VIP Chapter 137: Leniency Through Confession

"So cute!" Both Fishy and Jaran crouched beside Silly, gently petting the large white rabbit curled up in her arms.

The rabbit's long ears twitched, and its ruby-like eyes showed no fear, staring unblinkingly at the crowd. It was chewing on something with its three-part lips, and when they pried open its little paw, it turned out to be a green apple!

Guan Ling frowned and asked Ye Xiaoxuan, "Whose family in your village keeps rabbits?"
Ye Xiaoxuan scratched his head in confusion and replied, "I'm wondering the same thing! We haven't seen a single rabbit in the entire village for years!"

Little Fishy looked at Silly with envy and said to Ye Xiaoxuan, "Xuanzi, should we buy a rabbit to raise too?"

Ye Xiaoxuan's eyes instantly lit up as he nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes!"

Little Fishy asked in surprise, "You like little rabbits too?"

Drooling, Ye Xiaoxuan said, "Of course I like them! Hot pot is the best, or braised with lots of scallions and garlic to take away the gamey smell..."

"Drop dead!" Little Fishy cursed with her almond eyes wide open in anger. She kicked him hard in the shin before turning back to coax the little white rabbit.

Guan Ling walked up to Silly, looked at her coldly, and said, "You are making me more and more suspicious!" Silly completely ignored her, keeping her head down as she played with the bunny.

Ye Dajun tried to lecture Silly a bit more, but she casually added, "Unless you let me hold the bunny for a while!"

Everyone: "..."

After finishing dinner, Ye Xiaoxuan held his teacup and said to the Baldy, "You're sleeping in my room tonight!"

The Baldy didn't stand on ceremony, waving his hand as he said, "Then find somewhere else to sleep yourself. I'm not used to sharing a room with a man!"

Ye Xiaoxuan glared at him, "You're not used to it? I'm even less used to it!"

Little Fishy asked him with concern, "Where are you going to sleep?"

Ye Xiaoxuan waved his hand and said, "There are plenty of places to sleep, don't you worry about it. You and Jaran can just sleep together! As for Guan Ling, I'll figure something out. Can the four of you just squeeze in together?"

Guan Ling gave him a side-eye and said, "Don't you worry about me, Caiyi is coming to pick me up later!"

Ye Dajun rumbled in his deep voice, "Take Yaya along too, let Little San spend some quality time with his two wives!"

"Pfft!" Ye Xiaoxuan spat a mouthful of tea onto the ground, coughing and tearing up as he pointed at Ye Dajun and said, "Go... cover your mouth and sit on the side. Nobody's treating you as a mute!"

Silly happily ran over, took Ye Dajun's hand, and said, "Give me a horse ride!"

Ye Dajun had no choice but to stand up, walk to the doorway, and squat down. Silly climbed onto his neck, clutching the big white rabbit, shouting "Giddyup!" and the two of them vanished into the night in the blink of an eye.

Guan Ling watched Ye Xiaoxuan with keen interest, chuckling as she asked, "Two wives? Heh... which two wives?"

Little Fishy looked at Ye Xiaoxuan with utter confusion as well, then grabbed Jaran's hand and asked, "Third Sister, what did Big Brother mean by that?"

Jaran was in such a panic that cold sweat broke out on her skin; how could she possibly answer?

Ye Xiaoxuan sighed and said, "Fishy, come on, let's go into Jaran's room first. I have something to tell you all!"

Guan Ling pouted and said, "I'm going too!"

Ye Xiaoxuan frowned, on the verge of scolding her, but thought better of it. With a wave of his hand, he said, "Fine, come along then!"

The Baldy spat out a tea leaf, smacked his lips, and said, "I won't be going, haha!"

Ye Xiaoxuan gave him an exasperated glare and said, "Go find somewhere cool to hang out!"

Once inside Jaran's boudoir, Ye Xiaoxuan had the three women sit on the bed. He closed the door, pulled a chair over, and sat right by the entrance. That way, even if the truth came to light and someone went berserk, they would have to get through him first!

"Actually..." Ye Xiaoxuan swallowed hard, wondering how to begin. Just as he uttered a single word, there was a loud "bang bang" of knocking on the door. He asked impatiently, "Who is it?"

Yuan Caiyi's voice came from outside, "Xiaoxuan, it's Caiyi. Is Big Sister in here? If so, I'll come back later!"

Guan Ling immediately answered, "Caiyi, I'm here! Xiaoxuan, let her in. We're all sisters here, there's nothing to hide!"

Little Fishy and Jaran nodded as well, leaving Ye Xiaoxuan with no choice but to open the door.

Yuan Caiyi walked in, took in the formation, and looked a bit bewildered. Covering her mouth with a chuckle, she asked, "What's going on here? Is this a struggle session?"

Ye Xiaoxuan immediately retorted, "Let's get one thing straight, whoever confesses voluntarily gets leniency!"

Little Fishy and Jaran both looked at him, half-laughing and half-crying. The tense atmosphere was disrupted by this interjection, turning rather strange.

Little Fishy pulled Yuan Caiyi to sit beside her and said to Ye Xiaoxuan, "If you have something to confess, hurry up and spit it out!"

Guan Ling prompted him from the side, "Skip the useless chatter. Mainly, explain what Big Brother meant by that phrase—two wives? Besides Little Fish, who is the other wife?"

Ye Xiaoxuan glanced at Jaran, surprisingly feeling a bit embarrassed. Keeping his head down, he muttered, "Jaran!"

Jaran shuddered. Like a student caught making a mistake, she raised her right hand, stood up with a flushed face, and said, "Fishy, Third Sister is sorry to you... I..."

All three girls were dumbfounded, staring in shock at Jaran and Ye Xiaoxuan.

Yuan Caiyi was the first to snap out of it, looking at Jaran as she said, "Third Sister, have you lost your mind? He's your cousin!"

Ye Xiaoxuan curled his lips and said, "We are only cousins in name. Besides, everyone in the village knows it—Jaran and I share no blood relation!"

The girls stared at him with wide eyes, completely dazed for a moment!

Little Fishy, feeling flustered and distressed, grabbed Jaran's hand and asked, "Sister, what on earth is going on here?"

Jaran had a gentle personality; faced with this situation, she was utterly speechless.

Ye Xiaoxuan hardened his heart, stood up, and told her, "Actually, I'm an orphan. Eighteen years ago, my mom and dad rescued me from Daxian Lake!"

"Oh!" Yuan Caiyi gasped, pointing at Ye Xiaoxuan as she said, "No wonder my mom always said your parents picked up a precious treasure. I thought she meant some actual valuables, but she meant you!"

Ye Xiaoxuan nodded and said, "Back then, your dad was the captain of the border defense patrol. To keep him from reporting it, my parents even gave your dad an iron boat!"

Yuan Caiyi clapped her hands and said, "That wasn't an iron boat, it was a mysterious iron tripod! It had markings similar to ancient scripts on it. I used every method I learned to analyze it, but I still couldn't figure out its era. So I had my dad hide it away and didn't dare tell anyone else, lest it get confiscated!"

Ye Xiaoxuan said excitedly, "Can you figure out where that thing was made? If you can trace that, we can find out where my real parents are!"

Yuan Caiyi shook her head, "Not right now! Mainly because I lack the tools. There's no equipment at home. I was just planning to secretly sneak it into the school laboratory during the break—"

"Hey! Hey! Hey!" Guan Ling glared with wide eyes, rapping her knuckles against the bedpost, and said to the two of them with utter dissatisfaction, "What are we doing here? Are you two holding an academic seminar right now? The case isn't closed yet, can we please not start a new subject?"