The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 1029 - 998: Cough Cough...55 seconds?

Chapter 1029: Chapter 998: Cough Cough...55 seconds?

Ah, it had been so long since I felt this exhilarating.

He Tiantian thought to herself as she unconsciously sped up, first letting out the joy pent up in her body.

She quickly reached the end, executed a graceful turn, kicked off the pool wall, and was already swimming back.

Midway, she ran into Yuan Hua.

Yuan Hua felt miserable inside, thoroughly tormented by Teacher He.

He Tiantian had already reached the finish, whereas Yuan Hua was still meters away from the opposite poolside.

Anyway, at her pace, Yuan Hua swam back leisurely.

When Yuan Hua breathlessly arrived, He Tiantian chuckled, "Hehe, you’re not bad at swimming!"

"Hehe, all thanks to Teacher He," Yuan Hua said with an embarrassed laugh, admitting she had indeed improved a lot under He Tiantian’s coaching, having only known the very basic "dog paddle" before.

"Okay, do as you wish, I’ll continue swimming for a while," He Tiantian said with a smile, stopping the teasing.

Huo Yingjie laughed, "Tiantian, let’s have a race."

"Sure!" He Tiantian was thrilled to hear Huo Yingjie challenging her and agreed without hesitation.

"I’ll start you off," Yuan Hua said, feeling a bit tired and continuing to rest by the side.

"Sure," He Tiantian responded. She was usually laid-back when swimming alone, but there was an inexplicable excitement when racing others, adrenaline surging!

She could derive even more joy from the race.

"Ready, go!" Yuan Hua’s crisp voice rang out, attracting everyone’s attention.

Huo Yingjie and He Tiantian almost entered the water simultaneously.

However, after diving in, He Tiantian’s moves were noticeably more agile and her speed faster.

He Tiantian could see Huo Yingjie not far away, and Huo Yingjie could also feel He Tiantian, the two of them chasing each other, continually speeding up.

Yuan Hua was dumbfounded by their speed.

After her own race with He Tiantian, she just thought He Tiantian was quite fast, but she hadn’t anticipated this level of speed, far beyond her imagination.

A round trip came and went quickly.

He Tiantian led Huo Yingjie by five or six meters and was the first to swim back.

"Teacher He, you’re really fast," Yuan Hua exclaimed. "I’ll go borrow a stopwatch later and measure your speed."

"Sure!" He Tiantian laughed, "Brother Yingjie, take a rest for a while, I’ll keep swimming."

At that moment, He Tiantian felt as if all the active cells in her body were awakened; all she thought about was swimming more, enjoying the liberating swim.

"I’m not tired yet, I’ll keep you company," Huo Yingjie said with a smile, leisurely following behind He Tiantian.

The two of them leisurely swam like fish sauntering in the ocean, relaxed and happy, enjoying the comfort of the water.

After swimming for a while, Yuan Hua came up, wrapped herself in a large bath towel, and borrowed a stopwatch from the staff.

After He Tiantian swam back and forth a few times, she came up for a rest.

"Teacher He, I got the stopwatch," Yuan Hua said with a smile. "You’ve rested enough, want to measure your speed now?"

He Tiantian nodded, "Sure, let’s start now."

"Then go all out to calculate the fastest speed," Yuan Hua said, wanting to measure the top speed.

If it weren’t so, it would be meaningless.

"Are you ready?" Yuan Hua asked, having already set the timer.

"Ready." He Tiantian responded, trying to relax as much as possible to alleviate the tense and excited feelings in her body.

Yuan Hua’s expression was serious as he shouted, "On your marks, go!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Hua immediately pressed the start button.

He Tiantian mobilized all the energy in her body, stretched out, and flung her arms and legs, swimming forward as swiftly as a flying fish.

Her movements were somewhat clumsy, not like a professional athlete, but her speed was definitely on par with the pros.

One round trip, one hundred meters.

Fifty-five seconds.

Less than a minute.

Yuan Hua was stunned, so were the others who had been swimming, all waiting for Yuan Hua to announce the time.

"How long was it?" He Tiantian emerged from the water, breathing slightly hard.

"Fifty... fifty-five seconds," Yuan Hua said. "That was really fast."

"Hehe, not bad," He Tiantian laughed, "Okay, it’s about time we pack up and get ready to leave. Oh, and call Zhu Zhitao, we’ll treat him to dinner."

"Why treat him to dinner?" Yuan Hua rolled her eyes. "I’ll thank him another day."

As He Tiantian dried herself off, she winked and nudged, "So, Zhu Zhitao is pursuing you, isn’t he?"

"Hehe, kind of," Yuan Hua smiled shyly, somewhat embarrassed under He Tiantian’s prying eyes, but Teacher He was the person she trusted most, willing to share her inner thoughts with her.

"Uh-huh!" He Tiantian nodded. "Given that Zhu Zhitao is pursuing you and you’re still interacting with him, it shows you have a good impression of him and don’t reject him. I’m your teacher and your friend. Since we have this great opportunity today, let’s invite him to dinner and let me and your mentor evaluate him a bit."

"Er... I’m not sure," Yuan Hua hesitated, "Wouldn’t that be inappropriate?"

"What’s inappropriate about that!" He Tiantian said. "It’s settled then. If he turns out to be a decent guy, we’ll see how it goes; if not, it’s better to make things clear early on to avoid complications."

"Okay." Yuan Hua nodded. "Thank you, Teacher He."

"No need to thank me." He Tiantian smiled, then went to the shower, bathed, changed into dry clothes, and came out.

Having gotten Yuan Hua’s consent, Zhu Zhitao had been waiting at the door early.

The group drove directly to a restaurant with a pleasant environment, and for a better conversation, they headed straight to a private room.

Wanting to impress Yuan Hua, Zhu Zhitao naturally tried to put his best foot forward,

and everyone started chatting while waiting for the food.

Since they were not very familiar with each other and had no common topics before, but after swimming, it seemed swimming was a decent topic.

"Zhu Zhitao, what’s your fastest time for freestyle?" Yuan Hua asked, she knew both parties, so she took the responsibility of breaking the ice.

Zhu Zhitao replied, "For men’s freestyle, currently the fastest internationally is Gaines from 1984, who won the 100-meter freestyle championship in 49.80 seconds. Before that, in 1980, he set the world record at 49.36 seconds."

"Forty-nine seconds?" Yuan Hua smiled. "What about for women?"

"For women’s freestyle, the 1984 gold medalists were two women who finished simultaneously in 55.92 seconds." Zhu Zhitao, a swimming coach, knew these facts well.

"Cough cough!" He Tiantian, who was drinking tea, choked when she heard fifty-five seconds.

As if she hadn’t heard clearly, Yuan Hua asked again, "How long did you say? I didn’t catch that just now?"

In fact, Yuan Hua had heard, but she couldn’t believe it.