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nAlthough Xue Sheng had cut off his mother-and-son relationship with Old Lady Xue, there was no conflict between him and Old Master Xue. His father had taken extra care of him since he was young, so Xue Sheng agreed with his words.

nHe nodded and helped the old master to the Gao family home.

nXue Xi followed behind Ye Li. She was wearing an off-shoulder purple dress and a pair of red leather shoes that were about three centimeters tall. She looked exceptionally elegant.

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nXue Yao and Liu Yiqiu walked behind her.

nLiu Yiqiu said eccentrically, “Why are you wearing such beautiful clothes? This is their birthday banquet, not a blind date party.”

nJust as Xue Yao was about to agree, Xue Xi, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped and turned around slowly. Her misty eyes reminded Xue Yao of the time when she was beaten up in the school’s toilet.

nHer mocking words were stuck in her throat and she dared not speak further.

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nSeeing that she did not respond, Liu Yiqiu changed the subject and whispered, “When you see Lu Chao later, remember to go up and greet him. See if you can ask for his WeChat or something. These days, a young lady can take the initiative.”

nXue Yao was taken aback. “Mom, I have a fiancé!”

nLiu Yiqiu whispered, “What are you shouting for? I know. But recently, the Fan family’s attitude has been a little ambiguous. They kept urging us to get engaged earlier, but when I went to look for them a few days ago, they did not even mention a word!”

nXue Yao’s eyes dimmed.

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nA few days ago, when news of their family’s incident and the fact that they had been cheated for tens of millions spread, Liu Yiqiu had planned to let the two of them get engaged. The Fan family’s gift money could also help the family deal with the loss for a period of time.

nUnexpectedly, the Fan family found a reason to reject it.

nShe thought of how Fan Han would at times be distracted in school and turn to look behind him. Meanwhile, Fan Han’s attitude toward her… had become colder.

nXue Yao calmed down. “Okay.”

nLiu Yiqiu patted her hand. “That’s my good daughter. Let me tell you, Lu Chao is only 25 or 26 years old. I heard that that talent is many times better than Fan Han!”

nXue Yao calmed down upon hearing this.

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nTheir conversation was very soft, but Xue Xi was very sensitive to sound and still heard it. She did not mind it since it had nothing to do with her anyway.

nThis was Xue Xi’s first time attending such a banquet. Before she entered, the hall was already bustling with activity.

nShe followed Ye Li and entered the Gao family home.

nAs expected of the wealthiest family in Bin City, their hall was spacious and noisy. The room was decorated grandly and majestically.

nMany people who did not know each other were chatting and laughing. Those who could come here were all influential figures and elites from all walks of life.

nThe moment the Xue family entered, the butler hurriedly walked over. “Old Master Xue, Mr. Xue, Madam Xue, and Ms. Xue, Elder Gao is receiving guests upstairs. He especially instructed me to apologize that he could not welcome you personally!”

nThis was General Xiang’s girlfriend. How could the Gao family dare to neglect her?

nOld Master Xue panicked and hurriedly said, “It’s alright, Elder Gao is being too polite!”

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nThe butler politely welcomed them. The old patriarch was getting on in years and was sent to the VIP lounge upstairs. The rest of the people were having their own free time downstairs.

nXue Sheng greeted his business partners. Xue Xi and Ye Li were very bored, so they informed Xue Sheng before walking toward the sofa.

nXue Xi was not interested in such events at all. If she had the time to listen to them chit-chat, she might as well answer the exercise questions!

nShe followed Ye Li to the sofa and sat down. She then took out her phone, opened a set of Mathematical Olympiad questions that she had already downloaded, and started calculating.

nGlancing at what she was doing, Ye Li: “…”

nCould her daughter do anything without thinking about studying?!

nJust as Ye Li was fretting over how to make her daughter put down her studies and play for a while, a wealthy lady led a haughty girl over. “Ye Li, long time no see!”

nIt was very difficult for Xue Xi to be disturbed during her studies.

nHowever, when she heard someone call Ye Li, she subconsciously split her attention. She noticed that when she saw the lady, the smile on Ye Li’s face disappeared and her tone turned cold. “Xu Fang, it has indeed been a long time.”

nIt seemed that Ye Li did not like this person.

nXu Fang was clad in a custom-made gown and was wearing expensive jewelry. Her outfit was ostentatious and extravagant. She pulled the young girl beside her to sit down before saying, “When you got married to Xue Sheng, I thought that we would meet on many occasions. However, after you guys got married, he always went out alone and never brought you along.”

nYe Li nodded. “Yes, I don’t like going out.”

nThere was mockery in Xu Fang’s eyes. “That’s true. After all, you’re not from our circle. You were blessed to have married Xue Sheng.”

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nAfter she said that, her gaze landed on Xue Xi. “Oh, this is the daughter you found in the orphanage after losing her for 18 years, right?”

nShe sounded malicious.

nYe Li frowned.

nXu Fang was her university dormitory mate, and both of them were art students. Ye Li was always first and Xu Fang was second.

nHence, Xu Fang disliked her. She often compared herself to her in university.

nIn school, she would compete in grades, and after graduation, she would compete with her husband… However, after Xue Xi was lost, Ye Li did not go out much and Xu Fang had not seen her for a long time.

nNow, Xu Fang had started again, but this time, she was competing with her daughter.

nJust as she belittled Xue Xi, she pointed at the aloof and arrogant young girl beside her and said, “This is my daughter, Li Xinyan. Ye Li, you haven’t seen her before, have you?”

nLi Xinyan shot Ye Li and Xue Xi a glance. Her gaze paused on Xue Xi’s face for a while before she snorted and turned away arrogantly.

nNot only did Xu Fang not scold her for being rude, but she was also proud of herself. “She is quite an aloof person, and her grades are especially good. She got into the Capital Foreign Language Academy last year, which is a member of Projects 985 and 211! Other than those two long-standing universities, there is nothing that can be compared to this one!”

nYe Li’s lips twitched. “Impressive.”

nXu Fang looked at Xue Xi. “Ye Li, it’s not that I want to nag at you, but your daughter can’t always play with her phone. Although a family like ours doesn’t lack money, we still have to study hard. Xinyan, come, tell Auntie Ye.”

nLi Xinyan shot a glance at Xue Xi and said coldly, “It doesn’t matter if one looks good or not. One must also have a poetic aura.”

nXu Fang smiled. “Yes, that’s right. Look, even Elder Gao heard that she’s not bad and specially asked for her leave to be introduced to Mr. Lu Chao!”

nLi Xinyan remained silent.

nXu Fang then looked at Xue Xi and said, “Ye Li, I remember that your daughter is one year younger than Xinyan and is in her third year of high school this year, right? What university are you planning to enter?”

nUpon hearing this, Ye Li straightened her back and crossed her arms in front of her chest. She slowly said, “Damn, but Xixi accidentally sent herself to Huaxia University.”

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