Who is Barbie Q?
The man asked the question in a very serious tone, as if he were discussing an academic issue.
Chu Xinxin packed up, compressed, and deleted all the jumbled thoughts in her mind, trying not to think about anything: "I should know your name, but... I hit my head and forgot a lot of things."
After hearing her words, the man held her head in his hands and examined her carefully, not missing a single strand of hair.
How did you get hit?
"Well... when I came to find you, I was in such a hurry that I didn't notice the passing carriages, and then I got hit. It's commonly known as amnesia."
Chu Xinxin started making things up: "I was unconscious for a very, very long time, and I only woke up a few days ago..."
The more she spoke, the more intense the man's gaze became.
"Xingyuan, is it really you!?"
Chu Xinxin pouted: "I might not be. My real name is Chu Xinxin."
“You are! The first day I met you, you said the same thing... that you had amnesia!” Ripples spread across the seawater beside the man, his expression agitated.
Chu Xinxin was speechless. Damn, what a coincidence!
“I remember it very clearly, not a single word is wrong!” The man encircled Chu Xinxin’s slender wrist. “From today onwards, your name will be Xingyuan!”
The man was very domineering; no matter what Chu Xinxin said, he insisted on changing her name.
Alright, Star Source it is...
"So what's your name?"
"My name is Shenyao."
Shenyao immediately proclaimed throughout the palace that everyone who met Chu Xinxin must address her as Lady Xingyuan.
"Sigh, my first day as a stand-in... so tiring, so tiring, so tiring..."
Last night, Shenyao dragged Chu Xinxin along and reminisced about their past love story all night long, which was quite epic.
The most noble prince of the merfolk fell in love with a human woman of lowly status. He was infatuated with her, even defying his family for her sake. Just when he was about to succeed, the woman disappeared!
"Hiss—" Chu Xinxin felt increasingly uneasy. "System, why does this script sound so much like myself?"
Make the male lead fall in love with you, and once you've maxed out his affection for you, leave this world immediately.
Chu Xinxin: "Holy crap, could that Xingyuan also be a host?"
[It shouldn't be. This world shows no signs of being hacked by the system; it's very intact.]
Chu Xinxin closed her eyes and sensed it. The energy was abundant, and the rules of operation had not been eroded or damaged by human intervention.
As they were talking, Nüwei suddenly entered with a group of maids.
"Lord Xingyuan, the king has found your favorite color for you."
The woman stepped aside, and behind her, her maids held up several dresses made of silk gauze.
The dress was soaked in dye made from ground seashell powder, giving it a delicate pink hue and a subtle shimmer. Tiny pearls dangled from the hem, creating a dazzling, dreamlike effect as the wearer moved.
The maids helped Chu Xinxin change into the new clothes and styled her hair in a common mermaid hairstyle, making her look even more like the woman in the painting...
No! They're exactly the same!
The female official in charge of Chu Xinxin came in and took a look, almost thinking that it really was that person who had returned.
"You may all leave. I need to speak with Lord Xingyuan for a few minutes."
The woman, accompanied by her maid, bowed and withdrew.
The female official's name was Biyu, and her tail was green.
She is a die-hard fan of Xingyuan himself and harbors great hostility towards Chu Xinxin and all girls who look like Xingyuan.
"Lord Xingyuan, let me give you a piece of advice: don't think that being given a name means you can pass for the real one. A fake will always be a fake. The real Lord Xingyuan will return one day, and when that happens, your fate will only be worse!"
After Biyu finished speaking, she glared at Chu Xinxin and took out a small box from her sleeve: "This is a Forget-Me-Not Pill. If you can get the king to take it, we will send you back to the human race."
Chu Xinxin pretended to be scared and dared not take it.
Biyu's disgust intensified; she was indeed no match for Lord Xingyuan, being so easily frightened by such a trivial matter.
He didn't linger and went out to attend to his own business.
After she left, the maid came in again, her eyes shining: "Wow, you're amazing! You transformed from a lowly palace maid into a favored concubine in just one night! You're incredible!"
"I should thank you," Chu Xin said with a forced smile.
Woman on WeChat: "Great kindness needs no words of thanks, let's get to the point."
What do you want?
"I want to be a lady-in-waiting to the king."
Chu Xinxin raised an eyebrow upon hearing this: "Quite ambitious."
The hierarchy among merfolk can be determined by the color of their tails.
Silver and white are for royalty, followed by yellow, green, cyan, and black.
The female official beside Shenyao now had a golden tail, exuding unparalleled nobility.
The little blue-green shark, a woman, also coveted that position.
"Is that not allowed? You humans almost became queens..."
The woman acted as if it were perfectly normal.
"Sure, but I have conditions."
"explain."
"Take me out of here, I want to go back to the human race."
The woman was somewhat incredulous upon hearing this request: "Isn't it good here? Your current status is second only to the emperor..."
"But I am human, and humans must ultimately live on land..."
Besides, the person she was looking for wasn't here, and there was a mind-reading fish watching her intently, posing a constant threat of losing her virginity and her life.
This is terrifying, we have to escape!
Woman Wei: "Aren't you afraid I'll tell Wang about your idea?"
Chu Xinxin shrugged indifferently: "There are only the two of us here, who would believe you?"
After thinking about it for a moment, the woman realized that it made sense; even she herself didn't believe it.
"Fine, as long as I can become the chief female officer, the first thing I'll do is send you away."
......
Night falls.
Half of the luminous pearls in the palace were taken away.
The merfolk were perhaps certain that these human women could not escape, so they did not keep them imprisoned.
Chu Xinxin went to see the sea turtles, and there were actually several other people in the garden.
However, neither of them paid any attention to the other.
This was only the second time Chu Xinxin had seen another human woman, and she couldn't help but take a few more glances out of curiosity.
This figure looks like her, that mouth and nose look like her, the one near the rockery... Chu Xinxin looked for about three or four minutes, but still couldn't see where the resemblance was.
Just as she was about to go over and talk to her, Shenyao's attendants came over.
"Miss Chu Zheng, the King invites you."
Chu Zheng was carried away in a sedan chair carried by eight men. The other women who saw this scene were filled with jealousy.
Before leaving, the leading servant bowed slightly to Chu Xinxin from a distance.
The women's envious gazes instantly shifted to Chu Xinxin.
Chu Xinxin gave a dry laugh, then stopped looking at the sea turtle and slunk back to her room.
Crystal Palace.
Chu Zheng sat outside the door waiting, and the servant went in first to report.
"...Lord Xingyuan was also in the garden just now."
Shen Yao paused, his hand still swirling the wine in his glass. "What was her reaction?"
"It's too far away, I can't see it clearly."
The wine glass was smashed on the ground, and Shen Yao's face turned icy cold: "Go and bring her back!"
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