Huai Xu's heart was filled with panic and confusion. He didn't know what he had done wrong or why Su Yu suddenly wanted to send him away.
Unable to control the turmoil in his heart and overcome with fear, he mustered the courage for the first time to take Su Yu's hand. His dim golden eyes pleaded with her. "Did I do something wrong? Yu Yu, just tell me. I'll change."
"Please, don't send me away..."
Su Yu was stunned by his intense reaction. Before she could even speak, she saw a crystal-clear tear well up in the corner of Huai Xu's eye.
Then, to her utter shock, the teardrop slowly solidified into a pale golden pearl and dropped with a soft CLINK.
Su Yu's eyes widened. '!!!'
'Was that my imagination?'
'I think I just saw Huai Xu's tear turn into a pearl!'
'Can a Merfolk's tears turn into pearls, too?'
It turned out what she had just seen was no illusion.
