Jiang Zheyu froze, stunned to hear the words "Ancient Earth."

From the original owner’s memories, she knew that Ancient Earth had long since become a legend. It was said to have been destroyed long ago, and people had even begun to doubt whether it had ever truly existed.

So why was Su Yan saying this now? ’Could it be because I soothed his spiritual power last time?’

The more Jiang Zheyu thought about it, the more certain she became.

"You don’t have to force yourself," Jiang Zheyu said, lightly blinking her hazel eyes. "We can just go back to how things were, not interfering with each other. I won’t punish you anymore, and I’ll still perform the soothing duties required of a Female Master."

Though her voice was soft, her words were clear, fluent, and distant.

After she finished speaking, she lowered her head, no longer looking at Su Yan.

Su Yan stared at her intently for a long moment. ’Maybe he really is just that pathetic,’ she mused. All it took was a small kindness, a single soothing, and he couldn’t forget the glow of that night’s nutrient solution.

"Alright." Su Yan retracted his hand and sat up straight again.

Jiang Zheyu felt the shadow looming over her recede, and her tense heart relaxed slightly.

The two of them returned to the villa.

"Good night, Female Master." Su Yan gave Jiang Zheyu a slight nod.

After Jiang Zheyu returned to her room, the smart butler, Xiaoyi, announced, "Dear Master Yu Yu, your hot water is ready."

"Great, thank you, Xiaoyi." Jiang Zheyu really did need a hot bath right now.

A little after one in the morning, Jiang Zheyu finally sank comfortably into bed.

Her foul mood had been washed away.

Lying on the soft, large bed, she felt comfortable in body and soul. Instantly, she felt like she had something to look forward to again tomorrow.

A soft nightlight came on. Jiang Zheyu’s thoughts began to wander, and she slowly replayed the day’s events.

She recalled her opponent from today, a male who hadn’t seemed very masculine.

The system had said his spiritual power was practically nonexistent. ’Huh? Practically nonexistent?’

’That’s not right. If a Male Beastman has no spiritual power, doesn’t that mean he’s on the verge of death, or his spiritual power has shattered due to complete Beastification?’

’It’s impossible to have none... unless *he* is actually a *she*.’

’Aluo...’

The name suddenly surfaced in Jiang Zheyu’s mind.

Jiang Zheyu bolted upright in bed. ’Why did that name sound so familiar? Of course it’s familiar! That’s the female lead of this novel!’

’Thinking about it... the Wolf Boy, Aluo, the fighting ring...’

’Isn’t this the plot where the female lead disguises herself as a man to save the Wolf Boy, and then starts a challenge match in the Night Club fighting ring?’

In the original story, the female lead took a Genetic Medicine, barely survived, won the match, and rescued the Wolf Boy from the Night Club.

This was the event that set up the Wolf Boy to become the female lead’s "loyal hound."

It was also here that the Wolf Boy discovered the female lead was a female. The thought that a female would bravely challenge the ring for his sake deeply moved the boy. He fell hopelessly in love with her, and from that moment on, he was loyal only to her, his one and only master.

Jiang Zheyu’s thoughts descended into chaos.

’So that Wolf Boy was part of the female lead’s harem.’

’But I stole the plot that was supposed to be hers, and I even beat her up.’

Jiang Zheyu silently facepalmed. ’I already let the Wolf Boy go. Hopefully, the female lead won’t hold what happened in the ring against me.’

’Even if she does, I’m not scared. I’m the one who should be complaining—that kick of hers really hurt!’

With that thought, Jiang Zheyu lay back down, her conscience clear.

A moment later, Jiang Zheyu tossed and turned, unable to sleep again. She had just remembered that in this part of the story, the female lead didn’t just gain a "loyal hound"—she also caught the eye of a cold-blooded creature. That creature, of course, later became another member of her harem.

’The owner of the Night Club. A cold-blooded lunatic who was obsessed with the female lead.’

Jiang Zheyu’s face went stiff. ’Just because I took over the female lead’s plotline, that doesn’t mean he’s going to set his sights on *me*, does it?’

’Sure, the dynamic between the pathological psycho and the resilient female lead was fun to ship when I was reading the novel, but it’s not so fun when it’s happening to me!’

’You really shouldn’t overthink things before bed. Now I’ve thought too much and I can’t get to sleep.’

She now bitterly regretted remembering all the romantic entanglements between the female lead and those men in such vivid detail.

She vaguely recalled that the Night Club owner’s beast form was a giant, silver Dragon Bone Lizard.

’What kind of good person could the owner of a place as depraved as the Night Club possibly be?’

Jiang Zheyu could only pray that the lunatic had taken an interest in the female lead, her opponent in the ring.

Perhaps because she was tossing and turning so much, the smart butler, Xiaoyi, sensed her restlessness and asked, "Master Yu Yu, would you like me to play a lullaby?"

"Go ahead," Jiang Zheyu said slowly.

Before she drifted off, however, she gave Xiaoyi one more command: to revoke all of the original owner’s "vicious best friend," Bai Ruo’s, privileges.

"Miss Bai Ruo’s privileges at the villa have been revoked," Xiaoyi said softly. "Please rest well, Master Yu Yu."

"Okay," Jiang Zheyu replied. ’I’d love to,’ she thought.

And so, the next morning, Jiang Zheyu woke up feeling groggy. When she looked in the mirror, she saw faint dark circles under her eyes.

Jiang Zheyu was at a loss for words.

’From now on, when it’s time for bed, I’m just going to sleep. No more overthinking!’

"Dear Master Yu Yu, your breakfast is ready," Xiaoyi announced softly. "Mr. Su is already at the dining table. You may go down to eat whenever you are ready."

Xiaoyi’s reminder was timely; Jiang Zheyu had been on the verge of wandering downstairs in her flimsy nightgown again.

She looked at the rows of pink in her walk-in closet.

While she did like pink, she wasn’t a fanatic.

Looking at all the pink clothes now, which was starting to give her color fatigue, she felt it was time to buy clothes in other colors.

She had also noticed that interstellar clothing was quite similar to modern clothes, with the main difference being the variety of custom-made outfits for different beast forms.

For today, she just picked out a pink slip dress.

She slipped on her rabbit slippers and pattered downstairs.

"Good morning," Jiang Zheyu said as she walked over to the dining table, greeting Su Yan.

The man who usually only drank nutrient solution instead of eating solid food was now eating a meal.

A nutrient solution was gone in an instant, but eating not-so-tasty food was something you could at least take your time with.

"Good morning." Su Yan looked up. Beneath his messy red hair, his red eyes were remarkably calm and gentle.

Doctor Li had told her yesterday that she couldn’t have nutrient solution for now, so Jiang Zheyu was stuck eating another unappetizing nutritional meal.

Jiang Zheyu sat down across from Su Yan and began to slowly eat her food.

Practice makes perfect. Even though it was bland, she could now eat it without batting an eye.

No salt, no oil, no seasoning.

It was as if all the food had lost its soul.