Be Careful, Scum Dad! Mommy Is Back!
Chapter 423: Wow! The Flying Beautiful Fish

Chapter 423: Chapter 423: Wow! The Flying Beautiful Fish

Lu Xining and Fu Junhang exchanged information.

Inside the room, Nuonuo sat on the bed and shook the empty bottle in her hand at Fu Junhang.

"Nuonuo finished her milk formula. I’ll go and soothe her to sleep first."

Fu Junhang’s tone sounded to her as if he was the child’s real mother: it’s time, the child should sleep now, let’s end the call here.

But Nuonuo clearly showed no trace of sleepiness at all.

She tugged at Fu Junhang’s sleeve and whined, "Uncle Fu, Nuonuo wants to video call Mommy, okay?"

"Nuonuo just wants one look. Nuonuo really, super-duper misses Mommy!"

Hearing the child’s words, Lu Xining felt a surge of emotion in her chest, her eyes stinging slightly. Her newly replaced phone didn’t have the chat app installed yet, so after telling Fu Junhang, she hung up and called back on video a few minutes later.

Nuonuo’s eyes lit up as soon as she saw her, her voice loud and crisp, "Mommy!"

"Nuonuo really misses you, Mommy——"

Remembering that her two older brothers were already asleep, she quickly covered her mouth, lowered her voice, and said softly, "Mommy, when are you coming to see Nuonuo? Without seeing Mommy, Nuonuo can only drink half her milk formula."

Little Dumpling’s mischievous expression was especially adorable. Lu Xining glanced at Fu Junhang, who was holding the empty bottle, and chose not to expose her daughter’s little scheme.

She curved her lips and said, "Mommy misses Nuonuo and your brothers too."

"Mommy will come pick you up in a few days. Be good these next few days and listen to Uncle and Uncle Fu."

Fu Junhang saw how happily they were chatting and didn’t interrupt, instead taking the bottle to the bathroom to clean it, his movements practiced and natural.

Nuonuo nodded heavily and said, "Nuonuo and my brothers are super obedient!"

With the phone propped on the pillow, she rested her cheeks on her hands, her little feet swinging back and forth.

Suddenly, Little Dumpling’s eyes widened. She sat up and rubbed her eyes, staring in disbelief at the scene on her screen.

"Mommy, Nuonuo saw... beautiful flying fishies!"

"..." Lu Xining found her daughter’s vocabulary rather novel as well.

She turned to see the young merman outside on the balcony, his hands clinging to its roof, his eyes fixed on her. This scene, in the middle of the night, was frightening to say the least.

But Nuonuo wasn’t scared, only curious—how did fish manage to fly into the sky?

Could it be that things in cartoons were real?

The young merman, unaware of the impression he was leaving tonight on a good little girl, seemed a bit unhappy. Ever since Lu Xining left earlier, she hadn’t come to see him again.

With his extraordinary eyesight, he saw the little Dumpling across Lu Xining’s phone screen—it looked like a New Year’s picture baby.

Though he didn’t exactly remember what a New Year’s picture baby was, seeing the child’s meticulously carved and jade-like cheeks inexplicably brought the phrase to mind.

Lu Xining collected her thoughts, her heart sinking sharply.

Judging by the young merman’s demeanor and the water droplets dripping onto the ground, he had clearly been here for quite some time.

And she hadn’t even noticed!

Just as Fu Junhang finished washing the bottle, Nuonuo hurriedly informed him, "Uncle Fu, there are beautiful flying fishies at Mommy’s place."

"???"

Fu Junhang was momentarily baffled and found the image difficult to imagine, but he quickly recalled Lu Xining mentioning Biological Lab Experiment Subject #13599 earlier.

Taking the phone from the child’s hands, he saw the young merman on the balcony opposite her.

"Monkey, I’m leaving Nuonuo to you for now. I need to handle something."

"Nuonuo, Mommy has some matters to attend to. Be good and sleep. You’ll see Mommy in a couple of days."

As soon as Nuonuo ended the video call, sleepiness began to surface.

She rubbed her eyes with both hands, said goodnight to Fu Junhang, and dove into the covers by herself, falling asleep shortly thereafter.

Watching Little Dumpling’s energy from mere seconds earlier dissipate and her falling asleep right after the call ended, Fu Junhang shook his head internally.

While tucking her in, he heard her murmuring in her sleep, "Pretty fishie... fish soup tastes so good..."

Fu Junhang’s gaze softened, "Uncle Fu will make fish soup for you tomorrow. Sleep tight."

He switched off the lights, gently patting Little Dumpling’s back. Only when she was sound asleep did he leave for the adjacent room.

Meanwhile.

Lu Xining slid open the balcony door and met the young merman’s brilliant blue eyes, confirming that he wasn’t in an aggressive state at the moment.

She proactively asked, "What brings you here?"

The young merman, aware he had disturbed her, sheepishly rubbed his hair, the black strands making him look quite boyish. He opened his tightly clenched palm, revealing the item within.

"Heh heh heh." I’ve got something to give you.

A remote control identical to the one Meng Lai had held earlier.

Lu Xining’s eyes flickered. Previously, she had assumed that Ji Muye’s subordinates were extraordinarily skilled, capable of disarming all the bombs on the Royal Cruise within moments.

Now, seeing the object in the young merman’s hand, she realized the remote had been swapped early on.

"The Royal Cruise’s bomb controller?"

"Heh!" Yes!

"You swapped this out long ago?"

"Heh heh." Correct.

Lu Xining asked the most critical question: "Are there still other bombs on the ship?"

"Heh heh heh!" A lot!

Unable to rely on the young merman’s speech, Lu Xining interpreted his words mostly through his eyes and body language.

"How many of these controllers are there in total?"

Lu Xining’s scalp tingled—if each of Meng Lai, Yilijite, Danrus, and Rexiva had one on the cruise, and this one had been taken by him, then where were the other three?

The young merman silently raised his hand.

It was four, after all!

She abruptly looked toward the direction of the Royal Cruise, but the massive yacht silhouette was already gone.

Her finger dialed that familiar number she’d memorized, but she waited endlessly for someone to pick up.

The young merman, seeing her reaction, tilted his head in confusion. He didn’t understand why her expression suddenly soured—didn’t she like his gift?

Besides the controller he handed her, he’d crushed two of the others inadvertently with excessive force.

The remaining one had been given to that cold, indifferent man earlier—if he swam over now to retrieve it, would it still be possible?

Feeling troubled, the young merman lowered his head.

Lu Xining didn’t want Ji Muye to die. Ji Chao and Ji Ze’s fondness for their biological father was something she keenly observed.

Now that their relationship had reached the most harmonious state...

The three children’s custody was with her, but Ji Chao and Ji Ze lived with their familiar Ji Family, surrounded by Old Sir Ji and Ji Muye.

She and Ji Muye had also completely reconciled, and he promised not to repeat those actions that led to misunderstandings.

Going forward, he would pursue his soaring career, and she would immerse herself in laboratory research.

Everyone’s lives had reached their perfect balance, but if Ji Muye were to have an accident now, she couldn’t imagine how devastated Ji Chao and Ji Ze would be.

Especially Ji Ze...

She could sense her younger son’s admiration for his father had grown to the level of reverence.

As Lu Xining’s call connected, a violent explosion erupted across the distant sea, flames piercing the dark night, igniting blazing firelight.

"Ji Muye!"