Yu Tianheng: There's a cow! Lan Yu, go easy on the pedaling!

"Shut up!"

Yu Tianheng barked, his brows twisting into a knot.

Seeing Yu Feng and Osler instantly fall silent, he said no more. He turned his head back again, his gaze fixed darkly on the second-floor window, the aura around him heavy and stifling.

After they stayed silent like that for a while, Yu Feng saw his lost, devastated look and knew they could not just keep dragging this out, so he spoke tentatively.

"Captain, where's Sister Yan?"

"Yeah, Captain, say something!" Osler hurriedly chimed in.

Yu Tianheng still did not answer, his gaze unchanged.

Yu Feng and Osler exchanged a look, then followed Yu Tianheng's line of sight. Their hearts jolted.

Damn it, wasn't that where that kid Lan Yu was staying?!

Looking again at Yu Tianheng's heartbroken expression, the two of them sucked in a sharp breath at the same time.

Could it be...

"Uh... Captain."

Osler weighed his words, then spoke carefully. "That kid Lan Yu's talent really is rare. In the future, there definitely won't be any shortage of women around him.

But what kind of person is Sister Yan? You know that too. How could she possibly tolerate her man flirting around?"

Those words were like a thunderbolt splitting apart the chaos in Yu Tianheng's mind, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

That was right. Yanzi was Poison Douluo's own granddaughter. She had been spoiled since she was little, and her pride had long been carved into her bones. How could she possibly share a husband with someone else?

But the light in his eyes only flashed for an instant before dimming again.

His shoulders slumped, and he sighed dejectedly. "So what? I chased her for an entire year and never even touched her hand.

Even if she can't stand Lan Yu, how would she ever take a fancy to me?"

"Hey! That's where you're wrong."

Yu Feng raised a hand and clapped it heavily on his shoulder, his tone carrying a hint of patient guidance. "Captain, think about it. Sister Yan is exactly the type who's cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

When she suffers grievances at Lan Yu's side and feels lonely and helpless..."

He leaned half a step closer and lowered his voice. "You step forward like a caring, dependable man and firmly soothe the vulnerability in her heart. When that time comes, won't Sister Yan be utterly devoted to you?!"

After saying that, Yu Feng winked at Osler.

"That's right! Captain," Osler hurriedly agreed.

Those words poured straight fuel onto Yu Tianheng's blood. He nodded again and again, and light reignited in his eyes.

At first, he had approached Dugu Yan to win over Dugu Bo and fight for the position of heir to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

But after spending a year with her, he admitted that he had hopelessly fallen in love with her.

In a daze, he seemed to already see the days to come, the two of them growing old together, surrounded by children and grandchildren, becoming the new generation's "Peerless Dragon and Snake" whom everyone envied.

Watching him stare at the window with a foolish smile, Yu Feng could not help giving a soft cough.

Yu Tianheng abruptly came back to his senses. All the smile faded from his face, leaving only unwavering determination in his eyes.

He stared fixedly at the window of Lan Yu's room.

Lan Yu, I'll definitely take Yanzi back from your hands!

Then he gritted his teeth again, his face gaining a bit more aggrieved resentment. Step lighter, damn it!

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Lan Yu's brows furrowed slightly as he studied Dugu Yan before him.

The young woman's gaze burned bright, and her slender fingertips gently brushed over his Adam's apple, bringing a faint itch.

Ever since that day's conversation with Tang Shan, she had thought it over and over, and finally figured it out—she did not want to miss Lan Yu.

A man who could solve problems really was very charming.

If not for Lan Yu, she and her grandfather would have continued to be tormented by the flaws in their martial souls.

Moreover, Lan Yu's talent and strength were even rarer in this world.

Before meeting him, she had thought her future husband might perhaps be Yu Tianheng.

The heir of the number one beast martial soul clan under heaven. If she married him, her grandfather could be at ease, and she herself would not suffer the slightest grievance.

But would she be happy living days like that?

She, Dugu Yan, had always been someone who dared to love and dared to hate.

She did not want to settle!

"Lan Yu, am I beautiful?"

She suddenly raised her leg, grabbed Lan Yu's wrist, and pressed it against her own thigh, her voice soft as water.

"Did you take the wrong medicine?" Lan Yu's brows knit even tighter, his tone carrying a hint of surprise, though his hand did not stop moving.

"Does it feel good?"

"Pretty slippery," Lan Yu said honestly, nodding.

"Hee-hee~"

Dugu Yan let out a soft laugh, her red lips pursing slightly. She stepped forward and gave him a gentle push, sending Lan Yu down to sit on the edge of the bed.

Going with the motion, she bent down and straddled his lap, her beautiful eyes rippling with tender amusement as she stared straight into his. "Answer my question from earlier. Am I pretty?"

"Pretty."

"Then if I become your girlfriend, would you want that?"

"I would."

"Then what if, from now on, you could only have me?"

"Then forget it."

"Hey!"

Dugu Yan had still been wearing a faintly bewitching smile, but when she heard those last three words, she froze on the spot and tilted her head, staring at him resentfully.

"Why aren't you following the usual script? You're supposed to say yes on reflex, then come back to your senses, blush, and try to make excuses, and then I magnanimously forgive you, and you get moved by how tolerant I am and fall completely in love with me.

That was exactly how Gala Douluo played it!

"Wouldn't that make me Xiao Chunan?" Lan Yu curled his lips speechlessly.

"Fine. Since you won't let me take my time winning you over,"

Dugu Yan's gaze hardened, and she raised a hand toward his buttons. "Then I'll just have to force myself on you!"

Just as her fingers touched his buttons, a knock suddenly sounded from outside the door, and Tang Shan's soft, mushy voice came through the door. "Brother, why did you lock the door?"

The room instantly fell silent.

Outside the door, the girl pressed herself against it, her ear tight to the surface as she listened carefully to the movement inside. After a long while without hearing any response, her eyes reddened all at once.

"Brother, did Xiao Shan do something wrong?"

"Brother, don't treat Xiao Shan like this, okay..."

"If Brother thinks Xiao Shan is too clingy, I can change. Don't ignore me..."

Her voice carried a sob, making one's heart ache to hear it.

Lan Yu could no longer sit still. He quickly walked to the door and pulled it open.

Outside, the girl wore the little pink dress he had bought her, her tender white bare feet stepping on the cold floor. A pair of watery doe eyes were misted over as she quietly looked at him, like a small beast that had been abandoned.

Lan Yu's heart was inexplicably tugged. His Adam's apple bobbed, and he reached out to pull her tightly into his arms.

"Xiao Shan, Brother was talking things over with Dugu Yan just now and didn't hear you knock. I'm sorry."

Brother is being naughty~

Tang Shan obediently leaned against his shoulder, her cheek pressed tightly to his neck.

But her gaze went past his shoulder and toward Dugu Yan inside the room, silently staking her claim.

From the moment Dugu Yan stepped through this door, she had noticed.

She originally had not wanted to disturb Brother, so she could only secretly press herself against the corner of the wall and eavesdrop.

When she heard Lan Yu refuse to "love only one person," she could not help secretly rejoicing.

But when she heard Dugu Yan was going to force it, she immediately could not hold back anymore.

She found herself an excuse: Dugu Yan did not respect Brother's wishes!

Dugu Yan walked forward with a cold face and silently mouthed to her: You're good.

Without waiting for Tang Shan's response, she turned and strode out of the room.

Downstairs, Yu Tianheng, who was sinking into emo gloom, spotted Dugu Yan walking out at a glance. Ignoring Yu Feng and the other's attempts to stop him, he hurriedly went up to her like a loyal dog that had finally seen its master.

"Yanzi, did... did Lan Yu do anything to you?"

Yu Tianheng opened his mouth, not knowing how to begin. Only under Dugu Yan's increasingly cold stare did he force himself to ask.

"Yu Tianheng, that seems to have nothing to do with you."

Dugu Yan let out a cold snort and lifted her foot to leave.

She had only taken two steps when Yu Tianheng's call came from behind her again. Her steps paused, and she suddenly remembered—Yu Tianheng seemed to be the reason Lan Yu had received a death threat and could not leave the academy at will.

Her thoughts turned, and a plan came to her. She was going to vent Lan Yu's anger for him!

Yu Tianheng had thought he had managed to call her back, and he ran forward overjoyed, only to see her turn back expressionlessly and say coldly, "Who told you I came here to look for Lan Yu?"

After saying that, she left without looking back, leaving Yu Tianheng standing there in a daze, unable to recover for a long time.

When Osler and Yu Feng caught up, Yu Tianheng hurriedly repeated those words exactly as they were, his face full of confusion. "What did Yanzi mean by that...?"

"Ah, Captain, I forgot to tell you!" Yu Feng slapped his forehead. "Lan Yu's sister lives here too!"

"You mean... Yanzi didn't come to look for Lan Yu, but his sister?"

Yu Tianheng's eyes instantly widened. Before the two could answer, he abruptly started waving his arms and legs around, as if he had won the lottery.

He didn't have to raise Lan Yu's kid anymore!

After waiting outside for ages, Osler had already started preparing himself for what he would do if Dugu Yan got pregnant and married Lan Yu.

"Osler! Yu Feng!"

The two of them looked at him together, only to see him spread his arms wide, face the sunlight, and laugh aloud.

"I'm not dropping out! I'm going to be Yanzi's guardian for the rest of my life!"