Li Zhongfu's face darkened. "You still haven't understood what I meant. The Li family is already on a downward slope. Without a talented young person to lead, the Li family will eventually sink to second-rate status. Do you understand?"
The old lady, however, paid no heed. She said coldly, "How the Li family fares is our own business. I will absolutely not allow a bastard to lead our Li family!"
Li Zhongfu's expression turned somewhat grim. He knew that talking further would be useless; it was impossible to get through to her. He could only sigh heavily and say, "I won't let you lay another finger on him!"
"You can try!" the old lady stated icily.
Leaving the Li family, Li Se felt much more at ease. He had actually been worried that the mastermind might be Li Zhongfu. However, after today's conversation, he was almost certain it was someone else – his so-called grandmother.
Since the mastermind was this grandmother, Li Se no longer cared. He had never met her and had no feelings for her. To be honest, he did have some affection for his grandfather, Li Zhongfu, as the old man had helped him quite a bit. Upon realizing that his grandfather wasn't the mastermind, he felt completely relaxed.
As long as it wasn't someone he cared about, it didn't matter. Li Se drove his car directly to the Mu Zi Business Association.
"What brings you here today?" Qiao Weiwei, who was busy working, showed some surprise upon seeing Li Se.
"I came because I missed you," Li Se said with a smile as he walked over. He hugged Qiao Weiwei from behind, inhaling her scent, completely enchanted.
Qiao Weiwei smelled wonderfully pleasant, like basking in a spring breeze.
"Why do you always like to do this at the company?" Qiao Weiwei blushed as she felt his large hands moving over her.
Li Se paid no mind. His hands continued to caress her, moving down until they were beneath her skirt.
Before long, Qiao Weiwei was breathing slightly faster, her pretty face flushed, giving the impression of being ripe for the picking.
"Weiwei, I want you." Li Se's breathing grew heavy. Faced with such temptation, who could resist?
"Don't..." Qiao Weiwei tried to stop him.
But she was, after all, just a frail woman. How could she stop the somewhat impulsive Li Se? Just as he was about to proceed, there was a knock on the door.
*Knock, knock, knock!*
The knocking annoyed Li Se. Every time at such a critical moment, someone always came to disrupt things.
"Someone's here, hurry and move!" Qiao Weiwei said nervously.
Li Se had no choice but to release Qiao Weiwei. After she had tidied herself up, he opened the door.
Standing outside were a secretary and a foreigner – it was none other than Daniel.
"What are you doing here?" Li Se asked, frowning slightly, a hint of displeasure in his voice. If no one had interrupted, he and Qiao Weiwei could have consummated their relationship today. Yet, this guy showed up at this very moment. It was obvious why he was here.
Daniel smiled and said, "Mr. Tom needs your medical treatment. Don't be unappreciative."
"So, you want me to treat him, and I should just go?" Li Se chuckled, a laugh filled with disdain. "Tell Tom to come here and beg me, and maybe I'll consider treating him."
"You want Mr. Tom to kneel for you? Who do you think you are?" Daniel retorted angrily.
"And who is this Tom that he expects me to go and treat him?" Li Se asked dismissively.
Daniel said fiercely, "Mr. Tom is the CEO of a major corporation, worth hundreds of billions. Who do you think Mr. Tom is?"
"So what? Don't say hundreds of billions, even if it's trillions, what does that have to do with me?" Li Se said blandly.
Daniel took a deep breath. "I didn't come here to argue with you. Ten million. I'll give you ten million if you treat Mr. Tom."
Ten million!
This was no small sum.
The secretary next to Qiao Weiwei was startled. Ten million for a treatment? Was money that easy to earn?
However, ten million truly meant little in Li Se's eyes. He smiled and said, "Do I look like I'm short of money?"
"Do you think ten million is too little?" Daniel frowned. He had originally thought it would be difficult to get Li Se to act by any other means, so he planned to use the simplest, most direct method: throwing money at the problem. He hadn't expected that ten million would still be considered insufficient.
"Yes, it's very little!" Li Se nodded.
"Then how much do you want?" Daniel asked with a cold smile.
Li Se flashed a brilliant smile. "Didn't you say Tom is worth hundreds of billions? Then I want a hundred billion."
Upon hearing this, Daniel's expression changed. A hundred billion – that was a truly outrageous demand.
"This is a blatant overcharge! What right do you have to ask for a hundred billion?" Daniel roared.
Li Se shrugged indifferently. "I'll give you two options. Option one: a hundred billion, and I can reluctantly agree to treat him. Option two: let Tom kneel before me, and perhaps I'll show mercy and treat him."
Li Se wouldn't show any leniency towards this Tom, especially since the man had intended to use force on Qiao Weiwei.
Li Se never showed mercy to anyone who dared to lay a hand on his woman. Even if Tom were to die, it would have nothing to do with him.
"How dare you?!" Daniel pointed at Li Se's nose and shouted.
"Try pointing at me again," Li Se said, his brow furrowed.
Seeing Li Se's expression, Daniel immediately felt a pang of fear and retracted his finger. He was genuinely afraid Li Se would snap his finger off. However, he couldn't lose face. He said coldly, "Li Se, it's your honor to be asked to treat Mr. Tom. And you still think ten million isn't enough? Do you think we have no way to deal with you?"
Li Se made a gesturing motion. "If you have any methods, bring them forth quickly. I'm waiting. But don't blame me for not reminding you, Tom's condition cannot be delayed any longer. If it drags on, even I will be helpless."
Daniel gritted his teeth. He knew that trying to use money had failed this time. However, he was extremely displeased and didn't bother saying anything more. He merely shot Li Se a cold glare before preparing to leave.
"If you're not offering a hundred billion, then quickly have Tom come and kneel at my company's entrance. Perhaps I'll still treat him. If not, then forget it. Just wait to die in the hospital."
Li Se's voice rang out at that moment.
Hearing this, Daniel nearly spat blood. Then, with a dark expression, he left.