Osiris wouldn't give his children a chance to be sad.
He looked at Qianyuan and said, "That little fish is very happy, and so are you. I'm here to love you now."
Qianyuan was stunned for a moment, then said foolishly, "But I haven't helped you at all; on the contrary, you've been helping me the whole time..."
“Yes. Yes, my child,” Osiris whispered soothingly, as if comforting a tiny cub.
"Because I came here to love you, to love you without expecting anything in return."
“You can remember this day and regard it as the day God’s blessing came upon you.”
Qianyuan didn't seem to feel much joy. His misty eyes were very clear when he cried, but when he was accompanied by other emotions, they were somewhat difficult to detect. It was like a lake surface where a small pebble had been thrown in, creating only a slight ripple before settling back into stillness.
He simply smiled and gave Osiris a gentle hug: "Thank you."
Qianyuan must have encountered many people who said they wanted to save him.
They all gave up.
Qianyuan wouldn't complain or hate them because of this, but he knew that very few people were truly willing to love him.
Because raising him requires more effort than raising others, because he needs to be a special case...
Therefore, Chiyuki would be grateful for Osiris's promise, but he wouldn't take it seriously.
Qianyuan went back to her room.
Osiris stood frozen in place, as if under a spell.
Reality was not as he had imagined.
He thought that after he finished speaking, the little guy would rush up and snuggle into his arms, calling him "Daddy" while acting cute, but in fact, Qianyuan's attitude did not change at all.
The merman king, who was clueless about social etiquette, was dumbfounded.
He tossed and turned, curled up in the cramped bathtub. As the first king, this was the first time he had suffered such a severe defeat.
Osiris was furious and slammed his fishtail against the wall. When Chiyuki opened the door and asked what had happened, Osiris pretended to be nonchalant and said that the stool had just fallen over.
Whose stool makes a "thump, thump, thump" sound when it falls over?
Qianyuan, standing outside, thought it was the neighbors renovating.
The next second, the bathtub where Osiris was curled up also undermined him, finally succumbing to Osiris's immense pressure and shattering into pieces.
Osiris's first reaction was to use his fish tail to curl Chien-en up.
Qianyuan was startled, but thankfully she didn't struggle, otherwise she would have fallen.
Qianyuan felt himself being tightly protected by Osiris's fish tail, even to the point of suffocation. He silently said to Osiris:
"I'm fine, those rocks won't hurt me."
Osiris glanced back at Qian Yuan, and surprisingly, a hint of guilt appeared on his face.
"You don't like getting wet."
His confident tone made Qian Yuan feel a little dazed, as if the other person had really raised her well since she was a child and knew all her little quirks and habits.
But Qianyuan couldn't remember; he didn't even know if he hated getting wet.
However, for the current adult version of Chiyuki, whether or not she gets wet is a minor, tolerable issue.
Children who lack love often tolerate trivial things, such as a piece of candy, eating an allergenic food, or sharing their favorite toy. By tolerating these things, they slowly lose their true selves.
However, it seems that Qianyuan is unaware of these details.
He patted Osiris's tail, signaling Osiris to put him down.
Then Qianyuan rolled up her trouser legs, cleaned up the broken bathtub, and planned to send a message to Shi Wuyai to apologize.
Osiris felt heartbroken watching this.
He couldn't explain why, but Qianyuan's caution and thoroughness were ingrained in his very being. These qualities were the pearls that had been formed through countless trials and tribulations of Qianyuan's heart.
It requires going through all sorts of painful trials and tribulations.
Qianyuan noticed that Osiris had been standing silently to the side and assumed he was in a bad mood. So she turned around and comforted him.
The little guy tried to stand on tiptoe to touch Osiris's head, but Osiris was too tall, so Qianyuan had to settle for second best and pat Osiris's shoulder instead.
"Don't be afraid, I'll explain everything to Shi Wuyai. At worst, I'll go to work and earn money to pay back the cost of the bathtub, and I'll definitely take care of you!"
"You...you didn't eat much, did you?"
Seeing Qianyuan's expectant gaze, Osiris nodded.
He thought for a moment and cut his previous food intake in half.
"One healthy adult shark will suffice."
Qianyuan: ...
Qianyuan was about to cry.
However, he dared not say that he couldn't afford to support Osiris, after all, Osiris had been so good to him, and he had even patted his chest and promised to take care of this mermaid.
While waiting for the maintenance master that Shi Wuyai had summoned to come, Qianyuan was unconsciously biting her nails.
What should I do...?
I should try to find a way to take on more jobs, and that way I can eat less too.
Although Shi Wuyai said he would give him living expenses, everyone works hard to earn money, and it is his own responsibility to support Osiris. He should not use the money for his own selfish desires.
He believed he could do it!
After making her plans, Qianyuan secretly kept a photo of the invoice for the replacement bathtub, intending to return it later.
Then he asked Osiris:
"It seems there's only one room here. Can you sleep on the bed? I'll sleep on the floor."
Osiris can no longer get Qianyuan to trust and rely on him like before. He doesn't even understand why Qianyuan isn't like Xiaoyu Miao, who used to want to stick to him every day, after growing up.
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