Xie Li had schemed and plotted, but in the end, he couldn't outmaneuver Xie Ziyuan's casual concession. He found the whole thing quite satisfying.

That's why she couldn't be bothered to pretend anymore, and instead couldn't wait to slap Xie Li in the face, wanting to enjoy more of her ugly, powerless struggle.

Xie Li finally understood the purpose of his confrontation today; it turned out he wanted to talk to her about this.

"Oh, so what?"

Whether others want to participate or not is their own business; she doesn't care at all whether it's good or bad.

But Chu Xun felt that Xie Li was faking it; she must be burning with jealousy right now!

"You think you can climb over Ziyuan to get ahead? You're dreaming! How about that? You're not happy, are you? But what's the use of being unhappy? If you're so capable, go to the capital and ruin Ziyuan's coming-of-age ceremony again!"

"Is that so? Since you're so eager, I'd be doing you a disservice if I didn't oblige."

A clear yet elegant voice rang out, and Xie Li turned around in surprise, "Luo Zhihan!"

The boy pulled Xie Li behind him, his dark eyes filled with coldness, and his expression was indifferent: "So, don't worry, Xie Ziyuan's coming-of-age ceremony will definitely be ruined."

Chu Xun was stunned for a moment, then met Luo Zhihan's gaze, his pupils contracting slightly.

He inexplicably felt a sense of oppression, a feeling that was extremely unpleasant and made the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end.

“You…” He paused, calmed himself down, and his expression returned to its usual coldness and aloofness.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Having achieved his goal, Chu Xun didn't want to attract any more attention and turned to leave.

"Wait, did I say you could leave?" Xie Li suddenly spoke up.

Chu Xun didn't turn around, a faint mockery appearing in her eyes. Xie Li panicked; she wasn't as calm as she appeared.

That's enough. As long as Xie Li's jealousy and twisted nature cause him to suffer even more when he realizes he is powerless to stop it, that's enough.

For him, this pain was the source of his joy. Those who stood against Xie Ziyuan deserved only to live in pain and watch Xie Ziyuan rise to the top.

Xie Li ignored his reaction: "To be honest, I'm not really interested in paying attention to Xie Ziyuan."

She tilted her head slightly and smiled gently, "But since you've gone out of your way to say these things to me, it would seem rather impolite of me not to respond in kind."

Luo Zhihan glanced at her with a slight surprise.

I thought Xie Li would be like before, ignoring people he didn't want to deal with or just brushing them off, always remaining detached from the world.

Either ignore it completely, since you care anyway.

This was the first time she had expressed her disgust so clearly.

Chu Xun frowned, a sudden displeasure creeping into his heart.

He didn't take Luo Zhihan's threat to heart because he thought Luo Zhihan was just talking. As long as he didn't have a direct conflict with Luo Zhihan, the other party would have no reason to keep an eye on Xie Ziyuan's coming-of-age ceremony.

Luo Zhihan is, after all, the young master of the Luo family. It would be rather ungentlemanly for him to ruin a girl's coming-of-age ceremony.

Besides, with the Shen family of the capital backing Xie Ziyuan, the Luo family probably wouldn't dare to offend the richest family in the world, the Shen family.

Xie Li, she certainly had reason to be jealous of Xie Ziyuan and take action against her, although he didn't think she would succeed.

"what you up to?"

Xie Li: "Of course, we'll do whatever it takes to ruin Xie Ziyuan's coming-of-age ceremony! Didn't you tell me the time and place? I should thank you for reminding me."

Chu Xun: "You!"