"Whatever you say, I'm a law-abiding citizen!" Li Se said indifferently.
"Let's hope so!" Tang Xi snorted.
After leaving Tang Xi's apartment, Li Se's expression remained rather somber. The Blood Gate assassin organization had made another move, and what annoyed him the most was that even at this moment, he still had no idea who had hired the Blood Gate to kill him.
Li Se returned to Xia Shuyu's school. His car had been driven back by Xia Shuyu.
"Here, take your car keys back," Xia Shuyu returned the car keys to Li Se.
"Thank you for your help today. I'd like to treat you to a meal," Lin Wenxiu said gratefully.
"Let's go, let's go. I'm telling you, Wenxiu is very stingy. It's quite rare for her to treat someone," Xia Shuyu said, pulling Li Se along as they left.
Afterward, they arrived at a restaurant near the school. Xia Shuyu and Yu Yan were not polite at all, ordering quite a few dishes.
Lin Wenxiu felt a pang of heartache, but since she had promised to treat them, she could only continue to feel the pain in her wallet.
The food was served quickly. Yu Yan asked while eating, "Li Se, you said earlier that red string could ward off evil spirits. So, if we wear red string, will we all be protected from evil?"
"Theoretically, yes," Li Se nodded. "But it also depends on the ghost's cultivation. Red string can only deal with very ordinary minor ghosts. As for the more powerful ones, the effect is not significant."
"That's better than nothing," Yu Yan had decided that she would buy a red string to use when she got back.
While they were eating, at the school, Chu Ming'an had already been sent to the infirmary. He was in pain all over, his face filled with endless rage.
"Brother An, Brother An!"
A subordinate rushed in.
"What is it, shouting so loudly? Can't you see Brother An is recuperating?" a subordinate reprimanded.
The subordinate hurriedly said, "Brother An, that kid is back again, and he's gone out to eat with Sister-in-law."
"Damn it!" Chu Ming'an was furious. Ignoring his injuries, he led a group of people rushing towards the restaurant.
Many people at the school saw Chu Ming'an's imposing manner and kept their distance. They were all curious about what had happened.
Five minutes later, Chu Ming'an's men had surrounded Li Se and the others.
"Kid, you still have the guts to come back?" Chu Ming'an gritted his teeth. The incident of him being dunked had been filmed and was now being discussed all over the forum. He could hardly show his face.
"Why shouldn't I have the guts to come back?" Li Se retorted.
"Good, good, good. Today, I will make you regret coming back!" Chu Ming'an was enraged. With a wave of his hand, he said, "Beat him until he's crippled!"
This time, he had brought quite a few people, almost twenty of them. These twenty people swarmed forward, some armed, some ready to use their fists. In Li Se's eyes, however, they were just a ragtag bunch.
Bang bang bang…
Various collision sounds echoed in the restaurant, accompanied by screams.
The originally neat restaurant suddenly became chaotic.
In less than five minutes, Chu Ming'an was stunned because all the people he brought had been knocked to the ground. A trace of fear was in his pupils.
"If you dare to touch me again, my brother will not let you off!" Chu Ming'an shouted.
"Then let your brother come!" Li Se said disdainfully.
Chu Ming'an quickly called his elder brother: "Brother, I've been beaten. Hurry up and save me…"
After finishing the call, Chu Ming'an said smugly to Li Se, "My brother will be here soon. You're dead!"
Li Se was somewhat speechless at Chu Ming'an's actions. Was this what they called parents when they couldn't win? He then sat down and continued eating as if nothing had happened.
Chu Ming'an's elder brother arrived very quickly, bringing two professional bodyguards. As soon as he entered, he saw Li Se and was stunned. Then, he laughed heartily, "Dr. Li, it's you."
"Chu Mingxuan?" Li Se was taken aback.
"Brother, it's him!" Chu Ming'an pointed at Li Se.
Slap!
Chu Mingxuan slapped him, "I told you not to cause trouble. You're always finding trouble for me. Quickly apologize to Dr. Li!"
"He's the one who hit me…" Chu Ming'an said with a wronged expression.
Slap!
Another slap.
"Are you going to apologize or not?" Chu Mingxuan asked angrily.
Chu Ming'an was afraid of his elder brother and dared not hesitate. He apologized to Li Se.
"Don't bother Shuyu again in the future, or I'll make you regret it!" Li Se said coldly.
"Yes, yes, yes. I understand," Chu Ming'an nodded repeatedly.
"Scram!" Chu Mingxuan roared.
Chu Ming'an did not dare to linger and ran off without delay.
"Dr. Li, I apologize. My brother is just spoiled by our family," Chu Mingxuan said apologetically.
"You need to curb your behavior in the future. Don't think every beautiful woman you see is yours!" Li Se said.
Chu Mingxuan nodded, then sat down next to them unceremoniously and said, "Dr. Li, let's go out and have some fun later. Xue Hai will be there too. Let's call Chen Bin to join us."
"Okay!" Li Se did not refuse and readily agreed.
After eating and drinking their fill, Li Se sent Xia Shuyu and the others back, then left with Chu Mingxuan.
When they met Song Xuehai at a teahouse, Song Xuehai was exceptionally enthusiastic, patting Li Se on the shoulder and saying, "Dr. Li, my father has been mentioning you. I finally managed to catch you today. You must come to my house for dinner tomorrow."
"Wow, to have dinner at the Secretary's house! I don't even have that opportunity," Chen Bin said with envy.
"Alright, and I'll check on the Secretary's recovery," Li Se said with a smile and nodded.
"Damn it, do you know how much this shirt costs? You got it wet?"
A gruff voice rang out.
Li Se looked over and couldn't help but be startled because he saw a familiar figure, none other than Zhang Yunyun. He hadn't seen Zhang Yunyun for some time. He hadn't expected to run into her at this teahouse.
"I... I'm sorry!" Zhang Yunyun apologized profusely.
"Does an apology help?" the rough man pointed at his clothes. "Do you know how much this shirt costs? It's tens of thousands. Today, you either pay me or go out for a few drinks with me, otherwise, this matter isn't over!"
"I don't have money to pay..." Zhang Yunyun's face turned somewhat pale.
The manager then rushed over and apologized to the gruff man, "Ah, Mr. Wang, my apologies. She's new and not very skilled yet. How about I have someone replace your teapot with a better one?"
"No!" Mr. Wang shook his head. "Either pay the money or let her accompany me out for a few drinks!"
"This..." The manager was somewhat hesitant. After a moment of deliberation, he said to Zhang Yunyun, "Forget it, you go out with Mr. Wang!"