The figure by the sea stirred. Hearing Yu Zhizhi's voice, Yusen turned around, his ice-blue eyes as calm as a deep pool in the darkness.
Yu Zhizhi's steps were uneven as she trudged across the sand to stand before the young man.
She let out a soft sigh. "You're here, watching the sea."
'As long as he's here.'
He hadn't suddenly vanished. He was just alone, quietly gazing at the coastline.
No one knew what the mermaid was thinking.
Yusen watched her in silence.
'…Have you decided?'
For the past few days, she had seemed burdened with worry. There was an unspoken understanding between them; no one had mentioned the future.
Yu Zhizhi turned to the side and looked at Louis.
The young man handed her the bamboo basket in his hands, smiled, and took a few steps back, leaving them this brief moment alone.
Cradling the bamboo basket, Yu Zhizhi's eyes shimmered faintly in the darkness of the night.
"I... I had our Mermaid Baby."
