Su Li felt a surge of anger rising in her chest, but she suppressed it.

"You have a problem with me, huh?"

Quan Ye grabbed her chin with one hand, his fingernails digging into her flesh.

Su Li's brows furrowed in pain, but she remained silent.

"Are you so stubborn because I've wronged you in the past or something?"

"No."

Su Li bit her lip, her beautiful eyes flashing with anger, which turned her eyes red.

Quan Ye felt a pang of heartache seeing her like this, so he loosened his grip on her a little.

"I haven't done anything to you yet, why are you crying?"

“I didn’t cry. I know that in your heart I’m nothing more than a plaything that you can give away at any time. I don’t dare to think too highly of myself.”

"You can think highly of yourself, but you're just so stubborn!"

Su Li gave a bitter smile, tears glistening in her eyes. "How dare I think so highly of you? You're either going to give me to Shen Linfeng or to Bart. I'm a gift you can give away anytime."

"I didn't say I was going to give it to you."

"You didn't send it this time, but what about next time, and the time after that? Mr. Quan, have you ever truly respected me?"

"Su Li, are you questioning me?"

The two locked eyes, their tension palpable, the atmosphere as taut as a tightly wound string.

This was the first time Su Li had dared to contradict him like this, and her stubbornness was on full display.

"Master Quan".

Xu Ming hurriedly came in from outside, and upon seeing this, he subconsciously stopped.

Quan Ye glanced at her coldly and ordered, "Go back to Peach Garden. You are not to step out without my permission!"

Su Li wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, straightened her back, and turned to walk away.

Xu Ming stepped aside and watched her leave.

"Mr. Quan, what happened between you and Secretary Su? Didn't you tell her that Bart will fall into our hands tonight?"

Quan Ye's face was cold and stern. "She likes to go against me so much. I'll leave her out for a while. I've been too nice to her lately, and she's gotten too cocky."

"Master Quan, as you instructed, Bart was apprehended by our men as soon as he went out. We await your arrival for interrogation."

"Yes, I'll go over after the banquet tonight."

"Do we still need to follow Miss Su?"

Quan Ye rubbed his temples, thinking about how ungrateful that little woman was, and he really felt that he shouldn't have been so good to her.

"Not for now. Bart has been arrested, so she's out of danger."

"Okay, I understand."

Su Li returned to Taoyuan by car. When the maid saw her return, she exclaimed in surprise, "Miss Su, why are you back so soon?"

"I came back because I was upset."

"What?"

She stopped and looked at the maid, saying, "You should all go and rest early tonight. I need to rest early too."

"Okay, just call us if you need anything."

"Um."

Su Li returned to her bedroom and immediately changed out of her dress. When she looked in the mirror, she noticed that the two pearl earrings on her ears were very beautiful and suited her outfit perfectly.

His judgment has never been bad.

A heartless and ungrateful man is not worth her continuing to waste so much time on.

Su Li took off her earrings and put them into her jewelry box, then went into the dressing room to pack the things she needed to take with her.

"Sis, are you sure you want to leave?"

She was stuffing things into her backpack when Su Chen called.

"Nonsense, why are you asking this at a time like this? Have you finished packing?"

"Okay, I'll wait for you in the dorm."

"Okay, wait patiently."

Su Li hung up the phone, left the room, stood in the corridor, and looked up at the ceiling.

Several surveillance cameras were flashing dimly.

If you want to leave, you have to get rid of these things first.

She fetched a ladder and used band-aids to cover up all the security cameras in the villa.

After everything was installed, she looked at her masterpiece with satisfaction, clapped her hands, and exclaimed, "Done!"