The Mermaid of the Deep Sea

Chapter 13

tuk-tuk-tuk

The door of Derby's house was knocked again, but this time the visiting guests were not caught off guard. After a while, Derby opened the door from the house, and looked at the visitor with a somewhat embarrassed expression, "Rabertine..."

Lei Boding whistled, "It's good, I didn't get rejected again this time."

Derby's face became redder because of Lei Boding's words, and he said sideways, "Come in."

Lei Boding was also polite, nodded and followed Derby into the house.

After Derby poured the water for Lei Boding, he raised his eyes and looked at him, "Didn't you say that today you will go fishing with Ivor and Ralph?"

Lei Boding took a sip of water and waved his hand, "Raffle has something to do, so I didn't go." He picked up the things he put aside and said with a smile, "It's okay anyway, so I made you a fun one."

Hearing that it was interesting, Derby didn't care about the awkwardness that continued from the deep conversation with Lei Boting last time, he raised his head and looked at Lei Boting curiously, "Huh?"

"That's it." Lei Boting shook the thing, "Do you know what it is?"

Derby shook his head honestly, "I don't know, what is this?"

"Well, this is checkers." Lei Bodine replied in awe-inspiring manner, and put the thing on the stone table in Derby's house, "See if you like it."

Derby leaned over and looked at the plate made of coral carefully, then turned to Lei Boding and asked, "Why does it look a bit like a starfish?" Then he pointed to the hollowed out places and small holes on it, "What is this for?"

Lei Boding patiently explained everything to Derby, "Here, it's for putting beads, and here, it's for playing games."

"Beads? What beads?" Derby seemed interested in such things.

"Oh, yes, I almost forgot." Lei Boding slapped his head and took out another small bag after Derby asked, "It's this bead, I found it at home, it's just right for playing checkers." Said Lei Bo Ting put the things in the bag on the side of the chessboard, "You can choose the color you like when you play."

Derby stared blankly at the glittering and translucent beads of various colors poured into the side grid, then waved his hands and said, "No, no, this is too precious, I can't take it."

"Why can't I ask for it? Isn't it just beads?" Lei Boting was so enthusiastic that he didn't expect Derby to refuse, and raised his eyebrows again.

"Of course not." Derby looked at Lei Boding and replied seriously, "It's not easy to collect these beads, how could I want them."

"What's wrong with these beads?" Seeing Derby's solemn expression, Lei Boting almost thought that he had given away a bag of diamonds—this was the last time Lei Boting inspected the original Lei Boting's property. It came out, and I thought it was not a valuable thing just throwing it away so casually. If it is really like what Derby said, it would be a bit inappropriate. If a friend who is not particularly strong suddenly gives you a string of Cartier necklaces, then you can't take it either.

Debi lightly touched the small crystal beads and explained, "Such beads can only be produced by colored clams, and we don't have colored clams here. They can only be encountered on the way during fishing tides. There are so many. I’m afraid it’s been a long time since I’ve collected them, and I also have some…” Debi didn’t know what to think of, and his face was a little sad, “These should be collected by Lei’s father, so keep them well.”

Hearing Derby's explanation, Lei Boting was also stunned. Lei Boting was a bachelor, but he didn't jump out of a rock. He also had a father and a Daddy, but his parents were in a fishing tide to protect him. This is the reason why Lei Boting is such a fool and a ruffian, but the patriarch is more tolerant of him. A child without a father should always take care of him, let alone the descendants of the clan who died for the clan. , then you should be more concerned.

Along the way, Lei Boding also remembered that Derby's parents also left during that fishing tide. In short, it was a disaster, an unspeakable and unforgettable wound that lingered in all the mermaids.Recalling such a thing, Lei Boting's face was also a little ugly, "I, I forgot..."

Derby looked at Lei Boting's slightly ugly face, and also remembered Lei Boting's amnesia. He didn't want Lei Boting to feel sad because of his words, so he repacked the beads and handed Lei Boting with a smile. , "It's okay, just put it away." After speaking, he put on a mischievous expression, "This thing is too expensive, and I'm afraid I'll lose it when I hold it, but the things you made look very interesting. I have some small beads made by stone, can you teach me how to play?"

Lei Boting looked at Derby's curved eyebrows, and of course realized Derby's thoughtfulness, so he took the small bag and curled his lips, "Okay."

After playing several games of checkers, Lei Boting finally had a better understanding of Derby's life. Derby's great enthusiasm for checkers showed how boring and boring his life was, until Lei Boting watched the time When Derby got up early and was about to leave, Derby was still a little reluctant to part with him. For the first time, he invited Lei Boding, "If you are free, come and play checkers with me, okay?"

Lei Boting looked at Derby's clear and hopeful eyes, and naturally nodded in agreement, "Of course, I also like to play checkers. Speaking of which, you learn so fast, I almost can't beat you. "

Derby blushed a little because of Lei Boding's praise, "No, I wouldn't have been able to react if you hadn't reminded me several times."

Although Derby's shy and blushing look is very good-looking, Lei Boting still had to prepare to leave when he remembered the agreement with Ivor and Ralph, "Practice makes perfect, you will definitely be better than me if you play a few more games. The time is not right now." It's early, then I'll leave first, and if I don't have anything to do tomorrow, I'll come to play checkers with you again."

"Yes." Derby nodded with bright eyes, "I'll wait for you."

Although he knew that Derby was waiting for me to play checkers with him, Lei Boting couldn't help feeling numb when he saw Derby waiting for him, and waved to Derby with a smirk, "Don't wait for me!" , you are busy with your own work, I will come over when I have time. Let's go first, go back. "

"Understood, be careful on the road." Standing at the door, Derby waved at Lei Boting who had already turned and left, and did not turn back to his room until Lei Boting could no longer see his back.

Swimming to the side of the stone table, Derby carefully picked up Lei Boding's chessboard made of coral, and touched the stone beads in the small box that he and Lei Boting found together, with a sweet smile on his face.

Lei Boting swam towards his house in a good mood, but when he was about to reach the door, he was stopped by a strange voice, "Hey! Hey! Hey! Dude, you told us to come and find you but you didn't show up. Now, isn't that a little too much?"

Lei Boding looked up, and found that Ralph and Ivor were leaning on the door of his house like two door gods, looking at him winkingly.

Lei Boding waved his hand as if surrendering, "Okay, buddy, I'm a little late, but please don't look at me like a prey, okay, I'm timid."

"Tch, pull it down." At this moment, Ai Fu gave Lei Boting a look, swam slowly to Lei Boting's side, circled Lei Boding with a scrutinizing gaze, and winked, "It seems that we Is your good brother Mr. Lei Boding ready to become a partner with his little mermaid?"

"Hey, what are you talking about!" Lei Boding yelled as he got goosebumps from Avon's gossiping tone, stretched out his hand and pushed him.

Ivor stepped back and leaned against Raph and bumped him with his shoulder, "Dude, I think I'm right, what do you think?"

Now Ralph is in the united front with Ivor, and he also said with a strange smile, "Of course, brother, we always discover the same thing tacitly, so I think, Ray, it's better not to hide and tell the truth."

"Confess? What am I going to explain!" Lei Boding yelled, feeling a little guilty for no reason when Ralph and Ivor looked at him.

"Just tell me the love story between you and Derby." Raffle spoke first.

Ave went on to say, "And when are you going to hold a ceremony to become a couple? Ralph and I will prepare gifts for you."

Lei Boting looked at Ralph and Ivor as if they were determined to be ugly, and couldn't help raising his hands, "Okay, okay, let's go into the room and talk?"

Ralph and Ivor looked at each other with a smile, nodded, and agreed with a grandpa air.

"Hey, brothers, I have to say, it's wrong to make groundless speculation like this." After entering the room, Lei Boding immediately turned around and made a solemn statement.

"Are we chasing after the wind?" Ralph asked Lei Boding with a smirk.

Ave also helped, "Then Mr. Lei Boding, can you explain why you are running to Derby's house every three days?"

"I—" Lei Boting was speechless at Ivor's question, and then he lowered his head in frustration and muttered, "He suffered such a serious injury in order to save me, can I go to visit him?"

"Of course." Ralph nodded and put his hands on Lei Boting's shoulders, "But Derby's injury has already healed, do you still need you to go to him often now?"

"Yeah, he was injured because of you, you go to visit him and I have no objection with Ralph, but what's going on with you now?" Ivor, who is always joking and carefree, also has a rare serious expression and stepped forward to catch Leiber Ding's shoulder, "Don't you know, now those mermaids say that you either got close to Derby because you were broken in the forbidden area, or you were stimulated by Dean's refusal to hang out with Derby, don't you know Do those mermaids look at you so strangely?"

Lei Boding, who was a little guilty and confused before, heard Ivor's words, but a surge of anger surged in his heart. He shook off Ralph and Ivory and put them on his shoulders. Do you look down on him so much? His flaws, such as the bead on the brow, the lack of webs, and the inability to shed tears, these are different from you," said Lei Boding, pointing to the outside again, "and those mermaids outside have a pearl Is it the relationship between you? Is it hindering you from fishing or eating? Why are you targeting him like this?"

Lei Boting's sudden outburst of anger stunned Ivor and Ralph. It took a long time for Raph to step forward and try to hold Lei Boting back, "Dude..." but Lei Boting avoided him.

Ivor, on the other hand, didn't understand, and muttered in a low voice, "But you did the same thing to Derby before."

Lei Boding retorted without thinking, "Now I feel that I was wrong like that before, and I don't want to do that again. I want to change it now, okay?" Holding the shoulders of Ralph and Ivor, he said in a serious tone, "Ralph, Ivor, can you stop targeting Derby for no reason? Derby is really kind and nice, and he deserves better treatment instead of going to Take the eyes and the sarcasm. If we're still friends, if we're brothers, then stop doing that, okay?"

Ralph looked at Lei Boding with a serious expression, and asked in silence for a while, "Could it be, do you really like Derby?"