Quick Wear: Don't come over here, you are looking for trouble

Shark.

Pei He knew that he had saved something extraordinary, and he kept repeating these two words.

To be honest, his face doesn't make people feel too aggressive, but it still looks a bit weird - it's like a wolf in sheep's clothing among the sheep. Although he looks flawless on the outside, the expression that is inadvertently revealed is still ferocious and bloodthirsty.

Pei He went to the bathroom door and took a look.

It was already dark, and the mermaid's body was submerged in the water, with only his white neck exposed. His long hair was scattered in the bathtub, lying messily on his body and the edge of the tub.

Occasionally, the tail flicks gently, as if in a dream.

"Pei..."

Pei He moved closer and heard more clearly this time. The mermaid called out a syllable similar to his own surname.

"Pei...don't..."

Even though he was still unsure at the beginning, Pei He smiled later. He stared at the mermaid's frowning face.

It turns out it can talk.

He looked like he was looking at an interesting toy. He gently pushed aside the hair that was tangled around the wound and stared at the irregular skin and flesh on the wound.

Then, he walked out quietly again.

Liu Er: [Pei He doesn't know that the mermaids are Pei Xun's research samples? ]

Xu Bai: [I don’t know.]

Liu Er was puzzled: [How can you be so sure? ]

Xu Bai realized that it had misunderstood the meaning. [No, I mean I don't know whether he doesn't know or not. After all, this person was not mentioned in the original plot. The mermaid had died in the research institute before she met Pei He.]

Liu'er: [Pei He is Pei Xun's younger brother.] It paused, [They separated after their parents passed away.]

All permissions have been opened here, but only this little information can be seen.

Xu Bai: [It doesn't matter. Pei He doesn't look like a person who follows the rules.]

He would definitely know, Xu Bai pretended to be drowsy, his intuition told him that there must be some secret between Pei Xun and Pei He, and what he could do now was to gain the favor of the second target as soon as possible before Pei He completely tore off the veil of this secret.

The more the better.

Xu Bai needed real sea water to relieve the pain of his wounds, but he was a little afraid of humans and didn't even want to talk to them anymore.

I was awakened in the middle of the night by a sharp pain like my wound was being torn apart. Tears fell uncontrollably, and as I cried, I wondered what to do next.

This tail basically made him unable to move. The more he thought about it, the sadder he became. Tears kept falling down and he finally couldn't hold back his sobs.

Pei He stayed at his door for a while, then came out to the living room and turned on the light.

Because of the sudden light, Xu Bai’s crying stopped all of a sudden.

Pei He leaned against the bathroom door with his arms folded, his eyes fixed on the mermaid.

Although the light now is not very bright, it is clear that Xu Bai's eyes are very red and his body is still shaking unconsciously.

Because the water in the bathtub spread out in circles, sparkling with light like broken diamonds.

"Why are you crying?" Pei He's voice was a little hoarse. Perhaps he had just woken up from his sleep - was he woken up by himself?

Xu Bai didn't say anything. He opened his eyes wide and looked at his new "savior".

"..."

Pei He met those wet eyes and sighed involuntarily, a little helpless, "You really can't speak?"

How can I pretend to be deaf and dumb when facing myself?

Then he said, "I am your savior after all, and this is how you treat me?"

A lifesaver.

These four words always bring back bad memories for Xu Bai. He shuddered and hesitantly scooped up a handful of pearls from the bottom of the bathtub. He held them in both hands and reached forward.

Pei He stood up straight, put down his arms, and without turning on the bathroom light, he took two steps closer to take a closer look at what Xu Bai was holding in his hands.

They are pearls, and they are of very good quality.

It’s definitely not from Pei He.

The man stretched out his hand, somewhat impolitely reached into the bathtub and felt around at the bottom, grabbing another full handful.

"Where did it come from?"

Pei He was the one asking the questions all the time, but Xu Bai didn't answer a single word. He just pursed his lips lightly and tried his best to move to the side to avoid Pei He when he put his hand into the bathtub.

He was afraid that the man in front of him would ask for his scales like Pei Xun did.

The scales that a mermaid removes voluntarily will not grow back.

Fortunately, the light was dim and Pei He really didn't mean that. He just grabbed the wet and dripping pearls and nodded as if he was very satisfied.

Just pearls.

Pei He looked at the merman who breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little confused.

Since it can understand human language, it may have encountered humans before.

Pei He turned on the bathroom light without warning.

The light poured down, and Xu Bai quickly closed his eyes. He even buried his head in the water in panic and spit out bubbles.

[Pei He Favorability: 28]

When he buried his head, his tail would inevitably swing out partially, so Pei He could see the area without scales clearly.

Even if you don't have common sense, you know that it must have been pulled off violently.

Yes, just pulling, not biting or anything else.

Such injuries must have been caused by humans.

No wonder he was so wary, it turns out he was just a poor kid who had been hurt.

Pei He's fingers involuntarily touched that place, but the mermaid's reaction was so intense that it bounced up the moment it was touched, jumped out of the bathtub, and fell to the ground with a loud "thump".

There was only fear in his eyes.

All the scales exploded, and Pei He noticed with his sharp eyes that there was also a scale missing from the tip of the tail on the back.

Pei He didn't move forward any further.

The fear in the mermaid's eyes was like a thorn, piercing directly into the softest part of his heart.

Pei He clenched his palms tightly, and he suddenly remembered that he had once had such an expression.

A fragile, useless expression, that of a pitiful creature.

[Pei He Favorability: 35]

So Pei He did not help her up, but just stood there silently, retracting all his movements, "...If I don't touch you, can you get up by yourself?"

Xu Bai curled up. He didn't expect Pei He to react like this. His mind was in a state of confusion.

There was no way the mermaid could get up on her own. Her tail was like a piece of trash out of the water. She flapped her arms on the slippery ground she had made for a while, then stopped in frustration and didn't move.

Pei He had been watching from the side, not just a bystander, but just watching quietly.

Very gentlemanly, it seemed as if he would have stood there waiting if Xu Bai hadn't asked.

The thirst gradually spread, and the mermaid became unable to bear it any longer. Finally, she could only turn her pale face to face Pei He with a trembling body, and there was a hint of pleading in her eyes.

As if to say - help me.

"Need help?" Pei He wanted to hear Xu Bai speak.

Xu Bai bit his lips with his teeth, tears welled up in his round eyes, but he still said nothing.

Pei He sighed, took a step forward, easily picked the person up from the ground, and put him back into the bathtub which was still half full of water.

Pei He felt something hit his hand lightly.

He grabbed it with his backhand and found it was a very round pearl, made from the tears rolling down the mermaid's eyes.

Then another one came, and then a little sobbing was heard.

It turns out that these pearls are tears.