Chapter 4 — Pink Snake Tail

4When Luc Minh returned to the manor, it was already late. He stood in the middle of the empty hallway, his fingers gently caressing his palm. There seemed to still be the scent of snake breath, faint and difficult to distinguish. Although he guessed that she must have been in the other clinic, when the door opened, what was facing him was only a pair of alert snake eyes. It is indeed a snake, no mistake. Therefore, that scent may not be hers. Just like that, he lost track. Besides, the smell in the dark alley is too mixed. Can't track anymore. His heart suddenly ached, as if someone was squeezing it. But when I put my hand on my chest, I didn't see any wounds. "Where did you go just now?" Luc Van's voice rang out from behind. Luc Minh did not answer, just changed the subject and asked Tinh Dao's situation. "It's still the same." Luc Van paused for a moment, "I know he's recovering from injuries, his condition could get worse at any time, why did he say such harsh words to Phi Phi?" Luc Minh's eyes were slightly complicated. Why? Perhaps, from the beginning, he already hated her. Hate the way she always glares at him with sparkling eyes, no matter how many times she's been coldly treated, she still stubbornly approaches him. Hate that she treats the tail like a treasure, keeps trying to stuff it into his hands, as if it were the most precious gift in the world. Hate that she clearly knew there would be no response, but still kept repeating: "Luc Minh, I like you very much, you like me too, right?" "I hate her." Luc Minh spoke out loud. "But I saved it before." "At that time it was so small that it didn't even have the strength to crawl to shore on its own... I just felt pity." Besides pity, what else could there be? I will never love a gloomy snake. Mermaids and snakes cannot love each other. This is something deeply engraved in my blood. As for the future partner, it will definitely be a mermaid like Tinh Dao, same species, same clan, similar appearance. However, when he tried to imagine a future with Tinh Dao, his mind was foggy. Only a pale pink snake's tail, in the vague memory, swayed gently. … We must find her again. For many days in a row, Luc Minh left early and returned late at night. There were all kinds of strange auras on the king's body. Finally, one day, Tinh Dao stopped him. “Lately… you are looking for that snake?” Her voice trembled slightly. Luc Minh nodded. Tinh Dao suddenly grabbed his wrist. "You really can't forget it?" "But it shouldn't live with us, it's not a fellow human being. It can always betray, what if it harms people..." Tinh Dao's voice is rarely so sharp, "You even nearly died in the hands of humans to save your companions, and I deliberately brought that dangerous thing back here." How bad can a small snake be? At most, it's just refusing to let others see its tail. Luc Minh is still determined to find him. But at that moment, Tinh Dao disappeared. Regarding her whereabouts, Luc Van sent someone to investigate. There is no news on this side. On the other side, Luc Minh finally saw the little snake. She was standing side by side with the snake man in the dark alley, choosing items in front of the shelves. Natural like normal people. Intimate like a soulmate. 5I didn't expect to meet Luc Minh here. When he walked out of the store, he stood at the corner of the street, his eyes stopped at my hand holding tightly with Lan Trach's. I didn't avoid it, but proactively ran forward and introduced Lan Trach. For example–he is a white-scaled snake. Aside from the difference in color, our tails are identical. And these past days, it was he who took care of me. I just don't stay in the dark alley. That's his workplace. When he's done, he'll come find me. Speaking of this, I bowed my head shyly, the corner of my lips curled slightly: "Same kind... is really good." Luc Minh's eyes suddenly darkened. I thought about it, feeling like there was still something left unsaid. Ah, that's right, it was a misunderstanding. “It's about

Tinh Dao, it's really not what I did." I looked at him seriously, my voice filled with torment, "At that time I was so scared, I didn't have time to explain anything and ran away... now that I think about it, how stupid." As time passed, the emotions that once made me confused and scared, can now be gently expressed. Luc Minh's throat slid slightly, suddenly choking: "Luc Van wants to see you." I was stunned. "He raised you for many years, you should at least... come visit once. He's very worried about you." Really? I can go back to see Luc Van. That day I left too quickly, I didn't even have time to say a word. I looked at Lan Trach. "Go, I'll wait for you to come home." Because that was the Luc family's private territory, Lan Trach couldn't go with me. I followed Luc Minh, back to where I grew up. But he didn't take me to meet Luc Van right away. Arriving at the lakeside under the moonlight, he suddenly stopped, then turned around and hugged me tightly. I was stunned - This was the first time he took the initiative to get close to me. The mermaid's unique body temperature passed through the fabric, warm and unfamiliar. Immediately after, my foot slipped - "Boom!" The water splashed, I held my breath, but a second later he held me tightly by the waist and lifted me out of the water. His blue tail was hidden under the water, his sparkling scales lightly brushing my calves. "Where is your tail?" His voice rang through my wet hair. I gently swayed my legs submerged in the water, but unlike before, I didn't rush to reveal the snake's tail. Even I was surprised. “Where is your tail?” Luc Minh repeated. "Don't bring it up again." "I... I don't hate anything." "It's not like that." I looked at him and gently said, "Before... it's true that I thought my tail was ugly, not as beautiful as a fish's tail. I even came to Lan Trach and asked if I could change it to a fish's tail." His fish tail still waved slightly, circling around and lightly touching my cold, wet leg. I continued: "But Lan Trach asked me, do you hate your tail, or do you hate yourself because you have low self-esteem and want to change your tail?"