Source: Yahoo! News
Hong Kong businessman Richard Li clarified that he has no plans for his girlfriend Isabella Leong and their son to migrate to Singapore despite earlier reports. Instead, the family would be returning to Hong Kong to meet Leong's family next month.
Li and Leong's relationship has remained low key because of the Li family's reputation and Richard's father, Li Ka-Shing, did not want his son to date a celebrity. The younger Li has never admitted to dating Leong.
Since Richard Li's mother passed away in 1990, the Li father and son have been at loggerheads. Richard has always opposed his father and never appreciated his father's help; the latter thus never poked his nose into his son's relationships. But to ensure Leong and their son are recognised, Richard decided to break the news to his father.
According to an insider, Li initiated a dinner date with his father two weeks after his son's birth to break the news. His relationship with Leong and her pregnancy was unknown to the entire family until then. The father was shocked when he first learnt about the presence of his grandson but was especially glad that it was a boy who could carry on the family line. The older Li supposedly requested to give the child his Chinese name.
The sour relationship between the Lis was thus somewhat resolved by the arrival of baby Ethan and the Li family is reported to be exceptionally doting towards the boy. Within just two months, Ethan is now worth billions and is cared for by 10 caregivers including five bodyguards, four full time nannies and one private nurse.
A source said, "Leong was fighting a lawsuit with Emperor Entertainment Group when she was dating Richard Li. Though the case was resolved outside court, he felt that he should make the announcement of the child's birth to give Leong and the baby their due security."
Correcting the news that broke last week that Leong and son will be moving to Singapore, her spokesperson said that the Li family is not rushing into deciding where to settle since the child is still young.
The spokesperson said, "They announced the news of the baby's birth to share the joy. Hope nobody jumps to conclusions based on that news. Isabella is now busy looking after her child and she has no plans for a major 21st birthday celebration. She will probably just have dinner together with Richard and their son."
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