Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
âWhy are you alone here?â Muir frowned. âIt was too dangerous earlier. You almost capsized.â
Bai Qingqing scratched her head sheepishly, explaining, âI came here with Curtis. Heâs eating fish below.â
Muirâs countenance turned even darker instantly. He clearly blamed Curtis.
Bai Qingqing quickly said, âI asked for this.â
Muir understood his mateâs intention. She didnât wish for them to fight amongst themselves. Therefore, he suppressed his fury and said gently, âIâll take you away. It isnât safe here.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âBut...â Bai Qingqing hesitated as she looked toward the water. âCurtis will be worried if he doesnât see me when he comes out.â
Muir reached one hand out to the other arm that was rapidly turning into his beast form, showing a stretch of black feathers. He plucked off a soft palm-sized feather and tossed it on the boat.
Bai Qingqing felt disinclined. She also felt that it was too dangerous to be on the sea. If the boat were to capsize, it wouldnât be easy for him to swim back if his feathers got wet.
âAlright, then. Letâs go first.â As Bai Qingqing said that, she grabbed the backpack.
Muir immediately turned into his beast form, trying his best to lower his body to make it easier for his mate to get on his back.
âMuir, would there be any problems for you to fly back like this?â Bai Qingqing asked when she was on his back, feeling worried.
âScreechââ Muir assured his mate and then spread his wings to take flight.
When Curtis swam up anxiously, he saw Muirâs figure through the rippling water before he came up to the surface.
He felt that things werenât good and rapidly swam up. After finding the inflatable boat, his mate was nowhere to be seen. In its place was... a bird feather.
âSsss~â Curtis flicked out his tongue, feeling vexed. He then dived into the water again.
Despite feeling upset, Curtis was able to eat to his heartâs content without needing to worry for his mateâs safety. He also planned on bringing back a boat of fish.
Werenât the fish in the restaurant very expensive? He should be able to get a lot of money from a boat of fish, right? Curtis thought this naively.
Putting Curtis aside, Muir and Bai Qingqing had already returned to the shore.
Muirâs clothes were hidden in a concealed gap. After he transformed, he put on his clothes and came out. He flipped over the fence, revealing a coastal road.
There were no bus stops to be seen on either side. Bai Qingqing threw him a doubtful look and asked, âWhy did you get into the sea from here? You couldnât have... drove here, could you?â
Did Muir know how to take the public bus? He had just come to China.
âWhen did you come back? I saw your live broadcast yesterday,â Bai Qingqing asked.
Muir held his mateâs hand tightly, his heart feeling as settled as if he had eaten a weight. He replied to her questions slowly. âI took a ride here. After my competitions ended, I took the earliest flight here and started looking for you. They didnât lie to me and sent me to a place thatâs very close to you, and you really saw me.â
Muirâs tone sounded very thankful, but Bai Qingqingâs heart ached when she heard this.
She could tell that Muir had treated âthemâ as his life-saving buoy. When he was overseas, he had a problem speaking a foreign language and had no one to rely on for help. Things were much more difficult than they had been for Curtis. She didnât dare to imagine what kind of hurdles Muir had encountered and the situations in which he had made a fool of himself. They really should feel thankful that he could find her while staying safe and sound.
Bai Qingqing leaned on Muirâs body, consoling him, âItâs fine now. Everything is over now. Weâll be together forever from now on.â
Muir hugged her even tighter than before, replying solemnly.
The two of them were talking when a loud and piercing horn suddenly rang out nearby.
âBeep beep!!!â
Bai Qingqing raised her head and looked over. She saw a man dressed in a suit and leather shoes walking out from a black and glistening sedan, running over toward them.