Hostage 2

"I didn't intentionally eavesdrop," Ye Leng'an shrugged and explained. "The truth is, you guys were just too loud. If you don't want your arguments to be overheard, it's better to find a more secluded place."

This was a school campus, bustling with people. Even if it wasn't her, it could have been someone else. Besides, she didn't feel the need to apologize.

"I'm not trying to blame you." Li Deze, with a bitter smile, suddenly asked, "Ye Leng'an, do you also think I'm a fool? All this time, I've been played by Ye Xiyuan."

"You're not the first, and you won't be the last," Ye Leng'an replied, offering no consolation. "However, I do think your intelligence might be lacking a bit; otherwise, you wouldn't have fallen for Ye Xiyuan's clumsy schemes."