Help! The Villainess Trapped in the Beast World's Drama!

Chapter 154: Chapter 148: Ex-Fiancé?

There are still two days until Princess Qingli’s press conference begins.

However, the Imperial City is already bustling, with public opinion pushing the atmosphere among the populace to the extreme!

Banners filled the streets and alleys, and the high-definition screens of commercial buildings repeatedly played Shen Qingli’s preliminary speech for the press conference. Tickets to the venue were incredibly hard to obtain, reaching prices over a million Star Coins apiece!

Everyone praised the Empire Princess for her unparalleled beauty and extraordinary wisdom, bringing blessings to the common people.

The entire Empire is eagerly awaiting the release of the new inhibitor!

Various swirls of public opinion have together pushed Shen Qingli’s status to its peak, surpassing even the current Emperor!

The Empire’s citizens cheer for the princess, praising her as the legendary Goddess, an envoy sent by the gods.

She also has a large fanatical following that canvasses the streets and alleys, comparable to a large-scale ** MLM scene.

Shen Tang stayed in the hotel for the past two days, hearing about these crazy things, and couldn’t help but click her tongue in wonder.

Who knows what response the Empire will have on the day of the press conference when she breaks Shen Qingli’s undefeated myth?

Two days flashed by, and Shen Tang deliberately changed into simpler clothing and went to the conference venue with the Beast Husbands.

After last time’s incident, most of the Beastmen in the Empire know that the discarded princess Shen Tang has returned.

The guards on-site recognized Shen Tang and stopped the group.

The guards were full of doubts, wondering how this discarded princess could possibly be coming here?

The press conference did not invite her, did it?

After learning from past mistakes, Shen Qingli failed in her previous attempt and smartened up this time. She only wanted the press conference to go smoothly and naturally wouldn’t stir trouble, so she did not invite Shen Tang to the scene.

Privately, she even informed the venue’s guards that if they encountered Shen Tang, they must stop her and absolutely not let her in!

The guards looked at Shen Tang with disdain and asked contemptuously, ”To enter the press conference venue, an invitation is required. Does your highness have an invitation?”

Shen Tang naturally didn’t have the qualification to receive an invitation.

But just because she didn’t have one doesn’t mean the Beast Husband didn’t.

Lu Xiao stepped forward, took out an invitation from his bosom, and said, ”I am very interested in Princess Qingli’s press conference and specifically brought my family to observe. Can we not enter?”

As the heir of the Lu Family, Lu Xiao naturally had an invitation. And in important occasions like a press conference, it was customary that guests could bring their family to observe.

The guards gave a quirky look; they were merely working for money and didn’t have the authority to stop distinguished guests, so they had to let the group pass.

Someone quickly reported this matter to Shen Qingli and the Emperor and Empress.

Shen Tang didn’t mind, anyway, they would soon meet again.

Entering the Empire Building, they encountered a middle-aged Beastman surrounded by attendants coming their way.

The man, dressed in luxurious clothes with a stern face, exuded an indescribable sharpness that made people immediately sense he was a formidable character, though which high-ranking official or noble from the Empire he was unknown.

The middle-aged man glanced at Shen Tang, furrowed his brow tightly, and with strong disdain in his stern gaze, coldly scolded, ”Hm, I didn’t check today’s almanac before leaving home and encountered this ominous thing!”

After saying that, he turned with his attendants and left, as if he had come across dirty rubbish.

Shen Tang was baffled by the scolding, her expression bewildered.

Who is this old man?

She didn’t provoke him, did she?

Searching through the original owner’s memory, she couldn’t find this person’s recollection, probably someone irrelevant.

Being cursed while just walking around.

Has her reputation deteriorated to this extent?

Shen Li glanced at her and said with a smiling expression, ”Xiao Tang doesn’t remember the Head of Yun Family?”

”Head of Yun Family?” Shen Tang’s ears twitched at the mention, and a name flashed in her mind, Yun Hong.

Both the Yun Family and the Lu Family were founding contributors and could be said to be the royal family’s right-hand men, controlling nearly half of the Empire’s military power.

The original owner was someone who bullied the weak and feared the strong, so it’s unlikely that she would have provoked the Head of Yun Family, right?

”Why does the Head of Yun Family resent me so much?” Shen Tang couldn’t figure it out.

Shen Li’s enchanting fox-like eyes flashed with a dark gleam, smiling even more gently, ”Isn’t it still because of your past matrimonial affair with his son?”

Shen Tang almost choked on her saliva, her expression full of shock, ”What?”

Shen Li laughed, ”Doesn’t Xiao Tang’er remember Yun Han? He was the male Beast you liked the most and desperately wanted—”

He emphasized each word slowly, his voice soft,

”Your former fiancé.”

Shen Tang’s mouth twitched; the original owner’s memory was fragmented, where would she know where this former husband came from?

Seeing she truly didn’t remember, Lu Xiao explained in a low voice, ”Yun Han is the heir of the Yun Family. Handsome, with strong talents, you fell in love with him at first sight at a banquet and begged the Emperor to bless your marriage.”

”But Yun Han didn’t like you; he rejected your marriage proposal and even... personally tore up the engagement contract in front of you.”

Lu Xiao was being somewhat tactful.

The real situation back then was that the Yun Family heir didn’t think much of Shen Tang and publicly scolded her, claiming that such an ugly and stupid female Beast was unworthy of him.

In front of the Emperor and Empress, after tearing up the marriage document, he stomped on it as an insult to Shen Tang.

Shen Tang overnight became the Empire’s laughing stock.

After Shen Tang’s identity was stripped and she was exiled, that noble Yun Family heir publicly declared that she should die in the polluted land and never dream of coming back!

Shen Li and others suspected that Yun Han had a hand in the assassination attempt on Shen Tang back then.

No matter how much Shen Qingli hated Shen Tang, she was still just a princess without real power back then and didn’t have the authority to mobilize military forces.

Whereas the Yun Family controlled significant military power, arranging hidden guards for assassination was nothing to them.

After hearing Lu Xiao’s explanation, Shen Tang remembered it.

The original owner was greatly fond of Yun Han and publicly swore that if Yun Han would marry her, he would be her only main husband.

She promised never to marry other male Beasts.

Such a vow of lifelong devotion to one person was practically every male Beast’s dream.

Unfortunately, the Yun Family heir held no regard for the original owner and was entirely disgusted by her relentless conceit.

His true beloved one was the heroin Shen Qingli.

After breaking off the engagement with Shen Tang, Yun Han proposed to Shen Qingli.

Once engaged, the original owner was agitated and felt that Shen Qingli had robbed her of everything, growing increasingly mad, and more recklessly targeting the heroine.

”I didn’t see Yun Han last time I returned.”

Xiao Jin, Shen Li, and Jia Lan attentively watched Shen Tang.

Having heard the rumors, they understood how deep Shen Tang’s affection for the unattainable Yun Family heir was; hearing her say it so casually now, with a calm demeanor, made them quietly sigh in relief.

Lu Xiao explained, ”Once hearing about your return, Yun Han left the Imperial City under the guise of training for three months, still unsure when he’ll be back.”

Shen Tang’s mouth twitched; that Yun Family heir is hiding from her, isn’t he?

Making her seem like an obsessed ghost haunting him.

The original owner adored Yun Han but was unable to obtain his love, Shen Tang had no interest in dwelling on it, and she quickly put the matter aside to head to the press conference venue.