“But I’m not running.”
Li Yeli was furious.
She wasn’t the type who liked talking, yet he kept pushing her into a conversation.
If she ever married a man like Jin Suye, she would probably kill him on the very first day.
There were plenty of men here, after all-
She could choose anyone.
Anyone but him.
Li Yeli turned slightly to the side, ignoring everything Jin Suye said, as if he didn’t even exist.
Jin Suye frowned.
“Miss Li?”
He had just confessed his feelings to her, yet she wasn’t moved at all.
It was as though she hadn’t even heard him.
Other women would have accepted him on the spot.
So what was she doing?
“It’s very rude to ignore someone like that. I just confessed my feelings to you, if you don’t like me, you can just-”
Li Yeli knitted her brows.
“I don’t like you.”
Ouch.
“But we can try to be friends… right?” Jin Suye forced out.
Li Yeli gazed at him.
One second…
Two seconds…
Then look away.
She shifted her position again.
On the other side, Mo Ruyi noticed them and sneered.
“What a waste.”
If only Jin Suye had been interested in her dear Li Yue.
As Li Yeli moved again-avoiding men she thought were too young, too old, too noisy, too annoying, too nosy, too petty-
A question surfaced in her mind.
Who do I choose?
She cleared her thoughts.
Do I even have a choice?
I just want to be as far away as possible from the Li family.
I have no choice but to marry whoever it is…
I don’t care what type of family it is.
I will marry the next man I see.
“The man with the white suit is Yu Yang, right?”
“Obviously!”
“Can’t you see he’s the only one standing out? Look how handsome he is…”
Li Yeli’s attention shifted to the girls who were talking beside her.
One of them lowered her gaze to the glass of wine in her hand.
“I could swallow this glass just to spend a night with him.”
“Are you kidding me?” another lady gasped. Enjoying the story? Read on at g.com.
“I could swallow every glass in this hall just to make him glance at me!”
Another one chimed in, “I heard he rarely speaks to people. He just said, ‘Pleasure to meet you,’ to my uncle and disappeared.”
Too noisy.
Li Yeli shifted again.
Hm…
man in a white suit…
Where was this ‘white suit’ man they were talking about?
Li Yeli Wondered.
He’s quiet?
That means we wouldn’t talk much when they’re married…
Everyone would just mind their own business.
Li Yeli had no idea that was not how things worked.
But why wasn’t I introduced to him?
Her gaze swept across the hall, searching.
Most men wore black.
So he wouldn’t be hard to find.
Then-
She saw him.
A man in a white suit.
He was the man from earlier.
Surrounded by people-men, women, young girls.
Parents trying to match their daughters with him.
No way.
Li Yeli moved forward quickly.
“Mr. Yu, this is my first daughter, Bai Shenyue. She’s an actress… she’s well known around the industry.”
Well known?
Yu Yang had never even heard the name Bai Shenyue before.
The woman continued praising her daughter, listing achievements one after another.
Yu Yang showed no reaction, yet she kept going.
Just as she was about to mention awards-
A figure stepped forward.
“Marry me!”
Li Yeli stood in front of Yu Yang, her gaze steady, unwavering as she looked straight at him.
No hesitation.
No trace of embarrassment.
And most importantly–
No emotions.
As if the words she had just spoken were the most natural thing in the world.
Silence.
It spread instantly.
Like a ripple that swallowed the entire hall whole.
The music faltered-
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Conversations died mid-sentence.
Glasses paused halfway to lips.
Even the soft shuffle of movement faded into nothingness.
The entire hall went still.
So still-
That even the faintest sound could be heard.
All eyes turned to her.
One by one.
Drawn by shock.
Curiosity.
Disbelief.
Including Yu Yang’s.
For a brief moment-
He didn’t move.
His heart nearly stopped.
Then slammed violently against his chest.
His blood surged wildly, as though it were reversing its course, rushing through him with chaotic intensity.
A sharp, electric sensation spread through his body-
Fast.
Uncontrollable.
Warmth flooded his chest.
Spreading outward.
Unfamiliar.
Yet impossible to ignore.
And for the first time that night-
He was no longer the one in control.
Silence.
Across the room, Aecon Li’s face darkened.
Is she trying to embarrass me?
What if I’m never invited to Mr.
Yu’s gathering again?
Nobody knew what was in Yu Yang’s mind.
Nobody knew what he was thinking.
Whispers rose around the hall-
“Who’s that girl?”
“What an outrageous person.”
“Which family is she from?”
“Isn’t she the first daughter of… the Li family?”
“Is she mentally unstable?”
“Who does she think she is?”
“Does she think he would even look at her?”