Chapter 35: A Hopeless Competition

The grassland has no shortage of space. The area where Su Yanke arrived was extremely vast. Although the facilities there showed signs of age, they were fortunately sturdy.

The first activity was grass - skiing. It was an artificially built steep slope. People would slide down in groups of three, and Su Yanke was in the first batch. After she got ready, she noticed that the young man who helped her secure the safety equipment looked to be in his twenties or thirties.

Su Yanke then glanced at the others and found that the rest were all elderly grandfathers. This naturally made her feel puzzled.

But she didn't get the chance to ask, for the grass - skiing was about to start!

The wind blew through Su Yanke's long hair, and the green grass rushed past her eyes, bringing with it the unique fragrance of grass.

The cheers of her companions and the thrill of weightlessness seemed to dispel some of Su Yanke's concerns from the past few days. A healing smile once again appeared on her face.

Go - karting was a hit among a series of boys like Chen Maohua and Lu Xingmi. Boys were naturally more sensitive to cars, and this was about to be their show - time.

Although Yan Ruoheng looked like a gentle and refined scholar, he drove the kart extremely fast.

Chen Maohua's performance was beyond everyone's expectations. Despite being quite agile among ordinary people, he was completely at a loss when it came to karting. Yan Ruoheng and Lu Xingmi were speeding ahead, leaving Chen Maohua alone among the girls' tracks.

"Maohua, don't be so stiff. Relax a bit!" Su Yanke drove up beside Chen Maohua and kindly reminded him.

But Chen Maohua's face turned red as soon as he saw Su Yanke. It was hard to tell if it was out of shame or for some other reason.

"I... I know. You go and have fun. Don't worry about me. I... I'll go get some water!" Chen Maohua got up in a hurry and left.

Su Yanke watched Chen Maohua's back and fell into deep thought. Chao Xianrou also noticed Su Yanke's state and drove up beside her, asking, "Sister Yanke? Why aren't you playing with everyone? What are you looking at?"

Chao Xianrou saw that Su Yanke was constantly looking in one direction and also turned to look.

"It's nothing. Come on, let's go play!"

Su Yanke planned to have a good talk with Chen Maohua after the day was over. She wanted to know why he had been avoiding her these days.

Since the girls weren't very enthusiastic about go - karting, they moved on to the next activity.

Golf was a strange name to Su Yanke. She had rarely had the opportunity to engage in this activity before.

"Heh, there are still people who've never played golf? Oh~ For someone like me, this is an entertainment I do every day! For people in the upper - class society, this is a common entertainment facility!"

As soon as Rui Kenuo heard that Su Yanke didn't know how to play, her overbearing attitude resurfaced. She looked at Su Yanke sideways and spoke sarcastically.

Chao Xianrou couldn't stand Rui Kenuo's arrogance and plucked up the courage to retort, "Yes, of course we can't compare to Sister Rui. You play golf with various company bosses every day. But then again, it's hard to say how good your golf skills are, isn't it?"

"You! Heh~ How about having a competition with me!" Rui Kenuo was so angry that her eyes bulged when she saw that an unknown little actress dared to talk to her like this.

Chao Xianrou had played golf before, but she was only slightly proficient. However, now that the situation was pressing, she had no choice but to accept the challenge.

At this time, Chen Maohua had drunk some water and calmed down. When he came back, he noticed the strange atmosphere.

"What's going on? Why do you all look so serious?" Chen Maohua asked Zheng Qianqian, who was closest to him, in confusion.

Zheng Qianqian replied with an air of wanting to watch the show, "They're having a competition!"

"Competition? Who is competing with whom? What are they competing in?"

"Rui Kenuo and... Chao Xianrou are competing in golf."

When Chen Maohua first heard Rui Kenuo's name, he thought she was bullying Su Yanke again. He was quite surprised to find that it wasn't the case.

Mainly since the start of this program, Rui Kenuo's hostility towards Su Yanke had been undisguised. So as long as Rui Kenuo was involved, there was an 80% chance it would be related to Su Yanke.

The main reason was that among the other girls, those more senior than Rui Kenuo who dared to offend her were really limited to Su Yanke. That's why Chen Maohua was surprised.

After Lu Xingmi and Yan Ruoheng finished their PK, He Huanhuan thoughtfully prepared water and towels for them.

Lu Xingmi was quite surprised by Yan Ruoheng's driving skills. Through this interaction, he got to know Yan Ruoheng better.

Lu Xingmi and Yan Ruoheng were walking and talking. Just when Lu Xingmi felt a bit thirsty, a bottle of water was offered to him.

Lu Xingmi instinctively reached out to take it, but when he saw that it was He Huanhuan, his out - stretched hand stopped in mid - air.

Yan Ruoheng reached out and took the other bottle. He leaned close to Lu Xingmi's ear and joked, "You'd better deal with your own romantic affairs first before meddling in my love life! I'm leaving!"

After seeing Yan Ruoheng leave, when Lu Xingmi wanted to withdraw his out - stretched hand, He Huanhuan immediately stuffed the water bottle into his hand.

"Drink it if you're thirsty!" After saying this, He Huanhuan didn't give Lu Xingmi a chance to say anything and turned away.

Lu Xingmi watched He Huanhuan's back, opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't utter a word.

Lu Xingmi lowered his head and felt the slightly warm water bottle in his hand. He let out a sigh.

He wondered whether the water bottle had been warmed by the giver or the receiver?

Lu Xingmi was the last one to arrive at the golf course.

"Why are you all standing around here? Why aren't you playing?" Lu Xingmi looked at the large crowd surrounding Chao Xianrou and Rui Kenuo.

"They're having a competition!" Hou Yuheng explained to Lu Xingmi. "Rui Kenuo is really good. The score is already 3 to 1!"

Lu Xingmi also looked over. Chao Xianrou was clearly quite nervous at the moment. According to the rules they had set before, the first one to sink 5 balls would win.

She had only sunk one so far. How could she not be under pressure?

The hand that Chao Xianrou was holding the golf club with was starting to sweat. Usually, losing wouldn't matter much, but today her opponent was Rui Kenuo. If she lost today, she would never be able to hold her head up in front of Rui Kenuo again. Moreover, Rui Kenuo's fans would surely make her life difficult in the future.

But Chao Xianrou didn't regret standing up to Rui Kenuo at all. Su Yanke hadn't offended her. Why should she be targeted like this!

Chao Xianrou's mental defense was already weakening, and her breathing started to get irregular. Just then, a clear voice rang out, "I'd like to give it a try. Is that okay?"

Su Yanke noticed that Chao Xianrou's state was obviously off. She understood that the outcome of this competition must be very important to her. Moreover, this competition was also related to her. So she might as well finish this final battle.

"Su Yanke? Are you sure? Well~ I don't want to bully a newbie. I'll give you two balls. Let's start at 1 to 1!" Rui Kenuo was extremely happy to see someone walking right into the trap.

"Are you sure?" Su Yanke raised an eyebrow and looked at Rui Kenuo.

"What? Do you think I'll lose to you? Don't be ridiculous, sister~" Rui Kenuo found Su Yanke's bold words amusing.

"Let's give it a try. Maybe I'll succeed?" Su Yanke waved the golf club to get used to it.

"Okay then! Let's make a bet. The loser has to go paragliding alone without a professional later. How about that?" Rui Kenuo looked at Su Yanke maliciously.

"Sure!" To everyone's surprise, Su Yanke didn't even look at her. She just stared calmly at the hole in the distance.

"Xiaorou, does Yanke know how to play too?" Chen Maohua was quite shocked. Did Su Yanke know how to play? Had she played before?

"Sister Yanke is touching a golf club for the first time today." Chao Xianrou shook her head and replied.

"For the first time!" Chen Maohua's surprised voice was a bit too loud for him to control. Everyone heard it, and their expressions varied.

"Sister Yanke!" Hou Yuheng stepped forward and grabbed Su Yanke's golf club, looking worried.

"If you don't have the skills, don't take on a difficult task!" Zheng Qianqian said sourly when she saw Hou Yuheng's worried expression.

"Yanke, have you thought it through?" Yan Ruoheng stepped forward to ask Su Yanke.

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Relax. If it doesn't work out, I'll take you flying later!" Chen Maohua said generously.

Su Yanke noticed that Lu Xingmi was also in the crowd, looking at her with concern. She gave Lu Xingmi a gentle smile.

"Okay." Lu Xingmi returned the smile and whispered in reply. All their feelings were conveyed without words.

Seeing so many people caring about Su Yanke while she had no one, Rui Kenuo felt extremely unhappy and started to urge Su Yanke.

"Are we still going to compete or not?"

"Come on! You start first!"

Rui Kenuo made a hole - in - one, accurate and decisive.

Everyone's breathing became heavier. Su Yanke wasn't too nervous. She just imitated Rui Kenuo's movements based on what she had just seen, aimed, and hit!

In everyone's expectant gazes, the ball went far away...

"Heh~ Little girl, I advise you to admit defeat early. You can still save some face. A score of 5 to 0 would be a laughingstock!" Rui Kenuo's shrill laughter filled the surroundings. She wanted to see Su Yanke's embarrassed expression, but Su Yanke remained calm.

Su Yanke looked up at the sky and said, "Let's go again!"

Rui Kenuo rolled her eyes. She found Su Yanke's persistence ridiculous. Did this newbie really think she could learn just by watching?

She took a swing and made another hole - in - one smoothly.

Su Yanke got into position, took a swing, and made a hole - in - one!

"She made it! She made it!" Chao Xianrou was so happy that she jumped up.

"Pfft, it was just a fluke. What are you so proud of?" Rui Kenuo was clearly in disbelief at this result.

In the following rounds, Su Yanke made a hole - in - one every time.

"How is this possible!?" Rui Kenuo shouted in despair.

Su Yanke must have been lying before. It was impossible for her to learn so quickly. It had taken Rui Kenuo over a year to achieve such a high success rate of getting the ball into the hole.

"You're making a fool of me?" Rui Kenuo glared angrily at Su Yanke.

"No, this really is my first time today. But luckily, it's not too difficult."

Su Yanke's words made Rui Kenuo grit her teeth in anger.

The current score was 4 to 4. The next round would be crucial!