"Thank you for saving the city yesterday. These are my thanks," Xie Mingying said softly.
Li Xiyue joked, "I'm Yicheng's sister-in-law, it's only right that I help him. Besides, if anyone should thank someone, it should be Yicheng, not you. What right do you have to thank me on Yicheng's behalf?"
"You..." Xie Mingying stamped her foot anxiously, "Li Xiyue, don't go too far."
Li Xiyue laughed loudly, "Look, you got all worked up after just a couple of jokes."
"I'm not in a hurry." Xie Mingying denied it, fidgeted for a moment, and said, "Li Xiyue, I think you're a pretty good person, very much to my liking..."
"What? You want to eat me?"
"Pfft—" Quan Yicheng burst out laughing. His sister-in-law had said something truly astonishing.
Xie Mingying turned and left angrily, saying, "I can't be bothered with you, I'm leaving."
"Don't go." Li Xiyue grabbed her. "Tell me, I promise I won't interrupt."
Xie Mingying glared at her and continued, "If you're willing, we can be friends; if not, then forget it..."
"I do." This time, Li Xiyue didn't tease her. She extended her hand. "It's nice to be friends with you."
Xie Mingying couldn't help but smile as she looked at the girl's fair and slender hand and reached out to grasp it. "My friendship with Xie Mingying is for life. You can't go back on your word."
"A lifetime is that long?"
"What? You're not willing to be my friend for life?"
Li Xiyue feigned hesitation, "A lifetime is a bit long."
Xie Mingying was so angry that she tried to pull her hand back.
Just before pulling away, Li Xiyue gripped her hand tightly. "A lifetime may be a bit long, but as the books say, friendship lasts forever, even longer than a lifetime."
"You agree?"
"Of course I agree. You are the apple of the Xie family's eye. In the future, if Chu Xun bullies me, I will have a strong backing." Li Xiyue looked like she had gotten a great deal.
Xie Mingying laughed out loud and glared at her, "With your looks, how could Brother Xun possibly bully you?"
"What do I look like?" Li Xiyue asked.
Xie Mingying didn't say, "Anyway, Brother Xun wouldn't, and wouldn't dare to, bully you."
“Not knowing and not daring to are two different things. Explain yourself clearly,” Li Xiyue persisted.
Xie Mingying ignored her and sat down next to Chu Xingbang. "Grandpa Chu, can you do something about your granddaughter-in-law? She's bullying me."
“Mingying, I’m not helping you with this. If anyone’s helping, it’s my Yueyue. I’m an old man who used to lead troops in battles. I’m always protective of my own and I’ll help my relatives, not those who are right.”
Xie Mingying pleaded, "Grandpa Chu~~"
"Yingying, I'll help you," Quan Yicheng said sycophantically.
Xie Mingying rolled her eyes at him. "Can you beat the Chu family?"
Let alone Chu Xun and the others, he probably couldn't even beat Li Xiyue.
Quan Yicheng scratched his head. "It seems like we can't beat them."
"Hahaha..." The room was filled with laughter.
Just as they were laughing and joking, the phone rang. Aunt Tian answered, "It's Xun. He wants to talk to Yueyue. Okay."
Upon hearing that it was Chu Xun, Li Xiyue quickly ran over to answer the phone, "Ah Xun."
Chu Xun's apologetic voice came from the other end of the phone, "Yueyue, I won't be able to go back for a while, so I'm afraid I won't be able to send you back to Nan Province..."
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