"Won't it be difficult to explain to the Pei family? The engagement between the two families isn't officially settled yet, is it?" After all, they haven't held an engagement banquet.

What if the Pei family regrets their decision and goes back on their word?

No matter how much you disown Xie Li, you still need to make sure she has a safe way out.

Ding Huizhu clasped her hands together and said, "You don't need to worry about this. The Xie family has already invested over a billion yuan, so the Pei family can't possibly regret it."

She was willing to invest over a billion yuan in Xie Li's wedding to prevent Xie Li from becoming uncontrollable.

If the Pei family wants to back out of the engagement, they'll have to give up on the project; they don't care about losing over a billion dollars.

"Madam Pei is always very good at weighing the pros and cons. Although we don't acknowledge them, they are still the Xie family's blood relatives. Is she worried that she won't be able to use this to ask the Xie family for benefits in the future?"

Judging from how easily Xie Li managed to win over Old Master Xie, this deal is definitely a win-win for the Pei family.

Xie Zian suddenly remembered seeing Xie Li meeting with a boy that night and realized that his worries were a bit unnecessary.

He didn't know whether he should tell Ding Huizhu these things. If he did, he was afraid he would enrage her again.

This time he was truly speechless, opened the door and walked out of the reception room.

Ding Huizhu also got up. She was going to the principal's office to get the transfer consent form personally stamped and signed by the principal.

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As Xie Li and Su Ying walked out of the school gate, they were surrounded by several media outlets who took a lot of pictures.

The group was a bit confused. What was going on? Why were there media outlets at the school gate?

Since it wasn't lunchtime yet, and Xie Li had rushed off to eat without paying attention to anyone after clearing the gate, she and her friends were among the first students to leave the school.

Xie Li was so hungry that her limbs felt weak. There was no way around it; she had used up a lot of energy today.

She narrowed her eyes, her expression displeased: "Excuse me, and no photos allowed."

Xiao Di followed behind and saw the cameras and microphones pointed at Xie Li. He was quite excited and whispered, "Li Shen, maybe they want to interview you."

"This is from the Linjiang City Spring Bud Magazine, the one from the Spring Bud Project. They spearheaded a donation drive involving various companies..."

Xie Li responded with an "oh," and glanced at the reporter from the Spring Bud Project.

The other party was clearly prepared, and upon seeing this, quickly shoved the microphone in front of Xie Li: "Hello, Xie Li, what do you think of your decision to start the Encyclopedia King challenge ahead of time?"

The reporter almost shoved the microphone into Xie Li's face, his tone forceful and uncompromising.

For such a high-profile and authoritative media outlet to agree to interview Xie Li is already a great favor to her.

Xie Li raised his hand and pushed the microphone away: "I'm sorry, I don't accept any interviews."

She was very strong, and the reporter had no chance against her. They had originally planned to use their numbers to block her, but Xie Li easily pushed through the crowd and left.

The reporter from Spring Buds magazine was furious; no one had ever dared to disrespect him like that before.

Did Xie Li really think everyone wanted to interview her? If it weren't for the fact that no one else came out and Xie Yunqiu had given them a red envelope, they wouldn't even have mentioned Xie Li.

I originally thought that since they were students, even if Xie Yunqiu gave me a red envelope, I wouldn't write anything too bad.

However, Xie Li's attitude completely angered the reporter, who insisted on writing a lengthy account of Xie Li's actions.

He had reviewed Xie Li's file and, along with the investigation materials Xie Yunqiu had given him about Xie Li, knew Xie Li's background.

Xie Li had taken the Spring Bud Project exam back then, but unfortunately failed.