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

It all happened too fast.

So fast that Sheng Yiqing didn’t even have time to react.

He could only stare blankly as the beautiful young female he’d been dreaming of suddenly appeared before him.

Her presence seemed to fill the very air with a sweet fragrance.

’How did this beautiful young female end up here? Did she come looking for me specifically?’

Sheng Yiqing’s mind was completely befuddled by the scent.

He was so smitten he almost disregarded the public setting, tempted to reveal his fluffy fox ears and tail for Yu Lan to see.

It wasn’t until Yu Lan presented him with the signed and finalized annulment agreement that reality set in.

Sheng Yiqing, lost in Yu Lan’s beauty, slowly returned to his senses.

Huh? Huh? Huh?

’What did the beautiful young female just say?’

’Oh, that she was congratulating me on a successful annulment and gaining my freedom?’

’What does that mean?’

A wild guess exploded in Sheng Yiqing’s mind like a clap of thunder.

’The beautiful young female I like is actually Yu Lan?’

’The Empire Princess, Yu Lan, the one I’m engaged to!’

’I could have used the marriage contract to marry this beautiful young female and be with her forever.’

’It was a dream come true.’

’So what was the point of me running around, going through all this trouble to annul the marriage, only to then pursue this beautiful young female?’

’I must be a complete idiot.’

"No, this won’t do."

Sheng Yiqing shook his head frantically. He wasn’t even part of the family yet.

On the Starship, he’d already heard about Yu Lan’s other Beast Husbands—Huo Zhanting, Shen Zueran, Jun Lin Yuan, and the rest. They were said to be jealous and incredibly possessive.

If he really went through with the annulment, it was questionable if he’d ever get close to Yu Lan again.

At this thought, Sheng Yiqing’s head snapped up, his charming and amorous fox-like eyes filled with absolute resolve.

"We can’t annul the marriage!"

"Why?"

Yu Lan’s eyes widened in confusion, unable to understand why Sheng Yiqing had so suddenly changed his mind.

Sitting at a few nearby tables, Huo Zhanting and the others, who had been closely monitoring the situation, all frowned at once.

Pei Shiyi was the first to jump up from his seat, his brow tightly furrowed as he accused him:

"The agreement is already signed! What gives you the right to back out of the annulment!"

Jun Lin Yuan followed right after:

"Exactly. Don’t tell me you were making a fuss to annul the marriage because you looked down on our Lanlan before you even met her."

"And now that you’ve seen her, you’ve changed your fickle mind, captivated by her beauty, and don’t want to annul it anymore!"

If the annulment really couldn’t go through, Jun Lin Yuan swore he would brand Sheng Yiqing as a fickle, lustful man.

Either way, he couldn’t let Sheng Yiqing have it easy.

When it came to secretly undermining a love rival, they were dead serious.

As these men stood up one after another, even an idiot like Sheng Yiqing could tell something was off.

He sneered instantly:

"I knew it. That’s why you all kept staring at me."

"I was wondering what was going on."

"What’s the matter? Are you that worried? That scared?"

’Afraid that a newcomer will steal your favor?’

’When it comes to vying for affection, who could possibly compete with the Fox Clan?’

Sheng Yiqing raised an eyebrow, unleashing his bewitching charm indiscriminately on everyone present.

"BLEGH!"

Li Yucheng nearly threw up on the spot from disgust.

He couldn’t stand it.

He really, truly couldn’t stand it anymore.

"Is there no end to this?"

"So what if you don’t want to annul it? The agreement is already signed."

"You were the one who brought this up in the first place."

"None of us forced you."

In the past, they always had to be proactive in dealing with their love rivals.

Rivals number five and six had been like stubborn leeches, impossible to peel off.

It was rare to see a big idiot willing to annul the marriage on his own initiative. How could they not come to watch the show?

Li Yucheng’s reminder made Sheng Yiqing jolt back to the reality that the annulment agreement was already signed.

He glanced at Huo Zhanting and the others standing not far away, watching him with guarded expressions, then back at Yu Lan, who sat opposite him with a slight frown and a worried look in her eyes.

Sheng Yiqing keenly realized that if he couldn’t handle this situation properly,

he might never get another chance to be with Yu Lan in this lifetime.

Thinking of this, Sheng Yiqing gritted his teeth.

In front of everyone, he did something shockingly drastic.

He suddenly snatched the annulment agreement from Yu Lan’s hand, crumpled it into a ball, and stuffed it directly into his mouth.

"Sheng Yiqing, you shameless bastard!"

Pei Shiyi, reacting a moment too late, lunged forward to grab it but only caught empty air.

Not giving up, he leaped onto Sheng Yiqing’s back and tried to pry his mouth open to pull the agreement out.

"Spit it out! Spit out the annulment agreement!"

"Not a chance."

CHEW, CHEW, CHEW.

CHEW, CHEW, CHEW.

Sheng Yiqing chewed with all his might.

At the same time, he had to dodge Li Yucheng and Jun Lin Yuan, who were trying to grab him just like Pei Shiyi.

He also had to watch out for a sly kick from Su Xingye, who was quietly extending his foot as he tried to escape.

In an instant, the entire coffee shop was thrown into utter chaos.

After two minutes of running and chewing,

with a forceful swallow and a bob of his Adam’s apple, the annulment agreement, signed with his and Yu Lan’s names, was swallowed straight into his stomach.

It vanished without a trace.

Only then did Sheng Yiqing finally straighten up from the chase, turning to flash his pearly white teeth at the furious Huo Zhanting.

He raised an eyebrow and retorted:

"Annulment agreement?"

"What annulment agreement?"

"I don’t see one."

"Where is this agreement you’re talking about? Can you show it to me?"

’If someone actually produced another one...’

’Well, eating one is the same as eating two.’

’There’s no difference.’

’At worst, I’ll just snatch it and eat another one.’

His roguish demeanor made Pei Shiyi so angry that his entire Merfolk body trembled.

"You... you... you... you’re shameless!"

Sheng Yiqing simply raised an eyebrow and smiled without a word. ’How can chasing after your wife be considered shameless?’

He spread his hands.

The charming fox-boy spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"Since you can’t produce an annulment agreement, I am still Lanlan’s fiancé."

"My dear elder brothers, your little brother has just arrived and has never had the chance to get along with Lanlan before. I was wondering if you have any secret tips on how to get along with her that you could teach me?"

"I would be eternally grateful."

Not only did he refuse to annul the marriage, but now he was brazenly asking Huo Zhanting and the others to teach him how to get along with her. Based on Yu Lan’s understanding of them, it was a miracle they were restraining their anger and not beating him to a pulp.

Yu Lan, who had been watching the entire scene from a short distance, tried to hold it in, but she couldn’t, and she burst out laughing with a "PFFT."

Hearing her laugh, Sheng Yiqing turned his head and blinked his bewitching fox eyes at Yu Lan, his gaze sparkling.

Pei Shiyi’s furious roar immediately followed from behind him:

"Sheng Yiqing, do you think we’re just dead air?!"

Seducing Yu Lan right in front of them was a blatant show of disrespect. The jealous Merfolk quickly moved in front of Sheng Yiqing, blocking his line of sight to Yu Lan.

Su Xingye and Shen Zueran stood by Yu Lan’s side.

Shen Zueran placed a hand on the small of Yu Lan’s back, while Su Xingye took her hand.

"Let’s go, Lanlan. We’re heading back first."

"What a complete waste of a morning."