Tang Zhongfang’s face turned red with embarrassment. He hadn’t anticipated such a turn of events, but now he was in a predicament, neither able to call out nor refrain from doing so. After all, he was already an old man, and calling a twenty-year-old his father was a matter of pride.
“What, Tang Zhongfang, reneging?” Li Se looked at him and suddenly smiled, waving his hand. “Fine, if you don’t acknowledge it, so be it. I’m too lazy to bother with you.”
These words seemed to strike Tang Zhongfang’s heart. He gritted his teeth and said, “Dad!”
After shouting, Tang Zhongfang didn’t linger. Too ashamed to stay any longer, he quickly left.
“Master Li, according to the method you just mentioned, is my son possessed by the spirits of deceased family members?” Lin Hu asked, looking quite frightened.
“Yes!” Li Se nodded slightly. “I’ll write a prescription. One dose every three days, and your son will recover.”
“Master Li, you mean my son hasn’t fully recovered yet?” Lin Hu couldn’t help but ask.
Li Se nodded and said, “In Traditional Chinese Medicine, excessive fright can harm the kidneys, and the kidneys govern courage. Therefore, after a severe fright, a child’s courage will diminish, so he still needs some herbal treatment.”
“I understand. Thank you, Master Li!” Lin Hu said gratefully, offering a hefty consultation fee.
Emerging from the villa, Li Se and Huang Shanshan saw Wen Qing still kneeling. However, neither of them paid her any attention, and they walked straight away.
Lin Hu also walked out at this moment. Wen Qing, seeing him, hurriedly asked, “Brother Hu, can I get up now?”
“Keep kneeling! It’s good enough that I didn’t beat you to death for offending Master Li!” Lin Hu said angrily.
Wen Qing’s face turned pale, and she dared not say another word, only continuing to kneel.
Huang Shanshan, looking at Li Se driving, hesitated for a long time before asking, “Is it really supernatural possession?”
“Of course!” Li Se replied as he drove. “Furthermore, Traditional Chinese Medicine and metaphysics are inseparable. To become a skilled TCM practitioner, one must also understand some mystical arts.”
“So, you know everything?” Huang Shanshan asked.
“Isn’t your husband, me, amazing?” Li Se said proudly.
“You’re not my husband at all!” Huang Shanshan said coquettishly.
Seeing Huang Shanshan’s shy demeanor, Li Se suppressed a swallow and quickly said, “Shanshan, if you want to learn, I can teach you. We can then book a room and properly discuss metaphysics.”
“You’d better find your other women,” Huang Shanshan retorted.
Li Se felt helpless. Although Huang Shanshan claimed to have agreed to him having other women, she never acted on it, only talking. If such beautiful lips could serve him…
Li Se did not return to the clinic. After seeing so many patients that morning and treating Lin Hu’s son, he hadn’t eaten yet. He then took Huang Shanshan to a high-end restaurant, Yipinju.
Although there were only two of them, they still requested a private room. Li Se ordered several signature dishes from Yipinju and a bottle of red wine.
“Why order red wine in broad daylight?” Huang Shanshan couldn’t help but ask.
“Drinking wine adds a touch of romance,” Li Se smiled.
Huang Shanshan said nothing more, seemingly anticipating something to happen.
Bang!
Just then, the private room door was kicked open.
A woman strutted in, looking at Huang Shanshan with a smug smile. “Oh, isn’t this Huang Shanshan? When did you get a boyfriend?”
Upon seeing the woman, Huang Shanshan’s eyebrows furrowed. “Liu Chunwan, what are you doing here?”
“What, are you afraid I’ll tell everyone about your man-playing escapades?” Liu Chunwan chuckled.
“Get out and close the door!” Li Se said calmly. He found it rather inexplicable, especially since the woman had kicked the door open.
“How dare you, a pretty boy, speak to me like that?” Liu Chunwan retorted angrily.
“Leave, don’t interrupt my meal with my man!” Huang Shanshan said with annoyance.
Liu Chunwan not only didn’t leave but also crossed her arms, a haughty expression on her face. “I’m here to inform you that I want this private room. You two better get lost!”
“Are you crazy?” Li Se couldn’t help but curse.
“Who do you think you’re talking to?” Liu Chunwan was furious. “Do you know who I am? Do you know who I’m entertaining today? If you knew, you’d be scared stiff. Just get lost. Do you think you’re worthy of eating in such a luxurious private room?”
“Liu Chunwan, if you want the private room, you can find the restaurant manager. Why are you acting so brazenly towards us?” Huang Shanshan said angrily.
“Shanshan, who is this idiot?” Li Se asked curiously.
Huang Shanshan explained, “Years ago, when I worked at a Traditional Chinese Medicine hospital, she was my supervisor. She always targeted me back then. I haven’t seen her for a year, and I didn’t expect to run into her here.”
“I say, Huang Shanshan, have you gotten more temperamental since finding a man? Has he been pampering you?”
Liu Chunwan showed no signs of leaving. She sized up Li Se and said, “He’s not that great. Are you keeping a kept man? I can’t believe it. The former beauty of the TCM hospital, pursued by countless people, would keep a gigolo. If this got out, it would sound really bad.”
“Still not leaving?” Li Se said impatiently.
“You little brat, I’m the one who wants your room now, so you’re the ones who should leave!” Liu Chunwan said fiercely.
A cold glint flashed in Li Se’s eyes. “If you don’t leave, do you believe I’ll throw you out?”
“What kind of manners are these? Are you going to lay hands on me?” Liu Chunwan was unfazed. She clapped her hands, and several people immediately rushed in.
“Miss Liu!” These people were quite respectful to Liu Chunwan.
Liu Chunwan said triumphantly, “What now, still dare to make a move? I’ll give you five seconds to get out immediately. I want this room. I’ll be entertaining an important guest shortly, and let me tell you, you can’t afford to offend this guest. Just obediently get lost, and nothing will happen. If you don’t leave, don’t blame me for being impolite!”
“Tell me, what are you going to do that’s impolite?” Li Se said coldly.
“Still so arrogant,” Liu Chunwan said, somewhat surprised. She had brought people with her, yet Li Se showed no fear. But it didn’t matter, as she had more people on her side.
“You’re sure you’re not leaving?”
Liu Chunwan narrowed her eyes slightly, a sinister smile on her face.
“Liu Chunwan, what exactly do you want?” Huang Shanshan said, getting angry. She felt that Liu Chunwan wasn’t really after the private room but purely there to make trouble.
“As I said, I want this room. If you don’t leave, then don’t blame me for being impolite!” Liu Chunwan remained haughty, her nostrils flaring.
After saying that, she directly smashed a bowl of soup onto the floor and then pointed at the spilled soup. “Lick it clean for me!”
“If you don’t lick it, you won’t be leaving here safely today. Who gave you the guts to offend me? Huh?”