Quiet, the Mermaid Is Asleep in My Arms

New book: [Two female leads, devoted to each other, sweet romance, mermaids, reunion after a long separation, happy ending, lighthearted comedy] [A prickly, cold-on-the-outside guardian with a warm heart VS a sunny, straightforward, clingy sweetheart]

Three years ago, a cruise ship sank. Wen Jingyao was lost to the poisoned sea, but at the brink of death, a silver-blue mermaid saved her at the cost of her own life, leaving behind just one scale as a keepsake.

Three years later, a silver-haired girl fainted right outside Wen Jingyao's home. The moment she opened her eyes, she clung to Wen Jingyao and hugged her. “I've been looking for you for so long.”

The moment Wen Jingyao held the girl in her arms, she knew: this was the mermaid who had saved her back then.

But a deadly curse stood in their way: if the mermaid ever revealed her identity aloud, she would instantly turn into sea foam.

Though her heart was full of joy, Wen Jingyao had to pretend to be cold and keep her at arm's length. She acted distant in public, but couldn't help keeping the girl close, eating and living with her. She secretly doted on her, caught between them, hiding a love she couldn't confess.

She thought things would go on like this forever.

But threatened by the fight for the throne, the mermaid exhausted her spiritual power to protect Wen Jingyao, forcibly turning into a tiny silver fish.

With red-rimmed eyes, Wen Jingyao kept the little fish in a tank and cared for her day and night, always by her side. She made a solemn promise: “You saved my life. I'll take care of you for the rest of yours.”

When the moon was full and the tide rose, the mermaid who had disappeared returned on the waves, walking steadily toward her. “Big sister, I'm back~”