Chapter 39: Chapter 37: Huo Zhanting Gets Jealous

Right now.

At the Yu Family villa.

The Golden Lion exuded a turbulent, restless energy, pacing anxiously back and forth in the main hall. Every so often, he would raise his head and peer out the window.

Usually, by this time...

’The beautiful female would have been home long ago.’

From his position, he had a clear view of the beautiful female getting out of her hovercar.

Then, she would open the villa’s main door.

And the very moment he went to greet her, she would wrap her arms around him for kisses and cuddles.

But today...

Even though it was well past the time she should be home, the beautiful female still hadn’t returned.

’Has someone held her up again?’

An iron-cold, bestial glint flashed in the Golden Lion’s molten golden eyes.

’Lately, he always caught the scent of another male on the beautiful female.’

’Some shameless male out there is trying to seduce Yu Lan.’

’Despicable.’

’It’s absolutely despicable.’

’He hated when the scent of others clung to Yu Lan.’

Whenever that happened, he would rush forward to smother the beautiful female with kisses, nuzzles, and licks. He had to cover up that disgusting scent, to saturate her from head to toe with his own.

But today...

The beautiful female was just too late coming home.

The sun sank in the west.

The once-bright sky was now stained with the gloom of twilight.

The Golden Lion’s initial anxiety steadily escalated into violent agitation.

His sharp claws scraped viciously across the floorboards again and again.

’Why?’

’Why?’

’Why?’

’Why hasn’t the little female come home yet?’

’It’s so dangerous out there. Is she hurt?’

’Or... is it another male? Does she not want me anymore?’

The Golden Lion stared at the view outside. With the formidable strength of his body, he could smash right through the tightly shut window without a scratch.

The male lion’s claws pressed harder into the floor, until he ripped a board clean up, shredding it to pieces.

’I have to get out of this villa and find the beautiful female.’

But just as he was about to burst out the door...

He hesitated.

He clearly remembered Yu Lan teaching him to stay home and wait patiently for her return.

’Then why aren’t you home yet?’

The Golden Lion’s molten-gold, beastly eyes filled with confusion and hurt.

Just as the Golden Lion decided to ignore everything and charge out to find Yu Lan, the sound of a hovercar screeching to a halt came from outside.

The Golden Lion glanced out the window and saw his beautiful little female stepping out of the hovercar.

’Thank goodness! She’s not hurt. She’s home!’

A flicker of joy lit up his golden eyes. The great lion scrambled to the entrance, threw open the door, and bounded straight toward Yu Lan.

Having just exited her vehicle, Yu Lan saw the great lion racing madly toward her. A pang of guilt struck her first, quickly followed by a wave of immense joy.

’No one can resist a giant furball.’

She hurriedly reached out, pulling the great lion’s fluffy head into a hug and pressing her soft, pretty face against his fur.

"Baby, Mama missed you so much! Come, let Mama give you lots of hugs and cuddles."

’I’m exhausted.’

’A serious dose of fluff therapy is the only cure.’

Yu Lan took the initiative, hugging the great lion and covering him with kisses and cuddles.

The Golden Lion’s restless heart was instantly soothed. He stood there obediently, his tail swishing in circles, as he lovingly stuck out his eager tongue and licked the beautiful female’s face.

But with that one lick...

He realized something was wrong.

His keen, bestial nose detected the scent of a strange male on Yu Lan.

’The Silver Wolf.’

The scent was strongest on the palm of her hand.

The Golden Lion took a step back, his golden eyes sweeping over the beautiful female from his towering height.

’She’s even changed out of the clothes she wore this morning.’

’So, was she late today because of that damned Silver Wolf?’

’The beautiful female is the human *he* marked, yet some creature with a death wish dared to challenge him.’

His male possessiveness surged. A towering inferno of rage burned in his chest. The Golden Lion licked his sharp fangs, preparing to tear apart any and all intruders who tried to steal his female.

And yet, the beautiful little female acted as if she had no idea what was going on.

She tilted her head, looking at the Golden Lion in surprise.

She reached out to stroke his head, open confusion on her face.

"Baby, what’s wrong?"

"Is it because Mama came back too late? Are you hungry?"

’Animals and people are different, after all.’

’Since I chose to raise him, I have to be responsible for him.’

’This really was my fault.’

At that thought, Yu Lan quickly turned and hurried into the villa. She began pulling prime cuts of meat from the refrigerator to prepare the Golden Lion’s dinner.

The Golden Lion, who had been on the verge of confronting Yu Lan in a furious rage, immediately cooled down.

When he glimpsed the exhaustion under her eyes, his heart swelled with even more resentment toward the shameless male who had tempted her.

’How could Lanlan possibly be at fault?’

’It’s all those shameless males out there, actively seducing her.’

’She’s just unable to control herself.’

’It’s fine.’

’It’s fine.’

The Golden Lion forcibly suppressed the fire in his heart, but a tyrannical glint flashed in his golden eyes.

’He just had to kill all those stray dogs trying to seduce his beautiful little female, one by one. Then, everything would be alright.’

After eating dinner with the Golden Lion,

Yu Lan quickly washed up and lay down on the great lion’s soft belly, ready for bed.

She was utterly exhausted today.

She gave a faint yawn, and a single, glistening tear slid from the corner of her eye, dampening her lashes and making her look somewhat pitiful.

"Goodnight, baby."

The Golden Lion lowered his head slightly and licked her cheek in silent response.

’Goodnight, my beautiful little female.’

His golden eyes watched as Yu Lan slowly closed her eyes. Only after she was deeply asleep and her breathing grew steady...

Did he leap lightly from the bed.

He stared coldly into the frigid night outside. Opening his mouth, he bared a mouthful of fangs, which flashed with a sharp, cold light.

’Exactly which shameless stray dog seduced my wife!!!’

This was destined to be a long night.

「Meanwhile.」 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

At the Shen Family villa—a place decorated in shades of black, white, and gray, where everything was arranged with impeccable precision—a stern, cold atmosphere prevailed.

All the lights were off.

Shen Zueran lay on the large, black bed, hands folded on his abdomen, eyes shut tight.

Waves of heat began to spread across the usually cool and distant man’s jade-like face.

From the corner of his smooth forehead, something resembling a deer antler flashed for an instant.

Bead after bead of sweat rolled down Shen Zueran’s brow.

Shen Zueran was going into rut.

It had been triggered by the sight of Yu Lan emerging from Su Xingye’s room earlier that day.

He knew that nothing had truly happened between Yu Lan and Su Xingye. Otherwise, with the formidable stamina of a 3S-level male, once things got intimate...

...once you get a taste, you can’t stop.

The desires he had suppressed for so many years would have been completely unleashed.

A session like that wouldn’t end for three days and three nights.

But...

Yu Lan had definitely helped Su Xingye in some other way.

And Shen Zueran was jealous.