A smile tugged at the corner of Li Guoqing's mouth as he thought of the girl and turned around.

Where is anyone behind me?

He probably ran away while he was struggling with those two men.

He ran away and that was that; Li Guoqing didn't even expect the other party to thank him.

The woman was probably terrified.

After all that fuss, Li Guoqing was covered in sweat, and when the cool breeze blew on him, he shivered.

Now I'm completely sober.

Seeing that it was getting late and the streetlights were gradually going out, Li Guoqing returned to his hotel.

He is a very restrained person.

Unlike Li Xiangdong, Li Guoqing gets up at six o'clock every morning without fail, all year round, unless there are special circumstances.

Although he had been drinking yesterday, his biological clock kicked in and he still woke up at six o'clock.

After taking a hot shower and changing into clean clothes, Li Guoqing walked out of the hotel feeling refreshed.

The hotel actually served breakfast, but Li Guoqing had wanted to try the local specialty, Guoba Cai, for a long time.

When I first arrived, I was so busy with business that I didn't have time to eat.

Now that's settled, he simply grabbed his wallet and headed straight for the northwest corner.

According to the hotel staff, the northwest corner is a breakfast hotspot in Bincheng, offering the most authentic Jianbing Guozi (Chinese crepe), Gaba Cai (a type of fried vegetable), Doufunao (tofu pudding), and Zha Guozi (fried dough sticks).

Li Guoqing had barely walked twenty meters out of the Hyatt Hotel when he was suddenly stopped by a woman whose face was covered in bruises.

Li Guoqing frowned, "Ma'am, what's going on here...?"

Surely it wasn't a staged accident, since there was no physical contact between us.

Thinking this, Li Guoqing took a few steps back.

"Thank you for saving me yesterday. I... I only have ten yuan on me right now, let me return it to you first!"

Upon hearing this, Li Guoqing carefully examined the woman in front of him again.

Aside from the bruises on her face and her malnourished, yellowed, and dry hair, she was actually a very beautiful woman.

Li Guoqing didn't notice what the woman he rescued looked like yesterday, but since she mentioned repaying the money, she must be that woman.

He didn't want to have anything to do with the woman in front of him.

The fifty yuan he gave out yesterday wasn't a significant sum for him.

Li Guoqing waved his hand politely but distantly, "No need! You can keep the money and spend it yourself!"

The woman's face suddenly burned, and her eyes shone brightly with anger.

She said coldly, "You think my money isn't clean?"

Li Guoqing was taken aback, then quickly waved his hand, "That's not what I meant. I was thinking that giving you the money yesterday was voluntary, not a loan, so you don't have to pay me back."

The woman sneered, crossing her arms. "No money? Or do you want to sleep with me?"

"puff--"

Li Guoqing nearly choked on his own saliva. "I didn't mean that! You're overthinking it... I'm leaving now!"

Watching Li Guoqing flee in disarray, a gentle smile actually appeared on the woman's lips.

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The jianbing guozi and guoba cai in Bincheng are indeed delicious, but they are very oily and a bit greasy if you eat too much.

Li Guoqing ordered another bowl of steaming hot soy milk to cleanse his palate.

The soy milk was a little hot, so he held the bowl and sipped it slowly, his eyes fixed on the bustling crowd around him.

Suddenly, a familiar figure appeared before him again.

However, the woman had lost her earlier arrogance and was now being pulled and pushed by a plump woman. Her hair was a mess, like a bird's nest, and her clothes were almost torn to shreds.

A shrill female voice rang out.

"He Xiaohong, you slutty, shameless bitch! I took you in out of kindness, and this is how you repay me?"

"You little slut, you think you can seduce anyone just because you're pretty!"

"Do you even know that's your cousin? You two are close relatives, this is incest!"

"I'll beat you to death, you shameless little slut who's ruined my family's reputation! Let's see if you'll still try to seduce my son!"

"......"

The fat woman's mouth was full of foul language, and her mouth smelled like it had just been rinsed in a bucket of swill that had been left out for eighteen days during the hottest days of summer.

The people doing business around seemed used to it and had no interest in the farce.

Several diners stopped to watch with great interest.

An older woman sitting opposite Li Guoqing saw him looking intently and couldn't help but speak up, "Young man, don't believe what that old woman is saying. Everyone around here knows that it was his son, who's a gambler and womanizer, who bullied He Xiaohong."

So her name is He Xiaohong!

Li Guoqing's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

He gave the aunt a perfunctory response.

At this moment, Auntie finished her breakfast, stood up, looked at He Xiaohong with pity, sighed, and slowly walked away.

The fat woman was still cursing over there.

It was as if they needed to peel off He Xiaohong's face, throw it on the ground, and stomp on it a few times to feel happy.

As the fat woman's cursing grew closer, Li Guoqing put down his bowl and looked up to meet He Xiaohong's gaze.

He Xiaohong was initially indifferent, even turning a deaf ear to the fat woman's extremely insulting abuse.

However, after she and Li Guoqing exchanged a glance, a strong sense of shame suddenly welled up in her heart.

He Xiaohong struggled violently, even reaching out to fight back against the fat woman.

She was also very talkative, with a loud voice, even louder than the fat woman.

"You're shameless! You're the slut who's shameless! Who wants to seduce your son who's a complete scoundrel!"

"It's only because you see him as a precious gem that you don't go out and visit him. Who around you would bother with him!"

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