Stop Thinking Chapter 18: Fairy Tale

Chapter 18: Fairy Tale

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

By this time, Gu Xiuhan had tied the straps, stood up, and carefully examined the dress.

It’s a hoop model that emphasized curves, short, with a hemline that could cover the middle of the thigh, a little lift or sit and then get up and slide up a little more.

Ruan Yu was thin enough to give the illusion of being able to reach out and hold it gently, but not at all dried out, and the limbs grew with a thin layer of fat-like white soft flesh.

It wasn’t visible at first glance, only when sitting and walking due to friction and squeezing slightly bulging shape, one would realize that he was not as thin as at first glance.

Such a skirt, know that attention to people wearing it does not matter, but Ruan Yu was such a lively sub-male little fish without any sense of danger, who also loved to move around, so reminding him to pay attention was probably pointless, as he would forget all about it the next second.

Even if someone secretly took advantage of him, he wouldn’t know what to do.

“Is this one okay?” Ruan Yu lacked appreciation of the skirt, only knowing that it seemed to be on the short side, seeking advice while twisting the skirt hem. The fabric had no elasticity, this side dragged lower, the other side will be higher.

Gu Xiuhan’s throat sank, and only after a long time did he say, “It doesn’t fit.”

“…” Lin Hui, standing to the side, heard the words and quickly nodded in agreement, “Mainly because you are taller than the girls, it looks like the skirt is too short, try something else.”

Ruan Yu tried on many dresses, and finally the three of them together settled on a dress that was basic for the party.

It was a conservative cut mid-length skirt, the hemline down to the calf, black velvet material set off the flesh, an extra glittering white, faintly floating layer of thin light.

The only thing slightly exposed was the back, two thin butterfly bones covered in slightly curly blue and silver long hair, flooded with a touch of eroticness, but there was no harm.

Lin Hui did Ruan Yu’s make-up, afraid that this stupid little fish would fall and cry out pearls in full view, did not ask him to change the matching thin high heels, but let him wear the pair Gu Xiuhan hand tied the straps for. She earnestly urged Gu Xiuhan to make sure that the whole time Ruan Yu was taken care of and not fall.

[Even if my daughter gets married, I wouldn’t have to worry so much.]

Lin Hui wiped the sweat from the corner of her forehead and turned around to go into the checkroom to change her dress.

Although it was possible to take a pontoon boat to the ball, it was a short walk from the front door to the inside of the ballroom. It was difficult for the mermaid to wear mid-heeled shoes, and Gu Xiuhan had long legs and a large stride, so even though he had tried to slow down and cooperate, Ruan Yu’s steps were still shaky.

Ruan Yu was concerned about breaking his foot. The more he walked, the tighter he stuck to Gu Xiuhan, and his hands clung to the arm that was as tough as iron, and his fingers grabbed the sleeve making it damp and crumpled.

Because his skin was too delicate, his arms were rubbed red by the thick fabric of the military uniform. The raised joints at the ankles were also rubbed by the velvet straps, making them prickly and slightly painful.

If he hadn’t been surrounded by so many people and all eyes staring at him like spotlights making him feel he couldn’t afford to be embarrassed, he would have already cheated and let Gu Xiuhan carry him.

The arm that Ruan Yu was clinging to felt like it was about to be plunged into a soft, slippery, humanoid jelly.

This touch made him tense like a fully drawn bowstring, the muscles of the body abnormally tense.

The blue veins on the side of his neck also happened to be blocked by the collar.

Gu Xiuhan wondered what his mental body looked like, whether the color would be strange…

Luckily, he had long since figured out Ruan Yu’s behavior pattern, and unless he behaved abnormally, making Ruan Yu inscrutable, Ruan Yu would not deliberately observe his spiritual body.

The sound of thin air currents, occasionally mixed with a hint of embarrassed nasal voice, mmm, lingered in his ears.

The pretty little mermaid on his tiptoes, straining to walk for some human, like a character from an ancient Earth fairy tale.

— and now and then his words come out in a whisper.

The sweet warm aroma of pre-courting also became stronger along with sweating…

With too many triggers, Gu Xiuhan’s Adam’s apple moved. The instinctive nerve reflexes exceeded the limits of human control over the muscles. There was a loud sound of swallowing, clear and slow.

Ruan Yu’s ears twitched slightly, and the swallowing sound was heard.

He thought Gu Xiuhan must have forgotten to eat during his lunch break, so he was so hungry that he swallowed loudly when he passed by the cold food counter.

Ruan Yu frowned.

With Gu Xiuhan’s character, even if he was about to faint from hunger, he would not take the initiative to say he wanted to go over to eat.

So…

A force yanked his arm back that made Gu Xiuhan look sideways, “Hmm?”

Ruan Yu let go of one hand, rubbed his slightly bulging belly, looked briefly at the cold table and said, “I want to eat.”

Gu Xiuhan, “…”

Ruan Yu didn’t eat much, but he was a bit of a glutton for punishment. When he was at Lin Hui’s in the afternoon, he yelled that he was hungry, and in between changing clothes, he slowly chewed half a bag of dried fish and filled a glass of water, and his flat, slightly concave tummy was puffed up.

As a result, his stomach had not yet deflated, and he had a craving again.

Gu Xiuhan was afraid that he would be burnt out, so he said helplessly, “You can only eat a little.”

“Yeah, yeah.” Ruan Yu nodded his head straight, and pulled Gu Xiuhan to the cold food counter.

Gu Xiuhan enlisted in the army when he was a teenager and was always on the warpath. When conditions were bad, he could only eat what was available, so he was not too particular about his meals, even if he drank nutritional supplements for a month, he did not complain.

Ruan Yu looked left and right, and picked a plate of shrimp and cheese rolls that met the requirements and shoved it into Gu Xiuhan’s hand, “You eat with me too.”

Seeing through Ruan Yu’s little desire to take care of him, the corner of Gu Xiuhan’s lips slowly raised a little bit of a near-absent curve, and took the plate with a “mmm”.

The sweet taste of shrimp filled the mouth.

And his heart.

Ruan Yu really couldn’t eat anything, but the part of the stomach that was in charge of the drinks was not yet filled, and it so happened that a waiter with a tray of drinks came up with a red face and asked him if he wanted something to drink.

The pearly white light floating in the blue to navy blue background simulated a sea of stars in the universe, and there were several large bubbling balls of different colors and textures hovering in the glass, imitating the nine planets of the small galaxy where the energy star was located, so it was obvious that a lot of effort had been put into making it.

“This cup is a drink, right?” Ruan Yu wrinkled his nose and sniffed.

Alcohol could disrupt the mermaid courtship period, and although he was an adult, the research institute still did not recommend that he drink alcohol.

Gu Xiuhan also took a light sniff and affirmed, “Yes.”

Ruan Yu nibbled on the thick straw and sipped up the planetary booze balls one by one, chewing slowly as his cheek flesh puffed out.

The fruity thin skin of these small balls contained a thick, mellow juice, and Ruan Yu didn’t know what it was, just that it tasted good, so he swallowed it all.

The liquid flowed through the esophagus and stomach pouch producing a spicy hot sensation that was very pleasant.

Ruan Yu’s popularity in the base was outrageous, the news for Admiral Gu’s female clothed partner could not be covered, and spread early in the morning.

He stood by the cold table for such a short while, under the guise of greeting people who came to see him in a dress were too many to count. Those with thin skin also stretched their necks to look at him, and the surrounding heart sounds sounded with madness and ridiculousness in one sentence…

[Tsk, why does a drink make your belly bulge, mermaid’s body type… So small, oh.]

[Angry to be a mom fan, this mommy wants to press the little stupid fish down and pat the bulging soft belly! So many people must be more than just me for a change too, you definitely can not locate me! rampant.jpg]

Ruan Yu, “…”

[oooooo what fairy tale beauty is this glowing little mermaid? Damn, wearing a dress makes him so beautiful. I’m ready to stick out his tongue and… Sucking it.]

[What a perfect pair! I’m not the only one who thinks they’re a good match, right?]

[Everyone knows where you live mermaid, remember to close your window.]

[Admiral Gu, blessing you, and politely cheering for the admiral.]

…

What do you mean blessing ah.

I don’t understand, but I don’t think there’s a decent word… Humans are weird as hell.

[How can you be dressed like a mermaid princess while chasing after a cup of bubble balls with a deflated face? Mommy, he’s so cute, oooh.]

…

Ruan Yu blushed and squirmed as he put down the empty cup that still had two balls left to suck up.

These two were not necessary.

The only consolation for Ruan Yu was that the heart sounds around him were so dense and overlapping with the noisy ambient sounds that most of them were inaudible, otherwise he would have been so ashamed that he would have curled up in a fish roll under the cold table.

The number of people who came to exchange pleasantries was so great that even Gu Xiuhan, who was impatient with words, passively socialized a few words, while Ruan Yu looked like an old father who saw his shy son finally get up the courage to make friends, with his young face full of kindness and relief…

Gu Xiuhan inadvertently cast a glance at him, the corners of the frozen mouth silently curved again.

His little mermaid, in fact, had already filled his heart and eyes with him.

Even out of the strong interstellar interracial brotherhood…

He was enough.

It wasn’t until the band started playing music and went into the dance session, and the guests went off to find their partners, that Ruan Yu’s side barely cleared up.

“Let’s go, too.” Ruan Yu tugged Gu Xiuhan in the direction of the dance floor.

He had been practicing with dance tutorials on the Internet for the past two days, and although he was not a good dancer, he could barely get by.

Soft music flowed in the ballroom, and the light was dark.

The atmosphere around the room was slowly heating up.

Many of the people who came to the ball were already couples or good-looking people, so gradually, some of those pairs got closer and closer, behaving in an obscene manner, and even kissing together.

Ruan Yu’s terminal was set to underage filtering mode until he was eighteen, and he rarely saw such intimate images of couples on Star Online, let alone in reality.

He raised his little head, his round eyes were as bright as water, and he looked around curiously and unashamedly.

Gu Xiuhan also did not know that there would be such a session, the already difficult to suppress fire was doused with a splash of oil, eyes drifting, several times forced to move away, but again, like a demon, was hooked back to Ruan Yu’s lips coated with lip gloss.

The two petals were small and thin, but not lacking in flesh. The light red lip gloss was soft and moist like honey. The previous drink was consumed inattentively, the edge of the lips blotted out a little pink red rouge color. It’s like being lured to a secluded place to make out in the corner in a hurry.

The band was led back to the dance in a daze at the beginning of the band.

Silly and good.

[… Will it be soft?]

An inexplicably familiar heart sound burrowed into his ears.

It seems like he heard it somewhere, but he couldn’t remember it for a while. Ruan Yu turned back sluggishly. 

The voice was too vague, he was not sure, but it felt like it came from Gu Xiuhan’s direction.

However, Gu Xiuhan was staring straight ahead with no expression, his jaw slightly raised, a straightforward and austere look.

Ruan Yu’s inquiring eyes turned to Gu Xiuhan’s face and wanted to retract it, but somehow it slipped down the bridge of his handsome nose and landed on Gu Xiuhan’s lips.

The line of Gu Xiuhan’s lips had a kind of sharpness, thin and impersonal, reserved and self-possessed. It was clearly a cold ascetic feeling, but…

There were some belching and moistening thin sounds from around the area.

“What’s wrong?”

Suddenly, those two thin lips that were peered at moved.

Gu Xiuhan lowered his eyes, and a pair of dark and deep pupils looked down quietly.

“… It’s not much, it’s just…” A few moments ago, the little mermaid, who was half unaware of the shame, woke up like a sudden shock, and his earlobes burst into flames. His fingers on Gu Xiuhan’s shoulder curled up in embarrassment, and he panicked, picking the five stars on his shoulder patch back and forth, asking in a weak voice, ” Why did they suddenly start kissing each other…”

 

 

 

 

 

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