Chapter 869

The Li Family Residence, Pinebrook. Madeleine returned home to find the entire family gathered, their expressions grave. Li Jingyu had expected this—another family intervention, with him as the target. "Li Jingyu, I knew you could be foolish, but I never imagined you’d stoop to something this idiotic!" Li Sicheng snapped, smacking the back of Jingyu’s head in frustration. Jingyu huffed but bit back his retort, swallowing his defiance. "If it weren’t for Maddy this time, what would you have done? Bai Heming was clearly setting a trap to drag our family down!" Lin Qingqiu scolded, her voice sharp with anger. Jingyu kept his head lowered, not daring to meet her gaze. Beckett walked over, a child cradled in each arm, and gave Jingyu a once-over. "Uncle is *so* impressive—almost got himself a wife, didn’t he?" Jingyu shot him a glare. "Cut the sarcasm." Beckett chuckled, settling onto the couch with the two little ones, fanning the flames. "Yiyi, Lizi, look how much your uncle upset Mommy."