Exclusive Love: Pampered by the Scheming Tycoon-Chapter 496 - 477: Marrying Her, Do You Have Any Objections?

"Grandma, I just don’t understand—why do you have such a strong prejudice against Banxia? Is it really just because she gave you a hot water bottle as a birthday gift?" Yan Ting couldn’t help but laugh a little at the memory of that day.

As soon as Mrs. Huo heard him mention it, it was as if someone had torn open an old wound. "Isn’t that humiliating enough for an old lady like me? In all my years, it’s the first time I’ve ever received such a shabby birthday present."

In truth, Mrs. Huo had no idea why Lin Banxia had chosen to mock her in such a way. In her previous life, when Lin Banxia had given her an extravagant gift, Mrs. Huo hadn’t appreciated it either.

Yet Yan Ting still smiled and said, "It just shows that Banxia is a genuine person!"

"Stop defending her already. Anyway, she’s now the daughter of the Cheng Family. Though her social standing still can’t compare to our Huo Family’s, it’s not too shabby. If you’re going to marry her, just make the wedding official. Don’t secretly register your marriage only for everyone to find out about it when you divorce someday—that would truly ruin the Huo Family’s reputation." Mrs. Huo’s tone carried some displeasure, but it seemed she no longer held such a deep grudge against Lin Banxia. Especially after witnessing the drastic change in Chu Tingting, Mrs. Huo had come to truly understand the saying: you can know a person’s face, but not their heart.

Yan Ting’s lips curled into a slight smile as he replied, "Thank you, Grandma. This time, I’ll marry her in grand style and, soon enough, give you a great-grandchild to hold."

"Now, that’s more like it!" A faint smile finally appeared on Mrs. Huo’s face. Turning around, she left, supported by her maid.

Standing at the doorway of the living room, Yan Ting glanced out at the night-covered garden. For a moment, it struck him—how beautiful the scenery before his family’s estate truly was.

Just as Yan Ting was about to turn and leave, a cold, icy voice shot through the air. "Are you really going to marry her again?"

Yan Ting turned back to see Huo Qinglin stepping out from behind a nearby pillar, though he had no idea how long Qinglin had been standing there.

"You dare eavesdrop?" Yan Ting’s face turned stormy, and his voice carried anger.

"I didn’t mean to eavesdrop!" Huo Qinglin’s expression wasn’t much better than his own.

"If Grandma finds out you were listening in on our conversation, she’ll be deeply disappointed in you," Yan Ting warned sharply.

Huo Qinglin’s face turned ashen, but he let out a bitter laugh. "If you’re planning to run to her right now and tattle on me, go ahead. I’m not scared!"

Yes, Yan Ting’s decision to remarry Lin Banxia—this was the thing that Huo Qinglin feared most of all.

Yan Ting furrowed his eyebrows and said coldly, "Leave."

"You haven’t answered my question yet! Are you really going to marry her again?" Huo Qinglin’s voice grew sharp, a touch hysterical.

Yan Ting raised his chin slightly, his tone resolute. "Yes. Do you have a problem with that?"

"You can’t marry her again! She doesn’t belong to you anymore!" Of course, Huo Qinglin had a problem with it—a huge problem.

He rushed forward and grabbed Yan Ting by the collar. "Are you doing this to get back at me? You know full well that I like her too, and yet you’re set on making her my sister-in-law? Are you trying to drive me insane?!" 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Yan Ting suddenly shoved him away with force. Then, with cold fury, he demanded, "Do you even have the right to talk about liking her? When you and your father treated her as nothing more than a pawn to threaten me, did you ever once stop to think about how she felt? When you saw her collapsed on that cold, hard floor, unconscious, did your heart ache even a little?"

Every word from Yan Ting cut like a knife, slicing into Huo Qinglin’s chest. Step by step, Qinglin staggered backward like a defeated man.