Li’s behavior of late has been nothing short of suspicious on The Bold and the Beautiful. After claiming to hate her sister, she’s suddenly changing her tune. Is she using her sister and her niece to get what she wants most of all? When Bill (Don Diamont) told Li (Naomi Matsuda) that she’s part of the family in the , she lit up.
There’s no mistaking her gratitude and affection for the man who saved her life, and being welcomed into the Spencer family — by way of being Poppy’s (Romy Park) aunt, looks to be exactly where she always wanted to be. While it’s entirely possible that this is all happening by sheer coincidence, it’s impossible not to think that Li could be manipulating the whole situation by using Poppy and Luna (Lisa Yamada) as pawns. As soon as Li saw that Bill had genuine feelings for Poppy, it could have sent a plan into motion.
When she learned that Luna was desperate to know her father’s identity (and whether Bill could be her father despite what Poppy kept saying), Li could have set up a paternity test so that it would yield the result she was hoping for. After all, Li told Bill how much Luna deserved a father like him and that could be all the motivation she needed. And being closer to Bill is just the cherry on top.
With Poppy and Luna in Bill’s inner circle, Li can be close to the man she cares about and Poppy and Luna get the family they never had. It’s all very idyllic, really. Now, the other side of Li’s possible puppetry comes wi.