13. Acting cute
He actually kissed me!
Xie Shiyu screamed inwardly, her first kiss was gone!
The kiss didn't last long; Xi Zhengyu separated them immediately afterward.
Seeing that Xie Shiyu had stopped crying, he breathed a sigh of relief.
This method is quite effective.
He raised his hand and used his fingertips to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, his voice hoarse yet gentle: "Don't cry. As long as you don't leave me, I will never give up on you in this lifetime."
Xie Shiyu stared at him blankly. In the dim light, the two sat in front of the sofa, and Xi Zhengyu's gentle appearance gradually entered Xie Shiyu's mind.
His hot palms touched his face again and again, and he gently stroked his injured area as well.
Xie Shiyu felt her earlobes burning, and the other person's touch seemed to linger on her lips.
The sandalwood scent unique to Xi Zhengyu wafted into my nose; even his voice had become gentler!
"Mmm," Xie Shiyu replied, blushing.
After calming the little mermaid down, Xi Zhengyu breathed a sigh of relief.
He was calculating in his mind what price the rumor-mongers should pay.
His little mermaid cried so hard. She already felt insecure coming ashore from the deep sea for the first time, and this incident made her feel even more insecure.
We can't let this go so easily.
Xie Shiyu cried herself to sleep, her eyelids drooping so much that she fell asleep on Xi Zhengyu's shoulder.
Looking at the little mermaid sleeping peacefully on his shoulder, Xi Zhengyu raised his hand and ruffled her silver hair.
Those big, watery eyes were all red and swollen from crying, silly fish.
He placed Xie Shiyu on the seashell bed and saw pearls and seashells that he had his assistant buy for her, placed beside the bedside.
They were placed in the most prominent place, so they must really like them.
"Good night," Xi Zhengyu said in a voice he could only hear himself, and then left.
In the study, Xi Zhengyu made a video call to his secretary with a frosty expression.
The secretary had just finished showering and was about to watch some mermaid idol dramas when she received a video call from the chairman and immediately sat up straight.
"Chairman, is there anything I can help you with?" the secretary asked.
"Take care of things on the StarNet. This time, we can be a bit more ruthless."
The secretary immediately understood and replied, "Yes!"
Chairman Xi's chief secretary intervened, and the viral news article was immediately deleted. The author also came out to apologize and clarify.
Starry Sky Group even sent lawyer's letters to the most vocal critics and issued a statement saying that everything was fake and fabricated, and that their chairman had simply had a meal with Miss An Xia.
The more arrogant they were before, the more embarrassed they are now after being slapped in the face. The fans of the other two groups were criticized one second and then mocked directly in the next.
The entire StarNet was in an uproar, but many people wanted to know who this Mrs. Xi was.
Xi Zhengyu even reposted the company's post using his own account, adding the comment: "[Please do not spread rumors; those who discover such rumors will be prosecuted.]"
This has made everyone afraid to say anything carelessly online.
Xie Shiyu was unaware that her deliberate attempts to play the victim and act pitiful had actually gotten Xi Zhengyu to protect her.
She didn't find out until the next morning. After breakfast, she was soaking in the large pool, leaning against the shark-shaped water balloon.
The whole fish looked lazy and listless.
Upon opening the StarNet website, Xie Shiyu saw Xi Zhengyu at the top of the trending search list. Clicking on it, Xie Shiyu was delighted.
This trick actually works, but as mentioned in idol dramas, this kind of playing the victim and acting pitiful shouldn't be used too often. Once a man makes a promise, you should know when to stop.
Men get annoyed if you use it too much, so what's the next step...?
Xie Shiyu pulled out the posts she had saved, and her next step was to act cute towards the other person.
A capable man will want a naive, sweet woman/mermaid who loves to act cute with him.
There's a saying that goes, "A woman who knows how to be charming and coquettish will be cherished."
Xie Shiyu focused on this sentence, repeating it to herself over and over.
She's being coquettish.
The post also clearly explains how to act cute, so that even those who don't know how will understand after reading it.
There's a limit to how much you should act cute; you need to know when it's appropriate to act cute or when it's not.
Xie Shiyu watched with great interest; it really was a vast subject of study.
It also tests a person's acting skills, but Xie Shiyu is very confident in her acting skills.
I've been doing this job for a while now.
After reading Xie Shiyu's post, she hid it.
Today, she can no longer just lie there after eating and watch idol dramas on the internet like before.
After returning from his morning run, Xi Zhengyu ate breakfast and finished his work. Then, he took the little mermaid to the practice room to learn to walk independently.
Actually, walking on a mermaid's tail is something every mermaid mother starts teaching her three months after her baby fish are born.
The baby fish, which was born without a mermaid mother, had a robot nearby that imitated the mermaid mother to teach it.
"Take your time," Xi Zhengyu said calmly, holding her hand.
After a day of hard work, Xie Shiyu finally learned to walk using her fish tail.
He sat in a chair, held a water glass in both hands, and drank it all in one gulp.
It seemed she was really dehydrated. Xi Zhengyu reached out and touched her fish tail.
It's already dry.
"That's all for today. Tomorrow, learn how to grow legs." Xi Zhengyu assigned the task.
Xie Shiyu was completely baffled. She already knew that mermaids could grow legs, but she didn't know how they did it!
This is making things difficult for her.
My first time trying to be a mermaid, I got stuck on my legs.
After jumping into the large pool, Xie Shiyu, who had been listless, immediately came back to life.
She swam around inside and even took out her little toys to play with.
Seeing him like this, Xi Zhengyu felt a little worried.
He received an invitation to the Lu family banquet an hour ago, and the invitation has already been sent.
Knowing that he had married, they specially asked him to bring his wife to the ceremony.
Can this silly fish really grow legs in just three days?
Even Xi Zhengyu, who is usually fearless of difficulties, is having a bit of a headache. He can't force him, but what if he gets injured again?
The fish scale that had fallen into the training room was still lying quietly in his pocket.
The fish scales were beautiful, but they had fallen from his little mermaid.
I can't not participate, and I absolutely can't not bring the little mermaid.
Even if they are busy, they will arrive at the Lu family's house on time three days later.
Because the Lu family is my mother's home.
After playing with her toys for a while, Xie Shiyu noticed that Xi Zhengyu was troubled. She put down her toys, swam to the side, and asked with her hands supporting her cheeks, "You seem to have encountered something unhappy?"
Seeing her resting her chin on her hand and looking at him, Xi Zhengyu, who was deep in thought, paused for a moment and said, "It's nothing."
"Are you really alright?" Xie Shiyu continued to ask.
"Um."
"Okay." After showing her concern, Xie Shiyu swam away, went to the snack cabinet, took out her favorite dried fish, and started eating.
Xi Zhengyu, who was worried, didn't waste any time. He turned on his smart terminal and started looking for information and watching videos.
After watching it, Xi Zhengyu fell silent, because the information and videos all told him that getting legs was quite simple.
Why does his little mermaid find it so difficult?
Why is that?
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