Me and My Two Bosses' Systems

"Alright, let's catch a few and study them. Is there anything special about these magnolias?" Li Xingyu pouted and asked Che somewhat listlessly.

"Alright, there's nothing else to worry about when catching Magnolia except for the presence of merfolk nearby."

"However, Little Feather, I'll handle things like getting into the water. You wait here for me." Che glanced at Yulan's length of about 1.2 meters, then looked at Li Xingyu, and decisively told her to wait beside him while he caught the fish.

"Okay, then good luck." Li Xingyu looked at Yulan's appearance, which didn't suit her aesthetic taste, and nodded in agreement without hesitation.

As for Che's gaze, Li Xingyu indicated that she did not want to speak.

Li Xingyu didn't have much of a reaction to Che's subtle change in address. Although she felt a little uncomfortable, she knew it was bound to happen sooner or later.

"Um, cough... Little Feather, could you turn around for a moment? I'll tell you when to turn back." Che noticed that Li Xingyu's gaze was still on the fish tank. He nodded simply in response to Li Xingyu's willingness to listen to his advice, and then said his request with a little embarrassment.

When Che is at home, she wears clothes made of mermaid yarn. In the water, it feels like she's not wearing anything, and when she comes out of the water, the clothes dry quickly. Apart from being a little see-through, there are no other problems.

However, at the Li family home, Che always felt that wearing a mermaid veil was somewhat improper, and apart from his and Lost's room and the rooftop swimming pool, there was nowhere else for him to properly transform into his original form.

So Che has been wearing normal, ordinary clothes these days.

In other words, while reverting to his original form only involves changing his lower body, wearing ordinary clothes in the water would somewhat restrict him, so...

It requires... cough... to take off...

Xinghe and the others aren't anything special to be careful about here; they're all the same sex, so there's no need to be so discreet. But Li Xingyu is here too!

When a guy has a crush on a girl, no matter his personality or age, he'll always pay extra attention to her, okay?

"Huh? Oh, okay." Li Xingyu was puzzled when she heard Che's words, then looked at him, and nodded after a moment's thought, turning around.

Che blushed completely under Li Xingyu's gaze. If the custom-made fishing net hadn't arrived yet, he wouldn't have had to go catch fish by himself.

As merfolk, they always catch fish directly with their hands right in front of their homes; nets are simply not found in their homes.

As guardians of the merfolk, Che's fathers, regardless of their original race, have all developed excellent swimming and fishing skills.

So I subconsciously ignored it.

However, although magnolias are not very delicate, if you want to catch them, you still need to use a specially made non-metallic net.

Yes, it's currently being customized and is expected to arrive the day after tomorrow.

So now, if Che wants to eat magnolias, he has to go into the water and catch them himself.

Li Xingyu turned around and looked at the empty storage room, belatedly realizing what was happening.

Wait a minute, there are only her and Che in this storage room now, and he still has to take off his clothes!

Thinking about this, Li Xingyu felt uneasy, and a faint pink tinge appeared on the tips of her ears.

Especially when she heard the rustling sounds coming from beside her, and the breathing of someone else besides herself, Li Xingyu felt even more uncomfortable.

"Wow~"

"Little Feather, I'm all better now."

Li Xingyu first heard a soft splash, followed by Che's shy and nervous words.

"Ahem, if Che is shy, I can wait until you finish catching the fish." Li Xingyu coughed awkwardly, without turning around immediately.

"It's okay, I also want Little Feather to see my original form." Che also realized that the two of them were alone in the room, and a blush rose on her face. She looked at her beautiful big tail, but her voice was so weak that it was almost imperceptible.

"Okay, excuse me." Li Xingyu responded politely and well-manneredly before turning around.

As soon as she turned around, Li Xingyu was so amazed by the scene before her that she unconsciously held her breath:

In the nearly transparent azure seawater specially prepared to simulate the marine environment, a beautiful merman with long, dark blue curly hair, azure eyes, and a sky-blue translucent fish tail lies on the edge of the aquarium, smiling shyly and expectantly at her.

Yes, beautiful, incomparably beautiful.

Except for the upper body, neck, and face, which are warm jade-colored, and the petal-shaped lips, which are light pink, the rest of the mermaid's body is blue.

Well, Che didn't wear a shirt at all. Anyway, it's just his upper body, so it's fine.

The mermaid's tail is estimated to be over two meters long, with a lighter sky-blue fin on the sides and end that ripples when it moves, creating a breathtaking sight.

Che's entire body shimmered with a faint pearlescent light, as if he had a soft-focus filter applied to him, giving him a luminous appearance.

"Che, your original form is so beautiful!" Li Xingyu couldn't help but take two steps forward, getting closer to Che, and exclaimed in admiration.

Hearing Li Xingyu's words, Che was already praising himself in his heart, and his face was filled with uncontrollable joy: "Really? Thank you for the compliment, Little Feather. How many magnolias do you want?"

Although he was so happy he was almost out of his mind, Che still remembered why he had come into the fish tank in the first place.

'After transforming into its original form, its voice became even more pleasant. My goodness, this is a real merman. I've learned something new.' Li Xingyu was lost in thought for a moment before answering Che's question: 'Let's catch three first.'

Li Xingyu looked around but didn't see anything to hold the fish. She stopped Che, who was about to turn and leave, saying, "Che, wait a minute. I'll go get something to hold the fish."

"Okay." Hearing Li Xingyu's words, Che turned his body back to its original position. How could those ugly fish compare to Little Feather?

Li Xingyu didn't pay attention to any of this and walked towards the door of the storage room.

After finding a container in the layout panel, Li Xingyu selected a basin and its placement based on its size.

Within a minute, a robot arrived with a basin, greeted Li Xingyu, and placed the basin in the selected location.

This is the most basic home robot, perfect for moving large items.

"Let's put the fish we caught in here, okay?" Li Xingyu slowly walked to the side of the basin, looked up and met Che's gaze.

After estimating the distance, Che nodded: "Okay, no problem."

Then Che flicked his tail and darted toward the nearest magnolia.

In other words, it is a perfect combination of strength and beauty.

Li Xingyu thought the scene was extremely pleasing to the eye; she just liked things and scenes that were pleasing to the eye.

Che effortlessly grabbed a silly-looking magnolia and turned to swim towards Li Xingyu.

The sudden contrast between beauty and ugliness almost stunned Li Xingyu.

"哐~"

"Little Feather? What? Are you impressed by me?" Che looked at Li Xingyu, who was startled by the sound of him putting the magnolia into the pot, and couldn't help but feel a little narcissistic. He even waved his hand in front of her.

"Yeah, Che is amazing, and he's so handsome too." Li Xingyu nodded seriously. After speaking, she was drawn to the thin webbing between Che's fingers and couldn't help but look at him curiously for a while, her eyes following his every move.

"..." Che blushed at Li Xingyu's words. That's why color blocking is the most eye-catching, and it immediately draws attention.

"Is Little Feather interested in this?" Che moved his hand closer to Li Xingyu so that she could observe him, and also to cover up his own shyness.

"Hmm, I've never observed this closely before. Can I touch it? I'll be very gentle and careful." Li Xingyu looked at the merman's claws so close to her, her desire to touch them reaching its peak.

It was a real claw, with thin, light blue, semi-transparent webbing extending to the second knuckle, and sharp nails that looked to be three or four centimeters long.

However, Li Xingyu also thought it was very beautiful.

"Little Feather, that's fine." Che adjusted his slightly dangerous posture, but kept his hand in front of Li Xingyu without making any movement.

"Thank you, Che. Is your current posture alright? Otherwise, I can step a little higher." Li Xingyu noticed Che's change of posture but didn't immediately reach out. Since Che had already agreed, there was no rush.

"It's alright, this is fine." Che smiled gently, his face, now even more androgynous after transforming into a merman, seemed to glow, dazzling Li Xingyu.

Then, as if bewitched, Li Xingyu raised her hand and gently touched Che's fingertips, which were resting in front of her.

Che suddenly trembled, but remained unchanged and maintained his current posture.

Li Xingyu's attention shifted from Che's face to his hands, and she moved her hands further forward.

When Li Xingyu's fingers touched the webbed fingers between his own, Che couldn't help but frown and hiss.

Yes, it sounds wonderful.

"What's wrong? Am I too strong?" Li Xingyu first enjoyed Che's sudden voice for a moment, but then quickly withdrew her hand from Che's claws.

"Little Feather~ It's so hot~" Che's voice was tinged with a sob, and his tone was full of accusation.

She completely forgot that she was the one who willingly let him touch her.

Good grief, that shout completely stunned Li Xingyu.

Li Xingyu originally wanted to hold Che's hand to comfort him, but she was afraid that her hands were too hot and would burn him, so she could only raise her hands and look up at Che, whose tears were about to fall.

The main theme is one of bewilderment and helplessness.

Although her movements were rather bewildered, Li Xingyu still managed to say, "Hey! Che, okay, okay, I've taken my hand away. Don't cry, okay? Or should I blow on it for you?"

Looking at Che's tearful expression, Li Xingyu felt lost and panicked.

Although her hands felt cool and smooth when she touched Che's paws, she really didn't expect her body temperature to be so hot to Che.

"Da~~da~da..."

The tears that Che had been holding back in his eyes were suddenly brought to his eyes by Li Xingyu's anxious tone and worried expression. As soon as his tears left his eyes, they turned into pink and warm pearls, which fell to the ground with a series of sounds.

"Hey! Why are the little beads falling off? Is it because I burned myself too badly? Don't cry~ I'll put some medicine on you." Li Xingyu panicked even more and took out a tube of burn ointment from her storage space to smear it on Che's hand.

"Waaah~ Little Feather, I'm fine, don't put this on, just blow on it for me." Che covered his eyes with one hand, still in the same position, and stretched out the other hand in front of Li Xingyu. His tone was soft and coquettish, and the end of his voice seemed to be hooked upwards.

What should you do when a beautiful, cute, and adorable merman uses her soft yet awkward charm to coax you?

Of course, we should agree to his request.

Give him whatever he wants, give him everything.

"Okay." After Che removed the hand from his eyes, Li Xingyu put the burn ointment back into her storage space with a pitiful expression.

Given their current position, Li Xingyu gently breathed on Che's hand twice, afraid of burning him again.

Feeling the intense warmth between them and Li Xingyu's caring attitude, Che's initial sadness about leaving home surged up again, mixed with warmth and emotion, and he couldn't hold back his tears.

"Hey! Che, did I blow too hard and burn yourself again? Why are you crying again?" After carefully exhaling two breaths, Li Xingyu looked up at Che, swallowing back the words she was about to say.

"Ugh~ It's nothing, I just miss home and I'm also very touched. That's how merfolk are. Don't worry about me, I'll be fine in a little while." Che placed one hand on his chin to catch the falling mermaid pearls, and gently tugged at the strands of hair that fell across Li Xingyu's cheek with the other hand.

Seeing Li Xingyu's disapproving expression after he told her not to worry about him, Che smiled through his tears and gestured to the mermaid pearls in his hand: "Look, so many mermaid pearls, they must be worth a lot of money."

"Hmph, you stupid fish, no amount of money can compare to your genuine and beautiful smile." Seeing Che's somewhat bewildered expression after hearing his words, Li Xingyu couldn't help but walk to the middle of the floor tiles directly in front of him and stomp his feet twice.

“Crack…”

With a grinding sound, Li Xingyu was moved to Che's feet by the floor tiles, and the two were now the same height.

This was specially arranged for Li Xingyu by Hu Yu and Xinghe when they set up the storage room; every floor tile is movable.

Of course, it's the kind where you can only go up first and then down, just so that someone who isn't tall enough can easily reach the ingredients that are placed on higher shelves.

After all, someone doesn't really like having someone constantly following them around.

Yes, I'm talking about Li Xingyu.

Since Li Xingyu had never used this feature since she learned about it, she didn't think of it at first, and only remembered it after a moment of panic.