Chapter 1: Picking Up a Little Mermaid

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

A private island in the Southern Hemisphere.

An overwater villa surrounded by seawater on all sides.

Sunlight… Ocean waves… A white sand beach…

Unfortunately, Mo Heng was not in the mood to indulge in any leisurely activities.

He restlessly swirled the champagne glass in his hands, adjusting his posture multiple times. In the end, he planted his long legs directly on the lavish marble coffee table and glanced at his watch.

He’d given Chen Qiong ten minutes. If she didn’t come soon… he’d really fire her this time.

Chen Qiong was Mo Heng’s agent. She had been by his side ever since he’d debuted as a child star.

Originally, she was supposed to remain by his side to rest and relax. However, she found the tiny, isolated island too boring and had taken a boat back to shore the previous night to go to a club. She had been gone the entire night.

Now, just when Mo Heng was in a thorny situation and required Chen Qiong’s presence, she wasn’t around!

Such was a dereliction of duty!

Mo Heng anxiously adjusted his posture once more. He removed his legs off the table and subconsciously shook them as he looked up to peer into the bedroom.

He only saw—

He had picked up a child as white as snow on the beach after he’d finished snorkeling at sea, but it had gone missing.

Mo Heng anxiously placed his champagne glass on the table and stood up.

After confirming that the little kid was breathing normally, he had placed her on the bed and tucked her in a blanket.

However, when he went into the bedroom, he saw that the blanket on the bed had been tossed aside, and the glass door connecting to the indoor swimming poor was wide open—

Mo Heng hastily rushed outside and was met with the sight of a fair, plump belly poking out from the glistening surface of the swimming pool.

It couldn’t have been anyone other than the little snowball he’d picked up!

It was a scorching day, but shivers ran down Mo Heng’s back.

A child of unknown origin had actually fallen into the swimming pool and drowned when he least expected it!

Since his debut, his career had been smooth-sailing as he reached the height of the entertainment industry. Apart from being criticized for his poor attitude and bad temper, Mo Heng, who didn’t have a dark past, was now facing the biggest crisis of his life.

He didn’t dare let his thoughts wander as he dived into the pool and swam towards that child—

As long as there was still a strand of hope—

Because of the ripples Mo Heng created after diving into the water, the little meatball, who had been floating contentedly a moment ago, was pushed by the waves. She suddenly opened her eyes and flipped her body over.

A beautiful, shimmering violet fishtail surfaced from the depths of the water, appearing behind the little meatball. Following which, the tail whipped downwards, causing countless water droplets to spray into the air with a splash, reflecting rays of light like diamonds.

Ripples ran through the gleaming water, and a little kid surfaced. On its head, it wore a coral circlet, which looked like a piece of carved pink jade, and it had a round face and large eyes, black eyes. It crooked its head to the side as it stared unblinkingly at Mo Heng.

Mo Heng, who’d been prepared to lose his career as a celebrity just a moment ago, took a deep breath and sank back into the water.

Just as he’d expected ——

He had a terrible affinity with children!

He always met with terrible luck whenever he encountered a child.

He shouldn’t have acted on good intentions and brought back a child he had picked up on a private beach reserved by him, and one with unknown origins at that!

How was it even a child? It was clearly a—monster!

No, to be more accurate, it was a mermaid! Just like the ones from the old fairytales!

When he saw that beautiful, ethereal, colorful fishtail happily swimming towards him, Mo Heng retreated backward, rejecting it. However, it still reached out and clung to his neck.

With this sudden weight added to his body, Mo Heng had no choice but to return to the surface of the pool.

The little kid giggled happily, as though it had just caught someone in a game of hide and seek.

Ever since he was young, Mo Heng had hated eating fish. He hated children, and he hated fish even more. He grabbed the little kid and lifted her entire body up. “What’s your name? Where are you from?”