Chapter 556: Chapter 203: The "Three-Hall Trial" of Zhong, Xia, and Bai_3

The hearts of the gossiping onlookers were ablaze with curiosity, each with their own thoughts on the matter.

But all of this now had nothing to do with Li Yuan.

...

Although Li Yuan was walking toward the edge of the court, his pace wasn’t fast. In fact, he intentionally slowed down, waiting for them.

My heart is pounding. I walked away with such flair; it would be a massive embarrassment if none of them followed me.

No, that won’t happen. Zhijin is so well-behaved, she’ll definitely follow me, Li Yuan comforted himself.

He felt an inexplicable trust for this precious girl, Xia Zhijin.

If even Xia Zhijin wasn’t willing to follow him, then the other two were even less likely to.

Li Yuan counted his steps. After about ten paces, he turned his head to glance behind him.

He saw Xia Zhijin, Zhong Tingyue, and Bai Weixi all following him.

Seeing that all three of them had come, Li Yuan’s heart instantly relaxed.

He turned to face the three girls, who could turn heads no matter where they went, and smiled slightly.

"Let’s walk together. You must all have many questions you want to ask me, right?"

Xia Zhijin didn’t speak, maintaining her well-behaved demeanor.

Zhong Tingyue simply gave Li Yuan a deep look, her eyes filled with profound meaning.

Bai Weixi bit her lip and opened her mouth as if to say something, but ultimately remained silent.

Composed, Li Yuan pointed at the stands ahead. "You’ve been standing for a while. You must be a bit tired. Let’s rest first."

"Since we’ve coincidentally bumped into each other, today, I’ll answer anything you ask me with nothing but the truth!"

After he finished speaking, Li Yuan waited for their response.

Unexpectedly, the three girls remained tacitly silent, not uttering a word, as if they hadn’t heard him at all. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Li Yuan was perplexed. He had been ready to be a moth drawn to a flame, prepared to face this severe battleground. He would have accepted it even if he were beaten or scolded.

But their reactions completely exceeded his expectations.

Aren’t they a little too calm? Why aren’t they getting emotional at all? What’s going on? Or is this just the calm before the storm?

The four of them, one in front and three behind, walked silently toward the stadium stands, arriving a few minutes later.

Li Yuan found a secluded spot.

"Does anyone have tissues? Give me a few to place on the seat."

"I do!" the three girls responded simultaneously.

Li Yuan laughed awkwardly. "How about each of you gives me one?"

Zhong Tingyue gave Li Yuan a sidelong glance and teased, "Senior, are you trying to treat everyone equally?"

His little scheme exposed, Li Yuan rubbed his hands awkwardly. He glanced at the enormous red sun on the horizon and resorted to the classic tactic of changing the subject.

"The sun is really beautiful this evening, don’t you think?"

Zhong Tingyue let out a laugh, shot Li Yuan a look, and took out a pack of tissues from her bag. She pulled out three, handing one to Bai Weixi and one to Xia Zhijin.

Bai Weixi looked at the tissue Zhong Tingyue offered, hesitated for a moment, but took it.

Xia Zhijin also accepted it. Looking at Zhong Tingyue’s stunningly beautiful face, she said nervously, "Thank you..."

Zhong Tingyue smiled warmly, then took a tissue for herself and spread it out on the steps.

Li Yuan was dumbfounded. "What about mine?" he asked.

Zhong Tingyue retorted playfully, "Li the Big Scumbag, today you’re sentenced to stand!"

"Weixi, Xia, you two sit as well. Since we’ve run into each other, let’s hear how Li the Big Scumbag managed to fool us."

Bai Weixi glanced at Zhong Tingyue, then at Li Yuan. She felt a bit awkward, but still sat down on the same step as Zhong Tingyue.

Adorably dazed, Xia Zhijin glanced at Zhong Tingyue and Bai Weixi, who were already seated. She then looked at Li Yuan, who was watching her with an expectant gaze. After a long hesitation, she finally sat down, tacitly agreeing with Zhong Tingyue’s proposal.

After all, how could she not have her own doubts? She had just kept them hidden, never letting them show. She never told anyone about the times she cried silently, alone in the dead of night.

Li Yuan looked at Xia Zhijin, Zhong Tingyue, and Bai Weixi sitting in a row from left to right, each with a different expression.

Zhong Tingyue’s expression was a faint, unreadable smile, filled with a myriad of emotions, as if she was preparing to "interrogate" him.

Xia Zhijin’s brows were slightly furrowed and her gaze was a bit evasive. Her hands rested on her knees, tightly clenching the hem of her skirt and betraying her nervousness.

Bai Weixi, on the other hand, had a complex look on her face, her thoughts inscrutable.

Li Yuan himself stood on the step below them.

Looking at the scene, a certain term suddenly came to Li Yuan’s mind that fit the situation perfectly.

"I feel a bit like I’m being judged by a tribunal." Li Yuan smiled as he looked at the three girls. He had already crossed the final barrier of intimacy with each of them.

"Whoever wants to ask first, go ahead. I promise I will hold nothing back."

Upon hearing Li Yuan’s words, Zhong Tingyue turned to Xia Zhijin and Bai Weixi beside her. Her smile was mischievous, and her tone was full of teasing.

"Weixi, Xia, who wants to interrogate Li the Big Scumbag first?"

Xia Zhijin glanced at Zhong Tingyue, then at Li Yuan, and stuttered, "I-I’ll go last!"

Zhong Tingyue looked at Bai Weixi and smiled. "Weixi, why don’t you start?"

Bai Weixi nodded, her gaze fixed on Li Yuan. Her heart was in turmoil, eager for the answer to the question that had plagued her for so long.

"Li Yuan, I just want to know one thing. I hope you’ll answer me seriously. I want to know your true thoughts, can you do that?"

Looking at Bai Weixi’s expression, Li Yuan already guessed what she wanted to ask.

"Bai, go ahead and ask. I promise to tell you the truth."