Chapter 69: Chapter 60: Then Did You Miss Me?

Upon hearing this, Yu Lan bit down hard on her soft, red lips.

The guards might not understand, but how could she not?

This was obviously because Huo Zhanting and Su Xingye were worried about her, so they insisted on waiting nearby.

’Huo Zhanting and Su Xingye are both still injured. Why won’t they just listen and go to the hospital for proper treatment? I already told them I’d be fine.’

A small spark of irritation flared in Yu Lan’s heart, but it was wrapped in a faint sweetness.

She liked this feeling of being cared for and protected by everyone.

Direct, genuine affection was always the most moving.

Yu Lan sniffled, her voice a little nasal as she gave the order.

"Head to the starship opposite us."

"I’m going to see them."

"This..."

The Li Family guards exchanged glances.

As members of the Li Family, their interests were naturally aligned with Li Yucheng’s.

Considering their master’s current condition, they had finally found a beautiful young female who didn’t mind him, and one that Li Yucheng could even accept.

They were desperate for Yu Lan to be with Li Yucheng for a long, long time.

If they just let Yu Lan go meet with Huo Zhanting and Su Xingye, would there be any chance of her coming back?

The Li Family guards exchanged frantic looks, a silent, panicked conversation passing between them.

’What should we do? Should we go? You saw Huo Zhanting and Su Xingye the other day—they’re clearly the shameless type. What if they seduce Miss Yu? But the Head of the Family told us to obey her every command. If we go against his orders, we’re done for. Ugh!’

"What’s wrong? Is the starship low on fuel?"

Seeing the starship remain motionless, Yu Lan frowned slightly and asked in confusion.

The beautiful female’s bright, pretty face was right in front of them. No one could bear to see any hint of unhappiness on that face.

The guards, who just a moment ago had been completely loyal to their master, instantly defected and scrambled to say:

"Please wait a moment. We’ll contact the control console right away and establish a link with the other starship."

But it was already too late.

The other starship had already spotted them. Standing in the main hall of his own vessel, Su Xingye stared with a burning gaze at the starship emerging from the Li Family’s position.

His deep eyes were filled with anticipation.

’Is it you?’

’Lanlan.’

’Have you come back?’

The starship, with the flag of the First Legion fluttering, rapidly approached the Li Family Starship.

The very next second after Yu Lan finished speaking, a deep, magnetic, and raspy male voice echoed over the open channel between the two starships.

"Is that you, Lanlan?"

His voice was thick with emotion.

Yu Lan could even hear a hint of vulnerability in it.

It was as if he would break down and cry if she were to deny it was her.

He simply couldn’t bear to have his hopes dashed so cruelly again, plunging him back into despair.

Hearing a voice like that, all the shyness and embarrassment Yu Lan felt about their impending meeting instantly vanished, replaced by a profound ache in her heart.

"It’s me. I’m back."

"Xingye, are you okay?"

Su Xingye couldn’t describe the feeling of hearing Yu Lan’s voice over the comms channel.

His blood boiled, and joy erupted from the depths of his heart.

It was like a flower he had carefully nurtured had suddenly bloomed, revealing its most beautiful moment right before his eyes.

The female’s soft words of concern made Su Xingye feel like he had just chugged a huge bottle of ice-cold water on a scorching summer day.

One word: awesome!

He hurriedly answered, his raspy, magnetic voice sounding as melodious as a cello.

"I’m fine."

"Lanlan, I just missed you so much."

The words, almost like a confession, rang through the starship’s main hall.

Yu Lan’s face flushed red.

Her pretty face grew scorching hot.

She still wasn’t quite used to the bold and unrestrained nature of interstellar people at times.

She let out a low "Mm," as quiet as a mosquito’s buzz.

Any normal male would know that the female was terribly shy at this moment.

He couldn’t keep teasing her, or else the female would get angry, and the male himself would be the one to suffer.

But Su Xingye, being the daredevil he was, pressed on:

"Did you miss me, then? Lanlan."

"I want to hear you say it."

Yu Lan’s gaze flickered for a moment.

’Had she thought of Su Xingye?’

’Of course, she had.’

When she was threatened by Li Yufei, the tip of the dagger about to pierce the back of her hand, the Golden Lion and the Silver Giant Wolf had appeared together, descending before her like Heavenly Gods.

They had fought a bloody battle for her, fearless in the face of death.

She was just an ordinary 18-year-old girl. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

With such intense, sincere, and pure affection laid out before her, how could she not be moved?

Otherwise, she would never have made such a promise.

’Of course, she had.’

Yu Lan lowered her head again and let out another soft "Mm."

Her soft, beautiful face was completely red, like the pinkest cherry on a branch in spring.

At that moment, inside the starship, the guards standing beside Yu Lan looked ready to breathe fire.

’Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god!’

They never would have imagined that Imperial Major General Su Xingye of the First Legion, the man commonly known by the populace as the cold Major General, the Light of the Empire, would act like this.

It was simply... utterly shameless.

To seduce a female so blatantly right in front of them!

The male guards’ eyes were practically shooting fire.

The next second, a sharp CLICK echoed from the starship’s side door.

It turned out that after confirming Yu Lan was on the Li Family Starship, Su Xingye had ordered his own starship to approach rapidly.

Now, the two starships were aligned in mid-air, their side doors open.

A handsome, mature man stood in the doorway, his deep, emerald-green eyes fixed eagerly on the slender, soft figure in the crowd.

He opened his arms slightly and called out softly:

"Lanlan, come here."

When Yu Lan turned, this was the scene that greeted her.

She quickly ran towards Su Xingye.

And was pulled into the handsome man’s tight embrace.

The man’s large hand wrapped around Yu Lan’s waist, and her head came to rest against Su Xingye’s scorching chest.

Beneath flesh and blood, his heart was pounding wildly at her arrival.

Su Xingye hugged Yu Lan and took a sharp inhale at the beautiful female’s neck.

’So fragrant, so fragrant, so fragrant.’

His heart was pounding, THUMP-THUMP-THUMP.

The blood in his veins was boiling.

An immense joy enveloped him. At this moment, Su Xingye wished he could shift into his beast form and leap around in place a couple of times.

The next second, with a flash of white light, a pair of wolf ears suddenly sprouted from between the thick black hair on the proud, cold Imperial Major General’s head.

A fluffy tail even appeared behind him, unapologetically and domineeringly wrapping around Yu Lan’s slender waist.

"S-Su Xingye, you’re..."

Yu Lan cried out in surprise.

She never thought this was possible.

In this state, with wolf ears, Su Xingye looked even more alluring.

A faint blush crept onto Su Xingye’s usually cold and aloof face, his earlobes turning blood-red.

’Only the most shameless males would show off a half-beastman form like this to curry favor with a female.’

But it was true that the wolf ears gave Su Xingye a different kind of charm.

Seeing the delight in Yu Lan’s eyes, the subtle awkwardness in Su Xingye’s heart quickly dissipated. He took the initiative to take her hand and place it on the wolf ears atop his head.

"Lanlan, do you like it?"