After returning to the capital, the eldest daughter saved her entire clan with her medical skills.

"What?! The witness you're referring to is actually the Regent!"

Ren Shanzhang never expected that this matter would be related to the Regent, and his earlier thought of trying to settle things peacefully was immediately rejected.

If the Regent were to learn of this, he would not be able to let it go; instead, he would have to deal with it severely to set an example for the other students.

"Indeed, the Regent discovered Li'er's location and rescued him."

“I am aware of this matter. Miss Xue, please go back and wait for news. I will definitely investigate and deal with it thoroughly.”

"Thank you, Headmaster. I know this matter will cause you a lot of trouble. I happen to have brought some homemade food and some medicine. I hope you won't find it too much."

Xue Ruanruan didn't expect things to go so smoothly. She had just realized that Headmaster Ren had intended to settle things peacefully, but his attitude changed completely after she brought up the Regent as a witness.

He was extremely satisfied and quickly told the maid to bring over the food box and give her a sweet treat so that Headmaster Ren wouldn't feel resentful.

"No, Miss Xue, you're too kind. This is simply my job. Please don't be so polite."

Headmaster Ren was an upright man and immediately refused to decline the offer.

"Master Ren is overthinking it. These are just ordinary home-cooked meals. Not only you, but also several of Li'er's teachers have them. Don't worry about it."

How could Xue Ruanruan allow Headmaster Ren to refuse? She brought up the other teachers as well, so that he wouldn't refuse on behalf of others and would feel at ease.

"In that case, thank you for your kind offer, Miss Xue."

Ren Shanzhang was fond of food, and he seemed to smell a faint fragrance.

It happened to be the time when the students were having lunch after class.

All the children ran to the cafeteria to eat, but he was the only one who dawdled and walked at the very back.

"Xue Li, why are you so slow? If you don't hurry up, all the food will be gone."

At the school gate, a chubby boy was clinging to the window frame, anxiously urging Xue Li on.

"Xu Zijun, Gu Mingcheng, you two go eat first, I'll go later."

The classmates all fawned over Wang Yuchen and didn't want to play with Xue Li.

Xu Zijun and Gu Mingcheng were among the few students willing to hang out with Xue Li. They were both from wealthy and influential families, no less so than Wang Yuchen, so they didn't need to curry favor with him.

Because he couldn't stand Wang Yuchen's arrogance, he became closer to Xue Li.

This morning, Wang Yuchen brought his henchmen to cause trouble again, but the teacher saw them and scolded them.

Xue Li didn't want to go to the cafeteria so early, fearing she would run into Wang Yuchen again and get into an argument.

The headmaster was a frugal person, and the food provided by the Luming Academy canteen was limited, especially in winter when snow disasters occurred in various places and food prices rose continuously, so the canteen's food became even less available.

If you arrive even slightly late, you won't get a hot meal, and there will be very little left over. For the wealthy young masters of the academy, they would rather go home hungry than eat such leftovers.

Xu Zijun and Gu Mingcheng clung to the window frame, their faces filled with anxiety, afraid that if they arrived too late they would miss out on food.

Xue Ruanruan, accompanied by her maid, headed straight for the school where Xue Li was. As soon as she looked up, she saw two chubby-faced boys pawing at the window frame at the door.

"Young masters, do you know which room Xue Li attends in?"

"What do you want with Xue Li?"

Xu Zijun looked at Xue Ruanruan warily with her chubby little face raised, showing a high level of alertness.

"I am Xue Li's elder sister, and I've come to bring him some food."