"Mr. Xiao," Li Se said respectfully.
"Dad, he's talking nonsense!" Xiao Feifei clearly didn't believe him.
"Feifei, don't be rude. And this Lu Ban ruler, Divine Doctor Li is indeed correct." Xiao Tian chided lightly, then said to Li Se, "This is my youngest daughter, Xiao Feifei. She's a bit willful. Divine Doctor Li doesn't need to mind her too much."
Li Se nodded. Xiao Feifei, however, looked quite dejected.
After entering the courtyard, Li Se quickly met Xiao Zhanguo and respectfully called out, "Old General Xiao!"
"You've come to the capital and didn't come to visit this old man? Yesterday I sent Xiao Ye to help you, and only then did you come?" Xiao Zhanguo said with a hint of displeasure.
Li Se felt a bit sheepish. He said helplessly, "Old General Xiao, I had originally planned to visit you these two days. When I first arrived in the capital, things were a bit hectic, and there were quite a few troubles. You should already know that I've thoroughly offended the Ye family."
Xiao Zhanguo said, "You are truly remarkable, actually trying to compete with the Ye family for a woman. I have met that girl from the Tang family. She was previously the captain of the Enforcement Department, but within the Tang family, she's merely from a collateral branch. How about this: I'll marry my granddaughter to you. This is my biological granddaughter, third generation direct descendant of the Xiao family..."
Before Xiao Zhanguo could finish speaking, Xiao Feifei said very unhappily, "Grandpa, what nonsense are you talking about? I don't want to marry this charlatan!"
"You girl, you truly don't know a good thing when you have it!" Xiao Zhanguo said with some exasperation.
Xiao Feifei stomped her foot, a blush appearing on her beautiful face. She said in annoyance, "I don't care, I don't want to get married right now!"
"Even if you wanted to get married, young friend Li would have to want to marry you first," Xiao Zhanguo said, shaking his head with a smile.
Xiao Feifei was stunned. As a famous beauty in the capital, she had the family background, the looks, and the figure. If she wanted to marry someone, they wouldn't even want to marry her? She immediately felt indignant. She looked at Li Se and questioned him, "If I wanted to marry you, would you dare to refuse?"
Li Se rolled his eyes. What was this all about? He hadn't said anything, yet this Xiao Feifei was interrogating him. He coughed awkwardly and said, "This question is difficult to answer. Well, Elder Xiao, let me take your pulse."
"Good!" Xiao Zhanguo nodded.
"You, you, you... Answer my question!" Xiao Feifei said angrily.
"Feifei, don't be difficult. Divine Doctor Li needs to take your grandfather's pulse," Xiao Tian said with a frown.
Xiao Feifei was almost exploding. If she were to marry, it seemed Li Se truly wouldn't want to marry her. To her, this was simply a humiliation. Of course, she didn't actually want to get married, but she simply couldn't accept this feeling of being disliked.
After taking Xiao Zhanguo's pulse for a while, Li Se smiled and said, "Elder Xiao, your body is basically out of danger."
"Haha... I told you I'm fine. I want to drink some wine, but Tian, this boy, won't let me," Xiao Zhanguo chuckled.
"Dad, you're already this old. You should drink less alcohol," Xiao Tian said speechlessly.
Seeing this family of three, Li Se felt a surge of emotion for some reason. He had met many people from prominent families, most of whom only cared about interests, always putting interests first. They had largely lost the warmth of family. Even the Lin family was like that. But only the Xiao family gave him a feeling of genuine family warmth. This was a real family.
"Right, I have an old friend whose health is also a bit poor. Why don't you go and see him?" Xiao Zhanguo changed the subject.
"Okay!" Li Se agreed readily.
Xiao Zhanguo then looked at Xiao Feifei and said, "Later, take young friend Li to your Uncle Chen's house."
"Grandpa, I'm not going!" Xiao Feifei pouted.
Xiao Zhanguo said indifferently, "Fine, if you don't go, I'll personally take young friend Li. My granddaughter is unfilial. Even with my old bones, I still have to..."
"I'll go, alright?" Xiao Feifei said, extremely dejected.
Xiao Zhanguo revealed a triumphant smile and then beckoned to Xiao Feifei.
Xiao Feifei leaned closer and asked curiously, "What is it?"
"You need to seize the opportunity. This is an opportunity I've created for you. Young friend Li is a good person, and I like him very much," Xiao Zhanguo chuckled.
Xiao Feifei: "..."
After having some wine with Xiao Zhanguo, Li Se left with Xiao Feifei.
Since they were going to this Uncle Chen's house, Xiao Feifei naturally drove, with Li Se in the passenger seat. After observing Xiao Feifei for a while, he said, "I'm not lying to you. It's best not to go to places with heavy Yin energy anymore. It will bring you no benefit."
"Mind your own business?" Xiao Feifei was extremely displeased with Li Se right now. He dared to look down on her! And what was with Grandpa's intentions? Was he expecting her to chase after this kid?
Hmph! I won't!
Li Se thought about it. This was Xiao Zhanguo's granddaughter after all, so he took out a jade pendant made of imperial green jade, which he had enchanted. He had originally intended to keep it for himself as a precaution, but on second thought, he decided to give it to Xiao Feifei. "Take this. It might be useful at a critical moment."
The moment Xiao Feifei saw the small jade pendant, she slammed on the brakes, almost sending Li Se crashing out of the car. Fortunately, he was wearing his seatbelt.
"Why did you suddenly brake?" Li Se asked.
Xiao Feifei took the small jade pendant into her hand, a hint of smugness appearing on her pretty face. She smiled and said, "You don't like me? You're not interested in me? And if I wanted to marry, you wouldn't even marry me. What, you're giving me a gift now? And this jade pendant is probably not simple. This jade looks like imperial green. You're really spending a lot, aren't you? But, this young lady isn't interested in you. You should take this jade pendant back."
Saying this, she returned the jade pendant to Li Se and continued driving, even whistling. Her mood had clearly improved significantly.
Li Se was somewhat speechless. He was just worried that Xiao Feifei would keep going to places with heavy Yin energy, so he intended to give her the jade pendant for protection. But she had completely misunderstood.
"I didn't mean it like that. Keep this jade pendant; it can save your life," Li Se explained.
"Don't worry, don't worry. I know what your intentions are," Xiao Feifei waved her hand. But before she could finish speaking, she let out a cry.
Li Se had suddenly lunged forward. His speed was astonishing. The moment he lunged, he had already unbuckled his own seatbelt, and simultaneously, he snapped Xiao Feifei's seatbelt with his bare hands. However, the position where he broke it was not quite right, landing directly on her chest.
His hands immediately felt a softness.
"You pervert..." Xiao Feifei said angrily.
Li Se, however, had already grabbed Xiao Feifei and rolled out of the car. The two of them tumbled several times on the ground.
Bang!
The car's front windshield shattered at that moment. That was a gunshot!