Hong Chen pondered for a moment before finally looking at Li Se and asking, "Do you have any way to cure my illness?"
"Of course, acupuncture can cure it in one session," Li Se said confidently.
"Mr. Hong, you mustn't be rash!" the Western doctor exclaimed hurriedly. "How can acupuncture possibly cure illness? If anything goes wrong, it will be too late to regret it."
"I still believe..." Hong Chen naturally chose to believe Li Se, as Li Se had accurately described his condition. However, before he could finish speaking, his expression suddenly changed. He clutched his head, his head pounding furiously. Once the headache struck, he would lose all five senses; he couldn't hear what the people around him were saying at all.
"Mr. Hong..."
Everyone was greatly alarmed.
"Divine Doctor Li, I beg you," Shen Long said urgently.
Li Se nodded, about to step forward to perform acupuncture. But the Western doctor who had spoken earlier stepped forward and berated him, "Do you really think you're a divine doctor? Practicing medicine at such a young age, I bet you don't even have a medical license!"
"Don't you have a medical license?" The speaker was Hong Chen's son, Hong Shaowei. He had been by his father's side, saying nothing until now. With his father in trouble, he had to choose the right doctor. Although he could see his father trusted Li Se more, based on his own experience and instincts, he found Li Se untrustworthy!
"Do you think I carry that thing around with me?" Li Se retorted.
Hong Shaowei made a gesture to stop him. "I don't believe you. I want the Western doctor to treat him!"
The Western doctor's face lit up with smugness. He immediately went over and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I happen to have medicine with me that can help Mr. Hong recover immediately!"
"Alright, I'll leave it to you," Hong Shaowei nodded.
The Western doctor took out a medicine bottle and was about to administer it to Hong Chen. Seeing this, Li Se immediately shouted, "Stop! If he takes this medicine, your father will be critically ill!"
"Don't spread alarmist talk. This medicine is very effective for headaches, and who ever heard of Western medicine being fatal?" the Western doctor said with some displeasure. He was an authority in this field, how could he allow a mere youngster to question him?
Shen Long quickly said, "Young Master Hong, I think you should listen to Divine Doctor Li's suggestion."
"No need!" Hong Shaowei was extremely firm. A young man barely in his twenties, could he possibly have such advanced medical skills? He certainly didn't believe it.
After the Western medicine was administered, Hong Chen seemed to calm down considerably. Hong Shaowei breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What is your name? My Hong family will surely..."
However, before he could finish his sentence, Hong Chen suddenly convulsed. He clutched his head again, his headache returning with a vengeance. This time, a large patch of his skin turned red.
"What's going on?" Hong Shaowei asked anxiously.
"I... I don't know," the Western doctor was dumbfounded. He had only stepped forward because if he could cure Hong Chen, he would achieve great success. After all, someone of Hong Chen's stature would pay a very generous consultation fee. But he never expected Hong Chen to convulse after taking his Western medicine. Looking at his skin, it was clearly an allergic reaction. How could this happen?
"I'll kill you!" Hong Shaowei roared furiously.
"He, he... didn't he claim to be a divine doctor? Maybe he can," the Western doctor quickly pointed at Li Se, desperately trying to shift the blame.
Hong Shaowei walked up to Li Se and said respectfully, "Divine Doctor, I was blind just now. I hope you can treat my father!"
Li Se, who had already prepared his needles, immediately began acupuncture on Hong Chen and said, "Your father is allergic to Western medicine. If I'm not mistaken, your father hasn't taken any Western medicine all these years, has he?"
"It seems so," Hong Shaowei replied, not entirely certain.
After the acupuncture, Li Se wrote out a prescription and said, "If he takes this prescription for half a month, your father's headache will be completely cured."
"Thank you, Divine Doctor Li!" Hong Shaowei said gratefully.
Hong Chen also recovered at this point and hurriedly thanked Li Se, "Divine Doctor, you are truly a divine doctor. If it weren't for you, I fear I would have died here today."
Then, he suddenly turned to the Western doctor and said coldly, "Someone, seize this man!"
"No... no..." the Western doctor cried out in panic.
The clubhouse security guards immediately rushed in and dragged the Western doctor away.
*Slap!*
Hong Chen then slapped Ji Linghan again. "Kneel and apologize!"
Ji Linghan's face turned pale. Hong Chen was furious, and she could only obediently kneel and apologize. "I... I'm sorry."
"You are nothing but an actress. Be more low-key when you go out," Li Se said coldly.
"I... I understand," Ji Linghan replied aggrievedly.
After the gathering ended, Hong Chen originally intended to invite Li Se for a drink, but Li Se politely declined. After leaving the clubhouse, Chu Mingxuan also left alone, leaving only Li Se and Su Mei.
"Little brother, you're quite capable," Su Mei said with a soft smile, her alluring eyes making one want to bite her.
"Uh, I'll take you home," Li Se said helplessly. This woman was truly a siren.
"Wouldn't you like to come up to my room for a bit?" Su Mei chuckled.
Li Se shivered involuntarily. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly felt a sense of danger. He quickly pulled Su Mei to the ground. Their positions were extremely intimate, and because Su Mei was completely unprepared, her long dress slipped slightly, revealing her snow-white upper body.
"Little brother, you're not thinking of making out with me out here, are you?" Su Mei blushingly wrapped her arms around Li Se's neck, looking as if she wanted a kiss.
*Puff!*
It was at this moment that a bullet struck the spot where they had just been standing. No gunshot was heard, indicating a silencer had been used.
"Assassin!" Li Se's expression turned serious. He instinctively thought that the families in the capital had mobilized the Blood Gate assassin organization again.
Su Mei sensed the danger and held Li Se tighter.
Li Se felt danger again and rolled to the side with Su Mei as the assailant fired another shot.
"Hide here, I'll deal with this assassin!" Li Se quickly said to Su Mei, reluctantly leaving her warm embrace. After he let go of Su Mei, he charged towards the assassin's position. After only a few steps, for some reason, he felt the crisis had been averted. He quickly stopped, realizing something: the assassin wasn't after him, but Su Mei!