Chapter 59 - The Empress Plays the Role of the Current Girlfriend

“Demon Sovereign, are you drunk?”

Long Yue had a bewildered look on her face.

Lin Fan's sudden, intimate term of endearment had completely caught her off guard.

Her first reaction was to wonder if he was drunk. Otherwise, why would he suddenly lose his mind, run over, wrap his arm around her, and call her 'honey'...?

But that shouldn't be right. The Demon Sovereign was just drinking pineapple beer at the table. Doesn't that stuff have almost no alcohol content?

He can't possibly get drunk on that stuff, can he?

“I'm not drunk…” Lin Fan explained awkwardly.

Never mind him now as the Demon Sovereign; even with his previous mortal body, there was no way he would get drunk on pineapple beer...

“Not drunk? Then what are you doing with your arm around This Empress!”

Long Yue's eyes narrowed. She looked down at the arm wrapped around her waist, and her gaze gradually turned cold and hostile.

“Empress, don't misunderstand. This One is doing this for your own good.”

Worried she might suddenly attack, Lin Fan quickly feigned intimacy, leaning in close to her ear and whispering.

“For This Empress's own good?”

Long Yue showed a look of confusion.

Lin Fan inconspicuously glanced towards Huang Shiying, who was standing not far away.

“See that woman? Right now, she doubts whether or not you are my woman.”

“So what if she doubts it? Is that not allowed?” Long Yue asked, not understanding.

“Of course it's not allowed!”

“Empress, have you forgotten? You can only come to today's class reunion if you're brought along as a family member.”

“Your current status is as This One's family. If they suspect you aren't, they will very likely not let you stay here anymore!”

“And if that happens, you won't be able to eat the free Tomahawk steak and King Crab here!”

Lin Fan's words were sonorous and powerful. Each word landed in Long Yue's heart with a resounding thud, stirring up ripples and causing a sense of crisis to well up within her.

She looked down at the King Crab leg in her hand and the Tomahawk steak on another plate, her expression becoming conflicted.

If they find out I'm not the Demon Sovereign's family, I won't be able to eat the free high-class ingredients here!

But to make her cooperate with the Demon Sovereign and pretend to be his woman... her status made it difficult for her to permit such a thing.

She was the Empress of the Jishang Heavenly Palace, the supreme ruler revered by thousands in the Immortal Realm. To actively admit to being the Demon Sovereign's woman would damage not only her prestige as the Empress but that of the entire Immortal Realm…

This was truly a difficult choice…

Seeing Long Yue's expression waver, Lin Fan decided to strike while the iron was hot:

“Empress, think about it. As long as you cooperate with me, you can stay here and enjoy all the food and drinks to your heart's content, and you can even pack some to-go!”

“This is a golden opportunity! This one meal could save you tens of thousands of yuan!”

“On top of that, as payment for your cooperation, I'll waive last month's rent!”

Lin Fan's words lingered in Long Yue's mind like a devil whispering in her ear, causing her already wavering heart to tremble violently.

This month, she had only just received last month's streaming salary. She had been putting off paying last month's rent and still hadn't paid it.

Right now, as long as she cooperates with the Demon Sovereign, she can immediately save a thousand yuan in rent!

Besides, just as the Demon Sovereign said, these are high-class ingredients she can't bear to eat on a normal day! To eat them is a gain in itself! And if she can't finish, she can pack it and take it home!

Furthermore, other than the Demon Sovereign and herself, there is no third person here who knows her identity as the Empress. Cooperating with the Demon Sovereign temporarily doesn't seem like much of a loss!

After thinking it over and over, Long Yue held up two fingers.

“This Empress wants two months' rent waived!”

Lin Fan hesitated for a moment, then held up one finger.

“Last month's rent waived, and this month's rent at half price! That's the final offer!”

“Fine! Deal!”

Long Yue agreed decisively, and their verbal cooperation agreement was formally established.

“Let's go then, honey~”

Lin Fan smiled slightly and, in front of everyone, put his arm around Long Yue and walked back towards the table.

That one intimate “honey” instantly made Long Yue's pretty face blush slightly, and she couldn't help but get goosebumps all over.

She was already regretting it...

It felt so cheesy, so disgusting...

Why did she agree to such a thing with the Demon Sovereign...

Meeting the gazes of the surrounding crowd, Lin Fan pulled Long Yue, who was beside him, into his embrace, practically pressing her against his chest.

“Demon Sovereign, why are you hugging so tightly…!”

Long Yue's pretty face grew even more crimson. She felt uncomfortable all over and complained with blushing cheeks.

Before, whether she was being carried or supported by the Demon Sovereign, it was mostly when she was weak and powerless and had no other choice.

At this moment, she was perfectly fine, yet she had to cooperate by pressing close to the Demon Sovereign. The feeling was completely different.

She couldn't quite describe this feeling. Perhaps it was a sense of guilt for an Empress…?

“Empress, we're in a husband-and-wife relationship right now. Of course we have to hold each other a bit tighter, otherwise they'll get suspicious.”

Lin Fan said matter-of-factly. Not only did he not loosen his grip, but he actually pulled her a bit tighter, not forgetting to add in a low-voiced reminder:

“It's you, Empress, your body is too stiff, like it's been filled with cement. Be a little more natural.”

“Being held by you, Demon Sovereign, how could This Empress possibly be natural!”

Long Yue shot him an irritated glare.

Was it her imagination, or did she feel like this guy, the Demon Sovereign, was constantly taking advantage of her under the pretext of pretending to be a couple!

To save one and a half months' rent and this high-class meal, she had to endure the Demon Sovereign's liberties. No matter how she thought about it, it seemed like she was getting the short end of the stick…

While quietly bickering back and forth, the two of them arrived in front of Huang Shiying.

Watching Lin Fan and Long Yue nestled together so intimately, no matter how unwilling Huang Shiying was to believe it, she had no choice but to accept the fact.

This exquisitely beautiful and elegant woman really was Lin Fan's woman…

For some reason, after confirming this point, she felt exceptionally displeased.

After leaving her, how could Lin Fan find a woman even better-looking than her!

If it were the old him, it would be one thing. But the him of today was also completely different from before. His face was full of spirit, his aura exuded an ineffable confidence and composure, and even his physique was sturdy and perfect—better than any of the rich young masters she had met before…

This made it seem as if she was the one who had missed out on him!

“You're Lin Fan's girlfriend?” Huang Shiying frowned and walked directly in front of Long Yue.

Long Yue, still thinking she was just an ordinary friend of Lin Fan's, gave a sheepish smile and nodded kindly.

“Yes, he and I have known each other for a long time...”

“What a coincidence. I've known him for a long time too, probably a little longer than you have.”

“I forgot to introduce myself. I'm his first-love ex-girlfriend. It's a pleasure to meet you~”

Huang Shiying smiled slightly and proactively extended a hand toward Long Yue.

“Hmm?!”

Long Yue's expression froze. She whipped her head around to look at Lin Fan beside her, her eyes filled with disbelief.

What did she just hear?

The Demon Sovereign's first-love ex-girlfriend?!

The Demon Sovereign has this kind of history with the woman in front of her?!

A woman with a pile of god-knows-what caked on her face could actually be the Demon Sovereign's first-love girlfriend?

Whether in the Immortal Realm or the Demon Realm, any random woman you could find would be a hundred times better than this one!

How could the Demon Sovereign have taken a fancy to this kind of woman?!

Under Long Yue's stare, Lin Fan guiltily averted his gaze, and his arm around her couldn't help but loosen a little.

For some reason, being stared at by her really gave him the guilty feeling of a man whose current wife has just met his first love...

Seeing Lin Fan's silent admission, Long Yue's eyes narrowed, her gaze turning cold, and she let out a meaningful sneer.

“Hmph hmph, so that's how it is~~”

All that talk about pretending to be a couple so she could stay and enjoy the high-class food here... it turns out it was just to drag her along to deal with his ex-girlfriend!

You... you Demon Sovereign!!

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