Everything in the dream was like fog at first, just like Bai Yu's drowsy brain.

Until the familiar footsteps sounded behind him.

The bewildered Bai Yu suddenly "woke up" and turned towards the direction of the sound.

The whole world became clear the moment he turned around.

This is a very ordinary living room.

There are simply tables, chairs and benches, as well as many odds and ends, all of which are crowded and neatly placed in their positions.

Bai Yu also has his own place.

A small wooden bench.

He was originally sitting here, but he was just standing now.

There is also a small basin next to it, and a soft white kitten is sleeping in it.

The warm sunlight came in through the window, the kitten stretched its limbs lazily, turned over and continued to sleep.

Bai Yu looked down at himself, his body shrank.

But Bai Yu in the dream didn't think there was any problem.

His eyes turned around in the living room, and finally stopped at the kitchen.

Something was simmering on the stove in the kitchen, and a gurgling sound could be heard.

There is also a woman who is busy in the kitchen.

Bai Yu wanted to see her appearance clearly, but for some reason, he just couldn't.

But it doesn't matter...

Bai Yu knew that it was his mother.

Mom is cooking.

The little Bai Yu opened his legs and walked towards the kitchen.

With Bai Yu's current size and location, he would have to walk several steps to get to the kitchen.

In fact, when he had the idea of ​​going to the kitchen to find his mother, he seemed to have reached the kitchen.

"Mom." The little Bai Yu was lying on the door of the kitchen, looking up at the busy mother in the kitchen.

Even at such a close distance, he still couldn't see his mother's face clearly.

The mother who heard Bai Yu's call stopped her work, wiped her hands clean, came to the door, and hugged Bai Yu.

"Ayu is not going to accompany Maomao, but came to find mother?"

Mother's embrace is familiar and gentle, and her voice is still the timbre and rhythm of memory.

Little Bai Yu wanted to cry a little.

He didn't understand why he felt this way, he just buried his head in his mother's arms and said very seriously: "Ayu misses her mother."

Hearing what Bai Yu said, my mother smiled slightly.

"But mom is cooking now, can Ayu come to see mom later?"

Bai Yu knew that he should say "yes" at this time.

But he didn't want to say it.

So the little Bai Yu wanted to discuss with his mother, "...then...then can mother stop cooking and talk with A Yu? Or A Yu cooks with mother."

Mom laughed again.

"Then mother, let's talk to Ayu first."

The mother carried the little Bai Yu to the place where Bai Yu was before.

The kitchen seemed to have quieted down after his mother left, but little Bai Yu didn't care, he just nestled in his mother's arms.

The cat was still sleeping in the basin. Mom found a stool and sat down. She asked Bai Yu.

"What does Ayu want to say to mother?"

Little Bai Yu actually didn't know what he wanted to say to his mother.

He was just very innocent and wanted to talk to his mother.

It doesn't matter what you say.

But after his mother asked this question, a question popped up in Bai Yu's mind inexplicably.

"Mom... what is love?"

"This is really a very difficult question!"

Mother hugged Bai Yu, her face was still obscured by the sunlight. But Bai Yu knew that his mother was looking at him with a smile, and turned her head in thought.

Bai Yu didn't urge.

He likes the feeling now.

He hoped that his mother could stay with him for a while.

"Love...it's hard to define in detail and concretely." Mom said slowly after a short thought.

"Man...is a very fickle animal.

"Some people don't really love you, they just use 'love you' as a 'tool' to achieve a certain purpose.

"So they want you to believe that they love you.

"And there are some people, when they say 'love you'...at least the moment they say it, they love you from the bottom of their hearts.

"It's just that how long this kind of 'love' can last depends on the person who told you 'love'."

Little Bai Yu listened carefully and asked: "So love has a time limit?"

"Mom really wants to say that love is eternal, but unfortunately, nothing in this world can last forever~"

The little Bai Yu asked sadly: "Then... will my mother's love for me change?"

My mother stared at Bai Yu for a while, and couldn't help but reached out and pinched Bai Yu's cheek.

"What does Ayu think?"

Bai Yu thought about it seriously, "I think... Mom will always love me!"

"Oh? Why does Ah Yu think so?"

"Just like I love my mother, from the day I came into this world, I love my mother very much~

"I think I can always love my mother, so... my mother will always love me!"

When Bai Yu said such a passage, he was very serious.

And his serious appearance made his mother hug him even tighter, "Ah——Ayu is so cute~"

Bai Yu: "..."

Bai Yu felt that his mother was holding her tightly, and he could hardly breathe.

Fortunately, my mother quickly let go of her loving embrace.

"Ayu must learn to love himself." Mom said with a light smile.

"Mom must love Ah Yu very much~ But when you are struggling with whether others love you, have you managed to love yourself?

"Love yourself...

"No matter when and where.

"A person's life is unbelievably short, and there are really very few things that can be cared about and taken into account.

"No matter what method you use, at least... think about yourself first.

"Otherwise, when Ayu grows up, it will be difficult for mother to rest assured."

Mom stroked the top of Bai Yu's hair, her voice became softer, and the surrounding light seemed to become brighter.

"You must first learn to think for yourself and ask yourself if you are happy.

"When you know what it is like to love yourself, you will naturally know how to love others, and you will also know what it is like when others love you~"

Love cannot be defined in detail.

It was never a very specific and rigid existence.

It has many different expressions.

But when "love" exists, you can understand it naturally.

There are three things in this world that cannot be hidden.

—they are cough, poverty and love.

...

Bai Yu felt as if he had slept for a long time...

I also had a very warm dream.

Even when everything in the dream disappeared like a bubble, he could feel the warmth in his heart.

The heaviness that had always wrapped around the body also became lighter.

When his consciousness gradually became clear, he felt everything around him.

He felt the sound of the wind blowing, smelled the salty smell unique to the sea, and heard the sound of birds flapping their wings in the air.

Bai Yu found that the "lightening" feeling of heaviness in his body was not an illusion because he was floating in the water.

But he remembered that when he was awake last time, Ji Peilin was holding him on the aircraft, didn't he know where he was going?

Bai Yu slowly opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was his chest.

Or the kind of white shirt that was half-drenched with water.

His forehead was just sticking here, and he could clearly feel the other party's body temperature.

His keen sense of hearing allowed him to hear the heartbeat of the other party clearly.

Really are……

So exciting.

Bai Yu, who just woke up and felt that the whole fish was hot again, pulled his forehead and chest apart.

Turning his head, he saw Ji Peilin who was looking down at him.

Then Bai Yu thought...

If not, he can be sure that he should be in the sea now.

Otherwise, he would doubt whether Ji Peilin was carrying him into the pot.

Or the kind of pot that is boiling water.

Iron pot stewed mermaid, which is also terrible.

However, he was not in the iron pot, nor did the surrounding sea water show any signs of being boiled.

He is simply hot.

In the past, Ji Peilin didn't pick him up once or twice, how could he never notice such details?

Unlike Bai Yu who felt hot as soon as he woke up, Ji Peilin felt much more relaxed after making sure that Bai Yu opened his eyes.

He called softly, "Little fish."

Bai Yu blinked, responded, and reached out to touch his stomach.

a little hungry.

With just a very simple action, Ji Peilin understood Bai Yu's feelings.

He still maintained the posture of holding Bai Yu, and began to walk from the sea to the shore.

Before that, he was soaking in water in the sea holding Bai Yu in the posture of a princess.

These days, Bai Yu, who is a little bit spirited, has taken the initiative to speak in order to divert his attention.

"Are we at sea?"

"Um."

"Did you hold me in the water just now?"

"Um."

"why?"

After landing, Ji Peilin first explained a few words to the hunky man in a suit standing quietly on one side, and then answered Bai Yu's question.

"Why are there so many? If I don't hold you, what if I get washed away by the sea?"

Bai Yu: "..."

Bai Yu felt that Ji Peilin looked at him as if the word "stupid" was written in big eyes.

He wanted to refute, and also wanted to emphasize that the point of his question was not "holding".

But Ji Peilin spoke again, "Of course it's because I'm worried... I'm just a small fish."

Bai Yu: "..."

Bai Yu shut up decisively, and felt that the air was getting hotter after landing.

Persistent fever is really a painful thing for fish.

Ji Peilin placed Bai Yu on a chair specially designed for mermaids.

After a while, the doctor laughed and appeared in front of Bai Yu, performed a physical examination on Bai Yu in a very skillful way, and told Ji Peilin a piece of good news.

"Xiaoyu's physical condition has improved a little."

Although he didn't recover, he was much better than when he was in a coma all the time.

Doctor Xiao, who finished his work, left as quickly as he came, and then Bai Yu's favorite food was placed in front of Bai Yu.

Obviously, he hasn't eaten properly for a while, and his condition is a little better now.

But when the food was put into his mouth, he felt that he was not very hungry after two mouthfuls.

But seeing Ji Peilin's serious expression on feeding himself, Bai Yu cheered up and ate some.

While eating these foods, Bai Yu stared at Ji Peilin for a long time, and suddenly asked the same question as in his dream.

"Ji Peilin, do you know what love is?"