The Silver Shell Is About to Collapse

[Wasteland; mostly ensemble cast; romance; slower pace, heartwarming; female lead has no romantic experience, male lead does]

A pure-hearted, simple, gentle little mermaid vs. a cool, gloomy, gentle, sensitive researcher

The mermaid ancestors entrusted a crucial mission to a little mermaid from the deep sea:

Go to the human world and rescue the mermaid companions who were captured.

But the human world is dangerous. It has towering plants, butterflies with human heads, flowers that lie, and all kinds of strange humans.

It turns out a cataclysm once struck the land, leaving humans unable to live under the sun, so they retreated into a massive silver shell.

But if the silver shell collapses too, how will humanity survive?

Bai Jing and Wen Yuhou stand in front of a machine, waiting for a digital employee to take their picture.

"Please stand a little closer."

Wen Yuhou moves a little closer to Bai Jing.

"All right, Miss Bai Jing, please smile."

Bai Jing tries to force the corners of her mouth up, hoping to match the curve of Wen Yuhou's lips. Unfortunately, her facial muscles aren't very developed, and forcing a smile like this makes her cheeks twitch uncontrollably.

Wen Yuhou speaks up softly beside her. "Aren't you happy to marry me?"

Feeling the waves of resentment coming off him, Bai Jing gets goosebumps and hurriedly reassures him. "I'm happy, ha, ha, ha."

Wen Yuhou gives her a helpless smile. After a brief silence, he says,

"I'll give you a big gemstone later, even brighter than the one you gave me."

"Really?"

"Mm. Are you happy now?"

"I'm happy!"

Wen Yuhou is happy too. He puts an arm around her shoulders, crouches slightly, and says softly, "Look at the camera."

"Click!"