Li Ruolin was stunned. He was the richest man in Meicheng. Although he was not very rich, his son should not be looked down upon as soon as he went out.

Which family is so blind? He wanted to ask them how much wealth they had.

Xie Li saw no need to hide the truth from Pei Si and Madam Pei, so he told Li Ruolin directly.

Li Ruolin: "Thank you, Ms. Xie Li. Actually, I think you should accept the villa. It would give you more confidence in a wealthy family. What do you think?"

Xie Li refused repeatedly, and Li Ruolin hung up the phone with regret.

Afterwards, he called his secretary over the internal phone and ordered, "Investigate the Pei family of Linjiang City thoroughly!"

After receiving the documents, Li Ruolin was so angry she was practically fuming.

"With such meager assets, he dares to mock my family for not being able to afford a car? No, the real issue is, what gives him the audacity to want to marry Miss Xie Li? Our Li family has offered hundreds of millions in dowry to beg Miss Xie Li to marry us countless times, and we've been rejected so many times. Did I say anything?"

The secretary thought for a moment and echoed, "The Pei family is indeed too ungrateful."

How dare they covet Miss Xie Li, and with such a rude attitude? They're dreaming!

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Xie Li looked at the person blocking his way: "What's the matter?"

The other person, with a warm smile, excitedly took a few steps forward, "Miss Xie Li, I am Xie Zhendong, we met before!"

Xie Li: "So, something's wrong?"

The way the other person looked at her made her very uncomfortable, so she didn't bother to be polite.

Xie Zhendong stared at the girl's face with fascination. Upon closer inspection, he found her breathtakingly beautiful, which only fueled his burning desire.

"How dare you speak to Pharmacist Xie like that!" Xie Li's assistant scolded him from the side.

He still remembered Xie Li, the one who had caused trouble at the TCM base last time. He wondered where this little internet celebrity came from, and how she dared to be so shameless.

Xie Zhendong also remembered his identity. He reprimanded his assistant lightly, put his hands behind his back, and looked arrogant and indifferent.

"You've come to the Traditional Chinese Medicine base to study? Pharmacist Chen's authority is limited, so I'm afraid you won't have access to many Chinese herbal medicines or more advanced medicine-refining furnaces."

Xie Li didn't expect that this person stopped her just to talk nonsense, so she couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to him.

Xie Zhendong was shocked that Xie Li was about to leave without any hesitation, and his face turned green.

He instinctively tried to stop Xie Li, but was blocked by Pharmacist Chen.

"Pharmacist Xie, please have some self-respect!"

Xie Zhendong's eyes darkened: "You're just a piece of trash, what gives you the right to be so insolent in front of me?"

No matter how unwilling she was, Xie Li had already gotten into the car and left.

Xie Zhendong clenched his fists. He had already extended an olive branch, yet Xie Li was still so ungrateful.

Did you really think you'd become a legend just because you passed a test at a high school? The selection of the Xie family's successor ultimately depends on the degree of mastery of traditional Chinese medicine!

Pharmacist Chen was aloof, but seeing Xie Zhendong's distorted face, he couldn't help but remind him, "That's the eldest daughter of the Xie family, the heir the old master values. You can't treat her lightly."

Beside her, in a luxury car, Jiang Baili's face was hidden in the shadows.

She took leave from school yesterday, and Xie Yunqiu brought her to the TCM base, saying that he had pulled some strings to get her to study here.

Today, I came here with Xie Zhendong. Just as I was about to get out of the car, I saw Xie Li, so I simply stayed in the car.

I never expected to witness such a wonderful show.

After Pharmacist Chen left, she gracefully got out of the car and glanced at Xie Zhendong, whose face looked unwell.