Chapter 116 She should have guessed that Tu Shanyi would lie to her

Sheng Ran didn't care about the looks of people around her.

The orcs had already told her most of the important information, and she was not in the mood to listen any further.

She couldn't wait to figure out the unknowns.

When Sheng Ran met the eyes of the owner of Wangchun Teahouse, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes, and she walked up to him and started a conversation with him in a familiar manner.

The boss looked at her with a strange look, and looked at Sheng Ran politely and cautiously.

Sheng Ran nodded slightly to the boss, raised her hand and made a "hello" gesture, her fingertips still feeling a little cool from coming in from outside.

She had been silent and began to communicate with gestures.

[I'm here to see Tu Shanyi.]

The boss' heart suddenly skipped a beat.

It was just a guess originally, but now I can finally confirm it——

She is the "dumb girl", the wife of Master Tushan!

He looked at Sheng Ran's eyebrows and eyes carefully again, and the more he looked, the more familiar she looked to him. However, her face was wrinkle-free and so translucent that it was hard to recognize her.

"Are you the famous...mute girl from Shang Shi Fang?"

The boss's voice was trembling, and the account book in his hand almost slipped.

As soon as these words were spoken, the room fell silent. The tea drinkers who had been peeking in were all stunned. The gray-robed orc kept his mouth open for a long time, "What? She's the 'dumb girl'? And who said her face was wrinkled like old tree bark? That's a lie!"

The brown-clothed orc slammed his hand on the table. "I was saying this craftsmanship matches this beauty! It's even better than the plum blossom cakes Her Majesty gave out, and she's even prettier than Her Majesty. This is a true beauty!"

Sheng Ran frowned, not liking this kind of comparative remarks.

Although there are more males than females in this world of animals, and females are superior to males, these male animals still discuss them behind their backs without restraint.

I really don't know where the courage comes from.

If Sheng Ran didn't want to cause trouble outside, she would definitely find a way to teach these people a lesson.

Zhu Jiuyin keenly caught her displeased expression, and his golden eyes swept across the group of chattering orcs with anger.

"What are you looking at? If you keep staring, I'll overturn all your teacups!"

The tea drinkers then withdrew their gazes in disappointment, but continued to discuss in low voices.

"Is this the mute girl's new beastly husband? Where did the original ones go?"

"This beastman looks pretty powerful. Look at the horns on his head. Is this... a dragon? Am I seeing things?"

"No wonder these beast husbands are so devoted to the mute girl. It's a blessing for male beasts to have such a beautiful female master!"

"A dumb girl still accepts a beastly husband? I...I want to try it too!"

"Come on, any beastly husband around me can easily kill you!"

Zhu Jiuyin had already blocked most of the gazes for her. Sheng Ran ignored the commotion behind her and just nodded to the boss again, indicating that she wanted to talk about business.

The boss quickly came to his senses and led her to the private room, but his heart was beating fast.

It’s over, it’s over. Isn’t this mute girl Tu Shanyi’s mistress?

Why are you looking for Tu Shanyi now and coming to his shop?

"Are you...looking for Master Tushan? But he's not in my shop!"

As soon as the boss finished speaking, he suddenly recalled the scene he had performed with Tu Shanyi before.

He quickly patted his lips and smiled awkwardly, "It was a slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue. Tu Shanyi, that kid, he's not here with me!"

Sheng Ran was in no mood to joke with her boss. She put on a stern face, grabbed the pen and paper on the table, and wrote heavily.

[Don't pretend to me.]

[Tu Shanyi is not the clerk who owes the debt in the store, right?]

The boss's face turned pale and he didn't dare to look at Sheng Ran anymore.

He stuttered "this, this" for a long time and couldn't come up with a word of explanation for a long time.

Seeing that he still refused to tell the truth, Sheng Ran became even more anxious.

Looking up and down at the teahouse owner in front of her, who was not a bad guy but very stupid, she quickly noticed the exquisite and beautiful, priceless gold bracelet on his hand.

Sheng Ran's pupils dilated instantly, and a familiar scene flashed back in her mind. This was clearly the bracelet she saw when she first saw Tu Shanyi!

It seems that this thing is not a performance prop, it is real gold!

Now it has fallen into the boss's hands, and one can guess that there is some ulterior motive between the two.

Sheng Ran quickly grabbed the boss's wrist and looked at the bracelet with questioning eyes.

She stared at the boss's face sharply, not wanting to miss any of his expressions.

It was clear that she needed an explanation.

The boss was already feeling guilty, and the evidence of bribery was caught on the spot, which made his face look even worse, and he cried out "ouch".

"I'm sorry, dumb girl! I'm so sorry!"

Zhu Jiuyin had been observing for so long that he couldn't stand it any longer. "Don't call my future wife like that. You keep calling me a dumb girl. Are you people in Beining City so rude?"

Not even as good as the folks at the end of the chapter.

"My future wife's surname is Sheng, please call her by her name from now on."

The boss quickly changed his words, "Miss Sheng, I really didn't mean to collude with Master Tushan to deceive you."

"He told me afterwards that these were all white lies, and that he had no choice but to not tell you the truth..."

Sheng Ran listened to all this in silence, his hands hanging by his trouser legs clenched tightly, and upon closer inspection, he could see that they were still trembling uncontrollably.

……Fake.

So it's all fake.

She should have guessed that Tu Shanyi would lie to her.

This kind of fox who is full of lies has plenty of ways to manipulate people's hearts.

She actually believed Tu Shanyi's lies and was genuinely worried about his experience during that period.

People are living a more carefree life than she imagined.

[I don't need to hear these explanations.]

[I won't hold you responsible. You just need to tell me where Tu Shanyi is now.]

[——And, who is he?]

Sheng Ran steadied her breathing, released her grip on the gold bracelet, and tried to calm herself down as much as possible.

The boss finally breathed a sigh of relief, but when he saw that Sheng Ran didn't blame him, he felt even more guilty, so he told Sheng Ran everything he knew.

"Tushan, Master Tushan is indeed not a waiter here, and he has never owed any debts." The boss's voice was weak, and he carefully observed Sheng Ran's expression.

"On the contrary, he's a regular customer of our store. He's generous and always gives us tips. Everyone loves to treat him!"

"But the specific identity... I'm sorry, we have no way of knowing."

"Besides, he hasn't been to the store for a long time. The last time we saw him was when you were here!"

"We suspect... he has left Bac Ninh."

With every word the boss spoke, Sheng Ran's expression grew heavier.

This is completely different from what Tu Shanyi himself said.

Didn’t he say that it was not easy for him to be away from home for half a year?

Didn’t he say that he wanted to stay in Beining to deal with some things?

Everything is fake.

Even the shadow of a person disappeared completely.

He really doesn't even blush when telling lies.

She actually still had the delusion of waiting for him and looking for him, how ridiculous.