Li Chen cleared his throat and picked up a piece of roasted meat for Xie Li.

Xie Li glanced at him, then put the chopsticks and grilled meat back: "Do you want me to eat raw meat, or do you want me to grill it for you?"

Li Chen then realized that he had picked up a piece of raw meat and given it to Xie Li. His romantic thoughts vanished instantly, leaving only a slight sense of embarrassment.

A group of burly men ate their fill of barbecue, showing they could really eat. Even Xie Li couldn't eat anymore in the end, but some were still going strong.

Xie Li took out his phone: "Are you staying overnight? I'll book a hotel for you."

Butler Li hurriedly smiled and said, "Miss Xie Li, we have a place to stay. The reason we didn't come to see you in advance was because we were looking to buy and renovate a house here. You can come and take a look whenever you have time."

Xie Li: "???"

"Buy a house? Aren't you going back to Meicheng?" Xie Li turned to look at Li Chen.

She thought Li Chen and the others had only come to visit her.

"Why should I go back?" Li Chen asked curiously. He should be wherever Xie Li is; he's a devoted and good man.

"You need to go back to school! Have you forgotten how difficult it was for you to get into Meicheng Middle School last time? I wasted a whole two weeks of my time tutoring you!"

Xie Li felt devastated when she talked about this. She was someone who hadn't even finished elementary school, yet she had to worry about others taking the high school entrance exam.

"Since it's not easy, then go back and study hard. At the very least, you should get into university. Don't let your father down!"

Li Chen fell silent for a moment, which was rather strange.

Seeing this, Butler Li quickly explained, "Miss Xie Li, the young master has already transferred to Deyu No. 1 Middle School. Uh, he's been attending classes for about ten days now..."

Li Chen cleared his throat. "Actually, I wanted to go to Linjiang No. 1 Middle School like you, but who knew that Deyu School was so cunning. Not only did they insist on opening a school right across the street from Linjiang No. 1 Middle School, but they even copied Linjiang No. 1 Middle School's logo. I accidentally enrolled in the wrong school..."

He was worried that Xie Li would think he wasn't studying hard enough. After all, Xie Li hadn't even finished junior high school but still managed to get into Linjiang No. 1 Middle School, so he couldn't appear too incompetent, could he?

Butler Li frowned: "This Linjiang No. 1 Middle School is really strange. We've even offered to donate a teaching building, but they still won't agree to accept the young master directly. Otherwise, the young master could be classmates with Miss Xie Li..."

Xie Li: "..." Okay, but she was still quite happy to have friends to play with.

"Alright, it's getting late, I need to go back." Xie Li stood up to pay the bill.

A group of grown men can eat quite a lot, and fortunately Xie Li was quite wealthy, so he was very generous when it came to paying.

Li Chen watched from the side, staring at Xie Li's noticeably longer hair, and began to feel a little distracted again.

Xie Li used to live in the mountains and always had short hair. She has only been back in the Xie family for a short time, but she has already grown her hair long. Could it be that she has finally come to her senses and decided to marry him?

After all, brides look better and more feminine with long hair at their weddings.

Moreover, Xie Li used to be incredibly stingy, downright outrageously so, so generous this time was all to entertain him…

After Xie Li paid the bill, he turned around and saw Li Chen's gaze, feeling a chill: "What kind of look is that?"

Li Chen hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Um, Li Li, there's something I need to tell you..."

"My mother-in-law came back for a visit not long ago..."

Xie Li's relaxed expression instantly tightened, and he stared at Li Chen without saying a word.

"She discussed our marriage with me, saying that we could start preparing for the wedding first, and as for getting the marriage certificate, we could wait until we reached the legal age..."