Emerging from the hotel, Li Se was still contemplating Xiao Zhanguo's words. Even such a prominent figure wanted him to go to the capital. What awaited him there?
"Li Se!"
As he was lost in thought, Qiao Weiwei's voice rang out. The girl hadn't left yet and was waiting at the hotel entrance.
Although it was already around ten in the evening, the hotel entrance was still crowded. These wealthy individuals had not yet departed.
When Wang Xin and the others saw Li Se, they were filled with resentment. They still didn't understand why Li Se was allowed into the hotel while they, the rich, were not qualified.
After all, they knew Li Se's background; wasn't he just a deliveryman?
Why?
Li Se ignored them and left with Qiao Weiwei.
"Can you let me see the gold plaque?" Qiao Weiwei was quite curious about the plaque. This was the gold plaque of an imperial physician. In all of China, fewer than fifteen people possessed this plaque!
This meant that there were only a little over ten imperial physicians.
And Li Se was the youngest imperial physician!
Li Se tossed the gold plaque over.
"This is a gold plaque, and you just tossed it?" Qiao Weiwei muttered, then began to examine the plaque, saying with some emotion, "So this is the imperial physician's gold plaque. I'd only heard about it before; I never thought I'd get to touch it."
Li Se remained rather nonchalant about his identity as an imperial physician. The main reason was that many people had helped him become an imperial physician. Rather than dwelling on the title of imperial physician, it was more important to focus on these supporters, as he indirectly owed them a debt of gratitude.
After sending Qiao Weiwei home, Li Se returned to his own residence a little past eleven. He didn't see his cousin Chen Ping. It was so late, and she still wasn't back?
He immediately called Chen Ping.
As soon as the call connected, Li Se heard a noisy sound from the phone. He frowned, "Where are you? It's already eleven, why aren't you back yet?"
"Cousin, can you come over? I'm at the Tianxing Bar," Chen Ping pleaded from the other end of the line.
"Why did you go to a bar?" Li Se's frown deepened. In his memory, Chen Ping was a very well-behaved and quiet girl. Under normal circumstances, she wouldn't go to such a mixed crowd place, which made him very puzzled.
"Some friends insisted on dragging me here. Can you come pick me up?" Chen Ping's voice seemed to carry a hint of intoxication, indicating she had drunk quite a bit.
"Alright, I'm coming right over!" Li Se agreed immediately. After hanging up, he rushed out again.
Tianxing Bar.
Chen Ping had drunk a lot, her pretty face flushed red.
However, a man beside her kept forcing more wine on her.
This time, her outing was instigated by two female friends, who sat opposite her, smiling.
"Pingping, drink more. Boss Zhang is treating tonight, and this is all '82 Lafite," one of the women said with a chuckle.
"I can't anymore, I really can't," Chen Ping pushed the wine glass away.
But Boss Zhang's eyes held eagerness, and he forcibly poured another glass down Chen Ping's throat.
"I really can't drink anymore," Chen Ping even vomited.
Boss Zhang patted Chen Ping's back and said with a smile, "Don't worry, it's just the last glass. Drink it and we're done."
"Pingping, what's there to be afraid of when you're drunk? We're here, and we'll safely take you home," her two friends said with smiles.
Chen Ping was forced to drink several more glasses, her consciousness becoming hazy. Her head rested on the table; she seemed to be drunk.
"Pingping?"
"Pingping, are you drunk?"
Her two friends both asked.
After waiting for a while, seeing no response from Chen Ping, they both smiled at Boss Zhang and said, "Then, Boss Zhang, we'll be going out now."
"After this is done, I'll give each of you a hundred thousand," Boss Zhang said generously. This time, these two had brought him a gem, perhaps even a virgin. She was also very attractive. Such a gem was hard to find in society today.
"Thank you, Boss Zhang," the two women said repeatedly, then exited the private room.
"After Boss Zhang's business is done, we'll get a hundred thousand reward!"
"Indeed, a hundred thousand is about two years' income for us."
The two women chatted excitedly as they walked.
"But is this kind of wronging Chen Ping?"
"Women are meant to be played with by men. She's with Boss Zhang, perhaps she'll thank us in the future. Then she'll have plenty of money to eat and drink, and we'll envy her."
As the conversation progressed, the two women even began to envy Chen Ping. After all, by following Boss Zhang, she would truly have endless money from then on. They wished they could give themselves to Boss Zhang, but unfortunately, they weren't as beautiful as Chen Ping.
However, at this moment, a figure appeared before them, grabbing one of the women and asking coldly, "Where is Chen Ping?"
"You're hurting me!" the woman said angrily. "Let go of me quickly, or I'll cry out about molestation!"
"Tell me, where is Chen Ping!"
The figure who appeared was none other than Li Se, his eyes filled with coldness.
The two women were startled by Li Se's icy gaze, as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.
"You… who are you to Chen Ping?" the other woman asked timidly.
"Tell me, where is she?" Li Se repeated the same question.
"She… she's in room 888," the woman Li Se was grabbing quickly replied.
Li Se had no time to waste with these two women, as he had just overheard their conversation. How could Chen Ping have made such friends?
After Li Se left, the two women breathed a sigh of relief.
"Wasn't Chen Ping in room 666?" the other woman asked confusedly.
"Who cares? We can't let him ruin Boss Zhang's good deed," the woman sneered.
Li Se had already hurried to room 666. Two bodyguard-like figures were guarding the door.
"What are you doing?"
They blocked Li Se.
"Get out of the way!" Li Se uttered two words.
"You're seeking death!" The two bodyguards showed fierce expressions and simultaneously threw punches at Li Se.
Bang! Bang!
With two muffled groans, the two bodyguards fell to the ground, unable to get up.
The door to the private room was quickly kicked open, revealing a bald man embracing two sexy beauties.
"Chen Ping isn't here?" Li Se scanned the room and immediately knew that those two women had tricked him.
"You bastard!" The bald man, seeing someone barge into his private room, was furious. "Who are you, daring to disrupt my good business?"
Li Se, however, couldn't be bothered with him. It wasn't the time to waste with this bald brother. He quickly left room 888 and began searching from one room to another. But when he reached room 666, he stopped.
Because he heard faint cries for help from inside.
It was unmistakably Chen Ping!