The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

The ocean is the origin of all things and the beginning of life.

Since ancient times, humankind has held a special longing for the sea, especially those who live inland year-round and yearn for the feeling of the sea breeze whispering in their ears.

For example, Qi Yu and Zhao Lin, who had lived in remote mountainous areas for several years, were as excited as cats seeing their favorite dried fish when they saw the boundless sea again. They couldn't wait to strip naked and crawl into the sea as soon as they got out of the car.

"Linlin, wait a minute!" Xu Xi reminded her, looking at the weather information on her phone app. "The seawater is very cold right now. Let's wait another half hour until the temperate ocean current arrives and the water temperature is suitable for swimming."

"Now that you're pregnant, it's best to avoid contact with cold seawater."

"Oh, you're right." Zhao Lin was enlightened by these words and had no choice but to put away her swimming ring.

The four of them worked together to move the tent and cooking utensils onto the beach and set them up.

After everything was set up, the two girls took their swimsuits and went into a tent to change.

Wow! Linlin, you seem to have gotten... bigger.

"Huh? No, I think I just gained weight during my pregnancy."

"No, no, no, it's really gotten so much bigger! Waaah... I'm so envious, let me rub it~"

"Ah! No, it itches..."

Inside the tightly closed tent, erotic sounds could be heard from time to time, making two men not far away blush with embarrassment.

Qi Yu patted Xu Nian on the shoulder and sighed, "Brother Xu, I feel like when girls get dirty-minded, there's really nothing left for us guys to do."

Xu Nian nodded in deep agreement.

Before long, Xu Xi, looking smug, and Zhao Lin, blushing, emerged from the tent together.

Xu Nian and Qi Yu glanced over instinctively, and their eyes widened in surprise.

Xu Xi wore a petite swimsuit, the overall color of which was light yellow. She also wore two pearl necklaces on her two fair ankles. Her long hair was piled up high and adorned with a hair clip with a small fish pattern, making her look like a mermaid princess who had emerged from the deep sea.

Zhao Lin's swimsuit was noticeably more revealing. Perhaps it was the wrong size, as the fabric was very sparse, barely covering her vital parts, making Qi Yu's heart pound.

Fortunately, as autumn approached, the number of tourists at the beach gradually decreased. At this moment, there were no other tourists on the beach besides the four of them; otherwise, Zhao Lin would definitely have become the focus of attention.

As for Xu Nian, the other male member of the team, Qi Yu seemed very reassured.

Because he knew that Xu Nian liked girls with open and honest minds, and he wouldn't even glance at anything dramatic or grandiose.

"Hehe~ How am I, brother? Am I pretty?" The mermaid princess jogged up to Xu Nian's side, leaving a string of delicate little footprints on the golden sand behind him.

"Beautiful, so beautiful." Xu Nian praised repeatedly, his gaze fixed on her, unwilling to look away for even a moment.

On the other side, Qi Yu and Zhao Lin had already put on swimming rings and slowly stepped into the seawater.

Xu Nian and Xu Xi also put on swimming rings and followed in their footsteps, slowly going into the sea together.

Although both of them can swim and don't need swimming rings to help them float, they both tacitly avoided mentioning it.

Because once the two of them put on the swimming rings, they can stay close together, drift with the current in the sea, and feel each other's warmth, which is a happy thing.

"Ah Lin, how are you? Is the water temperature okay? Do you feel uncomfortable?" Qi Yu hugged Zhao Lin tightly around the waist and asked her with concern in her ear.

Zhao Lin carefully examined herself, then shook her head: "It's okay, I'm fine."

"Phew, that's good." Qi Yu breathed a sigh of relief. After all, Zhao Lin was pregnant, and if she experienced any discomfort in the sea, they would need to get her ashore as soon as possible.

He glanced at Xu Nian and Xu Xi not far away, waved to them, and said, "Brother Xu, Xu Xi, wanna have a water fight?"

"What did you say?" The sea breeze whistled past Xu Nian's ears. He hadn't heard Qi Yu's words clearly, so he turned his ear toward the latter, making a listening gesture.

But what greeted him was a splash of seawater.

"Splash!"

Xu Nian reacted quickly and pulled Xu Xi into her arms. Xu Xi escaped unharmed, while he was soaked to the bone.

"You little brat, trying to ambush me, huh?" Xu Nian was immediately provoked into a fight. He plunged his palm into the seawater, forcefully splashing water at Qi Yu and Zhao Lin, who were laughing and joking not far away.

The other two were not to be outdone, and together they fought back while laughing.

"Hey, you dare bully me and my brother? Take this!"

Even though Xu Nian always tried to protect Xu Xi, the flowing seawater was everywhere and still managed to wet Xu Xi's long hair that was tied up.

After the hair got wet with seawater, it became much heavier, and the hair clip couldn't support the weight, so it fell out into the seawater.

Her snow-white hair, no longer restrained, was completely loosened and floated on the sea surface.

To avenge her hair loss, the young girl transformed into a mermaid warrior, vigorously waving her fair arms and splashing seawater at Qi Yu and Zhao Lin.

"Haha, you splashed it way too wide!"

"Brother Xu, open your eyes! Where are you splashing this?"

Qi Yu and Zhao Lin splashed water as they backed away, and soon reached the deep water area.

Xu Nian instinctively wanted to chase after it, but she was forced to stop halfway through the swim.

Because Qi Yu and Zhao Lin are both 1.75 meters tall, they can stand steadily on the seabed even in deep water.

Although Xu Nian is 1.85 meters tall and can easily travel to deeper waters than they are, his teammate is a short goblin who is less than 1.6 meters tall.

This huge height difference makes it very difficult for them to coordinate their operations.

Sure enough, the seawater had only just reached Xu Nian's chest when it reached Xu Xi's neck.

The girl was forced to support herself with her hands on the swimming ring just to keep her breathing rhythm, let alone splash water back.

Although she dressed up as a mermaid princess, she was not a real mermaid after all. Forcing her way into the deep water was like Kennedy getting into a convertible – a dead end.

"Hahaha, you can't catch us now!" Qi Yu clearly realized this, and while laughing loudly, he made a face at the brother and sister, looking very irritating.

"Ugh! I'm so angry!" Xu Xi clenched her little fists, looking fuming.

How could she accept this injustice? She had to find a way to get revenge for herself and her brother.

Her beautiful eyes darted around slightly, and suddenly an idea came to her.

"Brother, let's do it like this, like this..." She hugged Xu Nian's neck and whispered the plan in his ear.

Upon hearing her plan, Xu Nian's eyes lit up, and without much hesitation, she agreed.