Doctor and His Glamorous Sister-in-Law

When Liu Ergou smacked her, he immediately felt a surprising softness.

Lu Shuangyue couldn't help but let out a soft moan, leaning into Liu Ergou's arms.

She gazed at him, her eyes sultry and alluring.

"Oh~ so this is how you're going to help me with my troubles!" Lu Shuangyue said coyly.

Seeing this, Liu Ergou chuckled. But just as he was about to make his move, Lu Shuangyue suddenly said something that nearly made him spit up blood.

"Helping with troubles is one thing, but I don't know if a certain someone is up to the task!"

"You'd better not drop the ball at the crucial moment. That wouldn't be helping; it would just be making things worse!"

Hearing this, Liu Ergou froze on the spot, stunned for a good ten seconds.

It took him that long to snap out of it. Like a ravenous wolf pouncing on its prey, he lunged at Lu Shuangyue.

Once he had her in his arms, Liu Ergou said fiercely, "Alright, Shuang Yue, what's gotten into you today? How dare you provoke me!"

"Since that's the case, don't blame me for being rough!"

Seeing Liu Ergou like this, Lu Shuangyue was not the least bit afraid. She simply beckoned to him with her finger.

"Come on, I'm not afraid of you!"

Confronted with Lu Shuangyue's boldness, Liu Ergou stopped thinking and simply swept her up in a princess carry, heading straight for the bed.

Liu Ergou's night was incredibly satisfying, an elation beyond what words could describe.

As for Lu Shuangyue, she was happy at first, but that soon turned into a painful pleasure. By the end, all she felt was pain.

It wasn't until that moment that Lu Shuangyue realized just how terribly she had misjudged the situation.

How could I have been so reckless as to challenge Liu Ergou? It's like I signed my own death warrant; not even the heavens can save me now.

During their marathon, Lu Shuangyue had pleaded with Liu Ergou for mercy countless times, but he ignored her every time.

Liu Ergou didn't stop until the sky began to lighten at dawn.

No sooner had he finished than, within minutes, Lu Shuangyue collapsed onto the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

Looking at the sleeping Lu Shuangyue, Liu Ergou felt a surge of pride.

That's what she gets for daring to challenge me! This is the consequence!

Holding Lu Shuangyue as he lay in bed, it wasn't long before Liu Ergou also drifted into a deep sleep.

「The next morning came all too soon.」

When Lu Shuangyue woke up, her entire body felt as if it had fallen apart.

Seeing Liu Ergou, who was already awake beside her, Lu Shuangyue shot him a vicious glare.

She then dragged her exhausted body from the bed to deal with the day's affairs.

In no time, the entire herb-gathering team was assembled and ready, heading out into the mountains.

The days that followed fell into a familiar rhythm: working from sunrise to sunset.

「In the blink of an eye, ten days had passed.」

In those ten days, Lu Shuangyue had harvested a total of 1,500 pounds of medicinal herbs.

Every pound was of exceptional quality, far exceeding her expectations.

But Lu Shuangyue still wore a worried frown.

Despite the excellent quality, she was still 500 pounds short of her one-ton target.

And even though there were plenty of herbs left on the mountain, their time was up.

This 500-pound gap was a fatal blow.

Today was the last of the ten days, the delivery day.

At this moment, Lu Shuangyue was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, pacing back and forth restlessly.

"It's over, it's over! We're still short 500 pounds to make up one ton. What are we going to do now?!"

Standing nearby, Liu Ergou watched the anxious Lu Shuangyue, his heart aching for her.

After a moment of thought, he proposed a solution.

"Shuang Yue, how about this? Why don't you talk to the buyer and see if they can give you a few more days?"

"It's 500 pounds. If we really push it and work overtime, we could get it done in two and a half days. Surely they can grant a two-day extension, right?"

Hearing this, Lu Shuangyue stopped pacing and let out a long sigh.

"Sigh, there's no better option. I can only try and see if he'll give us a two-day extension."

With that, Lu Shuangyue took out her phone and made a call.

The call connected quickly, and a resonant voice came through from the other end.

"Hello, President Lu. What can I do for you?"

"Is there a problem with the batch of herbs for our deal?"

Caught off guard that he had seen right through her, Lu Shuangyue couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed. But embarrassed or not, she had to say what needed to be said.

"Well, it's like this, President Bai. There was a small problem with the batch of herbs... I'm actively working to resolve it now!"

"I just need a little more time. I was hoping you could give me two more days. What do you think?"

The words had barely left her mouth when the man called President Bai replied, "I already heard about it."

"The entire batch of herbs for our transaction was destroyed."

"Logically, with such a major problem, you should have informed me, President Lu!"

"But you didn't, and that's rather hard to justify."

"So, I'm sorry, President Lu, not only can I not grant you an extension, but I also have to make a trip there myself to discuss compensation."

"President Lu, where are you?"

Hearing this, Lu Shuangyue's face turned grim.

President Bai is all the way in the city. How could he have found out what happened here so quickly? Without a doubt, someone who knows me must have told him. There are no traitors on my team, which means the only ones who could have informed him are the people who destroyed my herbs...

Suppressing her unease, Lu Shuangyue replied, "President Bai, I'm in Fengzhu Village. If it's convenient for you, please come."

"Mm," the man on the other end grunted in acknowledgement and then hung up.

He left Lu Shuangyue standing there with an ugly expression, lost in thought until Liu Ergou spoke up, pulling her back to her senses.

"Shuang Yue, what now?"

Lu Shuangyue let out another long sigh.

"Sigh, what else can we do? We'll have to wait for President Bai to arrive."

"Then, we sell off Baozhi Hall's market share to compensate for the losses. It's the only way!"

Hearing this, Liu Ergou nodded and said nothing more.

He then sat quietly with Lu Shuangyue, waiting for President Bai to arrive.

「The next morning,」

Lu Shuangyue's phone rang again.

She glanced at the screen; unsurprisingly, it was President Bai.

She answered the call.

President Bai's voice came through immediately.

"President Lu, I've arrived at the entrance to Fengzhu Village. Could you please send someone to pick me up?"