The Mermaid of the Deep Sea

When the other party got closer and closer to him, Lei Boding put on a formulaic smile, "Hello, Dean."

Probably because he did not expect that his once fanatical admirer would become so indifferent one day, the smile on the corner of Dean's mouth paused slightly, and then he said to Lei Boding with a natural expression, "I really didn't expect you to have this aspect talent, this drama is beautiful and entertaining.”

"Thank you." Lei Boding smiled politely, "It's just idle nonsense."

Seeing that Dean opened his mouth and wanted to say something, Lei Boding said first, "If there is nothing else, I will leave first. I still have some things to do now."

"Huh?" Dean froze for a moment, then smiled reluctantly, "Okay, today's drama is really good."

"Thank you." Lei Boting expressed his thanks repeatedly, and then gestured to Dean before turning around and swimming away. Dean stood still and looked at Lei Boting's eager back, and unconsciously clenched his hands.

"Hey, Derby, it's me, Lei Boting, are you home?" Lei Boting, who came to Derby's house from the performance venue, stood outside and knocked on the door, but no one came to answer the door, which made Lei Boting I muttered, before Derby said repeatedly that he would not go to the show, but he is not at home now, where did he go?

After waiting for a while, there was still no movement in the house, so Lei Boting had no choice but to turn around and leave, but before swimming far, he saw Derby swimming towards his home from a distance.

Lei Boding was overjoyed, and speeded up to swim in front of Derby, "Derby, where have you been?"

"Eh?" Derby, who was standing still, was taken aback by Lei Boting who suddenly appeared in front of him, and shrank back a little before looking up at Lei Boting in a daze.

"What's the matter with you? What are you thinking so preoccupied?" Lei Boting looked at Derby's blank expression, and couldn't help reaching out to rub his soft hair.

"Ah, it's Lei Boding." Derby came back to his senses belatedly at this time, he raised his eyes and looked at the male mermaid with a bright smile in front of him, and the corners of his mouth curled up involuntarily, "What do you want me to do?" What's the matter?"

Lei Boting turned sideways and made a motion for Derby to walk back with him, and then said, "There is nothing particularly important, just to tell you that today's performance is very successful, everyone likes it Seeing the mermaids applauding, Ivor and Raffle were so excited that they couldn't even speak clearly."

Originally, Lei Boding thought that Derby would also become excited because of his words, and he could not wait to ask himself about the scene, but in the end, Lei Boting only got a light response from Derby, "Really? That's good. "

Such an absent-minded Derby made Lei Boting frowned, and when he entered Derby's home, Lei Boting turned his head and stood in front of Derby, asking seriously, "Derby, what's wrong with you, why are you out of your mind? You just now Where did you go?"

"Huh?" Derby shook his head in the same absent-minded manner again, "I'm fine, I'm fine, just now I felt bored staying at home, so I went out for a walk."

"Really?" No matter how he heard it, Lei Boding felt that it was Derby's perfunctory words.

"Of course." Derby nodded and smiled, "There's no need to lie to you."

Lei Boting stared at Derby for a while, and finally decided not to continue asking about this matter, but talked to Derby about other things, "Do you have anything to do tomorrow?"

"Nothing special, what's the matter?" Derby thought for a while and shook his head and asked.

Lei Boting patted Derby on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Because some mermaids didn't come to the show today due to business, so Ralph and Ivor decided to perform another show tomorrow. Do you want to watch it tomorrow?"

Derby shook his head and refused without much consideration, "I still don't want it."

"Ralph and Ivor really want you to go. This is a drama you participated in anyway. Don't you really want to watch it?" Even though he knew the reason, Lei Boding still hoped that Derby would have the courage to watch it. Looking at this drama, after all, this is the first time that Derby has integrated into the mermaid and worked together.Ralph and Ivor did want to invite Derby to watch their performance. After all, rehearsals are different from formal appearances. Even Ozzy, who has a round face, also wants Derby to come to the scene.

Thinking of this, Lei Boding held Derby's shoulders, and persuaded softly, "If you don't like places that are too lively and too many mermaids, I'll find you a secluded place without mermaids for you to watch the show, okay? ? You are also one of us, you deserve to share the joy of success with us, okay?"

Meeting Lei Boding's expectant eyes, Derby's expression was a little shaken. He lowered his head for a while before whispering, "Let me, let me think about it."

"Of course, even though Ave and I really want you to come, we respect your opinion." After hearing this, Lei Boding stopped persuading him, and only gently let go of his hand and patted Derby on the shoulder. "They decided to set tomorrow's show for the afternoon, so if you want to come over, can you come to me after noon? I'll be waiting for you at home, and I'll find you a quiet place to watch with a great view. "

Hearing Lei Boding's confident words, Derby smiled and nodded slightly, "Okay."

Seeing that Derby agreed halfway, Lei Boding seemed very happy, but he didn't stay long. He chatted with Derby about the reaction of the audience and the unintentional jokes that Ralph Iver and the others appeared, and then left. Today he is a little bit busy.

Derby stood at the door and watched Lei Boding's back disappear before he suppressed the smile on his face and turned back to the house.

Derby, who returned to the house, did not knit gauze, but took out the shell containing the healing medicine that Lei Boding had given him before, and sat on the sidelines staring at the shell in a daze.

If Lei Boding is present at this time, he will find that this ordinary shell with a rough appearance has become very smooth now, and the only thing that changes its touch is that someone often takes it out and rubs it frequently. .

Derby didn't know when he developed the habit. Anyway, whenever he was upset or unhappy, he would always take out this shell to take a look and touch it. It seemed that after that, those bad moods would slip away quietly. go the same.Derby had to admit that this ordinary shell had special meaning to him, because it was the first little warmth he felt from others besides his father and Daddy.

Derby remembered the invitation from Lei Boding to him just now, and there was a trace of bitterness on his face. He didn't tell Lei Boting that he actually went to the show today, and hid in a corner where the mermaids would not find him. He also participated in the performance.The amazement of the mermaids moved them into laughter. Not only Lei Boding saw it, but he also saw it.

Because the silk gauze used to pretend to be waves and the kelp used to pretend to be fish scales are all made by myself, watching the mermaids praise the waves and watching the mermaids laugh because of the torn kelp, hiding in the Derby on the side blushed with excitement, and the smiles in the eyes of the mermaids, for the first time, were because of himself!That's why after the curtain call, Derby for the first time forgot the strange look in the eyes of those mermaids after seeing him and wanted to go to Lei Boding and tell him how excited and happy he was.

However, the scene he saw next made him stop his wagging tail as he wanted to swim forward, and took advantage of the opportunity to hide himself among the pile of reefs—he saw Dean, the most popular male mermaid, come to find Lei Burtin spoke, and they both had smiles on their faces, looking like they were having a good time.

Derby didn't know why, but he always felt that the smiling faces of the two of them were so dazzling to him. He didn't even have time to think about why, so he turned around and left quietly. Such two smiling faces were suppressed in the bottom of my heart.

Derby, who was unhappy in his heart, walked around a place where few mermaids would go, and turned back when he was not so bored and panicked. Before reaching the door of the house, he bumped into Lei Boding.

Derby looked at the shell quietly lying in his hands, and sighed. Did he get carried away a little too much?Lei Boding is his friend at the bottom of the sea, and also his only friend at the bottom of the sea.However, Lei Boting is not the only friend of his own. He also has Raph, Ivor, and Dean—this female mermaid who always feels inferior every time he sees him. Dean didn't even have the courage to stand together.

Derby suddenly had deep doubts in his heart—is he really suitable to be friends with Lei Boding and Ralph?Do you really deserve such a friendship?

Because of yesterday's success, today almost all the mermaids who stayed at home gathered in the square where the patriarch usually announced things to watch Raffle's performance.

Lei Boting was looking at the black mermaid in the open space, and Baiyun's words suddenly popped up in his mind - the sound of gongs and drums, the sound of firecrackers, the waving of red flags, and the sea of ​​people - still came out in a northeast accent .

This also proves how boring the life of a mermaid is usually, because not only the ones I didn’t watch yesterday are coming, but also the ones I watched yesterday will be re-watched today, and those who are a little more enthusiastic will start to spoil their friends and companions. Others listened with gusto.

Of course, today's performance was undoubtedly a success. This time, Lei Boding did not follow Ralph and the others to the curtain call. After a few words of advice, he swam in another direction and successfully intercepted the Little guy to stop, "Derby."

"Ah, Lei Boding." Derby, who was about to leave, was startled again by Lei Boding's sudden appearance.

Originally, Lei Boding felt a little disappointed that he didn't wait for Derby at noon, but when he accidentally looked around, he suddenly noticed that Derby was hiding among the reefs and watching Ralph and his performance. There was a surge of joy, so they came to intercept people as soon as the performance was over.

For the shy and sensitive Derby, Lei Boding didn't want to ask questions like 'Why didn't you go to me and came alone', which would make Derby feel embarrassed. He directly asked with a smile, "Ready to go home?"

"Yes, yes." Derby originally thought that Lei Boting would ask why he didn't go to him, but Lei Boting asked this question instead, so he nodded blankly and replied.

Lei Boting asked with a smile again, "What happened after I got home?"

Derby asked and answered honestly, "No."

Lei Boding still smiled, "Then, can I invite you to hang out with me?"