After the injuries had healed, Gu Jiaoxiu guided Jun Ye on using an electronic device called the “Mainframe,” a terminal-like gadget that was Jun Ye’s first experience with the outside electronic network.
Approaching gradually, bodies pressing together, each step of the hands-on guidance caused a bit of friction.
From activating the Mainframe to shopping online on the federal network, Gu Jiaoxiu’s position evolved from sitting on the bed with his arm against Jun Ye’s chest to becoming Jun Ye’s back ornament.
Gu Jiaoxiu, happily hugging Jun Ye’s waist from behind, rested his chin on Jun Ye’s shoulder, watching Jun Ye’s adept operation. Occasionally, he added a few comments.
“You learn fast. Does the Merfolk Center teach mermen to use these things now?”
“Our accounts are linked, so buy whatever you like.”
“I’ve customized a set of tools for scale care for you. I can help you with your scales every day.”
While saying this, Gu Jiaoxiu’s hand had already reached Jun Ye’s tail.
Jun Ye couldn’t comprehend the human fascination with fish tails in this world. He could only imagine the scenario from Gu Jiaoxiu’s perspective, using his long and straight legs for empathy.
Perhaps, after turning into a merman, his imagination was also suppressed, as his attempt to empathize failed. Ultimately, it required a physical examination.
Jun Ye withdrew his hand with a calm expression.
Savoring the sensation just now, he seemed to understand why the other person loved fish tails so much.
This investigation left Gu Jiaoxiu with a slight aftermath.
After lying under the same blanket with Jun Ye that night, Gu Jiaoxiu kept his body stiff, closing his eyes. The next day, he was awakened by the alarm set on the Mainframe, and despite having spent the entire night, he still had panda eyes when he got up.
Jun Ye followed suit and got up. Seeing the national treasure beside him, he couldn’t help but marvel.
After washing up, Jun Ye, with a face of innocence, leaned over with his face beaming for a morning kiss. Gu Jiaoxiu pushed away the treasure seeking an early morning kiss. Jun Ye leisurely slid into the pool.
As a good husband of the new era, Colonel Gu decided not to share common knowledge with the merman. After feasting his eyes, he lifted his coat and went out to prepare breakfast.
The kitchen was on the first floor.
One minute later, Colonel Gu returned the same way.
Sitting neatly on the bedside, he waited for his partner to finish playing around.
Jun Ye emerged from the pool.
Colonel Gu hurriedly approached, handing over a bath towel and clothes, acting upright, and avoiding looking below the merman’s waist.
“How about this skirt? It’s very convenient for land activities.”
Gu Jiaoxiu took out a short and tightly bound mermaid skirt.
Jun Ye glanced at it, raised his eyebrows at Gu Jiaoxiu, and asked, “What are you trying to do?”
Gu Jiaoxiu blushed, slowly moving towards Jun Ye, holding Jun Ye’s neck, and planting a kiss on his lips.
Jun Ye looked at him puzzled.
Gu Jiaoxiu, with a red face, moved away from his gaze, stammering, “Hus…husband…”
Jun Ye: “…”
Still carrying Gu Jiaoxiu down, this time not in a princess carry, but back to the exclusive merman carry used in the pool.
The heat on Gu Jiaoxiu’s face didn’t dissipate.
Despite wearing pants properly and not being touched by anything, he felt a sense of shame as if he were being touched inappropriately. Every time he was lifted, he instinctively tightened his legs against the merman.
It wasn’t until he was placed on the dining chair that the embarrassment gradually subsided.
Lowering his head, he saw the glass plate on the ground reflecting his image and the water below. Colonel Gu’s face turned from red to white in an instant.
Looking at the pale face of Gu Jiaoxiu, who was sitting on the chair huddled up, Jun Ye knew he couldn’t rely on him. He had to go to the kitchen himself.
Brand new pots, bowls, utensils, and fresh seaweed and vegetables in the fridge…
After ransacking the entire kitchen and not finding a single grain of rice, he did find a few cans of fish in the top cabinet.
A few minutes later, Jun Ye came out with the ready-made breakfast.
A plate of reheated mixed seaweed was placed in front of Gu Jiaoxiu. Jun Ye picked up his four cans of fish and sat across from him.
Ignoring the colonel still huddled in the chair, Jun Ye, with his long fingers, hooked the pull tab of the can, gradually revealing the fish slices soaked in various seasonings, emitting a fragrant aroma.
Jun Ye happily took in a breath of the scent.
Real cooked meat, after coming here, he had been eating grass for how many days.
Gu Jiaoxiu’s nose twitched, like a hungry dog catching the scent of a meaty bone. His eyes instantly lit up.
At this moment, everything about glass floors and deep waters was thrown out of Gu Jiaoxiu’s mind. He looked at the source of the aroma with sparkling eyes.
Jun Ye satisfiedly pulled the ring on the can, revealing the slices of fish marinated in various sauces. The aroma filled the air.
The speed was so fast that by the time Gu Jiaoxiu snapped out of his daze, three empty cans were already on the table.
The last one was still in Jun Ye’s hand.
Noticing Gu Jiaoxiu staring at him… and the can in his hand.
“Do you want to eat?” Jun Ye was somewhat surprised. Wasn’t he eating grass every day? Even the food he prepared for him every day was grass.
Gu Jiaoxiu’s head was a bit dizzy. “Aren’t you a herbivorous merman?!”
Jun Ye picked up a piece of fish and put it in his mouth. Chewing slowly, he said, “Seems like it.”
Gu Jiaoxiu: “…”
What’s with that indifferent expression! Are you a vegetarian fish? Hurry up and put down the “same species” in your mouth!!
That day, Jun Ye was forcibly taken to the veterinary hospital (merman hospital) by Gu Jiaoxiu for a full-body checkup.
After the checkup report came out, the “veterinarian’s” expression was quite subtle. “Your partner’s physical condition is excellent. I’ve never seen such a healthy non-native merman! However…”
“However, what?” Gu Jiaoxiu anxiously stared at the lab coat.
“However, I’m sorry, but your partner is not pregnant.” The lab coat handed the checkup report to Gu Jiaoxiu.
Gu Jiaoxiu was stunned for a while before stiffly moving his gaze to the checkup report in his hand. He read through the report, examining everything from tail length to heartbeat and blood pressure…
Wait a minute…
His partner certainly couldn’t be pregnant! They haven’t successfully mated yet1He means he hasn’t topped yet lol! What kind of **** stuff is going on in that doctor’s head!
Jun Ye leaned against the merman carriage, becoming more and more accustomed to his identity as a merman during this time.
Looking at Gu Jiaoxiu’s sulking appearance, Jun Ye smiled and said, “Do you want to get a checkup too?”
Hearing this, Gu Jiaoxiu hurriedly retrieved the report of his last checkup from the mainframe. “I’m healthy, no diseases at all!”
Gu Jiaoxiu was a bit nervous. He showed Jun Ye only the first page of the checkup report. If Jun Ye continued to scroll down, he would discover the line “Aquaphobia, extremely low compatibility for marriage with mermen.”
Jun Ye, still leaning, didn’t move. He just shook his head. “Who said anything about checking these things…”
Saying that, Jun Ye’s gaze swept over Gu Jiaoxiu’s belly.
Gu Jiaoxiu instinctively tensed up, but Jun Ye said, “Of course, we should go to the gynecology department… Huh?”
There were still quite a few people in the hospital’s waiting area. Gu Jiaoxiu panicked and threw Jun Ye’s copy of the paper checkup report directly at him. It hit him right in the chest, interrupting his words.
Under Gu Jiaoxiu’s stubborn insistence, Jun Ye ultimately couldn’t see his partner’s pregnancy test report. He couldn’t help but feel a bit regretful. God knows how depressed he was when he was pushed inside for the ultrasound.
Now was the time to turn sorrow and anger into appetite. So, when Gu Jiaoxiu suggested having lunch outside, Jun Ye immediately found the highest-rated fish restaurant nearby.
“Here we are.”
Gu Jiaoxiu hesitated. Even if Luo Sha could digest fish and jerky, he was still a herbivorous merman. How could there be a mistake in the information from the cultivation base?
“What’s wrong? Don’t you like fish?” Jun Ye deliberately swayed his tail behind the merman carriage.
Gu Jiaoxiu couldn’t say he didn’t like fish in front of his merman partner, so he nodded quickly.
“Well, there you go. Come on, I want to taste the best sashimi, grilled fish, pan-fried fish here…”
Listening to the simple names of the dishes, along with the ways those fish died, all appeared in Gu Jiaoxiu’s mind.
Gu Jiaoxiu: “…”
Was it like this logically that if you liked fish, you had to eat fish? But he really hadn’t eaten fish for a long time…
Gu Jiaoxiu’s gaze uncontrollably followed the swaying tail of Jun Ye. He secretly swallowed his saliva.
Since his partner wasn’t afraid of eating fish, maybe he could order a sashimi. That kind of sweet, chewy sashimi…
After going to the fish restaurant and sweeping through a table of all-fish feast, both of them felt that their feelings towards each other had deepened.
Gu Jiaoxiu sighed inwardly. It was so nice not to have to accompany his partner as a vegetarian for a lifetime.
Looking at Gu Jiaoxiu, who had consecutively gained the titles of “ATM” and “Attentive Feeder” on this day, Jun Ye also felt that he looked much better. Even if Gu Jiaoxiu didn’t call him husband, he was willing to personally carry him onto the aircraft next time they went out for a meal.
After a month, Jun Ye, who had activated the “Shopping” skill for the first time, redecorated the glass house. He covered the main walking route on the first floor’s glass floor with wide carpets.
These carpets were light and practical. If his mood wasn’t good, he could lift them up and put them away at any time.
The hanging chair in the second-floor bedroom, connected to the underground pool, was also a great tool. After getting tired of swimming, one could sit on the hanging chair and ascend to the second floor from the underwater pool.
Of course, it could also be the other way around, sitting on the hanging chair and sinking directly into the water.
More uses were still under development, and the development progress was influenced by the mating positions chosen by Colonel Gu.
One month later.
Gu Jiaoxiu, who was working hard to earn money to support his family at the Merman Pavilion, and Jun Ye, who was secretly digging a tunnel connecting the ocean at the bottom of the pool, both received an invitation from the Federal System.
—Invitation to the annual Ocean Banquet in the capital star, where human and merman couples, both married and unmarried, are invited to attend together.
The annual Ocean Banquet, held in early summer, the best time for mermen reproduction, lasted for three months and took place on a warm archipelago.
Here, humans would perform the classic merman mating dance for their merman partners.
Lucky couples would have their love crystallize during this time.
That night, when Gu Jiaoxiu returned to the villa, his face was completely pale.
Jun Ye, why on earth are you digging a secret tunnel??? x)
