2.22.48 - Our date (5) - Mr. and Mrs. Jelly

— Bing Shi's and Xuan Mu's Friday date:

Indoor shooting range...

"Mr. instructor, tell me, is Xuan Mu good at shooting?" Bing Shi asked with curiosity.

"More than good." The instructor gave her protective glasses and showed her how to load the magazine with bullets and how to hold the gun properly. Then, he gave the gun for her to try it for herself.

"Oh," Bing Shi held the small gun with the utmost care, "It's heavier than it looks." She repeated the movements according to his instructions.

Xuan Mu tried to hold in his laughter, putting protective earphones on her ears, "...Pfft..."

"..." She pointed the gun at the target before her and shot out a few times. When they checked the target, the instructor looked at her in shock; every point was around 8-10.

"This is not the first time I'm holding a gun," Bing Shi smiled proudly, "Do you know those long air guns? I did some competitions in primary school. But I'm good only when a target is static. Change it into moving ones, and I'll miss everything," she said sadly, turning her head towards Xuan Mu who kept laughing at her, "Xuan Mu! Why are you laughing the whole time?!"

"B-Because..." he laughed even louder, "Your parents...showed me the picture of a tiny Bing Shi holding a gun, longer than herself."

"Oh, no wonder," Bing Shi grinned.

Xuan Mu grinned back and exhibited his shooting skills.

The instructor who stood next to her spoke out with a sight, "Young lady, you are good, but he is a genius. Especially his sniping skills at moving targets, they are godlike."

"..." Bing Shi raised her hands in defeat.

— Bing Shi's and Xuan Mu's Friday date:

After a horse riding lesson, on their way home...

"Xuan Mu, you were so bad!" Covering her mouth, Bing Shi laughed out loud.

"But you were even worse. Crying and shrieking every second," Xuan Mu laughed with her.

"Whatever. But you were so bad. That's the main point, haha!"

All their dates were during the nights. With money, everything was opened 24/7.

"Xuan Mu, do you remember how to play a musical instrument?" she asked.

"I don't," Xuan Mu rested his right hand on her tight, while the other one was holding the steering wheel.

"Are you going to learn?" Bing Shi looked down at her tight.

"No."

"My goodness, finally something I'm better at!"

"I thought you stopped," he turned his palm around.

Bing Shi placed her hand on his palm, "I'm out of practice with piano, but I play kalimba occasionally when you are not around."

He interlocked their fingers with a sly smile, "Good girl. Keep it that way; I don't want my ears to bleed."

"You underestimate my skills again?!"

"Of course not. I don't want to overestimate them."

"..."

┬─┬ノ( º _ ºノ)

░Be calm.░

"Bing Shi. Don't worry; even if my ears bled, I won't love you less."

"Xuan Mu. Don't worry, even if you taunt me to death, I won't love you less."

"Dear God, What do I do? I think I turned my girlfriend into a masochist."

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(ノ｀Д')ノ彡┻━┻

No matter how much they taunted the other, they continued to hold hands during the whole ride.

Thanks to her boyfriend, Bing Shi could be calm on every occasion; nothing could provoke her.

Also, she accepted the fact that there'd always be someone better than her, and the fact that nobody could top Xuan Mu.

Who would have thought that it would be so helpful in her future journey?

╔═════ Author's note ═════╗

I hope you had as much fun reading this chapter "2.22 - Our Date" as much as me writing it. One of the reasons why I'm writing this ARC about their past life is to restrict Bing Shi's knowledge in future ARCs, her reasoning, and her personality. We don't want her to suddenly know how to kill people, how to play guzheng or violin, right?

You can check some pole videos on youtube:

Men on poles: TOP GIVE POLE FITNESS PEOPLE ARE AWESOME

Woman on poles (the artistic ones): My pole dance performance "Bellyache" at Pole Theatre Germany 2018

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