Doctor and His Glamorous Sister-in-Law

She had originally just wanted to tease Liu Ergou because she knew he would never actually do it.

But to her complete astonishment, this time, Liu Ergou actually picked her up and carried her back to the room. This was something Hu Jing had never, ever expected.

At that moment, Liu Ergou exhaled, his warm breath tickling Hu Jing's neck. It made her shiver uncontrollably.

Feeling her tremble in his arms, a smile touched the corner of Liu Ergou's mouth.

It serves this little vixen right for always provoking me. I have to let her know I'm not to be trifled with.

With that thought, his large hand began to move gently up from her waist.

This frightened Hu Jing so much that she abruptly sat up.

"What… what are you doing!" she asked, staring at him with wide eyes.

Hearing her words, Liu Ergou chuckled, his eyes still closed. "What else? Sleeping! I have a habit of hugging a pillow when I sleep. I forgot I was holding a person tonight, so my hands got a bit restless."

Hu Jing knew he wasn't telling the truth, but she was helpless. After all, she had started it.

Thinking this, she could only lie down again with a pout. Liu Ergou immediately took the opportunity to hold her again. This caused the pouting Hu Jing to blush instantly.

Seeing her reddened face, Liu Ergou couldn't resist whispering into her ear, "Tell me, Hu Jing, do you know what this is called? It's called throwing yourself into the tiger's den! Do you think I'll let you off tonight?"

His words made Hu Jing freeze on the spot.

I was only thinking about teasing him, but I forgot he's a man. If he really loses his temper, it'll be too late for anything! At that thought, a cold sweat broke out on her forehead.

"What… what are you going to do?" she asked, her voice trembling.

Hearing this, Liu Ergou chuckled and deliberately put on a lecherous expression. "You still don't know what I'm going to do? Your good days are over!"

Hearing this, Hu Jing felt utterly desperate. She subconsciously closed her eyes, preparing to accept her fate.

It's not that I don't want to run, but where could I go from his bed? It's better to just accept it than be caught and brought back. Maybe he'll be gentler that way.

She was lost in her wild thoughts for a while, but then she realized Liu Ergou hadn't made a single move, which puzzled her greatly. Carefully opening her eyes, she turned to look at him, only to find he had long since closed his eyes and fallen fast asleep.

Seeing this, she couldn't help but snort.

It was only then that she realized he had been teasing her all along, and a wave of embarrassment washed over her. She had planned to slip away, but as she looked at his sleeping face, she somehow drifted off to sleep herself.

When Hu Jing woke up, the space beside her was already empty. Rubbing her groggy eyes, she climbed out of bed and went outside. As soon as she stepped out, she saw Liu Ergou sitting leisurely in the courtyard, drinking tea.

Seeing her, Liu Ergou couldn't help but tease, "Oh, you're awake! I didn't realize you snored, though!"

Just as Hu Jing was about to say something, she froze. His words struck her like a bolt of lightning. She never knew she snored.

Seeing her stunned expression, Liu Ergou burst into laughter. "I'm kidding! You're so gullible!"

He then picked up a cup of tea and handed it to her. "Want some?"

Having come to her senses, Hu Jing glared fiercely at him, ignored the question, and ran off.

Watching her retreating figure, Liu Ergou just shook his head with a smile, saying nothing more.

Time flew by, and soon it was the next day.

Early the next morning, Liu Ergou made another trip to town to withdraw the 150,000 yuan for the land lease, then went straight to the village committee with the cash.

Upon entering, Liu Ergou tossed the money onto the desk in front of Liu Jingming.

"Count the money, Chief. If there's no problem, print the contract so we can sign it."

Liu Jingming stared at the money on the table, a bit stunned. He only snapped out of it after Liu Ergou prompted him, and then he began to count.

After counting, he frowned. "Ergou, this isn't right. Didn't we agree on 150,000? Why is it so much less?"

Liu Ergou replied, "Tsk, Chief, you're a busy man, always forgetting things. Don't tell me you forgot about the discount you promised me that day!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Jingming immediately remembered drinking with Liu Ergou and indeed saying those words. He was just about to say that he had been drunk and that his words shouldn't be taken seriously, but Liu Ergou beat him to the punch.

"Chief, you're not going to say you were drunk and go back on your word, are you? You wouldn't do that, would you?"

His intentions exposed, Liu Jingming was momentarily embarrassed but quickly recovered. "Ahem, how could I go back on my word? A discount is a discount! Just wait, I'll go print the contract now!"

With that, Liu Jingming took the money and left the village committee. He returned shortly with a thick stack of contracts and tossed them in front of Liu Ergou.

"Here's the land lease contract. If there are no issues, sign it."

Liu Ergou picked up the contract, confirmed the details carefully, and then signed his name.

And just like that, the fifty acres of wasteland east of the village were officially leased by Liu Ergou.

After settling the matter of the wasteland, Liu Ergou gave Liu Yunxi a heads-up, then went home and started making calls to arrange for clearing the land. In just a few words, he finalized the time for the work to begin. He then spent the rest of the morning dealing with various odds and ends, which weren't complicated but were time-consuming.

Time flew, and it was soon afternoon.

Something unexpected happened that afternoon. The team scheduled to clear the land the next day arrived early.

This came as a surprise, but it didn't delay the work. Under Liu Ergou's direction, the land-clearing team officially got started on the fifty-acre plot east of the village.