Chapter 72 Raven smiled gently

[Yes, host! I heard it too. You spoke very clearly and accurately! Your throat is really getting better. You can even make sounds on your own!] The system couldn't help but feel happy.

The sadness just now was swept away, Sheng Ran opened her mouth again and repeated, "Don't cry."

[Two sentences in a row! This time's host is even more powerful than last time. Try saying something else!]

Sheng Ran nodded excitedly, a smile on her lips, and silently said, "Thank you, thank you!"

No sound.

Sheng Ran's smile froze for a moment, and she tried to speak again, "I like you!"

Still no sound came out.

Sheng Ran puffed up her cheeks in confusion, her neck flushed red, and finally tried again.

“—Don’t cry.”

She didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The recovery of her voice was too strange!

How come I only learned the words "Don't cry"? I can't say anything else!

Well, it’s enough in the current situation. Sheng Ran held Ling Rui’s face with both hands.

He was still conscious, and his eyes, which usually held a fierce look, were now misty. His gaze fell on her face distractedly, yet seemed to be glued to her and could not be moved away.

"...Don't cry." Sheng Ran comforted him in a clear voice, repeating these two words over and over in different tones, as if she was talking to a half-grown child.

Ling Rui muttered, "What a beautiful dream! My wife not only comforted me, but her voice also improved."

Her voice soothed the softest spot in Ling Rui's heart. He held Sheng Ran carefully in his arms, but held her very tightly, for fear that such a beautiful wife would slip away from his dream.

Sheng Ran took great effort to cover the two of them with the quilt, and found that there were still tears in the corners of his eyes and some dust on his eyelashes, like a little beast that had been defeated but refused to admit defeat.

She reached out and gently wiped away the tear with her fingertips. The skin her fingertips touched was hot, as if it was still burning.

Sheng Ran closed her eyes and let Ling Rui press his weight on her. It was not until the sky outside the window turned pale that his breathing gradually calmed down. However, the hand that was holding her wrist still did not loosen.

The bottle of liquor on the ground was still open, and the aroma of the liquor filled the room and decorated Ling Rui's sweet dream.

The next morning, Pei Xiaoxing remembered that he was hungover and kindly went to Ling Rui's room to check on him.

It wasn't until he realized that Sheng Ran was held tightly in his arms, her clothes were wrinkled, and there was no place left for her to sleep that he couldn't help but get angry and picked up Ling Rui.

"It's fine that you were drunk and causing trouble, but you even set your sights on my wife. What tricks did you use to trick her into coming to the room?"

Ling Rui felt dizzy and in great pain. Pei Xiaoxing used his special ability to melt the ice with a wave of his hand, and a stream of ice water was poured directly onto Ling Rui's face.

"I, I'm clearly dreaming." Ling Rui didn't fight back. His teeth were chattering with cold. He carefully covered Sheng Ran with the quilt again. "...For example, don't disturb my wife's sleep."

The first time I slept with him, I was completely drunk!

Ling Rui regretted it so much!

What if the wife feels that the experience is not good and never turns to him again?

In the limited days, Ling Rui just wants to seize the opportunity to spend as much time with Sheng Ran as possible.

He couldn't face his wife like this, so he had to go out quickly and let Pei Xiaoxing pour some ice water on him to calm him down.

Unexpectedly, Sheng Ran had already woken up from the bed, rubbing her eyes.

The first thing she did after waking up was to take a deep breath, using the muscle memory from last night, and slowly and seriously opened her lips, "...Don't cry."

——What is the wife saying? Who is crying?

Wait! The wife spoke?!

The two beast husbands were startled, then turned to look over in surprise.

This was the first time Ling Rui heard Sheng Ran's voice while he was awake, and he was extremely excited.

"Wife, you can speak now!" He raised his voice and celebrated happily.

Sheng Ran was also surprised that it didn't work.

She nodded quickly, indicating that this was all she could say, and then she said "don't cry" many times in one breath.

This scene made Pei Xiaoxing feel familiar. So Ling Rui caused great psychological fluctuations to his wife last night, making her feel the urge to speak again?

He couldn't help but frowned and looked at Ling Rui with a complicated expression, "You cried all night last night?"

Otherwise, why would the wife only learn this sentence?

Ling Rui pulled his lips in embarrassment. He had completely forgotten what happened last night, but it was obvious that he had lost face in front of his wife!

Fortunately, Sheng Ran was surrounded by happiness at the moment and didn't pay attention to him.

For the first time, Ling Rui felt fortunate to be ignored.

Next, Sheng Ran excitedly went to find Raven to share her joy.

She repeated the two words she could currently utter independently, word by word, like a child learning to speak on the first day.

Raven hadn't slept all night, and his expression was a little tired, but when he saw Sheng Ran's energetic face and her cute lips moving, he was a little distracted for a moment.

The usually taciturn Raven couldn't help himself, and the corners of his lips raised up in an obvious arc, and he smiled gently with his eyebrows.

Sheng Ran had never seen Guo Ya show such a simple and pure smile. She was suddenly stunned and her cheeks felt a little hot.

He didn't say anything, but just stared at her without blinking, which made her feel embarrassed and she ran away with red ears.

Finally, Sheng Ran went to find Huai Jun, treated him as an ordinary friend, and shared her happy events with him.

Huai Jun was flattered. Before she could figure out how to respond to Sheng Ran, she turned around and left with brisk steps.

Unlike those beastly husbands, after returning to Sheng Ran, he never gained what they called the "mind-reading ability".

This was the first time he truly heard Sheng Ran speak.

Huaijun stared at Sheng Ran's back with a sense of loss, feeling like he hadn't heard enough.

Being a mermaid, he had certainly witnessed the most pleasant and moving voices in the world.

But Sheng Ran's voice was like the sea water under the moonlight, clear and mellow with a hint of tenderness and trembling, which made him want to engrave it in his heart.

In the following time, Sheng Ran continued to busy herself with making wine in the basement.

After a whole day and night of preparation, the first batch was definitely enough. Sheng Ran patiently let it sit for two more days to ensure the flavor of the wine.

As the auction day of the Heart-Protecting Scale approached, Sheng Ran knew that she could not wait any longer.

She dipped a little of the final product and tasted it. It felt like a fire was burning on the tip of her tongue. It was much stronger than the wine in the animal world today, and of course, much more fragrant.

She finally added some mint juice to it, which could not only relieve the greasiness but also prevent headaches after getting drunk.

Sheng Ran clapped her hands in satisfaction, stood in front of the stone table, and directed the beastmen to pack the purified liquor into twenty pottery jars.

The clear and transparent wine glowed with an amber light. She specially kept two cans and added some wild honey collected from the end of the chapter. It tasted strong and sweet, which was more suitable for orcs who did not drink often.

After doing all this, there are only two days left until the auction day.

She wanted to use this wine to steal the limelight from Zuixianlou and successfully get back Huaijun's heart-protecting scale.

She still hadn't gotten the paperwork to set up a stall, and Sheng Ran knew she might still be blocked this time.

But she always has to try.