In the medical observation room, a man in a black and gold Junior General uniform pressed his thin lips together.
Even facing his good friend, he couldn’t bring himself to speak candidly about Wen Ran’s unusual situation.
But Yan Bai of the Fox Clan guessed the general situation from his unfinished sentence alone.
He flipped through the report again.
“She just came of age.
Her hormones are unstable and her sense of smell is heightened, so she’ll have a strong reaction to male scents.”
“But this kind of situation is easy to resolve.
Just find a partner to mark her, and it will stabilize her chaotic heat cycle.”
Ize was silent.
Yan Bai glanced at him.
“Didn’t your family arrange three fiancés for her?
Why do you look so miserable and bitter?”
“What’s wrong?
Got a sister complex?
Can’t bear to let her go?”
‘How did I never notice before?’
“Write me another prescription for calming agents.” The last batch he got was smashed by Wen Ran.
“It’s best to use calming agents sparingly.
Forcibly suppressing it will only cause a stronger rebound.”
“I know.”
Just then, Wen Ran came out with a nurse, and he hurried to meet her.
“How are you?
Are you feeling unwell anywhere?”
Wen Ran gave a faint smile.
“Brother, I’m fine.”
For some reason, she felt like Ize was coddling her like a child today.
“Let’s go.”
Just as the two were about to step out the door, Yan Bai, who had been treated like a background character, suddenly spoke up.
“Just a reminder, she’s a bit anemic.”
Ize was surprised.
He turned his head to look at the young woman beside him, but she just lowered her head in silence.
Seeing this, he didn’t press the issue and led her away.
Just as they were about to reach the elevator, Wen Ran stopped in her tracks.
“Brother, I want to go to the medical department and get my spiritual power tested again.”
Wen Ran nervously clutched the fabric of her dress, like a child who had done something wrong and didn’t dare look up at an adult.
“Okay.”
At the medical department, the man thoughtfully opened the door for her.
“I’ll wait for you out here.”
“Mhm.” Wen Ran’s heart was a tangle of emotions; she just gave a slight nod.
The staff member in the room saw a female enter and greeted her enthusiastically.
“Respected female, it’s a pleasure to serve you.”
“I’d like to test my spiritual power.”
The staff member smiled.
“Of course.”
But when the test results came out, the smile vanished from the staff member’s face.
“You have no spiritual power.”
Wen Ran nodded in disappointment.
‘As expected, there was no miracle.’
“Remember to close the door on your way out,” the staff member said, expressionlessly shooing her away.
Wen Ran’s nose tingled as she left the room, gently closing the door behind her.
A large, warm hand caressed her cheek.
“Ruanruan, no matter the result, your brother will always be here for you.”
The tears she had been holding back burst forth at that moment, and Wen Ran threw herself into Ize’s arms, sobbing softly.
“There, there, little crybaby.
Let’s go home.
I’ll allow you to have a cup of milk tea today.”
After Wen Ran went inside, Ize contacted someone to go to the black market and buy a cup of bubble tea.
Hearing she could have milk tea, Wen Ran’s tears gradually stopped.
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The last time she’d had sugar was when she was five.
“I want Snow Mountain Shaved Ice, too,” Wen Ran wheedled sweetly.
Ize’s heart softened.
“Alright,” he said dotingly.
Wen Ran’s mood improved greatly, and she obediently followed him back to Rose Manor.
As soon as she entered the living room, she smelled a sweet, creamy aroma in the air.
She immediately kicked off her shoes and ran to the coffee table, her eyes sparkling as she stared at the Snow Mountain Shaved Ice and the frosty cup of bubble tea.
“Not wearing your slippers again.” Ize tapped the young woman’s little head.
Wen Ran wasn’t angry.
She wrapped her arms around his neck, her peach-blossom eyes filled with a smile.
“Brother, you’re the best.”
This time, Ize didn’t push her away.
He had already dismissed Hunter and the other servants.
‘It was as if their relationship didn’t exist as long as no one saw it, and he could indulge in this brief, sweet moment with her.’
Wen Ran scooped up a spoonful of the shaved ice.
A chill spread through her from the inside out, and the sweetness filled her mouth.
She squinted her eyes in comfort.
Ize watched her happy expression from the side, a sweet feeling blooming in his own heart.
Suddenly, he felt something cool against his lips.
It was the shaved ice.
“You try some too, Brother.
It’s good, super delicious.” Wen Ran’s shimmering, watery eyes were full of mirth.
Ize opened his mouth and ate it, then nodded.
“Mhm, it’s very sweet.
It’s good.”
“Tsk~”
“What a touching display of sibling affection.” He bit out the last two words with extreme emphasis.
Wen Ran looked back and saw You Bufan, his face dark and his eyes narrowed, slowly descending the stairs.
“Who let you out?!” Wen Ran’s knuckles turned white as she gripped the spoon tightly.
Ize noticed and gently covered her small hand with his large one.
“The invitation list from the Hai Rui Family Head is out.
His name was on the invitation.”
Wen Ran’s eyes turned red.
She lifted her hand and threw the bowl of shaved ice at You Bufan before running upstairs barefoot.
A bit of the shaved ice splattered onto You Bufan’s gloomy face, wetting the dark green bangs on his forehead.
Instead of looking pathetic, he looked all the more demonic.
His clothes and face were soiled, but instead of getting angry, You Bufan laughed.
He scraped the shaved ice from his cheek with a well-defined fingertip and licked it from his finger.
His normally golden pupils turned into vertical slits.
He gave a wicked smile. New chapters come out on g.com first.
“It really is sweet.”
Ize rose from the sofa, his face and his gaze ice-cold.
“Behave yourself for now.
After the banquet, the engagement will be broken, and then you can get lost!”
You Bufan picked up a napkin from the coffee table and wiped his face, chuckling.
“Did I ever say I would break the engagement?”
Ize’s cool, noble face instantly turned frigid.
“Don’t you dare covet someone you have no right to.”
Leaving him with those words, he took the bubble tea and went up to the third floor.
At the third-floor bedroom, Ize turned the handle and found it locked.
He knocked on the door.
“It’s me.
Open the door.”
Inside the room, Wen Ran was curled up on the bed, her mind in turmoil, in no mood to deal with Ize.
“Brother, I’m fine.
I want to be alone for a bit.”
Ize fell silent.
After a long moment, he spoke.
“I left the milk tea by the door.
I’m heading to the military base for work.
I’ll be back tonight to have dinner with you.”
“Mhm.”
Wen Ran lay on her bed, replaying the book’s plot in her mind over and over.
In the original story, the female lead had her moment to shine at the banquet, advancing to SS Level spiritual power.
It was also at this banquet that she captivated the supporting male characters, You Bufan and Lu Yanting, causing them both to fall in love at first sight.
This was the female lead’s most important highlight moment.
This time, she had planned to imprison You Bufan to keep him from the banquet, but the invitation had changed, specifically naming him.
‘It’s as if the script has already been written.
Even if she defies the irresistible force, not a single fated character can be absent.’
At this highlight-moment banquet, there’s You Bufan, and there’s also Lu Yanting.
Lu Yanting has been sent to the interstellar court right now.
So how is the plot going to twist to ensure he successfully appears at the banquet?
‘If the female lead in the script is no longer there…
will this whole farce finally come to an end?’
Wen Ran opened her Smart Brain, typed in a URL, and logged into the black market.
She had to confirm her suspicions!
But when she actually navigated to the page, Wen Ran’s hand froze.
She didn’t have a Space Card.
Placing such a critical order would definitely attract attention from the higher-ups.
With the slightest investigation, her IP would be exposed, and so would her plans.
After thinking it over and over, Wen Ran remembered that small, thin delivery boy from the black market, Dodo.
She searched her walk-in closet for a long time before finding a gray silk scarf.
Dodo had said to tie it to the manor gate, but she felt that was too conspicuous.
She had to settle for the next best thing: tying it to the garden fence.
Whether he’d see it or not was all up to luck.