Chapter 10: Jealous Fish

In two more days, they would reach the Nalong Country. Lan Qian was very happy and specially instructed the first mate to find a few clean, dark-skinned, busty, handsome men to serve Jiang Yang.

Jiang Yang was currently the woman at the top of the food chain on this ship, so the first mate naturally didn’t dare to neglect her. He patted his chest and said, “Don’t worry, the men serving the Second Miss must naturally be the best. Those men from small countries are eager to attach themselves to our Second Miss and return to our country to live a good life. By the way, I heard that the Second Miss has been eating vegetarian for several days in a row. Is it because the seafood is not to her taste? Today, we just caught a big octopus. Why don’t you ask the Second Miss if she wants to try it?”

Lan Qian didn’t tell the first mate that Jiang Yang, who had fallen in love, was currently eating vegetarian for love, but she was also worried that Jiang Yang’s lack of meat and fish would lead to malnutrition. She eagerly ran back to the room and asked, “Second Miss, the crew just caught a big octopus. Do you want to try it?”

“A big octopus? How big?” Jiang Yang yawned lazily while blowing the sea breeze. Last night, she had listened to the handsome merman sing. She had originally wanted to listen to only one song and then give a reward to be done with it.

As a result, she couldn’t take out anything valuable, but the kind-hearted, handsome fish not only didn’t mind but also enthusiastically pulled her to sing for half the night, his face turning red from singing.

If Jiang Yang hadn’t been too sleepy, the handsome fish probably could have sung all night. She only returned to sleep in the latter half of the night and had no energy when she woke up early.

Lan Qian stretched out her arms to demonstrate, “It’s this big, and its tentacles are as thick as my arm.”

“I won’t eat it. The meat is too old when it’s that big,” Jiang Yang said pickily.

Lan Qian thought for a moment and said, “Um, the sailors also caught some small octopuses. Their meat is tender. Does the Second Miss want–”

“Yes, spicy,” Jiang Yang’s taste changed from time to time. She would eat something she liked until she no longer wanted to eat it before changing to a new dish. Recently, she had grown tired of vegetables and naturally wanted to change her taste.

Lan Qian’s eyes instantly lit up with joy. Oh my god~ the Second Miss was starting to eat meat again! “Alright, I’ll immediately instruct the kitchen to make it.”

At noon, the kitchen served a plate of spicy small octopuses. The flavor was spicy, salty, and fragrant. Jiang Yang ate them one by one, sweating from her forehead and feeling extremely refreshed.

“Second Miss, eat slowly. If you still want to eat more, we can have the kitchen make more in the evening,” Lan Qian fanned her while handing her water.

Jiang Yang drank the water in one gulp, exhaling a mouthful of spicy, hot air. Her lips were slightly swollen from the spiciness. “Ah~ that’s enough. I can’t even finish this plate. We can reheat it and eat it in the evening.”

Seeing Jiang Yang eat so enthusiastically, like a refugee who had escaped famine, Lan Qian felt both heartache and amusement. That damned, despicable fish.

Just as she was mentally cursing that seductive fish, Jiang Yang cleared her throat, wiped her mouth, and walked out.

Lan Qian hurriedly followed, “Second Miss, where are you going?”

Jiang Yang gestured for her not to follow, “I’m going to see Chi Mei.”

Lan Qian stamped her feet with resentment but was helpless.

Jiang Yang knocked on the door and walked in. The handsome fish was originally very happy to see her coming, his fishtail almost wagging out afterimages, but his expression suddenly froze, and his swaying fishtail drooped down.

Huh? Why did he suddenly wilt?

Jiang Yang stepped forward and asked, “Not happy?”

Chi Mei’s expression was gloomy. When he was unhappy, his brows and eyes would press down extremely low, giving him a somewhat unpredictable aura.

After a long time, Jiang Yang’s patience was almost gone. Chi Mei finally asked in a resentful tone, “Did you touch other fish?” From the moment Jiang Yang entered the room, Chi Mei had keenly smelled the scent of other fish on her body.

Why would there be the scent of other fish on her body? Chi Mei’s mind buzzed, and countless terrible guesses emerged.

“Uh……” Jiang Yang was shocked. How did he know she had eaten fish today? Mind reading?

Shocked as she was, Jiang Yang still told the truth, “I guess so.” Octopuses should also count as fish, right?

Chi Mei’s fingers tightly gripped the edge of the bucket, his hand hidden underwater gripping the white jade bracelet so hard he almost crushed it. His jealousy soaked through, “What fish do you like so much?” “Spicy small octopus.”

Chi Mei’s jealousy surged. He had thought it was some incredibly beautiful fish, but it turned out to be just an octopus. So ugly, uglier than a sea monster, with disgusting tentacles. How could Jiang Yang take a liking to an octopus?

Spicy small octopus, was it a new species he hadn’t seen before? But he was the most beautiful fish in the entire ocean. She actually left him alone without accompanying him and went to flirt with an octopus!!

She even called it little octopus, little octopus, how intimate! She had never called him that way!

Liar! Women are all liars! A few days ago, she gave him a bracelet and courted him, but now she was being affectionate with other fish. Chi Mei was about to explode with anger, both furious and aggrieved. The entire fish was not well. He simply sank to the bottom of the water and ignored Jiang Yang.

“Hey, hey, hey, what’s wrong with you?” Jiang Yang leaned on the edge of the water bucket, reaching into the water to fish him out.

Heaven knows how confused Jiang Yang was at this moment. Had this fish gone crazy? Or was he unhappy that she ate alone without sharing?

Just then, the person delivering Chi Mei’s lunch arrived. Jiang Yang immediately took the food box and opened it to see that it was filled with the freshest and most tender fish belly meat.

“Chi Mei, come out and eat. Today it’s the Neptune grouper you like,” Jiang Yang lightly patted the water surface, and layers of ripples rose on the water surface, the water waves reflecting her beautiful and clear face.

Chi Mei was still sulking and swished his tail in protest.

Jiang Yang was not discouraged and continued to coax, “Alright, don’t be upset anymore. Good Chi Mei, little ancestor, come out and eat quickly.” Chi Mei chuckled underwater, his anger dissipating by half, but there was still some remaining fire. He emerged from the water like a gloomy water ghost.

Jiang Yang picked up a piece of pre-cut meat with her chopsticks and brought it to his mouth. Chi Mei originally wanted to put on an angry front and question her, but her chopsticks made him lose his temper. He opened his mouth and ate it.

Just as Jiang Yang was about to feed him a second time, Chi Mei grabbed her hand. This was the first time he had actively made physical contact with her. Jiang Yang didn’t mind, but Chi Mei’s entire reaction was extremely sensitive, his earlobes turning as red as blood.

“Why aren’t you eating anymore?” Jiang Yang asked.

Chi Mei looked up at her, his eyelashes dripping with water droplets as if he had cried. His voice also contained a choked sob, “Call him out, let’s meet.” Jiang Yang’s hand holding the chopsticks awkwardly stopped in midair, “Huh? Who?” “Your little octopus,” Chi Mei said in an arrogant tone.

“……” Jiang Yang lowered her head in difficulty, looking at the bulging lump under her robe… But he’s in my stomach.

Seeing her difficult expression, Chi Mei’s calmed anger and jealousy soared even more than before.

She went silent! She actually went silent! She was defending the wild fish outside!

An indescribable feeling of grievance pervaded Chi Mei’s heart. Do women’s hearts change so quickly?

Chi Mei sadly held the white jade bracelet. Jade was inherently cold, and it was even colder in the frigid seawater, like a block of ice. He needed to tightly hold it every day and warm it with his own not-so-high body temperature in order to give this jade bracelet some warmth. Now he felt that his heart was as cold as this piece of jade, dead.

He sank into the water once more. This time, no matter how Jiang Yang coaxed him, he couldn’t be coaxed out.

At the bottom of the water, not knowing the time or date, he just lay there staring at that white jade bracelet, examining it over and over again, but still unable to make up his mind to smash it.

“Chi Mei, come out quickly.” Jiang Yang’s gentle call sounded from the water surface again.

Chi Mei was still trapped in the pain of betrayal by others and didn’t want to pay attention to her, but Jiang Yang directly reached into the water bucket. With a scoop of her arm, she fished out the entire fish.

Chi Mei quickly wiped his eyes, his tone resentful, “What are you doing?” “For you.” The aroma of something hot wafted into Chi Mei’s sensitive nose. Jiang Yang placed a plate of freshly cooked spicy small octopuses in front of him, “The spicy small octopuses you wanted.” Chi Mei’s eyes were dazed for a long time before he reacted, blinking stupidly, “This is the small octopus you mentioned?” “What else?”

“…… No- nothing.” Chi Mei broke into a smile through his tears, his eyes that were about to cry instantly overflowing with joy.

“Feed me,” Chi Mei said somewhat spoiled.

“Alright,” Jiang Yang said helplessly.

The dead fish heart was revived. Chi Mei ate a large plate with a smile. He knew she still loved him very much.

“Holy shit!” In the evening, the crew member who came to change Chi Mei’s water saw that the drained water bucket was filled with a thick layer of pearls and was shocked beyond belief.

The person beside her nudged her and said in a low voice, “What are you still dazed for? Hurry up and collect them.”

The slow-reacting crew member nodded and frantically stuffed the pearls into their bosom.

“We’ve hit the jackpot this time. There must be at least a hundred pearls here, right?” the two crew members said excitedly after leaving the room.

“Absolutely. Although they can’t compare to merman tears, these pearls are round and lustrous. They can easily be sold for a good price.”

“We’ve made it big, made it big. But why was that merman crying?”

The crew members, immersed in joy, didn’t pay attention to Chi Mei and casually said, “He must be heartbroken, but as long as we’ve made money, who cares about the rest?”

The crew member nodded, “True.”

Chi Mei happily floated on the water. Tonight, his happiness had surged, and his entire heart was about to explode. This was a joy that Chi Mei had never experienced before.

Thinking of how Jiang Yang had actively fed him today, Chi Mei bit his lip, his face turning completely red. He played with the white jade bracelet, his slender fingers twirling around and around the inner circle of the bracelet. Finally, he made up his mind and put the white jade bracelet on his wrist. His flesh and bones were even and smooth, flawless like white jade. The corners of his eyes quickly turned red, and his tail fin rose up unusually.

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“Has anyone contacted the prince?” an elderly female mermaid asked among a group of merpeople in the deep sea.

The other young merpeople anxiously replied, “No.” “No.” “No.”

“No one has? How can no one have contacted him? Didn’t the prince actively send us messages a few days ago?” the elderly mermaid said angrily.

Suddenly, a young little mermaid in the group said timidly, “I think I just contacted the prince.”

The elderly mermaid said angrily, “Why didn’t you say so earlier if you contacted him?”

The young mermaid had a strange expression, “Because… because I think it might not be the prince. The voice was indeed the prince’s voice, but the words he said were incomprehensible to me.”

“What?” the elderly mermaid frowned, “What did the prince say?”

The young mermaid’s expression was unsightly, “The prince said… he said not to come looking for him anymore.”