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Xie Li really, really hadn't expected that this female celebrity would have had a fling with the original body.

As adults, Xie Li didn't naively think that ‘his’ "sponsorship" was purely business without any personal feelings or relationships involved. Most likely, it meant something more intimate, perhaps even involving going to bed together.

Xie Li felt really foolish. Just as he had gotten rid of the trouble with Bai Qian, here came Zhang Yan. He never imagined the original body would leave him with such a "surprise".

Was it reasonable? Well, it seemed quite reasonable.

Through his observations over the past few months and his interactions with various shady characters, Xie Li knew that the original body was quite the philanderer. It wouldn't be acceptable to leave any loose ends unresolved. Although he had been quite well-behaved since transmigrating, without any hint of scandal, the problem was, he couldn't escape the unresolved issues left by the previous occupant.

Xie Li interlaced his fingers, his expression serious. He looked at Assistant Gao, but seemed to be lost in thought rather than focused on him. It was this gaze that made Assistant Gao a bit uneasy.

It had been at least two or three months since Xie Li's arrival, and during this time, those unresolved issues hadn't come looking for him... Of course, it could be that they did come but were intercepted by Assistant Gao. But since they hadn't reached him at all, not even a phone call, it proved that the original body had only average feelings for them, and there were no special feelings for any of them.

And the fact that Assistant  Gao had managed to hold them off for so long before reporting to him showed that the original body had been quite generous, which was the main reason they were able to tolerate it.

Xie Li thought for a moment and realized he needed to come up with a solution.

"Xiao Gao."

"Yes, sir."

Xie Li's gaze was no longer vacant; instead, it was directly focused on Assistant Gao, which relieved Assistant Gao a little, although the subsequent issue was a bit daunting. "How many lovers do I have?"

Facing this somewhat daunting question, Assistant Gao took a moment to respond. "I've been in contact with three long-term ones and two who have had one-time contact. As for the others... I'm not sure."

Xie Li's head felt a bit empty again, but he quickly came back to his senses. 

"Since you're responsible for contacting them, you should also be responsible for cutting ties with them. After cutting ties, provide some financial compensation, within your discretion. As long as they don't bother me in the future, it's fine."

"Ah?... Okay." 

Assistant Gao didn't react immediately, but he agreed as soon as he did. However, right after that, he felt like he was about to break his forehead. As a special assistant, Assistant Gao knew he had a lot of work to do, but he had never thought he would have to cut ties with the boss' lovers.

After dealing with work for a while, Xie Li prepared to finish work and go home. But because he had plans with his wife and daughter to have dinner at a nearby street hotpot restaurant, he didn't go home directly. Instead, he went to the nearby gym for a workout.

Originally, Xie Li was a programmer, with no time for exercise. Now, he had more time for exercise, and with the original body's habit of exercising, he continued the routine.

Aside from anything else, exercise was indeed a relaxing activity. After sweating it out, he took a shower. Now, Xie Li could completely ignore his male privates, and he even had the leisure to admire his own abdominal muscles in the mirror.

Xie Li was very satisfied. Fortunately, he didn't turn into one of those overweight guys; otherwise, he would have been disgusted with himself.

After finishing his workout, Xie Li changed into a casual outfit, handed his bag to Assistant Gao to leave early, and then went to the mall. 

Thinking that it was still early, he went to a bubble tea shop and bought three cups of bubble tea. He opened one and drank it himself, while the other two were packed and ready to be given to his wife and daughter later.

There was no woman in the world who didn't like bubble tea, Xie Li thought from the bottom of his heart. Although it was high in calories and sugar, and could easily make people gain weight, it was just too delicious to resist.

Moreover, now that he was a fitness enthusiast, sweating it out in the gym every day, these extra calories were nothing.

After drinking half a cup, his wife and daughter arrived.

Jiang Yuying was wearing a light pink Hanfu-style top with linen-colored shorts, carrying a small leather bag, and wearing white high-heeled sandals. She looked cool and comfortable. Although it was mid-September, the weather was still hot, and her outfit looked very comfortable.

As for Xie Siyun, she was dressed in a JK suit suitable for her age.

The two of them stood together, not looking like mother and daughter, but more like sisters. But when Xie Li joined them, it became a family of three, with the young couple and their high school daughter. Because sisters-in-law and their husbands wouldn't take their younger sister-in-law out shopping or dining, let alone let someone who wasn't their child stand between them.

Yes, after Xie Li joined them, it became a standard family of three, with the daughter standing in the middle and the parents on either side.

Seeing the bubble tea Xie Li was carrying, Xie Siyun's eyes lit up. She trotted over to him, looped her arm through his, and said, "Dad, let me see what flavors of bubble tea you bought!"

She reached out, rummaged around, and pulled out one cup, deftly inserting a straw. "It's Taro Pearl! I love this flavor from this shop."