Chapter 46: Chapter 43: Vying with Jealousy, Shen Zueran’s First Victory

Just a second before the doctor could expose that he was faking unconsciousness, the noble, fierce, and indomitable man rapidly came to his senses.

He sat up in bed, his golden eyes fixed on Yu Lan, his expression composed.

But if Yu Lan had looked closely, she would have discovered that beneath the man’s forced composure was a whirlwind of panic.

At that moment, as Huo Zhanting opened his eyes, the three men in the hospital room stared at each other. It was as if sparks were crackling between them.

Huo Zhanting’s gaze swept coolly over Shen Zueran and Su Xingye, who stood beside the hospital bed, his face maintaining the proud and lofty air unique to a chosen one.

’Hah!’

’So you’re the two who have been so shamelessly seducing Lanlan.’

It didn’t matter.

He was the main husband; he could tolerate it.

Huo Zhanting styled himself the main husband. In the Empire, a one-female, multiple-male family structure was quite common. Since he couldn’t stop Yu Lan from taking new partners, he naturally had to be a little more generous.

Imperial law dictated that only a female’s main husband could never be cast aside and could join hands with her for life. The main husband was ironclad, while other husbands were like a flowing stream.

From the moment he arrived, he had been aiming for the most precious position of all.

Shen Zueran, however, wasn’t about to indulge him.

The man’s dark eyes were deep and profound as he delivered a fatal blow.

’You only got your foot in the door by playing the part of a docile fool, and you still have the audacity to call yourself the main husband.’

’It’s still a question whether Lanlan even wants you now.’

Huo Zhanting’s eyes instantly darkened, and he glared viciously at Shen Zueran.

Only Su Xingye paid no mind to either of them, focusing solely on Yu Lan, the stars in his eyes practically spilling out.

’My Female Master loves me the most! She drugged me and helped me through my heat; *I’m* the main husband.’

As the first man Yu Lan had made contact with, Su Xingye felt a strange sense of superiority.

He didn’t care about the rest.

Lanlan definitely liked him the most.

Why would she have drugged him if she didn’t love him?

Only someone with a love-addled brain cultivated for decades could come up with such a line of reasoning.

In the air, unnoticed by Yu Lan, the gazes of the three men had already clashed countless times.

Neither gave an inch, fighting for every advantage.

If not for their consideration for the pretty female present, they would have likely rolled up their sleeves and started a brawl.

Since words couldn’t persuade the others, they would have to resort to fists.

Whoever won would be Yu Lan’s main husband.

As for the loser, he could only obediently take his place as a concubine husband, biding his time in the shadows while waiting for the next chance to attack.

At that moment, Yu Lan, standing before the bed, pursed her lips. She suddenly took a step forward, as if having made a monumental decision.

She bowed to Huo Zhanting.

"I’m sorry, Marshal. I was blind and failed to recognize your identity, which delayed your treatment."

"Please forgive me for any offense I have caused you during this time."

After she spoke, the pretty female sniffled softly, her voice thick with unshed tears.

The rims of her eyes were red, and so was the tip of her pert, pretty nose.

At that moment, Yu Lan felt incredibly wronged.

She had only wanted a pet for companionship. Life alone was too lonely, with no one to talk to and no one to share her joy with.

She had finally gotten herself an affectionate big lion.

Who would have thought it was actually Huo Zhanting’s beast form?

Recalling the man’s fierce and heartless gaze when she first arrived, Yu Lan couldn’t help but suspect that everything that had happened was just Huo Zhanting toying with her as a form of revenge.

The pretty female’s sense of grievance was almost palpable.

Huo Zhanting, still on the hospital bed, instantly panicked. He was completely at a loss.

During his time with Yu Lan as a Golden Lion, he had long since discovered that she was actually a kind, gentle, positive, and hardworking female.

She was nothing like the crude, rude, and malicious person the rumors made her out to be.

The lofty, condescending chosen one had finally broken through his prejudice and seen the pretty female’s true and beautiful side.

Without even realizing it, he had given his heart completely to the pretty female. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

When he saw her frown, he only wanted to smooth her brow. When he saw her happy, he would feel a corresponding joy and the corners of his lips would curl into a small smile.

In other words, he had fallen in love with her a long time ago!

Huo Zhanting had actually been showing signs of regaining his senses for some time. Perhaps his Golden Lion side also realized that if he recovered his sanity, he wouldn’t be able to be as wantonly intimate and clingy with Yu Lan as before, so he had forcefully suppressed his recovery, consequences be damned.

It wasn’t until Su Xingye unexpectedly went into heat and Yu Lan came home wrapped in his scent that Huo Zhanting finally snapped and lost all control.

"Lanlan, don’t apologize to me."

"You did nothing wrong..."

Seeing the corners of Yu Lan’s eyes glisten with tears, Huo Zhanting felt his heart ache fiercely.

The tall, powerful man bent down slightly, moving closer to Yu Lan. He subconsciously reached out, wanting to wipe the tears from the corners of the pretty female’s eyes.