“You're the one who stirred up trouble?” Su Mei asked with a half-smile.
Li Se shrugged helplessly. He looked at the fat man and said with a cold sneer, “Is there something you need?”
“What is it?” The fat man’s face was contorted with rage. “Kid, you’re really arrogant. You dare to hit me? Are you tired of living? Get on your knees and apologize right now, and then your woman has to spend three days and three nights with me!”
He had originally intended to teach Li Se a lesson, but upon seeing the stunningly beautiful Su Mei, his soul was utterly captivated. He felt a surge of excitement, thinking his luck was exceptionally good today to encounter such a gem.
“Three days and three nights, can you handle it?” Su Mei narrowed her beautiful eyes, a faint smile still playing on her lips.
The fat man shivered all over, his voice trembling with excitement, “Let alone three days and three nights, even three months wouldn’t feel like enough.”
Many people in the bar were drawn to this scene. When they saw someone daring to offend this fat man, they were all aghast.
“Who is this kid, to dare provoke Master Ma?”
“Exactly, he’s tired of living. Master Ma has dozens of men under him.”
“He’s finished now. What a shame for that beautiful woman, she’s truly exquisite.”
“…”
There were many whispers from the surroundings. In everyone’s eyes, Li Se was as good as finished, having offended Master Ma himself.
“Kid, why aren’t you on your knees apologizing to Master Ma?” a subordinate shouted.
“Noisy!” Li Se flung the wine glass in his hand, smashing it into the subordinate’s face. With a yelp, the man fell to the ground, unable to get up.
“It seems you won’t shed tears until you see the coffin! Go, beat him severely, and if he dies, it’s on me!” Master Ma roared.
His subordinates swarmed forward, lunging at Li Se. These were all ordinary thugs. To Li Se, one or a hundred made no difference. He swept his left leg out, and in an instant, several thugs were kicked to the ground. This stunned the remaining thugs, who hesitated for a moment, seeming afraid to advance.
“Go on, what are you all standing there for? Attack!” Master Ma bellowed.
The remaining men swallowed hard, gritted their teeth, and charged again. But their fate was no different from those who had fallen before. In less than a minute, all of Master Ma’s men were lying on the ground, unable to rise.
Master Ma was stunned, watching this scene in disbelief. So many men he had brought, all beaten down. How was this possible? Seeing Li Se walking towards him, he retreated, issuing a warning, “You… you don’t mess around!”
*Slap, slap!*
Li Se delivered two slaps. “Get lost!”
Dazed by the blows, Master Ma felt immense relief at the command to leave. He turned and fled, tripping and falling in his haste. Grimacing from the pain, he quickly got back up and continued his escape.
At the booth, Su Mei smiled, her eyes filled with allure. “You’re truly amazing!”
Her tone and gaze suggested it wasn’t his fighting skills she found amazing, but rather his prowess in bed. Indeed, the same words spoken with a different intonation felt like a suggestive remark. Li Se sat down, took a sip of red wine, and said with a smile, “Let’s continue our previous conversation.”
“Alright, tell me how to resolve the malevolent energy that’s clinging to me. Before you mentioned it, I didn’t feel anything, but now that you’ve said I’m entangled with malevolent energy, I feel uncomfortable all over…” Su Mei said.
Li Se’s gaze drifted towards her fair skin. The distracting thoughts he had managed to suppress earlier began to resurface. He quickly explained the methods for resolving malevolent energy, then hastily bid farewell to the woman. He didn’t want to spend any more time with her; she was too terrifying. If he stayed any longer, he feared he wouldn’t be able to control himself. She was truly a siren!
“Heh heh…” Watching Li Se’s hasty retreat, Su Mei couldn’t help but let out a chuckle. Her laugh stole the color from her surroundings, leaving many men gazing at her in a daze.
“Young Lady!”
Just then, a shadowy figure appeared and addressed Su Mei respectfully.
“Go take care of that Wang Hu.” Su Mei said indifferently, her tone brooks no argument. At this moment, her seductive charm had diminished considerably, replaced by an aura of queenly authority, so commanding that one dared not look her directly in the eye.
“Yes!” The shadowy figure nodded in acknowledgment and then departed.
Su Mei murmured to herself, “Li Se… truly interesting.”
Back home, Su Mei’s image lingered in Li Se’s mind, making him feel parched. Zhang Aimin hadn't come today, so he had to go to her instead.
The next morning, Li Se drove to Fang Xiuxiu’s home. However, he saw another man there, which made him feel uncomfortable, especially since this man was at his woman’s house.
“Xiuxiu, aren’t you looking for a job today? I can accompany you. If that doesn’t work out, you can come work at my company. I’ll arrange a position as a secretary for you. Working as my secretary isn’t tiring,” the man said with a smile.
“I don’t need that!” Fang Xiuxiu’s refusal was firm. She felt a measure of annoyance at this man showing up at her home.
“Xiuxiu, I’m not trying to brag, but in today’s society, without connections, it’s almost impossible to find a good job!” The man, naturally, wouldn’t give up easily.
“Who says Xiuxiu doesn’t have connections?”
Li Se’s voice cut in.
“Who are you?” The man frowned, staring at Li Se with a vigilant gaze.
“I’m Xiuxiu’s man!” Li Se drew Fang Xiuxiu into his embrace. “My girlfriend is looking for a job, and I’ll naturally arrange it. You don’t need to worry about it. Alright, you can leave now.”
The man’s expression soured. He truly hadn’t expected Fang Xiuxiu to have a boyfriend. However, after a brief appraisal of Li Se, he didn’t take him very seriously. Extending his hand, he said with a smile, “I am Lan Jianzhong. I’m currently a senior executive at a major corporation, with an annual salary in the millions. May I ask where you are employed?”
Li Se did not shake his hand, instead stating indifferently, “I wouldn’t say I’m employed in a high-ranking position. I’m just a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner.”
“Traditional Chinese medicine practitioner?” Lan Jianzhong blinked in surprise, then his face contorted with disdain. At this age, to claim to be a practitioner of TCM was unheard of. He scoffed, “Brother, you don’t even have a good job yourself, yet you dare to recommend jobs to Xiuxiu? Heh heh, you’re harming yourself and others. How about this, you hand Xiuxiu over to me, and I’ll arrange a very good job for her. Plus, I happen to need a secretary right now…”
“You talk too much!” Li Se was too lazy to waste words on this Lan Jianzhong. The man actually wanted his girlfriend to be his secretary. Li Se was well aware of the depraved thoughts in his mind.