"Let's go inside. It's not good if we're seen here, but..."
Chen Peiyue said, and suddenly took out a mask from her pocket and put it on.
Seeing her strange behavior, Li Chonglou asked confusedly, "What are you doing?"
"Hiding my identity! Most people here know me. If they see me, they'll definitely report it!"
Li Chonglou rolled his eyes.
"Aren't you trying to hide something that isn't there? Wear this instead."
As he spoke, Li Chonglou took out a new mask from Gao Baisong's car and handed it to Chen Peiyue.
Chen Peiyue took the mask, which was only as big as her palm, and said somewhat disbelievingly, "Will this work? It looks so small."
"As long as it covers your mouth and nose, you don't need to be so dramatic. Trust me, it'll be fine."
Seeing Li Chonglou's confidence, Chen Peiyue finally chose to believe him.
Although the mask looked small, it actually covered the same area as the veil she had been wearing earlier.
The advantage was that wearing a veil nowadays was a bit eye-catching, whereas a mask was a common item and wouldn't attract extra attention.
As Li Chonglou had predicted, after Chen Peiyue put on the mask and entered the hotel with the two of them, she found that the attention from others had indeed decreased significantly.
When she had sneaked out wearing a veil before, she could still notice many people peeking at her. But now, there wasn't a single one!
Only those who caught a glimpse inadvertently would glance an extra time.
"I wish I had used this all along."
After the three returned to Li Chonglou's room, Chen Peiyue took off the mask and said with some regret.
Li Chonglou smiled and brought the conversation back to the main point: "What did you mean by the quota just now? Does it have something to do with martial arts training?"
"How did you know?"
Chen Peiyue was very surprised, while Yue Hai beside her looked confused.
"What martial arts training? Brother Li, you don't mean to say she can actually do martial arts, do you?"
"You still don't believe me?"
Chen Peiyue's brows suddenly furrowed, and she stood up.
"What are you doing?" Yue Hai looked at her blankly.
"Don't you believe me? Then let's have a match." Chen Peiyue said to Yue Hai with extreme seriousness.
"Uh."
Yue Hai looked at Li Chonglou. He still believed that Chen Peiyue was overconfident due to her ignorance.
However, he didn't realize that the one who was truly overconfident due to ignorance was himself...
Li Chonglou didn't remind him, but instead advised, "Alright, we're all friends, no need to fight. By the way, what was your name again?"
"Chen Peiyue."
"My name is Li Chonglou, and this is Yue Hai."
Li Chonglou introduced them first, then got to the real topic.
"I heard you talking about Sun Corporation just now. To be honest, I also spoke with them, but in their words, your Little Knife Gang was constantly aggressive, bullying, and even slandering..."
Chen Peiyue immediately became angry: "Nonsense, they are the ones who do those inhumane things!"
As Chen Peiyue got agitated, her powerful internal energy suddenly erupted. Although not much was released, it still startled Yue Hai next to her.
"Damn, you really have internal energy!"
Yue Hai jumped to the side, staring at Chen Peiyue in disbelief.
"Hmph, I've told you twice, it's just that you don't believe me." Chen Peiyue was somewhat displeased with Yue Hai's reaction.
Seeing that her emotions were a bit off, Li Chonglou couldn't help but comfort her: "Don't get excited yet. I don't know who to believe right now, but I don't think you would lie."
"Of course, I never lie!"
Li Chonglou's words struck a chord with Chen Peiyue, and her emotions were greatly appeased.
Only Yue Hai felt something was wrong.
What's wrong with Brother Li? Is he suspecting his brother Sun Zhong's words? But no matter what, shouldn't he help them solve the problem?
In his heart, Li Chonglou's interests were paramount, so hearing Li Chonglou suddenly side with Chen Peiyue, he thought he was giving up on his mission.
Then, just as he was about to ask, Li Chonglou changed the subject.
"But words are not enough. We don't have evidence to refute them, so why don't we..."
"Why don't we what?" Chen Peiyue quickly asked.
"Why don't you take me to visit the pregnant woman you mentioned earlier? Or any other injured person, we can collect some evidence, and then confront them directly! I'd like to see how they can quibble then."
Li Chonglou said seriously, and Chen Peiyue's eyes lit up.
"Okay! But you have to take me with you to question them then! I've wanted to beat up people from Sun Corporation for a long time!"
Chen Peiyue said, raising her fist.
Li Chonglou smiled, "Of course, no problem."
"But, I'm suddenly a little curious, why did you sneak out?"
Chen Peiyue's originally enthusiastic expression suddenly dimmed, as if Li Chonglou's words had hit a sore spot.
At this moment, Yue Hai next to her was also staring at her curiously.
From Chen Peiyue's reaction, the two of them could tell that she probably hadn't done this before, otherwise, she wouldn't have appeared so innocent.
So, both of them were curious why such a good girl, who hadn't left the Little Knife Gang for ten or twenty years, would suddenly sneak out as if she had awakened.
Under their curious gazes, Chen Peiyue sighed deeply.
"My father wants me to marry someone else, but I don't like that person..."
Understood, eloping!
Li Chonglou suddenly realized, and although Yue Hai hadn't experienced it, he wasn't foolish and could understand Chen Peiyue's feelings.
Indeed, love makes people 'crazy' in this world. Chen Peiyue had been a good girl for so many years, and now she was acting rebelliously for her love. Li Chonglou sighed that love truly was the fastest way for a person to grow.
Yue Hai's current state, strictly speaking, was also thanks to love...
"I'm older than you, so I'll call you Xiao Yue. I feel like your family is quite feudal to arrange a marriage alliance."
Speaking of marriage alliances, Li Chonglou thought of Yu Ke. Although she also ran away from being forced into marriage, hers was a business arrangement, which was not uncommon in today's society.
But Chen Peiyue's family was clearly not a business family. Although the Little Knife Gang had always existed, as far as he knew, its real leader was not solely in power, which meant that Chen Peiyue's family might not even be considered hereditary.
To arrange a marriage alliance like this, either Chen Peiyue's father was too ambitious, or he loved her too much. But for whatever reason, it was an extremely feudal and traditional idea.