Ye Bowen shook his head. Li Se had made him suffer losses several times, so he was indeed capable, which was why Ye Bowen wanted to handle this personally. He wanted to tell Li Se that offending him meant making it impossible to move in the capital!
As a direct descendant of the Ye family, when had he ever been beaten or humiliated? Never. Therefore, when seeking revenge, Ye Bowen felt he had to be present to witness it himself, so that his heart would feel at ease.
Before long, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in!" Lu Yuan said calmly.
The door opened, and Li Se entered. When he heard the vice president wanted to see him, he was taken aback. However, he instinctively thought it was due to Du Jinglong's connections. But as soon as he walked in and saw Ye Bowen present, he immediately knew things were not that simple.
"Are you Li Se?" Lu Yuan unhurriedly lit a cigarette for himself.
"I am," Li Se replied calmly.
"Heh!" Lu Yuan took a puff and said with a hint of contempt, "Young Master Ye mentioned you. It's not my place to say, but how could you even offend Young Master Ye? Since you want to join our Chinese Medicine Association, there's no problem with that, but you need to resolve this issue first. Come on, kowtow to Young Master Ye!"
"It would be more appropriate for him to kowtow to me," Li Se remained unmoved.
"You really have the gall of a leopard! How dare you speak like that? Do you know that with just one word from Young Master Ye, you'll never be able to step into the Chinese Medicine Association? Without the Chinese Medicine Association, do you think you're anything? Hurry up, kowtow to Young Master Ye. As for any subsequent requests, you'll do whatever Young Master Ye says!" Lu Yuan ordered Li Se with a superior, condescending air.
After all, he was the vice president of the Chinese Medicine Association, essentially a leader, and many people fawned over him.
Ye Bowen smiled noncommittally, saying nothing, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
"Vice President, you're from the Chinese Medicine Association. Are you working for the Ye family?" Li Se frowned. The Ye family indeed had great influence, extending their reach even into the Chinese Medicine Association. But it wasn't surprising; with Ye Bowen present, who would dare not show respect?
"You don't need to tell me how I do things. I'm telling you to kneel before Young Master Ye immediately, do you hear me?" Lu Yuan was somewhat annoyed. A junior dared to lecture him?
"Then I don't need you to teach me how I should conduct myself!" Li Se said coldly.
"How dare you speak to me like that? I'm the vice president of the Chinese Medicine Association. Believe it or not, I can make you unable to work in Chinese medicine with just one word!" Lu Yuan said angrily.
Ye Bowen smiled and said, "Li Se, this is the consequence of offending me. Either kneel and apologize, or get out of the Chinese Medicine Association. But you'll never be able to enter the Chinese Medicine Association, and you won't be able to continue working in Chinese medicine!"
"Ye Bowen, are you amused? How old are you? You don't do any proper work and only resort to these petty tricks all day?" Li Se said disdainfully.
"Petty tricks?" Ye Bowen was somewhat angered, but he remained outwardly calm, smiling and saying, "They are enough to deal with you because of your status. Of course, I can only use some petty tricks; using powerful methods would be like using a cleaver to kill a chicken."
"Kneel and kowtow first. Perhaps I can then consider letting you join the Chinese Medicine Association," Lu Yuan said in a condescending manner, as if bestowing a favor.
"You're just a vice president. If I want to join the Chinese Medicine Association, do I have to wait for you to dictate it?" Li Se was naturally a little angry, as these constant minor troubles were making him impatient.
"Hahaha..." Lu Yuan couldn't help but laugh. "You're truly amazing. If you want to join the Chinese Medicine Association, I, as vice president, can't even say a word? Then you're truly remarkable. Who do you think you are? The son of some leader, or a descendant of a prominent family? I'm truly sorry, my position isn't high, but I can indeed prevent you from joining the Chinese Medicine Association with just one word. What, you're not convinced?"
Saying this, Lu Yuan made a phone call to have his secretary come in.
"Vice President, do you have any instructions?" the secretary asked.
"Xiao Zhou, block this kid for me. Prevent him from ever entering the Chinese Medicine Association!" Lu Yuan immediately issued the order.
"Yes!" The secretary looked confused. Had this kid offended the vice president? Blocking him was quite serious.
Lu Yuan took another puff of his cigarette, then stubbed it out and said, "How about that? Do you still think I can't block you? With just one word, I can prevent you from ever entering the Chinese Medicine Association!"
The secretary was stunned and couldn't help but look at Li Se, feeling a sense of awe. This kid didn't even respect their vice president. Offending the vice president probably meant he wouldn't be able to work in the Chinese medicine field anymore.
"I told you, your word doesn't count!" Li Se took out his phone, preparing to call Du Jinglong. However, before he could even make the call, Du Jinglong's call came in instead.
"Little friend Li, I heard you're joining the Chinese Medicine Association?" Du Jinglong's hearty voice immediately came through the phone.
"Yes, but I've encountered some trouble," Li Se said, glancing at Lu Yuan.
"What trouble? Where are you? I'll be right there!" Du Jinglong said urgently.
Li Se directly stated his location.
"Okay, I'll be there immediately!" Du Jinglong said quickly.
As soon as the call ended, Lu Yuan's mocking voice rang out, "Young Master Ye, do you think this guy is an idiot? He's making a phone call. Is he planning to call someone? This is really interesting. As the vice president, if I don't let him into the Chinese Medicine Association, can he really have any other way?"
Ye Bowen smiled and said, "Let's see who he can call."
The secretary also looked speechless. This Li Se truly had no idea what he was doing. Although the vice president wasn't the top dog here, his words were very effective. Preventing a kid like him from entering the Chinese Medicine Association was an easy task.
Bang, bang, bang...
Just then, there was a knock on the door. The secretary immediately went to open it. Upon seeing the person who arrived, he couldn't help but be stunned, "President, why are you here?"
Du Jinglong ignored him and walked into the office with a dark expression.
"Oh, Old Du, why are you here? Perfect timing, Young Master Ye is here. Let me introduce you..." Lu Yuan naturally didn't think Du Jinglong was here for Li Se. He likely knew Young Master Ye was in his office and rushed over, as Ye Shao's status was significant, and many wanted to curry favor with him.
But Du Jinglong's face was grim as he questioned, "Lu Yuan, how dare you be so bold? You dare to refuse Dr. Li, whom I personally recommended, at the door?"