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Although he was very discontented with his family's boss, as a responsible and diligent deputy, Dima had no choice but to obey his superior's orders and take care of the merman who refused to eat.
"I don't want to eat merman food," Ya, the red merman, had a face full of loathing as he glared at Dima who had placed who-knows-what onto the plate. He spoke out his thoughts adamantly, "I want to eat what you guys eat."
"You're unable to eat what we eat," Dima sat by Ya's side, softly persuading him. Dima had already long gotten used to this sort of temperament. Compared to the cold-faced Max who didn't hold even the slightest bit of patience towards things he disliked, Ya's attitude couldn't be better, "The stomachs of mermen are far more delicate than ours. You'll only hurt your stomach if you eat our food. You could get indigestion, fall ill, or, in a serious case, even die." oEGv c
Ya hesitated for a moment. Although he outwardly seemed to loathe the mermen food and yearned for human food, as a newcomer, he still didn't have the faintest idea about the mermen's circumstances. If he were to actually hurt his stomach by eating human food, then the one to suffer would surely be him.
Upon seeing that Ya had begun to waver, Dima, who had seen the light, continued to persuade with the utmost patience. Using a spoon to scoop a bit of the food and placing it before Ya's lips, he gently enticed him, "In fact, the taste isn't bad. Max has definitely bought you the highest quality food. Just try a bite, hm?"
As someone who used to be a genuine man, Ya simply could not bear Dima's method of coaxing him like a 3-4 year old child with such a soft and patient tone. He felt goosebumps all over his body! Upon discovering that they would remain in this sort of deadlock if he didn't eat, Ya had no choice but to awkwardly open his lips and take the spoon into his mouth.
Seeing that Ya had finally begun to eat, Dima let out a long sigh, as if it had been some incredibly important mission— yesterday, even coaxing his own merman to eat hadn't been this tedious! njBk51
He impatiently turned his head to look at Max, wanting him to take over in feeding Ya. Dima, however, discovered that his boss had already reached Dima's own merman's side, and had carefully collected him into his arms. Max was fully concentrated on feeding him.
His merman looked stiff all over, obediently not making any sounds whatsoever, just letting whatever would happen, happen. It was even to the point in which no trace of his earlier, unhappy tears could be seen— upon witnessing this, Dima simply felt miserable! Max's power made his Lan completely not dare to cry!
"M-Max?" Dima immediately put down the plate in his hand. The young deputy, who was bursting with a sense of responsibility, cautiously approached his boss. He attempted to rescue his family's pitiful merman from his boss, who had been acting strangely all day.
"You… What are you doing?" 6EpcDi
"Feeding."
Max glanced at Dima a bit condescendingly, donning a face that expressed, 'Asking such a stupid question, do have neither eyes nor brain?'
"Didn't you say that those with mermen must learn to take care of them? I saw that your merman is much more obedient, so I took him to practice with first."
It was a reasonable response. This was the first time that Max had straightforwardly accepted Dima's suggestion, making the latter feel a bit flattered. Looking at this, although he appeared indifferent, Max did care about his merman. This made Dima let out a small sigh of relief— after all, such a precious merman was not some cat or dog. Dima had truly been afraid that his boss would carelessly cause his pet to die. That would definitely result in a strict punishment! ry7tnX
"Ya is now eating. You can go take care of him."
Although his family's boss had painstakingly "progressed" a bit, Dima did not like seeing his own merman sitting lovably in another's embrace and touch. Dima walked over and silently informed Max that it was time for him to scram.
Max lowered his head to look at Sui Yuan like he was struggling slightly. Eventually, he admitted defeat to the other's seemingly pitiful gaze (which actually held a menacing threat), and reluctantly stood up.
Once he left Sui Yuan's side and saw that Dima had taken his place, Max's expression immediately became gloomy. It had only taken a second for the lovely spring sunshine to become covered in dark clouds! IqETMc
The sudden burst of cold air scared the other three people into silence. Upon discovering that Max, who was giving off an extremely dangerous aura, was approaching him, as well as considering the gentle, sweet-as-honey manner with which he had just used to hold and feed Sui Yuan, Ya immediately recovered the plate that he had abandoned, "No need to feed me! I can eat on my own!"
"Eat by yourself?" Max stood before Ya, arrogantly looking at the other, eyebrow raised.
Ya nodded his head repeatedly, not hesitating in the least to scoop some food into his mouth, spooning several mouthfuls down his throat hurriedly. Exceptionally blunt!