After Becoming a Merman, I Became a Heartthrob 70

Chapter 70: Ambiguity

The night was gentle. It happened to be the fifteenth, and the moonlight was brighter than the streetlights.

As soon as Chi Xiasheng got out of the car, he saw a person at the door coming up to him.

“Xiaxia?”

Seeing Wen Shu walking over, he felt both comforted and helpless. He brushed his slightly long hair back and then said, “Mom, don’t wait outside. I’ve been coming back late these past two days. You don’t have to wait for me.”

After exchanging pleasantries with Li Ge, Wen Shu turned her head and tapped his little head disapprovingly. “How can that be? I’m so worried about you being alone. You were away for a while recently. We’ve already had twenty years less time together. If you don’t let me wait for you, how can we make up for the lost time?”

He knew that the twenty years he had lost were a thorn in her heart, and his work required him to travel frequently. Although he had tried his best to choose local jobs, he still didn’t have much time with his family.

Her love and care for him were almost limitless. She was trying her best to make up for the missed twenty years.

Hearing her nagging words, his heart finally softened, and he followed her into the house.

As soon as she walked in, she suddenly sighed and held her face in sorrow. “They all say that mothers are nagging. I’m finally experiencing it now.”

Wen Nian, who was eating potato chips on the side, quickly swallowed and jumped off the sofa with a giggle. “Mom, you finally know how annoying your nagging is? Every time you speak, it’s like a lot of monks are chanting in my ear.”

Wen Shu crossed her arms and let out a cold laugh, then heavily slapped his head. “I don’t have much to say to you. I just get straight to it.”

Wen Nian pouted and, pulling Chi Xiasheng, said he wouldn’t talk to her and went upstairs crying.

Wen Shu looked down on his childish little tricks, thinking to herself that he really had his stupid father’s IQ. When he threw a tantrum, he would just go to his other brothers and cry.

Before, it was Pei Zhixuan. Now that he had Chi Xiasheng, he was clinging to him.

Upstairs, just as Wen Nian was starting to cry about how much that slap had hurt, Chi Xiasheng had a flash of inspiration and pointed to the computer. “Niannian, what’s your rank now?”

As expected, he immediately forgot what he was going to say and, with a hint of pride, puffed out his little chest. “I’m platinum now, hahaha! If you want to play, Xiaxia, I can carry you! We two brothers, with our swords combined, will surely make the entire canyon tremble!”

Seeing his late-stage chuunibyou appearance, Chi Xiasheng shook his head with a laugh and said no need.

While Wen Nian was full of energy and starting to raise his rank again, Chi Xiasheng received a call from Bo Wenye.

The event he had attended these past two days was the opening ceremony of the upcoming xianxia drama.

He was not a main character and had very few scenes, so he shouldn’t have been running around with them. But who would have thought that he was so famous now? Many netizens were paying attention to this Su family’s young master’s dynamics, so the film crew had pulled him over.

Thinking of this, he was still a little embarrassed.

Because he had been in contact with Bo Wenye more recently, he also felt his concern for him that went beyond friendship.

This made him have to avoid him, not wanting to have too much contact with him.

Bo Wenye was also a person who knew how to read people and situations. He could naturally see his discomfort.

But he didn’t want to give up. It was rare to have someone who could walk into his heart. He didn’t want to give up and regret it for the rest of his life.

“Xiaxia, are you free tomorrow? I’ve booked a French restaurant. I heard the dishes are very good. I’d like to invite you to try them.”

Hearing his words, Chi Xiasheng was taken aback for a moment.

This kind of direct invitation was basically a complete display of his intentions.

He was silent for a moment and finally sighed, directly refusing. “I’m sorry, Director Bo. I don’t think we’re suitable.”

Before, he was afraid that he had misunderstood. Now that he was so direct, it gave him a chance to make things clear.

He really had no such thoughts about him. A direct refusal was the best approach.

Bo Wenye didn’t expect him to be so decisive. He was slightly taken aback and then let out two gentle laughs.

“Alright. It seems my efforts are not obvious enough, but I still want a chance to pursue you.”

Now he didn’t know how to respond. He had never dealt with emotional problems before, and he had never had a crush or been crushed on, so he opened his mouth but was silent for a long time.

“You don’t have to feel burdened. Maybe we can try to get to know each other?”

Bo Wenye was a very gentle and cultured person, but he still had a bit of a strong personality in his bones. Even though he was rejected, his words still fought for a chance for himself.

Unfortunately, he didn’t know him well enough. He was a person who didn’t like to drag things out.

If he didn’t like it, he didn’t like it. The first impression was very important. He and Bo Wenye had been together on the small island for more than half a month, but his heart had still not been moved. He knew that he and Bo Wenye would never be together.

Since that was the case, there was no need to waste time. A direct and clear statement was his consistent attitude.

“Director Bo, we really can’t.”

He looked at the bright moonlight outside the window and was silent for a while before he finally sighed. “Do you have someone you like? Is it Sheng Sheng?”

He had also heard some rumors about him and Sheng Sheng in the circle, but he had always thought they were fake and not to be taken seriously.

But now, his firm attitude made him feel that the two of them might really have that kind of relationship.

Hearing his name suddenly, his heart beat uncontrollably faster.

It was as if someone had suddenly exposed the feelings in his heart. His ears were hot, and he stammered for a long time without being able to say anything.

“Um, no, CEO Sheng and I don’t… well, not really, I and he… in short, we’re very innocent right now.”

Hearing his words, how could he not see his feelings? He could only shake his head with a bitter smile.

It seemed that he had come a step too late after all.

“Alright then. You should rest well. Our drama will be released the day after tomorrow. Remember to cooperate with the promotion.”

Seeing that his topic had turned to work, he was suddenly relieved.

“Alright, you should rest well too, Director Bo.”

After hanging up, he stood by the window for a long time before the heat on his face dissipated.

But before he could go back, he saw a message from Sheng Sheng.

[The moon outside is beautiful. Do you want to go for a walk?]

He immediately looked up and, sure enough, he saw a person walking out of the house opposite.

He himself couldn’t figure out what his mentality towards him was. Every time he saw him, his heart was always itching and numb. An occasional glance would make his whole body feel as if it had been electrocuted.

But the moon was indeed beautiful today. He blushed and tidied his clothes, then walked out as if it were natural.

Sheng Sheng had not been hopeful, but when he saw him really come out, his heart immediately burned, and his whole person seemed to be full of energy.

“There’s a pavilion over there. Shall we go for a walk?”

The two of them hadn’t seen each other for almost a month since they had met that night, so his gaze on him was particularly fiery, as if it would burn a hole in him.

He could only lower his head and say “hmm,” walking quickly in front to keep a distance from him.

Although they didn’t say anything to each other, he could feel that the sticky and ambiguous atmosphere between them was constantly fermenting, just short of a fuse to completely ignite each other.

But Sheng Sheng had been single for thousands of years and didn’t really know how to pursue people. Everything he said was uncultured.

“Um, congratulations on finding your family. Has Su Chengjian been bothering you recently?”

In fact, he knew that he was still in the hospital, but he didn’t know what to talk about, so he brought up this topic.

He shook his head. “No. Have you been very busy recently?”

The two of them hadn’t been in contact for almost a month. He had thought he had disappeared from the face of the earth.

He nodded. “I had a few orders overseas. I went for a trip.”

He had originally wanted to fly directly, but Liu Secretary had said that he had to be picked up there, so he had to change to a plane.

The original three-to-five-day trip had been extended to more than half a month, which made him feel depressed just thinking about it.

“I see.”

He felt his throat was a little dry, but for some reason, he didn’t want to go home to drink water so early, so he walked quietly with him.

They hadn’t walked two steps before a blinding car light flashed from a distance. He quickly raised his hand to block it.

His vision was not obstructed at all. He quickly pulled him over and protected him by his side.

Because of this action, the two of them had a rare physical contact.

In an instant, they both felt their touched skin start to burn.

He pulled his hand back, his heart panicked. He pressed his fingers on the fish scales that had appeared on his arm, wanting to press them back.

Perhaps because his heat was getting closer, he found that whenever he was excited or had too much contact with seawater, it was easy for his spiritual energy to dissipate or for fish scales to appear.

And his control over his spiritual energy was not as good as Wen Shu’s. It often took a long time for him to retract the scales.

Sheng Sheng felt the fluctuation of the merman’s spiritual energy, but he didn’t mind it. Instead, he used the magic in his Demon Core to soothe him.

He only felt that it was very easy to control the scales this time. It seemed to have retracted at once.

He peeked at him on the side and was slightly relieved.

After all, the fact that he was not a human was still too shocking. Before he was sure, he didn’t plan to tell him about this.

On the other hand, seeing that he was in a good mood, Sheng Sheng coughed lightly and clenched his fists. “Um, Xiaxia, there’s something I have to confess to you. Actually, that little dog, Little Black…”

He was about to say it when he was interrupted by a voice from behind.

“Xiaxia? What are you doing here?”

Pei Zhixuan was wearing a custom-made suit, as if he had just come from a show. His face was dark, and he looked at him and Sheng Sheng with a frown.

Seeing him, the shame of a secret lover suddenly rushed to his heart. He couldn’t help but get anxious and quickly waved his hand. “Brother Pei, I’m out for a walk. I just happened to run into CEO Sheng.”

With that, he even gave him a look.

He could only suppress the matter of exposing his identity for now and nodded in agreement.

“Yes, we just happened to meet.”

Pei Zhixuan looked at his blushing and shy appearance. How could he not see the cat and mouse game between the two of them?

He couldn’t help but curse in his heart. He looked at him coldly and pulled him away.

“CEO Sheng, please have some self-respect in the future. My Xiaxia is not someone anyone can covet.”

Sheng Sheng knew that he was his older brother. Although he didn’t like him, he didn’t refute him in the end.

After all, he might be his future brother-in-law. Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but cough with his fist against his lips.

“Alright. You should rest early, Xiaxia.”

Under his murderous gaze, Sheng Sheng left calmly and with self-control.

Pei Zhixuan turned his head and saw his little gaze on the other. He poked his head. “Still looking? He’s already gone. Can’t you be a little more careful? He’s not a good person.”

His thoughts were exposed, and he said in a low voice with a flushed face that he knew. He then followed him home with his head down.