Chapter 106: Chapter 89: Countdown to Breaking Off the Engagement!!

Yu Lan forced herself to appear calm and composed as she sent all the special forces members away.

After a tense and restless night, the military league officially began.

All the planetary representative teams gathered in the Central Square. Once the opening ceremony concluded, Starships would take off and transport them all to the front-line battlefields to compete.

It was at this moment that Jun Lin Yuan appeared before Yu Lan.

The handsome, long-legged man stood at the very front of all the special forces members, looking every bit the leader.

And he was. Among the prodigies of the younger generation, Jun Lin Yuan was a cut above the rest.

With him leading the Empire’s special forces team, their chances of victory would be greatly increased.

A hovering orb, suspended in mid-air, silently captured the scene, dutifully broadcasting it to the livestream audience.

When the camera cut to Jun Lin Yuan, a chorus of delighted screams erupted from the livestream viewers.

[AAAAAH! It’s Jun Lin Yuan! He’s so, so, so handsome.]

[Look at those long legs, those powerful arms, and those abs that peek out when he walks... Tsk, tsk. With my many years of experience, I can tell at a glance that he’s the kind of man who can make a female’s soul leave her body in ecstasy.]

[Like! Like! Like!]

In an instant, the comment shot to the top with likes.

That is, until someone suddenly noticed something.

[Hey, you guys, look! Is Jun Lin Yuan looking at Yu Lan?]

[He looks a little shy, doesn’t he? His face is even red. He looks like he doesn’t dare to look at her, but he just can’t help himself.]

[Weird. This is so weird. I remember he wasn’t like this on the stream yesterday. What in the world happened in just one night?]

[Is there something that we, the esteemed VIP members, aren’t being told?]

All sorts of wild theories ran rampant in the livestream chat.

Meanwhile...

Jun Lin Yuan, who was walking at the very front, met Yu Lan’s gaze. He instantly yanked his own eyes away, staring straight ahead as if nothing had happened. His eyes remained fixed forward, his Adam’s apple bobbed, and he tilted his chin up slightly.

His stride grew even more magnificent and imposing, like a proud peacock eager to show off its beautiful tail feathers.

A fiery heat surged through the young male.

He was smugly pleased that Yu Lan had actually taken the initiative to look at him.

Heaven knew how embarrassed Jun Lin Yuan had been last night after being injected with the Hope Potion and his sanity had finally returned.

Surely, no one in the world had ever eaten their words faster than him. Just that morning, he’d stubbornly sworn he would absolutely never go see Yu Lan.

But by nightfall, he had gone into heat, transformed into his beast form, and shamelessly sought her out. He was even clever enough to wait until all of Yu Lan’s males had left before revealing himself, then proceeded to kiss and hug her, expose his belly, and affectionately nuzzle and snuggle up against her.

It was the height of shamelessness.

’That definitely wasn’t him.’

Jun Lin Yuan refused to admit it.

And so, now, meeting Yu Lan’s gaze, he stared even more intently ahead, refusing to give her so much as a sideways glance.

This display...

...looked incredibly deliberate.

The audience, who had seen the whole thing on the livestream, was especially confused, their minds filled with question marks.

[??? Wait, what in the world is up with Jun Lin Yuan?]

[Does he like Yu Lan or not?]

[If you say he doesn’t like her, he was just sneaking peeks at her until his earlobes turned red. But if you say he does like her, now that Yu Lan has finally shifted her gaze from the other men onto him, why is he acting like he wants nothing to do with her instead of taking the chance to stare at her with deep affection? What is he trying to do?]

[Weird, weird, weird. It’s just too weird. I don’t get it. I really don’t get it.]

[Holy crap, I think I’m starting to get it... Could Jun Lin Yuan be... a tsundere?]

Yu Lan, however, didn’t particularly care about Jun Lin Yuan’s personality.

Her gaze quickly slid past Jun Lin Yuan and landed back on Huo Zhanting and the others, making her head ache.

As expected, by morning, the men had all heard about a male entering her tent last night. In truth, there was no way Yu Lan could have hidden it from them.

Even though she had scrubbed herself clean from head to toe, the males’ sensitive noses had still picked up the scent of another male on her.

But for some reason, instead of arguing with her, the men simply put on their infuriatingly handsome faces and looked at her with wronged expressions.

"If you’re tired of just the few of us, Lanlan, and want to find other males, you could have just told us."

"Why bother placating us to make us leave, only to secretly find another male?"

"Don’t worry. You’re our Female Master. We’ll support whatever decision you make."

Ugh!

Their words were enough to break Yu Lan’s heart.

’How could she be that kind of person?’

In fact, she was already more than satisfied having Huo Zhanting, Su Xingye, Shen Zueran, and Li Yucheng—four prodigies, the best of the best—as her Beastman partners.

’How could she possibly want anyone else?’

’Let alone being tired of them!’

Seeing their expressions, Yu Lan scrambled to reassure them.

"Don’t worry, last night was just an accident. There’s really nothing going on between me and Jun Lin Yuan."

Huo Zhanting, Shen Zueran, and the others exchanged a look, a flicker of a smile passing between them.

So what if they didn’t get along with each other? When it came to dealing with a new rival testing the waters, they naturally had to form a united front against the common enemy.

And so...

...Su Xingye’s voice piped up.

"But Jun Lin Yuan is one of the seven fiancés the Queen bestowed upon you."

"If you were willing, you could actually..."

Before Su Xingye could finish, Yu Lan cut him off.

She shook her head so vigorously it was like a blur.

"No, no, no, I don’t want to."

"So what if we have a marriage contract? Jun Lin Yuan doesn’t like me anyway. I’ll go find him in a bit, clear the air, and break off the engagement."

Plan successful. ✔

The eyes of Huo Zhanting and the others instantly lit up.

And their moods brightened considerably.

They began pulling out all the stops to make her happy.

Seeing Jun Lin Yuan again, the men felt a rare sense of smug superiority.

Hmph!

’So what if he’s the Jade Star Lord?’

’So what if he’s an exceptionally talented 3S-level male?’

’So what if he’s one of the Beast Husbands the Queen bestowed upon Lanlan?’

’He can just wait for his engagement to be called off.’

Hehehe!

They knew Yu Lan. When she said she would do something, she always followed through.

’Once the engagement is broken, who cares who he is? He can pull out all the stops, but he won’t get an inch closer to Yu Lan, let alone become her Beast Husband.’

They were inwardly smug, and their expressions betrayed their feelings as the corners of their eyes and brows lifted high.

For some reason, seeing this scene gave Jun Lin Yuan a very bad feeling.

Just then...

...Yu Lan’s soft voice called out.

"Jun Lin Yuan, can you come here for a moment? I have something important to tell you."