Chapter 15 — Mermaid Rising Waves

His feet flickered under the water, the sunlight danced on his shoulders.

“What are they talking about me?”

“Let's see how beautiful you are.”

He was stunned, then his ears suddenly turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.

“Yes, there is nothing worth discussing.”

“Don't you know what you look like?”

“I know, but I see…

It's normal.” He lowered his head, his fingers unconsciously caressing the barnacles clinging to the rock, "There is no mermaid under the sea more beautiful than me."

“Are you serious?”

“Of course, San Ho is prettier than me, her hair is red, under the bright sunlight like a fire, my hair is just normal black.”

“Your hair isn't normal black, it's blue in the sunlight.”

“So what?”

He raised his head, looking at me with an innocent expression, "Blue is so common, isn't the sea also blue?" I took a deep breath, using all my strength to suppress the urge to roll my eyes. Lam Triet is really ignorant about his appearance. It's not humility, it's true ignorance. Mermaids' standards of "Beauty" are completely different from humans. They focus on the shine of the scales, the smoothness of the tail, swimming speed and the ability to survive under the high pressure of the deep sea. Face? What is the use of the face? You can't use your face to avoid sharks. In Lam Triet's worldview, he considers himself an "ordinary, middle-class mermaid". He couldn't understand that in the human world, his "ordinary" face would spark a tsunami of public opinion. Lam Triet saw me remaining taciturn and hesitantly approached.

“Tieu Ngu?

What are you thinking?

“I was thinking,” I said, “if humans knew your tears turned into pearls, would you be forced to work as a money printer?”

The Ministry of Environment's denunciation was accepted by the Supreme Procuracy, and on the same day an investigation was initiated against Tham Lam Group. Less than half an hour after the trading session opened, Tham Lam Group's stock price plummeted, 34% evaporated, and its capitalization lost more than twenty billion. Chairman Tien Duc Vuong ate handcuff number 8 that afternoon to serve the investigation, and later received a life sentence. Thanks to the organization's help pushing the boat, the Tham Lam Group officially collapsed, disbanding and disbanding... One beautiful day, I lazily sat on the balcony, looking at the vast ocean in front of me. Dad raised his head from the sea: "Dear daughter, is your mother home? I was about to ask her what fish she wanted to eat tonight——" My mother's voice came from inside the room: "Get out!" Lam Triet raised his head above the water, his wet hair stuck close to his forehead, the sunlight shattered into thousands of stars in his eyes.

“Tieu Ngu,” he called, “do you want to go scuba diving together tomorrow?

The corals have sprouted new sprouts, even though they are still tiny, but they are coming back to life."

“Seriously?”

My eyes lit up.

“Really.”

He smiled, held out his hand, "Let's go watch it together?"

“Constantly.”

I jumped into the sea, white foam splashing. Grandma stood on the balcony and cried: "You two little devils! Wetting your clothes now! I just finished washing them!" Lam Triet and I looked at each other and smiled, then at the same time dived deep into the water. The sea water is clear, warm, and shiny The sun penetrates the water, drawing streaks of light dancing on the sand at the bottom of the sea. In the distance, on a small patch of coral reef, young, green coral sprouts are shyly stretching themselves, peeking out from the white skeleton layer. Complete