Quick Transmigration: Why did you provoke him? He's love-struck!

Chapter 363 The Bride of the Sea God (22)

Yan Zhen quickly turned around and saw Nolan carrying a helmet in one hand, striding towards them.

The Rottweiler seemed to sense something unusual about him and barked even more fiercely.

Nolan was clearly wary of the strong Rottweiler, stopping three meters away and not approaching any closer.

He glanced at Qiao Yun with a hint of hostility in his expression, then called out to Yan Zhen, "Xia Xia."

Qiao Yun sensed the unfriendly aura emanating from him, her expression becoming subtle as she asked Yan Zhen, "And who is this?"

“My friend.” Yan Zhen took a few steps toward Nolan, not forgetting to wave to Qiao Yun: “Senior, I’m leaving now.”

“…Okay,” Qiao Yun replied.

Yan Zhen and Nolan had only taken a few steps when Qiao Yun's Rottweiler suddenly broke free of its leash and pounced on Nolan like a madman.

Qiao Yun shouted anxiously, "Nuomi! Stop!!!"

Rottweiler ignored him.

The incident happened suddenly, and since mermaids are not as alert on land as they are in the sea, Nolan was caught off guard and was knocked to the ground.

Yan Zhen was startled. Seeing Rottweiler baring its sharp teeth and biting Nolan's neck, she quickly dropped her schoolbag and lunged forward to shield him with her body.

The next moment, a sharp pain shot through her flesh as Rottweiler bit her shoulder.

Yan Zhen cried out in pain.

As soon as Nolan saw Yan Zhen being bitten, his eyes instantly turned into vertical pupils, and his whole body surged with ferocity. He grabbed Yan Zhen with one hand and swiftly stabbed Rottweiler in the neck with the other.

Yan Zhen only felt a flash of cold light before her eyes, and then warm blood splattered on her back.

Before Rottweiler could even scream, his neck was slashed open, and he collapsed to the ground convulsing violently.

Qiao Yun, who rushed over, was stunned.

Facing Nolan's vertical pupils, which were clearly not human, the sharp, blade-like sea-blue scales floating on his arm skin, and the almost tangible, dangerous aura emanating from his entire body—the aura of a wild beast about to attack—Qiao Yun felt a chill run down her spine and subconsciously took several steps back.

Nolan stared intently at him, picked up Yan Zhen with one arm and stood up from the ground. The scales on his arm peeled off one by one, and a dangerous growl came from his throat.

But before he could do anything, a hand covered his eyes.

“…Nolan, be good.” Yan Zhen’s voice trembled with pain, but he didn’t forget to soothe Nolan’s emotions. “Don’t hurt anyone.”

Nolan's voice was filled with rage: "He deserves to die!"

“This is humanity’s territory. If you kill him, you will die too,” Yan Zhen said. “Do you want to break up with me?”

Nolan was taken aback.

"I'm in a lot of pain, take me to the hospital." Yan Zhen tried to distract him. "The hospital is 500 meters to the right at the intersection ahead. After you get me in, find a nurse, then call the bodyguard and ask him to come and handle it."

As soon as Nolan heard her cry out in pain, his attention was indeed diverted, and the scales on her skin retracted inch by inch.

He scooped Yan Zhen up in his arms and hurried towards the motorcycles parked across the street.

After taking Yan Zhen to the hospital, Nolan handed her over to the nurse as instructed.

Before Yan Zhen was taken to have her wounds treated, she remembered something and pulled Nolan aside: "Tell the bodyguard not to tell my sister about this."

If Si Lan knew that she was injured while protecting Nolan, she would definitely be furious.

Yan Zhen wanted to keep the incident a secret, but while she was getting her rabies vaccine, Si Lan rushed to the hospital—someone witnessed Yan Zhen being attacked by a vicious dog at the school gate and even filmed it, which spread throughout the entire school in just half an hour.

Si Lan naturally found out as well, and she couldn't care less about anything else, since she was originally going to bring Asaya to a meeting about cooperation on mermaid products.

When Si Lan arrived at the hospital, she immediately knew what was going on when she saw Nolan squatting at the door of the ward, still not wearing the electronic collar.

Ignoring Nolan, Si Lan left Asaya, who had come with her, outside and went into the ward alone.

Si Lan, who had been relatively calm, suddenly changed her expression when she saw the wound on Yan Zhen's shoulder and the blood-soaked clothes that he had taken off and placed aside.

The rabies vaccination process was very painful. Yan Zhen lay on the hospital bed, her knuckles turning white as she gripped the blanket tightly, but she endured it without uttering a sound.

After the injection was completed, she broke out in a cold sweat.

After the nurse left, only the two sisters remained in the ward. Si Lan's face was extremely pale, and she began to interrogate, "What happened? Is it because of that fish again?"

Yan Zhen tried to explain: "It wasn't his fault, it was the alumnus's dog that attacked him first..."

"It's all his fault!" Si Lan interrupted her. "How could you bring him to a place like school? Mermaids are timid; even the sound of horns on the street can cause them to become stressed. Today he made you get bitten by a dog, and tomorrow he'll bite you again. How many lives do you have that he can take advantage of?"

Yan Zhen silently endured the scolding.

Si Lan criticized her for a long time before finally issuing a notice: "Nolan is not suitable to stay by your side any longer. I will have someone from the research institute come and take him away. From today onwards, he is no longer your pet."

After listening, Yan Zhen lowered his eyes and whispered "Oh".

Si Lan had expected her to object, to cry and beg not to let her take Nolan away, but seeing her unusual reaction, she became suspicious.

"do you agree?"

“What can I do if I disagree?” Yan Zhen’s tone was full of resentment. “After all, compared to Nolan, my sister is more important.”

Si Lan: "..."

Her anger subsided considerably in an instant, and she even laughed in exasperation: "Don't think I'll soften my stance just because of this. For your safety, Nolan must be taken away."

Yan Zhen just sighed.

Si Lan had always doted on her only younger sister since she was little. Seeing her disappointed and sad look, she immediately softened: "With your personality... what can I say to you?"

When Yan Zhen heard her softened tone, he knew that playing the victim had worked. He looked up and took her hand, saying pitifully, "Sister, I know I was wrong. Can you give Nolan and me another chance? This was a complete accident. I promise it won't happen again."

Si Lan didn't speak.

Yan Zhen was on the verge of tears: "I finally raised him to be healthy, intelligent, and sensible. How can you expect me to accept that he will either be skinned and shredded into sashimi or drained of his blood and turned into a commodity when he returns to the research institute? Isn't this like tearing my heart out?"

Si Lan: "..."

"Please, sister, don't kill him."

Si Lan couldn't understand her sister's behavior of developing feelings for a fish, but as a businesswoman, and one who ran a pet supplies business, she knew that once people developed feelings for their pets, they would regard them as family members and emotional support.

People who are sentimental will go to great lengths, even going bankrupt or borrowing money, to cure their pets when they are sick.

If they are unable to cure them, or if their pets die due to their own incompetence, the guilt will be etched into their lives, becoming a lifelong regret.

She didn't want her sister to have such a regret in her life.

“We can leave Nolan behind, but it has to come back to the research institute with me to be retested,” Si Lan said. “If it fails the test, it will stay at the research institute for training until it becomes a qualified pet.”