Shi Nian was the least favored young master of the Empire's Shi family.
He secretly followed his eldest brother to fight the interstellar pirates, only to accidentally become cannon fodder.
He thought he'd died, but when he opened his eyes, his legs had turned into a blue fish tail.
How had he... turned into a fish?!
He returned to the Empire with the troops. When he went to meet the president, he suddenly needed water, so he hopped into the nearest clean pool.
He swam and swam, and at some point, someone appeared on the bank.
He was tall and handsome.
But the gloomy look on his face was a little frightening.
A bit scared, Shi Nian swam over to him. In a soft, sweet voice, he deliberately flicked his tail and whispered, "Um... if you build me a big, beautiful pool, I'll let you touch my tail."
The man looked at the little mermaid's flushed cheeks, then suddenly smiled. "All right."
The youngest president in the Empire's history was famous for his violent temper.
But lately, people had been astonished to discover that the president's temper had actually improved.
Everyone wondered if this was the calm before the storm. One day, while the president was holding a press conference, his wrist communicator suddenly rang. A soft, sweet voice came through: "Fu Sihan, I want Pop Rocks today."
!!! Who was that?! Whoever dared order the president around was doomed!
But then their usually cold and grim president suddenly dispelled the menace around him, his voice full of indulgence. "No. You had Pop Rocks yesterday. If you eat too much candy, you'll get cavities."
The entire Empire was in an uproar!!
Was this really their president?!
Shi Nian was so annoyed that he tried to video-call Fu Sihan, but accidentally started a nationwide livestream.
The people of the Empire saw his beautiful blue tail. After a stunned silence, they erupted.
"Oh my god, someone slap me awake. Is that a mermaid?!"
"What?! Mermaids, who disappeared millions of years ago? Weren't they extinct?!"
"Hey, isn't that the president's swimming pool?"
Overnight, word that the president was raising a little mermaid spread throughout the Empire.
Fu Sihan switched off his communicator with a dark expression.
Shi Nian felt like a lot of people had changed lately.
Fu Sihan had changed. He kept Shi Nian locked in the pool and wouldn't let him go out and meet people.
His brother, Shi Yuan, had changed too. His once-cold brother now spoke softly to him over the communicator, calling him Niannian and sweetheart, and saying he missed him.
Even Yin Jue, the leader of the interstellar pirates, had apparently brought a priceless treasure and asked Fu Sihan to trade the little mermaid for it.
Before Fu Sihan could even respond, the people of the Empire were already protesting!
This is our mermaid!
Mr. President, put everything else aside and protect this precious little mermaid who's so hard to come by!
1. A pampered little fish, cute and loved by everyone.
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