My Mr. Mermaid

Untitled Part 91

Side stories (1) from the print book by ryuxenji

Translator's note: A whole bunch of side stories in one go. Took longer than I expected to translate them, but they're out now. XP Enjoy!

1.

Tang Yi-Bai's feat in conquering the summit in winning the 100-metre freestyle in the World Championships had already stirred up the Chinese audience into a frenzy. And then, when the images of him kissing a female reporter was broadcasted on live TV, the hosts and commentators were left at a loss for words, let alone the regular audience members. On top of that, he then responded to the provocation of a foreign reporter with a classic "love"...

Very well, he had triggered a hurricane-level of discussion all on his own. The hurricane swept through the entire nation of China, pulling all its citizens into discussion surrounding him. They went wild over his dominance and wisdom, but were also insanely curious about the relationship between him and that female reporter.

As if in response to the desires of the people of his motherland, a television reporter very formally asked Tang Yi-Bai about his relationship with Yun Duo during an interview the next day. In actual fact, everyone within the field already knew the truth...

"She is my wife. We're already engaged."

Boo hoo hoo, he admitted it! He admitted it so directly! With no hesitation and leaving no room for ambiguity or second-guessing! Adonis, you're just too earnest! Can't you leave us some hope and let us indulge in our fantasies? Didn't we say that we were going to be each other's angels /(tot)/~~

With Tang Yi-Bai's quick and easy admission, it wasn't surprising that Yun Duo's Weibo was discovered by some resourceful netizens. Overnight, her Weibo changed drastically. She had more fans now, and more messages, so many that she could not read them all in time. Frankly, there was no need for her to read every single message carefully — doing so would only affect her emotionally. Yun Duo found that there were quite a number of netizens who said she was ugly.

How horrible, how am I ugly?!

In her 20 odd years of life, Yun Duo had always been praised for being beautiful, so she was quite confident in her looks. She would not so easily believe she was ugly just because some netizens said so.

Aside from those calling her ugly, there were also many who wished her well and conveyed words of blessing. Yun Duo picked one such message and shared it along with a comment:

Thank you! [Touched] [Moved] And here I thought you all wanted to burn me alive /(tot)/~~

As soon as the Weibo post went out, comments appeared almost instantly.

One Candy: You're welcome, but actually we really want to burn you alive.

Wuli-BaiBai: You're welcome, but actually we really want to burn you alive.

Tang Yi-Bai is My Hubby You All Can Go Die: You're welcome, but actually we really want to burn you alive.

Going to Kidnap Male God Tang Yi-Bai: You're welcome, but actually we really want to burn you alive.

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Honestly, the netizens these days were increasingly cheeky. ~~o(>_<)o~~

2.

When the swimming team returned to China, the airport was crowded with reporters and fans there to welcome them back. They were completely surrounded. The snapping of camera shutters, the rapid-fire questions from the reporters, the screams of the fans... the noise bombarded Tang Yi-Bai like a sonic weapon. The flashes of the cameras were so dazzling that he could hardly keep his eyes open.