Absolutely not!
No, no, Ruan Mingchu reflected on his own psychological journey. As Mu Xiaoyu's good brother, why would he disagree with someone else pursuing him?
Because it's a mermaid, the race and gender are wrong? What if it's a cute Omega confessing to Mu Yu?
Ruan Mingchu discovered that his brain rejected this idea. Why?
Ruan Minh Thu fell into deep thought and began searching for answers online.
#Help! Why don't you want your best friend to date someone else?
No matter the world, there will always be plenty of night owls surfing the internet. Ruan Mingchu's request for help, posted somewhere unknown, garnered over a dozen replies in less than five minutes.
Ruan Mingchu looked at it carefully and realized that he was being delusional by placing his hopes on the internet. What kind of nonsense were these people giving answers?
1L: LZ, you're such a kid? Mermaids still fall in love these days?
2L: We mermaids go straight for it!
3L: It smells strongly of green tea, the poster must be quite young.
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13L: LOL, do we merfolk even have brotherly love? Aren't all people lovers in the world? hhhh
Ruan Mingchu exited the interface and pondered alone for several hours, but couldn't come up with anything.
He opened the terminal again to take a look, hoping that a mermaid might offer some constructive suggestions.
I saw a reply from Ruan Mingchu: "Pupil earthquake.jpg"
L: OP, are you trying to date your brother?
The author wrote several hundred words in this post, and Ruan Mingchu steadied himself and continued reading.
LZ, do you want to be with your brother all the time, feeling like you miss him terribly if you don't see him for a day?
Ruan Mingchu: Yes, right?
LZ, do you enjoy being with your brother?
Ruan Mingchu: Of course, he and Mu Xiaoyu never had any unpleasant moments.
LZ, have you ever had that kind of impulse towards him?
Ruan Mingchu: I don't want to admit it.
Imagine him holding someone else's hand and telling you he's with someone else, how would you react?
Ruan Mingchu: Separate their hands.
If your brother confessed his feelings to you right now, would you agree to be with him?
Ruan Mingchu: ...
Ruan Mingchu fell into deep thought again. Why was he feeling a little tempted?
Ruan Mingchu stopped thinking and continued reading.
LZ, try replacing these with other brothers or friends and see how it goes.
Ruan Mingchu: yue——
Finally, you can consider your own answer and think about whether you have developed feelings for this good brother that go beyond brotherhood, such as romantic love.
Ruan Mingchu calmly turned off the terminal, returned to the room, and lay down next to Mu Yu.
Mu Yu was still asleep, with a slight smile on his lips, probably having a sweet dream.
Ruan Mingchu's lips unconsciously curled up; seeing him happy made him happy too.
So he's fallen for Mu Xiaoyu?
Ruan Mingchu yawned, feeling sleepy, and didn't even want to open his eyes.
He vaguely thought that once he recovered, he would try to gauge Mu Xiaoyu's feelings. If Mu Xiaoyu didn't like him, he would pursue her; if she did, then everything would be fine.
Mu Yu: Thanks for the invitation, I'm almost in married life :)
Feeling refreshed after waking up, Mu Yu rubbed his face and smiled a little bitterly.
He saw that Ruan Mingchu was still sleeping, so he made all his movements very quietly.
After washing up, Mu Yu knocked on Meng Shuo's door.
He wasn't so friendly to Meng Shuo. Meng Shuo was extremely annoyed, but she had no choice but to get out of bed to open the door for him.
"What are you doing so early?" Meng Shuo yawned, her tone unfriendly.
Mu Yu: "I need money."
Meng Shuo instantly took a step back warily: "I didn't!"
“Heh,” Mu Yu sneered, “Just tell me where I can find temporary work.”
Meng Shuo enthusiastically recommended more than a dozen shops that were hiring temporary workers to Mu Yu: "These shops are all very reliable."
He was afraid that Mu Yu would ask him for money.
Mu Yu glanced at Meng Shuo a few times: "You seem to know this place very well."
Meng Shuo wanted to slap herself. Damn it, why did she speak without thinking again?
He lied and said, "Because I'm a mermaid. No mermaid is unfamiliar with the Holy City."
Mu Yu certainly didn't believe his nonsense, but it didn't matter. As long as it didn't affect them, why bother with Meng Shuo?
Before leaving, he told Meng Shuo, "Don't tell Ruan Mingchu about this." He wanted to give Ruan Mingchu a surprise.
When Ruan Mingchu woke up, she found that Mu Yu was gone and had left her a note: I'm going out for a bit, I'll be back at noon.
Where to go? What to do? Who to go with?
The note he left didn't explain anything clearly, so Ruan Mingchu suspected that he had gone to see a movie with that stranger, the fish.
Upon exiting, Ruan Mingchu saw Meng Shuo dressed in splendid attire. Their eyes met, and Ruan Mingchu's gaze was filled with scrutiny.
Meng Shuo felt inexplicably guilty, so he betrayed Mu Yu, saying, "Mu Yu asked me this morning where he could find odd jobs, and then he went. He even told me not to tell you!"
Ruan Mingchu nodded, indicating that he understood.
It wasn't enough to just go to the movies. He looked around and found that there wasn't a single film suitable for young people at Huacai Cinema!
Meng Shuo quickly slipped away. While eating, Ruan Mingchu wondered what Mu Xiaoyu was doing at her job.
He could just ask Meng Shuo for money wherever he needed it. Although he hadn't figured out Meng Shuo's motive for offering to pay, that didn't stop him from using his money.
However, Ruan Mingchu had no intention of investigating in private. Since Mu Yu didn't want him to know, he would just pretend he didn't know.
When Mu Yu returned at noon, Ruan Mingchu considerately did not ask Mu Yu where he had been, but unexpectedly this caught Mu Yu's attention.
Mu Yu: Why didn't he ask me what I was doing? QAQ
Ruan Mingchu: ...I don't really understand the thought process of young people.
Mu Yu ultimately decided to turn it into a surprise and couldn't help but tell Ruan Mingchu his idea.
"I'd like to invite you to go to the movies with me."
As he spoke, he took out a poster he had hidden in his pocket and showed it to Ruan Mingchu.
The poster is quite pink, and it has a suggestive feel to it.
Ruan Mingchu took it and looked at it. It was a romance movie.
Mu Yu said, "I heard from others that the fight scenes in this movie were directed by the strongest mermaid, Grylls, and they were very exciting."
Very good, that's so Mu Xiaoyu. So he only saw the word "warrior" in the seven-character name.
I thought he was just having a crush on someone, which is why he went to see a romance movie.
Mu Yu asked, "Are you going?"
Ruan Mingchu nodded sadly: "Go."
Mu Yu was delighted. "I'll go once I've saved enough money."
A movie ticket cost 58 silver dollars, which felt a bit expensive, but it was still worth it to see such a magnificent scene with Nguyen Minh Thu.
(A stranger mermaid: I was referring to the price for booking the entire venue.)
Mu Yu's daily wage is six silver fish coins, which is just enough for Ruan Mingchu to go to the movies together after he returns from the temple.
At this point, Mu Yu had no idea what kind of surprise Ruan Mingchu would bring him.
The day before the appointed day, Fushuitang sent Ruan Mingchu a set of clothes for him to wear when receiving the blessing of holy water. The clothes were styled like a bathrobe, but the embroidered patterns on them made them look very noble.
On that day, Fu Shui Tang even drove a decorated car to pick him up and take him around the city.
Ruan Mingchu was shocked, but the others in the car accepted it well, and were even quite proud and pleased with themselves, so Ruan Mingchu could only keep quiet.
The temple complex is a palace complex, also constructed of stone. Walking through it, one can feel the weight of its history.
Until Nguyen Minh Thu saw all sorts of mermaid statues in front of the various halls again and again, the solemn atmosphere was completely gone.
Mermaids are a race that really loves building statues.
Nguyen Minh Chu thought it was a blessing from holy water, that is, taking something like a willow branch, dipping it in holy water, and flicking it on you.
The actual blessing of holy water involves soaking in the pool.
Each person has their own pool, so the privacy is quite good.
The moment it stepped into the pool, its legs instantly transformed into a tail.
At the same time, Ruan Mingchu felt changes all over his body; his flesh and bones felt compressed, but it didn't hurt.
Ruan Mingchu sank to the bottom of the pool.
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Author's Note:
Okay, Brother Ruan has officially entered the stage.
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My wrist hurts, I might need to rest for a day QAQ