Doctor and His Glamorous Sister-in-Law

Hearing Liu Ergou's words, the woman involuntarily hesitated. She couldn't help but look down, and as she did, her gaze met his. Following his line of sight, she saw he was staring intently at her chest, completely transfixed.

The woman instantly understood and covered the deep cleavage of her bosom with her hand.

"What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a woman before? Stop staring!"

Her rebuke snapped Liu Ergou back to reality.

"Pfft, I can tell they're fake just by looking!"

The woman, already angry, flew into a rage at his words. She lunged forward, claws bared, ready to scratch Liu Ergou.

However, the quick-acting Lu Shuangyue swiftly restrained her.

"Shuang Yue, let go of me! Let go! I have to scratch this damned liar to death today!"

"He can call me a shrew, I can accept that, but he cannot say these are fake! Mine are one hundred percent real!"

"How dare he say mine are fake! I have to teach him a lesson today and let him know I'm not to be trifled with. I'll kill him!"

The woman was so strong that Lu Shuangyue almost couldn't hold her back.

"Auntie, Auntie! Calm down!"

"Er Gou was just joking. There's no need to get so worked up. Please, just calm down!"

Meanwhile, Liu Ergou sat casually on the nearby sofa, watching the woman as if he hadn't been the one to insult her just moments before.

The woman struggled fiercely for a while but finally stopped after exhausting her strength.

Only then did Liu Ergou speak calmly.

"You should understand the principles of traditional Chinese medicine: observation, listening, inquiry, and pulse-taking. Given that, wasn't it perfectly normal for me to be observing you? There's no reason to be angry."

"Just by looking at your facial complexion, I can tell what kind of illness you likely have."

"Your condition is rare, something only recorded in ancient texts. I believe you've already been to a hospital. Didn't the doctors there tell you that it was all in your head?"

Hearing this, the woman froze on the spot, staring at Liu Ergou in utter surprise.

Seeing her calm down, Liu Ergou gave a slight smile and continued, "You've also consulted traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, haven't you? They just said you have excessive internal heat, right?"

"They prescribed some herbal medicine to reduce the heat, but it didn't have much effect. In fact, the hot flashes only became more severe."

"If I'm not mistaken, after these recent episodes, you've experienced worse chest tightness and shortness of breath. There was even a time you nearly suffocated, am I right?"

After Liu Ergou finished, the woman was too stunned to speak, simply staring at him blankly.

She watched him intently for a long moment before finally speaking.

"Can you... can you cure my illness?"

Liu Ergou nodded.

"Yes. For others, even finding the cause is impossible. For me, it's a piece of cake."

The woman's spirits lifted instantly.

"If that's the case, I'll give you a chance. If you can cure my illness today, I will no longer pursue the matter between you and Shuang Yue. I'll pretend I didn't see a thing!"

Hearing her words, Liu Ergou couldn't help but roll his eyes.

What a beautiful daydream. Trying to use this to blackmail me? She must be joking. The person who could control me hasn't even been born yet.

Looking at the woman, Liu Ergou's eyes filled with contempt.

"Sorry, I don't need your 'chance'. You're trying to get something for nothing. Who do you take for a fool?"

The woman, who had just begun to believe in Liu Ergou, instantly changed her tune upon hearing his refusal.

"Hmph, you talk a big game, but when it's time for action, you're useless. If you're not a fraud, what are you?"

However, Liu Ergou, feeling he had already proven his point, couldn't be bothered to engage with her further.

He turned directly to Lu Shuangyue and said, "Shuang Yue, there's nothing else for me here, so I'll head back. If anything comes up, I'll call you."

"Also, regarding the land contract, there might be a funding gap, as you know. So, get some cash ready. I'll come by for it later. I'm off!"

With that, Liu Ergou turned and left without the slightest hesitation.

After he was gone, Lu Shuangyue looked at the woman and let out a long sigh.

"Oh, Auntie!"

"This time you were truly blind to the greatness right in front of you. You're always boasting about how capable you are, yet you just let a Divine Doctor slip through your fingers. I'm really at a loss with you!"

Hearing Lu Shuangyue's words, the woman's brow furrowed deeply.

"Oh, Shuang Yue, you're still young. What Divine Doctor? I've seen too many swindlers like him!"

"If you gave me a notebook, I could fill it with stories of swindlers like him. Don't worry about him. Let's talk about you. I…"

Before the woman could finish, Lu Shuangyue interrupted her.

"Auntie, don't be in such a hurry. Let me tell you something!"

"From what Er Gou said, your illness is quite serious, but you just refuse to trust him."

"You're convinced he's a fraud!"

The woman shook her head but didn't say anything.

Lu Shuangyue pressed on, "Do you know a Zhang San in town? The one with connections in the city?"

The woman nodded.

"I know of him, though I've never dealt with him personally."

Seeing that her aunt knew Zhang San, Lu Shuangyue continued.

"A while ago, Zhang San was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. It was Er Gou who saved him!"

"If it weren't for Er Gou, Zhang San would probably be six feet under by now!"

At Lu Shuangyue's words, a look of shock appeared in the woman's eyes.

"Is that true?"

"Don't tell me that Zhang San and this fraud are in cahoots, and you were foolish enough to fall for it!"

Lu Shuangyue couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"Do you think I'm a fool, or that Zhang San is a fool?"

At this, the woman fell silent.

It seemed unlikely that either of them was a fool. Although she had never interacted with Zhang San, she was well aware of his methods.

As these thoughts raced through her mind, her conviction began to waver.

Could it be that this Liu Ergou really isn't a fraud?

Seeing her aunt's silence, Lu Shuangyue spoke again.

"Auntie, he already diagnosed your illness. Why are you still being so stubborn?"

"I'll be honest with you. I had a flare-up a while ago and nearly died. He was the one who saved me. If it weren't for him, how could I possibly be alive today? I would've been dead long ago!"

"I can joke about other things, but would I joke about my own life? Auntie?"

Everything Lu Shuangyue said came straight from the heart.