My Mr. Mermaid

Untitled Part 68

Chapter 68 by ryuxenji

After lunch, Wu Yong was hanging outside the training facilities walking off his meal when he saw Matron Yuan walking in his direction. Matron Yuan called out to him, "Big Beard Wu."

"What?"

She handed him a printed report. "Yi-Bai's urine test report. I helped pick it up for him."

"Thanks." Wu Yong accepted it and flipped through it. "Everything fine?"

"No problems," said Matron Yuan, turning to leave.

"Hey, uh..." Wu Yong called out.

"Is there anything else?"

"It's nothing, I just feel that... you're pretty cute when you aren't scolding others."

Matron Yuan rolled her eyes. "Nutjob."

During afternoon training, Tang Yi-Bai eagerly asked Wu Yong, "Coach Wu, will we have a break for New Year's this year?"

Wu Yong sneered. "In your dreams."

Tang Yi-Bai: "..." Coach Wu must not have taken his medication today — so hot-tempered.

What a shame — he would not be able to spend New Year's Day with Yun Duo. Maybe he could go see her after training...

Wu Yong swiftly shattered his fantasy. "Not only will you not be getting a break, there's an extra activity you'll need to attend on the night of New Year's Eve after your training."

Tang Yi-Bai face crumpled. Training was still acceptable, but it was a pain to have to participate in marketing activities. The main issue was that many of the big sisters in the entertainment industry was especially liberal and liked to tease him suggestively. Even scarier was that some men too liked to tease him suggestively...

Aside from his own girlfriend, he really did not want to be hit on by anyone else. Otherwise, even if he was innocent, it would still be hard for him to explain things to Yun Duo.

Not just that. Those people who have been in the entertainment industry for a long time are especially prone to come with extra hassle. They knew everyone, and anytime there was an event, they would also invite Tang Yi-Bai along to eat and drink together. If he refused every single time, he would come off as too aloof, but if he did not refuse the invites, where would he find the time to eat and party so much? He might as well put all that time and effort into teasing his girlfriend!

In the end, it was always Coach Wu who helped him resolve these issues. No matter who invited him, he only had to reply with "my coach does not allow it". After all, his coach already looked like 'the rough sort' (Matron Yuan's original words), so he was perfect to play the villain.

31st of December. Tang Yi-Bai climbed out of the pool and took a quick shower, and after changing into some clean clothes, he went to attend a New Year's Eve event. On the way, he called Yun Duo to ask what she was doing. Yun Duo replied that she was shopping with Auntie Lu.

Looks like she wasn't at all lonely even without him by her side...

Tang Yi-Bai asked, "Where's my dad?"

Yun Duo: "We left him at the husband storage area."

Tang Yi-Bai: =.= He felt like he was seeing his future.

After hurriedly exchanging a few more words, Yun Duo hung up — she was busy helping Auntie Lu look for clothes.

Tang Yi-Bai felt a little melancholic. They were spending New Year's Eve in such a lively fashion, but he was stuck attending some random event.