Ju Hua Zai Liu Lang

Chapter 445 Coercion

Kong Chengliang looked puzzled, not quite understanding his father's meaning. Why would someone in the capital be restless? He wanted to ask a few more questions, but Kong Yongnian suddenly closed his eyes again, looking as if he had already drunk too much.

"What exactly did they talk about?" Kong Chengliang asked with frustration.

"Did you talk to the minister alone earlier?" After leaving the Kong residence, Tang Xi mulled over the situation, her thoughts finally clearing. It turned out that asking her to fetch the wine was to have a private conversation about something.

Li Se felt somewhat speechless. Did this girl only realize it now? He chuckled and asked, "What do you think?"

"What did you talk about?" Tang Xi was very curious.

"Nothing much, I just asked Minister Kong if he could betroth you to me, but Minister Kong said that he is only your minister and cannot make that decision," Li Se said with regret.

"Go to hell!" Tang Xi cursed angrily. This guy always knew how to take advantage of her, and her face turned crimson. Did this guy really say such things to the minister?

On the way back, Tang Xi seemed somewhat distracted, allowing Li Se to hold her from behind and touch her, but she showed no reaction at all.

Just as he parted ways with Tang Xi, a Rolls-Royce with a Beijing license plate stopped in front of his house. A man in a suit walked over after seeing Li Se and said calmly, "You must be Li Se? Our master wishes to see you."

"The Su family?" Li Se asked with a smile.

"You'll know when you go," the butler replied.

Li Se quickly got into the car. The Rolls-Royce drove to a high-end restaurant called Yue Man Lou. Upon arriving at a private room, he saw Su Meichao, the head of the Su family.

"You are the head of the Su family?" Li Se sat down unceremoniously.

"I am!" As soon as Su Meichao saw Li Se, the anger in his eyes was evident. It was this brat who caused the Su family's villa gate to be breached by the Xiao family. It was also this brat whose son's arm was crippled, several guards were crippled, and now he was forced to come to Qingyun City.

As the patriarch of the Su family for generations, when had he ever suffered such frustration and humiliation?

"It's you, then it's fine, let's begin," Li Se gestured.

"Begin what?" Su Meichao asked, confused.

"Apologize," Li Se looked at Su Meichao. "You came to Qingyun City, weren't you here to apologize to me?"

Su Meichao's face stiffened slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "Li Se, for me to apologize to you, hehe, that is absolutely impossible!"

"Then why did you come to Qingyun City?" Li Se frowned.

"I can give you a chance."

Su Meichao said with arrogance, "Li Se, I know your pharmaceutical factory is cooperating with the military now, but I assume the profits are very low. You must have paid a considerable price to curry favor with the military, right? I will give the military face and allow you to resume operations. I also guarantee that I will not target your pharmaceutical factory in the future. This can only be considered your good luck. And today, my more important purpose is to bring Su Mei back. As for you, it's just a casual meeting."

"So, if you don't target me, I should thank you?" Li Se said with a smile.

"Can you withstand the Su family's influence?" Su Meichao sneered. "If you are sensible, resume production at your pharmaceutical factory, and I will consider this matter as if it never happened. I investigated before, and you not only have Yuanfeng Group but also a clinic. However, in my eyes, you are still not in the same league. I can shut down your pharmaceutical factory with a word, and I can also shut down your clinic with a word. So, don't be ungrateful!"

Apologize? Compensation?

That was out of the question. In Su Meichao's eyes, Li Se was ultimately just the owner of a small company, not even qualified to carry his shoes. For someone like him, a little intimidation would make them cower. Who told him he was the head of the Su family in the capital?

"So, as long as I reopen the pharmaceutical factory, you won't pursue the revenge for your son's broken arm?" Li Se suddenly asked.

Mentioning this matter, Su Meichao's expression turned grim, "What do you think? I'm letting you off this time purely because of the pharmaceutical factory, but I can't guarantee it next time. Li Se, I don't have much time to chat with you. People like you don't even have the right to sit with me. That's all I have to say, you can leave now!"

Li Se looked as if he had suddenly understood, "I understand."

"Understand what?" Su Meichao frowned.

"You're not here to apologize?" Li Se said with a smile.

The butler beside him could no longer contain himself, "What are your credentials to deserve an apology from our master? Our Su family has already investigated you. You used to deliver food and even went to jail. You've just been lucky recently, catapulting you to success, but this success is only within Qingyun City. In the eyes of our Su family, killing you is a matter of minutes. Now that our master is talking to you, you should be grateful. You still want our master to apologize? What a joke?!"

"Li Se, I can leave you alone for now, but it might not be the same after some time," Su Meichao said coldly.

Li Se clearly understood the threat in Su Meichao's words. If he continued to be aggressive, they would deal with him. He said dismissively, "Alright, then let's not wait for 'after some time.' Let's do it now. You come and deal with me. As for the pharmaceutical factory, I don't plan to continue production for now."

As soon as he said this, Su Meichao's expression darkened. He stared at Li Se with icy eyes and angrily said, "Li Se, aren't you just relying on your connections with the military to be so reckless? Do you really think the military can protect you forever? If you stop producing at your pharmaceutical factory, do you really think the military will let you off easily? You will offend the military then, which will bring you no benefit at all!"

"Anxious? Are you getting anxious?" Li Se asked nonchalantly.

"Are you trying to completely offend my Su family?" Su Meichao gritted his teeth and said sinisterly, "Do you really think you can withstand the retaliation of my Su family?"

Li Se said impatiently, "Stop pretending in front of me. If my pharmaceutical factory doesn't produce, the first one to suffer will be your Su family. I don't care. I'm just a small company owner. If I don't produce, I'll at most offend the military, nothing serious. But it's different for your Su family. Originally, I just wanted you to apologize here, but now I've changed my mind."

Su Meichao and the butler's expressions changed.

Li Se's eyes held a chill as he said, "Go to Shengshi Hotel and host a banquet of apology. Let everyone in Qingyun City see you apologize. The time is set for 6 PM tonight. If you exceed this time, my pharmaceutical factory will close for a month."

After saying this, Li Se got up and left.