Free Web NovelChapter 201: Chapter 182: Can We Raise a Little Rabbit?
Yu Wenzhou finished cooking, pleased with his work.
He plated everything meticulously, ready to head out with the food.
Sheng Yiqing and Pei Shiyi, who had been keeping an eye on him at home, shot to their feet with nervous expressions.
"Where are you going?"
Yu Wenzhou glanced back at them, his expression neutral, and stated the obvious.
"To see Lanlan."
’Since their time together was limited, he naturally had to find every way he could to be with Yu Lan.’
’That way, he could make sure he had no regrets in the time they had left.’
’If the mountain wouldn’t come to him, he would go to the mountain.’
"You can’t!"
Sheng Yiqing had the strongest reaction and was the first to object.
"Lanlan works hard enough as it is."
"Could you please stop causing trouble for her? Let her focus on her work without any distractions."
"Do you have any idea how incredible our Lanlan is? She’s the developer of the Hope Potion."
Sheng Yiqing puffed out his chest as he spoke.
His face was filled with immense pride.
’Whose Female Master was as incredible as his?’
’A good male should support his Female Master’s career.’
’Enlightened fox spirits like him were a rare breed these days.’
Sheng Yiqing delivered this seemingly brainwashed speech with great conviction.
Even Pei Shiyi nodded along, adding in a tone of firm agreement:
"There will be plenty of time to spend with Lanlan."
"We must be good partners and support Lanlan’s career."
"We should let her dedicate herself to her research without any distractions."
"...And spend every moment of every day with Shen Zueran," Yu Wenzhou silently added, finishing their thought.
He then declared matter-of-factly,
"My apologies, but I’m not a ’good partner’."
"I just want to see my Female Master."
"I’m leaving now. Bye."
Yu Wenzhou couldn’t be bothered with the two of them, who had been so bizarrely brainwashed by Shen Zueran.
’This nonsense about not disturbing Lanlan’s career...’
’How was this a disturbance?’
’He was clearly taking care of her so she could work without worry.’
’They were all her Beast Husbands. Why should everyone have to follow rules set by Shen Zueran?’
And so, feeling completely justified, Yu Wenzhou headed straight for the Science Research Institute.
Back at home, Pei Shiyi and Sheng Yiqing silently exchanged a look.
A long moment later...
A cry of frustrated anger cut through the air. "Fuck!"
Treacherous.
Utterly treacherous.
’Huo Zhanting and Su Xingye were constantly swamped at the First Legion.’
’Li Yucheng and Jun Lin Yuan were each busy with their own affairs.’
’Meanwhile, Shen Zueran got to see Yu Lan every single day at the Science Research Institute.’
’And yet he had the nerve to spout all that nonsense to brainwash them!’
’Huo Zhanting and the others went along with it because they didn’t want any of their rivals getting ahead.’
’They completely bamboozled Pei Shiyi and Sheng Yiqing, the latecomers to the group, who were completely taken in by it.’
’And they’d actually fallen for it!’
’If they could just go to the Science Research Institute to see Yu Lan, then why in the world had they been stuck at home alone for so many days?!’
Pei Shiyi and Sheng Yiqing screamed internally.
*
「Meanwhile」
Yu Wenzhou was already sitting across from Yu Lan, watching her eat with a beaming smile and pointedly ignoring the death glares from Shen Zueran.
"Wow!"
One small cake disappeared in a single bite.
Then another followed suit.
Her eyes grew brighter with every bite.
’This was perfect. It was absolutely perfect for her tastes.’
’It was so good, even her soul seemed to tremble with delight.’
In that moment, Yu Lan was utterly convinced she must have known Yu Wenzhou before.
"How are you so good at this?!"
Yu Lan praised him bluntly, without holding back.
Yu Wenzhou smiled, nodding repeatedly, and replied with calm confidence,
"Because I’m Lanlan’s Beast Husband, of course!"
"If I weren’t at least a little amazing, I wouldn’t be worthy of you, would I?"
Yu Wenzhou propped his chin on his hand, his ruby eyes so full of affection they seemed to shimmer.
Strands of his white hair swayed slightly.
For a second, Yu Lan thought she could see a pair of fluffy rabbit ears twitching on his head.
The next second, Yu Wenzhou spoke, asking in a gentle voice,
"Lanlan, would it be okay if we raised a little rabbit together?"
"I promise it’ll be very good."
’He still couldn’t accept it!’
’He couldn’t bear to leave so quietly. He wanted to leave a deeper, more indelible mark on Yu Lan’s heart.’
No one had ever made such a request of her before.
Yu Lan froze.
But as she considered Yu Wenzhou’s words, she found herself thinking that having a rabbit would actually be rather nice.
She had always wanted a pet, but then there was the incident where Huo Zhanting, the Golden Lion, had transformed into a man.
After that, one thing after another had left her mentally and physically exhausted, so she had given up on the idea.
But now that Yu Wenzhou had brought it up himself, Yu Lan nodded and agreed.
"Okay."
At her agreement, the smile on Yu Wenzhou’s face instantly grew wider.
He suddenly reached out, grabbing Yu Lan’s hand in a moment of unrestrained excitement.
"Lanlan, I promise, it will be so, so good."
"It won’t be any trouble for you."
Yu Lan nodded. "It’s no trouble. I’ll learn how to take good care of the little rabbit, too."
Sitting to the side, Shen Zueran looked up, his thoughtful gaze sweeping over Yu Wenzhou.
He took out his phone and tapped the screen, sending out a secret command.
Just then, the CLACK-CLACK-CLACK of high heels echoed from nearby.
The destination was clear.
Straight toward Yu Lan, Shen Zueran, and Yu Wenzhou.
"I thought I saw you over here, Lanlan. Turns out I wasn’t mistaken."
Louisa’s voice rang out.
The three of them looked up to see Louisa and Qi Jingshen approaching together.
For once, the smile on Louisa’s face held a rare trace of sincerity.
She deliberately pulled an exquisite red invitation from her handbag.
"Perfect timing, running into you here."
"Lanlan, Qi Jingshen and I are getting married tomorrow. You’ll be there, right?"
’See?’
’The man she chose isn’t inferior to Yu Lan’s in any way.’
It wasn’t until Louisa mentioned it that Yu Lan realized with a start that the day of Louisa and Qi Jingshen’s wedding had arrived so quickly.
She nodded, accepting the invitation.
"My Beast Husbands and I will be there on time."
"Wonderful. I’ll look forward to seeing you there, Lanlan."
Louisa’s smile widened as she asked, feigning casualness,
"You wouldn’t deliberately try to upstage the bride, would you?"
Yu Lan felt a wave of awkwardness wash over her.
Though she found Louisa’s question utterly ridiculous, she still replied,
"I won’t."
She didn’t notice that the moment she’d promised to attend the wedding, Qi Jingshen, standing beside Louisa, had his emerald pupils contract sharply with excitement.
’She’s attending the wedding?’
’This is wonderful.’
’He’d thought that after tomorrow, he’d rarely have a chance to see Yu Lan again.’
’She clearly holds a grudge against Louisa, yet she’s attending the wedding just to maintain a veneer of peace.’
’Such hypocritical Imperial etiquette.’
’But today, Qi Jingshen found himself loving this hypocrisy.’
’At the wedding...’
’It would be his best chance to take Yu Lan for himself!’
