Doctor and His Glamorous Sister-in-Law

"Get lost!" Liu Ergou snapped at the old bachelor, then put away his phone and turned to leave.

Hearing this, the old bachelor scrambled away on all fours.

Just as he turned, Liu Ergou spun back around to face the fleeing man. He slowly picked up a small stone from the ground and threw it.

SWOOSH.

The stone flew true, smacking the old bachelor squarely in the back and making him grimace in pain. On any other day, he would have turned around and started cursing, but now he didn't have the courage. His only thought was to run as fast as possible to get away from Liu Ergou. He was so swift that he vanished without a trace in minutes.

With that settled, Liu Ergou went over to Xu Yulan. "It's alright now, Sister-in-law."

"Let's call it a day!"

"We can talk about work tomorrow. You've had quite a scare, so go home and get some rest."

However, Xu Yulan didn't agree. She looked worriedly in the direction the old bachelor had fled.

"Er Gou, is this really okay?"

"You beat him up like that. If he goes to the police, won't that..."

Liu Ergou cut her off before she could finish. "Don't worry, Sister-in-law. He won't dare call the police. Trust me!"

Xu Yulan opened her mouth to say more, but he stopped her.

"Alright, Sister-in-law, stop overthinking it. Go home and rest!"

"Let's leave things as they are for today. We'll get back to it tomorrow. One more day should be enough to finish."

"Besides, I have some other things to take care of this afternoon!"

Hearing this, Xu Yulan said no more. She gathered her things and left with Liu Ergou.

The two walked along the road home. Liu Ergou was whistling, looking happy and cheerful, while Xu Yulan was somewhat downcast.

Just then, a figure ran toward them at high speed. Before Liu Ergou could even see who it was, a soft, fragrant body threw itself into his arms, followed by the sound of sobbing.

"Brother Er Gou, please save me!"

"Sob... sob... If you don't save me, I'm really going to be married off!"

Holding Xiao Ru's soft body, Liu Ergou gently patted her back. "Easy now, take your time! What happened?"

Xu Yulan chimed in, "Just tell us slowly. Don't cry!"

After their careful consolation, Xiao Ru's emotions finally stabilized, and she explained what had happened.

It turned out that someone had come to her home just this morning. This person was the man she was engaged to. Her mother had welcomed him warmly, and he and Xiao Ru met. When Xiao Ru saw who it was, she was stunned. The visitor was none other than Er Lv, who had left the village a long time ago.

Hearing this, Liu Ergou was shocked as well.

I can't believe her fiancé is Er Lv. This is absurd. Didn't Wang Yanli say it was some old bachelor? How did it suddenly change to Er Lv? What in the world?

Though he was bewildered, Liu Ergou knew now was not the time for confusion. As for that Wang Yanli, I'll find her later and settle the score!

Just then, Xiao Ru said through her tears, "I was resisting with all my might, even threatening to kill myself. My mom had already agreed not to make me marry Er Lv, but then he increased the bride price, and my mom just..."

At this point, Xiao Ru couldn't go on. She cried so wretchedly that even the most poetic descriptions of sorrow fell short.

The sight made Xu Yulan's heart ache for her.

"Er Gou, see if there's anything you can do. If you have a way, please help Xiao Ru!" she said, turning to Liu Ergou.

With his sister-in-law asking, Liu Ergou naturally had no reason to refuse. Besides, even if this hadn't happened, he was already planning to go to Xiao Ru's house later to help her call off the wedding.

Thinking of this, he said, "Don't cry, Xiao Ru. If you had come to me yesterday, I really couldn't have helped. But today is different! Come on, follow me. We're calling this wedding off today, no matter what!"

After saying this, Liu Ergou took Xiao Ru by the wrist and started to leave.

Watching them go, Xu Yulan hurriedly called out, "Er Gou, you can't get into a fight!"

Liu Ergou shouted back without turning his head.

"I know, Sister-in-law!"

Then, his figure quickly disappeared from her sight.

For some reason, as she watched him vanish, Xu Yulan suddenly felt nervous. A sudden fear gripped her—the fear that another woman might snatch Liu Ergou away.

How can I be so shameless? He's my brother-in-law! Isn't it perfectly normal for him to be with another woman?

And yet, even though she knew it was normal, her heart ached with a discomfort she couldn't put into words. Overwhelmed, she could only hurry back home.

Meanwhile, Liu Ergou had already brought Xiao Ru to her doorstep. The gate wasn't closed, and they could clearly see her mother, Zhang Cuifen, sitting on the bed inside, grinning from ear to ear. She was surrounded by all sorts of gifts. It seemed Er Lv had already left.

Without the slightest hesitation, Liu Ergou pulled Xiao Ru into the house. They were inside the room in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Cuifen, who was gleefully counting her money, was caught completely off guard by their sudden arrival. Seeing them enter, she frantically swept the red banknotes in front of her into her arms.

Then, she forced an ugly smile.

"What are you two doing here?" she said irritably. Xiao Ru's father wasn't home; she was alone.

Liu Ergou was just about to speak when Zhang Cuifen's sharp scream cut him off.

"Hey! Liu Ergou! What do you think you're doing?"

"Why are you holding my daughter's hand? Don't you know she's engaged and about to be married? Are you trying to ruin her reputation?"

Hearing this, Xiao Ru, who had just calmed down, broke down once more.

"Mom! I don't want to marry Er Lv! I don't! I don't want to at all!"