The more Ding Huizhu talked, the less she felt it was her fault. Xie Li was a girl who hadn't even finished junior high school. Who would believe that she could fly a plane?

If she had told the truth, there wouldn't have been so many misunderstandings.

Xie Li paused slightly in his grip on the spoon, then looked up at Ding Huizhu.

"You're right, it's really nothing special," Xie Li said calmly. "So, what do you want from me?"

"Oh, right, if it's about Mrs. Gu, it's Grandpa who refuses to drop the lawsuit. It has nothing to do with me, so don't bother me."

Ding Huizhu choked up. How could Xie Li go against his conscience and say it had nothing to do with her?

“This old lady is very old. You can’t just leave her locked up in the police station like this. How can you bear to do that?”

“Dad is the head of the Xie family and a man. He can demand an explanation from the old lady. But you are just a junior.”

"You shouldn't be so aggressive. It makes you seem too stubborn and domineering, and you won't have a good time in high society. A girl's reputation is the most important thing. Who would dare to marry you if you act like this? Don't think that having a marriage agreement means you can act with impunity..."

Ding Huizhu believed that her earnest advice was entirely for Xie Li's benefit.

Xie Li didn't quite understand Ding Huizhu's thought process: "Are you in such a hurry to marry me off?"

Ding Huizhu suddenly stopped talking.

Xie Li finished his bird's nest soup in a few gulps, grabbed his schoolbag and stood up. "By the way, Madam Pei came to see me today. I told her about breaking off the engagement, and Grandpa agreed."

These words struck Ding Huizhu like a thunderbolt, leaving her stunned and momentarily forgetting about Mrs. Gu.

"What did you say?! You really want to call off the engagement?! Are you crazy?!"

However, no matter how sternly Ding Huizhu questioned him, Xie Li had already gone straight upstairs.

Xie Yunqiu, wearing a scarf, appeared at the top of the stairs on the second floor and peeked at Ding Huizhu. "Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"

Her words were concerned, but her eyes clearly held a look of curiosity and anticipation.

Originally, it was thought that Xie Li would be praised to the skies by the Ding family, who value talent, after clearing the SSS-level difficulty mode of the Encyclopedia King. After all, the Ding family had previously issued a statement to distance themselves from the matter because they were afraid that Xie Li would embarrass the Ding family.

But this niece suddenly turned out to be not a good-for-nothing; instead, she caused a sensation in the education circles of Linjiang City, which would greatly enhance the reputation of the Ding family.

Given the Ding family's selfish and face-conscious nature, they would definitely fawn over Xie Li.

Unexpectedly, the opposite happened; the Ding family remained completely silent all day.

Ding Huizhu, on the contrary, was busy running around dealing with Mrs. Gu's affairs and had no idea to repair the already fractured mother-daughter relationship.

Xie Li had only been back for a short while when Ding Huizhu started yelling again, having completely abandoned her former manners.

Tsk, this is what you call coming from a scholarly family? She's no different from a shrew from the streets.

Ding Huizhu's expression immediately changed; she could tell at a glance that Xie Yunqiu wanted to see her make a fool of herself.

"It's nothing. But Yunqiu, you should pay more attention to Baili's side, lest something irreparable happens again."

Xie Yunqiu wanted to see her make a fool of herself, but she didn't even know what kind of person her so-called daughter, who claimed to be a socialite in the capital, was.

After making such a huge fool of myself yesterday, I simply pretended to be sick and didn't go to school today. I guess I'm too ashamed.

Xie Yunqiu's face stiffened, and he immediately lost interest in watching the joke.

After thinking about it, Ding Huizhu decided to make a phone call to Madam Pei herself.

She had been looking for this marriage for a long time, made many concessions, and invested a lot of energy and time; she couldn't just let it go like this.