The Love-Hate and Grudges Between Me and the Mermaid - Chapter 36

Chapter 36

With the human and the fish so close, Bu Yan could clearly see various skin structures on the mermaid’s body.

She was just like an ordinary fish.

Her body was almost entirely covered with thin fins and scales.

Her ears were sharper than a human’s, and semi-transparent fins—like a bird’s wings flared outward from behind her ears, their edges glowing with a mysterious blue.

Several more were distributed across her arms, the small of her back, and her fish tail.

“Follow me.”

The mermaid seemed to grow impatient under Bu Yan’s burning gaze, or perhaps she was unwilling to be watched by so many people.

She knit her brows and parted her thin lips, beckoning to Bu Yan like a soul-seducing demon from the abyss.

Simultaneously, her body slowly receded. In the blink of an eye, she was enveloped by the deep blue, boundless ocean; instantly, only a faint silhouette of her remained in the sea.

If one didn’t look carefully, it was truly hard to distinguish.

The ocean was too vast, even in the presence of a mermaid with the unique abilities of legend.

The mermaid’s gorgeous tail swayed in the sea, her massive caudal fin drifting in the water, shimmering with flecks of starlight.

It was simply nature’s top-tier dreamlike masterpiece.

All the surrounding schools of fish were uncontrollably drawn to her, circling and following to form a dazzling, multicolored vortex.

Among them were rare creatures that lived only in the deepest parts of the seabed.

This included the other humans on the glass walkway and Bu Yan.

Their hands involuntarily pressed against the glass, leaving palm prints; their eyes followed the mermaid closely, wishing they could also turn into fish to roam the sea with her.

“So beautiful,” someone marveled in a daze.

It was unclear whether they were sighing at the scene or were simply captivated by the mermaid.

Bu Yan, however, instinctively assumed they were talking about the mermaid and nodded heavily, in total agreement.

Yes.

The mermaid was beautiful, extraordinarily beautiful.

The most beautiful creature in the world.

And since the performer of the mermaid this time was Yi An, the mermaid being the most beautiful was equivalent to Yi An being the most beautiful.

This was the best and greatest gift Yi An had given herself.

Bu Yan attributed everything just now to a gift carefully prepared for her by Yi An in advance.

As expected of her wife she really knew her!

But Yan thought happily: How did she know I’ve been obsessed with mermaids and wanted to see one? ^O^

Cuddle, cuddle, cuddle with the wife!

Just as she thought the mermaid performance had ended and was preparing to go to the staff lounge to find Yi An to give her a “good job” and a big hug a crisp, little-girl-like voice came from behind, moving from far to near.

It carried a hint of questioning, but even more anger: “She told you to find her; why aren’t you going?”

But Yan’s head was still immersed in the beautiful fantasy of the mermaid surprise Yi An had prepared for her. Without even thinking, she replied directly: “Yes, I’m looking right now!”

Her voice was cheerful, the end of her sentence tilting upward as she walked happily back in the direction she came.

“But you’re going the wrong way!”

The little girl put her hands on her hips and shouted loudly in anger.

“No, how could I…”

Halfway through her sentence, Bu Yan suddenly realized she really was going the wrong way; she should be going up, yet she was going down.

Thanks to the little girl’s reminder.

Bu Yan was about to turn around to thank the little girl, but to her surprise, the little sister was right before her eyes.

Bu Yan: Dazed.

Was something wrong with her ears? But just now, hearing the voice, it was definitely behind her.

Bu Yan blinked; the little girl remained.

The two of them stared at each other for a while. Finally, Bu Yan broke the silence. She squatted down, pulled a lollipop from her pocket at random, and handed it to the little girl, saying with a smile: “Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. This is a reward for you.”

The little girl happily accepted it, looking up at Bu Yan without looking away, proudly tilting her chin as if to say: See? Thanks to me, you were able to find the right direction.

But Yan found the little girl very cute and couldn’t help but chuckle softly. She reached out and pinched the girl’s soft, chubby cheek: “Thank you, little sister.”

Having said that, she turned to leave.

But Yan touched me.

The little girl stood there happily, fatuously stroking the spot Bu Yan had just touched, giggling foolishly.

She even gave me candy.

Happy~

But, why was she still not going in the right direction?

The path she pointed out was clearly into the sea.

But Yan should go find her!

The little girl’s deep blue eyes suddenly darkened. She tightened the corners of her mouth and continued in a low voice: “Bu Yan, I told you, you’re going the wrong direction.”

Her voice was full of helplessness, as if she were talking to an unreasonable child.

Bu Yan stopped in her tracks and turned to look at her in confusion.

“How do you know my name?” Bu Yan asked.

At this moment, she noticed the clothes the little girl was wearing looked familiar—it was the outfit Yi An often wore.

Bu Yan’s brow furrowed slightly. Her gaze appraised the little girl from top to bottom, her appreciative look gradually turning into one of scrutiny.

“How do you know my name?”

Seeing the little girl didn’t answer, Bu Yan couldn’t help but ask again.

A name is a very private thing to a person; unless necessary, one doesn’t easily tell a stranger.

Yet this brat, who had popped up from nowhere, actually knew her name.

Thinking deeply about it was terrifying, and even thinking shallowly about it was terrifying.

After staring at the little girl for a moment, Bu Yan turned and ran.

There is no unprovoked kindness between strangers. She wouldn’t believe it if the little girl didn’t have a motive; there was definitely a trick involved.

Perhaps the little girl was a mutant creature in disguise.

Thinking this, Bu Yan’s pace gradually quickened until, by the end, she was almost sprinting.

She ran out of the aquarium at the speed of a hundred-meter dash.

She didn’t stop until she reached a small grove of trees nearby.

Truly, bloody hell how can there be so many issues just going out to play!

Bu Yan bent over, panting for breath as she leaned against a tree, staring warily at the entrance of the aquarium, fearing the little girl would follow her again.

Meanwhile, she took out her phone to message Yi An.

[Where are you?]

No one replied.

Bu Yan took a deep breath, suppressing the endless stream of bad thoughts in her mind, and continued to ask: [Where are you?]

[Where are you?]

[Where are you?]

[Where are you?]

[!]

Still no reply.

Could she have been cornered by that crowd?

Bu Yan inexplicably thought of the fanatical expressions and actions of the other people during the mermaid performance.

If that were the case…

It wouldn’t matter if she waited a bit longer.

This “better-sounding” thought successfully suppressed the other bad ideas. Bu Yan found a bench in the grove and prepared to sit for a while, slowly waiting for Yi An to reply to the messages and waiting for her to come out.

But the moment she sat on the bench, a cold arm circled up from her waist, tightly locking around her lower abdomen.

“Why didn’t you come find me?”

A beautiful, enchanting voice sounded in her ear.

Without turning her head, Bu Yan knew this fellow definitely wasn’t Yi An, but that fish.

The original owner’s romantic debt.

A very troublesome fish.

“Why should I find you?” But Yan struggled a few times, but seeing she couldn’t break free, she gave up.

After all, the mermaid was indeed beautiful.

As a fan of good looks, she truly couldn’t refuse.

Moreover, she smelled very fragrant.

She always felt an uncontrollable urge to be near her.

Even the mermaid’s icy body temperature felt like a natural air conditioner; she couldn’t help but press close to her, wanting more.

When Yi An was around, she could exercise some restraint using her logic, but with Yi An gone, she didn’t want to pretend anymore.

Anyway, Yi An hadn’t come out yet. Who knows how many women she was surrounded by and teased by right now.

She was just making a mistake that any woman in the world would make.

As long as Yi An didn’t find out and she wasn’t sued in the Imperial Court, it would be fine.

With a hint of wishful thinking, Bu Yan felt awkward yet very much enjoyed being held in the mermaid’s arms.

Like a cat obsessed with catnip, she nuzzled against her.

The mermaid hadn’t been treated this way by her partner in a long time; her body trembled violently with excitement.

A flush of crimson spread across her.

“Bu Yan, Bu Yan…” she murmured in a low voice. The human legs she had transformed into turned into a long, blue-gradient fish tail, tightly entwining Bu Yan.

She drew her deeper into her own body, lightly kissing her fragile neck.

Then, she bit down.