Abstinence Admiral Don't Bite, the Softer Mermaid Top Thug

Chapter 196 Replacement
In the huge conference room, soon only Lu Lianbai and the baby in his arms, who was still sobbing, remained.

Lu Lianbai glanced deeply at the familiar figure disappearing into the distance, but upon hearing the aggrieved cry of the little one in his arms, he had no choice but to look away.

Knowing that the baby was in a state of near panic and shock, Lu Lianbai had no time to think about the consequences. He quickly composed himself and carried the baby out of the meeting room.

He asked the medical department for half a day off and took Jing Xiaoyu back to their residence on First Street.

Perhaps sensing that she had returned to her familiar and safe nest environment, Jing Xiaoyu, who had been cowering fearfully in her father's arms the whole way, finally shakily poked her little head out.

Her nose twitched slightly, and her wet, light blue eyes darted around.

Finally, it broke free from Lu Lianbai's embrace, its little legs kicking as it transformed back into its tender, forked tail fin.

It darted into the house with a splash and jumped into the fish tank with a splash.

Lu Lianbai had already vaguely sensed the general reason by this time. He followed her in and saw Jing Xiaoyu, who had transformed back into a little mermaid cub, curling her little fish tail into a ball and hiding in the seashell nest at the bottom of the bathtub.

Just like he used to teach the little guy how to hide and protect himself in the deep sea of ​​Whale Island, he instinctively blew out rings of water bubbles.

A layer of bubble barrier was pasted around the entrance of the little seashell nest, making it both cute and pitiful.

Lu Lianbai knew that there was no use in being anxious or worried now, as the little mermaid had clearly activated her self-protection mechanism.

To prevent the baby from being frightened again, Lu Lianbai could only inject healing water into the fish tank.

And wait outside the fish tank, waiting for the baby to come out and find him.

About two hours later, Lu Lianbai finally noticed that the bubble barrier at the edge of the entrance to the seashell nest was gradually being dispersed.

The little pink and blue fish, curled up in its nest, wiggled its tail and swam up, accompanied by a soft, melodious Hertz wave.

It quickly surfaced.

With her little fish-like lips pouting, her voice trembling slightly with grievance, she said, "Daddy..."

Lu Lianbai had been waiting outside the fish tank for a long time. When he saw that the little fish were finally willing to come out, he picked up a blanket and took the wet little fish out.

"Baby, wait a minute, let Daddy wipe your tail clean first."

Lu Lianbai half-held the wriggling baby in his arms and gently wiped away the excess water droplets with a soft blanket.

Jing Xiaoyu had calmed down a bit by now. She held her father's shoulders obediently with her two little hands, her eyes still wet with tears, and she sobbed softly:

"I'm sorry, Dad. Did Xiaoyu get into trouble?"

"No, when the baby is not feeling well, he knows to come to his father quickly. His father is very happy about that."

Jing Xiaoyu burst into tears again, wiping her eyes with her little hands:

"I called Daddy, but... but I couldn't get through to Daddy. I'm scared..."

Lu Lianbai felt a pang of heartache upon hearing this. He bent down and gently scooped up the little fish, wiping away the tears from its red, tear-streaked face. He patiently soothed his baby in a soft voice.

"It's not the baby's fault, it's Daddy's problem. Daddy forgot to tell the baby that the communication signal was blocked in the conference room, so the baby couldn't get through on the phone. It has nothing to do with the baby."

He comforted and soothed the baby, gently rubbing its head. "Baby, is your tail suddenly uncomfortable?"

"Ugh, ugh ugh." Jing Xiaoyu nodded, her lips trembling as she sobbed.

"I was assembling a starship model when suddenly I heard a lot of noise outside, and then I felt my tail hurt so much, it felt like it was going to burst out—"

Jing Xiaoyu showed her father her little tail fin, her eyes still brimming with huge tears, and continued speaking haltingly:
“My aunt said before that I shouldn’t show my fish tail outside, or I’ll be caught by humans. I was scared, and I couldn’t get through to my dad on the phone, so I couldn’t help but run out to find him… I’m sorry, Dad…”

The baby mermaid was unaware of human rules and regulations, yet she was able to belatedly recall the events of that time.

He suddenly barged into his father's work area, with so many people watching. Would he cause his father to be punished...? Jing Xiaoyu felt more and more uneasy as she thought about it.

After listening to the little fish's halting explanation, Lu Lianbai roughly understood the specific reason.

Mermaids have a much more acute sense of perception than humans.

Therefore, once a patient in the medical department has a severely damaged mental network and sends out a distress signal, it will naturally be detected by the mermaid's keen senses.

Jing Xiaoyu detected these distress signals and, instinctively, wanted to swing her tail to release pure Hertz waves.

The little guy noticed the changes in his two little legs, and remembered what his father and aunt had told him before.

So, despite the pain, she held her calves down and tried to molt, knowing she would soon be unable to hold on and turn back into a fish tail. Afraid of being caught by humans, she cried and ran to find her father.

Lu Lianbai understood the reason, but felt even more guilty.

Jing Xiaoyu is only one year old, what could he possibly understand?

It was because he, as the father, hadn't considered things thoroughly and overlooked the fact that the environment in the medical ward wasn't suitable for the baby.

He even deprived the baby of the freedom to transform back into a fish tail, and dared not change back even as his calves grew increasingly painful...

Even now that he's back home, the little guy still feels like he did something wrong and dragged his dad down.

Lu Lianbai gently shook his head at Jing Xiaoyu and put the little fish tail that he had been holding down:
"No, baby, you've done so well and so much. These problems only happened because Daddy didn't think things through. Daddy will figure something out. Don't cry, baby, okay?"

Jing Xiaoyu nodded, sobbing, and buried her head in her father's chest again.

The little webbed foot was very insecure, scratching and fidgeting, clearly quite frightened.

Lu Lianbai was naturally heartbroken.

I took Jing Xiaoyu to make him some milk, and after he drank his fill, he finally fell asleep.

Worried that Jing Xiaoyu would be anxious if she woke up and couldn't see him, Lu Lianbai didn't leave the room and stayed by the bedside to watch over the little one.

Every now and then, the words Jing Weimian had said to him in the conference room during the day would flash through his mind...

Even though his wife's eyes and tone were so cold that it was as if she didn't recognize him, Lu Lianbai still thought about it.

He'll explain the reasons to his wife properly when he goes on a mission to the Northern Star Sector with her tomorrow.

At least let your wife know that the baby didn't intentionally barge into the meeting room to cause trouble.

Their baby is actually very well-behaved.

But in the middle of the night, another unexpected event occurred.

Jing Xiaoyu, who was originally sleeping peacefully on her small bed while hugging a kitten plush toy, suddenly developed a high fever.

Unlike humans, mermaids are particularly sensitive to heat, and even a slight increase in body temperature can cause them unbearable suffering.

An abnormally high body temperature is a fatal disease for mermaids.

Lu Lianbai had never seen the little one so distressed before, and for a moment he couldn't care less about anything else.

He immediately transformed back into his mermaid form and spent the entire night healing and comforting the little fish by placing it on his cold fishtail.

It wasn't until the morning of the next day that Jing Xiaoyu's feverish body returned to normal somewhat.

It was at this moment that Lu Lianbai received a call from Chen Yan, and only then did he realize what he had missed.

"Dr. Lu, the general has changed the accompanying healer and she left for the Northern Star Sector half an hour ago. She asked me to inform you that you don't need to come along anymore."