Chapter 248
That night, Rong Heng watched videos with the little mermaid. Because the videos were played at normal speed, he could watch each video for a long time, so he went to bed two hours later than usual.
Finally, under the urging of the base's intelligent computer, the two teenagers reluctantly closed the light curtain and lay down to sleep.
The bathtub has a constant temperature mode, so Ika didn't feel cold while lying in the water.
After a while, he couldn't help but turn over, grabbing the edge of the bathtub with both hands, resting his chin on the back of his hands, and staring at Rong Heng's sleeping face with his clear blue eyes without blinking.
The light in the room was dim, but there was a faint light coming in from the window, so hazy that I could only barely make out his outline.
However, just by looking at it like this, Ika felt very satisfied.
However, Rong Heng seemed to sense something. Under his gaze, he slowly turned his head and opened his eyes to look at him.
When meeting the little mermaid's gaze, Rong Heng paused slightly, then asked doubtfully, "What's wrong?"
Ika whispered, "I...can't sleep..."
"Isn't it comfortable lying in the bathtub?" Rong Heng sat up.
Ika shook his head. He was used to staying in the water. This bathtub was much more comfortable than a closed water tank.
He stared at Rong Heng with his watery blue eyes, and said with obvious anxiety in his voice: "I'm afraid that when I wake up, you'll be gone again..."
Hearing this, Rong Heng remembered that during the day, when he left to change clothes, he saw the heartbroken look of the little mermaid when he returned.
He couldn't help but feel guilty. If he hadn't suddenly disappeared and failed to keep his promise, leaving a shadow on Ika, he probably wouldn't be like this...
"Don't worry, I promised you that we won't be separated this time." Rong Heng said, extending his hand towards Ika.
Seeing this, Ika quickly reached out and held his hand tightly.
Then, he felt Rong Heng holding his fingers again.
The little mermaid grinned, and there was no more anxiety on her face.
"Go to sleep." Rong Heng said.
"Um!"
Ika nodded obediently and lay back down. As soon as he closed his eyes, he heard Rong Heng humming a tune softly. It was a lullaby that was well-known in the Tes Empire.
Listening to the moving melody and Yangyang's voice, Ika finally calmed down completely.
He closed his eyes and fell into a peaceful dream.
Rong Heng's voice gradually became softer. This was the song Yan Ya often hummed when she was coaxing Xiao Lihua to sleep. He learned it by listening to it for a while.
He originally wanted to coax Ika to sleep, but while humming, he fell asleep himself.
The night deepened like this.
The next day, when Rong Heng woke up due to the influence of his biological clock, he found that Ika had woken up at some point.
Their hands were still clasped together, and the pretty little mermaid lay on the bathtub, looking at him with a smile, and greeted him in her clear and moving voice: "Yangyang, good morning!"
Rong Heng was stunned for a moment before he regained consciousness.
"Well, good morning."
He withdrew his hand, rubbed his eyes and sat up.
Glancing at Ika's still smooth upper body, Rong Heng looked away and said, "I'll get you some clothes later."
“Okay, thank you Yangyang!”
Ika patted the fish's tail happily.
Rong Heng went to wash up, and when he came out, he also brought toiletries for Ika. After Ika finished brushing his teeth, he wrung out the towel and skillfully wiped Ika's face.
When he reacted, he realized that the person in front of him was Ika, not the sister he had taken care of since childhood. However... looking at Ika squinting her eyes and looking very happy, Rong Heng paused and continued.
This is something he is used to doing on a daily basis and he does it very well.
After washing up, Rong Heng changed into new clothes and then received applause and praise from the little mermaid.
"Yangyang is so handsome!" Ika's eyes were filled with sparkling smiles, as if there was nothing about Rong Heng that he disliked or was not satisfied with.
Rong Heng felt a little embarrassed by his praise. Looking at the little mermaid's messy blue curly hair, he walked over and took out a comb from his spirit storage bag.
Just as he was about to hand it over, he heard Yika say in surprise: "Yangyang, do you want to help me comb my hair? I'm so happy!"
Rong Heng: “…”
Well, it’s not like I haven’t combed my sister’s hair before.
He came behind the little mermaid and combed his curly hair starting from the ends and then slowly moved up. His movements were skillful and natural, making Ika squint his eyes in enjoyment, his expression full of happiness.
It’s great to have Yangyang by his side...
Moreover, Yangyang hasn't changed at all since he was a child, which is really great...
The corners of Ika's eyes were a little red, but he blinked hard to suppress the tears that were welling up, and Rong Heng didn't notice.
Soon, Rong Heng combed Ika's waist-length hair.
Looking at the long, lush, and long hair that was no less than his sister's, Rong Heng thought for a moment and said, "Do you want me to tie your hair up and braid it?"
Although it looks good with your hair down, it is more convenient to move around if you tie your hair up.
"OK!"
Ika responded and said with a smile, "Yangyang is amazing, he can even braid hair!"
Rong Heng took out the hair tie and shook his head when he heard it. "I'm not that good. Xuewei's braids are the prettiest."
Not only is the style exquisite and beautiful, but the hair is not messy at all. Unlike him, the hairstyle he tied for Xiao Lihua always looks a little frizzy. I don’t know why, but the same hair becomes so well-behaved and obedient in Xuewei’s hands.
"I just think Yangyang is good!"
Ika didn't care about that. He just pouted and said, "I want Yangyang to braid my hair. No one else can touch my hair!"
Rong Heng couldn't help but smile after hearing this. No matter who it was, facing such full trust, they would be happy.
In order to repay this trust, he braided the hair with extra care this time.
First, two small braids were braided on Ika's temples as decoration, and then they were twisted together to form a long fishbone braid.
The little mermaid looks androgynous to begin with, but with her hair braided, her delicate and beautiful facial features are fully revealed, and her slightly curly bangs fall down casually, making her look as beautiful as a doll.
Yika used the water's surface to examine his new look, then looked up at Rong Heng and asked him, "Yangyang, do I look good?"
Rong Heng looked at him, his eyes slightly dull. Then, he sighed and said, "It looks good."
Moreover, it is the kind of beautiful that Xiao Lihua would really like.
He shook his head, trying to get rid of his strange thoughts. Ika was his good friend, and wasn't it great that his sister liked him? Why should he be unhappy?
Rong Heng put the comb back into the spirit storage bag, then pushed the bathtub into the bathroom. After changing the water, he pushed it back to the bedroom window and said to Yika, "You can enjoy the scenery here. I'll go eat first and then bring you breakfast."
At this point, he thought for a moment and said, "When your fish tail turns back into legs, I'll take you to the restaurant for dinner."
"Yes! Okay!"
Yika nodded obediently. He looked at Rong Heng and said softly, "Come back early when you're full. I'll be waiting for you here."
Although he was reluctant to let Yangyang out of his sight, he didn't want Yangyang to hate him even more.
When Rong Heng looked at Ika like this, he always felt like he saw his little sister when she was little. The little girl at that time also stuck to him like this and tried hard to act sensible.
"I'll be back soon."
Rong Heng patted the top of Ika's head, and he suddenly felt a little relieved. Fortunately, Ika and he were both boys, and they didn't need to be separated because of growing up.
Otherwise, he wouldn't know how sad he would feel now because of the distance that had to exist between him and his sister.
He opened the window and the breeze from outside blew in, bringing fresh air.
"I'm leaving now. If you need anything, you can call Xiaozhi and he will help you." Rong Heng said, and then spoke worriedly, "Xiaozhi, right?"
Although Ika is older than all of them, since he was sent to the nursery and registered with Susu, he should also be considered a cub of the nursery, right?
The light curtain in the void reluctantly emerged, and slowly uttered a word: [Yes]
Rong Heng breathed a sigh of relief, while Ika smiled slightly and said politely, "Thank you for your help, Xiaozhi."
Ika had originally just wanted to show his politeness and understanding in front of Rong Heng, but he saw a reply slowly appear on the light screen in the air: [Hmm]
The little mermaid blinked.
He was raised by a robot butler since he was a child and is too familiar with artificial intelligence. This way of replying does not sound like a robot's answer.
Is it a special setting?
"Then I'm leaving."
Finally, Rong Heng left the room and went to Xuewei's place to pick up Xiao Lihua as he had promised last night.
Xiao Lihua also put on the training clothes prepared by A Yan. Her hair was braided very beautifully and dotted with round little pearls, which was eye-catching.
"Brother, you're here!"
Little Lihua ran out and threw herself into Rong Heng's arms, "Look, my sister braided my hair~"
"Yeah, it looks good."
Rong Heng looked at Xuewei in the room. Compared to the exquisite Xiao Lihua, Xuewei herself was much more simple and elegant, with only a hairpin in her temples.
Afterwards, the three of them were about to go to the restaurant for dinner when they saw Lu Li walking out of the room.
"It's the little monkey!"
Little Lihua shouted, "Brother, it was that little monkey who stole my paintbrush!"
Lu Li was holding a palm-sized monkey in his arms. When he heard the sound, he looked over here, ignored the squeaking of the monkey, and walked straight towards Xiao Lihua and the others.
"Liuliu, this monkey..."
Among the three, Xuewei had the best relationship with Lu Li, so she took the initiative to say hello.
"Squeak!" the little monkey yelled at her angrily.
"Don't be so rude." Lu Li said, and the little monkey calmed down.
It can be seen that the little monkey really wants to jump off Lu Li's palm, but it seems to be restrained by some force and cannot jump out at all, so it looks very angry.
It was very irritable, but Lu Li was very happy.
Perhaps because of yesterday's accident, his mind-controlling skills finally made some progress and he was able to tie the little monkey to his side and prevent it from running around.
He said to Rong Heng and the other two who were looking over curiously, "Let's go to the restaurant. I have something to tell you."
Rong Heng and Xue Wei nodded, and Xiao Lihua reminded her, "Liuliu, you promised me you would draw me a little monkey."
"Yeah, I didn't forget."
Lu Li smiled slightly, and when he arrived at the restaurant and saw that everyone was present, he stood up on his own initiative, holding the little monkey who was holding his chin with a depressed look in his hand, and introduced it to his friends.
"This is another me, the embodiment of my innate characteristics." Lu Li said, "You can call him Liuliu."
He paused and continued, "As for me, you can just call me Lu Lu."
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