Chapter 26 Should you wear clothes in the bathtub? ...
With the excuse of living in the same neighborhood as the person she liked, it became much easier for Luo Qingyan to see Xiao Nanyu.
That day, after lunch, she took a lot of things to Hefengting. They were quite important things, so she was in a particularly good mood.
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"Xiaomei, I'm here!" Luo Qingyan couldn't help but speak as soon as she entered the house and closed the door. She tried to keep her voice as low as possible, but she couldn't hide her joy. "Besides lunch, there's something else today!"
The little male merman had already put down everything and was waiting for the owner of the voice to arrive.
"Eat first, don't go hungry." Luo Qingyan took her lunch into the bathroom first, and placed the takeout bag directly on the small table in the bathtub, where the little male merman would open it by himself. Then she went back to the door to get other things.
"What else did you bring? It sounds like you have a lot of stuff." The little male merman said to Luo Qingyan as he opened the packing bag.
"Good stuff!" Luo Qingyan said, carrying several boxes and bags into the bathroom. She suddenly stopped. "Hey, it's not a good time for you to open packages while you're eating, they'll get dusty anyway. Wait a minute, there's one you can open first."
After saying that, she turned and walked out of the bathroom, leaving most of the boxes and bags at the bathroom door. Then she went back into the bathroom and took only one small box.
The little male merman had already started eating, but his gaze was also fixed on Luo Qingyan.
“Although we always discuss things in advance, there’s always a chance of something going wrong, so it’s good to be prepared.” Luo Qingyan slowly unpacked the box in his hand. “I thought communication software was never convenient enough, so I bought you a cell phone and got the SIM card. You can use it as soon as you install it.”
"A cell phone." The little merman looked a little surprised. He had been online for a while and of course knew what a cell phone was.
"I'll save my phone number here and download and register the chat software. You can message me if it's not urgent, and call me if it is." Luo Qingyan opened the box and took out a black phone. "You eat first, I'll set up the phone. After you finish eating, I'll teach you everything step by step. You're already familiar with the iPad, so you'll pick up the phone quickly."
"Okay." The little merman nodded, and then for the first time sped up his eating.
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Afterwards, Luo Qingyan set up the phone, the little fish finished his lunch, and then the person began to teach the fish how to use the phone.
As Luo Qingyan said, the little boy was used to playing with the iPad and was also smart, so he quickly learned how to use a mobile phone.
"Can I order takeout myself?" The little merman asked suddenly, fiddling with his phone. "You always rush over here, it must be exhausting. If I can order takeout myself, you won't have to worry about mealtimes all the time."
"Of course, you can choose the food you want to eat, and I'll link a card to it for you. Oh, but you also need to pay attention to nutritional balance!" Luo Qingyan was quite surprised, after all, the little merman always ate whatever she ordered in the past. "Wait, no! The key to takeout is not who orders it, but who picks it up. Even if the delivery person leaves the takeout outside the door, I still have to come and bring it in."
The little merman pursed his lips in thought, then cautiously asked, "Can...can I take it?"
"You're going to take it?" Luo Qingyan's eyes narrowed. "There is a sliding chair in the study, but... wouldn't it be too much trouble? This is land, and a fishtail is never as convenient as legs. The key is that you're like this... I'm afraid that people outside might see you. To take takeout, you have to at least reach your hand out, and if the takeout is placed far from the door, it's too dangerous."
"What if I don't go out and need water?" The little merman said, raising his hand. A small stream of water in the bathtub flew up in the direction of his finger, flew to the cabinet next to him, opened the basket in the cabinet, took out a bottle of water, and placed the water next to Luo Qingyan in one go.
Luo Qingyan was dumbfounded. She knew the little male merman was powerful, but she never expected him to be like this. She was stunned for a while before she came to her senses: "You...you've recovered?"
"Yes, I've recovered a bit." The little merman nodded. "I still can't lift anything too heavy, but I can handle takeout orders. Opening and closing the door is no problem either. I can try a few more times. I'll be as careful and quick as possible when I get outside."
“Okay, there are no security cameras in the elevator lobby outside the door, as long as the neighbors don’t see us. There are two other households on this floor besides us. One is a young couple who are busy making money and leave early and come home late. The other is a family of three who only stay here occasionally. If we are careful, there won’t be any problems.”
"Yes, I'll be careful."
Luo Qingyan's eyes flickered slightly: "It makes sense that mermaids can control water, but seeing it with your own eyes is still amazing, it's truly wondrous. So how powerful will you be when you're fully recovered? You won't really be able to summon wind and rain, will you?"
"You're talking about the Dragon King..."
"Is there really a Dragon King?"
The little male merman was speechless for a moment, looking at Luo Qingyan with a frustrated expression. After a while, he said, "No."
"Why do you look at me with such disdain?" Luo Qingyan raised his chin slightly, looking completely self-righteous. "In my eyes, you're just as magical as the Dragon King. Since you're real, why can't the Dragon King be real? Besides, the Sea King can also summon wind and rain! Can't mermaids do it? Can't the Queen of Mermaids do it?"
"I hope the mermaid can do it, but what you're thinking is too far-fetched."
"I think it's even more outrageous that making a contract with a mermaid can cure cancer, and I'd love to see that for myself."
The little merman fell silent.
"Sigh... I can make a man fall silent with just one sentence, I really am..." Luo Qingyan originally wanted to joke, but suddenly realized that the little male merman probably wouldn't understand this kind of humor, so he immediately gave up and changed the subject, "Let's not talk about this, there's something else!"
After she finished speaking, she got up and went to bring in the package that was outside the bathroom.
Then, she sat on a low chair and opened the package with a big smile on her face.
First, she opened a dark blue box and took out a white shirt: "I knew this shirt would suit you almost instantly! The loose fit, the asymmetrical neckline, and the brooch would look absolutely gorgeous on you. Oh, I haven't bought the brooch yet, so why don't you take a look at the shirt first?"
The little merman looked intently at the clothes in Luo Qingyan's hands and nodded: "Yes, they look good."
"Then let's give it a try."
"good."
"Hey, there's water in the bathtub... Won't it get wet?" Luo Qingyan paused as she handed the clothes to the little merman, thinking for a moment. "But since we're going to wash them anyway, it won't hurt to try them on. It's just that if the clothes get wet, won't you feel uncomfortable wearing them?"
The little merman chuckled softly: "I can stay in the sea forever, why would I be afraid of getting my clothes wet and uncomfortable?"
"Yeah! What am I thinking! Come on, give it a try!"
The little merman sat up straight, keeping more of his upper body above the water, then took the clothes and, under Luo Qingyan's guidance, put them on. The neckline of the clothes was very stylish and needed careful adjustment, so he started by buttoning the bottom buttons. After buttoning all the bottom buttons, the hem of the clothes, which had initially been floating on the surface, was now submerged in the water.
When clothes are soaked in water, they become transparent, revealing the color of the skin. The contrast between white and flesh color creates a sense of "trying to cover up but only making things more obvious."
Luo Qingyan had clearly gotten used to seeing the little male merman naked. In her eyes, he was a beautiful mermaid with a great figure, pleasing to the eye. Who would have thought that he would reveal a hint of sexiness when he put on clothes?
Perhaps the indistinct and vague appearance is more visually stimulating and inspires imagination!
Don't overthink it! Being attracted to good-looking people is one thing, but you need to stay calm and composed.
Take a deep breath and calm down.
Once Luo Qingyan calmed down, she noticed that the little merman was constantly adjusting his collar. The collar was a bit complicated; since he was a naked merman and looking down, and there was no mirror, it was a little troublesome to adjust.
"Let me help you!" Luo Qingyan simply wanted to help the little merman; adjusting his collar wouldn't touch his body anyway.
Facing the little merman, she could clearly see the condition of his clothes, both in detail and overall, making it easy to adjust. However, it only lasted a few seconds, but those few seconds were infinitely ambiguous.
Even something as simple as adjusting a collar inexplicably evokes the feeling of tying someone else's tie. In human society, tying a tie for someone has always been an act that carries a certain intimacy. Perhaps it's because the tie encircles the neck, perhaps because it's near the heart, or perhaps because tying a tie requires the two people to stand very close.
I could feel their breathing and hear their heartbeats; there was no physical contact, yet it felt just like physical contact.
"Alright." After straightening her collar, Luo Qingyan actually felt a sense of relief. This feeling wasn't just because she had accomplished something; there were other reasons as well, but she didn't want to think about them.
As she distanced herself from the little merman, she quickly glanced at him and found him completely unfazed, which confirmed to her that she shouldn't overthink things.
"It really does look quite nice. No wonder humans love wearing clothes so much." The little male merman first spread his arms and looked down at the clothes, then looked up at the people around him. "Mermaids also adorn themselves with pearls, shells, corals, and so on. Other fish do too. Everyone likes to put pretty things on themselves to make themselves more beautiful."
“Yes, some land animals sometimes adorn themselves with pretty things. But you are already very beautiful; clothes are just the icing on the cake.” Luo Qingyan smiled radiantly, then pondered for a moment, “Actually, nowadays humans wear clothes more out of a sense of shame. Even in the hottest weather, we have to wear clothes, and the naked human body has been given certain meanings. It’s amazing, really; many things that we take for granted came into being from nothing, and perhaps one day they will also go from something to nothing.”
The little male merman sensed Luo Qingyan's subtle emotional change and said softly, "Speed changes and social development are things we can't change, so we should accept them calmly. Life goes on no matter what. A tree may grow for hundreds or thousands of years before it becomes a dead tree and dies, or it may grow for only a few decades before being cut down for timber, or it may be destroyed by a storm when it is still a sapling. Everything is the same."
Luo Qingyan understood the little merman's words, so her expression relaxed: "You're right! Let's continue unpacking the other clothes! I bought several!"
Then I took off a dark green shirt and a brown T-shirt, both of which suited the little merman very well.
If the white shirt I just wore made me look like a runway model, then the dark green shirt made me look like an elegant actor in a stage play, and the brown T-shirt made me look like a sunny and cute college student playing in an amusement park.
Finally, there's a navy blue loungewear set.
"Most loungewear sets are tops and pants. I don't think just a top looks good, so I bought a set." Luo Qingyan took out the top after unpacking the package and put the pants aside. "Loungewear is for wearing at home. It's loose, soft, and very comfortable."
“That’s perfect for me!” The little merman took the shirt. “It looks simpler than the other clothes.”
"Yes, loungewear is the simplest style, prioritizing comfort. This fabric is skin-friendly and breathable, making it very comfortable to wear."
After putting on the clothes, the little merman carefully felt them: "Hmm, comfortable. Should I wear this at home?"
"Okay." Seeing that the little merman liked the clothes, Luo Qingyan smiled. "Do the clothes still need to be washed? Can you clean them yourself?"
The little merman looked down at his clothes and said, "Is this okay?"
"Yes, it's really nice." The little merman's smile came from the bottom of his heart.
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After teaching the little merman how to order takeout, Luo Qingyan let him order takeout himself. She watched him place the order, and when the takeout arrived, she watched him use water to open the door, take the takeout inside, and hold it in his hands.
Aside from a slight delay in ordering takeout, everything went smoothly. I think the little merman will be fine ordering takeout by himself when she's not around.
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"That's good. Dinner's ready. You can eat when you're hungry. I won't have to worry about you going hungry anymore. You can call me if anything happens." Luo Qingyan was about to head back to her grandmother's house. She glanced around the bathroom. "I don't have anything else to do, so I'll go now. I can spend more time with my grandmother in the future."
"You..." The little merman understood something from Luo Qingyan's words, and his voice was slow and low, "Won't you come here often in the future?"
Luo Qingyan's expression froze for a moment, then she suddenly remembered the time the little male merman asked her if she would go on blind dates, and couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips: "Do you want me to come often?"
The little male merman thought for a moment and said calmly, "No need, I just wanted to know if you won't be coming here often in the future."
"Oh, no need... Okay, I understand. I won't come often then. I'm leaving, bye." Luo Qingyan said, turning and leaving.
The little merman watched Luo Qingyan leave, heard the door close, and listened to all the sounds of him completely gone. Suddenly, his brow furrowed slightly.
He seems to have said something wrong.
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