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The remaining cup was naturally Jiang Yuying's, but as a 39-year-old woman trying to maintain her figure, she hesitated. Eventually, under the urging of Xie Li and his daughter Xie Siyun, she decided to drink it.

Considering Jiang Yuying's taste, Xie Li bought milk tea with a base of black tea, closer to traditional tea with less milk. If he had chosen something like Taro Pearl, Jiang Yuying probably wouldn't have liked it. As expected, facing the black tea-based drink, Jiang Yuying gave a positive review: 

"The flavor is quite unique, not bad."

Drinking iced milk tea while enjoying street hotpot before summer ended was truly enjoyable. The family happily finished their meal and even took a stroll around the streets for a while.

However, the shopping experience wasn't entirely pleasant.

They ran into Xie Siqi and Shen Xiyue.

The two of them were happily strolling together, but when they met Xie Li's family, there was an air of awkwardness. Xie Li did notice that Shen Xiyue looked significantly different from the last time he saw her.

The last time he saw Shen Xiyue was at Madam Sun's birthday banquet, where she was dressed as a waitress. Although she had light makeup on her face, her overall appearance hinted at a less-than-affluent family background.

As for now...

Xie Li took a sip of his milk tea, slurping up some pearls, and chewed them thoughtfully as he discreetly assessed Shen Xiyue in front of him.

She was dressed in LV's latest season clothes, adorned with expensive jewelry on her neck and hands, and her hair was carefully styled. Even her makeup matched her outfit perfectly.

"Brother?" 

In the silence, the first to speak up was Xie Siyun. 

She wasn't aware that Xie Siqi and Wen Xin had called off their engagement, not because someone intentionally kept it from her, but simply because she was forgotten. She had been busy studying recently, and her friends around her also didn't mention it to her, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Although Xie Li felt it was a bit ridiculous, after all, it's a fictional world, and he indeed forgot to tell her. This led to Xie Siyun's next words: 

"Have you forgotten Sister Wenxin?"

"Wenxin?" 

Shen Xiyue looked puzzled, with a hint of confusion on her face. 

Just by looking at her appearance, it was evident that she had been dating Xie Siqi for a while. During this time, Xie Siqi often took her to meet his friends.

But their circle of friends overlapped significantly with Wenxin's. Those who grew up with them knew about their engagement and genuinely thought they would get married in the future. Simply put, there were quite a few fans of their relationship. Suddenly, Wenxin and Xie Siqi broke off their engagement, and he immediately got a new girlfriend and even brought her to gatherings.

That would surely be compared to Wenxin.

This comparison was unfavorable in every aspect.

And as the female lead, she was bound to encounter a scene where, while in the bathroom, she overhears gossip about herself, saying things like "Why does Xie Siqi choosed her? What does Wenxin lack compared to her?"

In short, Shen Xiyue's dreams were filled with the name "Wenxin" every night.

Her confusion was quickly shut down by Xie Li: 

"Siyun, your brother and Wenxin have nothing to do with each other anymore. You probably haven't been keeping up with the news lately, and we forgot to tell you. Xie Siqi and Wenxin have cancelled their engagement. They're both free now and can date whoever they like."

After saying this, he glanced at Xie Siqi. He didn't expect Xie Siqi to act so quickly. With this move, the Wen family didn't even need to make a statement. They could just wait for the gossip reporters to dig up Xie Siqi's quick pursuit of a new girlfriend after canceling the engagement. Maybe they could even find some juicy news about a Cinderella stepping up as the third party.

Although Shen Xiyue was in the "third party" position, gossip reporters might not care about that. They would surely go for the juiciest story possible.

Xie Li shook the cup of milk tea, realizing he had already finished it, leaving only a few pearls."