When I woke up, I was raised by a mermaid

Ruan Chen raised his head and met Lux's golden eyes.

The mermaid lowered her eyelashes, and the distance was very close, and the soft smile in his eyes was clearly visible.

The mermaid Zaizai just now also said that he was a kid who ran out secretly, and Ruan Chen was very angry when he heard that.

But these words came out of Lux's mouth with a low voice, which made him feel a little embarrassed for no reason.

Ruan Xiaoren Chen quickly turned his face away, and said forcefully, "I'm not a child, so I don't need rewards."

"Hmm..." Lux thought for a while, then smiled, "I'm a kid, can Ruanrou accompany me to buy a jelly ball?"

"..." Ruan Chen looked up and down at the mermaid whose tail was longer than his whole body.

For some reason, the appearance of that little mermaid just now popped up in his mind, and the miniature version of Lux instantly had a template, appearing in front of his eyes.

In line with the seriousness of the mermaid in commanding operations, the corner of Ruan Chen's mouth twitched, and he almost couldn't laugh out loud.

Under Lux's incomprehensible gaze, he tensed his expression: "Okay, kid Lux, where are the jelly balls? I'll go buy them for you."

When he arrived at the store where he bought the legendary jelly balls, Ruan Chen saw that the queue was full of little mermaids who came out with their parents, and he suddenly felt something was wrong.

"I want one more..."

"No, I can only eat one."

With a calm face, Lux held his little paw, and one man and one fish stopped at the end of the line.

The little mermaid who was held in the arms of the adult fish in front was throwing a temper tantrum, but inadvertently looked down at Ruan Chen.

"Huh?" He whispered to the parent's ear, "Dad, look at him, why doesn't he have a tail?"

The adult fish turned its head and glanced, and immediately understood what was going on, and quickly turned back to pat the little mermaid's head.

"He's not like you, he's human."

The little mermaid frowned: "Why is it different, he is only a little taller than me, and he was also brought out by his father to buy jelly balls."

Ruan Chen: "..."

He raised his eyes stiffly, and met Lux's gaze.

Apparently Lux also heard the conversation between the little mermaid father and son.

He raised the ends of his eyebrows lightly, trying to change the subject: "Are you tired if you are soft? Do you want a hug?"

Ruan Chen was not fooled by him: "No."

He carefully observed the couples of mermaids with their cubs in front of them, and suddenly understood.

He was being held by Lux, with such a big difference in size, wouldn't he look like these mermaid parents holding cubs?

Ruan Chen was dumbfounded.

After realizing it, he couldn't stay here any longer.

Ruan Chen twisted his arms and pulled his hand out from Lux's palm: "I don't eat jelly balls anymore, you buy them yourself."

There were many mermaids coming and going, Lux was afraid that he would bump into him, so he didn't let go.

He leaned over and coaxed: "You are not young, you will grow."

Ruan Chen pursed his lips: "I will grow...I can grow to at least 1.8 meters."

Lux held back a smile and said "Yeah": "You are already much taller than before you went to X Base."

"Really?" Ruan Chen's eyes widened.

"Really." Lux gestured on himself, "I was here before, and I'm here now."

According to him, at least a few centimeters taller.

Ruan Chen believed it, and his mood improved a lot: "I will come here again in the future."

He pointed to the merman's shoulder.

"I can get you here now." After Lux finished speaking, he bent down and picked him up, "Look, this is taller than me."

It's like coaxing a child.

"..." Ruan Chen subconsciously glanced at the little mermaid sitting next to him on the shoulder of his parents.

Lux looked along: "Want to be taller?"

He was about to move, but was held down by Ruan Chen.

Ruan Chen was a little annoyed: "You really treat me like a child?"

Lux was stunned: "How could that be?"

He put Ruan Chen down a bit: "That little mermaid is young and ignorant, I'm afraid his words will make you unhappy."

Lux lowered his tone: "I just want to make you happy, Ruan Ruan."

The mermaid's eyes were very sincere, Ruan Chen's accumulated anger just now was discouraged.

He changed his posture and said "oh" with his back to Lux.

This mermaid always doesn't follow the routine.

Ruan Chen felt like he was being manipulated to death, but he couldn't find anything wrong.

It took him a long time to hold back a sentence: "It's almost here, what flavor do you want?"

Quickly glanced at the jelly ball in the little mermaid's hand in front of him, Ruan Chen urged him: "Choose one, except for the milk flavor."

A few minutes later, when it was their turn, Ruan Chen picked two sweet ones from the slightly surprised eyes of the clerk.

"Shall I wrap it up for you?" the mermaid clerk asked Ruan Chen with a smile.

"Meow." Ruan Chen shook his head, stretched out his little claws, and caught the two small bowls.

"Welcome to come again next time!"

"Here." He handed out Lux's share, and suddenly realized that the mermaid was holding him and couldn't take it.

Ruan Chen waved his legs: "You put me down."

Lux didn't move.

Ruan Chen was taken aback for a moment, then understood what he meant.

"...The children don't even want to feed them." He raised his eyebrows while pinching a small spoon, "You eat by yourself."

After he finished speaking, he took a sip, and the sweet fruity taste melted in his mouth.

Ruan Chen's eyes lit up, and he dug another big spoonful.

Lux asked with a smile, "Like?"

Ruan Chen paused.

He tilted the spoon, only a small half remained, and put it into his mouth reservedly: "It's okay."

After taking the second bite, not only did he not satisfy his hunger, but he wished he could swallow the little ball in one gulp.

"Don't like it?" Lux leaned forward and pretended to eat from his spoon, "I'll share half of that."

Ruan Chen glared at him, quickly stuffed the spoon into his mouth, vaguely said: "You have a bowl, eat your own!"

"I want to hug Ruanrou, I can't eat it." Lux looked at him.

I feel wronged for you.

Seeing that there was a mermaid cub next to them and started to look at them, Ruan Chen couldn't afford to lose this person.

He quickly dug a piece and held it up: "Here you are."

Lux blinked.

Ruan Chen: "Do you want to eat? Forget it if you don't eat."

"Eat." Lux stuck out his tongue and licked it.

The jelly block trembled tremblingly, almost falling off the spoon.

Ruan Chen's eyes were all fixed on the tip of his tongue.

The mermaid's tongue dexterously rolled the small piece into the mouth, the color was redder than Ruan Chen imagined, and the tip of the tongue was a bit thinner.

His throat rolled.

Lux raised his eyes and looked at him, the clear liking in the pale gold pupils was not concealed at all.

Ruan Chen tightened his grip on the handle of the spoon.

In just a few seconds, he quickly rolled his eyes away, with red ears: "You, you eat jelly, how can you eat so much..."

"What?" Lux was innocent.

Ruan Chen: "..."

Ruan Chen: "Nothing."

"Ah! Ruan, General Lux, so you are here!" Joshua's voice just came over and interrupted them, "I searched for a long time, and I almost played the video for you."

Joshua approached, and said "Huh", "Ruan, your ears are so red."

Ruan Chen licked his lips guiltyly, and said to him from left to right: "I just met a lost little mermaid, sent her to find her parents, and was about to go back to find you."

After finishing speaking, Lux rubbed his ear tip with his hand again.

Ruan Chen turned his head and knocked his hand away with his paw, Lux hissed.

Joshua nodded understandingly: "So that's the case."

He looked around again, a little strange: "But isn't this..." a place to buy snacks for the cubs?

"Lux was clamoring to eat this, so I accompanied him." Ruan Chen quickly cut off Joshua's words.

Joshua was shocked: "Ah..."

Lux cooperatively took a sip of the jelly ball on Ruan Chen's spoon: "Yes, I asked him to buy it."

???

Is this another new love-show technique for the two of you? !

Joshua couldn't relax for a long time.

Playing until the evening, Ruan Chen was a little tired, said goodbye to Joshua and the others, and went home on Lux's airship.

The evening is the peak return journey, and the airship drives very slowly.

Ruan Chen leaned on the seat and crossed his legs to send a message to Joshua.

【Joshua: I think Admiral Lux must remember the festival, he is preparing a surprise with you. 】

[Joshua: If you don't believe me, we can gamble again. 】

[Ruan Ruan: . 】

[Ruan Ruan: No gambling. 】

【Joshua: [Laughing] Don't be afraid, what if you win this time? 】

Ruan Chen thought to himself that this is still a loss-making business.

Winning means that Lux didn't think about Lover's Day, it's a loss, not to mention losing, it's still a loss.

[Ruan Ruan: Small bets are fun, but big bets are harmful. 】

[Ruan Ruan: Adults must learn to control themselves. 】

【Joshua: ...】

[Joshua: Whatever you want. 】

【Joshua: By the way, Houston and I are going to go to his parents' house in a few days. Their family seems to have this tradition. They have a party before Valentine's Day, and then I won't be able to go out with you. 】

Ruan Chen stared at the line, and paused with his fingers.

[Ruan Ruan: It's okay, I wish you a smooth meeting with your parents. 】

【Ruanruan: [Huahua]】

After chatting for a while, at the end, Ruan Chen turned off his brain, leaned against the window next to him, and let out a sigh of relief.

The scenery outside the window slowly moves backwards, and the mermaid world is also brightly lit and lively at night.

From his angle, he could see that there were many families traveling together, holding hands and passing by the street.

Lux made such a fuss before, and the thoughts that came out of his heart were left behind.

Now that he is quiet, he will inevitably feel a little depressed.

When Lux turned his head, Ruan Chen was drooping his eyelashes desolately, poking his fingers on the window, as if he was drawing something.

The street lamps on the side of the road reflected on his fair skin, casting a light blue cold light on his whole body.

His gaze stayed on his fingertips for a few seconds, the mermaid swam to Ruan Chen's side and lightly pressed his shoulder.

Ruan Chen ignored him, and completed the last stroke of the painting that was not clearly visible on the window.

He just turned his head, his voice was a few degrees lower than usual, and a little hoarse: "Why?"

Lux sat down on the seat beside Ruan Chen: "What did you draw?"

"There's nothing to draw." Ruan Chen rubbed his fingers a few times, turned his head to make sure that the things on the glass couldn't be seen clearly at all, and lowered his head, "You don't even know if you tell me."

The airship was silent for a few seconds.

Ruan Chen was still looking at a certain place on the ground in a daze, Lux's voice sounded in his ears again: "Did Ruan Ruan miss his family?"

"..." His mind was punctured, Ruan Chen clenched his pants, "No."

Lux raised his head.

The mermaid's vision is much better than that of humans, and he can easily distinguish the traces left on the glass.

There are three small people, two big ones on both sides, and a small one in the middle.

Ruan Chen heard the sound of Lux getting up.

He couldn't stand such a depressing atmosphere, and was just about to ask him not to ask, when he raised his eyes, he saw the mermaid swimming back.

In front of him stands a bouquet of delicate flowers.

Ruan Chen's eyes widened slightly.

Not flowers.

It's the kind of flower-like algae I've seen at Base X before, with a purple ring in the center of the stamen and light blue petals.

Ruan Chen liked it very much, so he remembered it very clearly.

"You..." He swallowed his throat, "Where did you get it?"

Lux bent the corner of his mouth: "Like?"

Ruan Chen took the bouquet and held it carefully.

"like."

Lux said softly: "I passed a store on the way back after receiving the video, I just saw it and bought it."

"I also ordered a box of seedlings." He added, "I wanted to give it to you on Lovers' Day."

Lovers' Day.

Ruan Chen was stunned.

He didn't forget.

"It's a festival specially celebrated by mermaids and their partners." Lux thought he didn't know, and patiently explained, "Although... Ruan Ruan hasn't agreed to be my partner yet, but I still want to send you off."

Ruan Chen pursed his lips, and looked down at the blue-purple flowers in full bloom.

Lux continued, "I also want to spend the holiday with you."

Ruan Chen put the flower on his lap: "Then why send it to me now?"

"Because you look very unhappy." Lux bent his tail, put him at the same height as Ruan Chen and looked at him, "I want to make you happy."

Lux tried to reach out and hold Ruan Chen's palm, and the latter rarely resisted.

He looked into Ruan Chen's pure black eyes, with some hope in his eyes: "Is Ruan Ruan feeling a little better?"

Ruan Chen's lips moved, trying hard to calm down the beating speed of his heart.

He turned around and spoke quickly: "...a little bit."

After speaking, he pulled out his hand and patted the seat next to him: "If you have a seat, why don't you sit on the ground?"

Lux confirmed that the depression just now was gone in his eyes, swayed his fish tail and sat back on the seat.

"I miss them a little bit." Ruan Chen said suddenly.

Lux knew that the catastrophe encountered by human beings, it is impossible for Ruan Chen's parents to still be alive.

He didn't answer.

But Ruan Chen slowly said: "I am quite similar to you."

Lux: "Huh?"

Looking at the colorful stamens, Ruan Chen felt much more at ease, and his voice was not as hoarse as before.

"My parents also left when I was studying."

It was only then that Lux understood what he meant.

"Ruan Ruan..." He frowned, and pulled Ruan Chen into his arms, "I shouldn't mention this, I'm sorry."

The lifespan of human beings is different from that of mermaids, and Ruan Chen's parents cannot die.

Lux remembered that from the time they met until now, he had never heard Ruan Chen mention his parents, at most he said his grandparents.

Ruan Chen leaned a little on his arm: "It's been a long time, it's okay."

"And me." Lux said suddenly.

Ruan Chen blinked and raised his head: "What?"

Lux hugged him a little tighter.

Obviously it was Ruan Chen who should be sad, but he felt that the mermaid was more nervous and sad than him.

He pursed the corners of his lips, his pale gold pupils reflected the light outside the window, and his slightly drooping eyelashes made his brows and eyes deeper, as if he was considering how to make his words more perfect.

After staring at each other for a long time, he spoke solemnly.

"You still have me."

"I will always stay with you."

Ruan Chen stayed for a while.

With heat welling up in his eyes, he hastily turned around, turning his back to Lux.

For a long time, he uttered a sentence with his voice trembling: "Who wants you to accompany me, it's so disgusting."

作者有话要说：感谢在2021-04-2519:26:10~2021-04-2619:34:59期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angels who threw mines: Lan Gua Gua, 1 Ye Zi;

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