"You have to give me an explanation!"
However, Xu Xiaoyu was relentless. With a cold face and gritted teeth, she said, "You've made a fool of me. Do you know what kind of humiliation it is to be jilted in the capital? And now you think you can just brush it off with a few words? Do you think that's possible?"
Li Se was taken aback and asked, somewhat strangely, "Don't you think you're being a bit peculiar?"
"How am I being peculiar?" Xu Xiaoyu retorted angrily.
Li Se continued, "You're unhappy about the broken engagement, or are you only happy if I marry you? There's no need for that. We haven't even met. Don't you think marrying someone you've never met is a truly tragic thing?"
Xu Xiaoyu was momentarily stunned, but her anger quickly resurfaced. "For children of prominent families like ours, there's no such thing as freedom in marriage. We're destined to marry strangers. And you dared to break off the engagement! I'm telling you, I can't beat you today, so I'll accept defeat. But don't you dare fall into my hands. I won't let this go!"
Li Se was almost speechless. "Miss Xu, how can I give you an explanation? I can't just take back the engagement and then marry you, can I?"
Xu Xiaoyu's cheeks flushed. "Is there anything wrong with that?"
"This..." Li Se didn't know what to say. In his opinion, breaking off the engagement was a great thing for the woman. Yet, this Xu Xiaoyu seemed desperate for him to marry her. Were all children of prominent families like this? Or was it solely due to the humiliation of being jilted?
Taking a deep breath, Li Se said earnestly, "Miss Xu, there's really no need. Let them laugh if they want to. Your own happiness is the most important thing, isn't it?"
"Easy for you to say!" Xu Xiaoyu sneered. "Even if your Li family breaks the engagement, I'll still be married into another family through alliance. I'll never find my own happiness. Your breaking the engagement is a great humiliation to me, and it brings shame upon the Xu family. Li Se, this matter is not over!"
Li Se felt a headache coming on. He truly hadn't anticipated that the marriage arranged by the Li family and then calling it off would be so troublesome. Before he could say anything else, Xu Xiaoyu had already turned and left.
Watching her unwilling retreating figure, Li Se knew this matter wouldn't end so soon. It was mainly the entanglement with a woman, especially a beauty, that gave him a headache. If the women in his family found out, they would likely go wild.
With a sigh, Li Se quickly forgot about the matter and continued his morning run. Cultivation was his top priority right now. After finishing his run in the park, he had a simple breakfast before heading to the clinic.
He began his day of practice.
Li Se had given Ye Zhizhuan a week. It was only the first day, so there was no need to rush. Moreover, Qilin was also investigating. This way, it should be easy to find out who wanted to kill him.
The day passed quickly. On the second day, Li Se went for his morning run as usual. As he arrived to run, he couldn't help but think of Xu Xiaoyu from yesterday, wondering if she would come looking for him.
After his run, he indeed didn't encounter her. It seemed the matter had come to an end. However, just as he was about to head back, Xu Xiaoyu finally appeared.
"You did come, as expected!"
Xu Xiaoyu said with a cold smile.
Li Se not only saw Xu Xiaoyu but also a man beside her, whose aura was quite powerful. From this, it was clear he was a martial artist. He frowned and said, "Miss Xu, I made myself very clear yesterday. Why are you here again? What do you want?"
"Of course, to teach you a lesson!" Xu Xiaoyu pointed at Li Se and said, "A'tian, hit him!"
The man named A'tian suddenly attacked. He was very strong, and astonishingly, he was also a Huajin martial artist. His movements were as fast as lightning.
However, at present, Huajin martial artists posed little threat to Li Se. He also moved with lightning speed. With a bang, the man called A'tian was sent flying backward.
Xu Xiaoyu's eyes widened in disbelief. She couldn't believe that the person she brought with her had been so easily dealt with by Li Se.
"You... Are you at the peak of Huajin? Or Houtian?" Xu Xiaoyu was astonished.
Heavens!
It was known that Li Se was not very old, barely in his early twenties. At this age, he was at least at the peak of Huajin. This was simply too terrifying!
Xu Xiaoyu also knew some information about Li Se. He had become an imperial physician at such a young age. Although this might have been with the help of the Li family, becoming an imperial physician meant his medical skills were absolutely superb.
Furthermore, he was the chief instructor of the Heavenly Dragon, equivalent to a major general.
And now, he was at least a peak Huajin martial artist!
To be honest, Xu Xiaoyu had seen excellent young men before, such as Ye Bowen and Lin Junhao of the Lin family. But she now realized that compared to Li Se, these outstanding young generations were worlds apart.
"Alright, Miss Xu, I don't want to bother with you today!" Li Se said with some displeasure. After saying that, he turned and left directly.
He left behind a stunned Xu Xiaoyu.
A'tian, after struggling to get up from the ground, walked laboriously to Xu Xiaoyu's side, lowered his head, and said shamefully, "Young Madam, I'm sorry, I'm not his opponent!"
"What do you think of him?" Xu Xiaoyu asked with a smile.
"Very strong!" A'tian looked at Li Se's retreating back. He couldn't deny that at this age, possessing such strength was indeed unexpected.
Cultivation for martial artists was very difficult. For someone Li Se's age to reach this level, he might even become a Grandmaster in the future.
Xu Xiaoyu smiled but didn't say anything more, her eyes holding a hint of something unusual. She didn't seem angry or enraged anymore; she left with a smile.
A'tian was stunned. What was going on? His young madam wasn't angry? This shouldn't be the case. He had lost; how could she not be angry?
However, he couldn't understand why. He could only say that his young madam had a very peculiar temper.
Li Se had originally planned to go to the clinic today. However, on his way to the clinic, he received a call from Qiao Weiwei.
"There's a business event today. Accompany me," Qiao Weiwei's voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Okay, I'll be right over!" Li Se agreed readily.
"Oh, right, wear a suit?" Qiao Weiwei added.
"No, casual wear is more comfortable," Li Se chuckled, quickly hung up the phone, and changed his direction, heading towards the new Mu Zi Trading Company.