Chapter 808: Malani Re-energizes
Malani's cries echoed in the silence.
Shao Yun stood quietly by and watched Marani in pain.
He sighed softly, walked over to Maranie, and said softly, "Cry, Maranie. It will make you feel better. Sometimes, crying is a process of releasing pressure, which is better than holding it in."
"Cry out all the pain, and you will feel much better."
After hearing Shao Yun's advice, Malani cried even louder and her body trembled with sobs.
Shao Yun didn't say anything else, but just stood beside her silently, accompanying her.
Time passed minute by minute, and after an unknown amount of time, Malani's crying gradually stopped.
She slowly raised her head, and stared at Shao Yun standing beside her with her red and swollen eyes, a hint of gratitude in her eyes.
“Thank you.” Malani’s voice was a little hoarse and nasal, as if she had been crying.
Shao Yun shook his head and said, "I didn't do anything. You just released your sadness by crying. Do you feel better now?"
Malani took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.
She stood up, wiped the tears from her face with her back, then smiled faintly and said, "I feel much better..."
Shao Yun watched Malani gradually calm down and felt a little more relaxed. He said to her, "Oh, by the way, I almost forgot to tell you that Miss Amina said that she will pay for all the expenses while I accompany you to relax."
"Are you sure you want to spend all your time here?"
As soon as Shao Yun said this, he felt that his wording seemed a little inappropriate, so he quickly changed his words and said, "Of course, if you still want to continue to commemorate Agaya here, that's totally fine with me."
"After all, I am now your personal babysitter appointed by Chief Amina herself!"
When Malani heard Shao Yun call her a nanny, she couldn't help but find it a little funny, and said softly: "Chief, what a fool... He actually asked you to be my nanny... What does this mean... I'm not a child anymore..."
However, there was not much dissatisfaction in Malani's words, but instead revealed a hint of helplessness and ridicule.
She sniffed, then quickly pulled herself together, showing her usual energy.
"Well, since the chief is paying, let's not waste this opportunity! Come on, I'll take you to eat the most delicious food, and let the chief pay while crying out of pain!"
Seeing this, Shao Yun smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, then I will play the role of 'nanny' well."
Malani couldn't help but find it a little funny to see how seriously Shao Yun wanted to play the role of "nanny".
"Now that you mention it, I feel like I've become an elder of your parents' generation," Malani said with a smile.
Then, her eyes fell on Shao Yun's beard, and she pointed at it and said, "But by the way, have you ever thought about shaving it?"
After hearing this, Shao Yun shook his head slightly. Ever since Ying and Paimeng were no longer around him, he had no desire to shave at all.
"I'm not in the mood... nor is it necessary..."
Maranie looked at the beard on Shao Yun's face and couldn't help but say, "I'm really curious, what will you look like after you shave it off?"
Seeing that Malani was curious about his appearance without a beard, Shao Yun started to complain about his appearance after shaving.
"Don't go into it, it's ugly..."
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In this way, Shao Yun accompanied Malani to spend a few days of "vacation" in Liuquan.
Although she is called a nanny, in fact, Shao Yun’s daily task is to stay with Maranie and ensure that she does not feel anxious.
In response, after finishing her work at the water sports store, Malani took Shao Yun to play in Liuquan as a tour guide.
One evening, Shao Yun, after experiencing water surfing, sat tiredly on the beach.
Shao Yun took a deep breath and said slowly: "I remember the God of Fire told me that the extreme challenge of the Hanging Wood People is very exciting. I didn't expect that the extreme sports of the Flowing Spring People are also so exciting."
Malani was listening nearby, and when she saw Shao Yun saying that surfing was an extreme sport, she couldn't help but scratch her head, looking puzzled.
"What kind of extreme sport is this? Is this a very common experience?"
Shao Yun smiled lightly and shook his head.
For him, this was already very exciting. After all, Shao Yun was not a good sailor and did not have much interest in water sports.
but……
"I feel like Ying would like this kind of excitement."
"But Paimon will probably just sit on the beach and drink juice while watching Ying play." Shao Yun suddenly mentioned what Ying and Paimon would do.
When Maranie heard Shao Yun mention Ying and Paimon's names, she tilted her head curiously.
"Ying and Paimon? Who are they?"
Shao Yun pursed his lips, a hint of happiness revealed in his eyes.
"Ying is my wife, and Paimeng is my goddaughter. At least, Ying and I have been taking care of her. Oh, by the way, I also have a biological daughter named Xi. Counting the time, she is less than a month and a half old now."
When Malani heard Shao Yun mention his wife and children, her eyes widened slightly, and she asked with a hint of surprise and disbelief: "You, you are married, and you have children?"
Shao Yun nodded gently. He noticed Malani's reaction and replied in a calm and indifferent tone: "Yes, didn't I mention this to you before?"
Malani shook her head in confusion.
"No, you never told me that."
Shao Yun realized that he had never shared anything about Ying and Paimon with Maranie, so he suddenly showed his humorous side.
"Now you understand, don't you?"
Malani couldn't help laughing at Shao Yun's sudden sense of humor, but soon she asked with a hint of curiosity and confusion: "So, what does your wife look like? Can you describe her in detail?"
Shao Yun did not directly describe Ying's appearance. Instead, he took out a diary from the Eastern Legend backpack on his waist and turned to one of the pages, which contained a sketch of Ying and Paimeng that he had secretly drawn.
"This is a sketch I made of my wife in private."
Maranie stared at the sketch of Ying in the diary, her mouth wide open in amazement. It was so beautiful!
"It's really beautiful, but..." At this point, Malani found it difficult to say what she wanted to say, so she didn't continue.
Shao Yun thought that Malani didn't understand why Ying would marry him, so he started to tease himself.
"You mean, why would such a pretty girl marry me?"
Malani shook her head, immediately denied Shao Yun's guess, and asked what was on her mind.
"No, that's not it. I was just thinking, from what you just said, your wife just gave birth, right?"
"Then why didn't you stay with her, but came to see our Lord Kagami instead?"
Shao Yun originally planned to tell Malani that Fengshen had kidnapped his wife and daughter and threatened him to save Nata.
But when he thought of Malani's fragile look, as she just recovered from Agaia's death, he hesitated.
Finally, he decided not to add too much psychological burden to Maranie, so he said evasively: "Well, something did happen, so she and I separated temporarily..."
"However, this is definitely not due to emotional problems, but due to some force majeure factors."
At this point, Shao Yun's voice became a little deeper, revealing a hint of sadness.
"But...I really miss her so much."
Malani looked at Shao Yun, who seemed a little sad, and comforted him.
"We've all been through a difficult time, but life has to go on, right? Think positively. You can still see your wife and daughter. This is the most fortunate thing, isn't it?"
Shao Yun looked at Malani who was counseling him, and wondered who was counseling whom? How come you are counseling me now?
"How come now it's the other way around, and you're the one guiding me?"
Malani put her hands behind her back, her face showing a unique innocence and shy girlish feeling, and said softly: "Actually, if you think about it carefully, what you said yesterday makes sense."
"Although Agaia left us, at least she died in my arms instead of leaving alone."
"Besides, isn't this how our ancestors got here?"
"In the fight against the abyss, sacrifice is inevitable. Not everyone can be resurrected. We have no choice."
At this point, Maranie cast her eyes toward the sea in the distance and murmured, "Although all this happened too suddenly..."
"But I still hope that Agaya can find true peace in the Kingdom of the Night God..."
Just as Malani was praying silently, Chief Amina happened to pass by.
She saw Shao Yun and Malani, smiled and greeted them warmly.
"Marani, Mr. Shao Yun!"
Malani turned around and looked at the leader Amina standing in front of her, with a smile full of energy and vitality on her face.
She waved her arms and greeted Amina with her usual playfulness and intimacy in her voice.
"Amina!"
Amina was relieved to see that Malani had regained her former vitality and enthusiasm.
“Phew…seeing that you’ve become your enthusiastic and energetic self again, Maranie, makes me feel relieved.”
At this moment, Shao Yun suddenly interrupted with a joking tone: "Don't be too happy too soon. Didn't you say you would reimburse the bills for the past few days?"
When Amina heard Shao Yun mention that he wanted to reimburse the expenses of the past few days, she felt a little pain for her wallet.
But she knew in her heart that as long as Malani could get out of her sadness and regain her vitality, Maura and nothing else mattered!
"Oh, I see. How much money did you spend these days?"
When Malani heard Amina ask about the amount spent, she waved her hand with a relaxed smile on her face.
"Haha, I'm just kidding. You don't have to spend any money, Chief. Mr. Shao Yun is just teasing you."
When Amina heard Malani say that she didn't have to pay for it herself, she felt a little embarrassed. She scratched her head gently, then turned to Shao Yun and thanked him sincerely:
"Well...thank you Mr. Shao Yun for accompanying Malani these days. He made her energetic again."
When Shao Yun heard Amina attribute the credit for Maranie's recovery from her sadness to him, he shook his head and said:
"This is not my fault. Malani is a very energetic and positive girl."
"No matter who comes to help her, she will be able to pick herself up and shine her light again."
After listening to Shao Yun's words, Malani thought about it carefully.
She still believes that Shao Yun played a certain role in helping her get over her sadness.
"Well... although what you said is correct, Mr. Shao Yun, a sentence you once said is indeed very inspiring to me."
"You said crying is a good way to help us express our inner emotions."
"And thank you for being there for me when I was at my most vulnerable."
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