Chapter 56 "Let me stay by your side at the end of my life"
The curse was suppressed after dawn, and Pei Xiaoxing's pain was greatly alleviated, leaving only the violent heartbeat after the nightmare, which made it difficult to calm down for a while.
When consciousness struggled to emerge from the chaos, the first thing I caught was not the morning light outside the window, but a very light and fragmented sound.
It sounded like the flapping wings of a butterfly wet by the rain, or like beads from a broken string rolling across the green bricks, falling into his ears with a wet and trembling feeling.
Is he still asleep? Whose crying is that?
Pei Xiaoxing turned his head and looked in the direction of the voice, and his heart stopped suddenly.
Sheng Ran was lying on the edge of the bed, with her face buried in her arms. The exposed half of her neck was tense and her shoulders were shaking.
After being with his wife for a long time, Pei Xiaoxing had long been accustomed to her quietness, and almost forgot what Sheng Ran's voice sounded like.
He froze completely and couldn't help holding his breath.
——Is it the wife crying?
For such a long time, Sheng Ran couldn't utter a word. No matter how anxious she was, she could only shed tears silently or make weak sounds.
But this time it’s different, it’s the actual vibration of the vocal cords!
Pei Xiaoxing was almost overwhelmed by the overwhelming joy. He forced himself to remain calm so as not to scare her and listened carefully.
It was a very faint, suppressed whimper, the cry was covered with moisture, not forming a single sentence, it was intermittent, but it was as clear as a gentle peck on his eardrum.
His breath caught in the roof of his mouth, his heart felt like it was being gripped by a hand, then suddenly released, and scalding blood rushed to his head. His fingertips began to numb, his throat tightened, and his eyes inexplicably heated up.
Pei Xiaoxing wanted to call her, but when he opened his mouth, only a hoarse sound came out.
Last night, he was tortured by the curse and felt worse than death. He even doubted whether he was really the freak and alien that his people said he was.
He was about to give up on himself, and even thought of locking himself in this room and finding a decent way to end his life.
But Sheng Ran rushed in like a ray of light and took care of him all night long.
In today's animal world, no wife needs to take care of the male beast at home.
Just thinking about that scene, Pei Xiaoxing felt that he would never be able to leave Sheng Ran in this life.
She even cried for him...
After being silent for so long, the wife made her first sound again, which was due to her worry and concern for him.
Pei Xiaoxing felt honored but also heartbroken.
It was obvious that the five of them should work together to take good care of Sheng Ran, so how could it be the other way around, causing her to worry like this?
Sheng Ran was still crying, her voice was actually very soft, with a hint of bitterness, like a rusty door hinge being gently pushed open.
But it was louder than any sound Pei Xiaoxing had ever heard, shaking his chest and making the pain all over his body become blurred.
He looked at her exposed hand, her knuckles white from clutching his quilt tightly, and the back of her hand was stained with lingering tears.
Pei Xiaoxing stretched out his hand slowly, and when his fingertips were about to touch her hair, he suddenly stopped, afraid of disturbing the fragile sound.
"Wife..." He finally found his voice, which was hoarse as if it had been rubbed by sandpaper, but the ending tone trembled uncontrollably.
Sheng Ran also had nightmares because of the restlessness she felt all night long.
She dreamed that Pei Xiaoxing was dead. The corpse of a high-level orc could cause devastating damage after decay. Many strangers rushed into the house, dragged him away rudely, and threw Pei Xiaoxing off the cliff despite Sheng Ran's objections.
This dream was so real that Sheng Ran thought she had seen it with her own eyes. She could no longer hold back and started crying with her head in her hands.
At this moment, Sheng Ran was startled by a sudden call and her sobbing stopped abruptly.
Then she slowly raised her head, her eyes as red and swollen as water-soaked cherries.
Pei Xiaoxing is not dead!
Tears continued to fall, her lips were pursed, but a very light, aggrieved sob escaped from the corner of her mouth.
That's the sound.
Pei Xiaoxing couldn't bear it any longer, his fingertips finally landed on the top of her head, he picked up Sheng Ran with both hands, and with a little force he brought her to the bed.
Without warning, tears fell on the back of his hand, hot.
"Don't cry, my wife..." Pei Xiaoxing heard the moisture in his own voice, his Adam's apple rolled, and he said in a hoarse voice, "I'm sorry to have worried you."
When he moved, the wound that had just healed began to ache again, but his heart seemed to be filled with something, warm and swollen.
It turns out that the voice I have been waiting for for so long came back in this way.
Carrying her heartache and her fear, she was like a ray of light, splitting the haze that had shrouded their heads for so long.
Pei Xiaoxing quickly went to get her a cup of hot water, blew on it gently, and brought it to Sheng Ran's lips.
The other beastly men accompanied her to rest, and they must have taken good care of her, not daring to disturb her.
He made Sheng Ran tired all night, and Pei Xiaoxing felt like a complete failure.
While massaging Sheng Ran's shoulders and back, he observed her red and swollen eyes, and his voice unconsciously softened, "Wife, has your voice recovered?"
Like him, Sheng Ran was still in a state of confusion.
She nodded uncertainly, then opened her mouth to speak, trying to enunciate a complete word.
But maybe it was because I was overexerting myself, but when I opened my mouth again, I couldn't even utter the same syllables as before.
Sheng Ran's eyes dimmed a little, and were visibly filled with disappointment.
Pei Xiaoxing hurriedly coaxed: "Don't worry, my dear wife, we both heard it anyway, you can make a sound now."
"Let's take it slow. This voice will definitely get better."
As he spoke, he held Sheng Ran's hand again and heard her hum twice in her heart.
Fortunately, the ability to read minds is still effective and has not weakened further for the time being.
I spent the night without any major incidents and even had an unexpected surprise.
But it is time to settle the accounts.
Sheng Ran seemed to have just remembered something important, and suddenly hit Pei Xiaoxing's palm hard, glaring at him fiercely.
[How is your health? Now that things have come to this, you can no longer hide it from me!]
There was worry in every word. Pei Xiaoxing only felt that his palms were warm and itchy, and the warmth spread to every part of his body along with the blood.
He couldn't hide a word from Sheng Ran anymore.
"Although I am the eldest son in my family and have ice-related abilities, I am a snow wolf that only existed during the Ice Age and has long since become extinct."
"I survived by accident, but I also carry a curse. Every full moon night, the pain will flare up, and I wish I were dead."
"My tribe regards me as an ominous sign and avoids me as much as possible."
Pei Xiaoxing never mentioned this matter to Sheng Ran. In the past, he was afraid that she would dislike him, and now he was afraid that she would worry.
Sheng Ran's expression became solemn, and she finally understood why Pei Xiaoxing was not chosen as the Holy Female Beast Husband and married to her.
It turned out that he, like the original owner, was one of the disliked people in the family.
[Is there any way to break the curse?]
Pei Xiaoxing was silent for a long time, then shook his head decisively.
"No, it's even getting worse." He looked at Sheng Ran seriously, and finally found an opportunity to speak out the request that had been pent up in his heart, "Wife, please let me stay by your side until the end of my life."
"...Please don't chase me away."
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