There's a mermaid in my bathtub

Always punctual and disciplined, the first time Jin Sheng was late for work happened the day after he met the mermaid.

Originally, I made preparations to rush to the morning market to buy seafood, but I tossed and tossed all night, and then I opened my eyes and it was almost time to go to work.

The other days are fine, but it happens to be the first of this month, and it's Monday again. The department has a morning meeting to summarize, so you can't miss it.Jin Sheng got up in a hurry, got out of bed in a hurry, but was restrained by the pain from the wound on his thigh, and almost fell to the side of his bed.

'Save your life and self-mutilate', the first time I was born, I didn't grasp the strength properly, but fortunately the wound didn't crack and bleed, otherwise I would have to tidy up for a while.Enduring the pain, he quickly changed his clothes. Even if he had time to take a taxi to the company, Jin Sheng took the lead to go to the morning market facing the street in the community.

It seems that the promise to the mermaid is more important than the human meeting.

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City S is near the sea and has a good environment. Not only is it rich in seafood, but its quality is also high. You can buy the most plump seafood at the cheapest price. If you want to raise mermaids... it is very convenient in this city.

I don't know what mermaids like to eat, and if there are taboos, Jin Sheng simply packed all the categories, bought some of each, and left the morning market until he couldn't carry the bag anymore.

Walking on the road in a hurry, the wound seemed to be open, but the office workers who were in a hurry couldn't take care of it so much. Instead, they took advantage of the time waiting for the elevator to look at the forearm that had been healed by the mermaid.The wound that was still dripping with blood last night and could not be fully bandaged had already healed without leaving any traces. I don't know if it was an illusion, and the skin was even smoother than before.

If I had known... no!

Shaking his head to get rid of strange thoughts, Jin Sheng entered the elevator and pressed the apartment floor with great effort through the plastic bag.

The eighth floor is not high, so I arrived soon. I opened the door and went home without changing my shoes. I went straight into the kitchen to wash the seafood I bought.Take them out of the plastic bag, clean them up and put them in a small basin, before sending them to the fish.

Knock on the bathroom door twice, and slowly open the door to meet the eyes of the mermaid. The slightly closed eyes hide the sharpness, and the appearance of leaning over the edge of the bathtub wall is particularly obedient, wrapped in the illusion of harmlessness.

"I got up late in the morning, and I still have work, so I was in a hurry to buy things, so I put them here. I bought a lot, so feel free to eat, and I will bring some back in the evening." The processed raw seafood in his hand Putting it by the bathtub, the mermaid's eyes followed Jin Sheng's movements, "Don't leave the bathroom when I'm not here, I will get you out of your place as soon as possible."

I was afraid that something might happen to the mermaid while I was away, or that someone else would find me and be sent to study and dissect me. I was worried that I would give some advice, but the mermaid didn't respond at all. I just glanced at the 'food' that Jin Sheng had brought back so hard, and then Submerged in the bathtub, no more sound.

"You..." Don't you like to eat?Still guard against me.

Before he could speak, he asked, but was interrupted by the vibrating sound of the mobile phone in his pocket, so he had to stand up against the wall and answer the call first, but the number displayed on the mobile phone screen made him frown.

"Hey, Miss Zhang... thank you... well, I see, I'll be over soon." The morning meeting has already started, and no one is allowed to be absent. Fortunately, the seniors in the same department of the company found a reason for him, and it was temporarily delayed. time.

"Then I'll go first, see you later." Hanging up the phone, he sighed softly to the unanswered mermaid. It was impossible not to be disappointed that the food prepared after a hard morning was not accepted.

After closing the outer door of the bathroom and touching the wound from the labor pain, Jin Sheng straightened his appearance in front of the mirror, and then left the apartment. In order to protect the mermaid from being discovered, he deliberately locked the entrance door.

The sound of the door being locked came into the mermaid's ears, and the pointed ears like elves trembled twice, as if enjoying a bath in peace. After Jin Sheng got on the elevator and really left, he opened his eyes and glanced at him in disgust. slowly got up, and explored this strange place.

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Are there really mermaids in this world?

Even if he was on the verge of life and death, and spent another night alone, he would doubt it again when the sky dawned. After all, the existence of this creature was beyond his knowledge.

I didn't take the subway, so I took a taxi directly in a hurry. It was a little late, and the road was not congested. When Jin Sheng arrived at the company, it was only halfway through the meeting.All the way, I endured the pain in my leg and ran straight away. After I sat down in the conference hall, I obviously felt that the wound was open.

The wound cannot be treated again in a short period of time. I planned to go to the bathroom to deal with it as soon as the meeting was over. Who knew that Monday would be added to the beginning of the month, and the meeting would be held all morning, almost taking up the entire lunch break.

He left the meeting until the last one, and his limping walking posture was too abnormal. It was inevitable that he would reveal it in his speech when he was seen and questioned. Now that he had decided to protect the mermaid, he simply covered everything up.

Without proper medical supplies, dressing changes and re-bandaging were out of the question. I just carefully removed the bandage and looked at the wound.The scab formed last night has burst open and bled due to strenuous activity, and the edges are also red and swollen. I hope there will be no inflammation and infection.The injury was much more serious than expected. After get off work, I had to go to the emergency room to get medicine, and there was even a possibility of sutures.

Normally, you can go wherever you want after work, live alone, Jin Sheng has nothing to worry about, she can leave as soon as she wants, and she doesn’t need to report, but it’s different now, the first meeting is absent-minded, full of thoughts She is a mermaid, always worried about what will happen to that guy, or what will happen to her own home.

There were too many distractions, and time passed very quickly. I didn't have the time to wait until the last one left, but I was the first to stand up and limped out.A colleague from the same department who was familiar with him stopped by to help him, and asked him where he was injured, and he simply replied that he sprained his foot.

Declining the "send home" treatment, Jin Sheng took a taxi to the nearest hospital and went to the emergency department, verified the premonition of wound inflammation, injected the injection and sutured the wound, fearing that it would be inconvenient to walk, so he bought a pair of crutches and prepared to go back Home.

It seems that I still want to buy seafood.

I buy seafood as soon as I see it in the morning. I don’t know what kind and how much the mermaid eats. I don’t have time to go home at noon, so I can only continue to buy blindly in the evening.

Temporarily took up the post of raising mermaids, but luckily only for a week, buying seafood for a week will not have a big impact on Jin Sheng's income—in any case, he has to be responsible for that guy and let him return to health. to the sea.

In fact, Jin Sheng has no reason to protect the mermaid, not to mention that the first meeting of one man and one fish is very unpleasant, but it is probably caused by a combination of human curiosity, freshness and sense of responsibility.

Leaving the hospital, there is a shopping mall diagonally across the road. He crossed the road on crutches and was helped by passers-by. After all, seeing his cautious posture and the location close to the hospital, he thought that he had some serious illness and needed special care. Human beings have compassion There are always too many to use up.

It's really not Jin Sheng's hypocrisy, the location of the injury hinders the movement and causes inflammation, so it really needs more attention.Leaning on crutches and 'bluffing', he looked a bit embarrassed, but in order to move quickly, save trouble, and not aggravate the wound, this was the only option. Anyway, his appearance was not very important to him.

He also bought all kinds of seafood subsections. This time, he bought two extra mackerel to eat at home. They have few thorns and are not fishy. In the seafood section, Jin Sheng only has a soft spot for this type of fish.The ones bought in the supermarket are not cheaper than those bought in the market. With the "respect" eyes of the uncle in the seafood section, Jin Sheng pushed a cart full of seafood to the cashier.

——For that mermaid, I really spent my life.

"Cake promotion, today's newly made chocolate cake, only the last one left~"

Passing by the promotion office, I heard a sweet voice, and I looked over, and saw the tasting sample in the saleswoman's hand and the last chocolate cake on the shelf.

Although he is a man, Jin Sheng has a sweet tooth.He discovered the chocolate cake in this supermarket by accident. After eating it once, he regarded it as the "treasure of the town store". , even his ex-boyfriend who never ate chocolate. During the year of dating, the two would come to buy cakes once a week.

Okay, why did I remember that guy.

I don't know where a burst of bitterness hits my throat, and I want to eat something sweet. Slowly, I don't know what to say, snorting, pushing the cart, leaning on a unilateral crutch, and approaching the shelf for the gimmick of "the last one".

"Could you wrap it up for me? I bought too much seafood, and I want to keep the cake alone."

"Of course, this is the last one. The cakes in our store are the best, and we only hold activities here for the second anniversary."

The sales lady was wearing a vintage cook's attire, a brown skirt and a white apron, a white hairband tied into a bowknot, and a very light makeup on her face. With a slight smile and a sweet tone that went straight to the bottom of her heart, she wrapped the cake neatly , Seeing that Jin Sheng was inconvenient to move, he wrapped an extra layer of paper bag, so it would be better to carry it.

He sent out the cake with both hands, and wanted to put it directly into the shopping cart. After seeing the face of the customer, he paused for a moment, as if he was thinking about something. Enough for our family cake."

"Huh? You know me?"

"Of course, I used to come here every week, of course I know each other. You don't even know that this is the only one in the store that is baked by the manager himself. Our manager would leave one for you on weekends, but we haven't seen you for a long time. Sad to lose a loyal customer and confidant.”

"How could it be?" Because it was embarrassing to be remembered for always eating the same kind of cake, Jin Sheng smiled, and reached out to take the wrapped cake, "something happened a while ago, and I haven't had time to buy it, isn't it here today?" , or next time you calculate the amount, let me buy back what was 'owed' before."

"Haha, then my last cake is really worth it!" The sales lady was teased by Jin Sheng and tugged at the hem of her skirt, "By the way, where is the one who was always with you before? Ah...was she also injured?" gone?"

"...No, I accidentally fell and scratched my leg. It's not serious, and it has nothing to do with him." Seeing that the little girl turned her gaze over and mentioned her ex, her happy mood was disturbed, and she suddenly lost her reminiscence Out of interest, he pretended to look down at the time and said, "It's getting late, I'm leaving first."

"Uh... be careful on the road. Next time you come to the store, let our store manager give you a free order!" Not noticing Jin Sheng's change, the sales lady waved to him enthusiastically.

"Well, thank you." Thank you politely, the smile still hangs on his face, but it has obviously become a polite one.

After paying the bill at the cashier, only two large bags could hold the seafood, and one hand needed a cane. It was not easy for Jin Sheng to carry the bag and the cake with one hand.In order not to cause trouble for himself and others, he decided to take a taxi home early in the morning, and he didn't feel that the weight was too much, but after the sales lady just mentioned someone he didn't want to think of, Jin Sheng always had a strange premonition.

He quickened the pace of leaving the supermarket, although he wasn't sure, and he didn't want that premonition to come true.

The tense mood was not relieved until he walked to the small square outside the shopping mall. He searched for taxis waiting for customers, and his hands were a little sore when he was carrying things.It was the end of get off work time, and the traffic in City S was extremely busy, but he was lucky to get the last cake. A taxi was quickly parked on the side of the road closest to the small square, and the light sign changed from 'carrying passengers' to Got 'Empty Car'.

"Sir, please wait a moment."

Just as he was about to reach out his hand to signal to the taxi that stopped over there, there was a rush of footsteps behind Jin Sheng, and a young man rushed to his side panting, out of breath: "Excuse me Is the cake in your hand from this supermarket, is it... the last one?"

——I seem to have seen this person somewhere.

Frowning, he turned his head and looked at the slender young man who was still panting heavily. He didn't know how long he had been running, and a thin layer of sweat had already appeared on his smooth and white forehead. He met his gaze, smiled and tilted his head, soft. Black hair, exquisite facial features, especially a pair of sparkling peach blossom eyes, very cute.

The young man in front of him was very familiar. After thinking for a moment, Jin Sheng had indeed seen him before, but his name was on his lips, and he couldn't remember it.

"Li Shangning, run slowly!"

Li Shangning?

It's really an unusually familiar name. When my thoughts were interrupted, I heard a call from far to near. I didn't need to look back. I already knew who was coming after a year and a half of dating, and I didn't move at all. Standing by his side, Jin Sheng's body stiffened slightly, and he clenched his fists tightly.

——The premonition came true.