Chapter 13 Common Line (13) "Little Kite, today is my life..."
After the mermaid show ended, the exhibition hall became quiet, with only a few people coming in and leaving disappointed after realizing they had missed the show.
Yingxing stood in front of the largest glass window, gazing intently at the fish and corals inside.
What surprise did He Yuan receive?
Yingxing realized his own expectations.
A strong, undeniable sense of anticipation and excitement welled up inside him, making it impossible for him to concentrate on his thoughts.
Colorful schools of fish come and go, arriving from afar and then gracefully departing.
There seemed to be a sound of water falling from above.
Yingxing looked up.
Through the glass, in the distant aperture, there seemed to be an added touch of dreamy blue-purple.
Like a piece of paint falling into water, it spreads and diffuses, coloring everything around it with its own color.
Yingxing took a step forward.
At the aperture, the bluish-purple hue first shrank, then continued to expand, giving the daytime a dreamlike quality.
As the color drew closer, Yingxing finally saw it clearly—
It was a beautiful fish tail, a fish tail that belonged to a mermaid.
The colorful scales are based on a silvery-white background, with large areas of blue, purple and pink spreading out, creating a dreamlike and beautiful effect.
His tail swayed gently, and there was no trace of his knees, as if he were born a mermaid.
He is He Yuan.
Yingxing's gaze moved upwards from the fish's tail, and the crane-like bird swam slowly towards them.
Her bare upper body was draped in layers of light gauze, and her upper arms were secured with gold rings interspersed with pearls.
The gauze dress floated in the water, forming a blooming flower, or perhaps like scales protecting him.
As the crane swam closer, a smile crept onto its tightly pursed lips.
He reached out to Yingxing and placed his palm on the glass.
The lines on their palms were clearly visible, as if there were no gaps between them.
Yingxing also covered the glass.
He Yuan withdrew her hand just as he touched it.
The mermaid couldn't speak, but she blinked at Xing and pointed to herself.
The raised hands seemed to be a signal, and the crane kite, which had been standing still for a short while, started to move again.
Yingxing's gaze followed his movements, watching him pass through jagged stone pillars and corals, watching him swim with the school of fish, sometimes near, sometimes far, watching him occasionally swim to her side and gently scratch her palm with his fingers.
Even though Ying Xing couldn't feel it, he felt a tingling sensation in his palm.
"I am willing to share my soul with him."
Watching He Yuan move with such ease, Ying Xing thought of these words.
Everything here became He Yuan's stage, allowing him to showcase all the beauty within him.
The water flowed over his slender waist, and schools of fish circled him like a belt before disappearing. A light, water-colored veil occasionally fluttered, obscuring Crane's face while revealing his pearl-like body.
He was a mermaid who returned to the sea, playing freely with the creatures of the sea.
Yingxing became a traveler who had mistakenly entered the other party's territory, watching everything with fascination.
His toes were pressed against the bottom metal base, and both his hands were pressed against the glass.
He began to look forward to each of Crane Kite's visits.
—This is the surprise that He Yuan prepared for him.
When this realization suddenly intruded upon him, Yingxing was unable to control his heartbeat.
My chest was filled with overflowing warmth, and my heart, just as He Yuan had said, was about to explode.
All his reasons and all his resistance seemed utterly weak and insignificant.
—Have you ever really refused?
Yingxing asked himself.
He realized He Yuan's intentions yesterday, followed her out today, and is now moved by the scene before him... He has never actually refused her.
The lingering sensation of last night's kiss on his lips felt like flames searing his heart.
When the mermaid's hand touched her again, Yingxing gazed at her quietly.
A tender, loving gaze pierced through the glass and landed on He Yuan.
The mermaid lowered her eyes and smiled gently, swaying her tail and forming a large heart shape with her body.
Exclamations from the crowd came from behind, and a constant murmur filled my ears.
Tourists who thought they had missed the performance came back in and happened to see the crane and kite striking their poses.
They excitedly used the jade to take pictures, and in an instant, the sound of shutters and flashes filled the space.
The mermaid seemed startled and used her tail to cover her face.
Crane Kite twitched its finger slightly, pointing in one direction, and then swam along the edge.
As if on the same wavelength, Yingxing quickly followed.
It felt like stepping into a real fairy tale world.
"Mom, did the little mermaid die in the end?" the innocent Yingxing asked his mother.
Tonight's bedtime story is "The Little Mermaid".
His mother gently ruffled his hair. "No. The little mermaid understood love on his own, gained his own soul, and ascended to heaven."
“But it hurts so much,” Xiao Yingxing said, holding out her finger that had been cut from being naughty. “Walking on the edge of a knife must have hurt a lot.”
He rummaged through the fairy tale book again, turning to the page with the illustration of the little mermaid before she became human. "Besides... the little mermaid was so beautiful when she was a mermaid... why did she have to become human?"
If he were a prince, he wouldn't let the little mermaid suffer like this.
He would share his soul with the little mermaid so that she could ascend to heaven without having to give up her tail and voice.
Often, adults can't answer children's questions.
Xiao Yingxing's questions were particularly strange and unusual.
His mother simply tucked the blanket around him and said, "You can figure out this problem yourself when Yingxing grows up."
'Mom, I think I've found the answer.'
'But I think... I almost became the prince I hated.'
Yingxing followed Heyuan, passing through area after area, her gaze always fixed on the mermaid separated by a wall.
He was like a stranger, touring the area with young people he met there.
Upon reaching the stairs, He Yuan pointed upwards.
Ying Xing understood and stepped onto the stairs.
The moment it stepped onto the shore, the crane kite immediately wagged its tail and darted upstream following the school of fish.
It's like he's competing against Ying Xing.
Yingxing exhaled, as if she had made a decision, and ran up the stairs with great speed.
The "Do Not Enter" sign on the stairs was pushed aside, and a coach in a swimsuit sat on a bench by the pool, intently watching the monitor and occasionally making jeers.
Yingxing's voice could not be hidden from him.
The coach turned around and gave a mocking smile when he saw who it was.
Is it pretty?
He glanced at the crane-like bird swimming in their direction and casually remarked, "This guy has been practicing for a month straight and is improving at a rapid pace. I'm even thinking of hiring him to stay and perform."
Even in the interstellar age, people's pursuit of beauty has never ceased.
Just because of He Yuan's face, as long as he can hold his breath underwater, he doesn't need to make any moves, and there will be a constant stream of people coming to watch.
A month is neither a long nor a short time.
For Yu Heyuan, this should be considered a long time.
There is no problem in the world that can trouble him for a month, and only the desire to improve and show a better side can keep him practicing for so long.
A few drops of water splashed at Yingxing's feet.
The moment she emerged from the water, He Yuan coughed a few times, wiped her face with her hand, and brushed her wet bangs back to reveal her smooth forehead.
His face was flushed from holding his breath for too long, and the corners of his eyes were red from seawater getting into them.
It looks like she's crying.
He Yuan shook the water droplets off her hair, braced her hands against the pool wall, and looked up with her watery eyes.
His bewildered and ignorant appearance overlapped with Yingxing's fantasy about mermaids.
The colorful fish tail swayed underwater, shimmering in the water, drawing him into an unreal dream.
Yingxing squatted down, grabbed Heyuan's arms with both hands, and pulled up the most beautiful mermaid.
A white bath towel was pulled off and placed over He Yuan's head, also covering Ying Xing.
Ying Xing possessed extraordinary strength, easily lifting He Yuan with one hand. Ignoring the still-damp water droplets, he held He Yuan in his arms.
His hot breath brushed against her neck, blowing away some water droplets. The alternation of hot and cold caused He Yuan to shiver slightly in his arms.
A wet hand wrapped around Yingxing's shoulder, and a slightly hoarse voice rang out.
"Brother Yingxing, do you like this surprise?"
"I like it." Ying Xing answered almost immediately, more firmly than ever before.
“…I’m sorry.” A faint, mosquito-like voice appeared in He Yuan’s ear.
"Huh?" He Yuan looked up in confusion, her lips almost touching Ying Xing's chin.
The water on his body almost soaked Yingxing, and the two of them looked as if they had been soaked in water.
What did Yingxing do to wrong him? He Yuan racked his brains but couldn't figure it out.
"You have done a lot for me."
I didn't respond at all.
He stubbornly believed that the path he had chosen was the most suitable for He Yuan, but he overlooked the most important thing.
He Yuan's thoughts are the most important, He Yuan's feelings are the most important.
Why should he keep rejecting He Yuan because of his ridiculous concerns?
How is he any different from the prince I hated when I was a child?
He even found an absolutely moral excuse for his actions.
"I did it all voluntarily, so how can I say 'sorry'?" He Yuan looked completely bewildered.
He added, "Who says a person has to respond to everything? If that's the case, I'd be too busy replying to messages to do anything else."
“Following this logic, wouldn’t Brother Yingxing have to accept every order? Then why would you even bother choosing the price?” He Yuan argued eloquently, using a clever analogy.
Yingxing smiled and squeezed out a tear from her closed eyes.
A drop fell onto He Yuan's fair, smooth shoulder, mingling with the water droplets and disappearing without a trace.
"Thank you, Xiaoyuan."
He Yuan hugged him tightly, gently patted his broad back, and tilted her head back to give him a light peck on the chin.
"Cheer up, Yingxing-ge. I prepared all this to make you happy!"
“I’m very happy.”
Yingxing lifted him up a little so the young man wouldn't have to look up at him.
That would be too tiring.
"Xiao Yuan, today is the happiest day of my life."
Yingxing took a deep breath and met Heyuan's gaze firmly.
Actually, I've always liked you.
From the first moment I saw you, from the bet we made, from you cheering me on from the audience, from so many, many times—
I've liked you for a long time.
[NPC [Ying Xing] has opened his heart to you. Next time you visit him, you can try proposing!]
I really like Ying Xing Ge.
He Yuan secretly decided to stay with Ying Xing in this game world until the end of his life.
"Then, can I kiss you?" He Yuan asked expectantly.
He had never experienced the feeling of kissing before; last night was his first time, in every sense of the word.
Although I felt a little short of breath and a bit of pain, I felt warm inside and light on my feet, as if I were walking on clouds.
"...Let's pack our clothes first."
Oh yeah, they're both wet now.
He Yuan grabbed a bath towel to dry herself, then turned to look in the direction of the surveillance camera.
The coach in charge here disappeared sometime ago, leaving behind a note—
[The surveillance is off. Don't go too far.]
Crane Kite: "..."
He Yuan: "Why don't we go back first?"
Ying Xing nodded with a smile.
A note from the author:
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Let's congratulate them!
There's still a lot to cover about the common route, so don't rush, the new route won't be coming anytime soon.
So--
Ying Xing, are you going to copy it or not? Are you going to copy it or not?
You have to copy it!
It's almost Danfeng's turn.
I feel the text needs to be revised, because A-Yuan is like a save file that allows you to go back and make choices again. I'll think about it...
The costume design project has been delayed again and again, I'm so fed up!
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