Healing S-Class Beasts Made Me the Empire's Treasure

Fine, fine, fine.

What a way to turn the tables on them.

At this point, how could the three of them not understand?

’Jun Lin Yuan must have planned this all along, just waiting for Yu Lan to see the three of them ganging up on him.’

’Then the bastard would feign weakness, play the victim, and seize the opportunity to get ahead of them.’

’Damn it!’

’That damn Jun Lin Yuan.’

With just a few words, he had cemented the fact that the three of them had ganged up to attack him, right in front of Yu Lan.

’How could any man be such a drama queen?’

’With acting skills like that, he should be on TV!’

At that moment, Huo Zhanting, Su Xingye, and Li Yucheng all stared daggers at Jun Lin Yuan, their eyes filled with the same icy chill.

Far from being intimidated, Jun Lin Yuan waited until Yu Lan wasn’t looking to raise his eyebrows in another taunt, his molten-gold eyes gleaming with a terrifying light.

’Talk about a stroke of luck, finding what you’ve been searching for without even trying.’

’He’d just been worrying about how to take the next step with Yu Lan.’

’And now, Yu Lan’s males had beaten him up.’

’Logically and emotionally, Yu Lan ought to take care of him now, and she’d probably feel a little guilty about it, right?’

’He got to undermine his rivals *and* create an opportunity to get closer to the beautiful female.’

’How could there be a better plan for killing two birds with one stone?’

’Today was a good day.’

Jun Lin Yuan was gloating internally.

As for Yu Lan, she was completely drowning in frustration and guilt.

Jun Lin Yuan said he was scared. She connected that to what he’d just told her about his aversion to females and how he’d been bullied by his peers since childhood.

Now that he was finally grown and could protect himself, no one dared to bully him anymore.

But childhood trauma could take a lifetime to heal.

’Witnessing this scene just now, Jun Lin Yuan must have had a stress reaction. It probably brought back all those past experiences, which is why he was so scared.’

Yu Lan closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

She reached out, patted Jun Lin Yuan’s arm, and said earnestly,

"Jun Lin Yuan, don’t worry. I will make sure you get a proper resolution for this."

"Okay."

Meeting the murderous glares from Huo Zhanting and the others, Jun Lin Yuan curled his lips into a slight smile. He nodded at Yu Lan and spoke with an air of complete trust.

"Lanlan, I trust you."

Just as Huo Zhanting, Su Xingye, and Li Yucheng were trying to murder Jun Lin Yuan with their stares,

they sensed Yu Lan’s gaze shift toward them.

The three of them flinched, immediately retracting their gazes and staring down at the floor, suddenly looking like guilty puppies that had been caught misbehaving.

Seeing this, Yu Lan almost laughed out of sheer anger.

"What are you all doing here?"

The three men glanced at each other.

They hesitated, wondering if they should throw Shen Zueran under the bus.

But before the three of them could sell Shen Zueran out—it was a classic case of ’better you than me,’ after all—

’Why should they be the ones to mess up and leave a bad impression on their little female, while Shen Zueran got away scot-free?’

But

the next second,

Yu Lan had already guessed the answer with pinpoint accuracy.

"It was Shen Zueran who told you, wasn’t it?"

Only Shen Zueran knew that she had taken time off to come out today.

She knew these four men well enough.

Normally, their constant infighting was one thing.

It was always just the four of them competing.

But if a newcomer tried to enter the picture, they would band together against the outsider without a second thought.

Other than Shen Zueran leaking the information, Yu Lan couldn’t imagine any other possibility.

She hadn’t expected the usually cool and self-restrained Shen Zueran to act like this, and it gave Yu Lan a headache.

A moment later, as if a sudden thought struck her, her eyes widened slightly and she spoke in disbelief.

"So... you heard everything Jun Lin Yuan and I just said, didn’t you?"

As she spoke, her expression grew serious, and she stared intently at the three men in front of her.

She refused to believe that they, knowing she was meeting another single man, wouldn’t resort to something like eavesdropping on her conversation.

It was impossible to deny.

The Genius Lieutenant General, Su Xingye, rubbed his nose. A flash of embarrassment crossed his proud, stern face as he nodded at Yu Lan.

Then he added in a low voice,

"We didn’t mean to eavesdrop."

"It’s just... our 3S-level talents, you know."

’Ears that hear everything, eyes that see all around.’

’All their physical functions were enhanced to the absolute limit.’

Yu Lan could only scoff.

Hearing Su Xingye admit it only made her angrier.

The annoyance of being spied on, mixed with her fury over their impulsive attack on Jun Lin Yuan, made Yu Lan so angry her eyes turned red.

"Since you heard everything, you should have understood what I meant."

"So why did you still do this?"

’She had clearly told Jun Lin Yuan she wanted to call off the engagement.’

’Why didn’t they trust her?’

’Not trusting her was one thing, but to go and beat up Jun Lin Yuan on top of it?’

’What kind of sense did that make?’

When the pretty little female’s eyes started to brim with tears, Huo Zhanting, Su Xingye, and Li Yucheng instantly panicked.

They rushed forward, apologizing profusely.

"We’re sorry, Lanlan. It was all our fault."

"Don’t be angry. Please, don’t be angry."

"If that doesn’t work, why don’t you bite me?"

"Hit us. Hit us as much as you want. We definitely won’t fight back. Just let us help you let off some steam, okay?"

Seeing Yu Lan’s teary eyes, the three men felt their hearts both panic and soften. More than anything, they were terrified she would start ignoring them because of this.

Huo Zhanting grabbed Yu Lan’s small hand and slapped it against his own handsome face, demonstrating his sincerity through action.

"You bastards!"

Yu Lan cried out in grief and indignation.

She snatched her hand back from Huo Zhanting and pushed the three men away as they tried to crowd around her.

"You’ve gone too far this time."

"All of you, stay away from me."

Her words, demanding they keep their distance, struck Huo Zhanting and the others with a bitter, painful sting.

A wave of regret washed over them.

At this moment, the three men didn’t dare disobey Yu Lan.

They obediently took a few steps back, keeping their distance from the pretty little female.

Their eyes were filled with worry as they looked at Yu Lan, continuing to coax her gently.

"We’re sorry, Lanlan. We were really in the wrong this time."

"Keeping our distance for a while is fine, but please don’t ignore us forever."

’If she ignored them forever, they’d go insane.’

’Not to mention that dog, Jun Lin Yuan, was lurking nearby, practically drooling as he watched over Yu Lan with covetous eyes.’

’One wrong move, and their pretty little female could be snatched away by some ill-intentioned man.’

Yu Lan took a deep breath,

forcefully suppressing the emotions welling up inside her.

’Jun Lin Yuan, the one who’d been beaten, wasn’t crying. What was the point of her crying just because she was angry?’

Yu Lan turned to Jun Lin Yuan, her face set in a tight, serious expression, and spoke with an air that left no room for argument.

"Jun Lin Yuan, let’s go to the hospital and get you checked out."

’She wouldn’t feel at ease until he was examined.’

The faint, triumphant smile playing on Jun Lin Yuan’s lips froze.

’Oh, crap.’

’If they got him checked out, wouldn’t Yu Lan find out that he was strong enough to kill an ox and that there was nothing wrong with him at all?’

Ears pricked to catch every last word, Huo Zhanting and the other two grinned. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

’Keep pretending.’

’Let’s see you pretend now.’

A glint appeared in Li Yucheng’s sapphire-blue eyes, eager to expose Jun Lin Yuan’s lie, and he chimed in encouragingly,

"Yes, let’s go get you checked at the hospital."

"Jun Lin Yuan, I was wrong to hit you just now. I have now come to a profound understanding of my error."

"The Li Family has the most state-of-the-art equipment. A single scan is all it takes to get all of your physical data. It won’t take any time at all."

"Don’t worry, this is my fault. I’ll cover all the expenses, and I’ll pay for any subsequent treatment and nutritional supplements as well."

Li Yucheng was going all out to expose Jun Lin Yuan!