A Determined Yan

On the streets of Juxia City, passersby's gazes kept drifting toward the same direction.

Three people were walking side by side there:

On the left and right were two stunning blonde women, and between them walked a handsome young man with black hair.

Their looks and bearing were extraordinary. As they moved through the crowd, it was as though they carried a soft glow with them, drawing the gaze of everyone who passed.

Angel Yan took in the looks around them, some dazzled, others curious, and a playful smile curled her lips.

She leaned closer to Su Bai's ear, her breath brushing against him.

"Kid~ How does it feel to go shopping with two gorgeous women?"

Things didn't go as she'd expected.

Su Bai didn't blush and fidget like an innocent young man, nor did he tease her back like someone experienced in romance.

He simply gave a calm little nod and murmured, "Mm."

Seeing how unruffled he was, Angel Yan raised an eyebrow. Rather than backing off, she pressed on.

"Then... would you like to... do something with two gorgeous women~?"

Su Bai suddenly stopped walking.

Angel Yan noticed him halt, and a smile quietly spread across her lips.

Heh. He was just a kid. Surely she could handle him?

But the next second, the playful look on her face froze.

A pure, delighted smile appeared on Su Bai's face. He looked at her with clear eyes.

"Do you want to be friends with me?"

Apparently, he hadn't taken it any other way at all.

Beside them, Azhui seemed to have expected this outcome. Seeing her Sister Yan get rebuffed for once, she finally couldn't hold back and turned away, covering her lips as she chuckled.

Angel Yan immediately turned and glared at her. Her eyes clearly said, "Just wait until we get back. I'll settle the score with you properly."

When she turned back, a genuine hint of curiosity had crept into Yan's gaze.

This kid...

"Do you really want to be friends with us?" Angel Yan stopped teasing him, her tone turning a little more serious.

"Mm." Su Bai nodded, his expression sincere.

"I don't know why. I didn't know you before, but I keep feeling... as if there's a voice in my mind telling me that you're important to me."

Angel Yan and Azhui both froze at his words.

They simultaneously remembered the latest entry in the Diary Instance—the passage that clearly belonged to a time when Su Bai still had his memories and was in his own world.

Even after losing his memories and becoming as innocent as a child, was the voice in his heart still guiding him toward them?

A faint stir silently passed through their hearts.

Wasn't this kind of bond the very "true love" the angels sought?

Still... it was a little disappointing.

Angel Yan remembered the scene from the video—

This little rascal hadn't just called her "Yan Bao." Her sisters, her teacher, and even some girls she didn't know seemed to share an unusual "bond" with him.

At the thought, she nearly reached out to knock the head of the person beside her.

Honestly...

Couldn't he just look at me and me alone?

If he really did, then even if she couldn't answer his feelings right away, Yan would be willing to spend a thousand years waiting and making sure, until the two of them became a couple the angels themselves would envy.

As for why she was so certain they'd be side by side a thousand years from now—

In Yan's view, under ordinary circumstances, she would naturally need a long time to judge whether they were right for each other.

But with Su Bai, now that she knew he was already in love with her, she wasn't going to just watch from the sidelines.

A thousand years was more than enough time for her to turn this little guy... little by little, into someone who belonged only to her.

Beside her, Azhui found herself thinking along similar lines. Her chest felt tight, and a faint bitterness spread through her.

Angel Yan, on the other hand, wore a light, gentle smile.

Her thoughts raced ahead.

They had time now. She could take things slowly and shape him bit by bit. Then all she had to do was make sure she was the only one in the little guy's heart, right?

After all, among the girls he "loved"—

His teacher and the Heavenly King definitely wouldn't fall for this kid.

Keisha: It's not that I don't like him.

Hexi: Guess why I sent a clone there so early?

As for that Liang Bing... the Queen's younger sister, the former Apocalypse King, and the current Demon Queen, Morgana—

Yan would never let her get anywhere near Su Bai. What if she lured him away or led him astray? What would Yan do then?

Surely the Queen and the others wouldn't let Su Bai meet Morgana, either. After all, if that woman filled his head with some evil ideas, things would get troublesome.

Keisha (nodding): Naturally, they can't meet. Sisters sharing a husband? How improper.

Hexi (propping up her chin): Oh? Older sister... younger sister... Tsk. If that tomboy called me "big sister," it might not sound so bad.

That left the Queen and the Heavenly King, who wouldn't step in lightly, and "the former Apocalypse King," who could only watch from afar, powerless. As for the rest...

Whether it was Azhui, Lingxi, Zhixin, or that little girl named Qilin, in Angel Yan's eyes, they were all just roadside...

They weren't even close to being a match for Angel Yan.

Just as Angel Yan was quietly working out her plans, Su Bai's voice suddenly rang out.

"Then... are we friends now?"

He looked up at Yan. The faint glow of the streetlights was reflected in his eyes, so clear it was hard to look away.

Yan paused for a moment, then smiled.

She reached out, her fingertips gently brushing the stray hair on Su Bai's forehead. The gesture came so naturally, as if she'd done it hundreds or thousands of times before.

"Sure." There was a subtle softness in her voice. "But there are conditions to being friends with an angel."

"What conditions?"

"You have to be obedient." Yan drew back her hand and folded her arms, pretending to be stern. "Especially when it comes to doing what I say."

Meanwhile, far away in the Merlo Heavenly Court—

Hexi was "spying" on the scene from her own bedchamber. Her eyes narrowed, and a playful smile curved her lips.

"Well, look at you, Little Yan. You've already decided to make a move on the little white mouse?"

She propped up her chin. Her silver hair shimmered in the faint glow of the observation screen, and her eyes gleamed with barely concealed delight at the show.

Once Yan succeeded, Hexi would definitely borrow her little boyfriend and give him a thorough study.

At the same time, in Keisha's bedchamber—

Holy Keisha watched her disciple's serious yet childish expression on the screen, and couldn't help feeling both amused and exasperated.

This child... honestly...

Still, perhaps this was for the best.

The angels' fate had long been bound to their beliefs. And whether it was the potential hidden within Su Bai

or the "love" he felt for Yan, a bond that still faintly held even after he lost his memories, perhaps both were the perfect destiny for Yan.

She leaned back gently in her chair, the faintest hint of warmth rising in her eyes.