The secretary couldn't help but gasp, almost disbelieving that Li Se dared to say such a thing, knowing the previous demands were already difficult, and now he was making another one.
"I will relay it truthfully!" After taking a deep breath, the secretary turned and left.
Returning home, Li Se saw Xia Shuyu chatting and laughing with his mother, and he became lost in thought for a moment.
He had fantasized about such a scene countless times, but the female lead wasn't Xia Shuyu, but Zhang Yunyun. At this moment, he wished Xia Shuyu were his wife.
Seeing Li Se return, Xia Shuyu walked up to him and asked in a low voice, "Is everything taken care of?"
"En." Li Se finally snapped back to reality and nodded.
"Let's go, I'm treating you to dinner today," Xia Shuyu invited proactively.
"Okay." Li Se readily agreed. He originally wanted to bring his mother along, but his mother didn't want to move. He thought about it and understood; although his mother's health had improved significantly, she was still not suited for prolonged outings.
Leaving home, Xia Shuyu drove while curiously asking, "Li Se, what exactly is my aunt's illness? I've been asking her for the past two days, but she refuses to say."
"This... I cannot disclose patient information freely," Li Se cleared his throat. Why was Xia Shuyu so curious about this?
"Hmph, if you don't want to say, then don't," Xia Shuyu snorted. But the more Li Se and Xia Bingyun remained silent, the more curious she became.
After eating and drinking their fill, Li Se parted ways with Xia Shuyu. He then went to a traditional Chinese medicine shop. Currently, his body was still too weak. Although he had practiced the Qi Cultivation technique passed down by his ancestors, his physical condition was not keeping up.
Taking medicinal baths could improve his physical condition. After buying some Chinese herbs, Li Se went home to soak in a bath.
One hour, two hours...
After the bath, Li Se's entire body was flushed red. However, after practicing the Qi Cultivation technique and taking the medicinal bath, his muscles had become somewhat developed, and he felt filled with strength.
"As long as I become stronger, I won't have to fear this Shen Long," Li Se sighed in relief. Just as he was about to get into bed to cultivate, his phone rang.
Seeing it was Wei Xueru calling, they had exchanged contact information when they parted ways today. Li Se knew without thinking that Wei Xueru was likely calling because of Wei Lao San.
"Dr. Li, are you asleep?" After answering, Wei Xueru's pleasant voice came through the phone.
"Not yet, is there something?" Li Se asked.
Wei Xueru smiled slightly, "It's like this, you said my grandfather has an old chronic illness, and my grandfather refuses to say anything about it. So, I'd like to invite you to treat him again, and the reward will certainly not be lacking."
"It's very late now. Tell me an address, and I'll come over tomorrow," Li Se thought about it. He was also quite short on money right now. Although he hadn't collected the ten million today, since the Wei family was inviting him to treat someone, he should still collect the money. If he didn't collect money, he'd be left to fend for himself.
"Okay, how about this, I'll pick you up tomorrow." Wei Xueru said excitedly.
After hanging up, Li Se put his phone aside and began to cultivate.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Bang!
In a luxurious villa, Shen Long angrily smashed a teacup on the coffee table to the ground. Even with his high level of self-control, he was furious at this moment.
"To ask for half my assets, that's a real demand!" Shen Long laughed in extreme anger. He was genuinely surprised that Li Se dared to oppose him like this.
"Mr. Shen, this Li Se is just an ordinary person. He was delivering food a few days ago, so it's not strange that he wants money," the secretary said beside him.
Madam Shen snorted, "I knew he wanted money. He refused the one million I offered earlier. I thought he was really noble, but it turns out he was angling for a big catch. Half his assets, even if we gave it to him, could he even handle it?"
Shen Long said coldly, "Call Captain Liu and tell him someone is practicing medicine illegally and has brought my son to the brink of death!"
"Yes!" The secretary immediately went to make the call.
Shen Long's eyes were filled with icy coldness, "Li Se, I want to see how long you can hold out!"
The next day.
As soon as Li Se finished dressing and was about to leave, the police arrived at his door.
The leader was a middle-aged man. He glanced at Li Se and said, "Kid, you've got guts. Practicing acupuncture on someone at such a young age, and now that the person is in trouble, your situation will be dire. Come with us to the police station."
"It was Shen Long who sent you, wasn't it?" Li Se frowned. He knew without a doubt that the police showing up was entirely due to Shen Long, and the other party had evidence. He didn't even have a chance to argue.
Captain Liu chuckled, "Since you know, you also understand what Mr. Shen wants you to do. If you go to the hospital now, there's still a glimmer of hope. If you don't, you might spend the rest of your life in jail."
He wasn't exaggerating at all. The hospital had already shifted all responsibility to Li Se. If the child couldn't be treated, and Shen Long pursued it, Li Se would truly spend the rest of his life in jail.
"So, I still have to beg Shen Long to let me treat his child?" Li Se gritted his teeth and said.
"You can understand it that way," Captain Liu nodded. "Have you thought it through? Mr. Shen's influence is not something a child like you can contend with. Why make things difficult for yourself?"
Li Se's expression turned gloomy. He suddenly thought of something. Yes, he was going to treat Wei Lao San this time. He wondered if Wei Lao San's reputation was enough. He looked up at Captain Liu and said, "It's not impossible for me to treat Shen Long's child, as long as he fulfills my previous conditions. Also, I have to treat a distinguished figure today."
"Distinguished figure?" Captain Liu smiled, a smile of disdain. "What distinguished figure? Can they be more powerful than Mr. Shen?"
"Wei Lao!" Li Se, fearing Captain Liu wouldn't know, added word by word, "Wei Lao San!"
Captain Liu immediately shivered, staring at Li Se with disbelief. Seeing his serious expression, he began to doubt, "Could it be that he's really going to treat Wei Lao San?"
"Captain Liu, he's just talking nonsense," a policeman next to him sneered. "He can treat Wei Lao? Who is that person, and can they even find him? Even the greatest Chinese medicine masters in our country have to obediently come to Qingyun City to treat him with just a word from Wei Lao."
Captain Liu thought about it and agreed. He immediately felt annoyed. "If you're not willing to go to the hospital, then come with me to the police station. Stop pretending to be so impressive."
Seeing that they didn't believe him, Li Se was also helpless and was about to call Wei Xueru.
"Dr. Li!"
Wei Xueru had already appeared. She walked towards them and, seeing Captain Liu and the others, frowned slightly, "What's going on?"
"Miss Wei." Captain Liu and the others saw Wei Xueru and their expressions changed. They respectfully greeted her.
They immediately understood something. Damn it, Li Se wasn't bluffing just now, it was true!