After eating the strawberry, Jiang Gu Ling filled the two humidifiers with water, left a message saying "I'll be back at noon", and went out to work.

This apartment is located very close to the National Assembly Building, only a ten-minute drive away.

After watching his blond, dark-skinned senior leave, Hasegawa Yuu, curled up on the sofa, looked at the fresh strawberries left on the plate, then at the little white Shiba Inu that kept sniffing around his tail and had magically appeared in the apartment after he woke up.

"What's so weird about this?"

Ling Ge also said, "Keeping the mermaid's secret is a matter of course, and it's not a repayment for saving my life," and asked him to think about it more.

Hasegawa Yuu wanted to... but couldn't think of anything.

Forget it, when Brother Ling asks me again, I'll just say that I'm repaying him for taking care of him in mermaid form these few days!

Seeing the little Shiba Inu still curiously sniffing the fish's tail, as if trying to register a new scent into its olfactory system, Hasegawa Yu picked up a strawberry and handed it to him, "Hey, have this."

Fortunately, Harry is not a cat.

Compared to seafood (?), the sweet strawberries obviously attracted Haro's attention more. He wagged his tail and finished a whole big strawberry in just a few bites.

After the mermaid finished feeding the puppy, Noah's Ark, who had been struggling for a while, spoke up, "Xiaoyou, generally speaking, people who say 'you must repay a life-saving favor with your own body' don't have good intentions."

"?"

Hasegawa Yu hesitated and expressed his understanding, "Zero-brother probably meant this to express his seriousness."

As long as the intention is there, there are many ways to repay.

Noah's Ark didn't know whether he should be thankful for the mermaid's slowness, but at the same time he thought that he must make the mermaids a little wary of humans who were both evil in body and heart.

Now that there is no restriction that people from the two worlds are destined to be separated in the future, he doesn't believe that Bourbon can still restrain himself from attacking the mermaid.

What do you mean by asking the merman not to tell? He wanted to tell Scotland about the fusion of their worlds as a surprise, but he saw that Bourbon wouldn't tell him at all!

Thinking of this, Noah's Ark controlled the TV in the living room and played a few TV series clips for the mermaids to use as reference. [Little one, take a look.]

Seeing that artificial intelligence took it so seriously, Hasegawa Yu couldn't help but sit up straight.

Since mermaids can speak multiple languages and have some understanding of the cultures of other countries, Noah's Ark found many TV dramas from different countries.

The first clip is a costume drama.

The unconscious man in ancient costume woke up and said, "You saved me. How can I repay you?"

Woman in ancient costume: “No need.”

Man in ancient costume: "No, I can't repay you for saving my life..."

The woman in ancient costume said casually, "Why not pledge your love to me?"

The man in ancient costume took it seriously and said, "Okay."

The camera turned and the two got married.

Hasegawa Yu: “???”

How did they get along? Well, that was pretty normal in ancient times.

After convincing himself, Hasegawa Yu continued to watch the second clip.

It's a European and American drama.

In a wild woods somewhere surrounded by wild animals, a white man rescued a white woman.

The white woman showed gratitude in her eyes, but she did not say that she wanted to marry him.

After a whole day of life-and-death escapes, they went to bed that night.

Hasegawa Yu: "Well...it fits the national conditions."

Europeans and Americans have always been very open and understanding.

The third clip is a Japanese drama with a monster background.

Seeing this, Hasegawa Yu perked up.

A great monster rescued an underage girl who was haunted by ghosts and about to die, and afterwards left a mark of his own on the unconscious girl.

The girl, who knew nothing about this, grew up safely, but on the day she came of age, she was haunted by ghosts again due to an accident.

Afterwards, the monster's subordinates appeared with a big red wedding sedan, saying that the girl had grown up and was their king's wife, and they were there to pick her up!

Hasegawa Yuu frowned, "Hmm...it fits the routine."

But he doesn't like the forced marriage plot very much.

The three clips have been played. Noah's Ark is waiting for you. [What do you think, Xiaoyou? ]

Hasegawa Yu thought seriously.

Noah's Ark waited with bated breath.

After a moment, Hasegawa Yuu gave his conclusion, sighing: "Promising oneself is indeed a timeless tactic throughout the ages."

【……】

Noah's Ark almost explicitly suggests that those who proactively offer to marry someone are actually interested in the other person's appearance.

The six protagonists in the three clips are all handsome men and beautiful women.

[Even if the other party was reluctant at first and not interested in the initiator, they still ended up together in the end!]

Upon hearing this, Hasegawa Yu fell into deep thought again.

After a while, he spoke slowly, "Noah, are you trying to say that things will turn out like this for me and Ling-ge?"

[Suppose, suppose this is possible.] Noah's Ark emphasized this with extreme rigor.

"How is that possible?"

Hasegawa Yu sat up straight and leaned back on the sofa. "Reality is not a TV show. Brother Ling and I are both adults."

Adults in reality are mature in thought, have their own considerations, and will not easily offer themselves to someone.

【……】

Hasegawa Yu thought about it and joked, "If it was me who was saved, I might really be willing to marry him."

Brother Ling can do many things perfectly by himself, and he doesn't lack anything. I can't think of how to repay him for the moment.

【…………】

The AI remained silent for too long. Hasegawa Yuu tilted his head, "Noah?"

[It's okay.] Noah's Ark sighed silently. [Let's watch another TV series. How about some unique and beautiful dramas without any CP?]

“……?”

Hasegawa Yu didn't have much opinion on what TV series to watch. After some doubts, he let the artificial intelligence change the channel.

He bent down, picked up the little white Shiba Inu and held it in front of him.

Hello: "Woof?"

Hasegawa Yu touched its head and said, "Well, Noah is also worried about himself."

The last time Brother Ling had feelings for him was because he had a brain problem. Now that he's recovered, he definitely doesn't have that intention anymore.

"Hello, do you want to watch a TV show with us?"

"Woof!"

That evening, after dinner, the man and the fish enjoyed a leisurely evening in the living room.

Suddenly, Furuya Rei asked curiously, "Why did Xiaoyou choose to be an idol?"

All fans are aware of this, and Hasegawa Yu is very frank, "In fact, I was not interested in becoming a star at all in the beginning."

However, when he walked on the street, there were always scouts handing him business cards, asking him if he wanted to sing or act, and he couldn't get rid of them.

Hasegawa Yu likes singing, so I asked a few more questions about it.

When she heard that she had to sign a brokerage contract for at least five years, and even up to ten years, the mermaid, who had just arrived in the human world and had no idea about the rules of human society, immediately refused for fear of being defrauded and sold into prostitution.

He can sing even without signing a contract. Hasegawa Yu likes singing, but he doesn't care how many people can hear him sing.

What makes Yu headache is that after he rejects this scout, another scout comes to lobby him, as if they want to play a round-robin game with him and will not stop until they pull him into the entertainment industry.

So Hasegawa Yu came up with a plan. He firmly stated that he only sang, not acted, and would only sign a contract for a maximum of six months. He could be a temporary worker, but he didn't want to be a permanent employee.

After these conditions were stated, many scouts were finally dismissed.

After all, Hasegawa Yu was 16 years old at the time, and if she only sang, she would be suitable to debut as an idol. However, it would take a lot of time to participate in trainee training before her debut, which is really not worth it.

Under such conditions, some people gave up, while others did not.

Hasegawa Yu's current agent, Cui Nanhao, is the one who refuses to give up.

After trying to get someone to sing a song, Cui Nanhao was immediately impressed by the talent and agreed to a temporary worker contract. He also took the initiative to send the person to participate in a talent show.

At that time, Cui Nanhao had just left home to start his own business and set up his own agency. Unfortunately, there were not many good talents, and they were all misfits like Hasegawa Yubi.

The reason why Hasegawa Yu was sent to the show was more to help him increase the company's visibility.

With that kind of face and singing voice, there will definitely be no shortage of discussion among netizens.

The entire recording cycle of the program is exactly half a year.

Before the show, the two of them verbally agreed that if Hasegawa Yu wanted to become an artist after the show, he must choose Cui Nanhao's agency first.

This certainly does not mean that Cui Nanhao unconditionally believes in his character.

At this point, Hasegawa Yu scratched his cheek, "I only realized afterwards that Nan Hao agreed to me so easily because he was prepared to sink me into cement if I signed with another company."

"...sinking cement?" Jiang Gu Ling's eyebrows raised.

Hasegawa Yu turned his head away guiltily. "Nan Hao is... the third generation of the underworld? His family was cleansed by his father, and when I met him, all the family businesses were already legal and compliant."

However, the family's upbringing of children... still has a gangster style.

Fūya Rei's eyelids twitched, and he decided to skip this point. "So what happens after Xiaoyou joins the program team?"

"After participating in the show, until the first public performance... before my first performance in front of an audience, I still had no thoughts of debuting."

Hasegawa Yu simply enjoys singing with others. She is very indifferent to how much popularity and camera time she can get and has no ambition at all.

But if his teammates have any requests, he will do his best to cooperate and complete them, and will never lag behind.

“The show will be broadcast later than the actual recording time, and in the early stages, only a full-body photo of the trainees and a few seconds of self-introduction video will be released online.

In addition, the production team implemented a closed-door recording in the early stages and did not allow outsiders to enter, so it was only after the end of the first public stage that I met the first group of fans who would wait for me after get off work.

Before this, Hasegawa Yu had no accurate concept or practical experience of celebrity fans.

The orange-haired mermaid lost herself in memories, her features unconsciously softening, as if glowing.

"It was very late after the show was finished, and the wind was cold at night. But a few girls waited for several hours just to say cheer me up, telling me to have fun on stage and not to worry about other people's opinions. They weren't even sure if I would come out of that exit."

When watching talent shows, what the audience sees is the normal competition among trainees with high scores and good looks, as well as their ambition and determination to win the few debut spots.

When new trainees are unsure whether there are fans who love them or pick them, it is the most hardworking and beautiful period, and many viewers will vote for them.

They saw that they had no ambition to debut. Hasegawa Yu pursed his lips and smiled, "From that night on, I knew that even if there were only a few of us, I must not let them down."

Sister Sha Luo taught him that a girl’s beautiful wishes should be cherished.

After changing his mind and making up his mind to respond to his fans, the situation got out of control.

In the second, third and fourth public performances, Hasegawa Yu fought back and successfully won the final first place, achieving a miracle that will never be replicated in the history of talent shows.

"Well...anyway, as long as there's still someone who wants to hear me sing, I'll keep singing."

Unexpectedly, the story behind the mermaid before she became a big star was like this. Furuya Rei subconsciously touched his head and said, "It must be very happy to be a fan of Xiaoyou."

"They support me so much, this is what I should do."

In a moment of carelessness, Hasegawa Yu failed to protect his hair, "Oops."

Fūya Rei raised his hand and silently helped to tidy it up, "It's not a mess."

"If it's Brother Ling who touches me, forget it." Hasegawa Yu snorted lightly, not caring, "But don't be too rough!"

Fūya Rei's eyes flickered slightly, "What if someone else touches it?"

"It depends on the situation. Aside from the hairstylist, not just anyone can touch an idol's head!"

Hasegawa Yuu argued confidently, stole a glance at him at the end, and then took the initiative to move his head closer, "If you want to touch it, then touch it."

"This is because of our relationship."

Jōgu Rei paused, his fingertips curled up slightly for a moment, but he didn't touch his head again. Instead, he took out a comb and combed the ends of the mermaid's long hair, which was not at all tangled.

Before Hasegawa Yu used the mirror to look at the hair on the back of his head, Furuya Rei naturally asked another question.

"Now that Xiaoyou's idol contract is over, do you have any plans for the future? For example, in terms of career and love?"

"I guess my career will be pretty much the same as it is now. I'll probably try different directions." Hasegawa Yu rubbed his chin. "As for love..."

Jōgu Rei slowed down his combing of the fish's hair and pricked up his ears.

"Just let it go." Hasegawa Yu blinked and said casually, "I don't think I'll be in love until I'm forty."

"Forty, forty years old?!" Fūya Rei's eyes widened.

He didn't give up and secretly probed, "Now that my idol has graduated, is it possible to move up the dating age?"

"Yeah?" Hasegawa Yu didn't understand. "Who can I tell..."

Halfway through his words, Hasegawa Yu suddenly met the blond man's purple-gray eyes that were staring at him without blinking, and gradually fell silent.

He looked away uncomfortably and opened his mouth, but for some reason, he couldn't finish the rest of the sentence.

Just like this morning, something was a little strange.