Chapter 76: Chapter 64: Yu Lan Arrested and Imprisoned (Part 2)

The man had carefully left the beautiful flower in the teacup, its petals spreading out freely.

The words Yu Lan had been about to say caught in her throat.

’Shen Zueran was this exhausted because he was trying to help me. How could I have the heart to wake him up and kick him out?’

’I’ll just let him nap here for a little while.’

With that thought, Yu Lan considerately picked up her favorite little plush blanket, which was folded on the sofa, and gently draped it over the tall, handsome man.

The female’s sweet, fresh scent enveloped him completely.

It was as if he were being held in a passionate embrace by the beautiful female.

Shen Zueran, who was only pretending to be asleep, felt his eyelashes tremble unnaturally. Beneath the blanket, his large hand clenched into a fist, the veins on the back of it bulging.

’I love this. I love this so much.’

On the other side of the sofa, Su Xingye and Huo Zhanting watched the scene, their eyes turning red with jealousy.

’We’re all males here; it takes one to know one.’

’That shameless Shen Zueran actually feigned sleep while we were chatting with Lanlan.’

’And the worst part was, they couldn’t just call him out on it.’

’What if they wanted to use the same trick next time?’

But...

’They could use this to their advantage!’

Just as Yu Lan’s gaze fell upon them, the two tall, handsome, and heroic males simultaneously put on a pitiful act.

"Lanlan, since Shen Zueran is staying, I want to stay too."

"If he’s not leaving, I’m not leaving."

"You wouldn’t play favorites, would you?"

"You just said you were trying to be the fairest Female Master."

"I’m sure you can do it, Lanlan."

Yu Lan: "..."

’These males, always competing for affection!’

’In front of others, they were the favored sons of heaven—superior, cold, arrogant, and grim. Young and noble, yet here they were in front of me, acting like jealous fools.’

’What else could she do?’

Stared at so eagerly by a pair of golden eyes and a pair of emerald ones, the pretty little female had no choice but to nod.

But just as the men’s lips curved into smiles and they were about to cheer, she quickly spoke up:

"You can stay, but only on the sofa."

"And you have to behave."

"No changing into your beast forms, and absolutely no climbing into my bed."

"If anyone deliberately changes into their beast form to come find me, I... I," Yu Lan blushed, "I’ll never let him in the door again."

A truly severe punishment, indeed. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Clearly, Yu Lan knew she had a weakness for anything fluffy and would be completely unable to resist.

’What if the Golden Lion and the Silver Giant Wolf climbed onto her bed in the middle of the night?’

’Would she hug them and cuddle them close, or would she... hug them and cuddle them close?’

’But these weren’t just fluffy creatures; they were mature, tall, handsome men!’

Faced with Yu Lan’s utterly serious expression on her delicate little face,

Su Xingye and Huo Zhanting nodded one after another, giving their assurances.

"Don’t worry, Lanlan. We won’t cross any lines without your permission."

’You didn’t seem to ask for permission when it was time for kissing,’ Yu Lan snarked inwardly, but she ultimately breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.

"All right, then. I’ll go get a couple of blankets for you."

The young, virile males had successfully moved into the beautiful female’s villa on their very first day.

Even if it was only on the sofa.

It was still a successful first step.

In the darkness,

the males’ eyes burned as they stared up at Yu Lan’s bedroom, their blood surging with restless passion.

One day,

they would win their way into the beautiful female’s heart and be accepted by her.

*

A night of sweet dreams.

「The next day」

Yu Lan woke early to wash up, preparing to visit Li Yucheng at the Li Family estate.

She had arranged to meet with him today.

Even though Shen Zueran had already figured out she wasn’t the one who broke the Human-shaped Recovery Potion, meaning she was no longer responsible,

she had made a promise, and she still wanted to see it through and help Li Yucheng recover.

Just then,

a knock came from the villa’s front door.

Yu Lan frowned slightly. ’Have the Li Family come to get me?’

Standing on the second-floor landing,

Yu Lan saw Huo Zhanting leap up from the sofa first. He stretched as he walked, his joints letting out a series of crisp POPS.

A moment later,

Huo Zhanting opened the door.

Standing at the door were members of the Royal Guard. Their expressions were uniformly cold, with faint sparks of anger mixed in.

When the captain in the lead saw it was Huo Zhanting who had opened the door, he frowned for a moment before his expression became slightly more respectful.

"Excuse me, is Princess Yu Lan at home?"

"What do you want with her?"

Huo Zhanting crossed his arms, his tall frame blocking the doorway and completely obstructing the Guard Team’s view into the villa.