Across Deep Space: Four Men and a Play

"What a nice view."

His voice was hoarse and held a different kind of emotion.

The fingertips of his hand that touched her cheek had some thin calluses, but because of his extremely gentle movements, Xia Jiumeng did not feel any discomfort. Instead, she felt an inexplicable itchy sensation, not sure if it was on her cheek or... in her heart.

She looked up at the handsome face in front of her, a little dazed. She once fantasized about being able to touch them in reality, but in the end she could only watch them through the cold screen, watching them love the body she controlled.

Looking at Qi Yu's beautiful eyes which were full of her reflection, she thought that she was drowning in the eighth ocean of the world.

Inexplicable feelings and ambiguity flowed between the two of them. Qi Yu was like a simple mermaid boy bewitched by an evil mermaid, unconsciously getting closer and closer to her.

Just as his thin lips were about to touch the candy he had been longing for, an untimely "click" sound woke them both up instantly.

Qi Yu suddenly woke up, took a step back, and coughed lightly as if to cover up. "Ahem, well, I saw that your hair was a little messy, so I wanted to help you tidy it up."

But the bleeding red tips of his ears and the panic in his eyes betrayed him mercilessly.

"Thank you." Xia Jiumeng also said with a red face.

She knew he was embarrassed and didn't want to expose him.

Qi Yu forced himself to calm his out-of-control heartbeat and walked towards the salesperson who was taking pictures.

"Sorry, my girlfriend doesn't like having her photo taken. Could you please delete it?"

"Ah? Oh, okay." The sales lady was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly clicked on the photo album. "Why don't you come over?"

After thinking about it, she handed the phone to Qi Yu and asked him to delete it himself.

"Okay, thank you."

Qi Yu took the phone, clicked delete, and then returned the phone to the salesperson.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do that. I just thought it was so beautiful and subconsciously..." The sales lady apologized to them apologetically.

"It's okay." Xia Jiumeng waved her hand generously.

People always can't help but want to stay when facing beautiful things. She can understand that. Of course, it would be better if the object was not her. But now the photos have been deleted and the person has apologized, so there is no need to dwell on it.

By this time, the expressions of the two had returned to normal. Xia Jiumeng took off her clothes and packed them up, then returned to the hotel with Qi Yu.

"you...."

"I....."

The two people in the elevator spoke at the same time.

"You speak first." Qi Yu said, turning his head slightly.

"Well, let's talk about it when we get to the room." Xia Jiumeng pointed at the number where the elevator stopped with her cheeks slightly red.

"it is good."

Qi Yu's ears turned redder, not knowing what he was thinking about.

in the room.

Xia Jiumeng couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips as she looked at the helpless young man sitting on the sofa.

"Qi Yu, were you mesmerized by my beauty and fell in love with me just now?"

“You….what are you talking about.”

Qi Yu's voice was a little flustered, like a kitten whose owner was holding its lifeline, wanting to resist but could only whimper weakly.

"Isn't it? It seems I misunderstood~" Xia Jiumeng stood up with a look of loss.

Qi Yu's heart suddenly ached, and he subconsciously grabbed her wrist as she was about to leave the armrest of the sofa and pulled it hard.

"hiss."

Xia Jiumeng fell into his arms, and her nose hit the muscles on his chest, causing her to gasp in pain.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it." Qi Yu heard her cry of pain and immediately apologized guiltily.

There was a thin mist in Xia Jiumeng's bright eyes, and she looked at him with some grievance.

"If there is nothing, then there is nothing. Why are you taking revenge on me?"

"I...I don't...not love you..."

Qi Yu's voice was so soft that the last three words were almost inaudible.

"what?"

Xia Jiumeng really couldn't hear his mosquito-like voice clearly.

"I say, you are so narcissistic." Qi Yu blushed and raised his voice.

Xia Jiumeng: "..." My ears!

"Also, I didn't take revenge on you. I didn't mean to do that. I was originally..."

Qi Yu explained helplessly.

Seeing him like this, Xia Jiumeng suddenly laughed out loud, "Okay, okay~ I was just kidding."

She knew that Qi Yu was carrying too much right now, and maybe he didn't want to express his feelings to her yet, but it didn't matter, she could wait.

She would give Qi Yu a firm answer every time he repeatedly confirmed it.

He suddenly stood up, went to the bathroom, got a warm, wet towel and handed it to her.

"Please apply it."

"I didn't mean to do that, it's just..."

Xia Jiumeng naturally knew that he didn't mean it. After all, the heartache and self-blame in Qi Yu's eyes when she was in pain just now were not fake.

"It's ok."

"But the dress you picked is really beautiful. When you walk, you look like a mermaid swimming in the sea."

Xia Jiumeng seemed to change the subject unintentionally.

"As long as you like it."

The hem of the skirt was actually designed according to his own....If she liked a certain skirt, then...

Qi Yu's eyes suddenly wandered, and there seemed to be a strange feeling in the bones of his lower back.

"It's getting late. I'm going to wash up. How about you?" Xia Jiumeng stood up and said.

"I'm not sleepy. I suddenly had some inspiration and wanted to improvise."

Qi Yu said this and walked towards the balcony, where many painting tools had been set up at some point.

"Hey, when did these come from..."

She remembered that it wasn't there when they went out.

"I think Old Tang prepared it for me. After all, inspiration is hard to come by."

It's normal for Lao Tang, as his assistant, to prepare these things for him.

"So you're ready to paint?"

Xia Jiumeng looked at the time, it was already past ten o'clock in the evening...

"Well, inspiration might slip away if you don't record it in time."

"Go to bed. Girls need to go to bed early to become more beautiful, even though you are already very beautiful."

Xia Jiumeng didn't want to go to bed so early, but she still had to wash up. Although the weather was not very hot now, there was still some sweat on her body after tossing and turning all day, which made her feel a little uncomfortable because it stuck to her clothes.

"Ok."

When Qi Yu saw that she obediently went to the guest bedroom in the room, he didn't know whether to be happy or disappointed for a moment.

He laughed at himself and turned to walk towards the terrace.

After returning to the room, Xia Jiumeng simply washed up and took out a box from her luggage.

When the box was opened, several dark blue flakes of different sizes lay quietly inside. They were as crystal clear as shells and scales, and emitted a faint glow.

This is Hai Ruo, a special spiritual plant that grows in the secret realm of the Mermaid Galaxy.

She got it from Xiao Qi before she left.

This sea is a secret treasure unique to the mermaids, a special plant condensed from the essence of the sea.

The power contained in this plant is magical. It can be stored somewhere in the body and protect the heart meridians to retain a glimmer of hope at critical moments.

It is also possible to directly absorb the power contained therein without any side effects. Because of this rare characteristic, even a slice a few millimeters thick has become one of the treasures that are hard to find and have a high price on the black market.

Not to mention the slice on Xia Jiumeng's hand, which was as thick as a thumb.

Mermaids are considered mermen, right?

"I don't know if it will work on Qi Yu."

The plant slices of this coarseness in Xia Jiumeng's hand are difficult for ordinary people to obtain. At least they can only be obtained by mermaids of the royal level.

She only has three pieces here.

But she still took it out and made a cup of tea.

There is nothing I can't bear to part with Qi Yu.

By the time she brought out two cups of tea from the room, Qi Yu was already immersed in his world of painting.

Xia Jiumeng did not disturb him, but just walked quietly to his side and sat down, placing the cup of tea next to where he had originally placed his cup.

...

Qi Yu breathed a sigh of relief after finishing one of the important color blocks on the drawing board. When he reached out to touch his cup, he touched a cup of warm water.

I subconsciously turned my head and saw the girl sleeping with her head propped up on the coffee table.

He couldn't help but chuckle, and suddenly he felt that the temperature of his body was much higher than that of the cup.

"You're still like this..."

He drank the warm water she poured without wasting it. Surprisingly, he found the water indescribably sweet, but he thought it was because she poured it for him.

"What a little fool."

He leaned over and carried her to the big bed in the master bedroom, twisted the quilt for her, and looked at her quietly for a long time before he returned to sit in front of the easel on the terrace.

But the upturned corners of his mouth and the lightness of his writing showed his good mood.

Xia Jiumeng on the bed turned over gently and changed to a more comfortable position.

It should be said that the bed in the master bedroom is bigger and softer than that in the guest bedroom.

A good night's sleep, at least Xia Jiumeng slept well.