Huo Yuntang called out to her again, "By the way, Xie Li will be attending Ziyuan's birthday party this time, right?"

Madam Huo the Second: "I don't know what Huizhu's plans are either."

Actually, Ding Huizhu had hinted before that she wanted to bring Xie Li along as well.

While not officially acknowledging Xie Li's identity, it was still a way of introducing Xie Li to the public.

Most importantly, this way, Grandpa Xie would have no excuse to bring up the matter of holding a family reunion banquet for Xie Li.

In fact, Madam Huo did not want to see Xie Li on such an important occasion. She always felt that Xie Li was unlucky and had been causing trouble ever since he returned to Linjiang City. She hoped that he would ruin Xie Ziyuan's birthday banquet.

However, she couldn't say this directly to Ding Huizhu. After all, they were her own children, and who knew if Ding Huizhu would suddenly feel sorry for Xie Li?

Huo Yuntang: "Then let's suggest to Auntie that we bring her along. She should at least get to know me, her future brother-in-law."

For a moment, Madam Huo was unsure what Huo Yuntang meant by those words.

Huo Yuntang raised his head. "Weren't you worried that she wouldn't know what's good for her and would keep pestering me? This is a good opportunity to let her realize her own status and position!"

Madam Huo realized that this was an attempt to give Xie Li a hard time.

The Xie, Ding, and Huo families are taking Xie Ziyuan's birthday banquet very seriously. The scale of the banquet is the largest among the birthday banquets of socialites and heiresses in Linjiang City, and it will definitely cause a sensation and be widely reported by the media.

Huo Yuntang's proposal to Xie Ziyuan on such an occasion further proves the depth of their relationship.

As bystanders, they only feel ashamed of themselves. How could they possibly have the energy to try and get involved? No matter how resentful or jealous they are, they can only keep it to themselves.

Madam Huo was overjoyed, thinking the arrangement was excellent, and readily agreed.

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After school, Xie Li made a special trip to Xishan Sanatorium to visit Grandpa Xie.

Unexpectedly, they ran into Xie Yunqiu.

Xie Yunqiu spent the entire day at the Xishan Sanatorium, serving Grandpa Xie with great care and attentiveness, perfectly embodying the role of a dutiful daughter.

Upon seeing Xie Li, her expression changed slightly, and she seemed somewhat displeased: Why does it seem like Xie Li comes to the Xishan Sanatorium so frequently?

No wonder Old Master Xie was so biased; it turns out someone was too clever and knew how to please him, making Old Master Xie very happy.

She casually greeted Xie Li, maintaining a semblance of harmony, but then turned around and called Jiang Baili, asking when she would be coming over.

Xie Yunqiu paid close attention to this joint entrance examination, and she even inquired about it after Jiang Baili finished the exam.

Jiang Baili assured her that she would do very well on the exam and was guaranteed to get into the top class, which made her breathe a sigh of relief.

She knew her daughter's level; as long as Jiang Baili put in the effort, her grades would definitely be good.

Today, the joint entrance exam results came out. Jiang Baili came to visit Grandpa Xie and share her story of getting into the advanced class, hoping to make Grandpa Xie happy and change his previous impression of her.

More importantly, Xie Li was also present, which gave her the opportunity to thoroughly humiliate him.

Urged on by Xie Yunqiu, Jiang Baili finally arrived at Xishan Sanatorium.

There was no way Jiang Baili wouldn't come, so Xie Yunqiu actually called her driver directly and told him to take Jiang Baili to the Xishan Sanatorium, leaving Jiang Baili no room to refuse or negotiate.

Jiang Baili couldn't help but feel a little irritated. When she saw Xie Yunqiu come out to greet her, her expression was still very unpleasant.

She hadn't figured out how to explain the truth to Xie Yunqiu yet.

Xie Yunqiu didn't care at all about Jiang Baili's cold face.