The issue of Green Emerald Star’s ownership was shelved.

They couldn’t obtain the medicinal herbs for the plague.

What were the people on Garbage Star supposed to do?

Su Xingye’s heart ached as he watched the delicate, fragile Yu Lan. Tears rolled down her cheeks one by one as she wept silently, her soft sobs twisting his heart into knots.

He scrambled to pull her into his arms and comfort her.

"Lanlan, don’t cry. We’ll help you figure something out. There has to be a way."

"That’s right, Lanlan. Don’t worry, I’ve already had people from the Marshal Mansion go out and collect all the useful medicinal herbs on the market to be shipped to Garbage Star."

"Yes, Lanlan, and I’m working on urgent research to see if any other herbs can be used as substitutes. Please don’t cry. With so many of us here, we’ll find a solution."

The moment Yu Lan started crying, the men in the hospital room couldn’t take it anymore. The tears rolling down the female’s soft face seemed to fall directly onto their hearts.

It was a searing, sharp pain.

’How could there be such a soft and kind female?’

’They never wanted to see her cry again.’

The men made all sorts of promises right in front of Yu Lan. Su Xingye and Li Yucheng even transformed into their fluffy original forms, trying to coax her into smiling.

The hospital room was suddenly bustling with activity.

「Just outside the door, a single wall away」

Jun Lin Yuan was frozen in place. He had deduced from the hospital’s monitoring equipment that Yu Lan had woken up and had rushed over, desperate to see her, only to press himself against the wall and stop.

For the first time, the proud, favored son of heaven tasted defeat.

So it was true. Yu Lan hadn’t followed him to the special combat team or joined the military league just to chase him and make him honor their engagement.

She had done it all for Green Emerald Star, for the people on Garbage Star who were suffering from the plague.

Jun Lin Yuan’s hands, hanging at his sides, clenched into tight fists, and blood slowly trickled from between his fingers.

The young prodigy’s mind went blank.

He had just come to terms with his own feelings and wanted to reciprocate, only to discover that Yu Lan had never liked him at all.

It had all been his own wishful thinking.

’And what had he done?’

Recalling how he had rejected Yu Lan’s invitation, the color drained from Jun Lin Yuan’s face.

He had been so arrogant, so nasty, so condescending, yet in the end, the kind-hearted Yu Lan had saved him without a moment’s hesitation.

Thinking back on it now, his face burned with a stinging pain, as if someone had slapped him hard from across a great distance.

’What should he do?’

This female was so gentle and kind, possessing every good quality imaginable. She was more dazzling than the world’s most precious gem, and he wanted her for himself.

In that instant, countless thoughts flashed through Jun Lin Yuan’s mind.

The engagement decreed by Queen Belina—he had once scoffed at it, but now, it was his last ray of hope.

He would never give it up.

A High-level 3S male possessed instincts sharper than a wild beast’s and limitless patience in pursuit of a goal.

Just as Jun Lin Yuan was about to do something, the CLICK-CLACK of high heels echoed from down the hallway.

A male’s fawning voice rang out.

"Princess Louisa, this way, please. Princess Yu Lan’s room is just ahead. We’re almost there."

Louisa’s voice followed.

"Thank you so much, Director, for notifying me the moment Lanlan woke up."

"Lanlan was so severely injured during the military league. Her Majesty the Queen and I have been terribly worried about her."

"It’s wonderful that she’s finally awake."

’Why didn’t she just die?’

’I heard that when Huo Zhanting and the others found her, she’d nearly bled out completely.’

’If not for a few males pouring their years’ worth of accumulated heavenly treasures and precious resources into her without a second thought,’

’Yu Lan would probably be dead by now.’

’What a shame.’

At this thought, a calculating look flashed in Louisa’s eyes. She was going to see for herself whether Yu Lan was truly a so-called SSS-level female.

"Princess, this is the room."

The hospital director quickly led Louisa to the front of Yu Lan’s room.

He stepped forward and knocked respectfully on the door. "Princess Yu Lan, Princess Louisa is here to see you. Is now a good time?"

Huo Zhanting and the others were powerful enough to suppress other males and forbid them from appearing before Yu Lan, lest they disturb her rest and recovery.

But when faced with a Princess of the Royal Family, their subordinates had to concede, at least publicly.

That was how Louisa had been able to appear at the door to the hospital room.

Li Yucheng frowned and was about to refuse when Yu Lan stopped him by grabbing his hand.

"It’s fine. Let her in."

’I’d like to see what Louisa has up her sleeve this time,’ she thought.

With that, she looked up toward the door and called out.

"Come in."

「Outside the hospital room」

Having received permission, the director scrambled to open the door for Louisa. "Your Highness, this way."

The moment Louisa pushed the door open and stepped inside, the faint scent of blood tickled her nose.

She lifted her gaze to where Jun Lin Yuan had been standing, a flash of mockery in her eyes.

’Four males in the room wasn’t enough; there was another one secretly standing outside.’

’How long has Yu Lan been back from Garbage Star, and she’s already hooked so many males?’

’If she stays any longer, will there even be a place left for me in this Empire?’

Louisa would never allow that to happen.

She composed herself, and when she looked up at Yu Lan again, her face was instantly painted with a smile. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

"Lanlan, it’s so good to hear that you’re okay."

"The moment the director told me you were awake, I rushed right over to see you."

"How are you? Is there any part of your body that still feels unwell? You must tell me and the director. I’ll do everything I can to help—I’d even pluck the stars from the sky for you."

Faced with Louisa’s flawless, mannequin-like smile, which held no emotion, Yu Lan only felt annoyed.

Her lovely, delicate brows furrowed slightly. Not wanting to drop the facade completely, she simply nodded.

"Okay, I understand."

Louisa’s smile widened as she asked, feigning nonchalance,

"By the way, Lanlan, back at the league arena, how did that golden mist suddenly appear around you?"

"You have no idea how many people on the Star Network are guessing what it was. Some are even saying you’re an SSS-level female, something that’s never been seen in history."

"Lanlan, don’t you think you should get your Healing Power tested again?"

"What if your Healing Power has returned, and it’s an even higher Level?"

"If the Queen finds out about such wonderful news, she might just pass the throne to you right away."

Her true intentions were finally revealed.

This was the real reason Louisa had come.

Yu Lan’s Healing Power was supposed to be gone. She had been lucky to escape with her life and grow up on Garbage Star. How could Louisa possibly accept that her Healing Power had returned, and at a higher level at that?

Yu Lan didn’t speak. She just tilted her head, watching Louisa with a thoughtful expression.

With Yu Lan silent, Huo Zhanting and the others also kept their mouths shut.

The air was thick with silence.

Just as Louisa’s smile was about to crack, the pretty little female’s voice rang out, her question sharp and insightful, yet tinged with confusion.

"How would you know my Healing Power Level has become ’higher’?"

"Do you know what my Healing Power Level was before I disappeared?"