The Country Girl and the Mermaid Prince

Sweet, Healing Slice of Life

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There seemed to be a corpse floating on the sea.

A Xun hurriedly dropped her tide-gathering tools and hauled the person ashore.

The man had long, pale golden hair and skin whiter than snow, but... from the waist down, he had a shimmering fish tail.

He lazily lifted his eyelids, narrowing his pale green eyes as he snapped impatiently, "What are you doing?"

The mermaid had a terrible temper and loved ordering people around. Every day, he made A Xun scrub his scales and comb his long hair.

But whenever she finished, he would flick his tail and toss her a pile of little fish and shrimp.

"Hmph. This prince just doesn't want to owe you anything."

A Xun stuttered and wasn't good at talking, so she always just smiled and thanked him.

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Wumeng Fulisi was the prince with the purest bloodline in his tribe. He had golden hair and blue eyes, and was immortal.

His favorite thing was to lie on the surface of the sea and bask in the sun.

Unfortunately, a meddlesome country woman fished him out.

She was short and frail, and her skin was dark.

She lacked everything merfolk held most dear: nobility and beauty.

Wumeng had no fondness for A Xun. He just found her convenient to have around.

Every day, he lounged on the beach and made her wait on him. Who could have guessed that one day she would say with red-rimmed eyes, "W-Wumeng, I'm getting married."

"T-To Uncle Zhang from the next village..."

Wumeng just smiled and said, "Oh. Congratulations."

But once he turned away, he snapped the coral comb in his hand.

Which bastard dared to steal my scale-combing tool?!

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Reading notes:

Both leads are each other's first and only love. Happy ending.

Theme: I'll be by your side through the long years.