996 Don't Believe in Mermaids

On the day of team building, my colleagues and I drank too much, hugged each other and talked nonsense. I said, "I've been a colleague for a long time, and I'll tell you the truth. I want to marry you." He was drunkenly, and lowered his voice matter-of-factly. "Then let me tell the truth. I am a mermaid. People and fish cannot be together." I called him a fool: "If you are really a mermaid, then I really want to marry you." We both laughed, and I filled myself another glass of wine. He wiped away the tears from his laughter, and the tears quietly turned into pearls on his fingertips. We are all big idiots. ---- I am in Beijing 996, and the people around me are in drama: Boyfriend cheats on best friend, hot acting in childhood; Strong, tough-guy co-workers say he's a mermaid. I saved my rent by calculating against my colleagues. By scheming against me, my colleagues destroyed humanity. Purpose: To bring life to the numb heart, and the city will bloom with fairy tale flowers.