The old man was startled awake by the calls of the middle-aged man and woman, and timidly glanced at Ji Xiaoxiao. Ji Xiaoxiao remained calm and unmoved, her cool expression making the old man's heart flutter with delight.

"Isn't Meimei angry?" the old man asked hesitantly.

Ji Xiaoxiao shook her head, and the old man smiled brightly and suddenly hugged Ji Xiaoxiao.

"Grandpa's good granddaughter, Grandpa's good granddaughter..." the old man kept murmuring.

Old people are like children, old people are like children, isn't that how it is?!

Ji Xiaoxiao was speechless and choked with emotion!

The elderly received special treatment, but the middle-aged man and woman, not to be outdone, forcefully intervened in the tender moment between the grandmother and granddaughter. They thoroughly tormented Ji Xiaoxiao before finally letting her leave the house.

A strange carriage had been waiting at the gate for a long time. Ji Xiaoxiao rode in and arrived at a manor. Upon entering the manor, she was greeted by a girl who looked to be fourteen or fifteen years old.

The girl was exquisitely beautiful, the kind of beauty that captivates at first sight. Dressed in bright red, she resembled a phoenix rising from the ashes, her steps swift, her black hair flowing like a butterfly.

"Everyone come and see, it's the Xie family's Meimei!" The girl's tone was as if she were gesturing for people to come and see a monkey, showing no respect whatsoever, but rather contempt and disdain.

Without thinking much, Ji Xiaoxiao slapped the girl across the face as soon as she got closer.

"Xie Meimei, how dare you hit me?" The girl was stunned for a moment.

Ji Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow, looking extremely smug, and said, "I am the daughter of the Xie family, so what if I hit you? If you have the guts, if you have the ability, then hit me back! I'm just standing here and not moving." Ji Xiaoxiao reached out and gently patted her face.

The girl's expression shifted, her slightly raised hand falling limply to her side. She absolutely dared not provoke the Xie family. The Xie family was renowned for their capriciousness; if she dared to embarrass their precious darling in public, her family would grind her to dust before the Xie family even had a chance to deal with her. The Li family had no need for useless people, not even a genius like her.

"Li'er wouldn't dare," Li Li'er said, bowing slightly.

Ji Xiaoxiao snorted and said, "What are you still standing here for? Aren't you going to take me to the venue? Do you want to tire me out?"

Taking advantage of her master's power, Ji Xiaoxiao circled behind Li Lier and kicked her in the shin. Li Lier lost her footing and almost fell.

No pain, no gain. Li Lier gritted her teeth inwardly, vowing to repay Ji Xiaoxiao tenfold or a hundredfold for the humiliation she had suffered today.

Li Li'er, ever the pretentious type, raised her head and smiled respectfully as she led Ji Xiaoxiao in. The two arrived at the flower-viewing party venue, a riot of color and beauty, like a fairyland. All those coming and going were young women in their prime, with lovely faces and graceful figures.

Having no interest in the Zuo family's daughter and no ability to appreciate her beauty, Ji Xiaoxiao took the initiative, sitting alone in the main seat and ordering Li Lier to serve tea and water, quite leisurely.

Oh no, I'm going blind!

The host, Li Li'er, had become Ji Xiaoxiao's servant? The playful girls stopped what they were doing, and their polite smiles began to falter.

Damn, I need to wipe my eyes first!

"What kind of madness has Xie Meimei gone mad?" Anyone who knows Xie Meimei even slightly knows her personality.

Fearing the power of the evil family, the girls, despite having countless doubts, would never dare to ask. With stiff smiles, the girls continued their facade of sisterhood.

"So boring." Having eaten and drunk what she wanted, Ji Xiaoxiao was utterly bored and prepared to return to the manor to receive the original owner's memories and wishes.

Ji Xiaoxiao waved her hand, and Li Lier, who was massaging her shoulders, stopped abruptly.

"Alright, thank you for your hard work. I'm a little tired and need to go back to my residence."

Just as Ji Xiaoxiao stood up, Li Lier hurriedly stammered, "Meimei, won't you sit down for a while? My brother has invited the Sixth Prince."

"Oh, and then?"

"The Sixth Prince is right next door, don't you want to go and see him?" Li Li'er thought smugly. If Ji Xiaoxiao were to step into the Sixth Prince's courtyard, she would make sure the Xie family was either dead or badly injured.

Li Li'er was still very young and inexperienced; her mask wasn't perfect, and the shrewd old woman Ji Xiaoxiao saw through it at a glance. Life is full of disappointments, and as an elder, Ji Xiaoxiao should have taught Li Li'er to be gentle, kind, respectful, frugal, and modest, to be benevolent, righteous, courteous, wise, and trustworthy, and to be pragmatic in life.

"I don't want to go." Ji Xiaoxiao decisively rejected Li Lier's idea.

"Why don't you go? The Sixth Prince is there!" Li Lier tried her best to persuade Ji Xiaoxiao.

Ji Xiaoxiao naturally harbors goodwill towards the Xie family members, including Li Lier and the Sixth Prince mentioned by Li Lier. Ji Xiaoxiao subconsciously dislikes them, a result of lingering emotions from the original owner of the body. Given her lack of memory, Ji Xiaoxiao's actions based on likes and dislikes are understandable.

"Where the Sixth Prince is is his prerogative. If I don't want to go, I don't want to go. Why all the 'whys'? Or are you trying to overstep your bounds and teach me a lesson on behalf of my parents?" Ji Xiaoxiao said coldly, staring straight at Li Lier without looking to the side.

Under Ji Xiaoxiao's icy gaze, Li Lier trembled, and no more words of annoyance came out. Li Lier dared not offend Ji Xiaoxiao and respectfully saw her out of the manor.

Watching Ji Xiaoxiao's clean and efficient retreating figure, Li Li'er was filled with grievances and questions. Xie Meimei was infatuated with the Sixth Prince, and used to want to be by his side every second. Why was she ignoring him today, treating him like a discarded shoe? She was cold and indifferent, as if she no longer loved the Sixth Prince, and the two were just strangers who had met by chance.

Heavens, why? Why don't you love him? That's the Sixth Prince! He's a peerless genius, a rare talent in the Ming Kingdom, a prodigy who's already a second-tier Spirit King at only eighteen!

She's changed. Xie Meimei has changed.

Thinking of this, fear gripped Li Li'er's entire body.

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