Do You Like Us?

Seeing Lin Xia like this, Hu Liena felt a little sorry for her and immediately said:

"Lin Xia, are you sure you really like us? If you're just feeling guilty, there's no need to make these promises. After all, forced love is never sweet."

Hu Liena's words, like a stone thrown into a stagnant pool, instantly broke the heavy atmosphere in the room.

Her alluring fox-like eyes had shed all languor and deliberate feigned grievances, leaving only an almost transparent honesty as she gazed directly into the depths of Lin Xia's eyes, which were filled with the weariness of a hangover and immense self-reproach.

"Lin Xia."

Her voice was clear and calm, with a hint of barely Frisk tension.

"Are you sure you really like us? Or... is it just because of last night's 'accident' and your guilt? If it's just the latter, then actually..."

Her hands unconsciously loosened their grip on Lin Xia's waist, and she leaned back slightly.

"Actually, you didn't have to force yourself to make those promises. We all know that forced relationships don't work."

The air seemed to freeze after he finished speaking.

Dugu Yan's leg, which was draped over Lin Xia's abdomen, suddenly stiffened, and the smugness and arrogance on her face instantly froze.

She subconsciously glanced at Ye Lingling on the other side.

Ye Lingling's figure, nestled against Lin Xia's chest, also stiffened noticeably. She slowly raised her lowered eyelids, and her usually cold eyes were now filled with unprecedented panic and unease, her long, silvery-white eyelashes trembling anxiously.

None of them expected that Hu Liena would, at this moment and in this way, push their carefully crafted situation to an unknown precipice.

The two exchanged a quick glance, both seeing the same wavering and a hint of fear in each other's eyes.

Hu Liena is... gambling!

Bet on Lin Xia's true feelings!

If Lin Xia's promise was made out of guilt, then all their previous schemes and "grievances" would instantly become a huge joke, and might even completely sever the fragile connection they had just established with Lin Xia.

After a brief silence, Dugu Yan took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind.

She finally retracted her domineering leg, but moved her body even closer, her dark green pupils Lock-On Lin Xia, her voice carrying an unprecedented seriousness, even a little hoarse.

"Nana's right... Lin Xia, if it's not... if it's not true love, it's okay. We..."

She paused, seemingly considering her words.

"Although we... we don't want you to do this for any other reason..."

Ye Lingling didn't speak, but gently propped herself up and left Lin Xia's warm chest.

She sat up, her silver hair cascading over her shoulders, her hands clasped together on her knees, her fingertips pressed so hard they turned slightly white.

She tilted her head slightly, her clear gaze quietly fixed on Lin Xia. Although she didn't speak, the questioning and waiting in her eyes carried more weight than any words.

That was the silence of awaiting a judgment of the soul.

The pressure suddenly pressed down on Lin Xia's shoulders, as if it were a tangible force.

The heavy sense of guilt and responsibility that had almost crushed him was instantly lifted by Hu Liena's sudden, heart-to-heart question.

He was stunned. His gaze shifted from Hu Liena's open yet nervous face to Dugu Yan's eyes, which were trying to remain calm but couldn't hide her unease, and finally landed on Ye Lingling's clear eyes, which seemed to reflect people's hearts.

Does he like them?

Guilt? Yes! Immense guilt! For this meticulously planned deception, for his previous wavering and evasion, for the potential harm and risks he might have brought to them.

Responsibility? Yes!

Having made a promise to export, Lin Xia would not easily break it, especially a promise involving a woman's innocence and feelings.

But... is it just guilt and responsibility?

Hu Liena's question was like a key, Sheer Force unlocking a corner deep within Lin Xia's heart that he had deliberately sealed off, a corner he had been too preoccupied with in the face of the overwhelming waves of Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue.

When he first met Hu Liena, the cunning and charm in her fox-like eyes were like a bright spot in his newfound world.

On the training field, she was sweating profusely and panting heavily, yet her eyes remained stubbornly fixed on her.

Last night, the burning ambition in her eyes and the candid courage she displayed now... how could he not see that dazzling light?

How could one not sense the genuine sincerity hidden beneath that intensely alluring charm?

Dugu Yan, the girl with short, dark green hair when we first met, carried the pride of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent family and a deep-seated anxiety.

She is straightforward, wild, and sometimes even a bit roguish, like an untamed little beast.

Her cunning and smugness when she deliberately fabricated "evidence"... this vibrant and flamboyant vitality had already left an indelible mark on his heart.

Ye Lingling, a cool and aloof girl like a solitary orchid under the moon.

Always quiet, with a touch of mysterious detachment.

When I helped her break the family Curse, her eyes shone with a dazzling light, like an iceberg melting.

She silently used the Soul Power the Nine Heart Begonia to soothe the turmoil within him.

She nestled gently against his arm, her cheek pressed against his chest, a testament to her complete trust and dependence...

Beneath that cool exterior lay a warmth and resilience hidden only for those close to him, which had already touched the Limber part of his heart.

Yes, I like it.

How could I not like it?

They are all such unique and beautiful women. Some are as charming as fire, some as wild as the wind, and some as serene as the moon, each with their own dazzling brilliance.

Before that, his heart was firmly occupied and filled by his forbidden admiration for Bibi Dong, his unforgettable love for Qian Renxue, and the immense pain and responsibility that came with it, like a sea ravaged by a storm, unable to accommodate any other ripples.

He subconsciously suppressed and avoided his feelings for others, as if it were yet another betrayal by Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue. He dared not think about it, nor did he have the energy to.

Now, this absurd scam, this huge psychological gap, is like a lightning bolt that Slash the storm, briefly illuminating the hidden corners of his heart.

The emotions that had been deliberately ignored, like seeds quietly reviving beneath frozen soil soaked by spring rain, suddenly broke through the soil and appeared clearly before his eyes.

Guilt and responsibility are both heavy shackles and driving forces, but the irresistible attraction, the joy and pity that arise spontaneously from the heart, are the foundation!

Faced with the three women's tense, almost breathless gazes, the heavy, iron-like shackles in Lin Xia's eyes quietly melted away like ice and snow meeting the warm sun.

Instead, there was an unprecedented clarity, and a calm, reassuring warmth.

He took a long, deep breath, as if to exhale all the gloom that had been building up in his chest.

The hangover headache seems to have lessened considerably.

He met Hu Liena's probing gaze, turned to Dugu Yan's anxious eyes, and finally settled on Ye Lingling's clear and waiting gaze. The corners of his mouth slowly turned up into an extremely complex arc—there was helplessness, relief, and exhaustion, but more than anything, a sense of calm after everything had settled down.

"I like it."