Chapter 25 Mermaid 25
Just now, Cheng Shuinan met the couple again.
The store Zhang Jingshu frequented had high prices, considered quite high-end for the mall. The woman in the couple came in and tried on a winter dress. It looked nice on her, but the price was too high.
The girl wanted to buy it, but the boy accused her of being a spendthrift.
"How little do you earn every month? I won't say anything about the cosmetics, but this time you really went too far. Is this tattered skirt made of gold? It's worth half a month's salary for you. And it doesn't look good on you. It makes you look not only black but also tacky. It's so ugly. Take it off now." The boy was furious.
The girl burst into tears, feeling wronged. "I like this dress. What's wrong with using my own money to buy it? I didn't ask you to pay for it, and you just said it looked good!"
"Could you please clarify this? The money we have is for our daily expenses. I usually tolerate you, but if you keep spending so lavishly, we'll just cancel our wedding! I don't want to marry a woman who's a spendthrift!"
The girl wiped away her tears fiercely. "If you don't want to get married, then don't get married. I'm finally seeing your true colors. My parents have long advised me that you're useless. You don't earn a fraction of what I earn. You don't need to control how I spend my money!" She turned to the salesperson and said, "Please pack up this dress and the one I just bought."
Finally, the girl raised her neck high and said, "You're just a gigolo, eating my food and using my things. Now I'm officially informing you that it's over between us."
Cheng Shuinan stood quietly in front of the fitting room door.
The girl walked up to him, pointed at him and said loudly, "Look at the difference between you two! I really don't understand where your confidence comes from. I usually flatter you too much, making you lose your mind and think I really want to marry you!"
As a witness to this farce, Cheng Shuinan remained indifferent throughout the whole process, but he remembered the words that left a deep impression on him in his heart -
A gigolo.
…
Zhang Jingshu only asked a few questions, and Cheng Shuinan told her everything. After knowing the reason, she was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
She pulled the car over, tilted her head, and couldn't help but smile: "You don't want to find a job, you're just...well, afraid that I don't want you?"
Cheng Shuinan nodded.
Perhaps he was too excited, the reading light in the car was dim, clearly illuminating the black scales emerging on the side of his face, gently opening and closing, just like a fish breathing in water.
"I eat your food and use your things. In the eyes of you humans, I am quite pathetic, right?"
Zhang Jingshu threw the question to him: "Do you think you are successful?"
Cheng Shuinan thought seriously and shook his head. He loosened his seat belt and leaned towards Zhang Jingshu. His dark eyes hid deep dependence and grievance. He restrained the urge to hug Zhang Jingshu and looked directly into her eyes.
"I like this... I like holding you and following you every day, but now that I think about it, it's a bit boring..."
Unable to bear the sight of the mermaid's self-blaming and aggrieved face, Zhang Jingshu took the initiative to hold his face and said softly, "How can you be idle every day? Compared to that man just now, he was stingy with his efforts and couldn't even give the most 'cheap' compliments. What's the point of being with a man like him? But you are different. You can cook delicious meals and praise me... And, you have the most important thing that no one else has!"
Cheng Shuinan asked anxiously: "What is it?"
Zhang Jingshu: "Sincerely."
He had nothing, but he was willing to give Zhang Jingshu everything he had.
Sincerity is the most precious thing in this world.
But now many people are lost.
After returning home, in order to appease her boyfriend's anxious heart, Zhang Jingshu found all the properties under her name.
The assets she had in the bank were substantial enough that Zhang Jingshu hadn't touched the money in her bankbook. The annual interest alone was enough for her to live a comfortable life. She sorted through the assets and discovered that she owned more than just the few properties in the city center she remembered. She also owned a residential building near the university town, which she rented out to nearby students.
No wonder she always felt that the money she received every month was strange.
Some money will come inexplicably.
"Look, we're not short of money, and we don't need you to work outside to supplement our household expenses. If you really want to work outside, I can find you a job."
Cheng Shuinan thought for a moment: "I want to see you every day..."
Cheng Shuinan has been getting more and more unrestrained recently, maybe because he was stamped with his boyfriend's stamp in the mall at night, or maybe because Zhang Jingshu said he was the most precious. He has not yet recovered from the feeling of being light-headed. When he returned home and saw Zhang Jingshu lying on the bed after washing up, he pressed on her without thinking.
The legs turned into fish tails in an instant.
Zhang Jingshu was pressed down by the fish's tail, and the sticky liquid immediately covered her whole body.
It’s better not to take this bath.
Zhang Jingshu pushed him away: "You're too heavy..."
Cheng Shuinan immediately changed his position and curled up in her arms, his thick hair tickling Zhang Jingshu's face.
"Zhang Jingshu, will you dislike me?"
"Won't."
Cheng Shuinan laughed.
Zhang Jingshu felt her neck suddenly get cold, she lowered her eyes and saw Cheng Shuinan putting on a pearl necklace.
The pearls are plump and round, with a slight pink luster.
"This is……"
Cheng Shuinan looked carefully at her. The pearls on Zhang Jingshu's fair neck looked like raindrops on a flower. She lay defenseless on the bed, her face calm and gentle, so beautiful that it made his heart beat faster.
"These are my tears. I promised you that I would give them all to you. Now you have no reason to throw them away."
He kissed the pearl in the middle located on Zhang Jingshu's collarbone.
The soft and cold lips touched and left immediately.
Zhang Jingshu's body trembled uncontrollably. She touched her pearl with her hand and muttered, "You really can cry. How come you shed so many tears?"
Cheng Shuinan hugged her.
Zhang Jingshu's ears felt itchy, so he leaned over and said something.
"Say it again, I didn't hear you clearly."
Cheng Shuinan was determined not to repeat it again and pressed her legs with his huge fish tail.
What he said was: Zhang Jingshu, please always love me like this.
Otherwise, he really didn't know what to do after being abandoned by her?
Perhaps his previous experiences were just to enable him to meet Zhang Jingshu, and what he will face after that is an unbearable abyss.
…
In the winter in Qingcheng City, there are continuous heavy snowfalls.
Zhang Jingshu was standing at the window of the office building holding a cup of coffee. There was a thick layer of snow on the road. The bus service was suspended due to the notice. People walking on the snowy road were like reeds bent by the wind, bent hard by the strong wind.
Mobile phones have been sending out a series of blizzard warning notifications, prompting residents to reduce going out.
The buyer of Lianzhu was supposed to be here soon, but he hasn't shown up yet. The sales of pearl necklaces have dropped significantly, but fortunately the company has not laid off any employees and salaries have not been reduced.
There are still many people who continue to work here.
They all received a temporary notice from the company, asking them to reduce travel due to the heavy snow, and if necessary, they could stay in the company to rest for one night and go home after the heavy snow stopped.
The company has a rest room and a tea room, and there is a small supermarket nearby, so there is no shortage of food.
When he was going to work in the morning, the image of Cheng Shuinan's reluctant look replayed in his mind. She had also promised him that she would rush home without delay after get off work, but now it seems that she has to break her promise.
The snow was falling so heavily that she didn't dare take the risk even though it was only a few intersections away.
Considering how to send it.
Clicking on the communication interface, they both had a tacit understanding of what to say, and Cheng Shuinan's message was sent first.
Cheng Shuinan: Zhang Jingshu, it’s snowing heavily outside. Don’t rush home. Is there anything to eat in the company?
Zhang Jingshu felt warm in her heart. She was still struggling with how to tell him without making him angry. In fact, she was overthinking it. He cared about her safety all the time, so how could he lose his temper so easily?
She replied: "Don't worry, there's food. There's a small supermarket nearby. I'll go back when the snow stops."
Cheng Shuinan quickly replied: Instant noodles?
Zhang Jingshu: Special times require special treatment.
At this moment, Zhang Ning came over and asked: "Who are you chatting with? You smile so sweetly."
Zhang Jingshu thought for a moment and replied, "It's my boyfriend."
Zhang Ning raised his eyebrows slightly. "I guessed right. You've been acting strangely these past few days. What kind of person could make Miss Zhang fall in love with you?"
"He's, well, so good that I can't put it into words," Zhang Jingshu couldn't help but smile sweetly. "When I'm with him, I don't have to think about anything. I'm happy just looking at him."
"So good? Introduce me to them someday and I'll check them out for you."
"My boyfriend is quite shy. I'll introduce him to Sister Zhang when I have the chance. We just got together now."
The snow outside the window showed no sign of getting smaller, but instead grew heavier, and there were fewer and fewer pedestrians on the road.
Some people in the office braved the heavy snow to go home, but were quickly discouraged by the bad weather outside.
"The snow is so thick. The weather forecast for this morning called for sunny weather. A sprinkler truck just passed by the road in front of our company, and the snow suddenly turned to ice. It's impossible to drive. The road is too slippery."
Zhang Jingshu sat in her office with her chin in her hand.
Chat with Cheng Shuinan from time to time.
Zhang Jingshu: It’s snowing heavily again. It’s so annoying. When can I go home?
Cheng Shuinan sent a message after a while: Don’t worry, have you eaten?
Zhang Jingshu poked the instant noodles in front of her: I haven’t eaten yet. What did you eat at home?
Cheng Shuinan sent pictures of food.
There were shiny, greasy buns, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and Zhang Jingshu's favorite braised pork ribs.
Zhang Jingshu: It looks so delicious! You must be deliberately tempting me!
Cheng Shuinan sent a voice message. I clicked it and it was his voice with a smile: "Well, I was deliberately tempting you."
His tone was so gentle that it should have been meant to make people salivate. However, Zhang Jingshu's ears turned red after hearing it. She quickly turned off the voice message, rubbed her hot cheeks, picked up a pair of instant noodles with chopsticks, and the originally fragrant taste became bland in her mouth.
My mind is full of the pictures sent by Cheng Shuinan.
Zhang Jingshu sent a voice message: "Cheng Shuinan, you have to take responsibility. I don't want to eat instant noodles at all now. Let's start a video call. I want to watch you eat spare ribs and meat buns. The ones you make look so delicious. I can smell them through the screen."
After a while, the phone dinged.
Zhang Jingshu clicked on it and saw Cheng Shuinan's voice: "Want to eat?"
Zhang Jingshu: Yes.
Cheng Shuinan: Which floor?
Zhang Jingshu: Huh? It's snowing heavily, and the roads are hard to walk on. I was just saying that casually. Don't come over here...
Cheng Shuinan sent a picture.
It was a picture of him wearing a thick down jacket and standing at the door of Lianzhu Company.
Cheng Shuinan: Zhang Jingshu, dinner is ready.
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