Part 4
He cleared his throat twice, knowing he was a third wheel here, so he ran away swiftly.
Let this couple do whatever they want.
Ouyang Xiaoli lowered his head and kissed the little mermaid’s lips. Indeed soft. He couldn’t help kissing again, pressing Xia Yi against the door panel.
Xia Yi was kissed until he was breathless.
A moment later, Ouyang Xiaoli stopped his actions, looking down at Xia Yi’s slightly protruding belly. His palm gently covered it.
Inside was his flesh and blood.
At this moment, Ouyang Xiaoli’s eyes were very bright.
It must have been conceived the first time. Only then did they use the mermaid form. Ouyang Xiaoli didn’t expect to hit the jackpot.
Xia Yi whispered, “Xia Yi has a little cub here, can’t do it…”
“Mm, I know.”
Xia Yi glanced at Ouyang’s reaction. “But I don’t want Ouyang to be uncomfortable.”
Ouyang Xiaoli hooked the corners of his mouth.
So this time the two solved the problem over a long time. Xia Yi’s hand was soft and very small, possibly not even able to hold a small egg fully, but his expression was serious and persistent.
Afterwards, Ouyang helped him wash his hands.
“Ouyang, I want to sleep hugging you tonight, so I won’t have nightmares,” Xia Yi said, watching the man seriously washing between his fingers.
“You have nightmares often?”
“Mm, I dream of big sharks, but every time I’m scared…” Xia Yi lowered his eyes shyly and whispered, “Ouyang comes into my dream to help me drive it away.”
Ouyang Xiaoli was quiet for a while.
He smiled. “Mm, don’t be afraid. As long as I’m here, the big shark won’t dare to come.”
Xia Yi gave a heavy “Mm.”
A few months later, many people from the East District of the Underground City left on the starship “Hope.” After the jump, they successfully arrived at DB-762.
There were mountains, rivers, glaciers, green grass, flying birds, and fish here. The rivers were clean and clear, pebbles rippling beautifully underwater.
The air in the forest was extremely fresh.
There was also a boundless blue ocean here. Xia Yi was overjoyed, jumping in immediately, happily wagging his tail and swimming forward.
Ouyang Xiaoli watched gently.
Everything returned to a beautiful state, and all things were recovering bit by bit. He solemnly buried the Great Elder’s brain in the soil.
He didn’t need the so-called wisdom.
On planet DB-762, Ouyang Xiaoli found traces of human existence, but these traces were too ancient.
Seemed to be from hundreds of thousands of years ago.
Sometimes Ouyang Xiaoli wondered if DB-762 was the former Ancient Earth. After a disaster occurred on Ancient Earth, everyone escaped from there, and later Earth disappeared completely.
These speculations awaited verification.
That sleazy man from the Silver Sea Empire suffered various retaliations from Song Chengbing. His business collapsed, his dealings were a mess, and he was attacked.
He owed hundreds of millions of spirit stones in debt.
Millions of people suffered losses.
He became a rat everyone shouted to beat.
And Zuo Yinwan was kept in the dark, damp dungeon. There was no light, only the quiet sound of dripping water. She finally went crazy.
No one went to see her.
She couldn’t hear any sound either. Oh, only the sound of dripping water. This was torture for her. No one came even when she shouted herself hoarse.
The people of the Underground City gradually emigrated.
Everyone automatically ignored Zuo Yinwan.
Xia Yi basked in the sun on the beach with his round belly, subconsciously touching it.
On this azure planet, the immigrants from the Underground City began to drill wood for fire and make stone tools. It was unknown if this skill was naturally hidden in the genes of their brains or something else.
Ancient Earth once experienced prosperity but faded in the river of time, everything returning to the origin.
Maybe they just happened to return to the origin. Various civilizations would alternate in their cycle, the gears of fate turning back and forth.
Ouyang Xiaoli built a wooden house. Although simple, he was very satisfied.
Looking up, you would see drifting clouds and a light blue sky. With the gentle breeze, everything manifested the breath of life.
While the sky of the Underground City was monotonous white, dead silence and soulless aura.
He finally waited for this day.
Ouyang Xiaoli looked towards the end of the sea. The past few years reappeared vividly like yesterday. It was all over.
At night, Ouyang Xiaoli and Xia Yi kissed until breathless, Xia Yi’s cheeks flushed.
His belly was getting bigger and bigger.
One day, Xia Yi had a dream. In the dream, there was a tiny golden mermaid whose eyes and brows looked very much like Ouyang Xiaoli. But the little mermaid was crying softly and mushily, chubby little hands wiping tears constantly, tearfully calling “Papa.”
Xia Yi: “???”
Xia Yi looked at that little mermaid. This little mermaid was simply a miniature combination of him and Ouyang Xiaoli. His personality seemed quite soft.
He couldn’t help taking a few more looks.
“Papa…”
Snot smeared the little mermaid’s face.
He reached out a chubby little hand, looking at Xia Yi with sparkling eyes. “Papa…”
Xia Yi was disgusted. “So ugly.”
Little Mermaid: “…”
He flattened his mouth and wailed.
Xia Yi looked a bit at a loss. He didn’t know how to coax children. Why did the little guy cry suddenly?
He hesitated.
He walked towards the little mermaid.
He had seen others coax children, so he tentatively picked up the little dumpling, putting on an act, and rocked him twice. The little mermaid opened his eyes wide to look at him.
“Not crying anymore?”
Xia Yi smiled gently.
The little mermaid laughed instantly, giggling, and hugged one of Xia Yi’s fingers to suck. Xia Yi moved it away hurriedly, suddenly remembering this was just a dream.
So he went along with this little dumpling’s wish.
A few years later, the little mermaid Ouyang Xiaoxiao secretly sneaked into Uncle Ke Da’s house with his companions and stole all the potatoes he hid.
But was caught red-handed by the house owner!
Ke Da stood with hands on hips, strode over, picked up the little mermaid with one hand, and spanked his butt. “You kid are getting bolder recently. Don’t think you can do whatever you want just because the boss isn’t here…”
“Uncle Ke Da is a big bad guy!” The little mermaid puffed up his cheeks angrily.
His two short legs kicked vigorously, but he was too small. In front of Ke Da, it was simply an ant trying to shake a tree, unable to withstand a single blow.
He broke down and cried.
Ke Da was puzzled. “I haven’t even started settling accounts with you yet, and you start crying first?”
“Boohoo…”
“Xiaoxiao didn’t steal to eat for himself; it was for Papa Xia Yi. Papa likes eating potato soup very much. Uncle Ke Da is too stingy.”
The little mermaid wiped tears with chubby hands, not forgetting to peek at Uncle Ke Da.
Ke Da was stunned.
Xia Yi held a strip made of bamboo in his hand. “Not only stealing but also learned to lie?”
Look, this was what he gave birth to.
If he had known earlier, he should have left ruthlessly back then, avoiding this anger now. This Ouyang Xiaoxiao was simply a little demon king!
Xia Yi puffed up his cheeks. So annoying!
Clearly, he was very cute when he was little, a tiny ball, soft to the touch. Who knew as he grew bigger, the attributes of a demon king gradually showed, pissing him off every day.
Seeing Xia Yi, Ouyang Xiaoxiao’s eyes instantly turned fearful, becoming cowardly in a second.
“Papa…”
Xia Yi said to Ke Da, “Don’t believe Xiaoxiao’s nonsense easily in the future. He stole potatoes to roast and eat with those little friends of his…”
“Am not!”
Ouyang Xiaoxiao was angry.
Xia Yi: “Last time I caught you red-handed, and you still want to deny it?”
“Last time was last time; this time it really was stolen for Papa! Big Papa said Papa used to like potato soup, so Xiaoxiao stole it!”
Ouyang Xiaoxiao’s eyes were red.
He felt extremely aggrieved.
Papa didn’t believe him. He didn’t want to talk to Papa anymore. He wanted to find Big Papa. Big Papa liked him the most. Every time Papa bullied him, Big Papa would help him.
Whenever Papa gets carried into the room to be “taught a lesson,” he always ends up crying. Xiaoxiao hates seeing Papa cry, yet he feels a little reluctant to stop it.
It is such a dilemma.
Xia Yi froze for a moment. His anger dissipated slightly, and his demeanor softened considerably as he took his own little mermaid back from Keda’s arms.
“Papa was wrong to blame you just now, but stealing is not right, do you understand?”
“Mmh.”
“Apologize to Uncle Keda.”
“Sob… I’m sorry.”
Tears rolled down the little mermaid’s face. Feeling aggrieved, he burrowed into his Papa’s arms, weeping heart-wrenchingly. Xia Yi gently patted his back, feeling utterly helpless.
Ouyang Xiaoli and Xia Yi had very different philosophies when it came to parenting. Everyone assumed Xia Yi would play the “good cop” while Ouyang Xiaoli played the “bad cop,” but it turned out to be the exact opposite. Xia Yi was strict and demanding with Xiaoxiao. The once soft and adorable little mermaid had become feisty and fierce under his tutelage.
Ouyang Xiaoli, on the other hand, played the “good cop”; he simply spoiled Xiaoxiao to the heavens. A large reason for Ouyang Xiaoxiao’s willful behavior was Ouyang Xiaoli’s excessive doting. Every time it happened, Xia Yi would get so angry he’d hit Ouyang Xiaoli.
Ouyang Xiaoli would just kiss him back.
Usually, in the process of coaxing him, the two of them would ignite like dry wood meeting a raging fire, tumbling onto the bed. The nights would then become exceptionally long…
Once everything had calmed down.
Xia Yi bit the man’s chin. He sounded a little jealous: “You treat Xiaoxiao better than you treat me. You used to be so fierce with me, but you’re never fierce with Xiaoxiao.”
Ouyang Xiaoli couldn’t help but chuckle. Holding the merman in his arms, he leaned in and kissed his lips. “Are you jealous of your own cub?”
“So what if I am!”
Xia Yi hummed and turned his head away.
Ouyang Xiaoli gently nibbled the base of Xia Yi’s pale, thin ear, his voice low and deep. “I only spoil him so much because you gave birth to him.”
“You always come first.”
The corners of Xia Yi’s mouth curled up slightly. He reached out and hugged the man, nuzzling against him affectionately. The man’s gaze instantly darkened.
Outside, the sea waves crashed against the reef.
The seashells beside the rocks glimmered faintly.
Author’s Note: The story ends here. Thank you all for your support over this long journey.
Translator’s corner: Goodbye, Xia Yi and Ouyang Xiaoli. May you have a love that spans an endless ocean. Thank you everyone, and please don’t forget to support the author if you liked this story. Mwah! Have a great day and holidays, may all your wishes come true.
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