Free Web NovelChapter 200: Chapter 181: A Good Male Only Listens to His Female Master
After hearing Huo Zhanting’s thought process, Yu Lan let out a sigh of relief.
She quickly explained:
"It’s alright. Even though I still haven’t recovered my memories of Yu Wenzhou."
"But, I think... perhaps my body’s reaction is faster than my memory."
As the expressions of all the men around her instantly darkened, Yu Lan smiled. She opened her hand, spreading her fingers. "I’ve found that I don’t reject Yu Wenzhou’s presence."
"In fact, there’s even a faint sense of familiarity."
"Since that’s what you all think, I feel relieved. Time reveals a person’s true character. I believe that once you all get to know each other, you’ll definitely get along well."
Heh!
’Get along well?’
The men exchanged glances.
Their eyes were all filled with disdain for one another.
’Only a kind-hearted, gentle little female would genuinely believe we could coexist in harmony.’
Only they knew of the turbulent waves churning beneath the calm surface.
But now, faced with Yu Lan looking at them expectantly...
The men shot each other fierce glares. When they turned back to Yu Lan, they all put on "harmonious" smiles and said in unison:
"Of course."
*
For the time being, Yu Lan believed she had solved the problem of the men getting along with Yu Wenzhou.
So she went upstairs again to get Yu Wenzhou settled.
Watching Yu Lan’s figure disappear around the bend in the stairs, Su Xingye turned to the others, his expression grave and his eyes filled with a chilling killing intent.
"There’s something wrong with Yu Wenzhou."
"I just doubled back and caught him trying to install something in Lanlan’s room."
"Probably a bug, a pinhole camera, or something like that."
"But he reacted too quickly. I couldn’t catch him in the act."
The more Su Xingye spoke, the darker his expression became.
In the moments that followed, he had carefully thought it over.
A suspicion even rose in his mind: ’What if the scene I witnessed tonight was something Yu Wenzhou deliberately wanted me to see?’
’But why would he do that?’
’Does he think that if he pulls this a few more times, we’ll gradually lower our guard and stop caring about Lanlan’s safety?’
Li Yucheng was lounging on the sofa, his large, well-defined hands idly flicking a metal lighter.
An eerie blue flame danced in his hands from time to time, reflecting in his dark, inscrutable blue eyes.
The handsome, noble, and cold-hearted top-tier tycoon finally spoke:
"Since he wants to play, let’s play along."
"A mere rabbit, daring to provoke large carnivorous beasts."
"Tch!"
As the man finished speaking, he viciously pressed his thumb down on the blue flame.
’Crushing Yu Wenzhou would be just like extinguishing this flame.’
’It would be troublesome, and it would hurt, but the final result would definitely be good.’
Huo Zhanting just gave Li Yucheng a faint glance and said noncommittally:
"Don’t be so quick to act."
"Let’s wait a while, until Lanlan isn’t so concerned about him."
Since they couldn’t catch Yu Wenzhou doing anything wrong right now, it was fine. They would all just lie low for the time being.
Once something did happen later on, they would join forces to deal with Yu Wenzhou. Surely, even if Lanlan got angry, she wouldn’t have the heart to stay angry for long.
’How could this not be considered a game of strategy?’
The men exchanged glances, making a silent decision.
*
And so, it was temporarily decided that Yu Wenzhou would move into the villa and stay by Yu Lan’s side.
However, the time he got to spend with Yu Lan was not as much as he had imagined.
At home, there was a jealous merman and a fox who had learned new seductive tricks.
As for going out...
Yu Wenzhou looked at Yu Lan with worried eyes:
"Are you sure you don’t need me to take you to work?"
Yu Lan shook her head. "It’s fine, Shen Zueran and I will go to the Science Research Institute together."
"You just stay home, rest, and heal up. Try to get better soon."
A faint trace of worry showed on Yu Lan’s face.
Yu Wenzhou’s Beastman Level wasn’t as high as Huo Zhanting’s and the others’.
A shot from a high-velocity sniper rifle was harder to recover from than she had imagined.
And with the doctor’s warning to be careful about potential long-term complications, Yu Lan’s worry reached its peak.
"We can go out together when your wound has healed."
Yu Lan promised, her voice soft as if coaxing a small child.
Not far away, Huo Zhanting, Su Xingye, and Shen Zueran, who were already waiting in the levitating car, watched this scene. The corners of their lips curled up, a flash of smugness crossing their faces.
’So, taking a bullet was both his triumph and his downfall.’
He earned Yu Lan’s pity by getting injured, but without a powerful regenerative ability, he lost the chance to be by her side at all times.
"Okay."
Yu Wenzhou clutched his chest and agreed in a low voice.
His gaze was fixed on Yu Lan as she walked toward the levitating car in the distance.
What none of them knew was that the slow recovery of his wound was, on one hand, because his Beastman Level couldn’t compare to the 3S-level High-level of Huo Zhanting and the others.
And on the other hand, it was because of the poison surging relentlessly through his blood.
Suddenly—
A sharp pain spread viciously upward from the depths of his heart.
Yu Wenzhou let out a muffled grunt as the taste of blood flooded his mouth.
Just then—
DING! His phone announced a new message.
Yu Wenzhou swallowed the metallic sweetness in his throat and waved again at Yu Lan, who had suddenly looked back at him.
Only then did he slowly open his phone.
’Oh, and who might this be?’
’Turns out it’s a message from Belina!’
Belina: [How much longer are you going to wait? You’ve been by Yu Lan’s side for so long and haven’t sent back a single piece of useful intelligence.]
Belina: [You’re not doing what I told you to do.]
Belina: [You’ve fallen in love with Yu Lan too, haven’t you!]
Belina: [Yu Wenzhou, don’t you forget about the poison in your body. Without the antidote, you can just wait to die.]
The threat of death was imminent.
Yet, Yu Wenzhou’s expression was perfectly calm.
’Although it’s a real shame I can’t stay by Yu Lan’s side forever...’
’...I’m relieved that I had the good fortune to spend this time with her and see how well-protected she is.’
Yu Wenzhou methodically typed on the screen.
Yu Wenzhou: [Oh.]
Oh.???
What was that supposed to mean?
On the other side of the screen, using an encrypted communication channel, Belina saw this and felt a deep sense of mockery well up inside her.
Belina: [Yu Wenzhou, what is the meaning of this!]
Message failed to send.
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Belina was so angry she nearly fell over backward.
CRASH!
She threw her phone, and it shattered into pieces on the ground.
Yu! Wen! Zhou!
Belina spat out each syllable, gritting her teeth furiously.
She was half-dead with rage.
As for Yu Wenzhou, after casually deleting Belina, he hummed a little tune and skipped off to the kitchen to make Yu Lan’s favorite dessert.
He thought of how Yu Lan’s eyes would suddenly widen and grow incredibly bright whenever she ate something delicious.
The corners of Yu Wenzhou’s lips curled up.
His heart pounded nonstop. THUMP THUMP THUMP.
’He felt like an excited bunny, hopping for joy.’
As for the Queen???
’Once you’ve been used, who cares if you’re a Queen.’
’A good male, of course, only listens to his Female Master.’
