05. Will you always protect me?

Injured baby fish always cry and seek comfort from their mothers, and the baby fish in front of Xie Shiyu was no exception.

Seeing the blood and tears streaming from his big eyes, Xie Shiyu felt a pang of heartache and rushed over to hug him tightly.

She spoke softly, patting his back gently, and then began to sing a song.

"My dear baby, don't cry, the God of the Ocean will bless you."

My sweet baby, Mommy's here. Sleep in Mommy's arms.

Sweetie, don't be afraid, swim forward bravely.

..."

The mermaid's singing voice was incredibly beautiful and melodious, her ethereal voice echoing around us.

The little mermaid, held in Xie Shiyu's arms, gradually calmed down.

"Sweetie," Xie Shiyu said, gently stroking the golden hair on the head.

Perhaps because she had become a mermaid, she could sense the sadness and intense hatred emanating from her surroundings.

Xi Zhengyu stood beside the seashell bed, gently reaching out to touch the sleeping Xie Shiyu, his voice tinged with urgency: "Wake up."

Xie Shiyu, who was suddenly awakened from her dream, opened her eyes and looked at the person who came in. After realizing that the person was Xi Zhengyu, she thought for a moment with a somewhat confused mind before making a choice.

Ignoring whether she would get Xi Zhengyu wet, she snuggled into his arms and said in a choked voice, "I'm so scared. I dreamt that I was being beaten and the scales on my fish tail were all ripped off."

"Xi Zhengyu, I don't want my scales to be removed." She looked up at him with tears in her eyes and asked, "Will you always protect me?"

Seeing her so uneasy, Xi Zhengyu nodded: "Yes, I will protect you."

"Okay, let's pinky swear." Xie Shiyu said, extending her little index finger. A faint smile appeared on her beautiful face, her eyes crinkling. "Once we pinky swear, we can't go back on our word."

Seeing how childish his little mermaid was, he couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth into a smile.

Seeing that he was hesitant to move, Xie Shiyu quickly coaxed him, "Hurry up and pinky swear!"

Her voice was soft and sweet, and the way she tugged at her clothes made Xi Zhengyu even more smitten.

But he still pretended to be reluctant and said, "Fine, kid."

After saying that, he hooked his little finger around Xie Shiyu's, and then their thumbs pressed together.

"You're so good to me." After making a pinky promise, Xie Shiyu threw herself into his arms again.

Xi Zhengyu reached out and touched the end of her silver hair. "Get up. It's time to come back with me to meet people."

"oh."

With the robot's help, Xie Shiyu's hair was dried and she was given a clean set of clothes.

"Can you walk independently?" Xi Zhengyu put on a tailored suit, combed his hair back, revealing his fair and full forehead. The black suit on him gave him a very gentlemanly and polite appearance.

Xi Zhengyu stood next to the little mermaid, watching her fiddling with the cosmetics in front of her and asking her a question.

Walking independently?

Xie Shiyu looked at her light blue mermaid tail and wondered how a mermaid tail could walk.

Will she grow legs like the Little Mermaid?

Finally, Xie Shiyu shook her head and said, "I probably won't leave. I'll stay in that area of ​​the sea until I'm pulled out..."

“In that sea area, only Grandpa Mermaid and I depended on each other for survival. Three years later, Grandpa Mermaid left, and I was left alone.” Xie Shiyu said, looking up at him. “I lived there alone for three years.”

"Nobody taught me how to walk."

After saying that, Xie Shiyu lowered her head, her voice becoming sad: "Do you think I can't walk properly?"

Seeing her downcast look, Xi Zhengyu opened his mouth to comfort her, but then suppressed the thought.

This little mermaid can't even walk on her own, she's so clumsy, how could anyone not find her annoying?

"Yes, so you'd better practice walking independently and not embarrass me," Xi Zhengyu said with a stern face.

"Okay, I'll try my best not to embarrass you," Xie Shiyu nodded in response.

Once inside the hovercar, Xie Shiyu straightened her clothes.

The Xi family members are probably not easy to get along with; you could tell from the older sister I met on the spaceship yesterday.

Thinking of this, Xie Shiyu glanced at the man beside her out of the corner of her eye.

Hmm... I hope my attempt to act cute works.

Upon arriving at the Xi family's old residence, the hovercar stopped in the garden, and a person and a fish disembarked from it.

Xie Shiyu sat in the mermaid's unique floating wheelchair, his large, warm hand holding hers. Feeling the warmth emanating from him made Xie Shiyu feel at ease.

Today is an important day; the entire Xi family has returned.

Upon entering the living room, I saw four people sitting on the sofa.

The most eye-catching couple was the young woman, who sat upright on the sofa, holding a paper book and reading it intently.

Sitting next to her was a tall, distinguished man.

The man leaned against the woman, his eyes closed as if he were resting.

"You're here." The voice carried the air of someone in a superior position, and Xie Shiyu involuntarily straightened her back upon hearing it, just like a strict elder in her family.

"Father." Xi Zhengyu called out to the man, and the middle-aged man in the black suit hummed in response before turning his gaze to Xie Shiyu.

Xie Shiyu hid behind him, looking at the middle-aged man cautiously, and then whispered, "Hello, Uncle."

"Dad, this is the mermaid I told you about. Not only is she a wild mermaid, but she's also useless except for her beauty. I don't know what A-Yu was thinking, going to get a marriage certificate with her." A critical voice rang out, and the speaker was Xi Zhengyu's sister, Xi Yimo.

She stood up and walked up to Xie Shiyu in her high heels. Her eyes still held a scrutinizing gaze. "Ayu, this mermaid, besides her beauty, is of no use to you. Why did you marry her?"

Because it was love at first sight.

Xi Zhengyu thought to himself, but he couldn't say it out loud. After all, it would make him seem very conventional. After thinking for a moment, he said in a slightly lazy voice, "Thirty percent of the fertility value can help the Xi family have many descendants."

When Xie Shiyu heard him call her that, she pretended to be a little sad, but in her heart she kept complaining.

Sure enough, they were all here for her 30% fertility value.

They treated her as a breeding machine. They thought that even though she was a third-tier female celebrity in the 21st century, she never even considered getting married and having children.

Not only did I get a whirlwind marriage after coming here, but now I'm being used as a tool to have children!

Where's my knife?

"Hahaha." Hearing her younger brother's answer, Xi Yimo laughed out loud. After laughing, her tone changed abruptly, and her words became sharp and hurtful, "Alright, the task of having children is entrusted to you. But divorce her immediately after she gives birth to the mermaid eggs. The Xi family doesn't need this kind of disreputable mermaid."