Chapter 19 Mermaid 19
Zhang Jingshu was very angry.
When the fish's tail pressed down, she was pushed hard into the water, inevitably feeling suffocated. Even with Cheng Shuinan's chest cushioning her body, it couldn't block the water pouring in from all directions. But soon, Cheng Shuinan lifted her out of the water, and she was finally able to breathe deeply.
The anger came quickly.
Zhang Jingshu wiped the water from her eyelids and opened her eyes. Cheng Shuinan's flushed face suddenly appeared in her sight.
No matter what the situation, his facial expression was always that of a small animal relying on its master, so innocent and pure. This was the first time I saw other emotions on his face.
Fire burned in his eyes, and his dark pupils were filled with undisguised jealousy.
However, the obviously abnormal mood changes of the man in front of her could not cover up the strange and unfamiliar touch that suddenly came from her legs.
The scales were cold and hard, still visible even through the cloth. But now wrapped around her legs—
Zhang Jingshu turned around.
The clear water rippled slightly. Beneath the ripples, she could see her lower body. Her wet pants clung to her skin, and she was pressing down on two adult male legs.
Slender, white and smooth.
Zhang Jingshu suspected that she was dazzled. She closed her eyes tightly, counted a few seconds silently, opened her eyes wide, and stared at Cheng Shuinan's "fish tail".
You read that right, it really is two legs.
Human legs.
Man's legs.
Zhang Jingshu's face suddenly flushed: "Cheng Shuinan! Let go of your hand!"
Cheng Shuinan was in great surprise and doubt until Zhang Jingshu pried his hands away with force. He came back to his senses and put his hands on her waist without moving, and turned his head away.
He said without thinking, "I look no different from a human being now."
He could feel the sharp edges of his teeth disappearing inside his mouth as his legs appeared. He bit down gently, revealing two rows of neatly aligned teeth. He couldn't help but smile, the jealous fire burning in his eyes replaced by the joy of a dream coming true.
His hands were terrifyingly strong. Zhang Jingshu had long discovered that mermaids who were well-maintained might look thin on the outside, but they actually had endless energy inside. For example, now, the two thin white arms wrapped around his waist had faintly bulging smooth muscle lines.
She was no match for him at all.
Cheng Shuinan's refusal to cooperate made Zhang Jingshu suspect that what she brought home was not a kind mermaid at all, but an ungrateful poisonous snake.
Her face turned cold, "Cheng Shuinan, let go of your hand."
The hands on his waist stiffened for a moment, then slowly and obviously reluctantly loosened their grip. Zhang Jingshu quickly pulled them apart, holding onto the edge of the bathtub and crawling out in panic. She slipped several times and sat heavily on Cheng Shuinan's waist.
He groaned and lifted her up with his hands.
Zhang Jingshu crawled out of the bathtub, turned around, glared at Cheng Shuinan in shame and anger, and left the bathroom.
…
Cheng Shuinan's fish tail turned into legs.
This matter is really unbelievable.
However, there really are mermaids in this world. As for other strange things, they are easy for Zhang Jingshu to accept.
Zhang Jingshu quickly put aside the unpleasant incident in the bathroom and went to a nearby shopping mall that night to buy several sets of men's clothes.
She didn't want to come home from get off work every day and see Cheng Shuinan naked in front of her.
Standing at the door, Zhang Jingshu didn't press her fingerprints, but mentally prepared herself. She was worried that if she opened the door, she would see Cheng Shuinan. After all, every day in the past, he would wait for her to come home at the door.
The moment the door opened, her thoughts came true.
Humid steam hits my face.
Zhang Jingshu raised the bag to block her eyes: "Cheng Shuinan, you...you go back to the bathtub. No, that's not right. These are the clothes I bought for you. Change before you come out."
She threw the bag over.
Cheng Shuinan took it and said okay.
The sound of the fish's tail bouncing on the ground disappeared, replaced by the sound of light footsteps.
After the initial shame and anger passed, Zhang Jingshu felt itchy in her heart.
——Just take a look?
She slowly turned her head, opened one eye, and followed the plush carpet upwards. She saw a pair of broad, white feet with distinct ankle bones. Further up, she saw calves and thighs with hints of muscle, and a slightly raised buttock...
Zhang Jingshu covered her face and fell onto the soft sofa.
Cheng Shuinan changed his clothes and stood in front of him like a primary school student standing in the corner as if he was being punished.
Zhang Jingshu had never bought clothes for the opposite sex, not even her father. This time she went to the mall in a confused mood and just picked up everything randomly. However, these unmatched clothes were worn by Cheng Shuinan in a very... seductive way?
Yes, it's temptation.
Cheng Shuinan had a perfectly formed frame. Although he appeared slightly thin, his shoulders were broad. His thinness was simply due to long-term malnutrition, which hadn't been able to recover in a short time. He wore a pure white sweatshirt over his upper body and ordinary sweatpants. His feet were bare, and his ten toes stepped on the light gray carpet, which made his nails look pink.
His hair remained the same, thick and curly, flowing down his back.
The eyes are filled with spring water.
Her thin red lips were slightly pursed, and she stared at her helplessly.
This was the first time Zhang Jingshu saw Cheng Shuinan wearing clothes.
She turned her head away. Cheng Shuinan's eyes were full of grievance and pleading. As soon as she looked at him, the momentum she had accumulated with great difficulty was like a punctured balloon.
"Cheng Shuinan, let's talk." Zhang Jingshu crossed her arms, stared at his feet, took a deep breath, raised her chin slightly, and glanced at him imposingly.
The feeling of his feet stepping on the ground was strange, but surprisingly, he didn't hate it. Cheng Shuinan took a few tentative steps forward. He was not yet used to walking on his feet, so he stumbled and barely stood firm.
He asked, "Zhang Jingshu, who is that man?"
Zhang Jingshu looked puzzled.
"Just before, the man who came to see you...are you dating?" Cheng Shuinan asked the question that was bothering him.
Deep down, I hope to get Zhang Jingshu's rejection.
But Zhang Jingshu said nothing, neither nodded nor shook her head. She just looked at him with cold eyes, then chuckled: "What does this have to do with you?"
A surge of inexplicable irritation washed over Zhang Jingshu. She felt that talking to the mermaid was a mistake.
Cheng Shuinan stood in front of her at a loss, because of her words, his face looked like he was about to cry. It was obvious that the legs he had just transformed were not enough for him to adapt to. He almost limped towards her and squatted down.
He tilted his head back and as soon as he opened his mouth, Zhang Jingshu covered it.
"Let's talk about it another day. I'm sleepy now and want to go to bed."
Zhang Jingshu turned and went back to the bedroom, closed the door, and locked it.
As for whether Cheng Shuinan would sleep in the bathtub, on the sofa, or somewhere else at night, she didn't want to care at all.
…
Love is the most ridiculous thing in the world.
The secretion of dopamine makes those who are caught up in it mistakenly believe that love will last forever. But when the hormone fades and people come back to their senses from the passion, they will find how foolish their love was.
Zhang Jingshu never believed in any love vows, no matter how sincere they sounded. No matter whether these words were sincere or false at the time, they could not withstand the passage of time.
Didn’t Zhao Ning and Zhang Yuanhe ever love each other?
If they loved each other, the ending would be sad, as they would eventually go on the road of separation.
It would be even more ridiculous if you have never loved.
Two people without love can still have a child. The child is given the beautiful name of the fruit of love.
Love will eventually fade away.
Zhang Jingshu never longed for such a thing, and she distrusted it even more.
She heard Cheng Shuinan's confession. So, she pretended not to hear the loud exclamation, covering up his already nervous stuttering words.
She is very satisfied with their current relationship and does not need any other changes.
She provided Cheng Shuinan with a safe place to stay, enough food to eat, and helped him escape from the dim warehouse. In turn, he prepared three meals a day for her, and most importantly, provided her with the emotional value she needed.
Trust, dependence, gratitude.
Such emotions make Zhang Jingshu feel needed.
But once it turns into love.
She will eventually lose everything. After the initial sweetness, there will be endless quarrels. In the end, they will spend their lives like a couple of enemies or never see each other again after separation.
However, she didn't expect that Cheng Shuinan would make a request to her one day -
I would like to request further.
The bright moon hung high outside the window, and its cool light shone into the house. Zhang Jingshu stared at it for a long time, and finally closed her eyes and hugged her curled up body.
Zhang Jingshu was confused in her dream and woke up with dark circles under her eyes. She felt that her attitude yesterday was very clear. If she gave Cheng Shuinan the cold shoulder, he would understand her meaning.
Let everything return to the starting point.
They can still live together.
Just don't mention love.
But Zhang Jingshu underestimated the mermaid's persistence in love, who was so simple and even a little timid in her heart.
——Or perhaps, his obsession with Zhang Jingshu.
…
The first heavy snow fell quietly, and the emerald green holly on both sides of the road were covered with snow.
Zhang Jingshu wrapped her scarf tightly around her. Lianzhu had been acquired as expected, and Cheng Qingyuan seemed to have been imprisoned, with no further news of him.
In the past few days, Zhang Jingshu's attitude was neither hot nor cold, ignoring Cheng Shuinan's attentive flattery and cautious probing. Last night, she woke up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and saw the man lying on the sofa and shed two strings of tears.
Crystal clear, round and bright.
It fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
——Tears of a mermaid.
Zhang Jingshu remembered that Cheng Shuinan once talked about his mother. After being disappointed with Cheng Qingyuan, the tears in her eyes turned into pearls without any warning.
So, is he finally giving up?
Zhang Jingshu breathed a sigh of relief, but there was an inexplicable sense of tightness in her chest.
He walked through the snow, one step deep and one step shallow, leaving footprints.
Shadows covered the front.
Zhang Jingshu smelled a familiar scent and looked up in disbelief.
Cheng Shuinan stood straight in front of her, holding an umbrella to cover the snowflakes falling on her head.
"I saw it was snowing outside, so I came to pick you up."
Zhang Jingshu didn't know what to say to him, so she could only hum and leave quickly. Cheng Shuinan followed her closely, his black hair covered with snowflakes that quickly melted into his hair.
After entering the house, Cheng Shuinan put away his umbrella.
Zhang Jingshu went back to her room to change clothes. When she came out, Cheng Shuinan was standing at the door, looking a little nervous, with his right hand behind his back. Seeing her pass by without noticing him, he quickly said, "...Zhang Jingshu, I have something to give you."
She should cover her ears and tell Cheng Shuinan in a clear manner that she doesn't need anything from him.
However, Cheng Shuinan's tone sounded pleading, and the scene of him curled up on the sofa, closing his eyes and crying inevitably appeared in his mind.
Zhang Jingshu suddenly stopped.
Cheng Shuinan turned in front of her.
"This is for you."
Cheng Shuinan raised his hand, and two pearls appeared in his palm. They were larger than the pearls you can see on the market, fuller and rounder, and would emit a faint light at night.
"I don't have anything else to give you, but tears are pretty, and humans seem to like them... I'll give them to you, and from now on, all my tears will be yours, okay?"
Zhang Jingshu didn't move.
Cheng Shuinan pursed his lips for a long time, then he reached out and forcefully stuffed the pearl into her hand.
"This is what I promised you. My tears belong to you."
The surface of the pearl still carried Cheng Shuinan's body temperature. Although he could transform into legs, his body temperature was still cold.
Zhang Jingshu lowered her eyes and said nothing. The high-rise she had constructed within her heart seemed to crumble from the very foundations, towering above the clouds, precariously crumbling.
His mother, driven by human greed, left the ocean forever. And his father imprisoned him in a warehouse. These were his blood relatives, and since he had already tasted the bitterness of betrayal, how could he...
He should have kept the secret of his tears turning into pearls and stayed in her house as if nothing had happened.
However, he handed the pearl to her and looked at her tenderly with eyes that contained sadness and trust.
Isn't he afraid that one day she will change, tell his secret, and make him return to the days of imprisonment?
How dare he...how dare he!
Even though he had learned from the previous experience, he still trusted her honestly and without reservation.
Cheng Shuinan took a half step back to keep some distance, and blinked his drooping eyelashes to hide the lost emotion in his eyes.
"If you don't want it, you can throw it away."
Zhang Jingshu was slightly stunned and looked up at him.
He was tall, with long flowing hair, looking like a handsome god. He stared at the ground with his eyes sideways, and suddenly stiffened because of her gaze.
——He is lying.
Both his eyes and facial expression were silently begging Zhang Jingshu to keep the pearl and not throw it away.
The bead in her palm suddenly became hot. Zhang Jingshu frowned in embarrassment.
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