"long long ago……"

The old man's story was just about to begin when it was interrupted by a group of childish children.

"Grandpa, grandpa, let's not listen to old stories from a long time ago, can't we tell something new!"

"That's right, I don't want to listen to the stories in the fairy tale book!"

The children clamored to close the torn fairy tale book in his hand, hoping that the old man would tell some different stories.

The old man was not only not angry, but showed a kind smile.

The children rocked the armchair for him, and the old man watched the sunset in the sky, and slowly told a completely different fairy tale.

It's about an ancient underwater city called Atlantis, where many mermaids live, but unlike the people and mermaids in other fairy tales, they don't have a good relationship with humans until——

A mermaid falls in love with a human.

The curse that the mermaids have been enemies for generations seems to have been lifted, and there is no longer a gap between the underwater and the mainland.

"Grandpa, can you tell me more about that mermaid?" The children were fascinated, they liked that mermaid very much.

It's a pity that it's already dinner time, the door behind him was pushed open, and a figure with a plate and an apron came up curiously.

"Sisyphus, what are you telling the children again?"

Seeing him, the old man seemed to feel relieved, and the smile on his face was even bigger: "It's nothing, let's eat quickly, I can't wait."

The children jumped around Bai Lin and ran towards the restaurant. Tonight they had their favorite turkey pie and curry noodles.

When they first arrived, they didn't quite understand why there was such a big age gap between the two owners of this house, but they got used to it over time.

Bai Lin didn't enter the room right away, he sat down on the chair next to Sisyphus, and watched with him the last rays of the setting sun disappearing into the sky.

"Bai Lin, I feel that my time is numbered." Sisyphus looked at Bai Lin with eyes full of admiration, but also implied a trace of sadness.

He has long since lost the high-spirited appearance of the past, and now he is a drooping old man who has difficulty walking.

But because of Bai Lin's mermaid blood, even if he lost his tail, his lifespan is still much longer than that of humans. Now he has not changed much compared to before, his face is still as delicate, but he always likes to cling to him. The little cutie became quieter and more sensible.

Bai Lin also looked at him, and stretched out his hand involuntarily, as if wanting to smooth all the wrinkles on Sisyphus's face.

"It's okay, I will be with you, just like you were with me back then."

He smiled, picked up the bowl on the dinner plate, and fed Sisyphus the soup bit by bit, without any sign of dislike.

Sisyphus was still depressed.

"After my death..."

Before he finished speaking, Bai Lin immediately made a silent gesture with his fingers.

"Sisyphus, you told the children that this is a fairy tale, and fairy tales should not have endings, should they?"

Seeing his lover's playful eyes as before, Sisyphus finally smiled.

Yes, although life has an end, fairy tales never end.

The demise of a person's physical body does not represent the end of death, the real disappearance begins when he is forgotten.

Bai Lin will live without Sisyphus for a long time in the future, but he will not forget Sisyphus, so this once high-spirited young man cannot be regarded as dead.

"Are you going to adopt another child next month?"

Bai Lin held Sisyphus's hand tightly, his eyes filled with happiness.

He just wants to seize the moment.

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