When Zolren returned from the Dragon Palace, he saw that Winnie, who was staying at the Mermaid Cafe, was already sorting out his packages according to the scheduled departure time.

She carried the bubbles floating in the room, her body hunched down, her hands busy, and the silver fishtail cocked backwards was swinging slightly happily, as if she could get overflowing joy just by packing her luggage.

With Winnie's back to the door, she didn't notice that Zoren had returned to the café and was watching her from behind.

Clothes, food, and even daily necessities were all prepared one by one, Winnie neatly stuffed them into the already bulging backpack, and the shirt that she bought secretly at some point, as if she was afraid of being wrinkled, put it in and took it out uneasily, and repeatedly and carefully smoothed out every wrinkle on the white collar of the shirt with her slender white fingers.

Winnie's wife-like attribute made the ice in Zoren's heart unconsciously loosen when he entered the door, and the indifferent eyebrows on his face twitched, but soon returned to his original expressionless indifference.

He opened his mouth to say something, but his steps were quietly backing towards the doorway behind him.

Just as if you didn't see the moment that made your heart throb, go out and come back at another time, and then say goodbye, this is probably the best choice, right?

"What are you doing?"

A cold voice came from the door, it was the owner Xia Li who also returned from going out, and saw Zoren standing at the door and made an angry voice.

"What, trying to escape?" Xia Li then asked, her beautiful eyes staring at him deeply.

"Nope."

Zoren frowned, deciding that he was unreasonable.

"Mr. Zorren."

Disturbed by the words of the two, Winnie got up from the posture of burying her head in the luggage, and when she saw Zoren, she hurriedly dragged forward, and said with a smile, "The luggage is about to be packed, you see what is missing." By the way, I'm afraid I won't bring enough meat, so why don't I add another backpack? ”

"That's enough, I'm just getting out of here." Zoren nodded calmly, as if reminding, "In addition, as long as you prepare a set of clothes and food, the trip from Fish-Man Island will not take long." ”

He looked at the top layer of the backpack and continued, "And that shirt is not needed, I rarely wear that kind of formal wear with a sense of restraint. ”

"I see." Winnie smiled far-fetchedly, lowered her head and small face gloomily, and intertwined her fingers with a tangled meaning: "That's right, that, that-"

"Do you have anything to say?" Zoren said indifferently, with deliberate distancing in his words, and the two looked at each other.

"I ......" dodged her gaze in a panic, Winnie seemed to be choked, her innocent and beautiful face was suffocated, and she was timid, but she didn't spit out another word.

"If it's okay, then-" Zoren secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but before he finished speaking, Xia Li next to him suddenly interrupted his words and urged Winnie, "Winnie, if you miss this time, you won't have a chance in the future." I hope you think about it and don't regret it in the future. ”

This sentence seemed to stimulate and motivate Winnie, making her take a deep breath, clench her little hands like flowers, and her eyes swayed with determination.

[God assists]

[Reaching a consensus]

[Two women, one play]

【Accept the judgment of fate's love】

The barrage that expressed joy broke out, and the upper vision that did not exist in the eye did not bounce endlessly.

"What are you talking about?" Zoren raised his eyebrows and stared coldly at Xia Li. I didn't expect that the person who had been persuading Winnie not to have too much contact with her would turn back at the last moment.

"Mr. Zorren, I have something to say." Winnie's chest rose and fell with rapid breathing, and finally mustered up enough courage to re-meet Zorren's gaze, and said shyly and seriously, "If you leave, can you take me with you?" ”

“……”

Zorren was silent, he was a human being in his two lives, and he was already in his thirties, how could he not see the girl's mind.

Because of this, he dared to fight with both fists in the face of any fierce opponent, but he was vacant and stagnant in this relationship between men and women, just like when he met Domino in Advance City.

Winnie's stunning cheeks flushed, and she said firmly, "Please rest assured, I won't trouble you, I will cook, wash clothes, and clean up...... I can learn everything else that I don't know. As long as you keep me around, I can protect myself. ”

When it came to the last sentence, the mermaid girl's weak words even carried a hint of pleading.

Zorren's heart touched again, and he knew very well that Winnie, who was shy and soft, must be low to dust when he said this.

"Winnie, I'm human, you're a merfolk—"

Quickly thinking about the reason for refusal, he was just about to say something, but Xia Li next to him suddenly interjected, "Don't worry, when the mermaid reaches the age of thirty, the fish's tail will turn into legs, and it can walk on land like a normal human." After the age of 30, many female mermaids will choose to leave Fish-Man Island and go to the land to find humans to marry and live. So even if the merfolk are not of the same race as humans, they can still do that. ”

Hearing this, the corners of Zoren's mouth twitched slightly, and it was a little difficult to keep his composure.

"Don't you have the slightest feeling for Winnie?" Xia Li snorted coldly, which made Winnie knead her hands even more shyly.

It's because I feel it, so I can't refuse decisively and coldly.

Zoren sighed secretly, looked at Winnie and said in a deep voice, "Winnie, listen to me." The path I chose was too unstable, and I had to fight against the strong along the way. Don't look at me as having the strength to defeat Ah Long, in the world outside Fish-Man Island, people who are stronger than Ah Long are like carp crossing the river, and my serious injury and falling into the sea is the best proof of this. ”

"In fact, even I can't guarantee that I will get to the point where I want to go, and that I won't lose my life halfway through." Zoren laughed to himself, "It's too dangerous for you to follow me. ”

"I'm not afraid. Even if I die outside, that's a choice I made. ”

Winnie's eyes widened, and her slender black eyelashes trembled, as if she were a moth to a fire. Zoren shook his head slightly.

Rejecting Winnie, here is not only for her sake, but also with his own selfishness - there are ties, there are weaknesses.

It is very clear that even if she doesn't admit her feelings for Winnie now, she can't stay calm once something happens in front of her.

So—

Zoren let out a breath, looked at Winnie who was full of anticipation, and nodded, "You want to follow me, you can." ”

Without waiting for Winnie to smile happily, he held up three fingers and continued, "But on this condition, there is a time limit to be added—three years. After three years, I will come to pick you up on Fish-Man Island, and until then, you must stay on Fish-Man Island and not leave the island's territory for half a step. ”

The three-year period is also Zoren's confidence that he can have enough strength to gain a foothold and protect her.