Chapter 1: Are mermaids considered naked men?
"Have fun!" Luo Qingyan waved to her grandmother and aunt as they entered the airport, then hugged the chestnut-colored curly-haired puppy in her arms tighter. She then grabbed the puppy's paw and waved with it.
The puppy wasn't allowed in the airport terminal, so they parted ways there.
After seeing off her grandmother and aunt who were going on a trip, Luo Qingyan put down the puppy and prepared to leave with it. However, the puppy lingered in the direction of the airport terminal, whimpering and unwilling to leave.
"Good boy, Chestnut. Grandma and Auntie are going out for a while and will be back soon. I'll keep you company, won't I?" Luo Qingyan looked down at the puppy and gently tugged at the leash. "Come on! I'll take you to get something delicious!"
Suddenly, footsteps approached from afar.
"Young lady, I heard you're single? My son is too. Why don't you add each other on WeChat? It's good for young people to have more friends, who knows, you might just find a match!" The man was all smiles, and as he spoke, he opened his shoulder bag with his left hand and reached into the bag with his right, rummaging through it. His eyes moved back and forth between Luo Qingyan and the bag, and he looked very busy.
Luo Qingyan wasn't face-blind and had a good memory. She recognized the woman in front of her as someone who had come to see someone off; the woman's family was in the same tour group as her grandmother and aunt. However, she wasn't interested in getting to know anyone, so she smiled faintly and said, "No need, I have something to do. Excuse me."
"Oh my! You're so beautiful, just my son's type. My son is very handsome!" The aunt pulled out her phone from her bag and quickly reached out with her left hand to grab Luo Qingyan's wrist.
Luo Qingyan disliked physical contact with strangers, and besides, the person in front of her lacked boundaries, so a clean break was the best option. She quickly took a step back, putting her hands behind her back: "I have plenty of suitors, enough is enough. One less is fine, but one more is unnecessary. Goodbye!"
After saying that, she took Chestnut's hand and quickly left. At this moment, Chestnut was very understanding and cooperative, waddling around on all fours to follow Luo Qingyan closely. The two of them left gracefully without looking back.
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Luo Qingyan is thirty years old this year. When she was eighteen, she left her hometown of G City to study at S City. S City is one of the most prosperous cities in the country, with more opportunities. After graduating from university, she stayed in S City.
She had lived in City S for twelve years. Five days ago, she quit her high-paying job in City S and returned to City G without any regrets.
As for the reason, she told everyone that she was too tired and didn't want to work hard in the big city anymore, so she decided to return to her hometown. She wasn't lying, because the real reason was that she made a mistake on an important project because of illness. Although the company's punishment was not as severe as resignation, she felt very tired and exhausted, so she simply took the initiative to resign.
During the handover of her work, she told her family about her decision to resign.
Her father passed away from illness the year she started working, and her mother passed away in an accident last year. She regrets not spending enough time with her parents; now, she still has her grandmother, and she should spend more time with her.
Grandma didn't want her to be too tired, so she wholeheartedly supported her resignation and return to G City.
When discussing matters related to returning to G City, she heard from her aunt that her aunt wanted to take her grandmother on a trip, but her grandmother always said she was worried about her dog Chestnut, saying that Chestnut was not used to living in other places.
If she goes back, she can take care of Chestnut, right? Although she doesn't see Chestnut often, she found Chestnut three years ago during the Spring Festival. Chestnut likes her very much, and the relationship between the human and the dog is very good.
Thus, this trip came about.
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After seeing her grandmother and aunt off, Luo Qingyan went to the city center. She planned to have a nice meal and buy some cosmetics.
More than one friend has told her that she looks like a completely different person with and without makeup. When she's not wearing makeup, she's very pretty, like the gentle and refined girl next door. When she's wearing makeup, she's radiant and powerful, like a queen who commands the world.
She originally thought it didn't matter whether she wore makeup or not, and she didn't bring back many of the cosmetics she used in S City. But after what happened at the airport that morning, she felt that sometimes she should wear makeup to avoid some unnecessary trouble.
After buying cosmetics, she found a hot pot restaurant where dogs could be brought in for lunch. She didn't care about nutritional balance and ordered all the dishes she liked, enjoying a happy and satisfying meal.
After eating and drinking my fill, I took a taxi home.
My maternal grandmother's house is quite far from the city center, but the advantage is that it is spacious and comfortable. The two-story house also has a garden, which is quite suitable for enjoying life.
In the afternoon, Luo Qingyan stayed at home, watching movies, playing games, and playing with her dog... a peaceful and leisurely time.
She thought the days ahead would continue uneventfully, but unexpectedly, a strange variable entered her life.
It was sudden and unbelievable.
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After dinner, Luo Qingyan took Li Zi out for a walk.
There's a beautiful park near my grandma's house where dogs can go. Chestnut especially loves going there to play, where her best friend, the dog, lives.
However, I didn't run into Chestnut's dog after walking around for quite a while today. It's probably because the weather forecast said it would rain tonight, so everyone walking their dogs was in a hurry.
Luo Qingyan was also worried about the rain, so after a quick walk around, she prepared to take the chestnuts home.
On her way home, she received a call from her cousin, who was worried that she wouldn't be comfortable living alone and was planning to come over. Her cousin was her aunt's daughter, and her aunt's house wasn't far from her grandmother's house, but her cousin had just gotten off work, so coming to her grandmother's house would be a detour for her.
Luo Qingyan wasn't bothered at all. Her cousin must be tired from working so late, and it was going to rain, so she told her cousin not to come. Both of them were straightforward and didn't mince words, so her cousin canceled her plans to come and chatted on the phone for a while longer.
After chatting with her cousin, Luo Qingyan arrived home. However, as soon as she entered the house, she noticed that Chestnut's mouth was moving, and her alarm bells immediately went off.
"Chestnut, what are you eating? Did you pick up random things outside again?" Luo Qingyan immediately squatted down, grabbed Chestnut, pinched Chestnut's jaw muscle with his right hand to make him open his mouth, and then shook his open mouth downwards to try to shake the thing out of his mouth.
Luo Qingyan was focused on shaking the dog's mouth and didn't see what fell out. She slapped Chestnut's mouth and said sternly, "What did you eat? A plastic bead? I've told you so many times, you can't eat random things outside! What if you get poisoned? If you don't listen, I'll put a muzzle on you!"
The chestnut, after being hit, whimpered a few times and ran away in a flash.
To prevent Chestnut from secretly finding and eating the beads again, Luo Qingyan had to find the beads first. She searched high and low for a while, sometimes bending over, sometimes squatting, and sometimes even lying on the ground, and finally found the beads behind the potted plant.
This is a black pearl with a greenish sheen, perfectly round and lustrous, without a single blemish. It's about two centimeters in diameter, so large and flawless that it looks almost fake. After all, a black pearl of such high quality should be kept in a collector's cabinet, not left lying on the roadside to be found by a dog.
However, Luo Qingyan had a vague, unusual feeling in her heart, so instead of throwing the pearl into the trash can, she temporarily placed it on the table.
After fussing around for a while, she was a little tired. She stretched and then turned to go upstairs. She planned to take a shower and change into her loungewear to make herself more comfortable.
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Luo Qingyan came out of the bathroom. It had started raining outside, with lightning and thunder. Besides the sound of thunder and rain, she also heard Chestnut's cries. Although it wasn't a continuous roar, it made several cries, as if it was playing or asking for food.
"Chestnut..." Luo Qingyan, who had been drying her hair with a towel, now forgot about it, clutched the towel in her hand, and hurried downstairs. "Don't disturb the neighbors so late at night! Why are you being so rebellious today? Chestnut, stop making a scene..."
Luo Qingyan was still standing on the stairs, but she could already see the scene in the living room. She was stunned, unable to finish her sentence. Because there was a man lying in the living room, a man with his upper body naked! She immediately thought of going back to her room upstairs and calling the police as soon as possible, ensuring her own safety.
But then she took another look and froze.
The man on the ground had a fish tail! The fish tail was mostly blue, covered with smooth scales, and the tail fin was like beautiful silk. The entire tail shimmered with a soft luster, as if moonlight was flowing.
Isn't this just like the Little Mermaid from fairy tales?
The sudden appearance of a strange man in her home frightened Luo Qingyan, but the strangeness of his presence amplified her fear along with a sense of astonishment and curiosity. She closed her eyes to calm herself, and when she opened them again, the scene before her hadn't disappeared; it wasn't a hallucination.
Chestnut ran to her side, wagging its tail happily, seemingly unaware of any danger whatsoever.
She pondered for a moment, then took a deep breath, stepped down the stairs, and walked towards the man. As she passed the triangular area of the stairs, she bent down and grabbed a stool for self-defense.
Upon approaching, Luo Qingyan was able to observe the man lying on the ground more closely.
The man's fishtail was a vibrant, multicolored blue, with distinct purple and green hues visible in the tail fin. The connection between the tail and upper body was seamless, more natural and fluid than any special effects in a movie. His upper body was a near-perfect human form, with perfectly proportioned muscles and flawlessly white, delicate skin, embodying the ideal of porcelain skin. He also had long, flowing, silver hair, slightly wavy, like a cascading waterfall.
The most beautiful feature is her face, with strong yet smooth facial lines and three-dimensional and delicate features, making her a model-like face with no bad angles.
Luo Qingyan, a beautiful woman, had seen all kinds of handsome men, but at this moment, she was still amazed. He was stunningly handsome, so handsome that it seemed unreal.
Chestnut dangled at Luo Qingyan's feet. Seeing Luo Qingyan staring at the person on the ground, it happily went over and licked the man's face.
"Chestnuts!" Luo Qingyan quickly reached for the chestnuts with her free hand.
Just then, the man slowly opened his eyes. His long, thick eyelashes were like feather fans, and his blue-purple pupils were like stars, clear and shimmering. His face was even more handsome now.
Luo Qingyan is powerless against good-looking people, even if the other person is a mermaid. The key is that the other person looks completely harmless, completely battle-worn, and actually needs to be rescued.
The man's eyes were not fully open, and he looked very weak: "Water...water...water..." The man's voice was also weak, but it had a strange attraction.
A flicker of alertness crossed Luo Qingyan's eyes, which were then filled with complex emotions.
Never mind all that, save them first!
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