After a pause, he continued, "First, there are no Essence Stones allowed in the league prizes. You're cutting off my financial resources, and I'm shooting myself in the foot. I won't agree to such a stupid rule. Second, you're changing the rules just because I want to participate in the league. If others find out, I don't know how they'll criticize me!"╭(╯^╰)╮

Chu Xixuan was silent for a moment, then said, "Okay, this is one reason you don't want to make it public. Do you have a second reason?"

"Of course I do. I'm afraid of trouble! You, Chu Xixuan, are famous and have many admirers. If I'm involved with you, I won't be able to study peacefully!" Lan Ziye said with a pout.

After a pause, he turned to look at Chu Xixuan and grinned, "Let's get engaged quietly. If we get tired of each other one day, we can quietly cancel the engagement..."

"Absolutely impossible!" Lan Ziye was interrupted angrily by Chu Xixuan before he could finish his words.

Lan Ziye looked at Chu Xixuan's increasingly dark face and instantly fell silent. It was better not to provoke this moody guy.

They were silent all the way until they were almost at the villa. Lan Ziye said, "I'm going to see Jin Ruoxi tomorrow, so I won't be going to school with you!"

"I'll take you there tomorrow?" Chu Xixuan asked.

"No need, it's too troublesome! I'll just go and take a look in the morning and go to school after that. Just leave Xiao Wu to me!" Lan Ziye said with a polite smile.

Chu Xixuan was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay!"

Back in his room, Lan Ziye sat on the bed and read for a while. Still a little worried, he started to dial Yin Xueer's number. Yin Xueer's phone was turned off. Lan Ziye looked at the dead line and was speechless. The elders of the Yin family are really keeping a close eye on him!

Lan Ziye called Lan Xiaoqi again.

Lan Xiaoqi answered immediately, and before Lan Ziye could speak, he rushed to say, "Lan Ziye, help me!"

"Ah?" Lan Ziye was confused.

"I've figured it out. I'm special to Yin Xue'er. Now that Yin Xue'er has just started talking about getting engaged, I'm already like this. If she really gets engaged, I'm afraid I'll die!" Lan Xiaoqi said quickly, "The key is, I don't want to regret it later!"

Lan Ziye raised the corner of his mouth and smiled: "Well, then tell your parents!"

"Mom and Dad?" Lan Xiaoqi was a little confused, but then she reacted and said, "I will tell my parents, my grandpa, and my aunt tomorrow morning that I must get engaged to Yin Xueer. I absolutely don't want Yin Xueer to marry anyone else!"

"Don't worry, Yin Xueer won't marry anyone else!" Lan Ziye replied in a good mood.

A huge weight was lifted off his heart, and Lan Ziye could finally have a good sleep!

The next morning, Lan Ziye went to Yin's house.

What Lan Ziye didn't expect was that Yin Xueer was going to give up Lan Xiaoqi.

"I have promised my mother to marry Jin Youcai, and the Jin family has sent the betrothal gifts. Next Wednesday is a good day. We will hold the engagement ceremony, and then I will take a year off from school to learn how to manage the household!" Yin Xueer said weakly.

Looking at Yin Xueer's pale face, sunken eyes, and empty gaze, Lan Ziye felt indescribable heartache. She said, "Haven't you always said that you like Lan Xiaoqi? He will ask the elders of the family to propose to you this morning. It's better to marry someone you love than to marry a stranger, right? And marrying into our Lan family is better than marrying into the Jin family's branch, right?"

Yin Xueer gave Lan Ziye a bitter smile and said, "This isn't that easy!"