Theodore’s eyes reddened instantly.
“Why?!”
He swept everything off the table in one violent motion.
Glass shattered across the floor.
A servant outside the room flinched but didn’t dare enter.
Theodore spoke again.
“Where is Li Yeli?”
Aecon Li stiffened slightly.
“She’s… not home yet.”
Jin Suye glanced at the clock.
“She’s still at the hospital?”
Aecon Li blinked.
How did he know that?
Could he possibly know why she visited the hospital too?
Theodore noticed the reaction immediately.
His eyes narrowed slightly toward Jin Suye.
“You seem to know a lot about her.”
Jin Suye smiled calmly.
“If I’m going to marry someone, naturally I would learn about her.”
Theodore let out a cold laugh.
“Marry?”
He leaned back slowly.
“You talk as if she already agreed.”
“She will.”
“And what makes you so certain?”
Jin Suye’s expression remained composed.
“Because unlike you… I understand her.”
Theodore’s gaze darkened.
Before he could respond-
The front door opened.
Footsteps echoed softly across the floor.
They all turned.
Li Yeli walked in.
She paused the moment she saw the room.
Jewels.
Gold.
Luxury boxes.
Two men staring at each other like predators.
And her so called parents looking like nervous merchants in the middle of a negotiation. Find the original chapter at g.com.
Her brows furrowed slightly.
“What happened here?”
No one answered immediately.
Because the moment she entered-
The entire atmosphere shifted again.
Theodore stood first.
Jin Suye followed immediately after.
Aecon Li nearly choked seeing both men rise at the same time.
“Yeli,” Theodore said calmly, “I came to see you.”
Jin Suye smiled faintly.
“What a coincidence. So did I.”
Li Yeli looked from one man to the other.
Then at the mountains of gifts scattered across the living room.
Silence.
A long cold silence.
Then-
She spoke.
“Take them back.”
Everyone froze.
Jin Suye blinked once.
“What?”
“I take them back,” Li Yeli repeated calmly.
Her eyes swept across the treasures without the slightest interest.
“I’m not marrying either of you.”
The room fell completely silent.
Aecon Li’s face changed instantly.
“Li Yeli!” he snapped.
But she ignored him completely.
Theodore stared at her quietly.
Not angry.
Interested.
Jin Suye, however, slowly smiled.
Instead of feeling offended-
He seemed even more intrigued.
And that reaction alone made
Theodore’s expression turn colder.
“None can marry me.” Like Yeli spoke againagain, accentuating every word.
Aecon Li frowned.
She continued, “Because I already have someone I like.”
The whole room were stunned by her words. Get faster updates on g.com.
“I like Mr. Yu. And I believe both of you have already spoke, so why are you still listening to these two?”
She stared at Aecon Li.
“Nonsense!” Theodore frowned, “I was the first to be introduced to you, therefore, I will be the one to marry you.”
Li Yeli stared at him without saying a word.
Aecon Li carefully observed the situation.
Yu Yang was much more influence.
And he was likely the ladder they needed to climb up to success.
“I think we should respect the child’s decisions.” Aecon Li said.
Her decisions are quite considerate, she indeed has keen eyes.
“I’m a child too.” Theodore said.
“Mr.
Theodore, Mr.
Jin, I sincerely am sorry,” Aecon Li apologized, “Yeli said the one she wants to marry is Mr.
Yu, and…we can’t force her.”
Theodore stared fiercely at Aecon Li, “You mean I should leave?”
“No, I…”
Theodore interrupted Aecon Li.
“I won’t leave. What a capricious man you are. You said she was single, indirectly hinting that you approve of us, and now you’re saying I don’t even have a chance anymore?”
He let out a sharp laugh.
“Is it because of money? You think Yu Yang is better than me?”
Aecon Li hurriedly raised his hands.
“No. Of course not—”
“Then why?” Theodore shot back.
“Because of looks?” His eyes widened in disbelief.
“You think Yu Yang is more handsome than me?”
Li Yeli narrowed her eyes.
How offended would Yu Yang feel when he knows he’s currently being compared to Theodore?
“Could be the height,” Jin Suye casually added, dragging his gaze from Theodore’s head to his shoes.
“It definitely feels like the height.”
Theodore slowly turned toward him.
“What exactly do you mean by that?”
“If the two of you are planning to fight,” Li Yeli finally spoke, her calm voice slicing through the tension, “then please do it outside.”
The room instantly fell silent.
Everyone turned to look at her.
Mo Ruyi placed her teacup down with a soft clink before lifting her eyes to look at Li Yeli, who then turned to look at Theodore.
“And for the record,” she said evenly, “no one asked any of you to compete over me.”
Theodore froze.
Even Aecon Li looked stunned.
Meanwhile, Jin Suye quietly leaned back into the sofa, clearly enjoying the disaster unfolding before him.