Upon opening the door, this was the scene before me: Qiao You was lying on the edge of the bed, panting heavily, as if he had just been pulled out of the water.

Helian Jue was instantly stunned. "Little Fish! What's wrong with you?"

Qiao You did not answer, but simply opened his arms to Helian Jue.

The little mermaid was held in Helian Jue's arms, leaning against him quietly. "I don't know either, my tail was a little uncomfortable just now."

Qiao You strutted around, showing it to Helian Jue.

"bite--"

Helian Jue was the first to see a scale lying on the ground.

"Little fish..."

Qiao You understood; he had lost some scales.

My mother once said that as the first scale fell to the ground, it meant that the mermaid had successfully entered maturity.

Qiao You looked up excitedly, "Brother, from today onwards, I'm no longer a little fish!"

"I've truly grown up!"

"It's a big fish!"

Helian Jue recovered from his brief panic and remembered that Xiaoyu had mentioned this before, so he understood that this was a normal phenomenon.

"Hmm! A big little fish."

Qiao You snuggled into Helian Jue's arms in a coquettish manner, "Brother is laughing at me."

Helian Jue touched the little fish's head; its temperature was no longer as hot as when he had just held it.

Qiao You wagged his tail and directed Helian Jue to pick up the scales on the ground, "Brother, pick them up."

Helian Jue obeyed and bent down to pick up the silver-blue scales from the ground. He held them in his hand; they were cool to the touch, and the scales themselves were translucent and lustrous, very beautiful.

"This is for my brother."

"Brother, you must keep this safe."

Helian Jue gripped the scale in his hand tightly. "Yes, brother will definitely be alright."

The spot where the scale fell off has been covered by a slightly softer, smaller scale.

Qiao You felt a little sticky. "Brother, I want to take a bath."

The next second after he finished speaking, Helian Jue carried Qiao You and strode into the bathroom.

The little mermaid's long, silver-blue hair was a bit of a hassle to wash, so Helian Jue always did it for her.

Qiao You felt that his brother was really patient. Sometimes when he touched his thick hair and couldn't wash or comb it properly, he would think about just cutting it off.

But his brother was never impatient. He would let him lie comfortably in the bathtub and take good care of him, never ignoring any step.

Make his hair smell nice, especially pleasant.

Helian Jue was carefully washing Xiaoyu's hair when he suddenly remembered what Xiaoyu had said before.

"Little Fish, is today also your birthday?"

Qiao You was happily closing his eyes, enjoying the sensation of his brother washing his hair. "Hmm, it seems so!"

The older brother's words opened up a whole new world for the little fish!

So he and his brother share the same birthday?

Overjoyed, Qiao You swung its tail and sat up in the bathtub, shouting, "Brother!"

"We share the same birthday!"

Helian Jue felt a little helpless. He was soaked from head to toe. His little fish was splashing water not only on its tail but also on its hair.

"Little Fish and her brother share the same birthday, so—"

"Little fish."

"Baby."

Happy birthday! I'm so glad you came into my life.

Qiao You, her hair still wet, snuggled into his arms without a care, saying, "I'm so glad I have my brother."

"Little Fish should never be separated from her brother and should always stay by his side."

Helian Jue hugged the little fish tightly.

It took Helian Jue a full hour to wash Xiaoyu's hair clean, and he also rinsed himself off.

When Helian Jue entered the bedroom, Qiao You was wagging his tail, staring intently at the personal terminal. He was checking the time, determined to make his brother blow out the candles and make a wish at the very last second of the day.

"Brother, come quick!" Qiao You patted the spot beside him. "Mother said that if you blow out the candles and make a wish at the last second of your birthday, your wish will definitely come true!"

"Look! I've got the cake ready!"

Helian Jue sat down next to Qiao You. "Thank you, baby."

Ten minutes later, Helian Jue left the bedroom and came back in carrying a silver-blue cake with a little mermaid on it that looked very much like Qiao You.

At the same time, she was holding a large bouquet of bright red roses and walked towards Qiao You step by step.

"Wow!"

"Brother, are these flowers for me? They're so beautiful!"

Qiao You had seen a flower like this before when he was on ancient Earth. It floated on the sea and he secretly picked it up. However, many of the petals of that flower had fallen off, leaving only a few petals.

"This is for the baby." Helian Jue handed over the flowers.

Qiao Youke was delighted and held him tightly, unable to put him down.

Seeing Xiaoyu's reaction, Helian Jue, who originally had a lot to say, could only hold back.

His little fish is still just a child.