The Xie family.

Xie Zian stood at the door of the study, looking at his father, his arrogant brows carrying a hint of feigned coldness.

Xie Sidu put down his phone, looking calm: "Why aren't you resting yet?"

Xie Zian walked in, looking somewhat uneasy: "Was it Mom who called? Is she... willing to come back?"

Xie Sidu shook his head: "I'm afraid she won't be coming back."

Having been married for many years, he knew Ding Huizhu's temperament to some extent, but he never expected her to be so stubborn as to refuse to listen to anything he said.

Xie Zian put his hands in his pockets, said nothing, and turned to leave.

Xie Sidu: "Don't you want to know about Ziyuan's situation?"

Xie Zian turned around abruptly, "Is she alright?" He paused, then shook his head, "Forget it, what's the point of asking about this now?"

This plan was completed by him and Xie Sidu.

Xie Sidu didn't hide anything from him at all; the shocking contents of the investigation shattered the boy's last shred of illusion.

Xie Ziyuan actually wanted to join forces with the Shen family to destroy the Xie family. She even promised those families who were willing to interfere that the Xie family's resources could be shared with them. Her attitude was extremely cold-blooded.

Although it was Shen Linyuan's underhanded trick, Xie Zian didn't believe Xie Ziyuan was completely unaware.

She's so intelligent and understanding, how could she not understand what kind of person Shen Linyuan is before going to him to cry and complain?

Moreover, the Ding family was the most active here; Ding Ruoxu had practically planned out how to divide up the Xie family's resources in the future.

It would be ridiculous if someone like that still considered the other person as his close sister.

Xie Zi'an truly left without a trace of regret this time. There's no point in thinking about it anymore. He's still young and needs to accumulate strength and grow up as soon as possible so that he can truly protect the people he cares about.

——

Xie Li soon found out how disastrous Xie Ziyuan's coming-of-age ceremony was.

It was only when Chu Xun found Xie Li himself and confronted her that she found out.

However, this time she didn't give Chu Xun a chance to get too big for his britches. She immediately threw him over her shoulder, leaving him dazed and confused, and then called the head of the teaching department.

"Teacher, you said last time that if someone harasses me, I can defend myself. I did defend myself. Please come over quickly."

Chu Xun hadn't expected her to be so bold as to not only take action on campus, but also dare to go after the dean of students!

He had prepared his words, ready to preemptively launch a fierce attack and lodge a complaint, but the head of the teaching department was simply too impatient to listen to his nonsense.

"Shut up! You harass your classmate and you think you're right? You're so big and you can't even beat a girl, and you're proud of it? Come on, come to my office and give me a good talking to!"

Chu Xun was somewhat bewildered, even finding it hard to believe. Had the head teacher gone mad, siding with Xie Li without a second thought?

He quickly made his own judgment, pulled out his phone, and dialed: "Hello, is this 110? I need to call the police!"

Since the school refuses to give him justice, he has no reason to give the school any face.

The dean of students watched him finish the call quietly, then impatiently urged, "Finished? Come on, hurry up and get to my office!"

This tone, this attitude—Chu Xun had been a good student for over a decade, always pampered by teachers and classmates, and had never been treated like this before.

Is the head of student affairs blind? Does he even know who he is? How can he treat a poor student like that?

"Okay, I'll go to the office with you to explain, but Xie Li has to go too. She injured me, and I've already called the police. The school can't protect her!"