"Ye Luo, youâre here." Liu Shiyun looked at Ye Luo with a faint smile at the corner of her mouth.
Han Li looked at Ye Luo, his eyes flashing a shadow, and said, "Everyone present here is a person of status in Zhonghai, and just the clothes and jewelry theyâre wearing are worth tens of thousands of yuan at least. Naturally, no one would pocket a pair of earrings worth tens of thousands."
At this point, Han Li paused for a moment and looked toward Ye Luo, saying, "Of course, someone like Mr. Ye, whose entire outfit adds up to just a few hundred yuan, might be interested in earrings worth tens of thousands."
"Young Master Han, what do you mean by that?"
Liu Shiyunâs face changed, and she spoke out displeased.
"It was him, he must have hidden my earring!"
The woman who had lost her earring pointed at Ye Luo, her face full of conviction.
For a moment, the gazes of those present all turned toward Ye Luo, their eyes flickering with suspicion, many of them doubting him because of his cheap clothes.
"Young Master Han is right, itâs definitely this guy; wearing a set of clothes worth just a few hundred yuan, if he found an earring worth tens of thousands, wouldnât he just hide it right away?"
Several sons of privilege, who had previously been beaten by Ye Luo in college, started to make a commotion, turning all the focus in the room onto Ye Luo.
"Impossible, Ye Luo would never do such a thing."
Liu Xiner suddenly spoke up, with complete disbelief on her face.
"Xiner, you should know that itâs easy to know oneâs face, but not their heart. Maybe some people have ill intentions, you canât be deceived by someoneâs exterior."
Han Li looked at Liu Xiner, offering advice.
"Hmph, I think itâs you who has ill intentions. Ye Luo wouldnât care about that earring worth tens of thousands; if he wanted that much, I could give it to him right away," Liu Xiner retorted without reservation.
Han Liâs face instantly turned as ugly as liver, his eyes brimming with a chilly light.
"Now, if you want to prove that this guy hasnât hidden the earring, itâs easy. Just search him."
A young man pointed at Ye Luo and said.
"Exactly, search him; my earring must be on him." The owner of the earring stared at Ye Luo with a cold expression.
"Impossible!" Liu Xiner still objected.
"Ye Luo!" Liu Shiyunâs eyes turned toward Ye Luo.
"Go ahead and search, I have nothing to hide, so I naturally donât fear a body search," Ye Luo said nonchalantly, shrugging his shoulders and stretching out his hands.
"Hmph, you think by doing this, youâll make others believe you, right? I want to see what kind of expression youâll have when they find the earring on you," Han Li said to Ye Luo with a sneer.
Ye Luo revealed a lazy smile, completely disregarding Han Liâs words.
"You, go search him."
Liu Shiyun pointed at a nearby waiter and said.
The waiter nodded, approached Ye Luo, and began to search him. After only a brief moment, the waiter turned his head to look at Liu Shiyun and said, "Miss, thereâs nothing."
"How is that possible?"
Han Liâs face changed instantly, displaying disbelief, and he shot a fierce glance at one of the young men beside him.
"Impossible, let me search."
The young manâs face also changed as he eagerly said, walking toward Ye Luo to frisk him.
"Hey, do you think Iâm a suspect or what, that just anyone can search me at will? Let me tell you, you can search me if you want to, but if you donât find anything, you better call me âDaddy,â you hear?"
Ye Luo looked at the young master with a sinister smile.
"This..."
The expression of the young master became tense, and his face slightly changed.
"Just agree to it!" Han Li directly commanded.
Following that, the young master nodded, looking at Ye Luo, "Fine, I agree to your terms."
"Go ahead and search," Ye Luo casually stretched out his arms, and the young master searched him from head to toe, ending up with an exceedingly ugly look on his face.
"Well, did you find it?" Han Li asked anxiously.
"No," the young master replied with a grimace, shaking his head.
"Alright, now start calling me âdaddy.â Iâve never been someoneâs dad before, and today I have the honor for once," Ye Luo said with a playful laugh.
Instantly, the young masterâs face turned a mix of green and red, uncertain of what to do.
"Whatâs the matter? Donât want to call me that? You agreed in front of everyone just now. Are you thinking of going back on your word?" Ye Luo said with a sneer, looking at him.
Han Li glared darkly at the young master, who, with a face full of reluctance and in a low voice, called out, "Daddy!"
"Mm, good son."
Ye Luo nodded with a smile, then turned his gaze to Han Li, his eyes flashing with an unusual light, and said, "Just now, Young Master Han suspected that I hid the earring worth tens of thousands. Now, I think I have the right to suspect that Young Master Han hid the earring, so I wouldnât mind searching Young Master Hanâs person."
"What nonsense are you spouting, Ye Luo? Me, the heir of Han Group, how could I possibly hide an earring worth a few thousand? Ridiculous!" Han Li hummed with a face of cold disdain.
"Well, one can never be certain. Nowadays, some rich people might just have a hobby of hiding other peopleâs things. After all, this world is full of wonders, so itâs safer to search," Ye Luo said nonchalantly, glancing at Liu Shiyun, who nodded in tacit agreement. Looking at Han Li, she said, "Iâm sorry, Young Master Han, but please allow us to search you."
"Humph, since Miss Liu insists, go ahead and search. I want to see what you find," Han Li said with a cold laugh, extending his arms. A waiter stepped forward and began to search Han Li, quickly pulling a sparkling, diamond-studded earring from Han Liâs pocket.
"We found it!" The waiter exclaimed, holding up the earring.
"This..."
Seeing the glittering earring in the waiterâs hand, everyone present was stunned and somewhat shocked.
How could the earring actually be on Han Li? This was inconceivable.
Not only was Han Li staring in disbelief, but everyone else was shocked as well. Considering the Han Group was a conglomerate with assets in the tens of billions, it was unbelievable that Han Li, the heir to the Han Group, would hide an earring worth tens of thousands. It was simply unfathomable.
"Wow, it really was on you. Young Master Han, I didnât expect you to have such a hobby," Ye Luo said, smiling at the earring.
"This is impossible, this canât be happening; how could this earring possibly be in my pocket?" Han Li exclaimed, looking at the earring in the waiterâs hand.
"Young Master Han, if the earring shouldnât be on you, then where should it be?" Ye Luo asked indifferently.
"It should be in..." Han Li was about to blurt out an answer but stopped himself in time, his eyes flickering with a cold gleam as he stared at Ye Lu.
It had to be him; he must be the one behind this.