Madam Li’s Identity Is Exposed Again!

Chapter 678: Chapter 678: He Hopes the Man by Her Side Can Marry into the Family
She walked around the Small Garden and gradually made up her mind.
She circled back to her room through the Corridor.
Just as she expected, Quan Dongting hadn’t left; he was still waiting for her in the room.
“I have something to say.”
Quan Dongting glanced at the other people in the room and ordered, “All of you, leave.”
“Yes, Master Gong.”
“Yes, Duke.”
The Nurse, the doctor, and his butler Hass all left. Now, the spacious room was left with only Chi Enen and him.
After everyone had left, Quan Dongting spoke with indulgence, “Go ahead, what is it?”
“I can go back to the Habsden family with you, but I have one condition.” She had thought about this condition for a long time, and if Quan Dongting didn’t agree to it, she wouldn’t go back with him to the Habsburg family. Instead, she would think of another way.
“A condition? What condition?” For the first time, someone was making a condition to him face-to-face, and Quan Dongting’s tea-colored pupils narrowed.
Chi Enen looked into his eyes resolutely, her attitude firm, enunciating every word, “I will only come back with you for one year, after one year, I want absolute freedom.”
“What exactly do you mean by absolute freedom?” This time, Quan Dongting didn’t let everything slide and asked a crucial question first, “You need to give me an idea of the extent. I don’t know where your line is, so I can’t agree to it.”
Chi Enen gave him an extent, “I like Li Beijue.”
“…” Quan Dongting’s eyebrows visibly wrinkled, and the sharp corner of his mouth also tightened.
Chi Enen repeated firmly, “I like Li Beijue. The freedom I’m asking for is not to interfere with my feelings, whom I like, whom I don’t like—it’s my prerogative. I don’t want to be restricted from liking someone because someone else doesn’t.”
“I like him, and I’ll be with him.”
Quan Dongting squinted his eyes and scrutinized her for a while before slowly saying, “But Old Master Li doesn’t like you.”
“I know. His grandfather is his grandfather, and he is him.” Chi Enen was very clear on this point.
“It seems you know that Li Beijue isn’t engaged anymore?” He made a question sound like an affirmative statement. His large hand rested on the Table, fingertips tapping the surface, again and again, as if pondering, “I didn’t expect him to go to such lengths. I have to say, his actions this time changed my view of him a bit. But Enen, he’s still not suitable for you.”
Before Chi Enen could speak, he rushed to say, “I hope your future husband is someone who treats you well, protects you, cherishes you, prioritizes you in everything, and can tolerate you. I don’t require his family to be very prestigious, as long as he treats you well for a lifetime. But a lifetime is too long, and just to be safe, I hope your husband can join the Habsden family. That way, I can keep an eye on him, and even if he has any thoughts of mischief, he wouldn’t be able to act on them!”
It wasn’t easy for him to find his niece again—she had suffered so much from a young age.
He didn’t want her to choose someone well-matched in social and economic status; with the many shady dealings of big families, if she truly chose a man of equal standing, she would inevitably face more hardships.
As an elder, all he wished for her was a safe and smooth life. Ideally, she would find a man he could help oversee, someone, even if not very accomplished, as long as he could tolerate her and treat her well.
And given the birth and position of Li Beijue, he was clearly not the suitable candidate.