Chapter 269: The Unpopular Little Mermaid Becomes the Beloved (14)

Chapter 269: The Unpopular Little Mermaid Becomes the Beloved (14)

Song Chuyi's lips twitched.

He was now certain that the old turtle named Wu Wu had been in the human world for a long time.

He even taught Qing Yuan how to play hard to get!

He raised his hand and tapped Qing Yuan's forehead, "I don't like it."

Qing Yuan covered his forehead with his hand, grinning foolishly.

"Baby loves it."

"Wu Wu said, saying you don't like it actually means you do."

Song Chuyi: ...

He couldn't help but feel that Qing Yuan had been taught something quite unusual by that old turtle.

While they were talking, the lounge door opened.

The Song family, led by Song Yuanqing, walked in one by one.

Song Yuanqing, as the current head of the Song family and also the leader of the mermaid clan, naturally had a lot of influence.

After a quick exchange of greetings, Song Yuanqing mentioned that Jing Yao and Song Ye were in the process of getting a divorce.

But since both were purebred mermaids, getting a divorce wasn't a walk in the park. Even going through the process would take at least half a month.

However, Song Yuanqing had already issued a statement, clarifying that Jing Yao and Song Ye had no feelings for each other, and that he was not the child of an affair.

Song Chuyi hadn't expected the host body's history to be so complicated. After thinking for a moment, he only asked one question.

"Do you think of me as your real little brother?"

Song Yuanqing and Song Huai answered almost at the same time.

"Of course!"

Song Chuyi let out a light chuckle, "Then that's enough."

His long lashes drooped, and a hint of regret flashed in his eyes.

The host body had tried really hard to get the attention of his two older brothers.

Sadly, he never managed to win their affection in the end.

After the Song family left, Song Chuyi silently asked in his mind:

"Xiaotong, how is the host body doing now?"

Xiaotong: "Host, it'll take a bit of energy to find out the host body's situation from the main system."

Song Chuyi gave the little white bun in his mind a pat, "Good boy, we're a bit low on energy right now. Go and coax the main system."

Xiaotong: "Oh~ okay okay! Host, just wait for my good news!"

Xiaotong went off to find the main system, and Song Chuyi snapped out of it, turning his gaze to Qing Yuan.

"Are you planning to go back?"

Qing Yuan blinked, "I want to stay with the baby."

As he spoke, he kissed again.

Kisses rained down on Song Chuyi's neck, sending shivers through him.

His body went limp, and his tail gave a feeble slap against Qing Yuan's calf.

"But we need to earn money."

He hugged Qing Yuan's neck with both hands, "Living in the human world costs money."

Qing Yuan held him tightly, "I know, I brought plenty of stuff with me."

"The old turtle said there’s a lot of stuff in the sea that can be sold for cash."

Song Chuyi thought of those icy fruits and it clicked.

Looks like the villain isn’t strapped for cash.

He gave a soft smile, his voice tender.

"So you’ll take care of me from now on, right?"

He had no plans to go back to the Song family, so he figured he’d just stick with the villain.

Qing Yuan gave a firm nod, "I’ll take care of you."

If he fattens the baby up, he’ll be ready to eat him.

With his own little plan in mind, Qing Yuan first went to sell all the treasures he’d scavenged from the sea.

After selling them, he bought a big house overlooking the sea and moved in with Song Chuyi.

Three days went by.

Three days later, people from the Management Bureau showed up unexpectedly.

The Management Bureau folks invited Qing Yuan to come down to the bureau for a chat. Song Chuyi wanted to tag along, but the Management Bureau folks wouldn’t let him.

He had to drop the idea for now.

Not long after the Management Bureau took Qing Yuan away, someone completely unexpected showed up.

It was the original host’s birth mother, Yun Yingxia.

Song Chuyi got her a glass of water.

Yun Yingxia thanked him, her pale, delicate face betraying a hint of fragility.

Song Chuyi thought she’d come to talk about their mother-son bond, but instead, Yun Yingxia launched into a story.

"Two hundred years ago, the world changed overnight, and a strange dark matter appeared in the air."

"Whether human or other races, inhaling it caused mental disturbances, leading to violent behavior and confusion."

"We called it the Riot Factor."

"The originally chaotic races, tormented by the chaos factor, decided to coexist peacefully, and the races signed a peace treaty."

"Since then, humans have lived in peace with other races, but the chaos factor did not disappear because of the peace; instead, it grew worse."

"Both humans and other races are desperate for a savior."

"But two hundred years have passed, and we are still living in a living hell."

Yun Yingxia spoke up, suddenly looking up at Song Chuyi.

"Until your appearance."

Song Chuyi's heart skipped a beat, his long eyelashes quivering intensely.

Yun Yingxia put down the water cup in her hand and spoke softly.

"The paintings you draw can bring us peace."

Song Chuyi was silent for two seconds, then suddenly spoke.

"When did you find out?"

When did she know he wasn't the original host?

Yun Yingxia's expression clouded with confusion.

"I am not a good mother."

"I am cursed with guilt; the closer I am to him, the faster he dies, so Song Ye did not allow me to see him."

Yun Yingxia sighed, "I think you haven't been in this world for long, and perhaps you don't fully grasp it yet."

"That's why I came to tell you all this today."

After saying this, she was silent for two seconds, as if steeling herself, and asked:

"How is he holding up?"

Who "he" was, it was obvious.

Song Chuyi was about to answer when Xiaotong burst back in.

"Host! Host! The main system told me where the original host went!"

Song Chuyi glanced at Yun Yingxia, not answering her first, but thinking to himself:

"Where did the original host go?"

Xiaotong boasted, "He went to the PO world."

"As a pampered brat, he went to bully seven illegitimate children!"

Song Chuyi was baffled.

Xiaotong continued, "But I don't know how badly the original host bullied those seven illegitimate children; the main system said there's a lot I'm not allowed to see."

"I think he must have made their lives miserable!"

"The main system said the original host is very happy and that he found the love he craved."

Song Chuyi, who had probably guessed something, remained silent for a moment.

He snapped out of his thoughts and looked at Yun Yingxia, his tone tinged with complexity.

"He's doing quite well."

"He's quite happy."

Yun Yingxia finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you."

Song Chuyi waved his hand, "It's nothing; after all, I took over his body."

Yun Yingxia shook her head gently, "It was our destiny to face this calamity."

She took out a few copper coins, "I cast divinations twice before, and the signs showed that we would all eventually face death."

"The entire world would be destroyed as well."

She tossed the copper coins onto the table and then picked them up one by one.

"But now, the signs have changed."

"A glimmer of hope has emerged from the despair."

After speaking these words, her face grew even paler, as if she might vanish at any moment.

"That Blue Dragon..."

She pressed her lips together.

"It is almost entirely made up of riotous elements."

"You... you need to be careful."