Ding Huizhu moved her lips, wanting to ask Luo Zhihan where her confidence in Xie Li came from.

That's Linjiang No.1 Middle School, one of the top five middle schools in the country!

Rumor has it that Luo Zhihan is gentle and polite, but I've never heard of him standing up for a little girl!

Even after Luo Zhihan took his leave, Ding Huizhu still couldn't figure it out.

However, Aunt Wan, who had been silently following behind her, stepped forward and said, "Perhaps it was Miss Ziyuan who asked someone to take care of Miss Xie Li."

"Miss Ziyuan is outstanding in character, appearance, and talent, and is very popular in the social circles of the capital. She has been telling me that she is worried that Miss Xie Li will not be able to adapt when she first comes to the Xie family..."

"If we can get intermediate-grade pills to give to Miss Xie Li, then asking someone to take care of her is a piece of cake."

This does indeed seem like something Xie Ziyuan would do; she's kind-hearted and always enjoys taking care of others...

"Don't mention Miss Ziyuan again." After understanding, Ding Huizhu felt even more affection for her adopted daughter's obedient and sensible nature.

“Ziyuan is the eldest daughter of the Xie family, so let’s continue to call her ‘eldest daughter’ as always.” After a pause, she added, “As for Xie Li, she is only the second daughter of the Xie family.”

Aunt Wan's eyes darted around, and she immediately understood. "I will remind all the servants."

Ding Huizhu pressed her temples and then instructed, "Prepare the car."

Aunt Wan hesitated for a moment: "Are you still leaving?"

"Are we going to stay here and embarrass ourselves if we don't leave?" Ding Huizhu's face darkened slightly. The thought of Linjiang No. 1 Middle School conducting a large-scale investigation made her panic.

Butler Wu had just arranged the car and helped Ding Huizhu into it when his phone rang.

Ding Huizhu heard the phone ringing through the car window and subconsciously looked over.

She unexpectedly recalled what Luo Zhihan had just said; the young man smiled slightly, clearly certain.

Butler Wu answered the phone: "Yes, this is the Xie family's butler. Linjiang No. 1 Middle School? Miss Jiang Baili's grades have gone wrong? The examiner's assistant accidentally..."

"Whoosh!" Upon hearing this, Ding Huizhu couldn't listen any longer and abruptly rolled up the half-open car window.

He said in a deep voice, "Drive!"

For a fleeting moment, she actually believed Luo Zhihan's words, thinking that Xie Li, after all, had half of the Ding family bloodline, and maybe she really was intelligent and had a talent for learning?

But reality slapped her hard in the face, showing her what wishful thinking really meant.

Looking at the frosty expression on Ding Huizhu's face, Aunt Wan hesitated, holding the phone: "Madam, there's a call from Linjiang No. 1 Middle School..."

"Hang up!" Ding Huizhu raised her eyelids, her eyes filled with a frighteningly sinister look.

Sister Wan didn't dare to say another word and immediately hung up the phone.

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Upstairs, in Xie Li's room, the girl put away her phone and said to Zhang Ma, who looked worried, "Grandma, it's alright now."

She lowered her head, her long, slender, fair fingers playing with her phone, looking pure and well-behaved.

Zhang Ma hesitated and asked, "Are you really alright?"

Xie Yunqiu stormed out, determined to get an explanation from Linjiang No. 1 Middle School and wouldn't let the matter rest. She was stubborn; once she made up her mind about something, even if it was just a rumor, she would treat it as the truth.

In Linjiang City, Xie Li could only rely on the Xie family and Ding Huizhu, but Ding Huizhu abandoned him...

For the past half hour, the old lady must have been extremely worried.

Xie Li, on the other hand, remained calm throughout. After doing some calculations with her eyes closed, she told Zhang Ma, "Jiang Baili's test paper was mistaken. The examiner's assistant accidentally gave her the wrong mock exam paper for the senior year."

Although Zhang Ma trusted Xie Li's ability to deduce and predict, she was always on edge.