It's unclear how much time passed, but Hua Anning finally spoke again after Hua Changle had cried out all her pent-up frustration, fear, and sorrow.
"Shall I come over and keep you company tonight? I'm fine at home."
Hua Changle shook his head:
"No need, I can manage on my own. I'm fine. I just couldn't help but cry when I saw you. I'll feel better once I've cried. Please don't come any closer; it's not convenient here."
"Okay, I'll do as you say. I'll take the day off tomorrow and stay home until you come back. Mom isn't back yet, I'll talk to her about your return."
"Uh-huh."
Hua Anning then brought up another matter:
"Yin... The Yin Child's original core that your friend gave you is extremely rare. There are definitely people in the academy who are envious and will try to take it from you under the guise of official authority. You don't need to pay attention to them."
You are my sister, Hua Anning's sister, a young lady of the Hua family. They wouldn't dare to do anything to you.
However, if you really suffer any injustice because of this, and I'm not around, just tell the people at Goubuli that they won't give those old fogies any face.
"I've got it, thank you, sister." Hua Changle grinned.
"Bye-bye, sister, see you tomorrow!"
"Okay, see you tomorrow."
After hanging up the call, Hua Changle took two deep breaths, wiped away the tears on her face, put on a smile, and returned to the living room.
When she got back, Bai Xie and the crow were not there; only the musician was reading on the screen and wasn't looking at her at all.
She breathed a sigh of relief; now no one would see her swollen eyes.
After crying for a while, she felt much more relaxed and even had the leisure to watch a show.
The movie playing on the big screen is called "Mermaid Chronicle".
At the very beginning of the film, the synopsis states:
During the chaos of natural disasters and wars, Xu Shaoxi, the youngest anti-supernatural general on the front line, was betrayed and framed. He fell into the sea and his supernatural abilities mutated, transforming him into a mermaid and taking the alias Wuxi.
During Wu Xi's bewildered period of wandering the ocean, she unexpectedly discovers a conspiracy involving an underwater laboratory.
Meanwhile, his two friends, Miao Yu and Hao Lin, began investigating his case, but were interrupted when they reached the edge of the laboratory's relevant information.
An unexpected event brings the three together again. After going through trials and tribulations, they clear up their misunderstandings and finally join forces to expose the laboratory's conspiracy. Xu Shaoxi's charges are overturned and he is retried.
However, Wu Xi, who had become a mermaid, ultimately refused to be reinstated to her original position or return to the mainland. Instead, she chose to stay in the sea and protect her blue territory.
At the end of the movie, Wu Xi bids farewell to her friends and, bathed in golden light, leaps into the deep blue sea, soaring between the sky and the sea, swimming freely.
Hua Changle was engrossed in watching it, not because of the plot.
The plot is very simple, mainly focusing on the film's special effects technology, the friendship between friends, and the character development of the male protagonist.
What fascinated her was the male lead's appearance.
My goodness! What a beautiful person!
A mermaid who's so cool!
He had long, slightly wavy, silver-blue hair, and a matching sheer veil lightly covered his bare upper body, which cascaded naturally down to his long, fishtail tail, which resembled a silvery starry sky.
Its long, slender fishtail, shimmering with a silver-blue gradient, moved nimbly. With each breath, its seemingly fragile scales trembled, causing ripples to spread across the blue sea, making it all the more endearing.
The fish tail transforms into a human form at the waist and hips, connecting with the ice and snow-covered body.
His body was tall and muscular, every muscle perfectly proportioned and well-defined, substantial yet never exaggerated. Especially when paired with his captivatingly handsome face with snow-white eyelashes, red eyes, and watery lips, he was utterly mesmerizing.
In particular, there is the scene where Wu Xi, who has transformed into a mermaid, first emerges from the sea and looks back at the mainland with tears in her eyes.
The mermaid, adorned with pearls and tulle, shimmering with an ethereal, icy blue aura, gazed longingly at the mainland.
That look in his eyes, so fragile it would shatter at the slightest touch;
That tear fell into the hearts of so many people.
Hua Changle didn't turn off the live comments. When she shed tears, if it weren't for the set live comment coverage area, the live comments would have almost burst the screen:
[Ahhhhh, my Xixi fish is so beautiful, so beautiful, so beautiful!!!]
This tear is absolutely stunning.
[I hereby declare this to be the rare, limited-edition mermaid from Neiyu!]
[Oh, my dear family, Wu Xi is the chosen one! *sobs*]
I kept exclaiming how beautiful my wife is! I love her so much!
(Wag tail) (Twist) (Split) (Crawl) (Crawl in the shadows) (Twirl) (Drool)
This teardrop has touched the very heart of our lyrics.
[My god, there are tears on his xx, so beautiful! Let me lick them! *clings to his chest.jpg*]
[I don't kill or commit arson, so what if I'm a little lecherous?!]
[I'm crying uncontrollably while drooling uncontrollably, I'm so weird]
【My Xixi fish, waaaaah, how could it be so miserable? waaaah!】
Seeing the mermaid disappear into the sea, Hua Changle silently went back—to watch the scene of her going out to sea one more time and shed tears.
"You like watching him?" The actor's voice suddenly rang out, startling her so much that she jumped to the side.
She completely forgot that there was an entertainer beside her!
Hua Changle glanced at the mermaid on the screen, tears streaming down her face, swallowed hard, and gritted her teeth: "Not bad."
The performer raised an eyebrow slightly: "Is this... alright?"
Hua Changle's expression was complicated: Do you expect me to praise him as incredibly handsome in front of someone who calls himself a handsome guy?
The performer turned to look at the mermaid inside, then suddenly laughed, his eyes sparkling.
"I think he's absolutely gorgeous."
Hua Changle was stunned. For the first time, he showed such...admiration? in his eyes.
The actor said, "He is my idol."
"Huh?" Hua Changle was taken aback.
The performer said, "I am a fan of his looks, I am a member of the lyrics group, and I am also the honorary group leader of the lyrics group three."
Hua Changle, who doesn't follow celebrities: "..."
So you're still a fangirl?
The performer said, "I added Anning as a friend back then, just to get a signed photo of his album."
"Wait!" Hua Changle didn't understand.
Is this celebrity a friend of Anning?
Has the female lead's celebrity friend made an appearance?
The performer watched her quietly, his gaze growing increasingly strange.
Hua Changle panicked a little: "W-what's wrong?"
The actor's expression was complex:
"He is your second brother."
"ha?"
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In a high-end villa area in the center of the three central cities, a person sat casually on a beige cashmere blanket in front of the floor-to-ceiling window on the second floor.
He leaned against the bed, his silver-blue shoulder-length hair cascading over his shoulders, a few strands of bangs lying softly on his smooth forehead, his ruby-like eyes strangely alluring, making his snow-white skin appear even more radiant.
The loose-fitting long sleeves have a slightly open neckline, and the defined collarbone rises and falls subtly with each breath.
Downwards, the snow's color fades into darkness, becoming indistinct.
A pair of long, slender legs stretched out casually, wearing a pair of home slippers.
The grey trousers had a beautiful drape, revealing her slender, snow-white ankles, with a red mole on her ankle bone, like snowflakes falling on red plum blossoms.
He was just sitting there, and he was as vibrant as a beautiful painting.
This person is none other than Hua Xiange, the second young master of the Hua family.
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Second brother, second brother!! Hehehe! (Makes a perverted laugh)
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