his mermaid

***

It was three months before the introduction of those two people who started dating.

Yuehui is a graduate student of a well-known finance university, and she is a strong woman among her peers. If she continues her studies, she will probably become a female doctor.

Anyone who associates with her will have great pressure.

Therefore, Yue Guo never thought that he would be a matchmaker for his younger sister, and there were not many men in his social circle who could make Yue Hui fall in love with.

Until that day, the man who came back from abroad contacted him.

Yaochen, who lives in a good life and comes from a superior background, has always been a friend of Yue Kingdom who dare not climb high.Although there was a friendship once, it was no longer in contact for a long time.

It has been six or seven years since I graduated.

Even if there is contact information, there is very little chat.

Occasionally looking at the news shared on Yaochen's homepage, I can guess that he is studying in the UK. It is said that he is not a music major, but it has nothing to do with me.

Three months ago, he suddenly said, "I'm back in China, let's have dinner together tonight." This was probably the beginning.

"Tonight, Hui and I agreed to have dinner together."

Yueguo declined the reply message.

Over the years, he was well aware of the gap between the two. He was embarrassed to meet such an outstanding classmate, and he rarely went to restaurants to eat, let alone places where Yaochen would go to eat, and the expenses were absolutely expensive.

"Then ask her to come with me, and I'll treat you."

"It's not good to make you spend money after we haven't seen each other for so long."

"It's okay. Didn't your sister just graduate? I saw you said it in the classmate group. Take it as a celebration for her."

"OK then."

Yueguo thought to himself, just meet him as an ordinary classmate.If you continue to refuse, you will feel a little disrespectful to the other party.Maybe Yaochen didn't just want to treat guests, but just wanted to meet his sister.

I heard that a friend of my brother named Jiang Yaochen wants to invite his brother and sister to dinner.

"Brother, is that Jiang Yaochen your classmate in college? That is, his father belongs to Jiang Dewen, and you even lived in his apartment. A genius from a musical family, ah, no, I have to go and dress up."

"Looks like he's not taking music lessons now."

"That's different. His background is so excellent. It's really stressful for ordinary people like us to eat with him. I'm so worried that he will dislike us both."

Yuehui met Yaochen when she was in college, but she didn't have a chance to say hello at that time.She should have a good impression of such a man, and she also looked forward to having a romantic encounter with such a man.Yueguo could somewhat understand her younger sister's excited mood. As soon as she received the call, she opened the closet to choose clothes.

Yuehui asked on the phone: "Why did he invite you to dinner? Could it be that he has some thoughts about you? Is he gay?"

"No, how could it be? Maybe it's because he hasn't seen his old classmate for a long time. And I'm already dating Shijie...don't think too much about it."

Fortunately, I couldn't see the other party's face when I called, otherwise I would definitely be ridiculed by Yuehui for my flustered expression.

"So you don't have any thoughts about him anymore? Then he invited me, could it be because of me...?"

"Maybe. He said that treating guests to dinner is to celebrate your graduation."

"Hey? Really? To be honest, did you show him my recent photos? How did he know that I graduated? I'm just a graduate student, and I have nothing to be proud of. There are a lot of girls who are graduate students now."

Yuehui's overjoyed tone was about to jump out of the phone.

Yue Guo said slowly: "No, maybe he saw you in our group photo."

After thinking about it carefully, maybe Yaochen is really interested in his sister.Yue Guo became much more relaxed.

The place to eat is about a Chinese restaurant, not the kind of high-end place that is stressful.

He met Yaochen again. Six years after graduation, he thought that they would never meet again in this life, and he didn't expect Yaochen to have the intention to invite them to dinner together.

Apart from being interested in Yue Hui, Yue Guo couldn't think of any other reason.

After a brief greeting, they entered the restaurant and took their seats.

While Yaochen was ordering, Yue Hui went to the bathroom, and Yue Guo secretly looked at him for a while.

Yaochen's clothes are very relaxed, and he also looks very youthful. He has clean short Korean-style hair. It can be seen that the barber shop has done styling and dyed it a brownish color.Yueguo thought that returnees like him must be in suits and leather shoes.It seems that I was worrying too much... There were shaved marks on his chin, as if he had returned to the country in the past few days and hadn't tidied himself up.

Seeing Yaochen's face, Yueguo suddenly withdrew his uneasy gaze.

Among the friends he has known, only Yaochen has a superior family background and is very handsome. Although he is a bit arrogant and has a bit of a young master's temper, it is because Yaochen was born with a golden spoon in his mouth since he was a child.The two of them were far apart in every aspect, he had to be alienated from Yao Chen, otherwise he would think that he was taking advantage of the rich classmate.

Suddenly, Yaochen put down the menu and stared at him.

Yaochen has single eyelids, when his eyebrows are raised, he has an illusion of displeasure.

"Do you have a boyfriend?"

"Well, there is."

Yaochen also knew about Yue Guo's orientation, so he had no choice but to answer truthfully, although that boyfriend...their love relationship was not as good as it said on the surface, and quarreling was commonplace, but there was no need to tell others about it.

Noticing that the air was a bit frozen, Yue Guo smoothed things over again.

"My younger sister is still single. She graduated from S University and just came back from there this year."

"You said it."

"Yeah... You can talk more, you also learned those things, I don't know anything about those financial issues, she knows more than me."

Afterwards, the three had dinner together.

Yaochen and Yuehui also chatted and laughed about many topics that Yueguo couldn't understand, just like what he said about financial topics, it's a good thing that they get along so well.

It's just that something doesn't feel right.

It seems that after answering that he has a boyfriend, Yaochen didn't ask him any more questions, and his attention was all on Yue Hui.

This feeling was indescribably weird, originally he still had a lot of questions to ask Yaochen, but he didn't have a chance to ask.

After dinner, Yuehui and Yaochen exchanged phone calls.

They started dating smoothly, and soon, Yuehui joined Yaochen's domestic company as a project manager.That financial company was founded by Yaochen's mother's family.

***

They are a simple family of three: father, elder brother, younger sister.We live together in an old apartment of less than 50 square meters, an old suburban house with a three-in-one living room, kitchen, and dining room.

The family mainly relies on their father selling barbecues for a living.Although it is very hard, there is no problem in making ends meet, but they have not saved enough money to buy a house. They plan to wait until the old house is demolished before buying a house, and then they must have a demolition fund in hand.Life is not considered rich, but the father has always been willing to spend on his children.

Yueguo liked music since he was a child, so he went to learn the piano. When he was in junior high school, his father bought him an upright piano, and his annual savings were also used for Yuehui's clothing and holiday travel.

Later, both brother and sister were successfully admitted to university, and Yueguo graduated from the local music university, became a music teacher, and later worked as a musician teacher in a piano store.

Yuehui is studying while working part-time, and finally graduated from graduate school this year.

The father's only hope is that his daughter can find a good job and a good husband, and Yueguo can find someone to support each other, because he knows that Yueguo is gay and cannot be changed, so his father has long turned a blind eye to it agreed.

Even though the family of three is still living in this old house crowded together, and playing the piano will affect the neighbors upstairs and downstairs, Yueguo still feels very satisfied. As long as he can formally enter a school as a music teacher in the next five to ten years, It is his wish to buy a small house of his own and move out.

beep...

beep...

There was the sound of running water in the bathroom.

"Brother, you have a phone."

It was a call with no name saved, it might be a harassing advertisement, Yuehui didn't want to care about it.

But the phone rang three or four times, and the calls kept coming.

The father who read the newspaper frowned and said, "Your brother is taking a bath, so you can pick it up for him."

"Yes."

Yue Hui looked at the vibrating phone screen on the table and slid the answer button.

"Gao Yueguo...it's me, why haven't you answered the phone?"

As soon as the other party finished greeting, Yue Hui felt a chill hit the other end, and sat on the sofa, but immediately straightened her back.

"Yao... Boss, it's you."

She works in Yaochen's company and has always used this honorific title in the company.

At this time, Dad also looked up at her nervous eyes, thinking about who the man who could call Yueguo would be.But judging from Yuehui's tone, she doesn't look like his boyfriend.

"My brother is taking a shower, do you have anything to do with him?"

The other end of the phone seemed to relax as well.

"Xiaohui? It's nothing serious, it's just that there is a concert tomorrow afternoon, and I want to invite him to go. We all liked music when we were in college."

"Yes...is it...I asked him, he seems to have an interview on the weekend, I'm afraid he can't."

Yue Hui subconsciously refused for her brother, and she didn't know where the jealousy came from.

Yaochen actually invited her brother to the concert together. She thought that Jiang Yaochen was so absorbed in the company that he hadn't paid attention to music for a long time.

"My brother's interview..."

Before Yue Hui could say the next sentence, the other party suddenly hung up the phone.

"I'll call back when he's in the shower."

Did she make up her own mind?

Yuehui stared at the bathroom door, and finally Yueguo came out wiping her hair. She immediately turned over and asked:

"Brother, you are going to an interview tomorrow, right?"

"Yes."

"You haven't found a suitable school for a long time, this time you have to seize the opportunity."

"You're so worried about me, there shouldn't be any problem."

Yue Guo replied with a smile.

"Jiang Yaochen called just now and said that he wanted to invite you to some concert this weekend..." Yuehui pouted, as if apologizing, "I rejected him for you, I said you are going to an interview, and it is very important .”

She noticed that her brother's eyes trembled for a second.

"That's right, let me send a message to tell him..."

Tomorrow's concert, he knew that the concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra would come to the local tour.This kind of scene is probably a rare opportunity once in ten years. If he was alone, he would not be willing to pay a high fee to enjoy it. He did not expect Yaochen to invite him.

It's just that compared to the regret of missing this concert, rejecting Yaochen made him feel more uneasy.

Of course he wanted to agree, but Yuehui also spoke his mind for him—the interview was very important, it was impossible to postpone it, and in front of his father, Yueguo didn't want to act unmotivated, so he could give up for personal matters Work.

He hurriedly replied to the message, and Yaochen also replied to him.

Yaochen said that he bought a ticket and reserved a seat, which made Yueguo feel even more guilty.

In order not to waste Yaochen's money, Yuehui and Yaochen went together in the end.

***

The next day.

In front of the hall of the music hall, posters for the performance were arranged, people who came to enjoy the concert gathered at the door, and some reporters came to interview before the official performance.

The sound of ding ding rang in the purse, and with the vibration, Yue Hui took out her phone.

"Hello, brother?"

Yuehui looked at Yaochen, and answered the phone in a low voice, "What are you doing, I'm queuing up with Yaochen to enter the arena."

Yaochen knew who the person on the other side of the phone was, he kept fixing his eyes on Yuehui's ear, which made Yuehui very nervous.

"What? You forgot to bring the materials? Didn't I tell you that today's interview is very important, and you know it yourself, how could you forget to bring that book."

Yue Hui restrained her voice and accused the other party.

"Why don't you let Lian Shijie send him there? He's usually free, right?"

Yue Hui said dissatisfied.

"...If it's inconvenient, I'll help you contact him. He's really used to bullying you, so he should be the one who sent you off."

She hangs up.

Although he couldn't hear what Yue Guo said on the other side of the phone, Yaochen could clearly understand it through her answer.

"Are you talking about your brother's boyfriend?" Yaochen raised the corner of his mouth slightly, as if smiling.

"Yeah, Lian Shijie. I think I said...my brother was too careless. He even forgot to bring the documents when he went to the new school for the interview. He even asked if I was at home to send them to him. Dad was at home, but he had to read it alone. The shop is really busy. Our barbecue shop will also be open during the day."

Yuehui also explained with a smile, while dialing with her mobile phone, she avoided the crowd and walked to the corner.

Yaochen couldn't hear what she was emphasizing, but her tough look and attitude were probably asking that person named Lian Shijie to do her brother this favor.

What kind of person does the Moon Council like?Yaochen kept staring at Yuehui's back on the phone.

***

About three or four years ago, Yueguo met Shijie at the piano shop where he worked.

Shijie is the same age as Yuehui, and he also plays music, but it is different from academic music. He is a rock musician. He founded his own band, made his own album, and is well-known in the local area.

I don't know why a punk like him would choose to pursue an ordinary piano teacher like Yue Guo, maybe it was a whim.Before meeting Yueguo, Shijie was a playboy, and Yueguo was a type he had never been in contact with, with a novel psychology and a desire to conquer.

After a period of time, Yue Guo also slowly agreed to the relationship, and the relationship between the two gradually became closer.

We dated for three years like this, but starting half a year ago, Shijie's orchestra signed a cooperation contract with a music company, and they were responsible for the post-production to earn the orchestra's activities funds. Shijie was more focused on music than before. The time spent together is getting less and less, and the contradictions are increasing.

Yueguo originally thought that they could make do with it, maybe they would go far and support them all the time.

He even took out a deposit of 20 to lend Shijie a car.

In the end, it was inevitable. He guessed that Shijie had other lovers, but he didn't have the courage to ask.

Yue Guo is not afraid of breaking up.

But he knew that after breaking up, it happened to be an excellent excuse for Shijie to get rid of him, and the loan of 20 yuan would not be recovered.

With such a relationship in arrears, Shijie will definitely pay back the money.

Shijie was probably afraid of breaking up because he was afraid of being questioned about the loan.

As long as they are still together without breaking up, he has a reason not to pay back the money temporarily, and a lingering relationship has been maintained for nearly half a year because of money.

In the past six months, Yueguo hadn't thought about the possibility of reconciliation.

But Shijie treated him more and more perfunctorily and impatiently, which made him feel that there was no chance of recovery.

So he no longer bothered Shijie to do anything for him.

"Here we are." Shijie stepped on the gate, "Wait a minute, don't get out of the car."

Outside the window is an old street, which is also the home of Yueguo.

"Did you ask your sister to call me today?" He asked sideways.

"No, I wanted to bother her, but she refused because she had something to do. Then she called you. Because my dad is too busy, there is no way..." On the co-pilot of the off-road vehicle, Yue Guo lowered his head , "I really don't want to trouble you for a trip."

"She always threatens me with the fact that you lent me money. I can't get rid of you all at once, saying that I can't help you. But why bother me with such a small matter? Don't you know that I'm busy? "

Yue Guo held his breath in embarrassment, of course he knew.Now they are not the kind of love relationship they used to have.

When you are in love, it seems that you will not feel troublesome or tired wherever you go.Who is not like this?

"I said I would pay back that money, but now our band has been short of funds recently, and I can't get it out. Don't you know about it? You've seen friends in my band, right?"

"I know."

After a few seconds of silence, Shijie held the steering wheel and sighed.

"Let's separate for a while."

"Well, do you mean break up?"

"No, I mean to be separated for a while. I'm really busy here, and I have a lot of things to deal with. I went here today for your business. You haven't succeeded in the interview, so you can't think about it before going to the interview?"

Yueguo looked extraordinarily calm, but it was Shijie who wanted to explain something.

He also knew that if he really wanted to break up because of the wronged party, he might feel uneasy about his own conscience.

"Then when will the money be repaid?" Yue Guo asked calmly.

"I can't give you an answer now, sorry, I will as soon as possible."

"Lian Shijie!"

The ear-piercing female voice vibrated by the car window, and with her pounding, Shijie rolled down the car window.

"Please tell me clearly, I heard it just now, don't you want to pay back our family's money? Are you sending my brother back just to break up with him? I don't care if you break up or not, money? Money? 20 Wan?"

Yuehui stomped her feet and stretched her fingers into the car window, which was very different from her ladylike attire.

"Xiaohui, don't do this! You will be seen by others!"

Yue Guo hurriedly got out of the car to hold her, but Yue Hui had an unbelievably shocked expression on her face, she shook off Yue Guo's hand, and stared fiercely at the man in the car.

"I don't care, he owes our family 20!"

She slammed the bag at the car door, and Shijie was almost hit by her.

"Are you a shrew? If you harass my car again, I will call the police!"

"Car? I just patted the window, I haven't scratched it with a knife yet! Isn't your car amazing? Didn't my brother buy it for you?"

"Can you figure it out for me, this car is 100 million, and your brother will give me 20? You guys are really big... don't be too self-righteous, okay?"

"Okay, you have money to buy such an expensive car, why don't you have the money to return it to us? Our family is so poor, don't you see?"

"So poor? Is Cartier you're carrying? It can't be A product, right? Or is someone taking care of you?"

"you!"

The loud quarrel between the two has already attracted many neighbors on the street to watch, and even the residents on the fifth and sixth floors came out to see how there would be a luxury car owner arguing with a beautiful woman. Relationship and money disputes are their favorite scene to watch .

Yueguo noticed that Yuehui’s attire has indeed changed a lot recently. She used to wear simple and elegant clothes when she was a graduate student. Now she always wears watches and necklaces, and cosmetics are piled up all over the room. It can be seen that the treatment after work is not good. Otherwise, how could she have so much money for shopping, even luxury goods.

"Hui, did Yaochen send you this?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Why are you still asking such idiot questions at this time? Are you helping him scold me? I bought it with the money I earned from work, otherwise my outfit wouldn't be worthy of being in Yao Do you work in such a high-end company like Chen’s family? Brother, you are being bullied to death by this scum, do you know that, today I have to explain to him why I broke up with you, and I don’t want to pay back the money!”

"I don't want to pay back the money, don't tell me what to do here, and I don't want to break up with your brother either!"

Lian Shijie noticed that someone was watching his car, so he could only roll up the window again. He really didn't want to argue with this woman.

Whenever Gao Yueguo had something to do, he would always ask his sister to come forward to fight the injustice, but he stayed behind a woman to persuade him to fight.

He really can't stand this brother and sister model.Stepping on the accelerator, Shijie just wanted to leave the street first.

"My brother doesn't buy a car or a house now, isn't it because he has been paying you medical expenses and concert fees all these years, and he also goes to your apartment to cook for you, cook vegetables, and do laundry for you, how kind he is to you, you You just want to take advantage of our family and leave, what kind of concert, you are a pheasant band, you have no skills, you only know how to cheat other people's money! Stop it!"

"Get out of the way! I don't want to hurt you!"

Shijie honked his horn several times in a row, the off-road vehicle rushed out of this small street, and several people watching nearby also dispersed, and Yuehui was also knocked away, but it didn't hurt her, and it wasn't enough to calm her anger , she wants to catch up, even if she can't catch up, she will scold him happily.

Yue Hui stepped on her slender high-heeled shoes and ran wildly behind the off-road vehicle.

"Calm down! Stop chasing!"

Yuehui chased to the side of the road, but was grabbed by the arm by her elder brother who was following her.Driving back and forth is already quite dangerous, Yueguo simply cannot bear the consequences of his younger sister's impulsiveness.

But what he didn't expect was that Yuehui's inner struggle was not just to help him out.

"Let go of me!" Yuehui roared, "The 20 yuan was supposed to be the cost of my study abroad. You promised to use that money to send me to study abroad, but before my grades came out, you sent me I lent him 20 yuan! I can only choose a graduate student at S University, and now you tell me that he won't pay back the money! I absolutely disagree!"

"..."

They stood in the middle of the street leading to the main road, which was too dangerous. There was a truck factory next to it, and there were many large vehicles passing by.

Yue Guo wanted to take his sister away, but was pushed away by her instead.

"You don't know that my education is nothing in the company. Others say that Yaochen and I are boyfriend and girlfriend to get preferential treatment! But only I know that Yaochen let me take over because of your face. Those few projects, he doesn’t like me at all! It’s not because I can’t study, it’s not because I don’t have money! Our family has been poor since we were young, and it’s not easy for you to have some savings, and you were cheated away..."

Yuehui's face was almost distorted, because she had nowhere to blame, so she could only vent her anger on her brother.

"Calm down, please. Let's go home and discuss it. Shijie is definitely not someone who doesn't pay back the money. He is very loyal in their circle."

"You're not from their broken circle, so he doesn't need to be loyal to you. I'm going to settle accounts with him!"

"Hui!"

He tried his best to hold Yue Hui who was running forward, and time stopped at the second when he stretched out his hand.

don't want……

don't want……

A simple pleading, unable to utter a word because of the severe pain beneath her body.Yueguo's face twisted together in pain.

The hoarse sound of sudden braking, the dripping sound of bloody flesh.

Yuehui's body was almost submerged under the huge truck that turned suddenly.

All she could see was her blood-splattered face.

don't want……

it's not true...

Hui, who is still conscious, is mouthing her brother...

It's just that the sound was too weak, and her breath soon stopped in the panic-opened eyes, and was replaced by the screams and noise of the crowd.

☆、Chapter 02