TL: Hua
Ji Mingjiang didn’t stay in the hover car for too long. He suspected that the royal family had a separate car lane. After less than 20 minutes, he felt that the hover car was falling steadily.
With a faint and imperceptible tremor, the door of the hover car slowly opened, and immediately a few people, probably attendants in black and white uniforms, walked in.
Several people worked together to lift the tank containing the mermaid and put it on the transport vehicle that was already prepared in front of the car.
The whole process was quiet, efficient, and very smooth, so that Ji Mingjiang could not help but look at them a few more times.
It’s not easy to be a worker these days. These servants can go directly to the military headquarters to take up a job after changing clothes.
After they were finished, Leiden walked out of the hover car. Instead of going with him, his attendants led him around all the way to a two-story villa.
Opening the door, about four or five meters away from the entrance, a pool of average size shared with the five mermaids in Area A came into sight.
But the environment is much better than that of the Mermaid Foster Center. The pool is next to the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the sunlight in the afternoon shines brilliantly on the water through the seemingly empty windows, creating a golden glow.
On both sides, there are not too narrow aisles. One side is connected to the stairs leading to the second floor, and on the other side, there are many toy boxes and racks that Ji Mingjiang can easily reach.
It is worth mentioning that several boxes are already half empty, and there are quite a few items, such as toy balls and yellow ducks, floating on the water.
He didn’t know who did it. Was it Clarice1Leiden’s surname.… Ji Mingjiang’s eyes shifted to Leiden, who was standing next to him at some point with an unchanging expression, and he immediately denied his somewhat terrifying speculation.
How could the emperor be so idle?
Not long after, someone supported the heavy fish tank and tilted it slightly.
Ji Mingjiang glanced back and was somewhat surprised to find that it was actually Clarice who was doing this.
Not waiting for him to completely turn the fish tank 90 degrees horizontally—after all, it was too difficult to control—Ji Mingjiang then leapt upward with the slanting current and dived into a pool that looked good to swim in.
The posture of entering the water with his head down, his arms stretched out, and his tail straightened didn’t cause him to splash too much water.
He is so caring.
Silently praising himself, Ji Mingjiang stretched out in the water and flipped around before swinging his tail and reappearing at the surface.
As soon as he raised his head, he saw a drop of water dripping from Clarice’s originally dry black hair. Although it quickly seeped into the layers of his shirt and military jacket and disappeared, the damp strands of hair were resting on his forehead.
Ah.
Ji Mingjiang remembered that this location and this amount of water… seemed to be due to his tail fin swinging in the water when he swam out of the tank.
He actually got splashed?
He didn’t think that he would cause trouble just after being helped by someone.
Ji Mingjiang couldn’t help feeling a little guilty when he looked at Clarice, who didn’t say a word.
Fortunately, the mermaid’s behavior didn’t bother his majesty at all. Ji Mingjiang saw him turn around and go out for a moment before coming over with a plate neatly arranged with five small, intact whitebaits.
“Let’s eat. Your keeper has written down your food preferences in the instruction manual. I will give you what you have become accustomed to, and I will exchange it with other fish in a few days.”
After seeing the translator still attached to the ear fins of the mermaid in front of him, Leiden, who didn’t know that it was actually a defective product, explained a lot of things.
The mermaid is easily stressed after arriving in a new environment, so try to provide him with a familiar environment and food at this time.
Thinking of the first item on the instruction manual, Leiden glanced at the pool that the mermaid jumped into immediately and the little whitebait that the mermaid had already held, feeling relieved. He didn’t seem to make any mistakes.
“You eat first; I’m going out; just put the plate aside after eating.”
Instruction number two: don’t rush to get close to the mermaid; first give him time to be alone to adapt to the environment.
Although he didn’t expect to have a closer relationship with this mermaid, it also suits Leiden, who is busy with government and military affairs.
After putting down these words, he left the small villa directly and naturally missed the scene of Ji Mingjiang stretching out his sharp nails to cut open the fish belly.
Although five fish were not enough to fill him up, it did make Ji Mingjiang feel better. Even his original dissatisfaction with the monitor next to the floor-to-ceiling windows dissipated a lot.
It’s for monitoring only, as it should be. Whether it is to observe his condition in a timely manner or to explain other reasons, it’s understandable.
No one came to disturb Ji Mingjiang’s solitude throughout the afternoon, allowing him to float freely on the water surface warmed by the sun all afternoon.
It wasn’t until the golden sun gradually turned into a crimson sunset that he heard the sound of the door opening again.
This time, it wasn’t Clarice but a man in a servant’s uniform carrying dinner, who, by the way, walked in with a pace as if measured by a ruler.
“Your dinner.” After a very brief introduction, he walked out carrying a plate with only fish bones left at noon.
Ji Mingjiang came closer and froze for a moment. There were six small whitebait on the plate. Is it because he didn’t seem to be full after eating at noon, so he added another one?
…
At the end of the day, Ji Mingjiang discovered that the emperor Clarice was different from what he had imagined. He doesn’t seem to be the kind of person who would exploit and disregard mermaids.
Whether it’s the promise he made to Carrie when he picked him up, the act of helping him tilt the fish tank in the afternoon, or the extra whitebait for dinner, there was a big difference from the persona he gave to the man in power after watching the video on the history of mermaids.
Even though His Majesty is not the kind of character who is so kind and caring towards mermaids, he is not as cruel and arrogant as he imagined.
But what about those teaching videos, and what happened to the mermaids…
Never mind.
Ji Mingjiang’s tail flipped and set off a cluster of waves.
Observe for a while longer, anyway, he is not in a hurry at this moment.
*
In the study, Leiden’s left hand is Carrie’s resume from birth to the present, and his right hand is the behavior observation record of the mermaid during the past month.
After a long time, he put down the two reports that he didn’t see any problems, picked up the tea that was set aside, and drank it in one gulp.
“Hey!” Rowlett was watching the surveillance in the mermaid’s room next to him. Seeing his movement, he couldn’t help stopping him, “The tea is already cold. Your Majesty, you should add some hot water.”
Leiden waved his hands indifferently. With his physique, drinking some cold water would cause no problems, but the old man was too concerned about him.
“How is that mermaid doing? You’re watching him, right?”
This was said in an affirmative tone because he had never seen Rowlett show such an amiable and strange expression.
“Hiya, I knew you cared about him.” Sure enough, upon hearing his words, Rowlett immediately said with a smile, “That kid looks a little bored, so go and take a look for yourself if you’re so curious. It’s not far anyway.”
Originally, it was just a casual remark, and Rowlett was about to hand over the light brain that was playing the monitoring screen. Unexpectedly, Leiden actually walked out from behind the desk with a big stride.
Picking up his military jacket that was hanging on the back of the chair, he looked back at the somewhat dumbfounded old steward, the corners of his mouth slightly raised. “Let’s go; didn’t you say I should take a look?”
He did say he wanted to put the person under his own nose and keep an eye on him. Naturally, he wanted to observe for himself and see if there were any other suspicious movements from this mermaid. He couldn’t tell anything just by looking at the surveillance footage.
After walking out of the study room, bypassing two corridors and a courtyard, Leiden arrived at the detached villa. If he listened carefully, he could still hear the sound of water surging inside.
He frowned fiercely.
This is a two-story villa specially reserved for mermaids. The first floor does have a pool that takes up two-thirds of the room, and the lake in the courtyard outside is also connected to this pool.
But now that connection should not be open.
How did a mermaid make such a big commotion inside?
He immediately opened the door and walked in.
Then, in the bright room, the night wind blows the curtains through the open windows on both sides.
The silver-haired mermaid he picked up was leaning against the edge of the pool near the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the dark blue fish tail that he had glimpsed today was flapping on the water, lifting rows of waves.
The pool water, constantly surging with waves, shimmered under the light.
All kinds of toy balls and toy ducks that he threw into the water in advance also rose and fell regularly along the waves.
He happened to meet the row of toy ducks that were at the top of the wave.
This is weird.
…
Is this the f*cking beach or his house? ?
Leiden closed his eyes tightly and opened them again.
It wasn’t an illusion. Even after seeing him, the mermaid slapped his tail more vigorously, and a toy ball was slapped directly to his feet by the waves.
He remembered what Rowlett said just now. Feeling a little bored? He indeed looked bored, and if he continues to feel bored, this house can surf.
“Did he do this when you watched the surveillance just now?” Leiden turned his head to look at the old steward, who also had the same dull expression.
After coughing, Rowlett restrained his somewhat out-of-control expression and then said, “I haven’t seen this. I started watching when he first came into this room.”
His head hurt even more. Leiden felt that his spiritual sea was about to riot at this moment.
“His Majesty Clarice?”
A cool and warm voice suddenly sounded in front of him.
Accompanied by this voice, the black dragon, who was originally very violent and rushing around in the spiritual sea, became strangely quiet.
Immediately afterwards, Leiden felt as if a dense drizzle had fallen in his spiritual sea, dripping on the black dragon’s unfurled wings, but it didn’t make him feel sticky and unbearable. Instead, it took away the original irritability, leaving only comfort and peace.
He felt even more puzzled when looking down at the mermaid, who was holding a toy ball in his hand.
Should he be shocked when the mermaid can have such a good channeling effect with just one word, or should he be shocked that the mermaid takes the initiative to call his name?
*
Ji Mingjiang didn’t expect that when he was stirring the wind and rain in the pool, someone would suddenly open the door and come in.
Probably because the sound of the water waves was too loud and his attention was not outside the door, he only became aware of his presence when Clarice opened the door.
Then Ji Mingjiang noticed the continuous front and back waves he had caused, and after feeling guilty, his tail stiffened and he slapped it straight down.
Oops.
Ji Mingjiang couldn’t bear to look at what he had caused and closed his eyes.
But his keen sense of hearing still allowed him to picture in his mind the water waves pushing the toy on the water to the shore, and then the toy ball rolled to Clarice’s feet.
Out of a desire to make up for it in a timely manner, Ji Mingjiang quickly opened his eyes and swam to the opposite side when he heard the sound of the ball. After taking the ball, he looked at his pants legs, which were once again wet with water, and couldn’t help but fall into silence.
How many times has this happened today? Is he and this person born to be in conflict?
“Clarice…” Just as he was about to apologize, Ji Mingjiang suddenly remembered that it seemed impolite to call the emperor by his surname, so he immediately changed his words to, “Your Majesty…”
It will be more sincere and polite to look at the other person when apologizing. Remembering this sentence someone had told him before, Ji Mingjiang raised his head.
The two successfully looked at each other.
but
Looking at the complex emotions in Clarice’s eyes, a question mark slowly appeared above Ji Mingjiang’s head.
Why are you looking at me like that? I just wet your clothes a few times; is it that important?!
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