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The little mermaid cheekily shot a jet of water right smack on his face; boiling water.

Hao Ren recoiled in shock with a loud "Yikes!". Thank goodness however that his body was previously strengthened (face included) and aside from the scare and a slight sting, there was no signs of scalding. He stared blankly at the mermaid as it swam in the boiling pot of water. It took him a good while before something clicked. The egg had hatched! It had hatched, after Lily put it to boil...

You really just cannot stereotype these alien life forms.

Lily also leapt up curiously to have a look. Her eyes widen immediately, but her husky-brain took a good while before coming to a conclusion. "...Oh... I guess I can't eat that now..."

The little mermaid could not understand what Hao Ren and Lily were saying and only stared at the world outside the pot curiously (For her, the world is only a ceiling and two big faces in front of her). She was a beautiful thing, her tail was a shade of pale red, and her hair hazelnut brown. Her eyes were particularly big, and a curious and witty glint shone from it. Hao Ren wasn't sure if all mermaids were like this, that they looked like a teenager once they have hatched. Only her size itself was dimunitive, about half an foot long. Like a mini Wuyue when she's in Siren form. The little bugger was floating faced up in the pot. Before long, it seemed like she was bored and with a mighty (for her size) leap, jumped out of the pot and directly into the stove.

Hao Ren was caught by surprise but thankfully could react in time to catch the little bugger using the pot cover. The little mermaid sat there as it stared at Hao Ren again. After that, she started making some weird gurgling noise and slapped her tail against the pot cover. Hao Ren prodded the mermaid's tail in response and she calmed down. Seemed like she was testing if that could catch Hao Ren's attention.

"What's that?" Lily asked as she sniffed, her tails wagging. She then gave the little mermaid a quick

lick at the tail. "I did put it to boil for a while but it doesn't seem to be cooked... Where did you find this, Mr. Landlord?"

"Quiet you." Hao Ren pushed Lily away. "This is our new tenant. I brought her back from 800 light years away as an egg. Never thought that you putting it to boil had her hatched. This world is bloody insane."

Lily's eyes widen as she gawped. "Wow!"

"I think..." Hao Ren thought for a bit on what he could do now, and realised that the little mermaid was naked (Well, you can't see much from her half-foot frame anyway). "Let's get her some clothes."

Lily gave Hao Ren a weird look, and both of them soon realised; where were they suppose to find such small clothes?

By then the little mermaid started flapping about again, she had realised there were more to the world than what she say from the pot. Her boundless curiosity now extended to everything in the kitchen, including the knife rack and the lit stove. Hao Ren broke cold sweat at her enthusiasm and quickly got Lily to bring a tub of water. He then carefully put her into the mermaid into it. He did wonder if the little thing would be alright in cooled water after hatching in boiled water. Her adaptability was however impressive and was naturally swimming in the tub. With this, Hao Ren brought the tub to hall with his mind at ease. He then asked Lily to wake Wuyue up. The Siren had been napping for a good part of the day already.

"....She was hatched by being boiled?" The Siren asked incredulously. "And she was swimming in it?"

"Well, there are creatures that can survive in high tempreatures deep in the ocean, even those volcanic hot springs have microbes in it. Hao Ren quipped. "But I'm still amazed that she hatched after being boiled by Lily for lunch. By the way, do you have any idea on how to make some clothes for her? While she's a small one, it's still weird seeing her naked."

Wuyue had no idea about sewing either but she was quick with her head. She ran up to the stairs back to her room and pulled out a sealing tape. "Lets use this for the moment..."

"This?" Hao Ren raised an eyebrow.

"Why not? It's just temporary anyway. Let Vivian figure it out when she gets back. I've never seen any vampire as good as her when it comes to housework." Wuyue said as she brought the tape in fron to the little mermaid. The poor thing got scared and instantly jumped back into the tub and curled into a ball dodging about. It seems like she did not like the white coloured tape at all. Wuyue pouted.

"Mr. Landlord, help me hold her still."

Hao Ren extended his hand towards the little mermaid, and it was obvious that the latter trusted him more. She quickly hugged his thumb and wouldn't let go. Wuyue laughed at the scene. "I guess you were the first thing she saw after she hatched, probably thinks you're her mother now."

"..." Hao Ren never thought such a cliche novel scene would become reality for him.

As he calmed the agitated mermaid down, she finally understood that the sealing tape meant her no harm and sat still while Wuyue rolled the tape around her twice to cover her up. By then she was also bored of the water tub and got out of it a moment later floppong into the table. As she had no legs, she could only flop ahead akin to a seal, using her hands to put weight onto her chest, then transferring the weight to her pelvis as she flaps her tail, pushing her forward. The way she moved was clumsy yet endearing. She also have a curious streak about her. While she was slightly afraid of the new enviroment after being moved from the kitchen towards the living room, she had gotten used to it now and was bravely exploring the area.

But you could see that she was still a baby at heart: She was very concious about where her 'parents' were and would keep turning her head to check if Hao Ren was nearby. After making a few circles she hopped onto Hao Ren's palm and stopped moving. It was time to rest.

The three of them were admiring the little thing. Lily especially, stared at her for a good while. "I guess I can't eat this but it does look very interesting!"

Wuyue was also curiously playing with the mermaid's tail with her pinky. "So this is how mermaids look like when they have just hatched... Not sure if sirens are the same as well..I heard mother said that normal sirens were also hatched from eggs, and they were tiny tiny creatures."

Such conversations were now common place in the household and Hao Ren got used to it. He was however in an awkward position to cradle the little mermaid. He looked to Wuyue for help. "You think we can carry it back to the tub? I can't be cradling her all day."

Hao Ren's plight was not unfounded. He had moved slightly earlier towards the tub and the mermaid quickly threw a tantrum. She flails her arms and tail and growled , her face had this 'put me back there and I'll cry havoc' sort of look to it. Clearly she was very attached to someone now.

"We can't communicate like this..." Wuyue frowned. The growls that the little mermaid made was very strange, and even their automatic translator implant could not decipher what she was saying.

Perhaps it was simply baby talk without actual meaning to it. They don't even know what was her intellectual level as well, while she displayed a very strong sense of curiosity and agility, but this are all inborn, they doubt that a newborn mermaid was any smarter than your average infant, at most her motor ability is much more developed.

As the three were fretting on what to do with the little mermaid, the main door creaked opened; Vivian had returned.

The vampire was carrying a basket full of vegetables and herbs and was greeted by a sight of the trio gathered around the table looking at something. She went to check out what was going on and just then, the mermaid had jumped into Hao Ren's shirt. Vivian caught sight of the fish tail wagging and said "Are we having this for dinner? Then let's braise it. My specialty!"

The other three simply kept quiet.

It seems like things were about to get more interesting from here on.

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