“…”

“…”

Li Zixia’s parents were stunned. After a few changes in Mrs. Li’s expression, she glared at Mr. Li.

Li Zixia and Xie Yingying also walked over in confusion, especially Li Zixia. She had seen Xue Xi’s mother once and even misunderstood that Xue Xi was a third party. Looking at it now, Sister Xi’s mother’s aura was really good. It was obvious that she came from a scholarly family. No wonder she was Night Li!

Just as she was looking at the scene, Gu Peng walked to her side and was also surprised. “Xiao, Xiao Xia, she… Why is she Night Li’s daughter?”

Li Zixia, who was originally surprised, was secretly happy to see Gu Peng like this. “Brother Gu Peng, who did you say you wanted to be friends with?”

Gu Peng: “…”

Li Zixia continued, “Oh, you want to be friends with Ms. Night Li’s daughter, right? Do you need me to help you pull strings? I’m very familiar with Sister Xi!”

Gu Peng: “…”

Li Zixia was relentless. “By the way, you once said that Sister Xi only knows how to fight and date. I’m telling you now that it’s not true. Sister Xi not only scored full marks in the college entrance examination, but she’s also the first placer in the IMO. Now, she has another identity—Night Li’s daughter!”

After saying this, she held Xue Xi’s arm and lowered her voice. “Brother Gu Peng, shouldn’t you apologize to Sister Xi?”

After all, she had grown up with Gu Peng and they were childhood sweethearts. Moreover, he was Li Zixia’s sweetheart, so Li Zixia still wanted to save his face.

Gu Peng clenched his jaw and glared at her. He then turned to look at Mr. and Mrs. Li and said, “Uncle, Auntie, please entertain Teacher Night Li while Xiao Xia and I will entertain Ms. Xue!”

Mr. and Mrs. Li nodded and smiled apologetically at Xue Xi.

Xue Xi did not know what the two of them were thinking. Even if she did, she would not mind. Hence, after politely greeting the two of them, she smiled at Ye Li before leaving with Li Zixia.

The small group walked to the sofa in the rest area. Li Zixia then looked at Gu Peng. “Brother Gu Peng, you should apologize!”

Gu Peng: “…”

He was a straightforward person. If he was wrong, he was wrong. Hence, he turned to look at Xue Xi and said, “Sorry, I misunderstood you because of your red hair.”

Red hair…

Xue Xi’s expression turned cold when she thought of Little Flame.

That’s right. In high school, Little Flame was misunderstood by everyone.

She nodded coldly and looked at Li Zixia. “When will the banquet end?”

Li Zixia hurriedly replied, “8 PM.”

Xue Xi nodded.

Gu Peng: “…”

His apology was sincere, but seeing Xue Xi’s attitude, he knew she was not convinced.

Xue Xi was indeed Night Li’s daughter, a child of an artist. It was certain that she was a little aloof, but being looked down on by others made him feel a little angry.

Gu Peng lowered his eyes and suddenly thought of something. He lifted his head and smiled. “By the way, the son of Recluse is here too. Do you need me to introduce him to you?”

If he wanted to suppress Xue Xi, he had to find someone with a higher status than her.

Finding someone with a high position in another industry might not be useful. The most useful person was naturally someone from the same industry!

Recluse was definitely the best in the country’s landscape painting scene. Even Teacher Night Li’s painting had only started to become valuable after Recluse had confirmed it.

If he wanted to suppress Xue Xi, he could only use him.

He had originally thought that Xue Xi would definitely be overjoyed when he said this, but he did not expect her to only tilt her head and say, “Oh.”

Is it Painter’s son who’s sickly?

Gu Peng was slightly stunned. He did not expect her attitude to be so insipid. However, it was probably related to this person’s cold personality.

He did not mind and said, “Wait a moment.”

He then went upstairs to look for Fu Yuanxiu.

The rest of the people stood there. Li Zixia got the servant to bring some pastries for Xue Xi and Xie Yingying to eat. After a while, a warm voice suddenly sounded from the door.

Everyone turned around and saw a beautiful girl walking in. She was wearing a pink dress and her skin was very fair. Her actions were natural and elegant. When she entered, everyone’s eyes landed on her.

Xie Yingying sighed. “Who is that? She’s quite good-looking!”

Li Zixia explained, “She is the most outstanding socialite in our circle and is known as the capital’s number one beauty. Her name is Gu Yunqing and she is from the Gu family. Although every family in the capital can dominate an area, there are many talents in the capital. For example, our family can only be considered a middle-class family. Only wealthy families like the Qian and Gu families can be considered top-notch wealthy families.”

After saying that, she explained, “Do you know the Qian family? It’s Qian Xin’s family. They’re also known as the God of Fortune Group. Think about it. If the Gu family can be compared to the Qian family, it means that the Gu family is very formidable!”

After Li Zixia introduced her in a low voice, she said, “Sister Xi, Yingying, wait for me here. I’m going to greet her.”

Before she left, she suddenly thought of something and looked at Xue Xi. “Sister Xi, do you want to go get to know her?”

Xie Yingying and Gu Yunqing had nothing to do with each other, so they did not need to know each other. After all, they were unconnected in the past.

However, since the Xue family had come to the capital to develop, if they wanted to get to know the Gu family, Li Zixia was willing to introduce them.

Xue Xi glanced at Xie Yingying and shook her head. “No.”

Xue Sheng had said before that she just needed to study hard. She did not need to care about business matters.

Li Zixia nodded.

Xue Xi and Xie Yingying sat on the sofa while Xie Yingying looked around and sighed. “Sister Xi, is your family that rich? Are you also staying in a villa?”

Xue Xi shook her head. “No, my family lives in a single-story house.”

Xue Sheng had actually wanted to buy a villa, but there were really few ready-made villas in the city. There were even fewer that were closer to Huaxia University.

Moreover, they would need to renovate the house after buying it. It would take a long time. Her family could not wait to move. It would be too late. It was only through luck that they could get the house they had.

However, Gu Peng, who had dragged Fu Yuanxiu down, heard this.

Gu Peng thought of what his family had investigated. The Xue family had gone bankrupt in Bin City and came to the capital because they could not continue working there. He felt that this explanation was more believable.

He coughed.

Xie Yingying and Xue Xi turned around in confusion and heard Gu Peng say, “Xue Xi, this is Fu Yuanxiu, the son of Recluse. I’ll introduce him to you guys.”

After he said that, Gu Peng’s expression remained calm, but he was secretly smug. He felt that Xue Xi would definitely not dare to be so arrogant now, right?

However, just as he said this, he saw Fu Yuanxiu, who had always been distant and aloof, smile. He called out, “Sister Xi.”