"Wen Qing, if you're feeling unwell, we'll be leaving now," Huang Shanshan said, her expression turning sour. However, out of consideration for their shared past as classmates, she refrained from making a scene.
"You want to leave without an apology? You think too little of me," Wen Qing said, putting on airs, her face cold, completely blocking Li Se and Huang Shanshan from leaving.
Huang Shanshan regretted coming. She now understood that Wen Qing had asked her to come see her illness specifically to humiliate her. Suppressing her displeasure, she said, "Wen Qing, we're classmates. Let's just let this go, don't you think?"
"Classmates? You have the audacity to mention classmates in front of me? Huang Shanshan, you brought a man to humiliate me, and now you talk about classmates? Do you even deserve to?" Wen Qing's demeanor shifted instantly, discarding all past classmate camaraderie. Her words were incredibly harsh. In fact, her original intention in asking Huang Shanshan to see her illness was to mock Huang Shanshan and let her know how well she was doing now.
"Wen Qing, your words are too much!" Huang Shanshan said sternly.
Wen Qing snorted, "I'm just speaking the truth. Hurry up and make your man slap himself, then apologize to me. Otherwise, you'll regret it!"
"Regret?" Li Se scoffed dismissively. "The person who can make me regret hasn't been born yet. Shanshan, let's go!"
He couldn't be bothered to deal with Wen Qing any further. Li Se turned to leave with Huang Shanshan.
"Stop right there!" Wen Qing shouted. "If you don't apologize to me, you're not leaving!"
But Li Se acted as if he hadn't heard, continuing to walk.
"Someone, stop them!" Wen Qing yelled.
The bodyguard from before immediately rushed forward, blocking Li Se and Huang Shanshan. Upon seeing Li Se, his eyes were filled with venom. "Miss Wen told you to stop, didn't you hear?"
"Wen Qing, we are classmates after all. Do you have to go this far?" Huang Shanshan turned to look at her, a touch of sadness rising in her heart. She and Wen Qing had been good friends once, but for some reason, the other party had targeted her like this.
Wen Qing sneered, "Ridiculous. It's precisely because we are classmates that I only asked him to slap himself. If we weren't classmates, based on what your man just said, do you think you two would be able to leave here? Huang Shanshan, if you don't want your man to slap himself, then you do it for him. Otherwise, neither of you will leave today! I don't mind telling you, I am someone you can't afford to offend now!"
"Still talking about classmates. Thinking about my status, having a classmate like you makes me feel ashamed. From now on, don't say you're my classmate when you go out, don't try to associate with me!"
Huang Shanshan's expression changed slightly. She found Wen Qing to be a stranger, as if she had never known her.
"Did you hear? You can leave after you apologize, otherwise..." the bodyguard said coldly.
"Otherwise, you'll suffer!" Li Se snorted, unleashing a palm strike. The bodyguard had no time to react before being sent flying by the blow.
"Is this all your bodyguard is?" Li Se said disdainfully.
Wen Qing's expression darkened. "No wonder you're so audacious. So you rely on your martial arts skills. But what good are martial arts skills in this day and age? You are, after all, just a doctor. No, you two are just doctors. What do you have to fight me with? Even if you defeat the bodyguard, do you really think you can leave unscathed? I'll tell you, this world relies not on fists, but on power. If you dare to leave today, it won't be as simple as a slap to the face and an apology!"
"I'll say that to you. If you're willing to apologize now, I can act as if none of this happened," Li Se said calmly.
"You dare to act tough in front of me?" Wen Qing said angrily.
*Slap!*
The moment she finished speaking, Li Se had already delivered a resounding slap, its sharp sound echoing throughout the villa.
Seeing this, the injured bodyguard's expression changed dramatically. "You... you dare to hit Miss Wen? Do you know who Miss Wen is? You're dead, you're all dead!"
"Shanshan, let's go. We don't need such a classmate," Li Se said, unconcerned.
"Mmm," Huang Shanshan nodded. She glanced at Wen Qing and left with Li Se.
However, just as they left the villa, Wen Qing's enraged roar could be heard from behind: "You dare to hit me? You dare to hit me? You're dead! Huang Shanshan, you'll regret this..."
In the car, Huang Shanshan sighed, "I really didn't expect her to become like this."
"People change," Li Se said, finding nothing strange about it. Wasn't Zhang Yunyun a perfectly fine girl back then? But in the end, she became materialistic and greedy for money.
"Will you change?" Huang Shanshan suddenly asked.
"No," Li Se grinned. "Especially when it comes to my feelings for you, they will never change!"
"Mine neither!" Huang Shanshan replied with a smile.
Night fell.
Li Se summoned Xu Qiang and Shan Dian. As for Qilin, he was protecting Su Mei and did not come.
"Boss, who are we dealing with this time?" Xu Qiang asked excitedly.
"Do you know the Black Dragon Society?" Li Se asked.
"The Black Dragon Society?" Xu Qiang and Shan Dian exchanged glances, a hint of strangeness flashing across their faces.
"Of course, we've heard of it!" Shan Dian answered first, his expression growing serious. "The Black Dragon Society has extensive influence. Their main industries include chambers of commerce, real estate, the liquor industry, and so on. They've infiltrated almost every conceivable field."
Xu Qiang added, "Not only that, but the Black Dragon Society's underground network is also extremely formidable. It's rumored that they're even involved in the assassin industry."
"The Black Dragon Society is that strong?" Li Se asked, somewhat surprised.
Shan Dian shook his head. "Boss, these are nothing. What's most terrifying about the Black Dragon Society is that they control a group of extraordinary individuals."
Li Se mused. The sorcerer he encountered last night was part of the Black Dragon Society. It seemed that, as Shan Dian said, there were many extraordinary individuals within the Black Dragon Society, likely not just sorcerers but also some ancient martial artists. It would indeed be difficult to deal with the Black Dragon Society.
"Boss, did the Black Dragon Society offend you?" Shan Dian asked curiously.
Li Se replied, "They've targeted the mayor. A few months ago, they used ač on the mayor's wife, and yesterday they used a č on the mayor, but I've dispelled them all. Therefore, we must eliminate this Black Dragon Society."
Shan Dian hesitated for a moment. "Boss, if that's the case, the enforcement department should be involved."
"What, are you scared?" Li Se chuckled.
"How could we be?" Shan Dian immediately retorted. "Let's go, we'll take down this Black Dragon Society!"
Since Li Se had left a mark on the shadowy figure from last night, finding the Black Dragon Society's lair was not difficult.