She goes crazy, he'll cover for her; the darling of the group is someone no one dares to mess w

Han Xi led Fang Li to her seat.

A long wooden table with two baking trays in the middle.

Fang Li and Han Xi sat on one side, Jian Yunqi and another man sat on the other side, and Lin Mo sat at the end, with the seat directly opposite him empty.

A waiter came over to refill everyone's tea. After everyone left, Jian Yunqi said, "Last time you said you were getting married, and we called you several times but you didn't come out. Now it seems this is the person. We've brought her here, aren't we going to introduce her?"

Fang Li looked at Han Xi in surprise, not expecting him to talk about marriage with someone else.

Her gaze fell on Han Xi's eyes, and Han Xi thought she minded that he told others about this.

He explained in a low voice, "I didn't tell anyone else."

Fang Li was taken aback for a moment, then immediately realized that he was worried she would mind. She gently pursed her lips to indicate that it was nothing.

Seeing that she didn't seem angry at all, Han Xi relaxed slightly and turned to introduce her to the others: "My wife, Xu Fangli."

Deng Xiulin, still dressed in his meticulous legal elite attire, nodded amicably to Fang Li upon hearing this.

Jian Yunqi smiled: "Xu Fangli? She really is Xu Fangye's sister?"

Fang Li was surprised; this person also knew her brother?

Han Xi quickly cleared up her confusion.

He first pointed to Deng Xiulin across from him and said, "Deng Xiulin is a partner at an international senior law firm, and he is also in charge of Han's legal affairs."

Fang Li smiled and said, "Hello."

"Jian Yunqi and I grew up in the same compound when we were children. His family is in the education business, and the national chain Mingde Academy is an education brand under the Jian family."

"Mingde Academy? You mean that private school with personalized butler-level service?"

Han Xi: "Hmm, you know?"

Fang Li parted her red lips slightly, and nodded at Jian Yunqi with surprise, saying, "Haicheng also has Mingde Academy. If I hadn't been unexpectedly admitted to Jiaotong University Affiliated High School when I was in high school, I would have almost gone to that school."

"I see." It was Jian Yunqi who spoke.

"Look, this is fate!" His smile was always infectious. He suddenly reached out to Fang Li: "It's a pleasure to meet you, sister-in-law."

Fang Li chuckled and extended her hand: "It's also a pleasure to meet President Jian."

She didn't notice Jian Yunqi's subsequent mention of "sister-in-law," nor did she notice his meaningful smile, and he even secretly raised an eyebrow at Han Xi beside him.

The moment their hands touched, Fang Li's hand was pulled back by someone.

"Jian Tiezhu, are you asking for trouble?" Han Xi warned with a forced smile.

Jian Yunqi's face immediately fell.

Fang Li looked surprised. Jian Tiezhu?

Seeing that Fang Li had indeed heard, Jian Yunqi glared angrily at Han Xi, "I just took advantage of you a little, why are you so ruthless!"

Han Xi: "Telling the truth won't work either. Why don't you ask Chairman Jian why he named you Tiezhu (Iron Pillar)?"

Jian Yunqi: "......."

Lin Mo couldn't help but chuckle, hiding his smile behind his teacup.

Deng Xiulin held the cup with a faint smile on his lips.

Fang Li was struggling to suppress her laughter, her lips barely moving.

Iron Pillar?

Jian Tiezhu?

The young master of the prestigious Jian family, the crown prince of the education sector, actually has such a down-to-earth nickname.

Seeing that Jian Yunqi was so angry he was practically spitting fire, Fang Li couldn't bear it any longer and cleared her throat to say, "My grandfather said that a bad name is easy to raise. My brother was almost called 'stinky egg' when he was a child."

After he finished speaking, Jian Yunqi's expression indeed improved considerably.

Deng Xiulin, Lin Mo, and Han Xi all looked at her with surprise.

Fang Li awkwardly picked up the teacup beside her and took a sip, but in her heart she secretly apologized to a certain older brother who was far away in Haicheng.

A man who was socializing with a big shot had just picked up a glass of wine when he suddenly started sneezing repeatedly.

He was also surprised, unaware that he had acquired a new nickname: Stinky Egg.

A burst of laughter suddenly rang out in the shop.

There are high and low.

Jian Yunqi slapped his thigh and laughed, "She really is Xu Fangye's new sister. Next time we meet, I must ask him why he's been keeping such a fun sister hidden all this time."

Han Xi stopped laughing and gave him a quick glance.

"Ask Jiahao where he is?"

Deng Xiulin picked up his phone and made a call.

Han Xi turned to Fang Li and asked, "Are you hungry? Do you want to order something to eat first?"

Fang Li shook her head. "It's okay. Your friend hasn't arrived yet. Let's wait until they get here together."

As the two were talking, Deng Xiulin finished asking his questions and hung up the phone.

"Jiahao said we're almost there, just one intersection."

Just then, Fang Li's phone rang.

She took it out, glanced at it, and whispered to Han Xi, "It's Wen Yang. I'm going out to take this call."

Han Xi nodded.

She smiled apologetically at the group while holding her phone, then got up and walked out of the store.

Outside the barbecue restaurant is a long corridor, and below the glass railing is a commercial street.

Fang Li went outside and stood by the railing to answer the phone.

From the other end came Wen Yang's voice: "Where are you?"

Fang Li: "You're eating out with Han Xi, what's wrong?"

There was a pause on the other end before the voice came again: "It's nothing, go ahead and eat, I'll hang up now."

Fang Li vaguely heard someone talking about wedding dresses and styles.

Perhaps Wen Yang's position was a bit off-center, because she couldn't hear very clearly.

But her intuition told her that Wen Yang must have something to say if she took the initiative to call.

"We're not all here yet, where are you? I can hear other people's voices."

Wen Yang: "Ah, I'm not there. I'm eating out too."

"Eating out? Are you sure?" Fang Li didn't believe her and asked, "Then why did I hear someone asking about wedding dress styles? Were you at a wedding dress shop?"

Wen Yang seemed to take a light breath, her footsteps light, as if she had walked a little further away. Once the area opposite was quiet and no other sounds could be heard, she said, "I really am outside. Um, my friend is calling me. You should go back and eat. I need to eat too. I'll hang up now!"

After saying that, she hung up the phone without giving Fang Li any chance to speak.

Hearing the busy tone on her phone, Fang Li frowned slightly.

Her bad feeling intensified. Knowing Wen Yang as she did, she knew that Wen Yang would only become so incoherent and rush to end the conversation when she was hiding something from her. Otherwise, she would always have endless topics to discuss with her.

Fang Li felt increasingly uneasy. Wen Yang must have lied; she was definitely hiding something from her!

Fang Li remained preoccupied until she returned home.

Han Xi noticed her unusual behavior, turned his head and asked her in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

Fang Li was lost in thought and shook her head. "It's nothing."

Han Xi glanced at her but didn't say anything more.

At that moment, a commotion came from the doorway, and then a strikingly handsome figure walked in.

"Sorry to have kept you all waiting!"

The other person had a clear and melodious voice; you could tell from their voice that they were good-looking.

Sure enough, when he turned around the screen and walked over, Fang Li was immediately attracted by his slightly smiling eyes.

She looked at the newcomer in surprise, then turned to look at Han Xi, repeating this several times before leaning over to steal a question from Han Xi: "How did he get together with you...?"