When Xiao Yufan finally withdrew his gaze, he noticed Lan Yue’s delicate pouting expression. It seemed that due to Huangpu Xian’er’s earlier commotion, Lan Yue had developed a slight irritation.
He nodded sheepishly and shifted his wandering eyes away, deliberately avoiding her beautiful gaze…
“Qinghua University’s most mysterious and enchanting campus goddess—could she really have a crush on my husband? Could it be love at first sight? How romantic!”
Lan Yue rolled her eyes at him, pursing her lips with a faint, teasing smile. Her expression, both charming and slightly reproachful, exuded a delicate allure. Xiao Yufan, however, was too preoccupied to appreciate it.
“Unfair! I didn’t do anything at all. Even if it was love at first sight, it was her doing, not mine. Besides, my Yue’er is so beautiful, why would I even have any other thoughts?”
Xiao Yufan felt nothing but frustration. Although Huangpu Xian’er was beautiful, they were clearly not on the same path. He couldn’t understand why this woman had suddenly inserted herself into the situation.
“Talkative as ever. If someone throws herself at you, who’s to say you won’t be tempted? Big pervert! Even with Yihan and the others, you’re still chasing other women!”
A delicate blush surfaced on her fair face. Though slightly displeased, her objection stemmed purely from not wanting her husband to be too fickle. She had already poured so much into their relationship, and she would never allow him to build a vast harem.
“Women again… always women…”
Xiao Yufan smiled bitterly, thinking of every woman in his life. Each of them was remarkable, yet they had chosen to stay by his side. All he could offer them, however, was an incomplete kind of love.
It seemed that an overabundance of romantic luck wasn’t always a blessing. The ancients often said, “Having multiple concubines is a man’s fortune,” but perhaps they had misled people all along…
Still, he deeply loved every woman by his side. Unless they chose to leave, he would never let anyone go—so long as she did not depart, he would never abandon her.
“Honey, I didn’t mean anything else, I just…”
Seeing Xiao Yufan suddenly fall silent, Lan Yue’s heart skipped a beat. Her expression shifted slightly, fearing he might misunderstand her intentions. When a woman’s heart is tied to a man, she inevitably becomes sensitive.
“Fool, what are you thinking? I was just wondering how I could make it up to my Yue’er.”
Feeling her emotional shift, a warm current stirred in Xiao Yufan’s heart. This woman’s tenderness and charm—so deeply felt—would likely bloom for him alone throughout her life.
“I’m already very happy now. I think Jiayao and Yihan feel the same way. Just being by your side is more than enough for me.”
Her long lashes fluttered anxiously, and her delicate hands clenched slightly, betraying the emotional turbulence within. Witnessing this, Xiao Yufan could only shake his head with a smile. He seemed to owe these women more and more with each passing day.
Unconsciously, a familiar image surfaced in his mind. He murmured softly in his heart, “Yingluo, are you alright?”
The two of them fell silent almost simultaneously, the quiet between them almost intoxicating. Lan Yue said nothing more, simply savoring this long-missed tranquility. As long as Xiao Yufan was by her side, she felt safe.
However, the peace didn’t last more than a few minutes before a sudden commotion erupted from the nearest private room…
The noise grew louder, clearly not the joyous sounds of a party. This was the same room Huangpu Xian’er had entered earlier. Instantly, Xiao Yufan had a premonition—something was wrong!
In one swift step, Xiao Yufan reached the door, only to see two figures darting out from the room—one right after the other. He couldn’t even catch a clear glimpse of them, and a sense of alarm stirred within him.
Not only had he failed to notice their entry earlier, but their strength alone was enough to unsettle him. With his mid-level Qi Condensation cultivation, he couldn’t even discern their cultivation levels.
Without hesitation, Xiao Yufan rushed inside. Although he had little regard for people like Gong Hao and Situ Xuan, he couldn’t just ignore a woman in trouble.
Yet the moment he entered, his brows furrowed sharply—everyone except Huangpu Xian’er was unconscious on the floor, even Situ Xuan, who was usually so formidable.
Huangpu Xian’er’s expression was grave. Whether she was genuinely frightened or simply pretending, it was hard to tell. Her strength was beyond his perception, so even if something had happened, she shouldn’t have been so visibly shaken.
“What happened to them?”
Still, she was a woman, and someone he had met before. Naturally, he couldn’t just turn a blind eye.
“They were just drugged. They should be fine—they’ll wake up after a while.”
Huangpu Xian’er fixed her gaze on Xiao Yufan, as if searching for something. Under her stare, Xiao Yufan felt strangely unsettled, as though he were completely exposed before her.
“Who were those two people? And why weren’t you affected?”
Xiao Yufan was beginning to regret getting involved. Though she was undeniably beautiful, he knew nothing about her background. He had no interest in such mysterious beauties.
“One of them tried to harm me, but failed. The other was someone secretly protecting me…”
Huangpu Xian’er answered without hesitation, though how much of it was true remained uncertain.
Her response still left Xiao Yufan somewhat astonished. Just who was this woman? If one of her protectors possessed such strength, then the so-called Huangpu family must be a hidden clan unknown to the outside world.
“If they’ll wake up soon, there’s no need for me to do anything, right?”
Even when facing Qiaochu Xi, he hadn’t felt this way. Yet now, facing Huangpu Xian’er, he felt an urge to escape. Xiao Yufan felt a bit annoyed—this woman was just a little too beautiful, but she wouldn’t actually eat him.
Still, no matter how he tried to rationalize it, he wanted to keep his distance. If even Situ Xuan had been drugged unconscious while Huangpu Xian’er remained unharmed, it was clear her strength surpassed his by a margin…
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