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

It was just too embarrassing and thrilling.

She was about to faint from shyness.

Blushing, Yu Lan buried her head in Li Yucheng’s chest. Just as the man held his breath, trembling with nervous anticipation, she let out a soft "Mm."

Li Yucheng’s lips trembled.

He felt like someone dying of thirst in the desert who had just found an oasis. Cool, faintly sweet water poured down his throat as an immersive sweetness welled up from the bottom of his heart. Every pore on his body seemed to relax, radiating with immense joy.

He thought he would forever remember this day.

And he would forever remember Yu Lan’s answer.

Li Yucheng hugged Yu Lan tightly, his strong, firm arms wrapped around the beautiful female’s slender waist as if he were holding his entire world.

He lowered his head and leaned in, his lips brushing against Yu Lan’s fair earlobe. As his hot breath washed over her skin, he spoke, his voice deliberately low, making it sound all the more magnetic and intimate.

"So... can I give you a gentle kiss?"

"A gentle one."

This was something he had long anticipated, back when he was the Black Panther.

It had even become a kind of obsession.

His gaze fell on Yu Lan’s pink, moist lips. His Adam’s apple bobbed, and his deep blue eyes darkened, turning incredibly profound—a sign that a great predator was about to strike.

There was no way it would be as "gentle" as he claimed.

If Yu Lan were a bit more experienced, she would have realized that Li Yucheng’s words were one part feigned weakness and nine parts temptation.

To win a beautiful female’s consent, a male would stop at nothing. He leaned forward slightly, his gaze fixed on Yu Lan’s face. As he waited for her answer, an electric thrill shot up his spine and coursed through his body.

’Say yes.’

’Say yes.’

’Say yes.’

The next second, he saw the beautiful female nod shyly.

’How can a man like this exist?’

’He even asks for permission to kiss and waits for it.’

But Yu Lan had to admit, she loved the feeling of being so cherished and doted on, as if she were a precious treasure.

Under Li Yucheng’s stare, she pursed her faintly pink, moist lips before softly reminding him:

"Gently, okay?"

’She’s going to be the death of me!’

The next second, having received his answer, the devastatingly handsome man hooked a finger under Yu Lan’s exquisite chin and lifted it.

"Mmph!"

Yu Lan let out a soft gasp.

Her pretty face was flushed with a shy blush, and her glossy black eyes gazed at Li Yucheng with a hint of apprehension.

The next second, the man crushed his lips to hers.

An overwhelming, scorching wave of affection washed over her, almost too much to bear.

Her lips ached from the pressure. Yu Lan’s eyes widened, and she pushed against Li Yucheng’s chest, her hands pounding against his solid torso.

’Liar!’

’This isn’t what he promised at all!’

WHIMPER...

’You big liar.’

The overwhelming scent of his pheromones enveloped her completely.

The kiss left Yu Lan weak-kneed, and her body began to slide down uncontrollably until Li Yucheng’s large, powerful hands caught her and held her tight.

His large, well-defined hands clamped possessively around the beautiful female’s soft, slender waist.

The pads of his fingers pressed in slightly, landing perfectly in her two adorable back dimples.

His scorching heat seeped through the thin fabric of her clothes.

"Mmm~"

When the kiss ended, Yu Lan leaned against Li Yucheng’s chest, taking small gasps of air. Beads of sweat had even appeared on her fair forehead and the pert tip of her nose.

Li Yucheng’s deep blue eyes grew darker still, and he stared, utterly mesmerized. His Adam’s apple bobbed.

Just as Yu Lan caught her breath and was about to speak, he preemptively apologized:

"I’m sorry, Lanlan. It’s my first time, I don’t have any experience. It just felt so good I couldn’t control myself. I’m sorry. Did I hurt you? Let me see, alright? I swear I’ll be more careful next time."

There is no greater actor in this world than a male in his courtship phase.

Li Yucheng’s handsome face was etched with worry, as if he were genuinely afraid he had somehow hurt the beautiful female with his kiss.

His coarse fingertips instinctively reached for her moist, swollen lips.

SLAP!

Coming to her senses, Yu Lan quickly slapped his large hand away.

Her face was a picture of anger and mortification.

But he had already apologized.

That made it even harder for her to press the issue.

She had a feeling that the more they talked about it, the more awkward it would become.

’What if he says he’s learned his lesson and wants me to ’test’ him again?’

Thinking of this, and feeling the strange, swollen throbbing of her lips from his ferocious, predatory kiss, Yu Lan’s pretty face wrinkled in distress.

She raised her hand to check the time.

A trace of anxiety flashed across her small face.

"Oh no, it’s time for work."

"This is all your fault!"

’Who kisses for that long?’

The beautiful female was still gorgeous even when she was glaring. The corners of her eyes were tilted up, and her cheeks were slightly puffed out—it was unbearably cute.

The sight made Li Yucheng’s breath hitch.

’The little Black Panther is waking up.’

He shifted his body sideways a little awkwardly, then turned to follow Yu Lan towards the villa’s main gate.

"Let me give you a ride, Lanlan. I’ll drive you to the Science Research Institute."

After reverting to his human form yesterday, Li Yucheng had pulled an all-nighter, meticulously reading through every scrap of information he could find about Yu Lan.

So naturally, he knew she worked at the Science Research Institute.

"No."

Yu Lan refused, lowering her head and rushing on her way.

The next second, her small hand was grabbed by the tall, long-legged man. His large hand enveloped hers as he pulled her, with an air of sharp authority, toward a hover car parked at the entrance—one that looked incredibly expensive.

"Lanlan, just let me take you."

"I want to be with you. I don’t want us to be apart."

"I promise I’ll get you there on time. You won’t be late."

In complete contrast to his forceful actions was Li Yucheng’s gentle and magnetic voice.

Wicked males were always good at saying one thing while doing another.

It couldn’t help but make one wonder about their future. When they were finally doing *that*, and the beautiful female could no longer bear it and began to cry, would he be just like he was now?

Coaxing her gently with his words, even as his crucial movements refused to stop for even a second.

And so, with a mix of gentle coaxing, embraces, and a hidden, forceful energy, Li Yucheng managed to cajole Yu Lan into the hover car.

The hover car, gleaming with a cold, sharp light, sped straight towards the Science Research Institute.

「Ten minutes later.」

It screeched to a brazen halt at the entrance of the Science Research Institute, executing a clean, stylish drift. Amidst the curious stares of passersby, he opened the door and took Yu Lan’s hand, leading her out.

The fact that he had appeared on the scene later than the other three males was undeniable.

He couldn’t change that.

Therefore, Li Yucheng had to make a more vivid impression in other ways. He had to make it so that whenever anyone mentioned Yu Lan, they would instinctively think of her male—Li Yucheng.

For instance, right here and now.