Full of energy, just as lovely as when we first met many, many years ago.

When they kissed, the sense of harmony that quickly soothed each other's chaotic minds, and the overwhelming sense of fulfillment that came from the heart, confirmed Leng Xiang's belief that this was his little mermaid.

But the little mermaid had clearly forgotten him and their promise.

The icy blue eyes, seemingly frozen in ice, dimmed with each rejected marriage proposal, a shadow that no mermaid could see.

Leng Xiang didn't even know how he could convey to his little mermaid that he was serious, that he wasn't joking or just carrying out a task.

Leng Xiang's heart was telling him that he needed that mermaid.

Suddenly, as if sensing something, Leng Xiang abruptly raised her head and looked into the depths of the corridor.

With a piece of candy in his mouth, Jiu Li lowered his head, held the Mirage Pearl in his hands, and focused on browsing the forum. Every now and then, he would let out an incredibly childish laugh, and then say "stupid" with a cold and disdainful tone. He would wag his purple-blue gradient tail and slowly swim past and turn the corner.

From beginning to end, he never saw Leng Xiang silently watching him from the shadows on the other side.

Even with his neck being choked, Kasai couldn't persuade Leng Xiang, which made him raise his head in anger, and then he froze for a moment.

This angle allowed him to discover things he could never normally observe from Leng Xiang's face. Her icy blue eyes, set against her silver-gray eyelashes, were devoid of emotion, yet now, Kasai noticed that those eyes were gazing intently at something.

It was as if I was looking at everything about him.

Kasai was very familiar with that look. When Lan Qi looked at Li Qi, when Xi Huayue looked at Ye Ling, when Dong Jun and Jiu Xiao looked at each other, and even when Yin Chen looked at Long Xun, they all had that kind of emotion in their eyes.

Something called love.

Following Leng Xiang's gaze, Kasai turned his head and saw a blue tail fin that faintly glowed with purple light, flashing by at the end of the corridor. That unique color instantly made Kasai realize who it was.

“You…could it be that you actually have feelings for the boss…” Kasai blurted out instinctively.

Jiu Li is no longer visible.

Leng Xiang then looked away. Kasai, who had been staring into his eyes, noticed that the bright, focused tenderness that had been shining in those beautiful ice-blue eyes had disappeared, replaced by a thick layer of ice, so cold it frightened the fish.

Leng Xiang did not answer. With a gentle sway of his long, silvery-white fishtail, he turned and was about to leave.

Kasai suddenly changed his mind. Looking at Leng Xiang's retreating figure, he shouted, "Hey, let me give you a piece of advice: if you really want to pursue the boss, you should learn how to date first!"

The cold fragrance seemed to pause for a moment before slowly drifting away.

So, during today's routine proposal, Leng Xiang changed what she said: "Let's date."

Jiu Li instinctively wanted to flip the table, but just as his fingers touched the bottom edge of the table, he suddenly came to his senses. Leng Xiang's words just now seemed different from before.

He looked up in surprise, stammered for a moment, and then said, "What...what did you just say?"

Leng Xiang still had that deadpan, icy face. In a tone that could freeze someone to death, as if threatening to kill the whole Yu family, she repeated, word by word, "Let's date."

Jiu Li: "..."

Holy crap, you actually know about dating?

Have the polar regions melted?

Has the volcano frozen over?

Has the sea been replaced by land?

Did mermaids get forced to live on land?

Brother! You really love coming to see this! Lengxiang isn't acting normally today!

Leng Xiang looked at Jiu Li, who was stunned with disbelief, and silently nodded in her heart.

He didn't flip the table, so it seems he really did propose in the wrong way.

—Speaking of which, how should one approach dating?

Having witnessed this scene, Yin Chen suppressed his laughter and sneaked away from the corner, then excitedly rushed towards the staff lounge where he and Long Xun were staying, laughing all the way.

"Ah Xun, Ah Xun, let me tell you, that iceberg Leng Xiang has actually come to her senses! She actually knows that you should date before getting married, hahaha! Didn't you see my boss's stunned expression?!"

As he craned his neck to examine the ring of red swelling left by Leng Xiang's pinching in his room, Kasai heard this and gave himself a ferocious (satisfied) smile in the mirror, muttering, "I hope I did the right thing..."

With a bang, the door to the lounge was kicked open, and the golden-tailed mermaid, wagging her tail gleefully like a puppy and radiating gossip, rushed in, excitedly saying, "Ah Xun, Ah Xun, get up quickly, I'll tell you... something..."

Yin Chen suddenly froze.

Little Baozi Long Xun lay quietly on the bed with his eyes closed, peacefully resting in the soft seashell bed. The soft blankets around him gently supported him, and the sight of him made even the most merman's heart melt.

But at this moment, the little child was emitting scattered silver light all over his body, and his figure was fading away bit by bit. When Yin Chen pushed the door open, he saw that Long Xun was so transparent that he could see the wrinkles of the bed under him.

"What's going on?!"

A near-hysterical scream escaped Yin Chen's lips. Ka Sai, who was in the next room, noticed something was wrong, burst through the door, and was also terrified by the scene.

Yin Chen pounced forward, reaching out to try and put the scattered silver light back onto Long Xun's body.

"No! No! Ah Xun! Wake up!"

Before he knew it, tears of terror had filled his deep blue eyes.

"What exactly happened... I just took a nap... I just took a nap... What happened...?"

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