Chapter 63: Chapter 55: Don’t Be Afraid, It’s All in the Past

In that instant, it was as if a typhoon had swept through, unleashing a tempest in the Black Panther’s heart.

No female had ever done this. And he would never allow anyone to.

It was simply—

It was simply...

The Black Panther took a deep, heavy breath. He simply had no idea what to do with Yu Lan.

But Yu Lan remained completely oblivious.

Her soft, sweet red lips were slightly pursed, and the delicate bead of her upper lip quivered whenever she spoke, looking utterly alluring.

The beautiful female was now staring at the Black Panther with her large, round almond eyes, full of expectation.

It was as if she wouldn’t back down until the Black Panther gave her a reason.

’How can she be so persistent?’

The Black Panther had never met a female like this.

The tail hanging behind him tapped listlessly against the iron cage.

After a long moment, a deep male voice, raspy and rough from years of disuse, finally sounded.

"I don’t want to hurt you."

Li Yucheng could never forget.

It was right after he had been brought back from the laboratory.

The entire Li Family, from top to bottom, was in disbelief. Their future heir, a man born to privilege, a 3S-level male, could no longer return to his human form. He was trapped, forced to live forever in the body of a black panther.

Countless doctors were hired to treat him.

As they shook their heads one after another, admitting defeat, and Mrs. Li, her eyes red, saw them to the door...

Li Yucheng suddenly went on a rampage.

The black panther, like a madman, lost all reason. With bloodshot eyes, he attacked everyone around him indiscriminately.

The one who was hurt the most was Mrs. Li, who had been closest to him, the one who worried about him the most.

The room was filled with the blood that poured from Mrs. Li’s body.

When Li Yucheng came to his senses and learned what had happened, that scene became his eternal nightmare.

He was the one who walked into the iron cage of his own accord.

And as a warning to himself, he had not stepped out of it for many years since.

Yu Lan had, of course, heard Mrs. Li mention this briefly yesterday.

She hadn’t expected that this Black Panther, who looked so cold and seemed so difficult to tame, actually had such a kind and soft heart.

A man like him... how could Yu Lan not grow to like him?

Moreover, she hadn’t missed the fleeting look of grievance and longing in the Black Panther’s eyes the moment the gate opened.

No fluffy creature dislikes freedom.

This Black Panther had imprisoned himself.

Yu Lan reached out and hugged the Black Panther from behind, leaning in to whisper soothingly by his furry ear:

"It’s okay. It’s all in the past."

"It wasn’t your fault, and Mrs. Li has never blamed you."

"Please come out with me, okay? I promise something like that won’t happen again."

"I believe my little kitty can control his emotions too, right?"

As Li Yucheng grew older, his control over himself strengthened.

In the past, he would occasionally lose his sanity and go berserk inside the cage.

But now, it had been several years since such an incident had occurred.

Yu Lan hugged the Black Panther. The beautiful female’s slender, soft, pale arms created a stark contrast with the panther’s glossy black fur.

It made her arms seem all the more delicate.

As if they could be snapped with the slightest force.

But at the same time, the Black Panther’s nose twitched.

He keenly scented the rich, warm, and fresh fragrance wafting from the beautiful female.

’So fragrant, so fragrant, so very fragrant...’

The scent was so intoxicating the Black Panther felt like he was about to float away. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

He whipped his head around and spoke, displeased:

"Don’t call me what you just called me."

He was clearly a wild and untamable Black Panther, majestic and domineering, standing at the top of the food chain, daring anyone to provoke him.

So how, in the hands of this little female, had he been reduced to a "little kitty"?

’Don’t I, Li Yucheng, have any dignity?’

’I am not the kind of male who abandons all principles just to please a female.’

"Okay, so does this mean you’ll come out with me now?"

"Little kitty, you’re so well-behaved!"

Yu Lan suddenly threw her arms around the Black Panther’s big, furry head.

Her beautiful, soft face drew near. The Black Panther grew so tense he slowed his breathing, holding it, his pair of deep blue beast eyes fixed on the female approaching him.

The next second, a soft, sweet, floral-scented kiss landed on the Black Panther’s forehead.

’The... the little female kissed me!’

’Wh-why did she kiss me?!’

’Could it be that she likes me?!’

The Black Panther’s heart trembled wildly, and his entire being was enveloped in the bliss of being kissed by a female.

His once strong and agile limbs felt light and a little weak.

Let’s hope he never finds out that this was just one of Yu Lan’s bad habits she couldn’t break whenever she was around fluffy things.

’Fluffy things are so cute. What’s wrong with a kiss or two?’

Having secured the Black Panther’s promise, Yu Lan turned and walked toward the outside of the cage. Standing at the entrance, her slender, graceful fingers tried to open the iron lock to let him out.

The whole time, the Black Panther simply watched, immersed in a dizzying sense of pleasure.

CLICK.

The sound of the cage’s heavy lock opening echoed in the air.

The delicate, beautiful, and soft little female stood at the cage’s entrance, raising a hand and waving cheerfully at the Black Panther inside.

"Li Yucheng, come on out."

"Let’s go for a walk in the garden."

"The sunshine is so nice today."

Upon hearing her, the wild and untamable Black Panther gave Yu Lan a casual glance. His limbs stirred, and with an elegant, mysterious gait, he slowly walked out of the iron cage.

As he stood outside the cage, his four legs finally unrestrained, the Black Panther couldn’t help but turn his head to look back.

The cage of refined steel that had imprisoned him for so many years was now left behind him.

He was out.

SNAP.

The invisible lock that had shackled the Black Panther’s heart for years also shattered today.

And all of this was because of the beautiful little female before him.

She was the one who had given him courage.

THUMP, THUMP, THUMP.

The Black Panther heard his own heart pounding nonstop.

It was the sound of a heart being moved.

The Black Panther’s deep blue beast eyes gazed down at Yu Lan, his stare sweeping across the beautiful female’s face, which was radiant with a sunny smile.

Then, under Yu Lan’s confused gaze, he slowly turned with an elegant stride and went to a corner of the castle.

A moment later, the Black Panther was seen with something like a collar around his neck.

At the same time, he seemed to be carrying something in his mouth.

He walked up to Yu Lan.

He then lowered his head, spat the object onto the ground, and used his tail to curl around it and offer it to her.

It was clear he meant to give this to Yu Lan.

Full of doubt, Yu Lan reached out and took it. She examined it closely in her hand and could just make out that it was some kind of emergency button.

"But, what is this for?"

Yu Lan looked lost.

"It’s not to detonate a bomb or something, is it?"

The beautiful little female guessed, looking up at the Black Panther who had offered her the button.

The Black Panther could surely answer her question.

The all-black, supremely elegant and mysterious Black Panther turned his head slightly, revealing the collar on his long neck.

He tapped it lightly, gesturing for Yu Lan to come closer.

Yu Lan focused her gaze, and her eyes widened in an instant.

This wasn’t a collar at all. It was clearly...