Why did Chapter 186 lie

Luo Ming almost laughed out loud, but it wouldn't have been appropriate for him to do so. "Ma Yue, you don't have to care about these small things. Also, don't always misunderstand what Qian Shuishui says. She only expressed that she doesn't have any opinions about you."

Ma Yue was very annoyed by their words. "If she doesn't have any opinions about me, then does it mean that I'm petty if I have anything to say about her?"

Shuishui didn't say much and redirected the topic. "Luo Ming, although we haven't gone out of range, for the next time, we can practice our reaction ability on our own. What do you think?"

"Okay. We don't know what to do anyway. Perhaps it would be best if we work on how fast we respond to arguments and rebuttals," Luo Ming said. He was also curious about how Qian Shuishui would improve her reaction ability.

"Let's look for the topics from the previous years' debate competitions and write them down on pieces of paper. We can place them in a fishbowl and draw lots. We choose a topic and choose sides. We'll debate using those topics for our practice matches." Shuishui felt that this was a good way to train their reaction ability. They had to learn how to respond directly without even thinking about it first. Once they got used to it, they would be able to improve their reaction ability to a certain extent.

Luo Ming thought that it was a good idea. "Then let's start. What about you, Ma Yue? Are you going to participate or not?"

"I still have something to do. I'll be leaving first." Ma Yue walked up to leave. She didn't want to stay. She felt that if she stayed, she would have another argument with Shuishui.

Luo Ming stopped Ma Yue. "Are you sure you want to leave? If you do that, you won't even know what we've practiced. I'm afraid it will affect the team."

Ma Yue didn't respond.

Luo Ming continued to persuade her. "This is a team project. If we get used to the way we talk to each other and get used to each other's words, it will help us get to know each other better. Right now, you're not participating in our practice match. Our main goal is for us to get to know each other better. What do you think? Are you still leaving?"

He looked at Ma Yue and waited for her to answer.

Ma Yue also knew that if she would not participate, she wouldn't even know what level they were at. If they were hostile towards each other, it would be reflected in their team's overall performance. Shuishui was only reading and checking online and didn't pay any attention to her.

She hesitated for a long time. "All right. I'll stay."

Luo Ming nodded. "I think we have a good chance of qualifying."

Ma Yue also wanted to get a place. "En, work hard!"

Shuishui found several vital information. "It's not complete, but we can still use it. There are many simple debate topics, although information about the topics is quite difficult to acquire."

"There are three of us here. How should we go about it?" Luo Ming asked.

Shuishui smiled and said, "Three people . . . One of us can record the match. Let's start. We will see who is on the affirmative side, who is on the negative side, and who will record."

"That's good. We can then review it and see what areas we can improve on." Luo Ming started to smoke.

Luo Ming was in charge of recording, and Shuishui was on the affirmative side.

She looked at Ma Yue and said, "I'll start first. I'll try to speak as slowly as possible."

Although Ma Yue didn't answer, she had tacitly agreed to cooperate. During the debate competition, she was at a loss for words and didn't understand Shuishui's words. She didn't know what to say, so she said nothing.

Shuishui smiled faintly. "Usually, if you speak fast, you can suppress the other party. During the debate competition, I didn't consider whether my team members could understand. I just wanted to suppress the opponent. But under certain circumstances, I would still use this method because it confused our opponent. We can also pester our opponents by asking them questions and persuading them to answer our questions."

Shuishui explained further. "This gives the judges the feeling that the opponent didn't understand and are still pretending to understand."

Luo Ming understood what Shuishui meant. "That was a good move. Our opponents looked confused, and then you pestered them with questions. They stammered and struggled to give a response. It was very interesting."

"En, maybe it's because I'm not used to it." Ma Yue didn't think that she wouldn't understand it. Perhaps she wasn't used to listening to English being spoken fast. After all, they were only high school students. Although they had been exposed to English since they were young, their language comprehension was still slow. None of them were like Shuishui.

Seeing that the judges understood what she said, she concluded that it meant she was correct.

They practiced in the afternoon, and the ******* between Ma Yue and Qian Shuishui eased up a lot. Ma Yue became less awkward and more open towards Shuishui, but this had nothing to do with Qian Shuishui. She left after lunch break.

After school in the afternoon, she didn't leave with Mu Zilin. Instead, she went to her father's office. She rarely visited him there. Before, she would only visit when she knew there weren't many people in the office. It was almost time for the employees to go home. Shuishui stood near the front desk and called her father on her phone. "Dad, I'm here at the front desk of the office."

"Hmm? You're here? I'll ask the receptionist to accompany you to my office. Dad is busy. I'm not yet at the office, but I will be back soon." Qian An was at a construction site dealing with a small problem.

Shuishui nodded. After she hung up, the front desk phone rang. The receptionist looked at Qian Shuishui and said, "Miss Qian, please follow me."

The receptionist brought Shuishui to her father's office. She sat on her father's seat. Of course, she didn't mean anything by it. She just wanted to sit and watch.

Shuishui spinned and turned the chair around. "It's really quite comfortable."

After a few minutes, someone walked in. Shuishui turned the chair around and looked over. She wasn't sure if it was her father.

A man and a woman walked in. When they walked into the office, only then did they realize that there was no one else inside, but a little girl.

Shuishui glanced at them. Was it her uncle? Wasn't this the woman who had dinner with her uncle? She even took a photo of them. Shuishui wondered why they had entered her father's office casually.

Her uncle recognized Shuishui. "Shuishui, why are you here? Are you here to see your father?"

"Yes, Uncle. Are you here to see my father?" Shuishui asked with a smile.

He cracked a smile and said, "Yes. I have something to discuss with him." Her uncle looked at the woman beside him. "Secretary Wen, I'll wait here."

He glared at the secretary, as if to tell her to stay outside.

The secretary was smart. When she heard that it was the CEO's daughter, she did not dare to say anything. She had wanted to ask who it was, but Mr. Li spoke before she could even ask.

Shuishui looked at the woman. "My father's secretary?"

The secretary was quite proud. "Yes. I've been working by the CEO's side for three years."

Shuishui simply nodded and didn't say anything else.

"Mr. Li, I'll get you a glass of water," the secretary said and walked out.

Shuishui looked at her uncle. "Uncle, are you two very close?"

"No, this is the first time I've been here. I just met Secretary Wen downstairs. We chatted for a while. She's quite capable." Naturally, Uncle Li wouldn't admit that he had known her for a long time already. Children are often perceived as careless for the things they would say. If she accidentally told her father about it, it would definitely arouse suspicion.

Shuishui looked at her uncle. He was lying through his teeth. Why did he do it? What was he trying to hide? Was there a need to hide whether he knew the secretary or not?

As they waited for her father, she kept quiet. She didn't say anything that would expose her uncle.

Half an hour later, Qian An returned. When he saw his brother-in-law, he gave off a sour expression. However, when he saw his daughter, he quickened his steps towards her and said, "My good daughter, you're free for Daddy today?"

"I'm here to have dinner with Daddy." Shuishui wanted to visit and have dinner with her father every day.

Qian An was touched. He smiled and said, "You . . . wait for me. I have something to take care of. Go out and sit down. Be good." Qian An did not want Shuishui to hear their conversation.

Shuishui nodded and walked out sensibly. "Then I'll wait for Daddy outside."

When she walked out, she saw Secretary Wen looking around. Shuishui said, "Sister Wen, what are you looking for? Do you need my help?"

"Ah, there's no need. I'm just looking for a chair for you. Come sit next to me." This was the first time Secretary Wen had seen Shuishui. It was clear that she was trying to please Shuishui.

Shuishui sat beside the secretary and smiled as well. She was simply a cute and quiet girl.

After a long while, the office door opened. Uncle Li walked out with a smile on his face. "Secretary Wen, thank you. I'll be leaving first."

"Okay." Secretary Wen wore a big smile on her face.

Shuishui observed their nuances.

It was very strange. It was hard to say what made it strange. She couldn't put her finger on it.

Shuishui stood up and walked into the office. Her father was in deep thought.

She went forward and asked, "Father?"

"Shuishui, what do you want to eat tonight?" Qian An looked at Shuishui kindly. He could not tell that Shuishui was frowning and was in deep thought earlier.

Shuishui did not want to trouble to Qian An. "Let's eat nearby so it will be easy to come back later."

Qian An nodded and locked up his drawers. He walked out with Shuishui and passed by the secretary's office. "Secretary, do you want to go out for dinner with us?"

"Boss, there's no need. I still have work to finish. When I'm done, I'll go out for dinner with my boyfriend," she said as she lowered her head and smiled happily.

"You're in love. Not bad. I'll be waiting for your good news." Qian An still had a good impression of his secretary. She was qualified for the role, and she was a hard worker.

Shuishui held her father's hand and walked out with them. She gazed at the secretary. She didn't know how to put it, but she felt that it was still very strange. After they entered the elevator, Shuishui asked, "Dad, how's the secretary?"

"What do you mean? You think she's pretty?" Qian An gave Shuishui a confused look.

"No. That's not what I meant. Your secretary and Uncle Li clearly know each other, but they told me that they don't know each other." Shuishui was concerned about the matter.

Qian an was concerned. "Know each other? How did you know?"

"I went out for dinner with my friends once, and I saw that secretary and Uncle sitting together. I even have photos of the two of them having dinner together." Shuishui flipped through her phone and showed her father the photos. "Look at the dates on the photos. If you look closely, it's quite clear that it's them."

Qian An rubbed his chin and fell into deep thought again. If the two had known each other for a long time, why would they lie about it?