How to describe the feeling at that moment? Even though he would often see the merman later because of his brother, the initial amazement of seeing the merman was never replicated.
It was a feeling from the heart, from the depths of the soul. In a daze, he met the merman’s crimson eyes, eyes devoid of emotion, a beauty he had never seen before. The merman’s appearance was beyond words. Born in such a family, Li Shu’s older brother had seen countless beauties since he was a child, but none had ever made him feel the way he did today.
Legend has it that merfolk lived in the deep sea, using their songs to lure sailors to jump into the sea and become their food. Li Shu’s older brother didn’t hear the merman’s song; his appearance alone was enough to captivate anyone.
Previously, when he heard that the child who encountered a merfolk couldn’t eat or sleep after returning home, he found it unbelievable. The merfolk in the newspapers was indeed beautiful, but photos couldn’t capture this race’s true beauty. Before today, he had also seen photos of merfolk, but the impact was nothing compared to seeing one in person.
While he was staring dumbfounded at the merman, the merman had already leaped from the large box and into the water.
To facilitate the merman’s movements, Li Shu placed the large box directly by the pool. Once Li Shu opened the box, the merman could dive straight into the water.
The sound of water brought Li Shu’s older brother back to his senses. He took a deep look at the merman in the pool and then turned to Li Shu, “Now I believe in your plan.”
To be honest, no one could resist such a merman.
Li Shu sat down by the pool like he did at the base and invited his brother to sit with him. “Big brother, this is Lu Xi. Lu Xi, this is my older brother, Li Yan.”
Lu Xi swam over, still somewhat weak. Although he knew Lu Xi wouldn’t harm anyone, he had given the merman a sedative just in case. He had explained the reason to Lu Xi, and Lu Xi just looked at him deeply but didn’t refuse.
Because Lu Xi moved so quickly, Li Shu didn’t realize that when he mentioned injecting the merman with medication, a storm brewed in the merman’s eyes. In that moment, the merman even considered taking Li Shu back to the sea at all costs. He instinctively disliked the syringe.
During his period of weakness, that thing had caused him a lot of pain. He could have refused; he knew that as long as he showed the slightest reluctance, Li Shu would put the syringe away. But he said nothing.
He didn’t understand Li Shu’s purpose for doing so, but the current result was satisfactory to him.
Looking at the young man sitting by the pool in a relaxed posture and the man beside him who seemed a little wary, Lucy narrowed his eyes in a good mood.
Although Li Yan and Li Shu bore a five-point resemblance in appearance, no one would mistake them for brothers. Their auras were entirely different. Compared to Li Yan, Li Shu was slightly leaner.
He was indeed thin, thought the merman who had personally measured Li Shu’s waist with his arms.
After introducing the two, Li Shu and Li Yan discussed merfolk in detail. These were things Lu Xi had told him, and they had to be compiled into a document to be submitted later.
Li Yan felt very complicated, especially after hearing the merfolk’s purpose and their ability to impregnate humans.
“Even males?” Li Yan couldn’t believe it. This point was too unbelievable. With the development of mankind to the present day, especially in modern times with highly developed science and technology, the structure of the human body was no longer a secret. How could males bear offspring?
Seeing his older brother’s rare confused expression, Li Shu nodded calmly, “Even males. Lu Xi also said that their kind prefers to choose stronger males as partners.”
Li Yan felt that his three views were being reorganized, and his expression was a little confused. He was unsure which was more bizarre: merfolk appearing because they wanted to choose human partners or the merfolk’s ability to make males pregnant.
Li Yan, whose worldview had been shattered, only remembered an important question after returning to his room to rest. He glanced at the time and decided to give himself some time to process everything to avoid overwhelming himself.
Li Shu knew his older brother needed time to digest everything. He hadn’t mentioned these things in the emails because they were too fantastical to explain through words alone and would be hard to believe.
Lu Xi adapted well to the new living environment. The pool here was larger than the one at the base, so Lu Xi could stretch out his body.
At dawn, the merman twitched his ear tips and suddenly opened his eyes.
He sensed the presence of another of his kind.
Merfolk were very sensitive to this because they had a strong sense of territory. If another merfolk entered their territory, the owner would initiate an attack.
Lu Xi closed his eyes and carefully discerned the direction. He could feel that another merman was approaching and believed that the other merman would also sense his presence as the distance closed.
In a speeding car.
The man resting with his eyes closed suddenly opened them. He sensed the presence of the king.
His lips moved silently and the man driving seemed to receive some instruction and directed the car onto a side road, deviating from the original destination.
“Where are we going?” Lin Lu turned to the man beside him and asked.
Lin Lu met this man when he went to the beach some time ago. The usually picky young master of the Lin family was inexplicably smitten with this mysterious man at first sight. He insisted on bringing him back and ignored all the strange aspects of the man.
The scenery outside the window quickly faded away. Young Master Lin covered his mouth and yawned, his head nodding as he grew sleepy.
The man pulled him into an embrace. The young master found a comfortable position in the man’s arms, closed his eyes, and drifted into a sweet sleep.
The man looked down at the young man in his arms for a moment before raising his head again. In the rearview mirror, a pair of crimson eyes were clearly visible.
If Li Shu were here, he would immediately recognize the young man in the man’s arms as the one who appeared with the merman for the first time.
After freshening up, Li Shu went to find Lu Xi, only to hear that another merman was approaching the estate.
This estate was built on the outskirts of the capital. It was very secluded, which was why it had become the merman’s temporary residence. In more populated areas, there would be too many restrictions.
Li Yan went to arrange the meeting, leaving Li Shu temporarily free to organize the materials he had brought. These materials would be archived as top-secret, as expected.
These materials were compiled by Li Shu and Lu Xi after some discussion and could be made public. Li Shu understood human nature’s darker side and would not reveal all the merfolk’s secrets, regardless of the reasons.
When Lu Xi saw Li Shu considering his own race, he felt a strange feeling in his heart.
He didn’t understand what this emotion was or why it suddenly appeared, but he didn’t dislike its presence. On the contrary, he liked this feeling.
This feeling, which had never appeared before, seemed to have injected some vitality into his boring life. He looked at the man testing the water quality with a gentleness in his eyes that he himself did not notice.
So far, the plan was proceeding smoothly. The biggest problem now was how to take Lu Xi to the meeting place.
The fish tail was too conspicuous.
Lu Xi’s tail was large and gorgeous. When it moved in the water, no one could take their eyes off it. Even when it was still, it was absolutely eye-catching. Besides that, Lu Xi had many other differences from humans.
If only the meeting could be arranged at this estate, but that was just wishful thinking.
Li Shu scooped up a handful of water and poured it over Lu Xi’s bare shoulder. The water droplets slid down his firm muscles. Li Shu stared unblinkingly until the droplets merged with the water and completely disappeared.
He sighed lightly, not knowing if it was because of the disappearing droplets or something else.
Lu Xi, whose attention was always partly on Li Shu, saw this and curled his lips. He reached out and grabbed the unguarded man at the edge of the pool and pulled slightly.
The man fell into the water, causing a large splash.
Lu Xi promptly caught him and stabilized Li Shu’s body.
The indoor air conditioning made Li Shu, who was dressed only in a simple T-shirt and pants, look much younger after removing his lab coat.
In fact, Li Shu wasn’t very old to begin with. His strong professional knowledge and high capability, combined with the serious lab coat he wore all year round, gave him a cold temperament that made people overlook his age.
Having achieved such accomplishments at his age, calling him “exceptionally talented” wouldn’t be an exaggeration.
Even though Lu Xi caught him in time, Li Shu’s face and hair still got quite wet.
After getting wet with water, his glasses became a hindrance. Li Shu removed them and tossed them to the side, wiped his eyes, and opened them.
The first thing he saw was a dazzling blue.
Blue, the color of the sea, and the color of freedom. Li Shu stared at the blue. Some fleeting thoughts flashed through his mind, but they disappeared before he could grasp them.
Li Shu looked a bit disheveled now. His hair was wet and sticking to his forehead, and there were water marks on his face. Water droplets clung to his long eyelashes, about to fall, giving him a pitiful look.
Due to their positions, their bodies were tightly pressed together. Lu Xi’s tail, wrapped around Li Shu’s calf uncontrollably. Li Shu was used to this treatment and he adapted to the tail’s coldness without even frowning.
Lu Xi looked at Li Shu, from top to bottom.
He always liked the feeling of holding Li Shu. The warm human body seemed to warm his cold, lonely heart, even making his blood boil.
He felt the heat.
Unlike the “heat” he felt before, this heat started from the inside. It first burned him from the inside, then spread outward and left nothing behind.
Li Shu was soaked in the water. He was completely drenched and his clothes clung tightly to him. Especially the white T-shirt he wore, it had no covering effect after getting wet.
No, Lu Xi quickly averted his gaze. It sas more enticing than being naked.
The breath of his kind grew closer. He also sensed a hint of courtship. It was not aimed at him, he just detected it automatically.
Lair, courtship, mate, mating…
All the scattered information connected.
‘So that’s it.’ Lu Xi tightened his arms. The heat from his body passed through the nearly transparent fabric to Li Shu, and the temperature around them gradually rose.
The tail’s grip tightened. Li Shu struggled but couldn’t break free. He looked up and met a pair of aggressive eyes.
Those eyes got closer and closer. It was as if he were immobilized, unable to move.
