The door was quickly opened, and Li Se quickly got dressed, but Huang Shanshan did not, only managing to cover herself with the quilt.
"Who are you?" Li Se asked with a cold face.
The one leading the group was a man in his thirties, with a somewhat lecherous appearance. The moment he saw Huang Shanshan covered by the quilt in bed, his pupils lit up with desire. Not only him, but his two companions who entered with him felt the same. Their mouths watered; this woman was too beautiful, so beautiful that they wished they could rip off the quilt immediately!
"I am the owner of this hotel. I suspect this woman is involved in prostitution. You get out now, I need to conduct a thorough check. Otherwise, I will call the police. Let me tell you, I have connections in the police department!" He Yong said in a serious tone.
"That's right, a thorough check is necessary to ensure she's not a prostitute!"
"This is outrageous! How dare they engage in prostitution in a hotel? It's detestable!"
"..."
The few men were filled with righteous indignation, and their gazes were all fixed on Huang Shanshan.
"Stop playing those games with me. It seems you plan to use force, don't you?" Li Se narrowed his eyes.
"So what if we do?" He Yong readily admitted, "I'm going to use force. I just think your woman is beautiful, and I want to have some fun. What can you do about it? Don't worry, I'll give her back after I'm done... Ugh!"
Before he could finish speaking, a scream erupted from his throat. Li Se had punched him, sending him flying out of the room.
"Damn it, kill him!" He Yong roared.
His companions immediately lunged at Li Se, but their fate was the same. They soon all lay on the floor beside He Yong.
Without hesitation, Li Se called Tian Anming. People like this were likely not first-time offenders and had probably harmed many others.
Soon, the police arrived. After their investigation, it was confirmed that many people had been victimized. What's more, He Yong had a peculiar habit: he liked to record everything, effectively documenting his own criminal evidence.
After leaving the hotel, Huang Shanshan was somewhat dejected. She hadn't expected her first experience to involve such an incident. However, due to the intensity of the events, she walked with a slight limp.
Not long after returning to the clinic, Li Se received a call from Ding Peng.
"Doctor Li, are you free?" Ding Peng's hearty laughter came through the phone.
"Mayor Ding, what is it?" Li Se asked with a smile.
"Well, the head of the Imperial Physician Review Team from the capital is in Qingyun City. There's a small gathering tonight. You know President Du, right? So I thought I'd invite you to join us," Ding Peng said with a smile.
"Alright!" Li Se didn't refuse. After hanging up, he went to ask Huang Shanshan, mainly wanting to bring her along.
Huang Shanshan looked at him with a wronged expression, gritting her teeth, "You've worn me out like this today. Do you think I can still go?"
"Alright then, you should go back early today and rest well," Li Se said, feeling a pang of sympathy.
"Mm!" Huang Shanshan nodded.
When evening came, after finishing his work, Li Se drove directly to the Shengshi Hotel, where the small gathering was being held.
Since the gathering was initiated by the mayor, most of the attendees were city officials, with the occasional wealthy businessman like Shen Long. These businessmen would usually bring their offspring to broaden their horizons.
As soon as Li Se entered, he saw Qiao Weiwei eating something and walked over. However, at that moment, a young man appeared beside Qiao Weiwei.
"Miss, may I introduce myself?" the handsome young man said with a smile.
"Oh, my name is Qiao Weiwei." Qiao Weiwei knew that everyone present was either wealthy or influential, many of them being children of officials. Therefore, she replied with considerable politeness.
"My name is Chen Lian. I presume you know who I am?" the handsome young man said with confidence.
"You are… Vice Mayor Chen's son?" Upon hearing the surname Chen, Qiao Weiwei immediately knew who he was.
Chen Lian nodded slightly, "That's right. Weiwei, you're so beautiful. Will you be my companion later?"
"No, thank you," Qiao Weiwei shook her head.
Not far away, several young masters were watching this scene.
"What do you think? Can Chen Lian win over this beauty?"
"What's so difficult about that? He's the Vice Mayor's son! Once his identity is revealed, even the most beautiful woman will fawn over him."
"Only someone like Chen Lian can capture such a stunning beauty."
"..."
These young masters were clearly friends of Chen Lian.
"I'm sure my brother will succeed," a rather pretty young woman said confidently. She was Chen Lian's sister, Chen Xue.
"Weiwei, is there any difficulty?" Chen Lian still had a smile on his face. He wasn't surprised by Qiao Weiwei's refusal, as some girls liked to play hard to get, especially beautiful ones like her. He was quite patient.
"Because she has a boyfriend!" But just then, a voice interjected inappropriately.
Upon hearing this voice, Chen Lian's brow furrowed slightly.
"Why are you here?" Qiao Weiwei said with some surprise. She quickly went to Li Se's side, affectionately linking her arm with his, looking very happy.
"The mayor invited me," Li Se replied truthfully.
"A joke!" Chen Lian sneered. "When did my father ever invite you?"
"Who are you?" Li Se asked, confused.
"He's the Vice Mayor's son," Qiao Weiwei explained.
"Oh, it wasn't your dad who invited me, it was Mayor Ding," Li Se corrected.
"Are you kidding?" Chen Lian said mockingly. "The guest list for this small gathering is in my father's hands, and he sent people to extend the invitations. I don't recall anyone like you on it."
"Could this be a hotel waiter?"
"And pretending to be here to attend the gathering."
"Perhaps this beautiful lady brought him."
"..."
The young masters who had just walked over chimed in one after another.
"If you don't believe me, you can go ask the mayor," Li Se said calmly, not having much inclination to bother with this Chen Lian.
"I think you're just a waiter at this hotel!" Chen Lian said with a cold snort.
"Don't you know what kind of occasion this is? How dare you pretend to be a guest? Hurry up and go back to being a waiter!" Chen Xue scolded.
"Chen Lian, even if he wasn't invited, can't I bring him in?" Qiao Weiwei said, sounding somewhat annoyed. This Chen Lian was being too much.
Chen Lian, in front of Qiao Weiwei, appeared quite gentle, smiling and saying, "Since he's a friend brought in by Weiwei, I'll turn a blind eye. Oh, right, what's your friend's name again?"
"Li Se!" Qiao Weiwei replied.
"Li Se, is it?" Chen Lian said arrogantly, pointing to the buffet table not far away. "Go, pour us each a glass of wine!"