Chapter 192

Wang Yan stood quietly at the very front of the team, his posture straight and his expression solemn.

The Shrek team members filed over to the seats in the rest area and sat down, quietly composing themselves and building up their condition before the match.

Only Ma Xiaotao did not sit right away. She turned slightly, her gaze drifting almost imperceptibly to Xue Lingyun's face beside her. After holding it in for a long while, she finally found the right moment and spoke softly. "There's a question I've been sitting on since last night. I just never found the chance to ask you."

At the sound of her voice, Xue Lingyun slowly turned his head and looked at her in silence, his eyes calm and undisturbed.

Ma Xiaotao took the opportunity to move half a step closer, lowered her voice, and asked with a hint of probing curiosity, "Yesterday, Princess Jiujiu said in public that your surname wasn't Ye. What exactly did that mean?"

Her words were like a stone thrown into still water, instantly breaking the quiet in the rest area.

Several team members nearby almost instinctively pricked up their ears.

Wang Dong, who had originally been lounging lazily against the backrest with her eyes closed, suddenly sat up straight and turned her head slightly, focusing all her attention on their conversation.

Huo Yuhao looked over, a trace of confusion in his eyes.

At last night's grand auction, the guests had been gathered in great numbers and the hall had been filled with noise. At the time, no one had paid too much attention to that exchange. Only when Ma Xiaotao brought it up today did they recall that something like that did indeed seem to have happened.

Under everyone's gaze, Xue Lingyun's tone remained steady, without the slightest