Under everyone's tense, curious, or deliberately composed gazes, Fors's eyes slowly moved before finally settling on one person.
The smile at the corners of her lips gradually faded, and with an almost imperceptible certainty in her tone, she said word by word, "The one who cheated with Fu Sheng is..."
Before she could finish, the air in the entire corner seemed to freeze. Everyone's gazes followed Fors's line of sight, their hearts pounding wildly in their chests as even their breathing nearly stopped.
Xu Xiaoyan squeezed her eyes shut, not daring to look at what came next. Her ears buzzed as though she were awaiting a belated judgment.
"It's you! Zheng Yiran!"
Fors's voice abruptly rang out through the crowd, carrying unquestionable certainty. She pointed at the figure looking over with curious eyes, every word clear and forceful.
"Hm?" Xu Xiaoyan, who had originally been half-closing her eyes as if quietly awaiting the final judgment, instantly opened them. Her sky-blue eyes, clear as the heavens, were immediately filled with deep confusion.
Zheng Yiran? Cheating with Fu Sheng?
Wu Sidu, Ye Xinglan, Bai Xiuxiu, and Gu Yuena also silently breathed sighs of relief upon hearing this. Then they all turned their gazes toward Zheng Yiran, their eyes full of inquiry and scrutiny.
"Huh? Me? Cheating with Fu Sheng?"
Surrounded by everyone's gazes, Zheng Yiran first raised a finger to point at herself with a blank expression, as if unable to believe what she had heard.
Once she understood the meaning behind Fors's words, the bewilderment on her face was swiftly replaced by panic. She hurriedly waved both hands in denial. "Not me. I didn't."
To be fair, if Nan Fusheng had ever shown even the slightest affection toward her, Zheng Yiran admitted that, given her feelings for him, she probably would