Pei Si's face immediately darkened.

Could it really be a misunderstanding? But how could Xie Li be rumored to be engaged to someone else...?

"The people mentioned in the rumors aren't from Linjiang No. 1 Middle School at all, so you can rest assured now, right? It has nothing to do with you." Xie Li kindly reminded him, dispelling the other party's doubts.

Xie Li kindly offered his advice, trying his best to dispel the other party's doubts.

"You can rest assured, I will absolutely not tell anyone about us. Today, after we leave this grove, we'll go our separate ways and hopefully never cross paths again."

"So you'll take the initiative to tell your family to call off the engagement, right? I'll tell my grandfather too."

Actually, Xie Li didn't have any problem with Pei Si; he just disliked the school bully.

It's rather ungentlemanly to lay a hand on Ming Xiaoxiao, a girl, on the first day of school.

She clenched her fists silently, intending to try diplomacy first, but if Pei Si really didn't know what was good for him, she wouldn't rule out using force.

Pei Si was overwhelmed with shock; he was so stunned that he was speechless.

What does Xie Li mean? Is she serious? Even if she wants to be unconventional, she doesn't have to go to this extent. He won't buy it at all!

"Okay, I hope you keep your word!"

Xie Li immediately loosened his fist and made an OK sign, "It's a deal."

After saying that, he turned around and left without looking back, without lingering at all.

Pei Si was filled with mixed feelings. What was going on? Xie Li really wanted to break off the engagement, and she even seemed to look down on him...

"Damn it!" Pei Si slammed his fist into the tree next to him in frustration. After doing so, he felt a pain in his hand and looked down to find that he had scraped his skin and was bleeding.

——

Xie Li didn't expect that rumors would start circulating as soon as she left the grove.

Su Ying: "I heard you went to Lover's Forest with Pei Si?"

Xie Li was dumbfounded: "What Lover Lin? There's no such thing. I just need to talk to him about something."

Su Ying: "Oh, someone just saw you two in Lover's Forest, and said Pei Si is also your fan and deliberately tried to scam you. Shameless, what a jerk..."

Xie Li breathed a sigh of relief; it was good that it wasn't about an engagement.

However, why does this rumor sound so ridiculous? She seriously believes that the person who said these things is either Xiao Di or Shen Wanwan.

As soon as Su Ying finished speaking, the room fell silent.

Pei Si strode out of the grove, his face contorted with murderous intent: "Su Ying, how dare you talk nonsense?"

Although he was speaking to Su Ying, he glared fiercely at Xie Li.

Before Su Ying could speak, a girl next to her said timidly, "Young Master Pei, we're sorry, it was just a guess we made off the cuff."

The girl, under Pei Si's murderous gaze, shrank back behind her friend in fear.

But she had to speak up for Li Shen today! The girl clenched her fists and mustered her courage to continue.

"After all, Li Shen was just at the tennis court, and we called her to come under the tree to cool off. But you come up here and say that Li Shen is deliberately hanging around in front of you..."

Pei Si's face instantly darkened, and his eyes became even more terrifying.

After the girl finished speaking, she quickly shrank back behind her friend. Oh dear, the school bully is really scary. I really want to ask Li Shen for comfort!

Xie Li quickly explained, "See? It's just a misunderstanding. I have no relationship with him whatsoever, not even a one-sided one."

"I hope that friends from both sides will not mention him in front of me, and will not mention me in front of him either."

Pei Si was extremely displeased by their attempt to distance themselves from the situation.

Su Ying turned to Pei Si and apologized insincerely: "Oh, I'm sorry, I will never mention you again."

Pei Si: "..."

Damn, I feel even angrier now!