“Why are you here?” Zhang Ming was annoyed when he saw Li Se. It was a case of meeting an enemy, and their animosity immediately flared.
“Why can’t I be here?” Li Se replied indifferently, then he put his arm around Zhang Aiming’s slender waist. Instinctively, he assumed that Zhang Ming was pursuing Zhang Aiming.
“You know each other?” Zhang Aiming asked, confused.
“Sister Min, that’s a question I should be asking you. Do you know each other?” Li Se was also confused. Why was Zhang Aiming with Zhang Ming?
Zhang Ming sneered, “I’m her cousin!”
Li Se was greatly surprised. This was something he truly hadn’t expected. Zhang Ming was actually Zhang Aiming’s cousin. Even though they both had the surname Zhang, he really couldn’t have thought of this connection. After all, there were too many people with the same surname in this world.
“Li Se, let me introduce you. This is my cousin, Zhang Ming,” Zhang Aiming introduced.
Li Se glanced at Zhang Ming and said, “Sister Min, I already know him.”
“Doctor Li, isn’t it? You’re quite the charmer,” Zhang Ming taunted.
Zhang Aiming could tell that her cousin and Li Se were not on good terms. She said, “Zhang Ming, what do you need from me?”
“Originally, nothing. I just came to Qingyun City, so I thought I’d stop by to see you. Grandpa also hopes you can return,” Zhang Ming said with a smile.
“I won’t go back!” Zhang Aiming declared.
“Zhang Aiming, you should know your identity. As a member of the Zhang family, your marriage is destined to bring benefits to the family. You were willful once, are you still planning to be willful?”
Zhang Ming shouted angrily, but his tone soon softened as he continued, “However, the most important thing now is another matter. Grandpa is critically ill and needs the divine doctor by your side to treat him. You should try to persuade him properly.”
Zhang Aiming’s expression became somewhat grim. Although she didn’t know what had happened between Li Se and Zhang Ming, judging by their reactions when they met, she knew their relationship was very poor. Moreover, Zhang Ming had clearly tried to get Li Se to treat his grandfather earlier but was refused, and now he wanted her to intervene.
“If you want Li Se to treat your grandfather, you should ask him yourself!” Zhang Aiming said through gritted teeth.
“I did ask him, but he refused, so now I’m asking you to step in,” Zhang Ming said brazenly. He didn’t shy away from Li Se hearing these words at all. He wanted to force Zhang Aiming in front of Li Se.
“I absolutely will not step in!” Zhang Aiming stated firmly.
“What, do you want to watch Grandpa die?” Zhang Ming roared.
“Watch your tone!” Li Se said angrily. He wouldn’t allow Zhang Ming to force his woman. However, he could also see that Zhang Aiming’s struggle was simply because she didn’t want him to do something he was unwilling to do.
“What does it have to do with you?” Zhang Ming was somewhat annoyed. “I’m talking to my cousin. Our Zhang family matters have nothing to do with you!”
Li Se sneered, “Then you shouldn’t ask for my help!”
“I will not ask you,” Zhang Ming said with a smug look. “Besides, our Zhang family has already arranged a marriage for this cousin of mine. The other family is very good. When we form this alliance, it will be a powerful union…”
Li Se’s expression turned serious. He couldn’t help but understand Zhang Ming’s intention. It was clear that he wanted to force his hand. He took a deep breath and said, “I can treat him, but I won’t go to the capital. If you want me to treat your grandfather, have him come here. Also, my consultation fee is very simple: it’s for Sister Min to have her freedom.”
“Li Se…” Zhang Aiming wanted to say something.
“Sister Min, please don’t speak yet,” Li Se smiled at her.
“You want my grandfather to come to Qingyun City?” Zhang Ming disagreed somewhat. “His health condition is rather poor, and the capital is too far from here. What if something happens to him midway? You have to go to the capital!”
“Then there’s nothing to discuss!” Li Se stood up and took Zhang Aiming’s hand, preparing to leave. “If you dare to do anything to force Sister Min, I will definitely not let you off!”
With these words, Li Se left with Zhang Aiming.
Zhang Ming’s face was gloomy, but he didn’t say anything more. After Li Se left, he made a phone call to his father…
On the way back, Zhang Aiming looked at the man beside her and couldn’t help but ask, “Don’t you want to ask?”
Li Se smiled, “Sister Min, if you want to talk about it, you will. If you don’t want to, I’ll wait until the day you’re ready to say it.”
“Thank you,” Zhang Aiming said, touched. She looked ahead and after a long silence, said, “I am indeed from the Zhang family in the capital. My grandfather wanted to arrange a marriage for me back then, but I disagreed, so I left the Zhang family. Later, I met my ex-husband, and I thought I had completely severed ties with the Zhang family. I had even forgotten I was a member of the Zhang family, until Zhang Ming appeared today.”
Towards the end, Zhang Aiming shed tears silently. “I know they won’t let me go and will still try to use me as a pawn to seek benefits for the family.”
“Sister Min, with me here, the Zhang family will not be able to achieve that goal!” Li Se reached out and wiped away her tears. In his heart, he secretly vowed that if the Zhang family dared to make his woman cry again, he would certainly not spare them.
In the evening, after Zhang Aiming had fallen asleep, Li Se returned to his room and began practicing his Qi cultivation techniques. Recently, there had been quite a few troubles. If nothing unexpected happened, the Sima family would not let things go. Then he was targeted by Tang Xi. Most importantly, there was the Blood Gate killer organization.
Even now, he still didn’t know who had sent this killer organization. The people he had offended before should not have had access to the Blood Gate killer organization.
There was no incident overnight.
In the early morning, Li Se received a call from an unknown number. When he answered, it was Zhang Ming.
“Our Zhang family can have my grandfather come. As for your consultation fee, we also agree,” Zhang Ming said on the phone.
“Okay, when he arrives, inform me, and I’ll go over,” Li Se said indifferently, too lazy to waste any more words with Zhang Ming. After speaking, he directly hung up.
Zhang Ming, on the other end, was furious. However, since he needed Li Se’s help today, he wouldn’t openly break ties. But there was one thing he planned to do today: go to the Qiao family.
Today, Qiao Weiwei was dressed casually in a tracksuit, seemingly planning to exercise. However, just as she stepped out, she bumped into Zhang Ming.
“Why are you at my house again?” Qiao Weiwei asked unhappily. “I already have a boyfriend, so you should give up this idea.”
Zhang Ming smiled and said, “Weiwei, I know you have a boyfriend, but I still can’t bear to see you being deceived. This Li Se has other women too, look.”
Saying this, he took out his phone. He had a photo on it, which was taken yesterday when Li Se and Zhang Aiming left intimately.