There's a mermaid in my bathtub

On Saturday evening, the street lights had just been turned on, but the indoor light was dim, and it was not yet time to turn on the lights.

In an apartment building in S City, the regular knocking sound from the cubicle stopped abruptly, and the restless air finally quieted down.I spent half an afternoon beating on the new furniture, and the sound of the TV could not be covered even if it was turned on. Fortunately, the sound insulation of the floor is good, so I don't worry about disturbing the neighboring residents.

The closed bathroom door was pushed open from the internal test, and a middle-aged man with a neat beard walked out looking around, and at a glance he found a young man sitting on the sofa staring at the TV in a daze.

"Hey, okay, the bathtub has been installed. By the way, your bathroom is very large and there are partitions. Such a big house is really suitable for installing a jacuzzi. Our new product is very suitable for you Well, sir."

"I'm not very used to bathing in a bathtub, not to mention that I've wasted all my time. The new ones are all in place, so how can I change them?" Step into the bathroom to inspect the tub that was just installed.

It is true that the house bought with all his savings is large, and it is not too much for a person who lives in such a house to use a jacuzzi, but he is just an ordinary office worker, and a big jacuzzi is a luxury for him.

And if you live alone, you don't need such a big bathtub.

I am used to the shower, so changing the way of bathing is just a whim. Who told the bathroom store next to the company to be relocated and offered a big discount? Fold and take home a bathtub.

Forget it, anyway, the house is big enough and the bathroom is big enough to fit everything.

"Mr. Jin, it's getting late. The bathtub has been pressed. I tried it just now and there is no problem. You sign the form and we will go back. The road will be blocked at night." More than one person came to install it. The bearded uncle was obviously Among the leaders.After repeating the old-fashioned instructions and operating procedures, he handed the confirmation slip to the young man, and the other two installers who were traveling with him also took advantage of the gap to pack up their things.

"En, thank you." I reached out to take it, leaving the word 'Jin Sheng' neatly written on it.

The installer was sent away, and the young man was the only one left in the big room. He sighed at the empty living room, and casually collected the empty disposable water cups on the table and threw them into the trash can. He began to doubt that he bought the house with all his savings. is the correct choice.

The young man's name is Jin Sheng. He has an ex-boyfriend and first love. Half a year ago, he thought his life was settled, so he bought a house with full money to prepare for the future life of the two of them. Breaking up also disrupted the future of the two of them that he had thought about.

Jin Sheng met his first boyfriend by chance, and they dated for a year and a half. The relationship was tepid, but in retrospect, it was quite stable, so that he once thought that this life would go on like this. Until three months ago, that man Suddenly, a childhood sweetheart and childhood friend popped up beside him. It seemed that he had always been the object of his ex-boyfriend's crush.

As a result, a one-and-a-half-year relationship seemed insignificant in the face of more than ten years of admiration, and Jin Sheng suddenly became a substitute when he was away. your turn."

Oh, the implication is that the original version is back, and your substitute should also disappear.

The white moonlight in front of the bed, red cinnabar in the heart.These two, no matter men or women, have been untouchable since ancient times. No matter how you evaluate these two, objective or non-objective, they will all be regarded as slander.Therefore, there is such a person, no matter how stable the previous relationship was, it will not help.

Tired of maintaining, too lazy to pester, broke up neatly, the former indifferent ex-boyfriend showed a warm attitude towards Bai Yueguang that Jin Sheng had never seen before. Jin Sheng took it seriously.

It is actually very difficult to let go easily on the surface. After all, the two have been dating for a year and a half, and they don't know each other's thoughts. Jin Sheng has put in a lot of sincerity and hard work.It's not that I can't afford to let it go, it's just that the way it ended is too irritating, and it's a pity to waste such a long time for such a relationship.

I stuffed the bathtub credential into the bedside table in the bedroom, and simply cleaned the living room. The anti-shock foam plastic bags were all sorted to one side and piled up like a hill, and they were being thrown away together when taking out the trash the next day.Living alone for two months still couldn't adapt to the sense of decline in the empty room, the sky was sinking, and finally turned on the headlights.

The warm yellow light eased the sense of decline in my heart, and I took a deep breath. It was dinner time, and the smell of food came from the open rear window, and all of them entered my nose.

a little hungry.

The excitement of buying a new bathtub has not yet passed, and the phone on the dining table is buzzing annoyingly. Jin Sheng picked up the phone and glanced at it. The unimportant news sandwiched the late reply from his friend Lin Yi. Switch to the completely silent mode, and go to the bathroom to rinse the newly purchased bathtub without any worries.

I'm used to the shower, and I haven't experienced the feeling of taking a bath a few times.Jin Sheng changed into the shorts and half-sleeves he wore in summer, and the cold water quickly filled the bathtub. In order to prevent the clothes from getting wet, he rolled up two extra turns.

After tidying up the bathtub, I replaced it with half-full hot water, and took out the shower gel I planned to use later. This is the first time I use a new item, and even the worst mood will improve.

Especially... hungry.

I was eager to try, but was finally interrupted by the hollow sound of gastrointestinal motility.Taking a bath on an empty stomach is prone to hypoglycemia, and may even cause dizziness. Living alone, Jin Sheng didn't want to take that risk.

He intended to test the temperature with his palm, but his fingertips were scalded as soon as they touched the water. He frowned and sighed, and immediately put aside the bath, turned around and closed the bathroom door, leaving the open bathroom heater alone, letting the heat spread in the bathroom, and Jin Sheng turned to fight. to the kitchen.

So hungry.

There was nothing ready-to-eat in the refrigerator, and there were very few ingredients. After looking around, only two salted fish were left frozen in the freezer.The gastrointestinal motility became more and more violent, so I had to pour half a pot of cold water to cook the two packs of instant noodles and an egg that I found after sweeping the whole house.

As time passed, the cold water boiled, and a string of bubbles emerged from the bottom of the pot. Before breaking through the water, it burst into circular ripples. Jin Sheng skillfully opened the seasoning packet and poured it in. He was hesitating when to put the noodles, when he heard the direction of the bathroom. There was a sound of falling water.

A burglar broke into the house?

A thought flashed through his mind, the height of the apartment on the eighth floor was impossible, or maybe...the newly bought bathtub had a quality problem, or the bathroom heater was broken.While holding the kitchen knife, Jin Sheng walked towards the bathroom. Just as he was about to open the door, there was the sound of living things churning inside, mixed with the sound of water, and heavy objects falling to the ground.

What the hell happened?

Tens of thousands of guesses were made about the situation behind the door, and the hand holding the kitchen knife was tightened again and again. He glanced at the bright-screen mobile phone on the table, hesitated again and again, or temporarily retreated from the bathroom, and called Lin Yi, who was still in contact with him just now. a phone call.

Unfortunately, the other party was busy and no one answered.

Lin Yi is always like this, he often appears when there is nothing to do, and disappears when there is business, and he can't find it.

Before he dialed the phone again, there was a shake of the bathroom door in front of him. What happened inside?It would be difficult for a thief to climb up to the eighth floor along the window without a guardrail. If the bathtub exploded, it would not be such an intermittent movement... There is no result. The only way to find out is to open the door. What about the kitchen knife?

Just as he was about to open the door, the phone screen lit up again, and the word 'Lin Yi' was displayed in the contact column, which gave Jin Sheng more confidence to open the door.With weapons and foreign aid, no matter who comes, they are not afraid.

After answering the call, I switched to the speaker mode, and before there was any sound, I rushed forward with a kitchen knife, pushed open the bathroom door with all my might.

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"...Hey, Jin Sheng, you called me just now? What's the matter, you called me suddenly? Hey... Is the signal bad, can you hear me?"

Lin Yi's voice came from the loudspeaker of the mobile phone. The decibel-worthy human voice faded a lot against the background of the scene in front of him—it didn't enter the ear at all.

The Adam's apple slipped, and Jin Sheng stood sluggishly in front of the wide-open bathroom door, motionless, the kitchen knife in his hand fell slowly, and stared at the bathtub he had just bought with wide eyes.

"...Lin Yi..."

"What's the matter, Jin Sheng?"

"...Is there... a mermaid in this world? My family...he..."

"Hello? Jin Sheng, are you there? Louder..."

"I can't hear what you said...Hello? Jin Sheng, can you hear me?"

"There seems to be...a mermaid in my bathtub..."