She later learned that Luo Zhihan had taken leave and returned to the capital. However, she figured that if things didn't go well in the capital, it probably wouldn't be anything good, as Luo Zhihan's mood was clearly off today.

His heart ailment shouldn't have flared up so quickly; clearly, this person used internal energy and suffered some injury.

The person who could hurt Luo Zhihan was definitely not an ordinary person.

Xie Li's expression tightened instantly when he thought of Shen Tiezhu's instructions. Shen Tiezhu had said that the people in the city were very powerful, and even he himself couldn't handle them.

Although she always thought he was bragging and exaggerating his abilities back then, it seems now that he wasn't exaggerating.

"Is the other party difficult to deal with? I can help if needed." She cherished Luo Zhihan as a friend and didn't want him to suffer.

More people mean more strength.

"It's nothing." Luo Zhihan couldn't help but smile when he saw her serious expression. He raised his hand, paused, and finally couldn't resist ruffling her hair.

"It's nothing serious, I've taken care of it." He said casually, as if a major crisis in the family was just a minor trouble.

Xie Li: "Oh, okay. Remember to call me anytime if you need anything."

Luo Zhihan nodded: "Yes, I will definitely call you."

Xie Li was relieved. "Your medicine is still missing one ingredient. I will go to the capital in a few days."

She had just given the sweet potatoes that Li Ruolin had sent to Pharmacist Chen. She was keeping them for herself and didn't plan to donate them to the TCM base to earn merit points.

On the contrary, the TCM base said that they had sold a golden sweet potato for a good price and made some connections. They also mentioned that they had some medicinal herbs at an underground auction in the capital and asked if she was interested, giving her an invitation.

Luo Zhihan: "When are you going to the capital? A TV crew is coming to film a program this week, did you know?"

If Shen Xinghe excitedly rushed over only to find that Xie Li wasn't at school, he'd probably completely lose his temper.

In the past, Luo Zhihan didn't need to pay any attention to Luo Zhihan's temper tantrums; that guy was impatient and would definitely come looking for him again anyway.

But now, because of some unspeakable thoughts, their positions have been somewhat reversed.

Shen Xinghe has become increasingly adept at bossing him around lately.

Xie Li was stunned: "What?" She didn't even know that Luo Zhihan cared about these things?

However, she's not leaving in the next couple of days; "I'm leaving this weekend."

Luo Zhihan: "By the way, I haven't congratulated you on getting a perfect score on this joint exam. Do you have a clear understanding of your abilities now?"

He rested his chin on his hand, looked over with a smile, and there was a hint of mockery in his eyes.

Xie Li nodded. "I think so, so I wanted to ask you something."

She looked at him with clear, innocent eyes, a faint hope in them: "Can I ask the school to let me skip a grade? I want to go straight to senior year."

She couldn't wait any longer, which is why she was so eager to shorten the time and get into Beijing University as soon as possible.

Luo Zhihan: "Hmm? So you want to be my classmate in the senior year of high school?"

He was somewhat surprised. His admission to Linjiang No. 1 Middle School was a matter of chance, and he hadn't planned to put any effort into it. However, he thought that it would be great if Xie Li could be his classmate.

It made him feel a little hopeful, "It's possible."

Xie Li's results this time are very convincing, and as for other obstacles, he will solve them one by one for her.

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Xie Li made a special phone call to inform Grandpa Xie that she wanted to skip a grade and go to the senior year of high school.