Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed

Chapter 492 - 188: The Moved Zhong Tingyue, Li Yuan’s Ruthless Counterattack_2

Zhong Tingyue glanced at Li Yuan and noticed his awkward expression. She suddenly remembered that he had spent the night with her.

Doesn’t that mean Li Zixia, just a young girl, was left all alone at home? What did she eat? Has she been buying all her meals? At her age, she probably can’t cook, especially with how intense high school is. There are morning reading sessions and evening self-study classes every day. And where are Li Yuan’s parents? With his family’s wealth, they don’t need to work, so why aren’t they here with them? If nothing else, he could have at least hired a nanny for Zixia!

A storm of questions swirled in Zhong Tingyue’s mind, and she couldn’t help but steal another glance at Li Yuan.

Feeling her odd gaze, Li Yuan coughed awkwardly and explained, "Don’t worry, Zixia knows how to cook. My parents went back to our hometown a little while ago. Mom should be back in a couple of days..."

Before Li Yuan could finish, Li Zixia cut him off. Staring with her big, bright eyes, she said with exasperation, "Bro, can’t you pay a little more attention? Mom’s already on the train! She should arrive in Modu around one or two this afternoon!"

"She’s coming today?" Li Yuan was startled. He didn’t remember that being the plan. Did I get the date wrong? He had been through so much these past few days, and his mind was cluttered from trying to manage his relationships with several girlfriends.

Li Zixia huffed and said discontentedly, "Bro, when you have a free moment, can’t you call Mom and Dad to see how they’re doing? Mom said she was bored at home and worried about us, so she decided to come back two days early.

"You’re so thoughtless. It’s probably been half a month since you last called them, hasn’t it?"

Li Yuan rubbed his nose in embarrassment. "Uh, alright. I’ll drive to the station to pick her up this afternoon."

Zhong Tingyue quietly listened to the siblings bicker, finding it both amusing and enviable.

Perhaps only Li Yuan’s own sister could scold him so freely. It’s simply because they’re brother and sister.

She considered herself an only child. Her mother had only one daughter, though she had heard rumors of numerous half-siblings on her father’s side. However, due to their different statuses, she felt no connection to them. They barely had any contact, making them no different from strangers. Because of this, she deeply envied the bond between Li Yuan and Li Zixia.

Li Zixia glanced at her watch. It was already 7:50 AM, and she gasped, "Brother, Tingyue, I’m going to be late! I have to get to school, I can’t talk anymore." As she spoke, she looked at Zhong Tingyue again and added with a giggle, "Tingyue, come visit me when you’re free!"

Zhong Tingyue was a bit surprised but nodded quickly, a strange feeling blooming in her heart. "Uh, okay!"

Li Zixia emphasized again, "Bye, Tingyue! You have to come hang out with me when you have time! I live right in this building!"

Without waiting for a reply, she slung her backpack on, turned, and jogged away.

Zhong Tingyue watched her retreating figure, her heart pounding a little faster as a sudden wave of delight washed over her.

Could this be... approval from my future sister-in-law?

Seeing that Li Zixia was a good distance away, Li Yuan coughed softly and reached out to take Zhong Tingyue’s hand. "Ahem, Little Moon, Zixia’s personality has changed a bit recently. She speaks without much of a filter."

Zhong Tingyue pursed her lips into a light smile, her voice tinged with envy. "I think it’s nice. You two have a really good relationship."

Li Yuan detected the envy in her tone. He knew about her family background and figured that, growing up under those circumstances, she had probably never experienced the affection of a sibling.

"Little Moon, when you have time, you could come hang out with Zixia and help tutor her a bit," he said. "She’s a bit slow, and since she just transferred to a school in Modu, she’s struggling to keep up with the new textbooks. She’s falling behind in all her subjects."

Hearing Li Yuan ask her to tutor his sister, Zhong Tingyue’s eyes curved into crescents as she nodded with a cheerful smile. "Senior, I’m actually quite good at English. If Zixia is willing, I’d be happy to help her."

English was Li Yuan’s Achilles’ heel; he had always struggled with it. At her words, his eyes lit up with curiosity. "Little Moon, what did you score in English on your college entrance exam?"

Zhong Tingyue smiled and stated a number. "145."

"Holy shit, 145? That high?" Li Yuan’s eyes widened, and he couldn’t stop an expletive from escaping.

He had only scored a 102—a full 43 points lower than her. Although there was a difference in difficulty between the exam papers for Hui Province and Su Province, his English proficiency was still at least three tiers below hers. Scores from 100 to 120 were considered one tier, 120 to 140 was another, and anything above 140 was in a league of its own.

This was the first time Zhong Tingyue had seen Li Yuan look so shocked. In her mind, he was always unflappable, exuding a mature and confident aura. Since getting to know him, he had been the one constantly surprising her and everyone else. Sometimes, his perfection seemed almost unreal. But today, seeing his astonished expression, a special light flickered in her eyes.

This expression made him feel more real to her—a person with a full range of emotions, from joy and sorrow to shock and humor...

Li Yuan grinned at Zhong Tingyue. "Little Moon, Zixia’s English is just like mine—pretty average. From now on, I’m leaving her grades in your hands."