Without his permission, no one was allowed to enter his private space at will.
Not even his bedroom, let alone his bed.
Even him, as his own nephew back when he was young and ignorant had once tried to climb onto his little uncle’s bed to play, only to be grabbed by the collar and tossed out with a cold face by Ding Yixin.
After being thrown out twice, Ding Wei learned his lesson.
Even when he was allowed into the bedroom, he would tremble with fear, wishing he could stay eight meters away from the big devil’s bed.
And now what was he seeing?!
This boy who had come from who knew where was actually lying sprawled on Ding Yixin’s bed so casually, completely unconcerned about appearances!
Ding Wei raised his hand and pinched his own arm.
Hiss! It hurt so much!
He wasn’t dreaming!
"Y-you... what exactly is your relationship with my little uncle?"
Rong Xingyu didn’t stop what he was doing with his hands, still swiping rapidly across the screen.
Hearing the question, he didn’t even lift his head, only replying, "What else could it be? Of course, it’s the kind of relationship where we’re going to get married."
The water in Ding Wei’s mouth almost sprayed out, but remembering that this was Ding Yixin’s bedroom, he forcibly swallowed it back down.
But he ended up choking and coughing so hard it felt like he was about to cough himself to death.
Hearing Ding Wei’s earth shattering coughing, Rong Xingyu finally agreed to divert a little of his attention away from the game and toward Ding Wei.
He lifted his head and frowned at Ding Wei, his expression looking as if he were complaining that Ding Wei was being too noisy and disturbing him.
Ding Wei: "..."
But... when did his little uncle decide he was getting married?!
What was even harder for Ding Wei to accept was that as Ding Yixin’s only nephew he had never heard a single word about this!!!
Rong Xingyu tilted his head in confusion. "Why do you need to know? It’s me marrying your little uncle, not you marrying him."
Ding Wei’s face went blank for a moment. "..."
W-well, that actually kind of made sense... my ass!
He almost got led straight into a ditch by that logic.
"Even if you’re my little uncle’s fiancée, have you registered your marriage? Have you held a wedding?"
Seeing the slight confusion on Rong Xingyu’s face, Ding Wei finally felt a bit more balanced inside.
But Rong Xingyu blinked his eyes and asked, "What does registering mean? Why would General Ding and I need to register?"
Ding Wei: "???"
Ding Wei stared at Rong Xingyu as if he were looking at some ancient relic, unable to believe that he had never even heard of registering the marriage.
Yet the confusion on Rong Xingyu’s face was completely genuine.
...Just what kind of isolated, cut-off-from-the-world place had his little uncle brought this person back from?
How could he know nothing at all?
Oh no, could it be that his little uncle had tricked him into coming back with him?!
For some reason, looking at Rong Xingyu’s innocent face made Ding Wei’s heart soften.
"Registering the marriage means going to the civil affairs bureau to get a marriage certificate," Ding Wei patiently explained to Rong Xingyu. "Once the bureau stamps it and you get that marriage certificate, the relationship between two people is officially recognized by law and protected by it."
"Only after you’ve registered the marriage does it count as a formal marriage, understand?"
Rong Xingyu nodded thoughtfully.
"..."
Ding Wei suddenly realized something and couldn’t help but feel annoyed at himself, why was he explaining all this here?!
He was seriously too idle for his own good.
Then he saw Rong Xingyu smile at him.
"Thank you, I understand now."
Merfolk were naturally the darlings of the sea and blessed by the ocean in both appearance and voice.
And Rong Xingyu was the most beautiful among the merfolk.
When he smiled at Ding Wei like that, Ding Wei’s face couldn’t help but flush red.
This person was really... kind of, kind of good looking.
No wonder his little uncle liked him.
Just then, Ding Wei suddenly heard Ding Yixin’s voice.
He snapped his head up and looked toward the bedroom door.
"Yuyu."
Ding Yixin was still wearing his military uniform, clearly having come straight back from the military headquarters.
He walked directly to the side of the bed.
"General Ding!"
Rong Xingyu also saw Ding Yixin and the smile on his face immediately grew even brighter.
Meanwhile, Ding Yixin’s gaze landed on Rong Xingyu’s bare feet, which were not wearing any socks at all.
The exquisitely sculpted and jade-like boy even his feet were fair and pale.
His round little toes were lined up together, looking especially small and adorable.
The depth in Ding Yixin’s gaze intensified and his Adam’s apple rolled subtly.
"Yuyu, why aren’t you wearing socks again?" Ding Yixin’s voice lowered.
Rong Xingyu noticed Ding Yixin’s line of sight and his toes curled awkwardly.
Perhaps because he used to have a fishtail in the sea and didn’t need to wear any clothes, after turning into legs, Rong Xingyu never really liked the feeling of being constrained by clothing.
If not for Ding Yixin’s insistence, Rong Xingyu wouldn’t even want to wear pants.
And now he’d been caught red handed by Ding Yixin.
Rong Xingyu bit his lip and said softly, "Oh... the socks, the socks fell off by themselves."
Seeing the boy wide eyed and blatantly making excuses, Ding Yixin found it amusing inside.
He picked up the socks that had been tossed beside the bed, bent down, and firmly grasped Rong Xingyu’s ankle.
The boy’s ankle was very slender, Ding Yixin could easily wrap his hand around it.
Supporting Rong Xingyu’s foot with his palm, he carefully and seriously helped him put the socks on.
Ding Wei who is standing to the side stared so hard his eyes nearly popped out.
Who was this person? Was this really his terrifying little uncle???
Wait, his little uncle had been in the room for so long and hadn’t noticed him at all?
Hello? There was still a living breathing person standing right here!?
Ding Wei coughed, trying to draw his little uncle’s attention.
But Ding Yixin either didn’t hear him or didn’t care, he only saw Ding Yixin lower his eyes and half kneel by the bed.