He Came from the Water

Name: He Came from the Water
Author: Cheng Jiao

他从水中来

by Cheng Jiao (成郊)

Status: Completed
Length: 81k Words
Genre: Danmei (BL)
Era: Modern Era
Updated: 8mo ago
Source: JJWXC

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Synopsis

Chen Xu asked his cousin, who had just gone through a breakup, to go fishing with him. They caught a golden carp.

Its body gleamed like molten gold, making it look like a beautiful golden ribbon that caught the eye.

Chen Xu took out his phone to snap a commemorative photo, but accidentally cut his palm on the hook.

Bright red blood welled from his hand and dripped onto the carp.

In the blink of an eye, the blood seeped into its body, and the carp turned into a beautiful, completely naked boy.

His cousin shrieked at the sight of a fish turning into a person, but Chen Xu was sorry that the fish he'd caught had disappeared.

After a moment's thought, he held up his phone and looked straight at the boy who had just transformed. "Turn back into a fish first so I can take a picture."

The little carp, newly human and still unable to speak: ...???

Under the Monster Management Law, any monster that took human form had to have a human guardian. Since Chen Xu's blood had merged with the carp, he became the guardian of the newly transformed carp spirit.

Chen Xu signed a confidentiality agreement with the Monster Administration Bureau and took the carp spirit home.

As a monster guardian, Chen Xu did his duty diligently. He built a giant ecosystem aquarium based on his monster's original form, hoping the little carp would feel at home.

The little carp, now in human form, climbed into the custom aquarium Chen Xu had made for him.

And promptly started drowning...

After hurriedly fishing the drowning carp out, Chen Xu thought as he performed CPR: He'd barely come ashore and already forgotten his roots. What a handful.

The little carp refused to go back in the aquarium and curled up somewhere he felt safe, generously making room for his guardian.

Watching the carp spirit lie on his bed and invite him over, Chen Xu finally couldn't take it anymore.

"That's my bed."

Reader's Guide

1. A short, sweet slice-of-life story.

2. Couple: a laid-back rich guy and his monster wife.

Theme: Love can transcend anything.

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