"Oh, by the way, Mr. Li, please accept these peaches..."

Su Peiyi suppressed her embarrassment and put on a gentle and innocent appearance, her eyes darting away with a hint of fear, as if she had been frightened by Li Xian's coldness just now, but because of her kind nature, she did not hold it against him.

She handed over the peach in her hand, her fingers trembling.

Xu Nuo was so charming and innocent, and Su Peiyi was sure that Li Xian liked this type of girl, so she catered to his tastes.

If you look closely, you'll notice that her clothes, shoes, and even her hairstyle have a slightly soft, feminine feel to them.

Unfortunately, Li Xian wasn't careful at all. After realizing that it was Su Peiyi who had come, he didn't even glance at her again.

Thank you.

He reached out and took it, then closed the door.

Su Peiyi, who was locked out of the door, was stunned for a moment. Looking at the closed door and her empty hand, she was at a loss.

As soon as Su Peiyi returned, Ji Meiling couldn't wait to ask, "How did it go? Did you get to speak with Mr. Li?"

Su Peiyi clenched her fists awkwardly, not wanting to tell Ji Meiling the truth. Her aunt only cared about power and money. She had said she would find her a powerful and influential partner, but instead she took her to dinner with a man who was almost forty years old.

Fortunately, Su Peiyi was quite beautiful, and Ji Meiling later felt that the man's official rank was too low, and marrying him would be a waste.

Li Xian was powerful and wealthy, and even Political Commissar Xu wanted to get on good terms with him, so Ji Meiling set her sights on Su Peiyi.

Knowing that Li Xian already had a girlfriend, Ji Meiling still took Su Peiyi to hang around his house time and time again, trying to create an opportunity for the two to meet by chance.

If her niece could marry Li Xian, or at least have some ambiguous relationship with him, wouldn't that be the best bridge?

Unfortunately, Li Xian was too busy, and Su Peiyi rarely ran into him. Even when she did, he was always with Xu Nuo by his side.

They were practically inseparable.

Remembering Li Xian's cold reminder not to bother Xu Nuo, Su Peiyi felt a surge of resentment with nowhere to vent it.

She was determined to win over Li Xian.

Su Peiyi straightened her expression and smiled at Ji Meiling, "I did say that, we chatted for a while."

Ji Meiling was overjoyed: "Really? Did he say anything? Did he ask you out?"

"How can it be so fast? We've only just met."

Ji Meiling nodded: "That's true. But you just need to flatter Xu Nuo and build a good relationship with her. That way, you'll have more opportunities to see Li Xian. If you really end up with Mr. Li, you'll have endless riches and honors to enjoy."

Su Peiyi smiled, somewhat reluctantly: "But he already has a girlfriend, am I supposed to be an anonymous nobody for the rest of my life?"

Ji Meiling chuckled and poked her forehead: "Silly child, as long as you can catch his eye, you can gradually win his favor. Don't be fooled by the fact that Xu Nuo is living with Li Xian now; they haven't even gotten married yet. What does that mean?"

Su Peiyi's eyes lit up.

The Li family.

When can we hold our wedding banquet?

On the large bed, Li Xian held the person who had just woken up in his arms and asked her in a low voice, his eyes filled with a hint of sorrow.

Xu Nuo stretched in his arms, hummed a few times like a cat, and then said, "We've already got the certificate, so it doesn't matter whether we go through with the paperwork or not."

She didn't want to hold the wedding banquet so early, mainly because the time was too tight.

She's still a student, and apart from winter and summer vacations, she only has weekends off. If she were to hold the wedding on a weekend, it would definitely be very tiring.

Li Xian pinched her cheek: "The certificate is the certificate, and the wedding banquet is the wedding banquet."

"How about we wait until next summer vacation?"

Li Xian's face darkened: "It's been too long."

"Winter break? But isn't Alice's project supposed to take three months to finish?"

A few days after they got their marriage certificate, Li Xian asked William to hire a wedding dress designer from Belgium to make a custom wedding dress for Xu Nuo.

Because it's a custom-made product, it will take three months to deliver.

At the very least, it won't be ready until the end of January, which will be right after the Lunar New Year.

“I gave her extra money so she could finish the project a month early.”

Xu Nuo chuckled: "Men become bad when they have money. Look at you, you're spending money so extravagantly now."

After being together for a while, Li Xian was no longer the dull person he used to be, and said, "Anyway, it's your money."

Without hesitation, Li Xian called William that afternoon and asked him to contact Alice and speak on her behalf.

William couldn't help but tease, "Li, you're so impatient."

Li Xian gave a blank "hmm".

…

"Ding-dong."

Su Peiyi nervously tidied her hair and listened carefully. It seemed that someone had opened the door and was walking towards the courtyard gate.

Xu Nuo was afraid that what she planted would be too conspicuous, so she had someone build a wall around it, which was two meters high, so that people outside could not see what was inside.

The door lock clicked, and a woman in a floral cotton dress opened the door. She was surprised to see Su Peiyi and said, "Miss Su."

Su Peiyi laughed: "Auntie, what are you doing here? Aren't you Grandpa Liu's housekeeper?"

"My cousin had some family matters to attend to, so I came to clean today. You're here to see Miss Xu, right? She's inside."

Su Peiyi followed them inside, her gaze falling on the leather sofa in the center of the hall, where Li Xian and Xu Nuo were sitting side by side, talking about something.

Su Peiyi felt a mix of bitterness and resentment. Li Xian was always cold and aloof when he spoke to her, but he was gentle and considerate when he was with Xu Nuo.

There were also bright red cherries and plump red grapes on the coffee table, arranged in platters.

Such a delicious thing, Su Peiyi has only tasted it once.

After Xu Nuo woke up, Li Xian mentioned to her that a relative of Political Commissar Xu had come to see her and had given her peaches.

Su Peiyi said shyly, "Xiao Nuo, Mr. Li, have I disturbed you?"

Xu Nuo smiled and said, "No, no, is there something you need from me?"

They went straight to the point, without any formalities.

Su Peiyi said, "I have some academic questions and would like to ask you for help, is that alright?"

Li Xian stood up and tucked the blanket wrapped around Xu Nuo's feet: "I'll go in now, remember the time."

"good."

Li Xian didn't say a word to Su Peiyi, or even look at her. After talking to Xu Nuo, he went straight back to his room.

Su Peiyi said apologetically in a low voice, "Mr. Li seems a little unhappy? Did I disturb you?"

"It's okay. You said you had a question for me. What is it? Let's hurry, I only have half an hour."

Half an hour?

Su Peiyi gritted her teeth, took out her notebook, and pretended to ask for help.

The question was one that Xu Nuo was good at, but she made a puzzled expression and handed the book back to Su Peiyi: "Oh, sorry, I don't know how to do this either."

Su Peiyi: ? ?

She hadn't expected Xu Nuo to be so blunt in saying no. If she had known, she would have brought something simpler to her.

She reached out and took the homework, not knowing what to say. If she left like this, how would she ever find another chance to see Xu Nuo again?