Professor, your turtle!

Dismissing Geranium, who was playing hooliganism when he disagreed with each other, Ji Fan's face was covered with black lines, and he took a step back.

"The skin is so slippery~" Geranium dangled around, her expression was very turbulent, and she was a little indescribably wretched, which did not match his beautiful appearance at all.

On the other side, Fu Mingyuan subtly fell silent after hearing this sentence.

Ji Fan: "...Don't listen to his nonsense."

Geranium shyly retorted: "I'm not talking nonsense, it's just..."

Ji Fan didn't give him a chance to finish his sentence, his face was slightly red, and he ran down the stairs in a hurry.

After a while, Fu Mingyuan reorganized his words: "You..."

Ji Fan blushed, "Don't ask!"

Fu Mingyuan: "..." He paused, and his tone was a bit indescribable, "I just want to say, what do you do with this key?"

Ji Fan: "..." After a long silence, he finally said, "...cough, I borrowed a car from a friend."

Fu Mingyuan was surprised: "You can still drive?!"

While talking, the two had turned to the bicycle shed at the rear of the teaching building.

The warm afterglow sprinkled into the room, and the brass key ring was on Ji Fan's ring finger, occasionally flashing a golden reflection.Fu Mingyuan also realized that he had said something stupid, so he refused to speak for a while.

Walking to the deepest part of the carport, Ji Fan found Xu Haifan's gray bicycle.Because it is not used often, the body paint is still the same as the brand new one, but the wheels are flat and out of gas.

There is a self-service air pump outside the carport.Ji Fan squatted down and studied for a while, pulled out the valve core, and dragged it through the long and soft inflation pipe like a water snake to connect it.

With the sound of inflation, the tires slowly bulged.

"Cough, just wait a while." Ji Fan said, breaking the awkward silence.

Fu Mingyuan couldn't help being curious: "Where are we going?" City H is not big, so you should take a bus when you go out of the city. If it's closer, you can walk. I specially picked a bicycle, so it should be...

Ji Fan finally laughed again, with a young man's sly look on his face: "Secret."

After a while, Ji Fan pinched the tire, feeling that his hands were stiff, so he released the inflation port.

"Let's go." He clapped his hands in satisfaction.

For some reason, seeing his radiant appearance, Fu Mingyuan also felt a little long-lost expectation.

City H is roughly a peninsula, with mountains on one side and the sea on three sides, the terrain is quite rough.

Ji Fan skillfully shuttled between the alleys. It was okay when he was going uphill, but when he was going downhill, the oncoming free wind blew his coat back, revealing his thin waist wrapped in a light-colored T-shirt.

A strong wind was blowing.Looking down at the other party's loose school uniform, Fu Mingyuan almost had an illusion, as if he could also feel the warm and humid sea breeze.

The climate in early spring is mild, with little greenery inlaid on the fences on both sides of the alley, and some small white wildflowers peeking out from time to time.

Ji Fan headed south along the narrow ramp without stopping at all. The moment he turned the corner, his sight suddenly widened.

I saw a ring-shaped bay in front of me, with soft white sand surrounded by a deep blue sea.

The sea is broad and the clouds are low, and the cotton candy-like clouds are rendered in a gorgeous rose color by the setting sun, one after another, hovering low above the waves.

The air is salty and humid, and the waves are gently swaying along with the wind. The surface of the sea is shimmering with golden light, like butterflies moored with fluttering wings.From time to time, seabirds fly by, leaning over and kissing the waves below them.

Fu Mingyuan's heart skipped a beat, and immediately started beating violently like a drum.

——Is it because of the scenery, or because of the person who accompanied him to enjoy the scenery?

He couldn't explain clearly, he just felt that the whole person seemed to be poisoned by some kind of toxin, the brain continuously secreted dopamine, the neurons flickered happily, and balls of gorgeous fireworks exploded in the depths of his mind.

"This is...do you want to show me?" Fu Mingyuan said warmly, his tone almost tender.

"Huh?" Ji Fan turned another corner, and stopped the bicycle with a "creak".He scratched his head and looked back in confusion: "What are you looking at?"

Fu Mingyuan: "..." How could he have forgotten that for a person who grew up in a seaside city, such a sea view is probably very common.

Ji Fan parked the bicycle on the side of the road and locked it carefully, patted the seat cushion, a little proud: "However, we have arrived!"

When Fu Mingyuan raised his eyes, he saw a white building with a triangular roof standing in front of him, with a few large characters "H City Aquarium" written on the signboard.

"This aquarium is affiliated to the city zoo, but the park is independent," Ji Fan introduced, while flipping out the annual pass with ease, "Let's go?"

Is there anything special about this aquarium?Fu Mingyuan was slightly puzzled, and gave a soft "hmm".

After swiping through the gate and listening to the "Welcome" electronic sound, Ji Fan couldn't help laughing: "Hey, tell me, are you fare evasion?"

Fu Mingyuan: "..."

"It's okay," Ji Fan comforted him, blinking, "Next time I'll bring you to make up the fare."

It was close to closing and it was a working day, so there were not many tourists coming and going in the aquarium.

In the empty hall, there was the sound of pattering footsteps, the sound of small leather shoes stepping on the marble.

A little girl who was about three or four years old stumbled forward and giggled back: "Mom, hurry up. Dolphins! Dolphins!"

So her mother stepped forward quickly, hugged her up, took a sip on her chubby face, and coaxed softly, "Okay, mom will take you to see the dolphins."

Ji Fan brushed past them, glanced at the little girl's deep dimples, and walked away in the opposite direction.

"Don't you like dolphins?"

Ji Fan pursed his lips and shook his head: "That is a dolphin and whale show that is charged separately."

Fu Mingyuan was a little surprised: "Are you against animal performances?"

"Dolphins and killer whales are usually very young when they are taken away to participate in performances, but in the aquarium, they seldom survive to adulthood." Ji Fan said, "I can't tell, I just think they are locked up and tamed ……Very poor."

In fact, the short lifespan of porpoise cetaceans is not just due to the poor breeding environment. The more intelligent social animals are, the harder it is to bear the pain of losing their freedom.

The capture of a calf can cause a long period of grief for the entire population.

Killer whales belong to matrilineal clans that live in groups, and the family relationship is very close. They will take the initiative to share food, and even provide for injured and disabled cubs without asking for anything in return.

The birth of a newborn will bring unspeakable joy to the whole family.The elders will spend a lot of time patiently playing with the cubs. Every lively little whale is the baby of mother and grandmother.

Therefore, when a baby whale is caught, other adult whales in the family will linger near the fishing boat, call for friends, and wait for an opportunity to rescue them.Some lawbreakers even slaughtered his mother and sisters when capturing cubs to avoid future troubles.

In a sense, the large whaling ships admired by Japan are not much different from child traffickers.

Ji Fan is not a fanatical animal protectionist, but seeing an ignorant young mother holding her child to watch such a superficially cute but cruel performance made him feel a little uncomfortable.

It's true that she is a good mother, but why not the relatives of killer whales?

"When I was very young, my sister and I went to the S City Aquarium. The performance venue there was bigger and there were more killer whales," Ji Fan recalled. "I sat in the front row and saw a tiger cub performing The whale seemed to have no strength, lying motionless on the performance board. His body was covered with scars, and even the dorsal fin was bent limply."

"I was a little scared, so I asked the staff if he was sick? He said..."

"say what?"

The corners of Ji Fan's lips were tightly pursed, and he lowered his eyes: "He said, it's okay, just get a new one next year."

——Compared to carefully maintaining their health, it seems to be a more cost-effective choice to purchase new whales and re-domesticate them every year.

Fu Mingyuan caught a glimpse of his tense back, and suddenly wanted to hug the person in front of him.

"And then?" he asked in a low voice.

Ji Fan paused for a moment, his face turned a little red, and he said embarrassedly: "My sister said that I cried on the spot, and she had to carry me out. But she must have lied to me, so I won't cry!"

"After that, though, I haven't seen that kind of show again."

Fu Mingyuan looked at his face. When he was a child, he must have been very cute. He had big eyes and a small fleshy face. He had a limp face. When he was pinched, he would burst into tears, and if he was bullied again, he would cry...

"Hey," Ji Fan scratched his head, "But I didn't come here today to talk about that."

In this aquarium, his favorite pavilion is located underground, where there are many colorful...

"It's a jellyfish, right?" Fu Mingyuan said suddenly, "You want to take me to see the jellyfish, right?"

Ji Fan: "Huh???" He just pressed the elevator button, and was completely stunned on the spot.

"Hmph, I knew it." Fu Mingyuan was a little proud.

The wide box elevator went down quietly, the lights were on and off, and there were only the two of them in the room.Ji Fan didn't hide his shock at all: "This is impossible! Didn't I tell you?"

"Guess." Fu Mingyuan raised the corners of his lips, feeling happy, "Isn't there a jellyfish specimen on your table?"

"Ah..." Ji Fan never expected that the other party would notice these details.

His eyes widened slightly, his eyelashes spread out like crow feathers, against which he set off a pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes, and the tiny lights imprinted on the bottom of his eyes, as if he was hesitant to speak.

Fu Mingyuan looked down at him, his heart moved slightly, and he didn't know why, whenever he encountered something related to the person in front of him, he would always unconsciously get interested.

Ding.The elevator door opened, and the passage outside was dimly lit. The curtain walls on both sides were made of black flannel, and there was a little bit of diamond-like light not far away.

Ji Fan turned his eyes away, his ears felt a little hot for no reason, and walked along the passage.

Pushing the door of the exhibition hall, it seems to have entered an incredible dream world.

There is a soft imitation starlight above the head, and the colorful jellyfish display boxes are distributed on both sides, separated according to different types, and even the colonnade in the middle of the room is inlaid with breeding boxes.

"Isn't it very beautiful?" Ji Fan's tone was a little excited, like a child showing his treasured toy to a good friend.

"... Mmm." Fu Mingyuan said softly.He had to admit that the venue in front of him was indeed the most beautiful jellyfish pavilion he had ever seen.

City H is located on the seashore, and the designer is very concerned about simulating the underwater environment.

Different from the usual monotonous glass tanks where jellyfish are kept, some small algae are mixed in the exhibition area. Jellyfish of various colors lazily shuttle in the transparent water body, and playfully swallow a mouthful of food from time to time.

Coral blue lights shine on their crystal clear bodies from bottom to top, forming a strange beauty.

Speaking of which, jellyfish are typical weak beauties on the sea floor, with strong reproductive ability but very fragile themselves.

Occasionally, unprofessional aquariums put jellyfish in a tank with coral or sand for aesthetics.However, once scratched against the rough surface of a coral rock, these hapless beauties can lose their skin and die.

There are even some special types of corals that prey on moon jellyfish.

In addition, the water environment is also very particular.There must be no air bubbles in the water tank, the temperature must be constant, and even the current pump cannot be used - domestic jellyfish usually encounter this problem, being sucked by the water flow, and suddenly one day, the jellyfish melts, leaving a pot of "egg soup" .

However, the jellyfish in front of them are all big and energetic, and they are obviously well-raised.

The exhibition room is very empty, and visitors seem to be attracted by the performance upstairs.

Ji Fan took a few steps casually and approached one of the luminous jellyfish display cases.

As the name suggests, Luminous Swimming Jellyfish glow.The faint soft light swaying with the water flow is the powerful luminous protease in the gonad of jellyfish at work.

The light was dreamlike, and he couldn't help but raised his hand and tapped on the glass.

The moment his fingertip touched the glass, a jellyfish suddenly changed direction and swam close to his finger.

Ji Fan was startled, and let go like an electric shock. After a while, he carefully touched the cold glass surface again.

However, as he moved, more and more jellyfish gathered along the current, and for a moment, this corner became extremely bright.

"What did you do?" Fu Mingyuan asked in surprise.

Ji Fan was also in a daze, and when he looked closely, he saw the light red "bugs" that appeared between the tentacles of the jellyfish, which were only one or two centimeters long.

"Brine shrimp." He recognized them immediately.

Brine shrimp are the most commonly used nourishment for jellyfish in artificial breeding. Now that they are all gathered around Ji Fan, won't it attract the jellyfish to rush to the feast?

【Arthropod favorability max】

Ji Fan recalled the mysterious system rewards, and was taken aback for a moment. Could it be that...these little sea worms are also included?

This scene was too beautiful, in the dark room, only the glass beside him gathered light.

The light refracted, shining brightly on the clear sea water, and also illuminating his side face.

Ji Fan tried to take two steps forward, and the brine shrimp and jellyfish even followed him, like little lanterns, densely crowded around the glass curtain wall.

This is a scene that has never appeared in the aquarium. Fortunately, there are no other tourists nearby, otherwise they will definitely be watched.

Seeing that they were about to fight for the "competition for favor", Ji Fan hurried back a little bit, and gradually, the jellyfish dispersed, and the calmness in the tank was restored again.

"Hahaha, they...are so enthusiastic." Ji Fan laughed, "Is it tourist benefits?"

Being interrupted by him like this, Fu Mingyuan was also a little confused, and looked back a few more times: Didn't it mean that jellyfish have no brains?Why, can they still be trained to pick up customers?

Going a little further is the settlement of the moon jellyfish and the largest glass curtain wall in the venue.

They are covered with traditional jellyfish canopies, which are naturally painted with four-leaf clover patterns. Compared with other species, moon jellyfish are larger in size and more dynamic in their movements.

Leisurely and leisurely, like a lady strolling in the garden.

The soft female voice in the speaker is explaining the characteristics of jellyfish: "They are weak, but fierce; they look slow, beautiful and harmless, but in fact, they are rare and powerful creatures..."

"In the cnidocytes of the jellyfish, there is a weapon called 'nematocyst', which is released very quickly. It only takes less than 700 nanoseconds for a sting. It is so powerful that it can penetrate shrimps, crabs and other animals with one blow. armor..."

"...Some jellyfish are also highly poisonous. So kids, when you are swimming at the beach, don't look at their beauty, just go up and tease them."

Hearing this, Fu Mingyuan laughed softly: "Do you think this thing looks like you?"

Ji Fan: "?"

Fu Mingyuan explained solemnly: "Beautiful and slow, but when angry and lose his temper, he is very powerful."

Hearing "beautiful", Ji Fan was a little dissatisfied, boys should say they are handsome, how can they praise people for being beautiful?Besides...he glanced from the corner of his eyes, and retorted: "How have I ever lost my temper?"

"Look, you turned into a turtle when you got angry last time, and you refused to change back. No matter how coaxed you are, it doesn't work." Fu Mingyuan really began to list his crimes, "You still scratched me with your paws, isn't it terribly fierce? "

Ji Fan: "...I wasn't angry."

"Ok?"

In the darkness, Ji Fan's face slowly turned red, it was clearly because...he stammered: "If, if you didn't force me like that..."

There was a smile in Fu Mingyuan's voice: "Why, shouldn't the bad boy who deserted in class be punished?"

His voice was low and magnetic, and suddenly sounded in the darkness, as if he himself was whispering in Ji Fan's ear.

Ji Fan subconsciously covered his burning ears, and stared hard at the air behind him through the glass—he knew he was there.

Sure enough, Fu Mingyuan gave a low laugh.

The two were silent for a moment, and the electronic guide was still explaining dutifully: "...Because of the existence of the stress response, jellyfish will deliberately avoid each other in order to prevent hurting others. They never hug, even between relatives... "

Ji Fan was stunned for a moment, his mother's indifferent face flashed in his mind.He frowned, and suddenly felt an indescribable loss in his heart.

At this moment, Fu Mingyuan said softly: "I want to hug you."

Ji Fan: "!" He was startled, turned his head suddenly, saw that there was nothing behind him, and heaved a sigh of relief, "Don't scare me."

Fu Mingyuan didn't speak. After a while, a light suddenly appeared in the dark room.

The light spots converged into beams, the brightness was soft, not much brighter than the moonlight at night.

Immediately afterwards, a blurry human figure was projected in the light beam.

The image is getting clearer and clearer. He is wearing a light gray sweater, slacks, and a white lab coat.When the outline finally stabilized, Ji Fan saw a very familiar face, he opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Fu Mingyuan leaned down in mid-air and opened his phoenix eyes. His handsome features were deep and indifferent, and there were imperceptible and gentle waves in the depths of his eyes.

"It says on the note that only you can see me." He lowered his eyes and read, holding a thin paper coupon between his slender fingers, with a stamped letter on it: [Virtual portrait coupon, number of uses: 0/1].

Ji Fan was stunned, this is...the item that was exchanged for the gold leaf last time.He thought it was useless, so he threw it directly into the warehouse. How could it appear in Fu Mingyuan's hands?

He subconsciously stretched out his hand to grab it, but his fingers passed through the opponent's palm, and he missed it—as expected, it was just a 3D projection.

"As soon as I made a wish, it appeared." Fu Mingyuan said lightly.He was still floating in mid-air, and with a light wave of his hand, the paper coupons on his fingertips turned into countless golden light spots, which slowly disappeared.

Ji Fan opened his mouth and said hoarsely, "What wish did you make?"

Fu Mingyuan didn't answer, but hooked his fingers with great interest: "Turn around."

This order made Ji Fan nervous unconsciously, and his Adam's apple rolled slightly: "What, what are you doing?"

"Secret." Fu Mingyuan returned the original words.

Ji Fan then turned around obediently, and stood facing the glass curtain wall, his back was so tense that it was a little stiff.

Although the beam of light is not dazzling, it is still much brighter than the jellyfish tank that has deliberately lowered the brightness.At this moment, the dark glass box became a mirror, reflecting the silhouettes of the two, one tall and one short.

In the reflection, everything became blurred, whether it was Ji Fan or the people behind him.

The light and shadow blurred the difference between the real person and the projection. In a trance, it seemed that standing behind him was not just a 3D projection, but... a living Fu Mingyuan.

The man fell to the ground, bent slightly, moved lightly and slowly, opened his arms and closed them again, wrapping his arms around Ji Fan's shoulders from behind as if comforting.

There is no touch on the body, but reflected in the glass, it is an intimate hug.

Ji Fan stared blankly at the glass, his heart suddenly contracted, and immediately started beating more violently.

No touch.There is no temperature.No smell.

However, Ji Fan felt as if a fire had ignited on his skin, as if he was being strangled into his arms with such force that he couldn't help but tremble.

"Hug." Fu Mingyuan added in a low voice, still a little proud in his tone.

Ji Fan's tensed back slowly relaxed, and in the familiar voice, it completely recovered its softness.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly turned around, and before the other party could react, he raised his hand and carefully clasped Fu Mingyuan's shoulder.

It's an awkward hug.

The virtual starry sky is intertwined above the head, and under the curious eyes of countless luminous jellyfish, two lonely stars finally collide after a long journey, lighting up the dim light on each other that is almost extinguished in an instant.

His gesture is an empty hug, in the eyes of outsiders, I'm afraid he can only see a ball of air in his arms.

However, Ji Fan knew it all in his heart.He couldn't help laughing, turned his head, and leaned into the other's ear: "I hugged it too."

Fu Mingyuan couldn't hear anything, he could only see text bubbles popping out, but this didn't prevent him from imagining the sound of the little pet.

It must be sweet and soft, he thought, just like his people.

—I really want to hear it with my own ears.

Originally, Fu Mingyuan just wanted to comfort the lost little pet.But at this moment, the ** suddenly grew wildly like weeds, intertwined, and within a few seconds, it clamored and occupied his heart.

"I want to see him."

"Want to monopolize him."

"Want to really hug him tight."

……

"What's wrong with you?" Ji Fan stepped back a little, looking at the silent man in front of him in surprise.

When Fu Mingyuan took a step forward, he subconsciously stepped back, his back pressed against the cold glass, and he shivered involuntarily.

However, Fu Mingyuan did not stop there.He moved closer, leaned slightly, and almost wrapped Ji Fan in his arms.

Ji Fan's hands were hanging by his sides, palms against the glass, and he raised his head and bumped into the other party's line of sight unexpectedly. The sight made him inexplicably nervous, and his thin muscles suddenly tensed.

——There was a dim light in the eyes of the other party that he couldn't understand. It was very warm and urgent, but it seemed like a dangerous temptation.

In order to break the awkward silence, Ji Fan stammered: "...Thank, thank you for comforting me, I feel much better."

Fu Mingyuan stared at him for a while with complicated eyes. After a while, he raised the corners of his lips and smiled: "Really? That's good."