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Chapter 70: Song of the Mermaid (2/2)

“Eh?” Yingyu’s hand froze mid-wave, and the smile on her face stiffened. She spoke haltingly, “Tomorrow… not coming… to play?”

Hearing Yingyu finally speak a sentence that wasn’t just Shen Cheng’s name, Shen Cheng felt gratified and nodded, “Maybe the day after tomorrow, or the day after that… I won’t come for a long time.”

In fact, it wouldn’t be long before someone from the Bio-Scientific Institute would come to take in Yingyu, and Shen Cheng would soon meet with both the Institute and Yingyu.

But to keep Yingyu alert and prevent this silly fish from being kidnapped by the Demi-Human organization of another country, Shen Cheng didn’t tell her about it. He silently apologized to Yingyu in his heart.

As for whether the Bio-Scientific Institute could really take Yingyu in, Shen Cheng had no worries at all.

After all, the Demi-Human organization from other countries might sneak around in others’ fish ponds, but the Bio-Scientific Institute taking her was like fishing in their own pond. They could drain it dry, and no one would care.

Yingyu stared blankly at Shen Cheng from the water, her smile gradually fading.

The next moment, she plunged into the water and disappeared without a trace, leaving only shimmering tear droplets on the surface, a faint sign of her heartbreak that Shen Cheng could barely catch.

Sitting on the Old Dock for a long time, Yingyu never reappeared. Shen Cheng sighed deeply, packed his fishing gear, and prepared to leave.

“La——la la——”

At that moment, a clear and melodious voice reached Shen Cheng’s ears.

Shen Cheng was stunned. He turned around and saw a beautiful figure floating in the middle of the lake with her back to him. Her cherry-pink hair was tinged with moonlight, faintly revealing the white of her back, a sight of ethereal beauty.

The song was light and ethereal, as if it could captivate the soul. And within this heavenly sound, Shen Cheng clearly felt the overwhelming emotions of heartbreak…

Gratitude, loneliness, reluctance, sadness, solitude, despair, and even… unrequited love.

This… was the song of a Mermaid…

Like the most divine music in the heavens…

Shen Cheng stood at the dock, staring at the figure in the lake for a long time.

As if trying to make Shen Cheng stay a little longer, the song didn’t stop as long as he remained.

It wasn’t until Shen Cheng’s phone rang in his pocket, breaking the song’s flow with its noisy ringtone, that Yingyu’s singing abruptly stopped. Shen Cheng thought he saw her shoulders tremble for a moment before she silently submerged herself again, disappearing without a trace.

Feeling a sense of melancholy, Shen Cheng answered Lin Yuhui’s call and reassured her, saying he’d return soon. After hanging up, he looked back at the empty lake for a moment, sighed once more, and hurriedly left.

Bathed in moonlight, Shen Cheng pushed open the inn’s door, and a fragrant breeze greeted him. As expected, he opened his arms and caught Cheese in an embrace.

“Master is back, nya!”

Cheese’s lively voice added a warmth to Shen Cheng’s melancholy mood. He reached out and ruffled her grey-blue hair, smiling lightly, “Sorry for making you worry.”

“Master!” Sugar floated over, mimicking Cheese as she hugged Shen Cheng from the side and blinked, “Why is Master all wet?”

Milk Tea followed and hugged Shen Cheng from the other side, her shy face adorned with a smile.

Surrounded by the three cat girls, Shen Cheng chuckled as he patted each of their little heads. Lin Yuhui raised her heels slightly but ultimately didn’t join the hug, merely smiling and saying, “Senior, welcome back!”

“Hmph!” Li Mei, who was passing by, snorted, but a smile still tugged at the corner of her mouth.

“Kid, let me see how many fish you caught!” Lin Zhensheng rushed over, grabbing the bucket from Shen Cheng’s hand. But the next moment, Lin Zhensheng’s arms sank, almost straining his back from the weight of the bucket. He peeked inside and his eyes widened, “Woah, woah, woah!”

Watching this warm and lively scene, Shen Cheng smiled as he tousled the heads of the cat girls again. Then he silently glanced towards the Old Dock’s distant direction.

—Goodbye, Yingyu.

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