There's a mermaid in my bathtub

very thirsty.

It was pitch black and chaotic, the deep part of the throat was hot and scalding, and the fever was extremely high and dehydrated. Compared with the strong feeling of dehydration, the high fever of the body and even the pain in the back of the head seemed insignificant.

He could vaguely hear the sound of water, but he couldn't touch it when it was close to his ears. His limbs were as heavy as lead, and he couldn't move.

The lips are dry and cracked, even stuck together, unable to break free, and the bitterness occupies the mouth.Jin Sheng has long been unable to control his own consciousness, not to mention falling into a dream, longing for a good dream to make him spend a difficult time.

There is no more hope at all, and Nanli who gave him hope finally pushed him into the abyss and brought him back to reality, but he was immersed in that wonderful memory, stumbled by it, took away his heart, and couldn't let go.

There was a pain in the cleft of the lower lip, Jin Sheng frowned even though his body was so weak, the small wound could not scab for a long time because of his restless movements, the bleeding crack became a good medicine to relieve thirst.

It would be nice if it hurt a little more.

As long as it hurts a little more, it can distract his full attention, and other parts will feel better.

Drowsy and unconscious, suddenly there is a place of dampness and coolness touching the dry lips and teeth. The pleasant temperature and humidity make Jin Sheng, who is trapped in the dry fire, approach the past involuntarily, longing for some kind of salvation.

So thirsty.

Greedily sucking the bursts of moisture brought by the softness on the lips, the guy took the opportunity to pry his lips and tongue.Nanli, who had returned, gently pinched Jin Sheng's dangling wrist, using the tiny drops of water that slipped down his lips as bait, easily entangled the unconscious person, and opened his mouth voluntarily.

As crafty as ever.

After working hard for a long time, only a few drops of bitter water were earned, which was ineffective in fighting the fire. The salt in it even contributed to the feeling of thirst, which made Jin Sheng groan in dissatisfaction, and further swelled his throat.

Frustrated, he wanted to push away the guy who was close to him, but the tip of the stranger's tongue pushed his teeth apart and prevented him from closing his mouth. Then, a small stream of sweet water trickled in with him.

Just as the centuries-old land has been favored by the spring rain and accepted everything frankly, the instinct of survival also urges Jin Sheng to continue, stick out his warm tongue to intersect with it, and seek the incomparably precious fresh water.

But to take fresh water into the deep sea, pass through the cave, and then give it to Jinsheng, there are not many methods, and the equipment is limited. After thinking about it, the only transport tool that the mermaid can think of is the mouth.

Not a drop was wasted, Nanli fed all the fresh water he brought to Jin Sheng, and the latter was like a chick waiting to be fed, never satisfied.Knowing that the amount of water was far from enough, he immediately hugged it up with hands and feet, and generally refused to let Nanli leave with bribes.

"have nothing left."

Reluctant to make a sound, whispering in the ear obviously couldn't bring back the man's consciousness, so Nanli had no choice but to avoid the seriousness and temporarily lift his injured wrist.

The tip of the tongue swept across the ring-shaped red mark on the wrist, and licked it again and again. At the same time, it also pressed Jin Sheng, who was restless because of the itching of the wound healing, and resisted weakly. The mermaid had no choice but to sternly, "Don move."

Maybe it was because the voice was too familiar, or maybe it was because the mermaid was too fierce. After the two-word command, Jin Sheng really didn't move and let himself be manipulated.

Very nice.

Ruyi stretched out his hands to caress Jin Sheng's cracked and rough lips. For a moment, he couldn't remember how delicate, soft, and beautiful the temperature was and how tempting it was.

After healing his wrist, he gazed at Jin Sheng with his eyes closed, and reached out to touch his forehead, "I'll bring you water." The slender fingers brushed the half-dry black hair, the fine hair was smooth, and the hair was drawn along the gap between the fingers The touch is very subtle.

After finishing speaking, she kissed her hot forehead lightly, and after confirming that Jin Sheng was lying in the middle of the stone bed and would not fall into the water due to overturning, the mermaid jumped into the pool again.

……

Properly replenishing water at any time is the correct way to maintain health. The feeling of thirst means that the body is dehydrated. At this time, it is too late to replenish water, not to mention the degree of thirst that Jin Sheng can't even say.

Irrigated intermittently with mellow and sweet water, the lost water gradually returned to the body. With Nanli's unremitting efforts, Jinsheng's water shortage situation finally eased, the high fever and body temperature dropped, and even the lips and petals gradually turned red. Only Chi Chi was left. Refuse to wake up.

In addition to the necessary water, the mermaid also brought some food back along the way, but the space is limited, he lives on the bottom of the sea, and all he gets is a variety of fish.

Living together for a long time, I know that human beings don't like raw food, and they can't provide fire here, so the only things they bring back are oysters, scallops, and various snails of different sizes.Nanli vaguely remembered that before arriving, Jin Sheng had shown him these little things, and eating them raw was also acceptable to them.

The back of the hand outlined the face, Jin Sheng's fever subsided and a layer of sweat broke out. Human skin doesn't feel good, it's wet and sticky.

With the mermaid's unique healing ability, the wound on the wrist healed in a short time. Right now, Jin Sheng is Nanli's all concern, all his attention is on him, completely ignoring his fleshy forearm, the wound has long been fetching water back and forth In the process of foaming, the hair turns white.

"Jin Sheng."

With a soft call, the gradually stable face in sleep opened its eyes as if feeling something, and rested its fingers near the eyelashes, and rubbed them lightly. The slender eyelashes like fan feathers had a wonderful touch, "I'm sorry."

The cold male voice was hoarse, and he felt three points of guilt. Taking advantage of Jin Sheng's loss of consciousness, Nan Li lowered his head and kissed his forehead, repeating: "I'm sorry."

"But, I have to."

"I admit that I do have other plans, but... I never meant to hurt you."

As if he couldn't wait for Jin Sheng to wake up, Nan Li seldom explained with much words, brushing the soft, soft hair of human beings with gentleness as always, and an indulgent expression appeared on his overly perfect face.

Jin Sheng is not the only one whose mood changes when facing another person whom he gets along day and night.

It's a pity that he was seriously ill, his consciousness was blurred, and he couldn't hear Nanli's voice at all. Otherwise, after receiving such a candid apology and asking a few more questions, he should have gotten the answer he wanted.

……

Time passed under Nanli's affectionate gaze, the lost water was replenished, and the pale and lifeless humans finally showed signs of waking up.

Putting Jin Sheng's head on half of his tail, the mermaid did his best to create the most comfortable environment for his human beings under the most primitive conditions. He frowned slightly, and paid close attention to Jin Sheng's facial expressions, looking forward to it He opened his eyes.

"Hmm..." In a coma, he was entangled in a nightmare, and he didn't know if there was something terrible in the dream. Jin Sheng curled up and struggled twice, as if he was trying to resist or avoid, but he just refused to open his eyes.

"Jin Sheng." He called out in a low voice, and the familiar voice made Jin Sheng subconsciously move closer to Nanli's arms, so trusting and relying on, the mermaid was deeply happy.

Looking carefully at the handsome face who approached proactively, Nanli's thin lips raised lightly, evoking a bewitching arc, and then quietly arranged the shellfish he brought in a long row from big to small, without knowing it. He took out a blue shell from somewhere, and placed it in the most conspicuous position.

This was given to him by Jin Sheng, just like the two fish scales he gave Jin Sheng.

The most common and inconspicuous things have special meanings every time they come and go.

Raising his hand to caress the sleeping face of the person in his arms, this action was repeated countless times, but the mermaid didn't feel bored.The scene of being together peacefully for a moment almost made him forget the ruthless silence and fierce confrontation before, and he hoped too much that Jin Sheng would always be obediently nestled by his side.

Suddenly, the mermaid's expression became gloomy. He raised his head and looked at the water surface not far away, his cold eyes piercing into the deep sea.

It's him again.

They are here again.

Get up, let Jin Sheng lie back on the rocky shore, Nan Li stretched out his hand and wiped the hideous wound on his arm, biting the eversioned flesh back to its original position with his fangs expressionlessly, not wanting to miss Jin Sheng who showed signs of awakening, and jumped over After entering the water, the fish tail flicked and left here at the fastest speed.

The existence that could be relied on disappeared from the side, and the person who was thrown on the stone bed finally moved, his five fingers curled up slightly, his facial features showed a grim look, and finally, he opened his eyes with trembling eyelashes.

"Cough cough..." I reached out to cover my lips in time, but I didn't suppress the cough. My tonsils were swollen, as if something was choking in my throat, and I was very uncomfortable.

Supporting the ground with both hands, he struggled to half-sit up, coughed for a long time before recovering, saw a few broken thin vines beside him, and realized that he was unbound.

She was still thirsty, but her throat didn't hurt anymore, her head was groggy, her body was still wet from sweat, and her fever had obviously subsided.

The upper body was naked. Jin Sheng didn't know what happened here. He lightly rubbed his wrist, which had been tied for too long and had sore muscles, and the broken wound disappeared. When he looked at himself decisively, his heart throbbed with pain.

——He seems to have been "abandoned" by Nanli.

After all, compared to the entire race of mermaids, his existence is insignificant.

With a bitter smile on his face, he turned his head and happened to see the food that Nanli had prepared for him, but the shellfish lined up in a row were completely overturned by Jin Sheng's struggle not long ago, more like prison food thrown here at will.

The black eyes were dim, and Jin Sheng stared at this small pile of shellfish in a daze. Among the squirming fresh life forms, the only empty shell was so prominent that even if there were more paint to enhance its color, the dead would be dead. I found the light blue shell that I gave to Nanli outside the aquarium.

Like himself, it was left here by Nanli.

So, do you want to... escape?

Carefully holding the blue shell in the palm of his hand, as if protecting his already broken heart.After adopting the mermaid, it had just recovered not long before it was hit hard again and unexpectedly hurt.

But, trapped in such a place, how can you escape?

Looking around, the shelter is no more than an inch of rock below him, and the rest is the bottomless turbid sea water, just looking at it is suffocating.

In the past, when he met Chang Hao and separated, Jin Sheng trapped himself in the past, but now, when he met Nan Li, he brought himself into the deep sea, truly trapped in a bottomless cage, then next time...

There should be no next time.

The loss and hopelessness that he had never experienced before made him collapse. Holding the blue shell tightly in his right hand, Jin Sheng slowly retracted his stiff legs, huddled his knees into a small ball, and let out bursts of self-deprecating sneers. The laughter reverberated in the empty cave, and it was a bit penetrating.

"Nanli..."

After a long time, there was an inaudible sigh, and the last call did not receive any response, breaking Jin Sheng's last hope.

Then run away.