"No, I'm watching a variety show."
Su Yue ate fruit as she mumbled, "Mom, why did you suddenly call me? Is something wrong?"
"Nothing much." Zheng Qiuyi's voice held a trace of languor. "Your father isn't home, so it's just me here. I wanted to chat with you for a while."
"Where's Dad? Did he go to work again?" Su Yue asked curiously.
"Isn't that just like him?" Zheng Qiuyi sighed. "He went to inspect the seaside. He probably won't be back until later."
Su Yue's heart gave a sudden jolt. Sensing that something was wrong, she hurriedly asked, "The seaside? Did something happen? Tell me the truth."
Zheng Qiuyi knew she couldn't hide it from her daughter, so she could only tell her honestly, "It's nothing major. It's just that one of our fish farms by the sea had its fishing net torn open last night. A lot of fish escaped, and the losses weren't small.
"At first, we thought it had been done by someone stealing fish, but after investigating, we ruled out human involvement.
"The opening in the net was far too large, and the edges bore signs of being ripped apart by brute force. It didn't look like something a person could do..."
She paused, then added, "On top of that, some fishermen were fishing nearby not long ago and said they saw an especially enormous fish. It was a black mass that flashed through the water and vanished. Everyone suspects an exotic beast did it.
"The workers at the fish farm are all panicking. Your father was worried something might happen, so he went over to inspect the place and calm everyone down."
Su Yue nodded slightly. She raised a hand to smooth the hair hanging over her chest, her fingers gliding through the soft