Cub Raising Association

Chapter 53: Application for open assessment

Not at all prepared to hear this question, Xie Tao was a little stunned. The expression on his face revealed a trace of astonishment.

Adopt the little mermaid...? Unable to respond, Xie Tao silently stood in place for a while. He was suddenly not sure what to think about it.

It goes without saying that because he was a caretaker, he had nursed the cubs in the club every day. However, Xie Tao had never thought about adopting a cub.

Now that someone asked him this question, Xie Tao naturally sunk into contemplation.

"I..." Xie Tao opened his mouth to speak, but as he still had not thought about what to say, his voice faded without him uttering another word.

She did not know what the youth was worrying about, but Xia Qi's face still kept a serious expression. Her voice also showed her sincerity, "I think that if someone should adopt little Gale, then you are the most suitable one."

Xia Qi was certain that she was not alone, ask any of the others in the club and surely they would feel the same as her.

There was nothing to be done about it, ok? The first thing their club's mermaid cub did once he could speak, was to call out to the youth with "Papa".

When he learned to control his ability, the first word he had written had been that as well. Not to mention how this little mermaid had given his first dropped scale to the youth for safekeeping.

"And, besides, I don't think little Gale would accept being adopted by anyone else. " Xia Qi added another sentence.

This mermaid cub had long regarded the youth as his parent. The difference between Xie Tao adopting or not adopting was only whether he and the cub had officially established a parent-child relationship.

Hearing this statement, Xie Tao couldn't help but turn his eyes to the indoor pool.

He had been asked to adopt the mermaid cub... According to his own wishes, Xie Tao was willing.

However, Xie Tao could not nod his head yet, he still had some concern, such as whether he could really be a good parent.

It was very difficult to be a good parent, Xie Tao had always thought so. If he adopted this mermaid cub, would he truly be able to let the cub grow up happily? And compared to him, would the cub be happier if he was adopted by another family? These were the things Xie Tao was still hesitating over.

"Let me think about it."

It wasn't a definite answer, but the expression on Xie Tao's face made it clear that he was seriously considering it.

Although Xia Qi had just said that he was most suitable, Xie Tao did not have as much confidence in himself. Adopting a baby was no small matter, it was not a decision that could be made recklessly. He had to think it through carefully.

Seeing that the youth was actually quite willing to adopt the mermaid cub, Xia Qi did not say much more. In the end, whether to adopt or not, this was not a decision she could make for him.

Xie Tao thought about it for a long time. There were two voices arguing with each other in his head.

At last, it got so noisy that he couldn't even hear his own thoughts... Xie Tao clenched his right hand into a fist and hit his forehead vigorously.

After knocking out the cluttered thoughts, Xie Tao turned around and walked in the direction of the indoor pool.

Because he had heard the footsteps, the mermaid cub had already swum up to the pool's edge and was waiting for the youth to come over. The closer the youth got, the more the ice-blue tail swayed under the surface. The cub's blue eyes were fixated at the youth.