My Mr. Mermaid

Untitled Part 39

Chapter 39 by ryuxenji

Qi Rui-Feng was a particularly direct and clueless person. At the dinner table, he chatted and joked around with Yun Duo, and so Yun Duo was infected by his mood and did not think any further on whether Tang Yi-Bai was angry. Tang Yi-Bai had such a good temper, so of course he wouldn't be angry. He must have just been kidding with them.

After the meal, Tang Yi-Bai wanted to send Yun Duo home, and Qi Rui-Feng insisted on coming along. Tang Yi-Bai had planned to refuse, but he suddenly seemed to think of something and merely said with a smile, "Okay."

And so the three of them called a cab and headed towards his house. When they were almost at their destination, Qi Rui-Feng looked out the window from the passenger's seat and asked, "Tang Yi-Bai, isn't this the direction to your house?"

Tang Yi-Bai replied, "Yes, we are heading to my place."

"Hey, we're supposed to send Yun Duo home." Qi Rui-Feng was disgruntled.

Tang Yi-Bai threw a sideways glance at Yun Duo sitting beside him. It was too dark inside the car, so he could not see her expression very well. He only saw her turn her head away slightly and cough softly with a hand over her mouth.

His mood abruptly took a turn for the better. Some things only existed between the two of them, him and her, beyond the reach of others.

Qi Rui-Feng was still complaining, "Tang Yi-Bai, you're too shameless. Why didn't you say anything sooner if you wanted to go home first?"

Tang Yi-Bai calmly tossed out a bomb. "Yun Duo is staying in my room."

Yun Duo: =.= Why does that sound so weird ...

Qi Rui-Feng went silent. He stared at them intently, and when Yun Duo did not deny the claim, he came to the conclusion that Tang Yi-Bai had not been joking.

However, those words had really sounded like a joke ... they couldn't have already gotten married, right?

"Ahem," Yun Duo suddenly felt kind of guilty. When she had first found out that she had actually rented Tang Yi-Bai's room, she had only thought that it was an astounding coincidence. Even when she had accidentally seen Tang Yi-Bai's naked body, she had not felt any guilt. However, now, as she faced Qi Rui-Feng's questioning stare, she suddenly felt uneasy, as if some hidden private corner of her inner self was being examined. She ducked her head and explained, "I just happened to rent a room at his home while I was finding a new place. Isn't it such a coincidence?"

Qi Rui-Feng's face was full of doubt. He did not believe in such a coincidence, and he also did not believe that there were parents who would rent out their son's room. He asked Tang Yi-Bai incredulously, "Your parents don't want you anymore? Are you not their biological son?"

"I am their biological son. Our house still has other rooms."

Qi Rui-Feng sniffed coldly. "I don't believe it. You think I'm stupid?"

Tang Yi-Bai was resigned. "Okay. Yun Duo and I should apply for a certificate already. We're just waiting till I turn 22 years old. So she has moved into our house. Do you believe that?"

Yun Duo was greatly flustered. "Don't make things up ...!"

Qi Rui-Feng's gaze swung between Tang Yi-Bai and Yun Duo. After staring over them a good long while, he finally shook his head. "I don't believe it. Why don't you kiss her and see?"

Tang Yi-Bai's palms held onto Yun Duo's petite rounded shoulders, and with a gentle pull, the distance between the two of them was instantly much closer. Yun Duo watched with wide eyes as he pressed even closer. She was so shocked her eyes were as round as saucers. Damn, brother, you can't be serious, right? Is it really necessary to try this hard?!