Chapter 1736: Mermaid Rearing Guide 08

You Zhuoran stayed behind to clean up the mess, when suddenly he heard a few faint shouts from the corner.

"You Team, You Team!"

He raised his brows, instinctively sensing nothing good, yet he still walked over to that corner.

"You left the office again without permission?" You Zhuoran's tone was not good.

The energetic youth in the corner immediately smiled, saying, "Nonsense, I'm just taking Number Ten out for a walk."

Xu Yi held up the Little Seal and said, "Look."

The Little Seal also grinned, "Hug!"

"Eh, I told you not to just say 'hug' to anyone." Xu Yi rubbed the Little Seal's wet head, curiously asking the speechless You Zhuoran, "You Team, just now who was the Doctor Lin you were calling? I've never seen him before."

Here we go again.

You Zhuoran really couldn't help noticing this person was probing for information.

"That's not something a keeper should worry about." You Zhuoran said.

Xu Yi's Eyeball shifted, then he smiled, "Aren't we friends? I'm just concerned—what if you've made another friend?"

You Zhuoran: "..."

He gritted his teeth, "Can you stop saying weird things all the time!"

Xu Yi made an "oh" sound, not taking it to heart, "Then you should just tell me, otherwise I'll lose my appetite over this when I go back, and I'll keep pestering you about it every day."

Never doubt a reporter's obsession with the truth!

Xu Yi put on a serious face.

You Zhuoran remained silent.

Just imagining that scene already gave him a headache.

Lin Juan, a genetics research doctor transferred from headquarters, is in charge of watching Number Seventeen.

"Number Seventeen!" Xu Yi sat up straight, "Is that the mysterious deep-sea mermaid?"

"Yes," You Zhuoran warned, wary of him causing trouble, glancing at the Little Seal, "Stay away from him, or if Lin Juan gets angry he'll first use Number Ten for experiments."

Xu Yi frightenedly hugged the Little Seal tighter, "No, no, wasn't it said the experiment time hasn't come yet?"

His small face scrunched up, his brows knitting with worry.

It's said only one mermaid has been found so far—how can it be used for experiments?

Xu Yi secretly resolved to, before leaving the base, try to release all the animals and mermaids here.

The primary task is still to figure out the structure of the main control room—what's inside is plenty.

"I took Number Ten back to the Breeding Chamber to eat, hey, You Team also remember to have lunch!" Xu Yi beamed again, bright and energetic, and after saying that he hugged the Little Seal and headed for the elevator.

You Zhuoran gave a light cough, stared at the retreating back for a few seconds before leaving.

——

Number Seventeen's office.

Inside the Breeding Chamber, Jin Chen, who had been unconscious for three days, finally woke up.

Of course, he also remembered everything that happened after entering the sexual urge very clearly.

The good news is, aside from being covered in wounds, he wasn't beaten up any more by his wife.

The bad news is, his Blackening Value remained at 100%, not dropping at all.

But he himself was also in great pain!

Jin Chen, feeling wronged, touched several wounds on his body.

His shoulder was injured, but he had slept with his wife.

Alright, he didn't hold it against her.

Just as he was thinking about that, Jin Chen suddenly heard the sound of an access card opening the door outside the office.

With a thought, he swam to the edge of the chamber opening.

Lin Juan entered and immediately sensed that unignorable gaze; before he could even get angry, he looked up and saw the mermaid's wet blue pupils, like a shattered crystal ball, the depths filled with glittering tear fragments—lost yet beautiful.

"Wife." Jin Chen spoke first, his voice both excited and a little at a loss.

"... You still dare to call?"

Lin Juan coldly rebuked.

But in his heart, the doubt whether Jin Chen had called the wrong person finally dissipated.

He recalled the doctor saying that Number Seventeen, after waking from the coma, needed a nutrient injection—drawing the nutrient solution into the syringe, he walked toward the chamber with a cold face holding the syringe.

"No hugging." Lin Juan seemed to have anticipated that.

Jin Chen's outstretched hand stiffened in the air; feeling wronged, he pulled it back, his fingers lightly tapping his shoulder, not daring to call her wife.

"Juan, it hurts."

He didn't really understand why Lin Juan was angry, just instinctively acting spoiled, "Still here."

Previously, when Jin Chen killed the experimenter, the most severe wounds to his chest and abdomen were all torn open, and the injury on the tail fin that had served as a rope all night also split.

But it paled in comparison to the shoulder wound, which looked shocking even though the mermaid's blood wasn't bright red, still making one feel reluctant.

Lin Juan looked at him for a few seconds, "Sit still, I'll apply medicine."

"Okay." Jin Chen obediently nodded, retracted his clawed fingers, playing with his own silver long hair, his beautiful tail fin swaying back and forth, trying to hook Lin Juan's ankle.

"Pain..."

When the nutrient needle pierced his nape, Jin Chen reflexively flicked his tail fin, yet couldn't help leaning forward to hug Lin Juan's shoulder, "Juan, be gentle."

Lin Juan's motion of injecting the nutrient solution didn't stop; only his Adam's apple bobbed slightly, his heart knotted tightly inside.

Why does he still can't help but be soft-hearted?

Lin Juan couldn't figure it out; his usually calm heart was stirred into ripples.

He closed his eyes, oblivious, and let Jin Chen bury his face in his embrace.

Yet Jin Chen was the first to pull away from the hug, his blue eyes widening in surprise.

"How is it?" Lin Juan asked.

Jin Chen frowned anxiously, then leaned in to sniff Lin Juan several times, finally confirming his suspicion.

"Juan, while I'm dizzy, go hug the Lion!"

"Smelly, change clothes."

Jin Chen shrank back to the hatch, unwilling to hug anymore, and gritted his teeth in anger.

He was trembling with fear here, while his wife outside was playing with the Lion—how could such a thing happen!

Lin Juan: "……"

What's the matter.

He gave a cold look: "Don't change; the smell is just fine."

To avoid the hassle of hugging back and forth.

Lin Juan came over with the medicine box, put on gloves, and opened the cabinet to get the medicine.

Jin Chen turned away in anger, refusing to communicate.

Lin Juan didn't coax him either; standing behind him, he applied medicine to his shoulder, then suddenly realized there was still an unresolved issue.

He lifted his gaze to look at the mermaid's puffed side profile and asked, "Jin Chen, where does this name come from?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Juan watched the mermaid's ear fins slowly curl up, clearly unwilling to listen.

He pinched the fragile, translucent-blue ear fin, saying, "You're not allowed to ignore me."

Jin Chen: "……Oh."

"Juan, comfort me first."

Lin Juan fell silent, reassuring himself that figuring out the mermaid's condition was important, and perhaps this could lead him to the hidden location of that tribe.

He reached out to stroke Jin Chen's silver hair, soft as silk, flowing behind him, like stroking seaweed gently swaying in water.

"I'm curious about your name, Jin Chen." Lin Juan's tone softened, soothing.

Jin Chen was still weak; being touched made him a bit drowsy, yet he turned and clasped Lin Juan's hand, gazing at him to explain, "I don't know."

He tapped his own brow: "When I woke up, I was called Jin Chen."

Hmm, anyway it's not wrong.

Lin Juan was obviously curious about this explanation.

Could it be some kind of hereditary tradition among a clan?

"Then, in the seabed where you lived as a child, are there any other mermaids?" Lin Juan asked again.

These words spun in Jin Chen's ears who knows how many times, and he deliberately interpreted them as another meaning.

He let out a wary hum: "No, Juan, only I can have you."

Lin Juan: "……"

I didn't mean it that way.