Chapter 202 - 202: Don’t Be Afraid

After they put on their swimsuits, they rushed to the seaside. The air was cool. Caressed by the breeze, everyone was refreshed.

Some could swim and ran to the shallow sea area to swim. People who could not swim like Sophia had to play on the beach.

North was cold, so many people came here for vacation. There were many people in swimsuits on the seaside, men, women, old and young. Among them, couples were the most, and then there were the kids who were enjoying their winter holiday and were the idlest ones.

Sophia walked barefoot on the beach, feeling the fine soft sand under her feet. She had just walked a few steps when she saw Lydia coming towards her, with several of her colleagues behind her.

Lydia had spoken to Sophia during the trip, so they knew each other. Lydia was in her thirties, quite outgoing, and had a good eloquence. Thanks to her good eloquence, she became the manager of the branch at such a young age.

"Sophia, come here," Lydia greeted her with a smile, "I'd like to introduce my colleagues to you. We don't come to the sea often. We'd better play in the water."

"No. Thanks. I can't swim. I'd better play on the beach," said Sophia.

"It's easy to learn. I'll teach you. With so many of us here, you won't drown. Come on," said Lydia.

Sophia wanted to learn, but she didn't want to trouble others. Also, she was afraid of affecting others to play. Hearing what Lydia said, she nodded, "All right, thank you, Lydia."

Lydia held Sophia's hand affectionately, and the girls gathered around her. Together, they walked to the shallow sea.

Far away, Ryan saw that and was relieved. Surrounded by these girls, Sophia would not be unhappy, and other men would not see her body. It was indeed a good idea.

He began to consider how to make Albert agree to give more bonuses to the branch Lydia was in.

The further Sophia went, the deeper the water was. Gradually, the water reached her waist. It was the first time she was in the sea. She was somewhat nervous and did not dare to go any further.

Lydia handed Sophia a pair of goggles, nose clips, and earplugs and kindly helped her put them on, "Don't be afraid. I was like you when I started learning swimming. Now, take a deep breath and try to put your head in the water."

Sophia did as she was told. She took a deep breath and crouched down, letting the water cover her head.

The water is clear and cool. She saw a crab trying to crawl towards the deep sea, which made her feel very interesting.

Not long after, unable to hold her breath anymore, she straightened up and took a long breath.

"Good. You learn fast," Lydia said. Then she told Sophia some breaststroke skills and demonstrated them several times, then asked Sophia to practice on her own while she supervised her.

Sophia tried several times and mastered the skills. In less than an hour, she was able to swim on her own.

"Well done, Sophia!" Lydia exclaimed, "You're indeed a smart girl. You learn so fast. I can't believe it! It took me one week to learn it."

Sophia smiled, "Thanks for your teaching, Lydia."

She did not expect her body to be so adaptable. In fact, swimming was about the coordination of the body and did not have much to do with memory.

After swimming with Lydia for a while, she could swim on her own.

Surrounded by girls, Sophia was not worried about the danger and swam freely. She was strong and didn't feel tired after a long time of swimming while other girls started to feel tired and went ashore to rest.

Then, Sophia had mastered the breaststroke and swam happily in the sea, so she did not follow them ashore.

After a while, she felt tired and surfaced her head before she noticed that she had been some distance offshore. Then she started to swim towards the shore. While then, she felt a sudden strain in her arm. She had no strength.

She took a deep breath and dived into the water, allowing her arms to relax a little. She held her breath so well that she could take a deep breath for five minutes.

Suddenly, a shrimp swam past her. It aroused her interest, and she reached for him. The shrimp saw someone trying to catch him and tried to swim up. Sophia reached out of the sea and tried to catch him again. But the shrimp was flexible, and he escaped the minute Sophia's fingers touched him.

A naive idea occurred to Sophia. She had to catch him to show him that she could catch him and then let him go. In this way, he would admire her.

She had been holding her breath for a while. Seeing the shrimp wiggling his little claws and trying to run away, she stretched her head out of the water, took a quick breath, and dived back into the water to chase the shrimp.

When she could hardly hold her breath, she finally succeeded in holding the shrimp in her hand and won the game.

Suddenly, a powerful arm hugged her from the behind, and then the other arm circled her, holding her firmly. Her exposed back skin was against the chest of the man, and she could feel the warmth even in the cold water.

She was startled and subconsciously began to resist. Her right elbow gave a sharp backward blow, and her foot kicked back, breaking free and going upstream.

She did not expect to be attacked in the sea. She had just learned to swim, and if she had not escaped, she might drown in the sea. How terrible!

Frightened, she was in no mood to swim. She quickly swam to the shore and stepped on the beach before she breathed a sigh of relief. Then she felt something jumping in her hand and noticed that she was still holding the shrimp. The shrimp was almost out of breath when she held him so hard.

Sophia opened her palm and put the shrimp into the sea. She was no longer in the mood to play with it.

When the shrimp got into the water, he swam away and disappeared at once.