Jiang Zheyu paused, then continued, "I won’t deny what was done in the past. I will compensate you. As long as you come find me, I will do my best to make it up to you. I’m also willing to apologize in person if needed. I will take full responsibility for my past actions with the utmost sincerity."

’The original owner’s sins... and now I have to pay for them all.’

Hypocrite: You think you can just say ’I’ll compensate you’ and move on? The physical and mental trauma those Beastmen endured can’t be wiped away with a simple apology.

Sky: What about my dead younger brother? A life was lost. How can you possibly compensate for that?

Jiang Zheyu’s eyes fell on that message, and her brow furrowed slightly. She had scoured the original owner’s memories and found nothing about killing or torturing a Beastman to death. She spoke softly, "I have never taken a life. I won’t admit to what you’ve accused me of."

Sky: It’s true you didn’t kill him. But you were an accomplice.

Jiang Zheyu pressed her lips together and was silent for a moment.

’Was she an accomplice for simply turning a blind eye? Or for being forced into it while living under Bai Ruo’s thumb? Or was it because she stood by Bai Ruo’s side, not stopping her, but instead enabling her cruelty?’

Jiang Zheyu didn’t have an answer. She simply said slowly, "I’ll repeat myself. If you require compensation or an apology, you can send me a private message. If you provide sufficient proof, I will respond."

And so, Jiang Zheyu personally admitted she was indeed the infamous, malicious female of the same name who was a constant feature in the social news section.

Her fan groups saw another mass exodus.

Going viral overnight only to crash and burn just as fast—it was a story written for Jiang Zheyu.

In truth, Jiang Zheyu wasn’t too bothered. After all, she had earned enough money to pay her debts, and she’d also gotten the chance to make a statement and start clearing her name.

"Thank you all for your support tonight." Jiang Zheyu didn’t feel like streaming anymore. "I’m going to end the stream for now."

A moment later, Jiang Zheyu logged off.

Just then, a message arrived on her Light Brain.

z: Here’s the link to file a claim with the Imperial Court. You should fill out your information. The Empire’s court will then pursue the compensation money those Male Beastmen owe you. So fill it out quickly, okay? You don’t want to miss the filing period.

Jiang Zheyu paused for a moment, then sent a reply: Okay, thank you.

z: No need to be so formal. My name is Zexun. You can call me A ze or A Xun. Both sound nice, don’t you think?

Jiang Zheyu blinked. You know I’m Jiang Zheyu, so why are you still helping me?

Zexun: I don’t judge people based on the Star Network or others’ opinions. I prefer to make my own judgment after getting to know someone. And so far, I still feel like you’re my ideal type.

Reading his words, Jiang Zheyu’s favorable impression of the Chief Judge grew even more.

’This guy, my number two supporter, is a genuinely good person.’

Jiang Zheyu: Thank you.

She added a heart emoji at the end.

Zexun: Rest well. Don’t overthink things.

Jiang Zheyu: Okay.

Zexun: [Chibi-style red fox doing a cute somersault]

Seeing the last emoji, Jiang Zheyu smiled faintly. She didn’t reply, but an idea came to her. ’If I get the chance, I should perform a Spiritual Comfort for him as a thank you.’

She scrolled through her top ten supporters. They had all sent her friend requests. She couldn’t help but notice how many of them had usernames that were just letters or symbols.

sy: I’ve already submitted an application to your matching ID to become your Beast Husband. Accept it.

Jiang Zheyu stared at the message from ’sy,’ her number one supporter, and fell silent. She was well aware that the men who spent so much money on her naturally wanted to become her Beast Husband.

’But in my line of work, falling for a client is the biggest taboo.’

After a moment, she sent a message back: sy, it’s me, Jiang Zheyu. Are you sure you don’t mind?

sy: I don’t mind.

Jiang Zheyu read the message. Internally: ...

’My number one supporter is so rich. If I marry him, I’ll be set for life overnight, and he doesn’t even care about my past.’

’But marrying someone for their money... that’s not right, is it?’

’Besides, I’m a married woman already.’

Just then, a message arrived on her Light Brain. It was an official notification from the Empire’s Female Matching Center: "Dear female Jiang Zheyu, more than two months have passed since your last match. Per the regulations of the Female Matching Center, you are required to complete another match within one month. If you fail to do so in the allotted time, the Female Matching Center will automatically and forcibly match you with a new, high-quality male."

Jiang Zheyu froze. It came back to her—females had a required number of matches.

A female with C-grade spiritual power was required to match with at least ten males.

But since most females matched with many males right away, they almost never received this kind of notification.

And now she had. This requirement only existed because in the interstellar era, females were rare and males were plentiful.

Even Bai Ruo, a B++ grade female, had over thirty Beast Husbands.

’That’s horrifying,’ Jiang Zheyu thought.

’I don’t want to be forcibly matched!’ She glanced again at the message from her number one supporter, sy, who conveniently wanted to be her Beast Husband.

’But,’ Jiang Zheyu admitted to herself, ’I’m interested in his money, not him.’

’I literally just met the guy today. I don’t know the first thing about him. How could I possibly approve his matching application so fast?’

Her Light Brain vibrated again. Her top supporter had sent another message.

sy: Si Yu.

Jiang Zheyu: ?

sy: My name. Make sure you don’t approve the wrong person.

Jiang Zheyu: ’...’

’I haven’t even agreed yet! My number one supporter, how can you just assume I’ve already consented to you becoming my Beast Husband?!’

Jiang Zheyu stared at the name, a sudden sense of familiarity washing over her. In a flash, she thought back... and then it hit her. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

’Oh. My. Freaking. God.’

’Isn’t this the boss of the Night K? The crazy psycho who was obsessed with the female lead?’

’Jiang Zheyu suddenly felt faint. Chatting with him, she’d had no idea he was a complete psycho!’

’The guy hadn’t fallen for the heroine, he’d fallen for *her*. The realization made Jiang Zheyu’s head spin.’

’Wait a minute. The reason he went crazy and became a psycho in the story was because the heroine rejected him.’

’Now he’s into me. So, to avoid the bloody conflict that happened between him and the heroine...’

’...does that mean I should accept his matching application, agree to be with him, and have a sweet little romance? Would that stop him from going psycho?’

’But a Dragon Bone Lizard... I’m not really a fan. What should I do?’

’But according to the novel, this was the guy who could snatch the heroine and imprison her without a sound, nine times out of ten.’

’When the heroine didn’t accept him or like him, he just abducted her, trying to force her to get used to him, to love him.’

’And the more she disliked him, the crazier and more twisted he became.’

Jiang Zheyu: ...

’I remember it all so clearly...’

Jiang Zheyu decided to stall for time. There was no way she could accept this guy so quickly.

Jiang Zheyu quietly replied: A lot has happened today. I think I’m going to rest for now.

After a long pause, Si Yu finally replied: Okay. Rest well.

’He really doesn’t seem crazy at all,’ Jiang Zheyu thought.