Looking down at Ruan Xiaochu, whose body was swollen to almost twice its normal size, Ruan Mingchu pondered whether to continue being a ninja turtle or become a beast.
"Hiss—" Ruan Mingchu gasped.
He simply closed his eyes tightly, hoping that if he couldn't see, he wouldn't know what was happening. But his body clearly told him how warm those hands were.
If she weren't experiencing this right now, Ruan Mingchu wouldn't have known she could be so cowardly.
Suddenly, I felt a burning sensation on my waist, followed by a rubbing against it, and then I heard a soft, dissatisfied nasal sound in my ear.
Ruan Mingchu took a deep breath. Tonight, he was a mermaid, not a human!
At 8:30 the next day, there was a knock on the bedroom door, and Xiao Nian's voice came through: "Are you awake? Lord Qing is looking for you."
"Okay, when I get up, go and prepare breakfast for me."
“Okay,” Xiao Nian said, followed by the sound of footsteps leaving.
Ruan Mingchu turned to look at Mu Yu beside her. He had been bothered all night, but she herself had slept soundly.
I don't know what sweet dream she was having, but dimples appeared on her cheeks.
Ruan Mingchu pointed to her dimples with her finger, and Mu Yu hummed and rolled over.
This turn revealed the results of last night's battle; her swollen, rosy lips resembled ripe peaches, exuding an alluring sweetness.
Upon closer inspection, there were still some glistening liquids at the corners of her mouth. Ruan Mingchu reached out to wipe them away, but her hand froze in mid-air before she withdrew it.
He took out his terminal, which was almost useless because it couldn't connect to the internet, but its photo and storage functions were still working.
Finding the right angle to frame Mu Yu's entire face, Ruan Mingchu pressed her finger down.
I wonder if Mu Xiaoyu will feel ashamed and want to crawl into a shell when he sees her again.
Perhaps because he is of mixed race, his pheromones are not purely Alpha-like, but strangely achieve a perfect compatibility with Mu Yu's pure Alpha pheromones.
He is currently in a vulnerable period, and it would be best for him to be immersed in Ruan Mingchu's pheromones at all times to soothe the damage caused by this period to the greatest extent.
The problem was that Ruan Mingchu's pheromones contained that substance, which made Mu Yu "go into heat" for most of the night if he stayed up late.
If the concentration is high, Mu Yu, still in a irrational and chaotic state, is capable of anything. Unlike last time, when she treated his neck like a duck's neck.
Moreover, unsure of the consequences, Ruan Mingchu dared not casually mark Mu Yu temporarily. If just smelling it had such a powerful effect, the effect would surely be several times greater if it were administered internally.
Ruan Mingchu sat up; this was a worrying matter.
Not long after, Xiao Nian knocked on the door again: "Breakfast is ready, are you up yet?"
Ruan Mingchu hummed in agreement, "Wait for me for another five minutes."
Xiao Nian: So, did you get up or not?
Ruan Mingchu was pondering where to place Mu Yu.
It's impossible to carry Mu Yu around anytime, anywhere, but he's not comfortable leaving him here.
Fortunately, Menhao offered, "Let's put him in the treasure vault, and Tu Aotian can go in and take care of him."
Ruan Mingchu had thought that there would be great restrictions on entering and leaving such a place, but he did not expect that there would be restrictions on how many wealthy families were in the area.
As for Tu Aotian taking care of Mu Xiaoyu, Ruan Mingchu automatically ignored this sentence, saying that Tu Aotian had never been reliable.
The place was ready, but Mu Yu still cosplayed as a koala, using Ruan Mingchu's arm as a perch and refusing to let go.
Ruan Mingchu thought about it carefully, but couldn't come up with a good solution.
Suddenly, Tu Aotian darted behind Mu Yu and kicked him in the neck. Ruan Mingchu hurriedly caught the unconscious and limp Mu Yu.
Rabbit Aotian: "You're really dragging your feet. Isn't this all set? Alright, alright, I'll take care of Little Fish. You should go now."
Ruan Mingchu: ...
Your way of taking care of him makes him worry whether he will be able to see Mu Yu in his entirety when he returns.
Ruan Mingchu was kicked out by Tu Aotian.
A powerful Alpha wouldn't be in trouble just because it was knocked unconscious once. In fact, Ruan Mingchu had also thought of this method, but he couldn't bear to do it.
Now that Tu Aotian had already done it, Ruan Mingchu had no choice but to suppress his worries.
Just as Xiao Nian was getting increasingly impatient, Ruan Mingchu finally opened the bedroom door.
He yawned and said, "Come wake me up after 10 o'clock next time."
Xiao Nian: ... "Okay."
He glanced up and stole a look at Ruan Mingchu. Although he was unkempt and yawning, the mermaid was still so handsome.
"Heaven is so unfair," Xiao Nian thought angrily.
As Ruan Mingchu walked towards the restaurant, he asked Xiao Nian, "What does Qing Nuo want with me?"
He spoke so naturally and casually that Xiao Nian overlooked the fact that he had addressed the Priest of the Green by his full name.
Xiao Nian replied, "The master didn't say."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "The adult doesn't seem to be in a hurry, and there's a slight smile on his face."
This is an implication that Qingnuo is looking for him because something good is going on.
A hint of sarcasm flashed in Ruan Mingchu's eyes. He dared to make a guarantee, which was definitely not a good thing for him.
Xiao Nian was waiting for Ruan Mingchu to give her a reward, but Ruan Mingchu stopped saying a word again, which made Xiao Nian angry and walk faster and faster.
Last night, the guy surnamed Yu boasted to him that the Holy Son had given him a reward worth dozens of goldfish coins, but now he couldn't even get a single copper fish coin.
Ruan Mingchu observed Xiao Nian's changes and a slight smile appeared on his lips. Qing Nuo really was incompetent; she even found such a stupid person to monitor him.
Ruan Mingchu deliberately ate his breakfast very slowly. Xiao Nian, standing to the side, felt a mix of envy, jealousy, and a desire to urge him on, yet dared not. All these complex emotions were intertwined, and his face became somewhat contorted.
Having successfully triggered his emotions, Ruan Mingchu leisurely wiped his mouth and said, "Take me to him."
Xiao Nian: "Okay."
Xiao Nian led Ruan Mingchu to the reception room.
The interior decoration appears understated, but it is actually a display of wealth and power.
The rare, top-grade medicinal material, the shell of the deep-sea pearl oyster, is luxuriously placed in the center as a sofa. Inside the shell is soft and elastic cloud cotton, making you feel like you are floating on a cloud when you sit on it.
Sitting opposite Qingnuo were an old man and a young woman.
When Ruan Mingchu entered, the old man was chatting and laughing heartily with Qing Nuo. The young girl sat quietly beside him, occasionally smiling and responding with a few words.
Xiao Nian did not take Ruan Mingchu inside directly, but instead informed the guards outside, meaning to remind Ruan Mingchu of his status as a guest.
However, Xiao Nian's boss, Qing Nuo, personally undermined him. Upon hearing the guard's report, he got up and walked out, saying, "Ming Chu is my nephew. From now on, seeing him is the same as seeing me. There's no need to announce yourself in my own home."
Xiao Nian's lowered face alternated between green, red, and white, a colorful display like a palette.
Ruan Mingchu didn't react to Qing Nuo's words as he expected, clearly showing his carefree attitude. "What do you want?"
As he spoke, he yawned, looking like he hadn't had enough sleep.
Qingnu cursed Ruan Mingchu in her heart again, but her face still wore a gentle smile.
"Qingwen heard about you and insisted on meeting her cousin in person, so I granted her this small wish."
Ruan Mingchu said "Oh," and plopped down opposite Qingwen, his gaze roaming freely over her body.
Qingwen wasn't shy at all, letting him look her over openly, even puffing out her proud chest and giving him a seductive smile.
That's just how mermaids are, they're all obsessed with looks and have no morals. Ruan Mingchu's appearance just happened to hit Qingwen's fetish; she wanted to see someone like him fall for her.
A genuine smile finally appeared on Qing Nuo's face. He needed to keep Ruan Mingchu here until Qing Yao woke up. And the best way to do that was to get him involved with this place, wasn't it?
For mermaids, physical relationships are the easiest to form.
Qingnuo sat to the side, with Ruan Mingchu on her right and Qingwen and her grandfather on her left.
He introduced, "Qingwen, this is my nephew, Qingyao's biological son, Ruan Mingchu. Mingchu, this is Qingwen, she is your cousin."
Mermaids don't have any ethical or moral codes. Even if they know that children born from incestuous relationships are unlikely to be viable, they will simply choose not to have children.
Qingwen gracefully stood up, swaying her slender waist, and sat down next to Ruan Mingchu.
She deliberately kept the two of them extremely close, so that they could touch skin to skin with the slightest movement.
"Hello, little cousin. You can call me Sister Wen, or you can just call me Sister."
Ruan Mingchu nodded casually, but what came out of his mouth was: "I'm done meeting you. Is there anything else? The bed was too hard; I didn't sleep well last night."
An awkward silence fell between the three mermaids surnamed Qing.
Damn it, you were looking at something so erotic just now, and now you're saying sleeping is more important.
The one who was most angry was Qingwen. It was always the males who wanted to sleep with her. Ruan Mingchu was humiliating her and trampling on her dignity.
Qingwen composed herself and flashed a bright smile. "Little brother, is it your sister who's not satisfied with you? Why are you in such a hurry to leave?"
Ruan Mingchu chuckled briefly, "I'm a bit hypocritical; I only like those who are pure and innocent."
They openly accused Qingwen of being promiscuous and dirty.
Qingwen, her face turning ugly with anger, retorted, "Then, little brother, you'll probably only be able to play with little sisters."
Every adult mermaid has sexual experience!
Qingnuo twitched her lips and tried to smooth things over, "Uncle will have someone choose some soft beds for you right away. You look so sleepy, go back and get some sleep first."
It means that someone was so sleepy that they said such a thing.
Qingwen sneered.
Ruan Mingchu simply grunted in agreement, then got up and left.
Xiao Nian glanced at Ruan Mingchu's retreating figure, then at Qing Nuo's expression, hesitated for a long time before running out to chase after Ruan Mingchu.
When they went outside, they couldn't find any trace of Ruan Mingchu. Xiao Nian cursed under his breath and hurriedly ran back to Ruan Mingchu's bedroom.
When they found no one inside, Xiao Nian panicked.
He ran back to report to Qingnuo, which frightened Qingnuo, who thought that Ruan Mingchu had run away after finding out something, and hurriedly sent people to look for him.
Ten minutes later, someone came to report: "In the kitchen."
Qingnuo: ...
Damn it, wasn't I sleepy? Why the hell did I run off to the kitchen again?