The next stop of Xia Shurong's itinerary today is particularly far away.
As a city near the sea, Songshui City naturally has several aquariums with similar styles.
Although the Haichang Underwater World where she and contestant No. 4 arrived is not well-known and does not attract many tourists from outside the city, locals flock to it in an endless stream. It has become a dating mecca that can leave your name on the city's Fetion official account.
As dusk approached, the stalker and the stalked arrived at their destinations one after another. Zhu Yu and Lin Suicao, who resumed their disguises, followed the two people in front of them from a distance and joined the crowd to buy tickets and enter the museum.
"There are more people here, so you have to keep an eye on where the target is."
"Um."
"If we stop where we are, the road will not automatically extend forward, and we will be left behind."
"That's right."
"...Then can you stop looking at that seal?"
Unexpectedly, I encountered unexpected difficulties at the beginning.
Lin Suicao agreed with his mouth, but he stood in front of the polar area venue, watching several seals playing a game of pushing their companions into the water.
To be honest, he had vaguely felt this way since he was discharged from the hospital, and now it has been confirmed.
This person actually has a hobby of enjoying marine life.
Although Xia Shurong seemed to have stopped in front of the Penguin Arena, and there was no risk of losing her for the time being, she didn't really think they were out on a date, right?
"Look, it's a seal!"
Next to them was a boy and girl of primary school age. The boy pointed forward energetically.
The girl Wenwen quietly hid behind the boy, glanced at the explanatory sign in front of the venue, and pursed her lips: "They are kept here all day long, and their only job is to let people look around. It feels so useless." "
Isn’t the general feeling very pitiful? What's going on with kids today?
The boy scratched his head, but couldn't think of a rebuttal. Lin Suicao knelt down in front of the two of them and showed a soft smile: "That's not the case. Seals have many uses."
Both children's attention was riveted.
"For example, seal meat is considered one of the most nutritious meats, and high-protein delicacies such as seal tenderloin and flippers are widely popular in Canada; seal skin is light and warm, and is made into jackets, vests, and handbags... Well, this way In other words, the ornamental value is the least important part."
The boy clenched the girl's hand in horror: "Will the seals here be eaten too?!"
"I, I don't know... let's go quickly, brother!"
"Mother!"
The two, who looked like brother and sister, were severely traumatized and ran away.
Suicao, who was squatting on the spot holding his knees, did not get up, looking a little pitiful.
After a moment, she raised her head with a calm expression: "Sometimes bullying children brings the pleasure of being alive."
"Um."
"I did it completely on purpose, and the effect was very good. It scared them to death."
"That's right."
"...Don't imitate me!"
At this moment, Xia Shurong started to move.
After passing the polar pavilion, there is a small pavilion housing jellyfish and many tropical fish. The aquariums are displayed separately.
Because the aisles have become cramped, the flow of people during the holidays has begun to feel as crowded as it should be.
Perhaps because of squatting just now, Lin Suicao felt a little itchy in his legs and felt light when walking.
A naughty girl running indoors brushed next to her, and the feeling of losing control of her center of gravity suddenly hit her.
——You shouldn’t fall down, but you should stagger a little.
——So children who don’t follow the rules are really annoying.
——You obviously want to popularize science, why do you scare them away?
She was still able to think calmly until she realized that these thoughts had been spinning for too long.
The senses returned to the outside world, but the body remained stable, like a boat tied by cables.
Lin Suicao looked at his bright wrists exposed from his short sleeves.
"Sorry, I remember you hate direct physical contact."
Seeing that the other party had stood firm, Zhu Yu planned to let go of the girl's hand.
But he failed.
Lin Suicao's palms were white and soft, the temperature of the skin seemed to be low, and the long and dexterous fingers did not appear to have much strength.
But they are like entangled soft-bodied creatures, firmly capturing prey that wants to escape.
Zhu Yu tries his best again.
Lin Suicao covered it with his other hand, forming a two-on-one advantageous situation.
She looked like a top student studying experimental animals in physiology class, holding the other person's hand that was one size larger than hers with both hands.
The touch was rough, and there was a wonderful feedback when rubbed. Even in an air-conditioned room, the body temperature was still higher than hers.
The fingers took advantage of their slenderness and crossed the back of the hand, forcefully separating the opponent's obstruction and intruding between the fingers.
Because it is the right hand, there will be a callus on the side of the third finger caused by years of hard work, which is as hard as a pebble.
The palms of their hands gradually came together, and the originally noisy voices around them seemed to gradually quiet down. In the aquarium beside the two of them, the jellyfish swayed its pink umbrella cap, like small fireworks blooming in the water.
"Suicao?"
Zhu Yu called out tentatively, and the other party withdrew his hand as if suddenly awakened.
She put her hands into the pockets of her trousers, her cheeks flushed the same color as the jellyfish.
"This is to make up for the previous reward, so just accept it with gratitude."
"Hey, I'm the one helping people, right?"
Zhu Yu obeyed her wish and got over the accident just now, but a doubt was already buried in his heart.
If Lin Suicao actually doesn't mind this level of physical contact.
So what is the reason why she has been trying to avoid it during this period?
"Have you ever felt that...there are really fewer people?"
Suicao fanned himself with his hands and looked in the direction of his almost forgotten mother, "Where is that man?!"
It was not her imagination that the outside world had become quieter, but the number of tourists was indeed decreasing, as if everyone had lost interest when visiting this place and retreated from the distance.
It looks like worker ants returning to their nest in a row.
Moreover, even contestant No. 4, who persisted until the end, seemed to blend in with the crowd, leaving behind the date he had been trying to please.
Only a few people, including Xia Shurong, are still moving forward.
"It's all here, let's move on."
Zhu Yu took a deep breath of the moist air.
He always felt that the humidity of the environment was increasing.
"Well...it wouldn't be nice if the date didn't end well."
Lin Suicao agreed due to different considerations.
The further we go, the more alien the feeling becomes.
The number of tourists in the same direction as them is getting smaller and smaller. The fish swimming against the glass tunnels on both sides seem to be staring at the humans in the tunnel with their inorganic eyes.
A manta ray swam by vertically, its pale belly like a ferocious smiling face.
They seemed to be walking in the intestines of some creature, and the stickiness of the air became increasingly distinct and heavy.
After walking out of the tunnel area, there was a new exhibition area with a vast space. The aquariums around it were one size larger than the ones she had seen before, and the one in front of Xia Shurong at this moment was even bigger.
Wait a moment.
Like being suddenly awakened from a dream, Suicao realized a blind spot.
When did the only thing left in front of me was my mother who I was following?
In the empty and deserted venue, only the footsteps of two people echoed.
After hearing the noise, their goal for today turned back.
