"Yuan Ting, you have quite the nerve, even wanting Master Li to kneel and apologize?" Ao Long said coldly.
As soon as these words were spoken, Yuan Ting immediately realized something was amiss. His face turned ashen. He slapped the seductive woman beside him and rebuked, "Who gave you the courage to fight with Master Li's woman over a diamond? Damn it, what kind of trash are you? Get on your knees!"
The seductive woman was stunned by the slap, but she quickly regained her composure. Despite feeling greatly wronged, she obediently knelt down and apologized.
"It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding," Yuan Ting said with a fawning smile to Ao Long and the others. "It's my woman who was ignorant, causing this misunderstanding. I've already disciplined her. Can we just let this matter pass?"
"You even hit your own woman. You're truly scum!" Li Se had absolutely no good feelings towards men who hit their women, feeling nothing but disgust.
"Yuan Ting, scram. From this day forward, we will no longer cooperate!" Ao Long said indifferently.
"No... no, Master Long, I know I was wrong, I truly do..." Yuan Ting immediately knelt down, clinging to Ao Long's thigh, begging desperately.
"Get lost!" Ao Long kicked Yuan Ting away.
As for the people Yuan Ting brought, they naturally didn't dare to act. After exchanging glances, they quickly fled.
After this matter was resolved, Ao Long didn't linger. He bid farewell to Li Se. As for the diamond ring, Qiao Weiwei and Lin Hongyue had lost the mood to purchase it.
The three of them went to a milk tea shop.
"Weiwei, introduce him?" Lin Hongyue had been sizing up Li Se, a smile on her face.
"Li Se," Qiao Weiwei replied.
"That's it?" Lin Hongyue looked dejected.
"Mhm, that's it," Qiao Weiwei nodded.
Lin Hongyue said no more. She then looked at Li Se and examined him for a while longer before saying, "He's quite handsome. What do you do?"
"Doctor."
"A doctor, that's not bad. But compared to Weiwei's status, it seems a bit far off." Lin Hongyue wasn't looking down on Li Se. She knew about Qiao Weiwei's family background. If Li Se were just a doctor, the Qiao family would likely not agree.
"Hongyue, let me tell you, he's not just any doctor. You know my grandfather had cancer, right? He's the one who treated him!" As Qiao Weiwei said this, there was a hint of admiration and pride in her expression, perhaps she hadn't even noticed it herself.
"He can treat cancer?" Lin Hongyue's eyes widened, finding it hard to believe.
"Of course!" Qiao Weiwei nodded with certainty.
Lin Hongyue immediately looked at Li Se and asked in surprise, "Can you really treat cancer?"
"It depends on the situation, but Traditional Chinese Medicine can indeed treat cancer!" Li Se nodded.
"You're also a TCM practitioner?" Lin Hongyue was shocked again. Although she wasn't a doctor, she knew that the older a TCM practitioner was, the better their skills would be. Li Se was so young, yet a TCM practitioner – how magical was that?
"Mhm!" Li Se nodded.
"Then can you examine me?" Lin Hongyue eagerly extended her hand.
Li Se looked at Qiao Weiwei.
"Show this ignorant woman your skills!" Qiao Weiwei said with a smile.
Li Se had no choice but to take Lin Hongyue's pulse. However, very soon, his brows furrowed.
"Is there a problem?" Qiao Weiwei asked nervously, as doctors frowning was the most frightening thing.
Li Se's expression was a little complicated. He said, "She's pregnant."
"How is that possible?" Qiao Weiwei looked at Lin Hongyue in disbelief.
"I... I'm pregnant?" Lin Hongyue was also startled, but her expression quickly turned somber.
"Hongyue, whose child is it?" Qiao Weiwei hurriedly asked.
"Weiwei, don't ask," Lin Hongyue hadn't expected Li Se's pulse-taking to reveal anything, let alone her pregnancy. This made her feel very distressed.
Qiao Weiwei didn't press further.
As for Li Se, he would inquire even less. Lin Hongyue's pregnancy had nothing to do with him, so there was no need to worry.
Because of Lin Hongyue's pregnancy, no one was in the mood to continue shopping. Afterward, Li Se sent the two of them home.
Li Se originally intended to leave directly, but he happened to run into Old Man Qiao. Helplessly, he was dragged off to drink by Old Man Qiao.
It was already over an hour later when he left the Qiao residence.
With nothing to do, Li Se drove to Clear Water Bay Villa. This villa had been in his possession for some time. Dust had already accumulated inside; that's what happens when no one lives in a place, even the most luxurious villa will gather a layer of dust.
"It seems I need to hire a housekeeper to clean it up," Li Se thought.
He then wandered around Clear Water Bay, preparing to leave. Just then, several people walked towards him. One of them was familiar to Li Se – it was his former classmate, Yu Zhidie!
Beside Yu Zhidie were several staff members and bodyguards, as she was now a big star. She was the only one among Li Se's many classmates who had become a big star.
"Li Se?"
Yu Zhidie also noticed Li Se at this moment, her brows furrowed.
"Zhidie, how do you know this person?" her agent asked with a frown.
Li Se was dressed quite ordinarily, not looking like a wealthy person. Even appearing in the Clear Water Bay villa complex, most people would assume he was either a delivery person or from property management.
"Heh, a classmate." Yu Zhidie smiled faintly. She walked up to Li Se, her expression arrogant. "I really didn't expect to run into you here. Are you delivering food? Or are you a security guard for this property? No, judging by your clothes, you don't look like security. Could you be a delivery person or a cleaner? Oh my, you're living quite miserably now. I haven't contacted you old classmates in a long time. The first old classmate I met upon returning to Qingyun City, I didn't expect them to be so down and out!"
Yu Zhidie greeted him with mocking words, which caused Li Se's brows to furrow. He truly didn't expect to meet an old classmate like this, with such cold sarcasm. But it wasn't entirely unexpected, as he had experienced it before. He smiled and said, "Congratulations on becoming a big star."
"Is it your turn to congratulate me?" Yu Zhidie said dismissively. "I say, Li Se, could it be that you found out I was returning to Qingyun City and moving into Clear Water Bay Villa, so you pretended to be a delivery person to get in? Let me tell you, don't even think about it. I'd have to be blind to fancy someone like you!"
"Zhidie, don't bother with him. Let's hurry and visit the owner of Villa Number One," the agent said impatiently. If it were an impressive old classmate, a greeting would be natural, but seeing Li Se's shabby appearance, it was obvious he couldn't be living there.
In the agent's opinion, even talking to someone like him was a waste of time!