Li Se had no idea anyone was looking to challenge him. At this moment, he was still in Tang Xi's room. Although he hadn't crossed the final threshold, he had seen all there was to see, touched all he could touch, and kissed all he wanted to kiss. This was enough for him.
"Alright, you should be going back now," Tang Xi said, her face flushed. She was also a bit puzzled. It started with him pretending to be her boyfriend, and somehow it had progressed to her room, leading to this point. She felt like she was losing out no matter how she thought about it.
"Okay." Li Se was reluctant to leave, but it was indeed getting late.
"By the way, don't treat my dad like that next time," Tang Xi cautioned.
Li Se scratched his head and replied, "I know what I'm doing."
"Let me tell you, he's practically your father-in-law now!" Tang Xi huffed.
Li Se laughed heartily, kissed Tang Xi on the cheek, and then left directly.
Watching Li Se's retreating back, Tang Xi gazed after him dreamily. Only after he had completely disappeared did she return to her bed to sleep. However, for her, this night would likely be a sleepless one, as the flames of desire had been ignited, and she felt a discomfort…
"You really snuck over again!"
As soon as Li Se left the Tang family's residence, he heard a woman's voice. It was none other than Tang Rou.
Li Se raised an eyebrow. "You didn't come here specifically to wait for me, did you?"
"I waited for you for two hours. I guessed you'd definitely come tonight," Tang Rou said, crossing her arms and snorting.
Li Se frowned. What did this woman want?
But in the next moment, he knew what she wanted. A group of people were approaching them, led by none other than Tang Wenqing.
When Tang Wenqing saw Li Se, he was furious. Especially seeing Li Se emerge from the Tang family's residence after having stayed for several hours, he erupted in anger, "Didn't I warn you to stay away from my daughter? You dare to come here in the middle of the night? You're asking for death! Go on, kill him!"
For Li Se to be in his daughter's room in the dead of night was something Tang Wenqing could not tolerate. No matter what, his daughter was a respectable young lady. If this got out, how could she ever get married? The Tang family would also be disgraced, and he might be kicked out of the Tang family, as his lineage was already very low within the family.
"Hello, Uncle," Li Se greeted with a smile. As expected, Tang Rou being here meant trouble. She had even summoned Tang Xi's father.
"Stop the nonsense and kill him!" Tang Wenqing roared.
The dozen thugs behind him lunged at Li Se simultaneously.
Bang, bang, bang…
"Ugh…"
However, although these dozen men were numerous, they were no match for Li Se. He easily and pleasantly subdued them all.
"This…" Tang Wenqing was speechless.
"What's going on here?" Tang An came out. What was happening in the middle of the night? But as soon as he saw Li Se and Tang Wenqing facing each other, he seemed to understand something.
"Uncle, when Ye Bowen broke in that day, your attitude seemed to be different," Li Se said with a cold smile.
Tang Wenqing trembled with rage and shouted, "How dare you compare yourself to Ye Bowen?"
"I will not let Xi'er marry Ye Bowen. You can tell Ye Bowen about tonight. I'd like to see if he has the courage to cause trouble for me!" Li Se sneered and turned to leave.
"So domineering!" Tang An couldn't help but give a thumbs-up. This was simply too overbearing, completely disregarding Ye Bowen.
"Young man, you have quite the guts!"
Another voice sounded, this time from within the Tang family residence.
"Dad…" Tang An called out urgently.
It was none other than the current head of the Tang family, Tang Mingguo.
"Brother…" Tang Wenqing dared not look up. He had always been timid in front of the Tang family members, especially at this late hour when his daughter was meeting another man in secret. He was even more afraid.
"Are you the current head of the Tang family?" Li Se glanced at Tang Mingguo, still showing no respect, and said calmly, "Does the Tang family's growth rely on sacrificing the happiness of women? May I say you are a waste?"
This was Li Se's first meeting with Tang Mingguo, and he was immediately called a waste, causing Tang Mingguo's mouth to twitch.
Tang Wenqing was stunned. Li Se was too arrogant, daring to show such disrespect to the Tang family head.
Tang An's eyes widened. Although his father was the one being called a waste, for some reason, he felt a strange sense of satisfaction. It was so well said.
"How dare you?!" Tang Mingguo berated, furious that this brat dared to show him such disdain.
Li Se smiled faintly. "Did I say something wrong? What's the difference between you and a waste?"
"Someone, seize him! He dares to intrude into the Tang family at night. He might be an outlaw!" Tang Mingguo roared.
Soon, a group of armed individuals rushed out. The Tang family was, after all, a top-tier family, influential in the capital. Those who rushed out were naturally official personnel, each armed.
Numerous gun muzzles were pointed directly at Li Se.
"Dad, don't be rash!" Tang An urged.
Li Se frowned. No one liked being pointed at by guns, especially by so many. However, even at this moment, he remained incredibly calm, staring directly at Tang Mingguo and saying in a deep voice, "What, you intend to kill me here?"
"Kill you?" Tang Mingguo sneered. "You overestimate yourself. Arrest him and take him back for a thorough interrogation. Use whatever methods you deem necessary to find out what the Tang family is involved in. I even suspect this brat is stealing state secrets!"
Even the crime of stealing state secrets was being attributed to him.
Facing official personnel, Li Se naturally would not retaliate. He soon left with them.
"Brother, you must teach this brat a good lesson!" Tang Wenqing said meekly.
"Do I need you to tell me?" Tang Mingguo snorted, then turned and left.
"Dad, can I go and see?" Tang Rou suddenly called out.
Tang Mingguo stopped, finding his daughter's reaction somewhat strange. However, he didn't think much of it and nodded. "Yes, you may go."
Tang An's scalp tingled. He had no idea Tang Rou intended to seduce Li Se. In his impression, Tang Rou only wanted to torment Li Se. Now that Tang Rou was following him, something bad was about to happen. Upon returning to the Tang family, he quickly went to Tang Xi's room.
Bang, bang, bang…
He knocked insistently.
Tang Xi, who was about to fall asleep, was disturbed by the knocking. She put on her clothes and opened the door, only to see Tang An. She immediately showed her displeasure. "Why are you knocking on my door in the middle of the night without sleeping?"
Tang An said urgently, "Sister, something has happened!"