Chapter 42
For the past month, Xia Yi had been eating until he was chubby in the palace. There were grapes, apples, and super delicious chocolates here!
On this day, he was reading in the study with his brother. He didn’t recognize a single word in the book.
But his brother looked so serious reading.
Xia Yi was a bit bored. He suddenly missed Ouyang a little. He was just that spineless; from time to time, he would remember how good Ouyang was to him.
Xia Ni glanced at his daydreaming brother. “Have you practiced your writing today?”
Xia Yi shook his head.
Xia Ni put down the book in his hand. He stared into Xia Yi’s eyes. “You’re thinking about that man, aren’t you?”
Xia Yi immediately sat up straight.
He looked at his brother uneasily.
He knew his brother hated it most when he mentioned Ouyang. In his brother’s eyes, Ouyang was a scumbag who had even sold him.
Ouyang was a bad egg.
Xia Ni spoke slowly, “You said it yourself, that man fell for another mermaid and even cruelly sold you to the black market.”
“You don’t hate him?”
Xia Ni’s voice was calm.
Xia Yi fell silent. He lowered his head and pinched his fingers. Only after a long while did he speak, “I know I shouldn’t think about him, but my brain won’t listen.”
Xia Ni sighed slightly.
Xia Yi thought his brother was disappointed in him and hurriedly raised his hand to promise, “Brother, don’t worry, I absolutely won’t see him again in the future!”
“Heh.” Xia Ni sneered.
Xia Yi shouted loudly, “Xia Yi keeps his word!”
Probably because he was too agitated, Xia Yi’s adrenaline surged suddenly, and he couldn’t help bending over to retch…
Xia Ni’s pupils constricted!
He stood up immediately!
Xia Yi was uneasy and carefully touched his own stomach.
During this month in the Silver Sea Empire, Xia Yi had seen his brother vomit and knew his brother was pregnant with a baby. He looked down silently at his own stomach.
Xia Ni’s face was terribly dark.
“Hello, Doctor Yang? This is Xia Ni… No, nothing happened, just come over. My brother is feeling a bit unwell.”
Xia Ni’s tone was extremely calm.
Having lived with his brother for over ten years, Xia Yi naturally understood him. His brother seemed calm, but he was actually very angry.
Xia Yi didn’t dare to make a sound at all.
“D-Don’t blame me…”
Xia Yi said aggrievedly.
Xia Ni said, “Shut up!”
He really wanted to beat someone up right now!
Doctor Yang arrived very quickly. He examined Xia Yi carefully, his brows furrowing and then relaxing, his expression unpredictable.
“Doctor Yang?”
Xia Ni lost patience.
“The Adjutant’s brother is pregnant.” Doctor Yang exhaled slowly.
The surroundings fell silent instantly.
To be honest, Xia Yi was also a bit confused.
After the doctor left, Xia Ni slumped into the chair, unable to recover for a long time.
Xia Yi lowered his head and didn’t speak.
After a long time, Xia Ni spoke, “Don’t let that man know the child in your belly is his, or else he will sell it.”
Xia Yi’s eyes widened. “!!!”
During this month, Ouyang Xiaoli went to the Silver Sea Empire every day. He constantly monitored the Star Network, searching for news related to golden mermaids.
Unfortunately, there was no news at all.
In this month, Ouyang Xiaoli slept very little. He had lost a lot of weight, and stubble had appeared on his chin because he was too lazy to groom himself.
He looked much more haggard.
Ke Da had also followed the Boss to search around the Silver Sea Empire recently, but they still found nothing.
Without Xia Yi, he spoke much less. Not only Ke Da, but Ouyang Xiaoli also spoke very little. The two barely said a word all day.
Asking only one sentence: “Any news?”
Tang Si and Xiao Mo also heard about the matter and joined the search team. They had never seen the Boss care so much about someone.
It seemed the Boss had truly fallen in love.
As for Zuo Yinwan, she was locked in the dungeon by Ouyang Xiaoli. Yes, the Underground City had a dungeon, dark and without a trace of light.
It was damp and moldy there.
Ouyang Xiaoli certainly wouldn’t let it go like this. His most important task now was to find Xia Yi; other matters could wait until Xia Yi was found.
On this day, he opened the Star Network as usual to search for news of the Silver Sea Empire. He searched for golden mermaids over and over again, his eyes dim.
Just as he was about to close it, a news item suddenly popped up. Ouyang Xiaoli’s heart beat rapidly, and he clicked on it immediately.
Seeing the pictures and text clearly.
His face suddenly turned pale.
In the photo, a beautiful golden mermaid was half-submerged in a pool, his snowy white, slender arms like lotus roots affectionately hugging the neck of a tall, handsome man on the shore. The two were kissing passionately.
In another photo, the mermaid was nestled obediently in the handsome man’s arms, holding the man’s hand and rubbing his face against the man’s palm.
The man’s expression was gentle, his eyes revealing love and tenderness. The two were a perfect match.
The mermaid looked exactly like Xia Yi.
The intimate embrace of the two in the photo stung Ouyang Xiaoli’s eyes. He stared tightly, trying to find flaws of forgery in it.
He kept telling himself in his heart, this isn’t Xia Yi, just a resemblance…
But that beautiful golden tail couldn’t be forged at will. Whether in the Silver Sea Empire or the Underground City, golden mermaids were extinct.
The only golden mermaid to appear in these hundreds of years was Xia Yi.
Previously, golden mermaids only existed in legends.
Ouyang Xiaoli didn’t move for a long time. Looking at Xia Yi smiling brightly in the photo, he couldn’t help but gently stroke the mermaid’s face with his thumb.
The love seeping out of the mermaid’s eyes, the way he tilted his head slightly as if asking for a kiss.
He had received this love before.
But he had ignored it. He thought it was just his illusion, thought Xia Yi was just dependent on him and hoped to get protection from him.
Only when there was someone else in Xia Yi’s eyes did he know how foolish he had been back then.
Ouyang Xiaoli’s fingers trembled slightly.
Besides a few photos, there was also a lot of text in this news. Ouyang Xiaoli scrolled down two pages.
The text said that about a month ago, Song Chengbing, the heroic and undefeated General of the Silver Sea Empire, disguised himself and entered the black market, spending one hundred million spirit stones to buy a golden mermaid. It also said no wonder the General refused the King’s bestowed marriage and declined the Princess back then; it turned out the General liked mermaids. This golden mermaid was a rare sight in a century, so it was natural for the General to admire him.
Ouyang Xiaoli pursed his lips tightly.
This news item was deleted a few minutes later, but the light brain had a record.
Unless deleted manually.
Otherwise, it would be saved forever.
Not only Ouyang Xiaoli saw this news, but many netizens of the Silver Sea Empire also caught a glimpse. Although the news was deleted quickly, they still captured it and posted on social platforms to discuss!
The heat of this topic continued to rise.
In just one morning, the entire Silver Sea Empire knew that their General had a little mermaid, and it was a precious golden mermaid!
Everyone was very excited.
As the General protecting the Silver Sea Empire, Song Chengbing held a high status in the hearts of the people. They were extremely happy about this.
The General finally had a lover.
At the same time, the young ladies and socialites of the Silver Sea Empire were all heartbroken, but they also sent their blessings.
Even the Princess was no exception.
The person who posted this news was precisely the sleazy man who had bid for Xia Yi at the black market that day. He was very unwilling after the mermaid was won by someone else.
So he secretly inquired and tracked.
Finally, he found out who the ordinary man who bought the mermaid that day was. It turned out to be the General. But so what? Could the General just snatch his mermaid? The mermaid was clearly already at his lips, but Song Chengbing jumped out at that moment and snatched his mermaid away!
The more the sleazy man thought about it, the angrier he became.
So he paid a high price to hire a spy to infiltrate Song Chengbing’s palace. Hiding for a month, he finally managed to take a few photos with difficulty.
He posted them immediately!
He thought that after this matter was exposed, the King and the Princess would have a rift with Song Chengbing. After all, Song Chengbing had just rejected the Princess not long ago.
This was a slap in the Princess’s face!
But something seemed wrong with the situation. Why did the netizens and the Princess not only not blame him but even send their blessings? Why were these idiots of the Silver Sea Empire cheering and celebrating?
This was a golden mermaid!
Song Chengbing monopolized him alone, and you are still so happy. Are you sick?!
The sleazy man fainted from anger directly.
When Song Chengbing saw the news, he frowned. The people in the photo were Xia Ni and him, but these people mistook the person for Xia Yi.
Although it was taken down immediately.
There was still some impact.
Many people in the Silver Sea Empire didn’t know Xia Ni, and he had never revealed Xia Ni’s information to the outside, leading to these people misunderstanding.
Having a scandal with his lover’s brother gave Song Chengbing a headache.
Xia Ni didn’t care. He said, “They won’t pay so much attention after a while.”
When he was Song Chengbing’s Adjutant, he was disguised, so many subordinates didn’t know his real appearance either.
Of course, the close attendants in Song Chengbing’s palace served him every day, so they had naturally seen him.
Xia Ni didn’t care about this.
But Song Chengbing certainly wouldn’t easily let off the person who secretly photographed them. He arranged for people to investigate, demanding results within three days.
Ke Da had also lost a lot of weight recently due to searching for Xia Yi. He usually didn’t bypass the firewall much, but recently he had opened the Star Network to browse many times.
He also saw the overwhelming news and knew Xia Yi was with the General of the Silver Sea Empire.
“Boss.”
Ke Da’s mood was complicated.
He didn’t know how to comfort the Boss. Originally, it was a sure thing that Xia Yi would become his sister-in-law, but suddenly such an accident happened.
Ouyang Xiaoli didn’t say anything. He turned and went back to his room. When he came out, he held a golden permission card in his hand.
This card was exactly the permission card used to open the confidential areas of the Silver Sea Empire.
It was exchanged for Thor.
Ke Da was stunned. “Boss, you’re going to the Silver Sea Empire now?”
“Mm.” Ouyang Xiaoli counted his equipment absentmindedly. “Xia Yi is trapped in the Silver Sea Empire. I promised to protect him.”
“But…”
Ke Da’s face was complicated.
Ouyang Xiaoli said with a calm face, “Ke Da, I know what you want to say, but Xia Yi is still waiting for me to save him.”
Seeing the Boss deceiving himself like this, Ke Da’s eyes turned red, and he couldn’t bear it. “But Xia Yi has already fallen for someone else. Boss, the look of liking someone can’t be faked!”
In that photo, Xia Yi’s eyes were filled with love, and that man also loved Xia Yi very much.
Maybe this was the best ending.
Ouyang Xiaoli’s eyes were steeped in ice. He looked at Ke Da coldly, speaking word by word, “Don’t let me hear similar words from you again.”
“Otherwise, get lost.”
Ke Da felt a lump in his throat, and his heart felt terribly uncomfortable. He also hoped he was talking nonsense, but anyone with eyes knew this was the truth!
Xia Yi liked someone else.
Ouyang Xiaoli left with a cold face. He slammed the door shut violently. He didn’t want to admit, nor was he willing to admit, that Xia Yi had fallen for someone else.
How could that be possible?
That little crybaby clearly always liked him, relied on him the most, and loved to act spoiled, calling him “Ouyang” constantly.
His small hands were also soft and fun to pinch.
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