The Mermaid of the Deep Sea

Chapter 24

"I know that Lance and I are friends for a purpose." Derby looked at Lei Boting's questioning face, smiled, and replied, "I also know that in his eyes, they are just corals, pearls, and silk. Yarn. But I will."

How can you not know, even if you don't know at first, you will gradually realize it later, but you still have to act as if you don't know anything, because you have desires, because you have extravagant hopes.

"Derby..." Lei Boting looked at Derby's half-bitter and half-self-deprecating smile, and suddenly couldn't say anything.

Derby didn't wait for Lei Boting to say anything, and just continued, "But I will be lonely too, and I'm also afraid of being lonely. I don't have friends, I want friends, the real kind of friends, not joking with you on the surface Laugh and then turn around and laugh at you for taunting your friends. Lance and Al... Anyway, they don't care about my flaws, and they don't think I'm weird. In front of them, I don't need to have any burden , don’t need to be afraid, don’t need to look forward and backward, this is enough. Coral, pearls or silk gauze, I can get them all, I don’t think it matters, I—”

Derby was interrupted by Lei Boting before he finished speaking. He was held tightly in Lei Boting's arms, and Lei Boting's buzzing voice sounded above his head, "No, from now on, you still have me, With me by your side, you won't be lonely anymore, really, I swear."

Lei Boding's hug came so suddenly that Derby didn't react for a long time, but when he came back to his senses, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, and he raised his hands and circled them carefully as if holding some priceless treasure. On Lei Boting's back, "Well...I know, thank you, Lei Boting..."

Lei Boding hugged Derby for a while, and then patted him on the back lightly, "Okay, from now on, you just need to remember that I'm still by your side. It's good to have friends, but I won't let you You are being taken advantage of by others.”

At this time, Derby, who had been freed from the emotions just now, turned red again, and got out of Lei Boting's arms. Derby couldn't help but excuse his friend who actually had some problems with his character, "Actually Lance is not as bad as you think, he just likes these things better, and he hasn't asked me anything else, and he hasn't done anything to hurt me."

Lei Boding is definitely a double-faced person. He can't do anything when facing outsiders, but when facing his own treasure, he will naturally give in repeatedly.Otherwise, according to his personality, if it wasn't Derby where someone else made buns and spoke for dogs, Lei Boding would have rolled his eyes and let the other party stay where he was so cool. Mix it up.

But now, this person is Derby, and he is still speaking for the bastard who took advantage of him. Although Lei Boding is unhappy, he hasn't put face on it, and he only swears in his heart, 'You can only give him these nautical miles Are the specialties good?Is it better for people to pick up the precious ones as much as possible?These things are precious enough on land, what else do you want to give?Fish fillets and seaweed are not rare if you want to give them to others! '

Derby didn't notice Lei Boding's expression, and continued to talk, but this time his expression was a little worried, "Speaking of which, Al said that Lance went to find some holy place, and he didn't say anything to Al when he left, so it's just that." He left without a sound, and he hasn't come back after such a long time, I'm really worried about him..."

Lei Boding continued to mutter in his heart, "It would be nice to be eaten by lions and tigers on the way, you shameless bastard who takes advantage of you!" '

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Just like that, for as long as Derby talked, Lei Boting greeted Lance in his heart for a long time. In the end, Lei Boting didn't want to hear Lance's name anymore, so he interrupted, picked up the oyster that he had just pushed aside and gave it to him. To Derby's mouth, "Eat it quickly, the taste will not be right after a long time."

"Ah, oh." Derby stopped talking as expected, and obediently ate the oyster meat that Lei Boting handed over.

When he was full, Lei Boting began to encourage Derby to come to some sideshows, "Derby, let's sing a song and listen."

"Huh? Sing?" Derby was playing with a green fruit, and was dumbfounded when he heard Lei Boting's request.

"Yeah." Lei Boting began to get excited about his whim, he hadn't heard Derby sing before, you know, mermaid's singing can be described as a natural sound, "I've never heard you sing, let's hear it Listen."

"I, I can't sing well." Derby began to stutter.

"Who says you can't sing well?" Lei Boting asked back.

"Other mermaids..." Derby's voice became softer, "Besides, I also think that I can't sing well."

"Hey, you don't understand. There are a hundred answers in the mouths of a hundred mermaids. Everyone's opinion is different. There is no single evaluation standard." After hearing this, Lei Boting began to greet those who bullied Derby in his heart. But the mermaid began to persuasion on the surface, "We need to have confidence in ourselves, come on, don't feel pressured, let's sing a song, I really want to hear it."

Derby looked at Lei Boding's bawdy eyes, and the reluctance in his heart suddenly dissipated into a puff of smoke. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and wagged his tail in the water unconsciously, "Then, then I will sing A few words."

"Well, I'm listening." Lei Boding purposely sat up straight, assuming a posture of listening carefully.

It's very quiet here, there's only him and Lei Boting here, and the little uneasiness in Derby's heart gradually dissipated in such an environment. He looked at Lei Boting's encouraging eyes, opened his mouth, and spit out the first tone.

When the ethereal voice sounded accompanied by the sound of the waves, it was the first time that Lei Boding had such a thorough understanding of what is called the sound of nature, pure, clear, refreshing like clear spring water sliding through his throat, and like mellow red wine. It is fascinating, as if being led by an elf to wander in the beautiful garden, until Derby sang the last note, Lei Boting could not recover for a long time.

"Did you sing poorly?" Derby's shy voice woke Lei Boding, he stared blankly at the shy boy with a blushing face sitting next to him, and hugged him into his arms again, "Derby, You are a precious pearl, although restrained, it is hard to hide your brilliance."

"Ray, Lei Boding..." Lei Boting's sudden hug and slightly excited words made Derby's heart beat like a drum, and he only had time to call and hug his mermaid's name before his voice was interrupted, "Derby, it's a shooting star!" !"

Derby was held by Lei Boting's shoulders and turned to the sea. Following Lei Boting's line of sight, Derby found that the sky that was originally dotted with twinkling stars slipped through tails of light at some point, making people dazzled. .

Lei Boting bumped into Derby excitedly, "Hurry up and make a wish, it's very effective." As he spoke, he first folded his hands together, closed his eyes and began to mutter words.

Derby subconsciously followed suit. At first, he was still in a state of chaos, not knowing what to wish for, but then he slowly calmed down, and the deepest wishes in his heart surfaced.

When Derby finished making his wish and opened his eyes, he realized that Lei Boding had been looking at him with a smile for an indefinitely long time.

Seeing Derby open his eyes, Lei Boding smiled and said, "Wow, it seems that you have made a lot of wishes, and I have been waiting for you for a long time."

"Ah..." Derby's face turned red for some reason, and he lowered his head slightly, "Can't you make many wishes?"

"Theoretically, you can only make one wish." Lei Boting looked at Derby's expression changed instantly because of his words, and quickly speeded up his speech, "But, that is only for the time when there is only one shooting star, so now A large-scale meteor shower, it doesn't matter how much you love it."

Derby's heart that had just been lifted was let down again because of Lei Boding's explanation. He let out a long breath, patted his chest and said, "That's good, that's good."

"Why is the wish so important, tell me?" Lei Boting leaned forward and asked meanly.

"You can't say your wishes. If you say it, it won't work." Although Derby is a small housekeeper, he is not stupid, and he simply replied.

"Okay, okay, just don't ask." Seeing that there was no hope of obtaining information, Lei Boding didn't continue to ask, and just said, "The wish will come true sooner if you work hard on your own."

"Hmm..." Derby pondered for a while after listening to Lei Boding's words, and then nodded vigorously, "I will definitely work hard!"

"I know, I know." Lei Boting patted Derby, looked at the moon that had climbed to the center, and said, "It's getting late, let's go back."

Derby looked at it, and it was only late at night. Although he was a little bit reluctant, he nodded obediently and followed Lei Boding into the deep sea.

When he went back, Lei Boting still held Derby's hand, but Derby's expression was a little more firm and comfortable than the hesitation when he came.

Sending Derby to the door, Lei Boting looked at the tired Derby and told him, "I played a little late today, so I don't have to wake up so early tomorrow, sleep a little longer."

"Well, you too." Derby suppressed the desire to yawn, nodded, thought about it and said, "I had a great time today, thank you, Lei Boding."

Lei Boting looked at Derby with tears in the corners of his eyes because he was suppressing sleepiness, and he looked like a sleepy and confused child. Liquid, lowered his head and planted a kiss on the forehead of the other party, "Good night." After finishing speaking, he turned and left without waiting for Derby to respond.

Derby maintained the posture of reaching out his hand to cover his yawn, and stared at Lei Boding's back as he walked away, in a daze.