Xie Yunqiu, a smile still playing on her lips, walked out, closed the door behind her, and then said to the person on the other end of the phone, "Sorry, I was busy just now. When will you be arriving?"

"Yes, ma'am." The man on the other end of the phone, with a slight Western accent, spoke fluent Chinese. "This dress you mentioned is custom-made. May I ask how you obtained it?"

L's haute couture gowns all have corresponding serial numbers so that their authenticity and whereabouts can be clearly identified.

Xie Yunqiu tidied her hair behind her ear. "It was a gift from an old man to my daughter."

"But your daughter can't wear them; they're almost a size too small at the waist?"

“Yes, it’s much smaller,” Xie Yunqiu said. “Please arrange for someone to come as soon as possible. Our address is…”

After a brief conversation on the other end of the phone, the voice finally spoke: "Excuse me, but if I may ask, do you have any other girls in your family?"

Xie Yunqiu was slightly taken aback, and suddenly thought of Xie Li. But in an instant, she calmly said into the phone, "No."

The person on the other end politely thanked him and hung up quickly.

Xie Yunqiu stood there for a moment, feeling that the director's tone was a bit strange.

However, perhaps she was overthinking it.

——

When Jiang Baili returned, she happened to run into Xie Li coming downstairs for dinner.

The girl looked somewhat bewildered. "Didn't you go eat next door?"

Jiang Baili's face stiffened. Thinking of the humiliation she had just suffered at the villa next door, her blood rushed to her head, and her eardrums throbbed with pain.

She abruptly raised her head, glaring fiercely at Xie Li: "What did you say? Say it again if you dare!"

Xie Li: "..."

He quietly stepped aside and remained silent.

Butler Wu also looked surprised.

Xie Yunqiu, who prided himself on his status, had always been strict with Jiang Baili's upbringing. This was the first time that Butler Wu had seen Jiang Baili so openly express her emotions.

His face was contorted in a grimace, his features distorted by intense emotions.

Jiang Baili hurriedly went upstairs.

The maid shrank to one side, not daring to utter a sound.

Butler Wu was completely bewildered. What happened? Everything was fine when we went over just now.

However, Butler Wu's doubts were soon answered when there was a knock at the door: "Excuse me for disturbing you, is Miss Xie Li here?"

Butler Wu went out to greet them. An elderly man with an extraordinary air stood outside the door. He stood to the side, while a middle-aged man with a refined appearance knocked on the door.

The young man from before stood behind the old man with his head hanging low, looking like he had done something wrong.

The middle-aged man wore a polite smile, thought for a moment, and then added, "It's Miss Xie Li, not anyone else."

Butler Wu's expression changed instantly.

Considering Jiang Baili's reaction just now, he immediately understood the implied meaning in his words.

Xie Li was completely stunned when he was asked to leave.

Just now, when she went downstairs to have dinner, she casually asked where Jiang Baili was, and someone smugly told her that the neighbor next door had invited Jiang Baili to dinner.

Well, Jiang Baili just got back, and now she's already saying she wants to invite her over for dinner.

Is this family really that hospitable?

"I think I'll pass," Xie Li hesitated before declining, feeling that eating at home was fine.

When she refused, the elderly man standing outside the door became agitated and tried to step forward, but was pulled back by the young man behind him.

Xie Li: "..."

She couldn't help but glance at the old man. His face didn't look like anything special, but it was his aura that was striking...

It always gives off a strong sense of banditry.