe even saw Yasmin in Xue Tao's medical kit... Bro, do you really need this??

Chu Mingzhe highly doubted how much stamina this weakling Xue Tao had left after a mountain climb. Besides, wasn't he in a cold war with Liu Yuanyuan? Could it be with Huang Ran?

Uh, that couldn't be, right? That was way too fast. In Chu Mingzhe's worldview, this wasn't something Xue Tao could achieve. Moving at the speed of light, only Su Bai could do that—only Brother Bai!

Jokes aside, Chu Mingzhe eventually fed Leilei cold and fever medicine, coaxing her for a long time before she finally fell asleep.

On the contrary, Chu Mingzhe himself was no longer sleepy. He obviously had the habit of taking afternoon naps, but he had been busy for so long that he passed that point.

Damn, dating is way too exhausting...

Chu Mingzhe simply walked out of the tent to get some fresh air.

As a result, next to a fluffy and dense big tree, he ran into Xue Tao, who had also come out for some fresh air.

The two looked at each other, both seeing confusion in the other's eyes.

"Wait... weren't you going to be with Huang Ran..."

"Hahaha, it's not that fast. She wants to take a nap, and I don't, so I came out to play on my phone for a bit." Xue Tao had a look of determination on his face. "I think Huang Ran genuinely likes me. I have to cherish her and not move too fast. We need to take it slow and steady."

"...So Liu Yuanyuan didn't genuinely like you?"

"Uh, she did too, but it didn't feel as genuine... Anyway, it's time to start the next relationship!"

Looking at Xue Tao's relieved expression, Chu Mingzhe understood perfectly. He could tell that Old Xue's relationship was also quite frustrating. Mostly, it was because Liu Yuanyuan was like a money-swallowing beast—too vain, spent too much money, and the worst part was that even after spending the money, she didn't give Xue Tao a good attitude. That was hard to judge.

The Emo Girl did sometimes give Chu Mingzhe a good attitude, but when she went crazy, it was also very psychotic.