"Yunyang, even if I die, even if I get exiled to a desolate planet, I will never bond with you!"
Yunyang had just figured out the situation when she heard this declaration.
She said nothing.
The one speaking... no, this male was called Weizhuo, her original self's betrothed beast-husband.
Her original self shared the same name as her, a female on Federation Planet X92. In a federation with a female-to-male ratio of 1:100,000, she was practically a prized treasure sought after wherever she went.
For such precious females, the Federation had established marriage centers specifically designed to select males worthy of them.
The original self and Weizhuo weren't matched by the marriage center; rather, their mothers had arranged a childhood betrothal.
With so few females in the galaxy, countless males yearned for a female's favor. Weizhuo, however, had never known that struggle since childhood.
But instead of appreciating his good fortune, he felt the original self hindered his pursuit of true love and constantly babbled about breaking off the engagement.
The Federation Marriage Center totally favored females. As long as the original self refused, the engagement couldn't be dissolved. So Weizhuo could only keep visiting Yunyang to insist on canceling the betrothal.
Females were spoiled since childhood. The original self had sailed smoothly through over twenty years of life, never encountering a male who defied her.
She thought Weizhuo was completely different from those other "flashy beast-males." To avoid losing the engagement, she even promised him she would only take him as her sole beast-husband.
Yunyang thought the original self must have had her brain flooded.
For a crooked tree like Weizhuo, she gave up an entire galaxy of high-quality single males.
"Yunyang," you fool!
Yunyang thoroughly criticized the original self in her mind, then opened her eyes to look at the male the original self found so refreshingly unique.
First glance: indeed a crooked tree.
Weizhuo wasn't bad-looking—a bit above average at best. His physique was top-tier, but such a build was a required course for males to charm females, and also a main subject at the Stellar Male Academy.
So, he had no advantage in physique, and his looks couldn't compare to the superior males in the original self's memories.
Instead of being grateful he was born into a good position, he dared to disdain the original self?
Yunyang didn't understand.
She tilted her head. "Weizhuo, are you out of your mind?"
Single males were everywhere in the Federation. A crooked tree like him really thought he was irreplaceable?
Weizhuo didn't understand why Yunyang suddenly said that, but he knew he'd been insulted.
He prided himself on good manners and didn't want to argue with Yunyang, so he continued, "So, you'd better apply to the Federation Marriage Center to cancel the engagement now. Otherwise, even if you get my body, you'll never get my heart!"
Yunyang: "..."
What kind of cheesy old-school domineering CEO novel heroine talk was this?
Was Weizhuo really sick?
She laughed in disbelief. Right in front of him, she opened her light screen. "Fine, since you're begging me so sincerely, I agree to break off the engagement."
Weizhuo, who had been about to say more, froze.
What did Yunyang say?
She agreed to call off the engagement?
In the past, no matter how many times he talked about it, Yunyang never agreed to dissolve the engagement. Instead, she even promised to marry only him after their wedding.
Weizhuo had heard such words too many times. Even he didn't understand why Yunyang was so fixated on him.
Today, before coming, he had prepared himself for Yunyang's refusal and had thought up a whole bellyful of arguments to persuade her.
But now?
Before he had said two sentences, Yunyang had actually agreed to break off the engagement?
Weizhuo stared blankly at Yunyang, momentarily unsure how to react.
It wasn’t until the nearly transparent, ultra-thin optical computer on his wrist—so thin it felt like nothing at all—emitted a notification sound and projected a holographic screen in front of him that he snapped out of it.
[Federal Marriage Center: Weizhuo, your engagement to Lady Yunyang has been unilaterally dissolved.]
This short sentence was something Weizhuo had pursued for years but never achieved.
But today...
Weizhuo was stunned.
As for Yunyang, just a couple of minutes after she submitted her application, the Federal Marriage Center replied—with three messages in a row.
[Federal Marriage Center: Respected Lady Yunyang, your marriage contract has been successfully dissolved, restoring your single status.]
[Federal Marriage Center: Respected Lady Yunyang, there are countless males in the Federation. If you lose one, there’s always the next. Please don’t let a male without taste affect your mood.]
[Federal Marriage Center: Respected Lady Yunyang, should you require it, the Federation is ready to match you with new beast-husbands at any time.]
“A male without taste”?
Yunyang found it amusing. The Federal Marriage Center wasn’t even trying to hide how much it was currying favor with her.
And on top of that, right after she dissolved her engagement, they were already offering to match her with new beast-husbands. Clearly, the Federation had so many single males that the Marriage Center was desperate.
Still, matching sounded pretty fun.
Just as Yunyang was about to look into it, she noticed Weizhuo staring at her with a very strange expression.
She rolled her eyes. “001, show the guest out.”
The standby robot butler, Unit 001, sprang into action, “escorting” Weizhuo out of Yunyang’s villa. It even thoughtfully closed the door behind him.
Satisfied, Yunyang settled onto the sofa and began researching the beast-husband matching process.
The Federation practiced a one-female-multiple-male marriage system. If a female had the need, the Marriage Center would immediately help find suitable beast-husbands—at least two or three, with no upper limit.
When she saw the phrase “no upper limit,” Yunyang’s eyes widened. No upper limit?
Was that what she thought it meant?
Wow—
How could the original owner not have been tempted by this?
What a waste of such good resources!
Yunyang tapped the holographic screen again and searched for more detailed information.
Beast-husbands were matched based on genetic compatibility. During the matching process, the Federal Marriage Center gave priority to beast-husbands with the highest genetic compatibility.
Next came other factors, such as age, appearance, and even graduation scores from the Interstellar Male Academy.
Males who were too old, unattractive, or bad at pleasing females were all considered subpar in the eyes of the Marriage Center—unworthy of a precious female.
“This is actually pretty interesting,” Yunyang murmured.
She thought about it. After the original owner came of age, her mother had gone on a tour of the Federation with eight beast-husbands, leaving Yunyang living alone now.
The Federation allocated the best residences to every female. The original owner’s villa had five full stories, each with hundreds of square meters—truly luxurious.
This huge villa, just for her alone? That didn’t seem right.
She wasn’t about to admit she just wanted to try out this one-female-multiple-male marriage system!
Rubbing her hands together, Yunyang opened the official website of the Federal Marriage Center and submitted her matching request.
Name: Yunyang
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Unmarried
As for genetic information and the rest, the optical computer automatically uploaded it—no brainpower required from Yunyang.
However, Yunyang noticed something interesting: in the marital status section, not only could she select "unmarried," but "married" was also an option.
In other words, even if a female was already married but wanted new beast-husbands, she could still apply for matching.
Tsk, was the Federation really this indulgent toward females?
Yunyang remarked that after reading so many harem and group pet novels in her past life, it was finally her turn to star in a few episodes!
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