In the end, Gu Chen didn't let Su Qingqing go with him.
Of course, he knew that Su Qingqing didn't want to go home, so he booked a room for Su Qingqing.
In the hotel room, after watching Su Qingqing, who was completely drunk, lie peacefully asleep on the bed, Gu Chen went to the bathroom and used a damp towel to wipe the tear stains from her face.
Gazing at her exquisitely beautiful face as she slept, the moonlight streaming in from the window illuminated her flawless complexion.
This woman, burdened with immense pressure, has endured countless hardships along the way. Born into such a family, she cannot live a happy life like ordinary girls. To avoid becoming an afterthought and to protect her mother, she treads on thin ice and treads with utmost caution within the vast Su Family family.
She never expected that in the end, she would still be betrayed by her own brother. Even without Zhou Xue'er's interference, given her brother's personality, he would have definitely sent her away anyway.
Her life will be a life of sorrow!
What she wanted was perhaps never power, but rather the capital and qualification to speak with the Su Family, that is, her father.
"I'll get you these things you wanted!"
Gu Chen brushed aside the strands of hair that were falling across Su Qingqing's forehead and silently said to himself.
Then, he left the room.
The moment he stepped out of the hotel, Gu Chen's face was like a dark cloud slowly enveloping the bright moon in the city sky.
The Li Family.
This is a prominent family in Zhou City, located in the affluent area in the northeast of Zhou City.
Nestled amidst mountains and water, this area is one of the most prosperous and affluent villa districts.
Twenty minutes later, Gu Chen Gu Chen at the location and, after finding the villa where the Li Family lived, immediately went inside.
In Zhou City, although the Li Family is not as powerful as the three major families, it is second only to families like the Jiang Family. Moreover, due to its close relationship with the Zhou Family, it is also a powerful family.
The Li Family villa was very spacious, with three floors and as many as eight rooms. However, what puzzled Gu Chen when he scanned it with his Divine Sense was that, apart from the servants, there wasn't a single person in the Li Family.
Gu Chen searched each room but couldn't find Li Junxuan. Releasing his Divine Sense, Gu Chen smirked and walked towards the back of the villa.
In this wealthy villa area, there is a huge swimming pool and an artificial beach. As Gu Chen walked over from a distance, he saw a very lewd-looking man lying on a chair resting in the night.
Beside him, a bikini-clad, tanned beauty was flirting with him, the two sharing ice cream and fruit. Not only that, in the swimming pool, two other foreign beauties, blue-eyed and with high noses, both incredibly hot, were frolicking and diving, occasionally exchanging flirtatious glances with Li Junxuan on the shore.
"Young Master Li, why are you trying to send them away later!"
The woman in the swimsuit fed Li Junxuan fruit while speaking in a coquettish voice.
"I have something to do in a bit." Li Junxuan is crippled, but he got a prosthetic leg a long time ago. Now, his exposed left leg looks a bit ferocious with its metallic sheen.
While stroking the beauty beside him, Li Junxuan chuckled and said, "The Su Family has already agreed to the Li Family's marriage proposal. Su Yi just called me; his sister should be coming soon. I'll play with her in a bit, then I'll play with you."
"How awful! Young Master Li is so mean!"
The beautiful woman giggled.
"That's shameless."
As he approached from afar and saw this scene, Gu Chen's eyes turned cold.
Li Junxuan is so weak, isn't he afraid of ruining his health by playing like this?
However, Li Junxuan was a womanizer and a drunkard, Zhou City was known for its extravagance and debauchery. The Su Family was also bewitched and agreed to their unreasonable request.
"Halt." At the entrance to the swimming pool, two imposing bodyguards blocked Gu Chen's way as he approached.
With two quick punches, Gu Chen didn't waste any more words with them. He raised his fist and knocked each of them to the ground.
The two bodyguards scrambled to their feet and were about to shout when Gu Chen kicked them away. One of them slid across the water-stained ground and crashed directly under the chair where Li Junxuan was sitting.
With a bang, Li Junxuan was instantly awakened.
"Damn it, can't you see?"
Li Junxuan shouted angrily, spat out a grape, and immediately started cursing at the bodyguard on the ground.
But before he could finish his accusations, he couldn't utter a word, because he suddenly saw Gu Chen walking towards him. He immediately sat up and asked, "Who are you?"
Gu Chen, with a faint smile on his face, noticed Li Junxuan's sudden change in expression and said with a smile, "Young Master Li, you may not know me. Let me introduce myself. My name is Gu Chen."
"You... you are Gu Chen?" Pointing at Gu Chen, Li Junxuan's face instantly filled with horror.
He now understood perfectly well that he, the bodyguard, had been beaten up by this man and brought here. What shocked him, however, was how Gu Chen ended up here!
"Surprised?" Gu Chen smiled slightly and said, "I'm surprised too. You can actually enjoy yourself so much when danger is at hand."
"Where did this bastard come from, daring to cause trouble here!" At this moment, the beautiful woman next to Li Junxuan stood up, her beautiful eyes glaring, and she angrily shouted with her hands on her hips, "Do you know where you are? Do you know who he is?"
"I don't need you to remind me. Besides, your tone is really irritating." Glancing at the beautiful woman beside him, Gu Chen said indifferently, "Beautiful lady, I'll give you five seconds to run, or I'll beat you up too!"
"You dare!" the bikini-clad woman roared angrily, "If you dare touch me, Young Master Li will definitely take your life. I'm his favorite woman!"
"These days, it's rare to see someone be such a high-profile lover." Gu Chen shook his head, and then without any visible movement, it was as if a whirlwind suddenly appeared around them, and the woman was sent flying backward!
The woman collapsed to the ground, spitting blood from her mouth, her pretty face filled with horror.
ah--
The foreign beauty in the swimming pool looked as if she had seen a ghost, immediately climbed out of the pool, screamed, and ran outside.
"I've already warned you, sometimes, a brain is a good thing. It can help you judge whether the person you're with is capable of protecting you." Gu Chen smiled at the trembling beauty on the ground, then grabbed Li Junxuan's hair as he tried to escape, and said coldly, "Young Master Li, I heard you're waiting for someone, right?"
"Waiting for whom? I don't understand!" Li Junxuan trembled all over. Under Gu Chen's murderous aura, he didn't even dare to meet his eyes.
He had heard too many rumors about Gu Chen lately and knew that this guy didn't give face to anyone. He didn't attend Zhou Xue'er's birthday party, but he also knew about Gu Chen's behavior at the party.
Now that Gu Chen had taken down both of his remaining bodyguards, he was naturally afraid.
He said, his voice trembling with fear, "Gu Chen, I don't know you at all. You're trespassing! That's illegal!"
"Oh? I really didn't know." Gu Chen smiled faintly and said, "Since you're going to play dumb, Young Master Li, then I'll remind you."
With that, Gu Chen dragged Li Junxuan's body to the edge of the swimming pool.
"What are you going to do?" Li Junxuan's body trembled even more violently, and his voice was filled with horror.
The Li Family are part of the Zhou Family, so they are also his enemies, and Gu Chen never shows mercy to his enemies!
He didn't answer, but instead grabbed Li Junxuan's head and slammed it into the swimming pool!
Coo coo coo--
The water in the swimming pool kept pouring into Li Junxuan's mouth and nose. He tried to struggle, but he was no match for Gu Chen's strength. A few minutes later, when Gu Chen grabbed his head again, Li Junxuan was almost suffocating.
Do you remember now?
Gu Chen's smile remained bright.
Li Junxuan stared at Gu Chen, coughing incessantly, his eyes filled with extreme resentment.
"Very good!" Gu Chen's eyes turned cold again, and he pushed his head back into the water.
This time, for at least seven or eight minutes, Gu Chen felt that Li Junxuan's body was almost unable to move and had lost consciousness before he lifted him up.
"You... you killed him?" The bikini-clad woman was still there, her eyes wide with horror as she stared intently at Gu Chen. She was so frightened that she almost lost control of her bladder.
"I wanted to kill him, but I didn't need to go to all this trouble." Gu Chen calmly channeled a stream of True Qi into Li Junxuan's body, then pinched his philtrum for a few seconds, and—poof!
Li Junxuan coughed up a mouthful of water, waking up from his coma, and continued to cough.
"Now, do you remember?" Gu Chen's voice was like a cold wind from the dead of winter, sending chills down Li Junxuan's spine!
For just a fleeting moment, he truly thought he was going to die here!
"Gu Chen, what exactly do you want to do? What exactly do you want to do..." Li Junxuan's lips trembled. Under Gu Chen's torment, he was so frightened that tears streamed down his face, and he was almost going crazy.
However, seeing Gu Chen grabbing his head again, Li Junxuan didn't dare to be stubborn this time and hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, I'll tell you. I'm waiting for someone, I'm waiting for Su Qingqing!"
"Wouldn't it have been better if we had cooperated like this from the beginning?"
Gu Chen shrugged, gently patted Li Junxuan's face, smiled faintly, and said, "I'm here today for a simple purpose: to tell you that you don't need to wait anymore, and your Li Family doesn't need to wait either. If you don't want to oppose me, you'd better keep a low profile for the time being!"
"Gu Chen, I have no grudge against you, why are you targeting me?"
Li Junxuan said in a trembling voice.
"Indeed, there's no enmity between us, but unfortunately, you shouldn't have become the Zhou Family's lackeys." Gu Chen's eyes turned slightly cold as he said, "Young Master Li, remember what I said. Today is just a slight punishment. If you dare to act recklessly again, I won't hesitate to wipe out your Li Family!"
"Gu Chen, you have quite the nerve!"
Just then, a muffled roar rang out.
Several men appeared at the pool entrance. In the darkness, the elderly man at the head of the group had a face full of anger. Upon seeing him, Li Junxuan cried out excitedly, "Second Uncle, save me!"
The newcomer was none other than Li Chenfei, the second-in-command of the Li Family.