Later, after Xie Li cleared the SSS-level difficulty mode of the Encyclopedia King, she began to take this little village girl, who was naturally on the opposite side of her, seriously.

But the photos of Xie Li that she had collected at that time, while beautiful and indeed stunning, made her confident that she wouldn't be outshone.

She is a pampered heiress carefully educated by the Xie and Ding families. At a young age, she is jokingly called the number one socialite in Linjiang City. She is not only good at being beautiful, but also good at being elegant and intelligent.

What good is beauty if you're empty inside and a good-for-nothing, or if you lack manners? It will ruin your image.

But when Xie Li actually stood in front of her, she felt completely outshone.

It's not just about appearance, but about every aspect.

Xie Ziyuan composed herself before maintaining a polite smile: "This must be Lili, right? I'm sorry, I'm the older sister, I should have come to see you sooner..."

Xie Li didn't look at her, but instead looked at Madam Huo the Second.

This woman came to cause trouble; this was her family reunion banquet, and she wasn't going to tolerate it.

"Since you're not here to offer your congratulations, please leave. You're not welcome here."

As for Ding Huizhu, whether she comes or not is none of my business; I'll just ignore her.

Madam Huo was stunned for a moment, then she was so angry that she almost fell over backwards. How dare a little village girl speak to her in such a tone and manner?

"Is this your upbringing?" Madam Huo was so provoked that she could no longer maintain her usual composure, and her face was slightly distorted.

Seeing Xie Li remain unmoved, she became even angrier, and her tone became increasingly harsh, "As expected of someone from the countryside, she's no good!"

Ding Huizhu stood aside, instinctively disliking what Madam Huo said, but upon reflection, Madam Huo seemed to be right; Xie Li had indeed been spoiled and had no manners whatsoever.

Xie Li looked at Madam Huo with the eyes of someone looking at a lunatic. Who is really the ill-mannered one?

So what if she's from the countryside? At least she wouldn't barge into someone else's family reunion banquet and cause a scene, and then not allow the host to kick her out.

Does one have the right to arbitrarily reprimand others simply because of their age?

"Shut up!" Seeing that Madam Huo's lips were about to move, and guessing that it wasn't anything nice, Xie Li couldn't help but speak up.

Madam Huo was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage and slapped her across the face: "You should listen to your elders properly when they speak, how dare you talk back to me?"

With a "smack," the slap was blocked, but it wasn't Xie Li himself—Xie Li looked at the boy standing next to him, somewhat speechless.

Although Madam Huo's attack was unexpected, with her skill, she could have avoided it even without looking, just by listening to the sound.

Xie Zian blocked the slap with his arm, and the slap landed squarely on his arm; the sound alone was painful.

"Zi'an, are you alright?" Ding Huizhu asked anxiously, trying to lift Xie Zi'an's arm to check on him.

Xie Zian shook his head, indicating that he was alright.

"Coming to someone else's banquet to cause trouble and beat people, is this the upbringing of your Huo family?" A deep male voice rang out.

The ones striding over were Xu Zhen, Luo Zhihan, and Shen Xinghe.

Madam Huo was already furious, and besides, the man in front of her looked quite dashing in his suit and tie, but his words were unpleasant—

"And who are you? What do you have to do with me? It's none of your business to tell me what to do."

It is very impolite and lacks manners for a grown man to point fingers at a woman.

She never imagined that the person in front of her would be Xu Zhen.