Bai Heng gently stroked her slightly rosy lips with his thumb: "With me here, no one can hurt you. Stay by my side."

She's afraid, she cries, she begs for mercy, and she can communicate—that's enough.

As long as she's there, that's enough for him to do everything he can to hide her away.

Jiang Rangrang feigned innocence, pursing her lips slightly, and asked in a pitiful, soft voice:

"I... I'll let you eat my mouth, so... you won't do what others do, like plucking my scales to study me, right?"

Bai Heng chuckled at her cuteness, his hand gently holding her slender waist.

"Yes, only I can protect you from being researched. No one else can. Do you know what to do?"

Jiang Rangrang asked, bewildered, "You're only going to eat my mouth?"

Bai Heng chuckled, feeling satisfied: "Baby, you got it right."

"Won't you feel uncomfortable if you're not in the water?" Bai Heng asked her.

Jiang Rangrang, unsure of her current habits, quickly asked, "[888, what are my current habits?]"

[An amphibious creature that can survive on land for extended periods, but needs to soak in water for two hours daily to stay hydrated.]

"I soak in water for two hours every day," Jiang Rangrang said.

Hearing this, Bai Heng felt relieved and carried her to his rest room, placing her in his bed.

The effects of the drug were still lingering, and Jiang Rangrang was now limp and powerless, completely at his mercy.

888 shook their head and sighed: [This male lead is too cruel; I wanted to black out the screen the moment we met.]

[It shouldn't be; it's more like a test?]

Jiang Rangrang felt that she was no longer human. Humans strongly believed in the saying, "Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts," so the other party should be more cautious, right?

As it turns out, caution exists, but not much.

Because he held her and closed his eyes to sleep.

Jiang Rangrang: ...

Once the effects of the drug wear off, she can kill him with a single swipe of her tail. Isn't Bai Heng being too lax?

But there was no time to dwell on those things; Bai Heng simply closed his eyes, while Jiang Rangrang was truly asleep.

Feeling her steady breathing, Bai Heng nuzzled his face against hers, his heart melting: What would she do if she hadn't met him, you heartless little fool?

Jiang Rangrang: If I hadn't met you, I might have lost some of my fish scales, hair, and tears, because no one else would have been willing to kill her.

Meeting you immediately led to my loss of virginity. Explain yourself: who is more dangerous to meet?

He only got away with it because he's the male lead; otherwise, he would have been beaten to death for such perverted behavior.

When Jiang Rangrang woke up, there was a seafood feast laid out next to her, all of it raw. She didn't actually like eating raw food, but now she felt that this whole meal looked incredibly delicious.

When Bai Heng saw that she was awake, he pointed to the spoon and said, "Eat with this."

Jiang Rangrang wanted to laugh. Bai Heng must have thought she didn't know how to use cutlery, so she could only pretend to be clumsy and scoop out a spoonful of sashimi.

The next second, Bai Heng started feeding her, and she immediately lost the right to eat on her own. She should have known better than to act.

Jiang Rangrang: ...Okay, that works too.

Halfway through her meal, she refused to open her mouth any further; she was full.

Bai Heng also gained an idea of ​​her appetite.

But the appearance of the mermaid was still too big and too sensational.

Before the day was even over, a rebellion broke out that night.

Bai Heng's face turned ashen, and for the first time, his carefully constructed facade began to crumble.

"What do you want?"

Han Song looked at his unpleasant expression. He felt a little guilty, but then said confidently:

"The discovery of the mermaid is such a significant event for the world. How can Dr. Bai manage to look after her alone? What if something goes wrong?"

Bai Heng lowered his eyes, chuckled softly, then looked up and asked, "Does everyone think the same way?"

Everyone knows that the young master of the Bai family works at the Imperial Research Institute; they knew this before they came, but the mermaid...

Gritting their teeth, the group made up their minds and then said with forced smiles, "Bai Bo is indeed too tired to do it alone. It's better if we all observe together, so as not to tire Bai Bo out."

Bai Heng understood; he knew he had to get involved.

"Okay, no problem. Mermaids are indeed precious, and I can't bear the responsibility if something really goes wrong."

Bai Heng reverted to his usual calm, refined, and scholarly demeanor.

He spoke:

"Since everyone is worried, then come on over. I'm the person in charge. One of you will come with me every day to observe and take care of the mermaids."

Based on my observations throughout the day, the mermaid is not very brave. To ensure she isn't frightened, anyone who comes to observe must remain quiet and not approach without permission.

Seeing that Bai Heng was willing to compromise, the others nodded in agreement.

Bai Heng was furious and tried his best to control himself and stay rational. All he could think about was how to get Jiang Rangrang away from the research institute as soon as possible.

He had long considered Jiang Rangrang as his own.

Jiang Rangrang was very cooperative. Ever since the others came and were watching her, she turned her back to them and stopped talking.

She eats by herself with a spoon, ignoring everyone else, and pretends not to hear when others talk to her.

Bai Heng was extremely pleased and even secretly praised her. Jiang Rangrang just gave him a sweet smile, which made Bai Heng's lips curl into a pout.

[Ugh, I've really had enough of being in this giant tank. Bai Heng, get on with it and get me out of here already.]

Her soul is a person, and if she soaks in this water every day, she'll feel damp all over and will develop rheumatoid arthritis.

[Don't worry, host, the male lead is already preparing.]

888 was also anxious. This was the first time its host had suffered like this, spending all day in this broken jar with no freedom at all.

"Dr. Bai, could you please collect some mermaid hair or scales?"

A researcher from a prominent family asked Bai Heng.

Bai Heng's fingers tightened slightly upon hearing this, then he raised his head and said gently:

"Not for now. As you've seen, mermaids are actually very intelligent. If we take samples now, we might never gain their trust again."

The researcher thought about it and agreed, deciding to give up for the time being.

And just like that, ten days passed in the blink of an eye for Jiang Rangrang at the research institute.

Han Song and Bai Heng were together that day. Bai Heng did not rest and was in charge of the whole process, while the others each had one day.

Bai Heng fell asleep on his small bed recently because he was too tired.

Seeing that he was asleep, Han Song thought that he finally had a chance to observe the mermaid, so he secretly approached the jar to take a look, ignoring the fence set up by Bai Heng.

Jiang Rangrang suddenly had a brilliant idea.

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