There's a mermaid in my bathtub

Just one look can make him feel jealous.

From the looks of it, his liking for Nanli should be a deep and hopeless liking.

Clenching his fists, Jin Sheng didn't say anything. Instead, he walked past Nanli and went straight back to the bedroom. He changed his clothes as quickly as possible, washed up, and then passed by the mermaid again.Unable to bear the weakness of his footsteps, he stopped at the door to support the wall, and stood for a while longer, waiting for the dizziness in his mind to pass before opening the door.

"I'm going to work, I'll be back later today." Her lips were pale, and she was still sweating even after changing clothes.

In order to deceive himself better, Jin Sheng didn't dare to look into Nan Li's eyes, for fear that his fragile heart would drown in the sea water.The [-]-meter hurdle seemed decisive, and he quickly crossed the threshold, closed the door, and rushed into the elevator without looking back.

Under the interference of the rapidly falling red numbers on the floor display, it is even more difficult to calm down the disordered breathing and heartbeat, and no one can blame anyone for his impetuous mood. After thinking about it, he is the only one who did something wrong.

The reason why the mermaid appeared in the bathtub of his house was unknown, and it was probably an accident.

In any case, Nanli is just a mermaid, even though IQ and appearance are almost the same as human beings, he is new here, and he is not sure about the rules of getting along with people, let alone the profound meaning contained in body language.Therefore, the little things they get along with each other, no matter how intimate or ambiguous they are, should not be counted.

Although he had been prepared for a long time, he still fell in love with Nanli who "sneaked in".

Perhaps, he should have rejected Manager Wu's promotion proposal from the very beginning, and sent Nanli back to the sea as promised. He should not have the idea of ​​staying for a few more days, let alone get used to living with him and create opportunities for himself to fall in love.Or, from the very beginning, he should not have pushed open the bathroom door, but chose to call the police or call the community security.

So, you can only blame yourself for everything.

……

"Jin Sheng, your express delivery. I just went to buy some things, and I brought them in through the door for you." The work in the class was interrupted by a colleague. Jin Sheng raised his head, just in time to see a small package being thrown over, and he picked it up. Received in the arms, "Thank you."

Politely smiled, the seemingly thin carton was not light, but the name and address of the sender on it were all unfamiliar, and he had never bought anything from the Internet, let alone there was no special day, Jin Sheng frowned and thought for a long time but couldn't figure out why he would There is such a courier.

Let's put down the work for now, anyway, Manager Wu is not here, so we can take a short errand.

He took out the blade, cut the tape, and opened the express box in two or three strokes. Then, his eyes widened, and the corners of his mouth were slightly stiff.

— This is a stack of photos.

It's... a photo of him and Nanli at the aquarium.

The young couple asked him for his contact information that day, but there was no news after a week. I thought the two were just talking casually, but I didn't expect to receive the photo today, which was still printed.

After being surprised, I couldn't bear the smile in my eyes, tore off the tape, and put the empty box on the table. After taking it out completely, I found that the girl had printed more than a few photos, and there was a small glass frame at the end.

Flipping one by one, multiple small stacks of continuous photos fully recorded the process of Nanli pulling him into his arms, and the last "fixed photo" of the action was printed on the glass, and the stand behind it was enough to support it. It can be placed anywhere.

She flipped through it again without being bothered, and there was a "thank you" written in beautiful fonts on the back of one of the photos. The girl is very cute, and the memories are also very good. Return to the paper tray.Immediately decided to go to the video store after get off work to wash another set, wrap it in a waterproof film, and then give it to Nanli as a parting gift.

I don't know if Nanli would like this kind of thing.

Unknowingly, thinking of Nanli's eyes following Cui Haochen, the good mood came to an abrupt end, and the strange emotion in his heart reminded Jin Sheng all the time—it was time to end all this.

……

The list of promotions was announced in advance, and the handover work also started.

It's easy to say, but it's not easy to really hold onto Manager Wu's affairs.

The business is busy, and it is rare to stay in the company until the end before leaving.The days are long in summer, and the printing shop only realizes that the sky has completely sunk after the photos are developed.

The plan was to spend more time in the unit to adjust my mood and avoid spending time with Nanli. Later, I was delayed by the complicated work in the early stage of the handover. After the completion, it was too late, and there was no need to stay intentionally.

When I got home, the light in the living room was on. As soon as I stepped into the entrance, I heard the sound of water in the bathroom, and the clothes Nanli wore in the morning fell neatly on the sofa. He quickly hid in the study before.

The intimate group photo looks like a fish, and Jin Sheng threw it together with the box in the second locked drawer on the right side of the bookcase. When the mermaid came to the door of the study, he had already locked it.

Holding the key in his hand, he passed Nanli suspiciously, and frowned at the extra water stains on the floor.

Usually, when Nanli left the bathtub, he would consciously wipe himself clean, and slowly push the wheelchair to his side, but this time when he returned home, Jin Sheng felt that he was behaving unusually, and the mermaid naturally cared about him.

Without any explanation, he returned to the bedroom as if fleeing, closed the door and shut Nanli out, commented that he was useless and changed into home clothes.

I was too busy with work and came back too late, so I ate very casually for dinner this day, but there were also seafood for fish.

The kitchen was busy, and there was a familiar atmosphere behind him.

Under the premise of keeping a safe distance from the heat, Nanli was a competent audience when Jin Sheng was cooking as usual, his transparent blue eyes followed the reddish fingertips of human beings, moving back and forth until the empty plate After serving the dishes, he cast his eyes on Jin Sheng's face.Without any doubts, the mermaid seemed to know the reason why humans were in a bad mood, and the corners of their mouths were raised quietly because of this.

Always silent, without saying a word, leaving the kitchen and passing by Nanli, after making a certain decision in his heart without authorization, such a distance became very difficult, and he couldn't help but speak after being stared at by those eyes: "Let's eat. "

nod.

Going out with Jin Sheng, watch him put the food on the table in a proper manner, a plate of vegetables, a plate of fish, and two bowls of raw shrimps, and cold water and empty plates are prepared in front of Nan Li's seat, specially used for fish food" Heat dissipation".

Tacitly moving his chopsticks, he hesitated for a long time before raising his head, facing Shang Nanli's eyes, as deep and confusing as the first time he saw him, but Jin Sheng was no longer afraid, fisting with five fingers under the table, Jin Sheng knew that his thoughts were very selfish, Finally opened his mouth.

"Nanli, have you... heard the legend of the mermaid?"

Hearing this, the corners of the slightly raised pale lips were flattened, and the expression on the exquisite face disappeared, leaving only a face of indifference, neither affirming nor denying, Nanli just stared at Jin Sheng, waiting for the next sentence.

"Actually... Mermaids are something from the west. We call them mermen here. They are like you, with a human body and fish tail, and live in the bottom of the sea, but they don't have legs...Of course, this is just a legend and cannot be verified. "

He opened his mouth and pressed his lips together, even if he had made a decision, he still struggled to confess it and make it public.

A series of body movements completely exposed Jin Sheng's uneasiness. Nan Li saw it in his eyes but didn't say anything. His pupils became darker and deeper, and he was only waiting for Jin Sheng's "final judgment" on him.

"My home is near the river and not the sea, but there are legends of mermaids in the towns over there. Although the plots, protagonists, time and place of occurrence are different, the same thing is... all human beings involved with mermaids are not good. the result of."

Taking a deep breath, he didn't dare to look at Nanli again.Once some words are spoken, there is no turning back.

"I'm sorry, I'm going to break the contract again. I had a gathering with my colleagues two days ago and heard a lot of stories. It's not a feudal superstition. Besides, leaving you here really caused me too much trouble."

"I bought a bathtub but failed to use it a few times. Clothes and food are trivial matters. The wooden floor at home cannot soak in water. I know I am selfish, but, but..."

There was an undetectable tremor in his voice, his fingers pinched his palm tightly, and he couldn't say the second half of the sentence no matter what.Resisting the soreness in his eyes, Jin Sheng chuckled, put on a meaningless expression, and suddenly said coldly:

——"Nanli, how about going home this Sunday?"

Although nostalgic, this apparently fruitless relationship will end sooner or later.Nanli is a mermaid, and he can only be a mermaid.

These days, Jin Sheng really overestimated himself, and the remaining rationality told him that if he continued to get along with Nanli, he would never be able to leave him again.

"Just this Sunday."

It was difficult to admit that it was my own voice that changed the tone, and with the thought of cutting the mess with a sharp knife, I went all out, gritted my teeth and continued, "This Sunday, I will take you home, just like we agreed at the beginning, and send you back to the sea safely ,OK?"

Not daring to look up, Jin Sheng was afraid of getting Nanli's response, but also expected to be rejected by him.

The dining table was silent, his eyes were fixed on the steaming dishes, and he even counted the rice grains in the bowl in depravity.This process was more difficult than imagined, and Jin Sheng slowly realized that what his sharp knife was going to cut was not the hemp, but the steel bar.

From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Nanli getting up, and even heard the faint sound of the fish's tail rubbing against the ground.A moment later, the lower jaw was gently pinched by cold fingers, and the deadly sharpness of the mermaid's claws was felt during the lifting process.

Nanli forced Jin Sheng to raise his head, his cold and glamorous face as before was as inviolable as a god.The heartbeat is frantic, the black eyes are paying close attention to every change in the mermaid's face, and the pale pink thin lips are lightly parted at the fingertips, as if imitating human speech.

— he said, good.

The four eyes are entangled. No matter what, I am relieved to get the answer.Even so, Jin Sheng's gaze could not be retracted in time, as if yearning for the bottomless dark blue in Nanli's eyes.

The latter turned around after looking at each other, and went back to the bathroom without hesitation. The humans who stayed at the dining table saw the tail of the fish flying high from a distance, splashing cold water, and soaking Jin Sheng's beating heart.

Accepting it silently, without expressing any opinions, Nanli seemed to have known that such a day would come.He let go of the hand that restrained Jin Sheng's movements, and without looking back, he went straight back to the bathroom without eating dinner.

He lowered his head and continued to stare at the rice grains in the bowl. His clenched hands could finally be released, but they couldn't flatten their knuckles because they had been clenched for too long.With a bang, the water leaked out of nowhere and landed on the dining table.