The Abused Novel Heroine Became a Clingy Sweetheart [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 30

The repeated sounds of people splashing into the water caused You Ting to turn her head to look—it was her personal guards jumping in to rescue You Gehris.

The prince’s sudden fall into the water clearly left everyone present somewhat flustered.

The scene grew somewhat noisy, and Claude vigilantly stood close to You Ting’s side.

You Ting walked to the railing, leaning over and looking down.

The lights of the cruise ship illuminated the surrounding sea, the light shimmering and then being shattered by the people who had gone into the water.

There were quite a few people, making it difficult for her to see what was happening below.

Claude hesitated, then asked You Ting, “Your Highness, I’m a very strong swimmer. Should I go down too?”

“No need.”

You Ting raised her hand to stop him.

Her delicate face was slightly lowered, her downward-cast eyelashes revealing a cold indifference.

She hadn’t expected You Gehris to use this trick.

Falling into the water was, of course, fake.

He deliberately created a panic simply to successfully buy time.

After all, the deep sea is vast; finding and rescuing a person, plus getting a doctor and changing clothes, would take a considerable amount of time.

It was likely that at this moment, he had already met the little mermaid.

The Sky Sea Stone was wide and huge. Artudor Artudor laboriously dragged the unconscious man onto it.

Exhausted, she sat to the side, trying to steady her rapid breathing. Once she felt a little better, she turned her head to look at the young man lying on the stone.

The youth’s golden hair was wet with seawater, water droplets dripping steadily from the ends of his hair.

His eyes were tightly closed, as if he were sound asleep.

Artudor cautiously moved closer, a little curious, and compared a lock of her own hair with the man’s.

The similar color made her feel as if she had discovered a fun toy.

She then carefully compared the man’s facial features with those of the merfolk in her tribe.

His eyebrows were very thick and dark, slightly upturned, carrying a hint of sharp vigor.

However, his lips seemed to naturally curve upwards slightly, dissolving some of the coolness and making him inexplicably gentler.

Of course, Artudor’s main focus was on the man’s legs—that was the biggest difference from the merfolk.

She looked down at herself.

Her tail obediently flipped up, the scales shimmering with a faint light in the moonlight.

Artudor wanted to put it next to the man’s legs to compare, but she didn’t control her strength, and her fish tail slapped the man’s face with a “smack.”

The sound was crisp, like a slap, and a red mark quickly appeared on the man’s face.

Artudor, who had done wrong, quickly hid her fish tail into the seawater, guiltily glancing at the man’s reddened cheek.

Oh dear… this was her good friend.

The sudden pain made the man’s eyelashes tremble violently, and he slowly opened his eyes.

Just waking up, You Gehris frowned and let out a soft “hiss,” raising his hand to touch the side of his face.

Why did it feel a little hot and stinging?

Had he scraped against a reef in the sea when he jumped off the cruise ship?

Seeing this, Artudor hid the offending tail even further and stammered, “You, you’re awake.”

You Gehris turned his eyes to her. Closer than the last time, he could now clearly see the little mermaid’s appearance.

Long, golden hair draped over her pristine white shoulders, partially concealing her fair skin.

The ends of her hair sank into the water, gently swaying like seaweed.

A pair of deep blue eyes met his gaze, filled with curiosity and nervousness.

They were even clearer than the vast deep sea.

He was momentarily stunned, the depths of his dark red eyes fixed on the little mermaid, and he licked his lips.

You Gehris smiled, “Thank you for saving me.”

“It’s nothing, nothing,” Artudor waved her hand, quickly glancing at the redness on his face that hadn’t faded, and gave a dry laugh, “We’re good friends.”

Perhaps noticing her gaze, You Gehris couldn’t help but touch his face again.

The pain made him unable to resist grimacing slightly.

Artudor comforted him, “It’s okay, the red mark isn’t deep, it won’t ruin your looks.”

“Besides, you’re only average-looking anyway, no need to worry too much.”

You Gehris: “…”

Artudor genuinely believed this, as the merfolk were all handsome men and beautiful women.

Someone like You Gehris was already considered outstanding among humans. But to Artudor , who had grown up seeing beautiful people, he could only be considered average.

The little mermaid’s tone was sincere and her gaze earnest, without a hint of sarcasm.

But precisely because of this, it made him feel even more disheartened.

He felt the injury on his face seemed to hurt more…

“That’s not important.” You Gehris quickly adjusted his mindset and looked at the little mermaid.

A flicker of excitement was hidden in his dark red eyes as he asked, “Can I… see your tail?”

Hearing this, the little mermaid, who was already feeling guilty, instantly panicked.

She thought her good friend had discovered that she had slapped his face with her fish tail. Sister Lily had said that humans were very clever.

If her good friend got angry, would he not take her out to play anymore?

That simply wouldn’t do!

Artudor rolled her eyes, looked at You Gehris, and said with a righteous tone, “No tail anymore.”

You Gehris: ?

She clasped her hands behind her back, secretly pouring a bottle of faintly glowing potion onto her fish tail.

It was something Artudor had begged and badgered the witch for over the past few days.

She traded the merfolk’s treasure, the Pearl of the Sea, for it. It could temporarily grant her human legs.

As the potion took effect, the shimmering scales transformed into a light blue gauze dress.

And that beautiful, exotic fish tail slowly turned into a pair of long, pale legs.

The feeling of legs was entirely different from a tail. Artudor felt a little off-balance and had to use her hands to support herself on the stone to maintain equilibrium.

This sudden change caught You Gehris off guard. By the time he reacted, the little mermaid before him had already turned into a beautiful human girl.

Although somewhat disappointed, this also indirectly proved the magical abilities of the merfolk.

Only…

You Gehris silently gazed at the misty sea surface. He miscalculated.

Damn it, how were they going to get back to the cruise ship now?

The little mermaid had initially guaranteed that everything was under control, but shortly after sinking into the water, she returned to the Sky Sea Stone, embarrassed and pitiful.

Without her fish tail, she no longer knew how to swim.

Now the two of them could only stare at each other until the rescue party finally arrived.

You Ting stood on the deck, her condescending gaze falling on You Gehris, who was being surrounded by people… and the girl behind him.

The people on the ship secretly whispered amongst themselves, all confused by the situation—how was Prince You Gehris alone when he fell into the water, but now had an extra person behind him when he returned?

And a beautiful young girl at that.

Everyone’s gossipy eyes couldn’t help but fall on You Ting, all wanting to know what the proud Princess would do.

You Gehris’s expression wasn’t very good.

In his original plan, the little mermaid could have discreetly brought him back—just like when he faked falling into the sea.

This way, he could have hidden the little mermaid without anyone discovering her.

But who would have thought the little mermaid’s tail would suddenly disappear, leaving the two of them to sit and wait for rescue.

Now they were exposed to everyone’s eyes, especially Stery’s.

He frowned, his head aching.

Amidst the various strange looks, You Ting finally moved.

The Princess lifted the hem of her skirt and walked down the deck with an elegant stride.

Step by step, amidst the whispers, she glanced at You Gehris.

Then, she walked right past him!

You Ting stopped in front of Artudor, her emerald eyes narrowing slightly.

She reached out, her slender fingers pinching the little mermaid’s chin.

“You Gehris’s little lover?”

You Ting smiled, then said slowly, “Being with him is not as good as being with me.”

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