Chapter 10 Mermaid 02 "Everything is just my unrequited love."...
Your online crush is actually a mermaid.
At this moment, you suddenly figured out a lot of things, such as why he has been reluctant to meet you, why he lacks a lot of common sense, and why when you talk about some topics, he always avoids the topic.
In fact, when you came, you had some idea that Yu Qing might have some physical defects, so he felt inferior and didn't dare to see you.
But I never thought that reality is even more fantastic than imagination.
You are so shocked.
But after being shocked, the first thing you thought of was... you quickly turned your head and looked around. After making sure that no one else saw this scene, you immediately pushed your boyfriend into the door.
It wasn't until you closed the door that you breathed a sigh of relief, like a guilty thief.
No one saw it.
You couldn't help but glare at Yu Qing, but saw him smiling at you like a fool.
"you……"
You opened your mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment, and the next second, you saw him pulling you into a hug.
Your boyfriend is leaning against your ear, his deep voice as sweet as a plucked string, making your heart tremble and your ears feel hot.
"Baby, I'm so happy."
Your hand naturally falls and rests on the fish's tail, and the cool touch on the back of your hand makes you feel like you're being electrocuted.
After standing there in a daze for several seconds, you immediately struggled out of your boyfriend's arms and took several steps back quickly.
“You, you…” You were embarrassed and angry, unable to speak clearly: “This is the first time we’ve met!”
Yu Qing disagreed. He looked at you intently with his light blue eyes, his tone not without a hint of grievance: "But, we have been together for a long time, and you said before that when you see me, you must..."
You were like a cat whose tail was stepped on. You jumped up instantly, regardless of being shy, and rushed over to cover Yu Qing's mouth.
“…I was just talking nonsense!”
People are always very bold when they're online. You often say things like, if you see him, you're going to kiss him to death, kiss him so hard he can't get out of bed, make him cry, and other such lewd words...
Oh my god, God knows you are still an innocent girl.
It's the internet that's harming you.
"I order you to lose your memory immediately!" You stared at the young man in front of you, as if you were going to dry him into a salted fish if he dared to resist.
"Pfft." Yu Qing laughed softly at first, but then, probably because she couldn't help herself, she laughed louder and louder, even tears came out of her eyes. "Baby, you're so cute..."
Your heart can't help but race just by looking at his exceptionally delicate face up close, not to mention that when he smiles, it's like stars are twinkling in his eyes, so beautiful that you can't help but be distracted for a moment.
When you came to your senses, you realized that you were so close to your boyfriend, so close that your palms became unusually hot because of his breath, so close that you could even clearly count how many eyelashes he had.
You can feel his gaze on your face, the distance is too ambiguous, and your body completely freezes.
Those smiling eyes are full of your reflection.
What should I do? I’m so nervous.
This is the first time you've been so nervous in your life.
The environment was so quiet that the sound of my heartbeat seemed deafening.
After a long silence, Yu Qing spoke first.
"Actually, you can... I'm not just talking nonsense."
As if to seduce you, he moved his face closer, pressing his warm and soft lips to your palm in a gentle kiss.
Your brain kind of freezes.
You swallowed subconsciously and looked away with great difficulty. You felt your legs go weak. You had no choice but to act fierce and change the subject: "Don't give me that! Don't think I'll forgive you if you do that."
"Okay." A merman sighed helplessly, "Then what should I do to make you forgive me?"
Your eyes inevitably fell on the fish's tail: "First... tell me, what's going on with you."
You always thought mermaids were just creatures in legends.
He had never thought that reality existed. And even if it did exist, why would he still surf the Internet and engage in online romance so fashionablely...
Isn't this a bit abstract?
Yu Qing reached out and took your hand, saying, "I'll talk to you slowly later. Are you tired after riding here so early in the morning? Sit down and have some water and rest."
You look down at your boyfriend's fish tail, which is separated by a tail fin, and see him taking small, skillful steps on the ground like human feet. You roughly understand why he can live on land.
Yu Qing made you a cup of tea.
You hold the tea in your hand, sip it, and start looking around.
In fact, it seems to be no different from the house where normal people live, but there seems to be no signs of life. It feels like the kind of house where no one lives permanently.
"Before I introduce myself." Yu Qing sat next to you and turned to look at you, "I want to ask you a question first."
"Well, what's the problem?"
You looked at your boyfriend in confusion, but only saw a somewhat lonely look in his eyes.
He asked in a low voice: "You really... don't remember me at all?"
“…”
You blinked and replied hesitantly, "Have we met before?"
As far as you can remember, you probably haven't seen a mermaid before.
"Yes." Yu Qing's tone was very sure, "We have met before."
As if to prove the truth of his words, Yu Qing took out a small box from behind him. Inside the box was a very rough bracelet made of small shells.
You can tell it's been around for a while, but because the owner cherishes it very much, it's still in good condition.
"This is what you gave me."
Seeing your confused expression, Yu Qing sighed.
He complained: "As expected, women's words can't be taken seriously."
"What?" You were a little angry and embarrassed, staring at the bracelet and trying hard to recall something. It seemed that you really remembered something vaguely.
When you were a kid, it seemed like "good friend bracelets" were popular among the kids in this seaside town.
In fact, it is just to pick up shells, string them together with a rope to make a bracelet and give it to your best friend.
You obviously made this bracelet, but you have very few friends, and only one of them can be considered your best friend.
Why is the "Good Friend Bracelet" you made in Yu Qing's hand?
You thought about it for a long time but still couldn't remember what happened, so you decided to call your bestie to see if she still remembered the details.
The call was connected quickly.
"What's going on? Is he willing to see you? Did you see him? Is he the same person in the video? He doesn't have a wife, does he? Are you being cheated on by a mistress?"
Only then did you remember that you hadn't told your bestie about your in-person dating situation.
But right now, it seems like...
You glanced at the gorgeous fish tail.
It’s not easy to tell the truth.
Perhaps your silence was a little deafening to your bestie’s ears, and she continued speaking in anger.
"No way! You've come all this way, and he still won't see you? Is he still human?"
"Ahem..." He is indeed not a human.
"No, we did. Keep your voice down... He's right next to me now."
I always feel that mermaids must have very good hearing, otherwise Yu Qing wouldn’t be laughing over there all the time.
The bestie was obviously a little embarrassed.
She angrily retorted: "Why are you calling me now? Why don't you just send me a message? You're making me act like I'm eating dog food."
"Well, I have something to ask you." You continued innocently, "Do you remember the good friend bracelet? Didn't I give you one?"
"Good friend bracelet?" My bestie was silent for two seconds, then asked in confusion: "Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"
"I suddenly remembered it, so I'm asking you, do you still remember it?"
"How could I forget this?!"
To your surprise, your bestie actually remembered this.
"Oh, you gave it to me in a dream, didn't you? You went to your grandma's house during the summer vacation and said you picked up shells and made a bracelet for me. You even took a photo of me. I was happily waiting for you to give it to me after the summer vacation. But then you told me you saw a poor friendless guy and gave it to him."
You're a little surprised: "...Is that so?"
You have no memory of this happening at all, because it probably happened when you were in elementary school.
It's been so long, I've forgotten it long ago.
My bestie kept blaming me: "I remember it so clearly. You said you'd do another one for me, but nothing happened! You damned woman! I'm the only one who's been holding a grudge against you. It sounds petty of me to say it out loud, but it really is infuriating..."
“I’m sorry!” You apologized quickly. “I’ll buy you a pearl bracelet when I go back! The pearl products here are quite famous.”
My best friend is the type who is easy to please and sure enough, after hearing what you said, she became happy again.
"Okay, then I'll wait for you to come back! When will you be back? Never mind... there's no need to rush back. How do Yu's abdominal muscles feel?"
“…” Your face flushed red at your bestie’s teasing. “I’m not going to talk to you anymore! I’m hanging up!”
Amid your best friend's wild laughter, you hurriedly hung up the phone, and then saw Yu Qing staring at you with interest.
You yell at him: "What are you looking at?"
A mermaid replied without hesitation, "Of course I have to see it. The baby is so cute when he's shy."
Inexplicable pink bubbles began to float everywhere again.
It drives me crazy, why are some people so shameless when they say sweet words?
You tried hard to restore the atmosphere to normal, and continued with a stiff upper lip: "You should have heard that the bracelet was indeed given by me, but... it may not be what you think."
Speaking of this matter, you finally recalled the specific situation. It seemed that you met a boy at the beach on the night before returning home after summer vacation.
It was already dark, and you saw him still swimming in the sea. You were a little confused, so you took the initiative to talk to him. Your original intention was to tell him to go home quickly, but you accidentally chatted with him for a while longer.
He said he had no friends and envied others for having friends. In order to prove that you were willing to be friends with him, you gave him the bracelet you made for your best friend.
This was just a trivial matter to you.
The following year, your grandmother passed away. After the funeral, your parents never brought you to this town again and completely forgot about the incident.
"I know." What surprised you was that there was no disappointment in Yu Qing's eyes. He just continued calmly: "I know you were just saying it casually."
"It's all just my unrequited love."
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