In a private room of a club, a bearded man was embracing two women, looking gaunt. His thin face exuded a sinister aura.
"Master Wu, is this amount enough?"
Across from him, an old man produced a stack of money and placed it on the table. He continued, "This is a deposit. If you can help us deal with this Li Se, the Ren family will give you ten million afterwards!"
This old man was none other than Master Zhou. After his defeat that day, the Ren family members were all arrested. Since the matter had nothing to do with him, he was not taken in, and the Ren family members were released, though they were all currently hospitalized.
"I'm curious, with your strength, you're not a match for this so-called Li Se?" Master Wu asked with a hint of surprise.
Master Zhou remained silent. Even now, he found it hard to accept the fact that he had been defeated by Li Se. He had practiced martial arts for so many years, even considering himself a martial arts master of the Grandmaster realm, only to be defeated by a young man. It was a disgrace!
Seeing Master Zhou's silence, Master Wu pocketed the stack of money and smiled, "No problem. Give me a day. Also, have you prepared Li Se's information?"
"Of course!" Master Zhou produced a stack of documents and placed them on the table.
Master Wu glanced at them before turning his attention back to the two young models beside him.
...
"I don't know. This Master Wu is elusive. I only met him by chance and paid a lot of money before he agreed to do this for me. Let me go quickly... or you can kill me..." Pan Yang cried out in pain.
Li Se directly called the police. They arrived shortly after and, being familiar with Li Se, didn't ask many questions and immediately took Pan Yang away. Before leaving, Pan Yang was still shouting loudly, but Li Se paid him no mind.
As for Charlie, the psychologist, he didn't dare to linger any longer. After Pan Yang was arrested, he slunk away.
Upon learning the truth of the matter, Yu Yan was extremely grateful to Li Se, "Li Se, thank you!"
"It's my duty," Li Se replied with a smile.
While everyone was distracted, Yu Yan leaned closer, her face flushed, "To thank you, if you want to touch me, I can agree."
Li Se couldn't help but glance at Yu Yan's chest, feeling a stir of desire.
"Don't you want to touch me?" Yu Yan tempted him.
Li Se swallowed his saliva, but before he could reply, Xia Shuyu and the others had already noticed their interaction.
"What are you whispering about?" Xia Shuyu asked, her brows furrowed.
"This..." Li Se hadn't had a chance to explain.
Yu Yan then ran over to Xia Shuyu, acting a bit wronged, "Shuyu, tell your boyfriend off. He said he wants to touch me..."
"Li Se!" Xia Shuyu said, her voice laced with anger.
Li Se: "..."
"Alright, Shuyu, I was just kidding," Yu Yan stuck out her tongue and giggled.
Xia Shuyu then breathed a sigh of relief, "Yan'er, I thought he really wanted to touch you. If he dares to bully you, just tell me, and I'll teach him a lesson!"
Yu Dahai and Guo Liqiao naturally hadn't heard this. Otherwise, even though Li Se was their savior, they would likely have been angry, as he was their only precious daughter. Currently, Yu Dahai was in his study making a phone call, seemingly discussing work matters, while Guo Liqiao was busy in the kitchen.
Since Li Se had saved Yu Yan, Guo Liqiao naturally insisted he stay for dinner.
At the dinner table, Yu Dahai sighed, looking very helpless.
"Dad, what's wrong?" Yu Yan asked.
Yu Dahai forced a smile and shook his head, "It's nothing."
"Is it about the Yan Shui land deal?" Yu Yan seemed to have guessed something.
"You don't need to worry about this matter." Yu Dahai didn't want to bring work matters home, so he quickly resumed a natural demeanor.
However, before they could start eating, the doorbell rang. Guo Liqiao went to answer it, and her expression shifted slightly. As she opened the door, a cacophony of voices erupted.
"Yu Dahai, what do you mean?"
"You said the Yan Shui land would definitely skyrocket in value, and we invested a lot of money. But this piece of land has no movement at all!"
"..."
The visitors were Yu Yan's relatives, her aunts and uncles.
Yu Dahai frowned, "Can we discuss matters after I get to the company?"
"After you get to the company?" The one speaking was Yu Dahai's sister, Yu Yuhua, who looked furious. "You were the one who said this land would definitely appreciate greatly, and that's why we followed you in investing. But now, we've lost everything!"
"Big brother, you must give us an explanation for this. We invested our entire savings, a total of three million!" Yu Yuhua's husband, Liu Ziping, said indignantly.
Yu Dahai sighed, "It is my fault, but with so many of you coming to me at once, I can't come up with that much money. I also invested a considerable amount in this land."
"Then what do you propose we do now?" Yu Yuhua demanded.
"Auntie, you were the ones who approached my dad about investing in business, and you even said that if Dad made money, he wouldn't bring you along. Moreover, when this land was purchased, Dad clearly told you that investing carries risks and there's no guarantee of profit. Now that the land is stagnant, you've come to make a fuss. What's the point?" Yu Yan said angrily.
But these relatives were not convinced. Liu Ziping said, "The problem now is that all our life savings are gone, and this land is still stagnant. I strongly suspect your father did this intentionally!"
"Big brother, you were the one who said the richest man in Hong Kong was investing in Qingyun City, and this Yan Shui land had a high probability of being invested in. We invested solely for profit, trusting you completely to put in all our life savings. But now you're telling me this land won't appreciate in value. How can that be acceptable? You have to refund my money!" Liu Ziping added.
"Yes, refund the money!"
"We must have our money back!"
Several relatives began to cause a scene.
Yu Dahai looked distressed, "I don't have that much money right now!"
He had invested a significant portion in this land himself, tens of millions. The relatives' combined investments amounted to twenty to thirty million. Given his current financial situation, it was almost impossible to raise such a sum unless he shut down his own company.
"Yan Shui land?" Li Se was taken aback. "Uncle, is it because Yao Jingtai didn't invest here?"
"Yes!" Yu Dahai nodded with a sigh. "Investing in land is inherently risky. I just felt this piece of land had a high probability of being invested in, but I didn't expect Chairman Yao's focus would ultimately be on Fuxi County. Alas!"
Yu Yuhua retorted, "We don't care about any of that. You must refund the money!"