Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed-Chapter 357 - 158: Seeing Zhong Tingyue Again, Li Yuan’s Explanation_3

"Weixi hasn’t been back to school either. If she knew about this, I can’t imagine how devastated she would be."

Xu Tingrou composed herself. The one who tied the bell must be the one to untie it. A sickness of the heart requires a medicine for the heart. She said, "I think the key to this problem is to find Li Yuan and tell him what’s happened."

"At a time like this, perhaps only Li Yuan can make Tingyue feel a little better."

Ding Shanshan frowned. "Tingrou, what you’re saying makes sense, but what if Tingyue has an extreme emotional reaction when she sees him? What then?"

Xu Tingrou answered, "But Tingyue is ignoring us, and we have no idea what’s going on with her. We can only stand here and worry. We also need to let Li Yuan know that he has to be the one to fix the mistake he made.

"Even if they end up separating, there needs to be a face-to-face explanation."

Ding Shanshan nodded hesitantly. Tingrou is right. Maybe an explanation and an apology from Li Yuan are exactly what Tingyue is waiting for.

"Then let’s give him a call. We’ve known him for so long, but we’ve never even spoken on the phone."

They had eaten with Li Yuan twice, exchanging numbers during the second meal. But since he was Zhong Tingyue’s boyfriend, they had refrained from contacting him to avoid any misunderstandings.

With her phone in hand, Xu Tingrou nervously dialed Li Yuan’s number.

A mechanical voice answered.

*Sorry, the number you have dialed cannot be reached at the moment. Please try again later...*

"His phone can’t be reached. I heard from Tingyue that he might be on a business trip. Maybe there’s no signal."

Ding Shanshan furrowed her brow. "Then send him a message first."

Xu Tingrou nodded, composing and sending a text.

Meanwhile, after arriving in Modu, Li Yuan dropped Xia Zhijin and Li Zixia off at Jinxiu Villas. He made an excuse and left by himself.

In the underground parking garage, Li Yuan sat in his BMW and replied to Xu Tingrou’s message. He gazed at Zhong Tingyue’s contact information, lit a cigarette, and watched the smoke curl into a ring in the air.

He sighed deeply.

So it turns out everyone knows, including Zhong Tingyue’s and Bai Weixi’s roommates. And here I was, thinking everything was fine. If Zixia hadn’t alerted me, I might still be completely clueless. Li Yuan, you’re a fool. How could such a flawed deception ever fool these intelligent, talented women? 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

His feelings were a complex mix. His emotions for Zhong Tingyue ran deep, colored by a special filter. In his past life, she had been that perfect, aloof Goddess who, despite an exterior that kept everyone at a distance, was incredibly kind-hearted.

How should I explain this to her? Having told the first lie, I now understand that one lie must be covered by countless others, or there will always be holes. And covering them up only gets harder... Besides, this is just the first one. I still have Xia Zhijin, a girl who is a true treasure. I’ve deceived Zhong Tingyue once, and now a second time. If there’s a third, what will she think? She might still love me now, but after being deceived again and again, will she still love me the same way? If that love is gone, what’s the point of staying together, even if we force it? It’s not like I’m short on women, especially beautiful ones. I may be a cad, but I need to be a clear-eyed one. I need to know which girl has given her true heart and which is just here for a good time.

After hesitating for a long time, Li Yuan finally dialed Zhong Tingyue’s number.

The line rang, and the call connected, only to be immediately hung up.

Undeterred, Li Yuan called again and again. She hasn’t blocked my number. That means there’s still hope.

Finally, on the ninth try, the call went through without being disconnected.

Li Yuan stared at his phone. The thousand words of explanation he had prepared vanished from his mind, replaced by a single sentence.

"Little Moon, I’m sorry."

As he spoke, the sound of weeping from the other end of the line grew steadily louder. Listening to Zhong Tingyue’s hoarse sobs, a sharp pain lanced through Li Yuan’s heart. He asked urgently, "Little Moon, where are you? I’m coming to find you."

But Zhong Tingyue just kept crying, not answering or hanging up.

Li Yuan took a deep breath and spoke with sincere earnestness. "Little Moon, I’m sorry. Please give me one more chance. I’ll explain everything in person.

"Are you in Sucheng? I’m driving over right now. Wait for me."

He started the BMW X6, and the roar of the engine finally elicited a response from the other end.

"Don’t... don’t come. Just let me be alone."

Li Yuan had anticipated this response. In a situation like this, the more she pushed him away, the more he needed to go to her. Even if it accomplishes nothing, even if I can’t change her mind or win her forgiveness, I still have to try, don’t I?

"Little Moon, please don’t do anything foolish. Wait for me."

After saying this, Li Yuan didn’t hang up. He simply put the car in gear and started driving toward Sucheng.

Knowing her personality and family situation as well as I do, I’m genuinely afraid she might do something rash. When a person’s emotional anchor shatters, it’s easy for them to act impulsively out of sheer despair.

The voice on the other end of the line fell silent again, leaving only the sound of her crying.

The distance from Modu to Sucheng was about 120 kilometers. Due to the National Day holiday, the roads were somewhat congested.