In the bedroom of Li Bailing's house, Andre stood naked in front of the open glass window and enjoyed the cool evening breeze. The snow-white floor-to-ceiling curtains swayed and floated in the wind, occasionally brushing his sculptural body.

André is returning to Zurich tomorrow, and I'm a little distracted by his silhouette.

Ever since Andrei's idea of coming to Moscow was rejected by me, he has kept telling me about his vision of life in the United States.

I knew he wanted me to agree to go to the U.S. with him.

I've been deliberately avoiding talking to him about this topic these days, because I'm too afraid that the disagreements that will arise from the discussion will disrupt our rare time together.

Andrei saw me in a daze and walked over with a smile. He reached out and took the comb from my hand, helped me comb my freshly dried hair, and said:

- "Linna, I recently learned that there are hundreds of thousands of Chinese in New York's Chinatown!" Much more than in Moscow. It is said that there is everything there just like in China, and you can easily meet your compatriots...... There are quite a few Chinese restaurants out there, and there must be squirrel fish that you like to eat! By the way, don't you like to go to shows? We can go to Broadway and see your favorite ballet danced by Tan Yuanyuan...... Oh! You don't have to learn an American accent there, in David's words, American English is only suitable for speaking in the United States, hehe......"

I smiled and watched him be silent!

At night, Andre and I lay in bed and stared at the bright moon outside the window.

I have a quirk that likes to lie in bed and watch the stars, especially on a full moon night.

That's why I often don't have curtains in my bedroom. Of course, this means that there is usually no shelter outside the window of my bedroom, and no one can see through the window what is going on in the room.

At first, Andrei was very uncomfortable with not blocking the curtains, but then he seemed to get used to my quirk.

It just so happens that tonight is the night of the full moon again. I gazed at the clear and clear moon for a long time, and I remembered our trip to Petersburg, that old fortress......

Andrei looked at the moon and smiled and said:

- "Honey, why do you like to look at the moon so much? Do you know? The look on the moon always reminds me of mermaids. You say, do mermaids like to sneak out to the surface at night to see the moon? ”

I saw the dreamlike look in Andrei's eyes.

- "Why? Don't you feel weird, my dear? Andrey, do you think Chinese women look like mermaids? I asked him.

- "I never thought they had anything to do with mermaids!" Baby, I feel that your appearance and personality are different! Maybe the combination of these determines that your temperament is more and more different! I feel like they're different from people of all races! So I thought, for no reason, that mermaids might have the same qualities as you. Are you angry, my dear? When I say you're like a mermaid, it's not that you're bad, it's that you always make me feel so magical! Andrei said tenderly caressing my face.

- "Andrey, you have such an unusual lover, does it sometimes make you feel embarrassed? I asked, looking him in the eye

- "I've never felt embarrassed that you're my girlfriend, but it's true that you often act in a way that exceeds my expectations. ”

Andrey's words reminded me of my own upbringing and the strange way others had always looked at me, and I was sure that the problem was with me.

If I really feel so different, then Andrei's family is understandable for misunderstanding and rejection of me!

How can there be no contradiction between fireworks and mermaids?

Even if a mermaid understands the rules of the world, it may not be able to do well!

What right do I have to ask someone else to accept an alternative in their lives? If I'm a mermaid, don't fool yourself into thinking I have feet!

Maybe it's wisest for me not to have to fit in with a certain group of people!