Xu Ji didn’t care whether Li Ting cheated or woke up in bed with some other man or woman.
What he cared about was that Li Ting brought someone back home! That was his house, and the current situation is that Li Ting and someone else will wake up in his bed!
This was no different from a stranger bringing another stranger onto his bed for a hookup!
The thought of it made Xu Ji feel nauseous, he quickly told Ji Fangchi, “You stay nearby and keep an eye on them, don’t let Li Ting and that woman leave. I’ll rush back immediately.”
The idea of divorce this time was unprecedentedly firm. If Li Ting really brought someone home, no matter what the reason was, he wouldn’t listen anymore.
Xu Ji couldn’t help but think of the sofa at home. Whenever he felt tired, he would take a nap on it. Who knew whether Li Ting and that other person were on it right now, getting it dirty and wet.
He covered his chest and felt a wave of nausea, it rushed up his throat and he almost threw up.
The driver shortened the one-hour journey to forty minutes from his urging. When he got off at a relatively distant place, he saw Ji Fang hiding behind a flower bed, observing very seriously.
Xu Ji pat Ji Fangchi’s head heavily from behind, “Thanks lil’bro, I’ll treat you to dinner later.”
Ji Fangchi was startled, this gloomy voice seemed to come from the 18th floor of hell. When he saw Xu Ji’s back, he seemed to see black fumes emanating from him. Xu Ji stomped up the stairs of the villa with a murderous aura, step by step, and every step seemed like he was about to shatter the stone slabs beneath him.
Ji Fangchi whispered, “Ge! Why don’t you calm down first? Don’t resort to domestic violence! You’ll get caught and be interrogated!”
Xu Ji turned a deaf ear, he quickly entered the password lock and violently pulled open the door.
Bam, the door closed after him.
“Game over~” the dry mechanical voice sounded again in the empty living room.
The game console had long fallen onto the sofa. Li Ting had already forgotten how long he had been maintaining the same posture as he and Xu Ji, who was at the door, stared at each other. His mouth was slightly opened, and a rare trace of confusion appeared on his beautiful face.
Xu Ji was also stunned in place. He rushed in with the excitement of catching an affair and the joy of the divorce that would follow. He was convinced that they were either in the living room or in the bedroom. But after analyzing the situation, it was much more likely that they were in the bedroom, which was why he didn’t pay much attention to the living room at first. However, the next second, he locked eyes with Li Ting who was in the living room.
The male lead who was supposed to be galloping on the bed was lounging on the sofa in comfortable casual wear, with his feet resting on top of the coffee table in front of him. The wide-leg trouser legs slipped down to his calves, revealing a long and fair line.
In a state of intense mental tension, he was knocked unconscious by the facts he believed and couldn’t react so quickly.
They both stared at each other in silence without any action.
“Wh-what’s happening?”
A sudden interruption in the form of a Guangdong accent broke the oppressive atmosphere.
It was only then that Xu Ji snapped out of his trance, slowly shifting his gaze toward the kitchen. A woman who appeared to be at least forty years old was holding a rag and looking at them with confusion. She asked, “Do you know each other or not? Should I keep cleaning?”
Even if Xu Ji had 100 fewer IQ points, he knew this was a misunderstanding. He spoke empty words to tell the woman, “Not today, sorry, you will still be paid.”
Li Ting had also come back to his senses. He stood up, his mind racing as he tried to come up with a plausible excuse for the third time.
The woman quickly left, and despite the chaos that had just occurred, Xu Ji appeared calm. He sat down on the sofa and said, “Explain.”
But in Li Ting’s eyes, this was the calm before the storm. He pushed back his slightly disheveled hair and tried to estimate the level of tension in Xu Ji’s mood before tentatively speaking, “I’ve been really busy these days… but I still have to keep the house clean, so I…” Get faster updates on g.com.
Before he could finish his sentence, Xu Ji stood up. His eyes were cold and emotionless. He looked down at Li Ting as if he were looking at a dead object that had nothing to do with him.
His expression told Li Ting: He used to be in the mood to play house with him, but now he found it boring and didn’t want to play anymore.
Xu Ji announced calmly, “I will tell my parents about the divorce, and I will also tell them the reason for the divorce. You have three days to move out of my house.”
Unable to bluff his way out, Li Ting frowned for the first time in front of Xu Ji. He suppressed his usual smile and pressed down on the corners of his lips. When he raised his head, his eyelids lifted and the tails of his eyes hooked up. It wasn’t exactly like a fox, more like a poisonous scorpion. His entire face was cold yet gorgeous.
Xu Ji found the cold expression on Li Ting’s face much more pleasing to the eye than his smile. He wanted to leave right away when—
“I’ll be honest.” Li Ting said, grabbing onto his shirt.
Xu Ji shook him off and sneered, “You don’t have any more chances, I don’t want to hear it.”
Li Ting continued, “From beginning to end, it was the cleaning lady who took care of the house, and I never went into your room.”
Xu Ji had no intention of listening and walked quickly toward the door. He turned the doorknob and pulled it open. The light outside was slightly dazzling, casting a golden beam on his chiseled features.
In the next moment, there was a loud “bam,” and the sunlight disappeared. Xu Ji looked coldly at the hand pressed against the door, its joints distinct, long, and powerful, with slightly bulging veins on the back.
Xu Ji secretly exerted some force, but the door remained firmly shut. He slowly turned around.
God knows when Li Ting had been standing behind him, with one hand over his shoulder pressing on the door. His long eyelashes drooped down, and his eyebrows and eyes were hidden in the shadow.
The tip of their noses was only a few centimeters apart, neither giving in, as if they were about to fight in the next second, on the verge of eruption.
As upset as he was, Xu Ji really didn’t want anything to do with Li Ting anymore. His eyes were sharp, and he reached out and accurately grasped Li Ting’s wrist, squeezing hard and saying fiercely, “Who allowed you to stop me?”
Li Ting felt the pain but didn’t retract his hand. He raised his face and showed a smile again, the ice melting away.
But this smile was different from the previous ones that were deliberately malicious. His eyebrows and eyes softened, looking lazy yet still carrying a hint of a beauty’s specific arrogance.
He said, “Don’t be so mean, I’ll tell you everything.”
Xu Ji coldly watched without speaking.
Li Ting’s entire temperament was as if he had been reborn. He was sharp and oppressive, not an inch weaker than Xu Ji. Xu Ji could clearly feel the aggression emanating from Li Ting, but at this moment, it wasn’t directed at him. Rather, it was relaxed and laid-back, like a male lion basking in the sun.
He looked at Xu Ji, the corners of his eyes curved upwards into a soft arc. He lowered his head and spoke first, “I was wrong. Please just hear me out.”
Xu Ji remained expressionless as he glanced at the arm still next to his face.
Li Ting’s words were conveying weakness, but his actions were still showing power.
The two of them were of similar height and similar temperament.
Xu Ji was pretty much pressed against the door, with no room to retreat. He really wanted to punch Li Ting in the face.
Xu Ji said coldly, “Step back.”
Li Ting quickly complied, he raised both hands and did as told.
After he backed up several steps, Xu Ji said, “Actually, the reason you found a cleaning lady to clean the house doesn’t really matter, those are just surface reasons.”
“I know,” Li Ting said softly. “Not only that, I’ll tell you everything you want to know.”
Xu Ji crossed his arms. That was indeed a profitable deal, since it will still be up to him to decide whether to divorce or not in the end.
So, he dragged out a light “ah” and said, “Then this your attitude of begging someone?”
Fucker, cursed Li Ting inwardly, but he still put on a smile and tried to please him with his words, “Then what can I do to make you a little happier?”
At this stage, he really couldn’t let Xu Ji walk out of the door. He was fine with getting beaten up or anything else, but if Xu Ji asked him to kneel down and beg, he would immediately flip out.
It might be a little troublesome, but there’s always a way. However, it would be much easier for him if Xu Ji could cooperate with him.
Fortunately, Xu Ji wasn’t such a person of bad taste. He stared at Li Ting for a while and said, “Shut your mouth and quit smiling.”
Li Ting obediently straightened his lips.
Only then did Xu Ji feel slightly satisfied and asked, “Why did you choose to marry me?”
It was the first time Li Ting had met someone who didn’t like his smile. He said, “If I tell you, will you believe me?”
Xu Ji responded calmly, “That’s for me to decide.”
Li Ting answered honestly, “Because you’re handsome. I can’t exactly find an ugly guy for myself, right? The Li family went bankrupt, so my parents had to arrange an alliance marriage for me in G city no matter what, and you were the best-looking one among that pile of data.”
Xu Ji raised an eyebrow, and the feeling of nausea he always had when dealing with Li Ting disappeared when Li Ting stopped putting on his act, “So why did my parents pick you?”
Xu Ji knew that Xu Chengyue and Chen Lian had been searching for a marriage partner for him for some time, but as far as he knew, almost 90% of them were gentle girls.
Li Ting was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed as if he had heard something funny.
He took advantage of the slight tilt of his head to tuck his stray hair behind his ear, a movement that was normal and ordinary, but when combined with his face, it inexplicably took on a suggestive and intriguing meaning, one that would make making people blush.
If the person sitting opposite him wasn’t the seemingly asexual Xu Ji, the other probably would’ve pounced on him by now from being unable to resist the temptation.
Li Ting knew he had good looks. He always knew it and used it to his advantage.
He chuckled softly and said, “Because I’m also the best-looking, and the most obedient.”