Doctor and His Glamorous Sister-in-Law-Chapter 553 - 556: An Accident Happened?

The old man respectfully handed the documents to Yuan Wenkang.

"Young Master, I've checked the information. Please take a look."

Yuan Wenkang glanced at the file before him but waved his hand dismissively.

"Forget it, Uncle."

"I'm not in the mood to look at documents right now. Just tell me what Liu Ergou has been up to. How did he get that damn bitch Mi Xiaoying to betray me?"

As he spoke, Yuan Wenkang's face twisted into a ferocious scowl.

The old man immediately began to recount Liu Ergou's recent activities.

"I've looked into the country bumpkin's recent movements."

"He's been acting as usual, with no major moves. The only difference is that he's offended a man named Sun Gang."

"You should know of this Sun Gang. He's the head of the Sun Family from Jingdong. He apparently heard his younger brother was bullied, so he came back to stand up for him."

"And Liu Ergou ended up offending him..."

Hearing this, Yuan Wenkang was momentarily stunned, then burst out laughing.

"Hahaha, interesting!"

"This is just too interesting!"

"That Sun Gang actually came to stand up for his brother? That's hilarious!"

"Hasn't he always looked down on that useless brother of his? To think he'd run all the way here from Jingdu for that piece of trash. How very interesting!"

The old man remained standing there, his face expressionless.

Yuan Wenkang then added, "Tsk, but then again, the enemy of my enemy is my friend."

"Besides, this Sun Gang has his uses!"

"Alright, how about this? I'll cooperate with Sun Gang and have him help me out!"

The moment he said this, the old man, who had been standing silently by his side, immediately spoke up. "Young Master, you mustn't cooperate with that Sun Gang!"

Hearing this, Yuan Wenkang looked at the old man, puzzled.

"Huh? Uncle, why would you say that?"

"You know about the Sun Family. In a small place like this, it's no exaggeration to say they're powerful, but in Jingdu, they're just a third-rate family."

"What's the harm in working with them? It's not like he can overturn the heavens, can he?"

The old man quickly explained, "Young Master, there are things you don't know about this Sun Gang!"

"This Sun Gang came from this very city. After reaching Jingdu, he quickly began to make a name for himself. In just a few short years, he clawed his way up to establish a third-rate family!"

"You of all people should understand how fast that rate of development is!"

"If you cooperate with him, I'm afraid he'll take advantage of you. It would be like asking a tiger for its hide!"

Yuan Wenkang was startled for a moment, then burst out laughing again.

"Uncle, you must be joking!"

"So what if Sun Gang is formidable? Don't forget the status of our Yuan Family!"

"Asking a tiger for its hide? Even if ten Sun Gangs showed up, they couldn't make a single ripple!"

"If anything happened to me, his entire family could forget about living to see another day!"

"Uncle, do me a favor. Call Sun Gang and tell him I'm interested in working together."

"Tell him that if our cooperation is successful, I wouldn't mind giving him a little boost."

The old man nodded and turned to leave.

However, just as he took a step, he seemed to remember something and turned back. "Young Master, please listen to my advice."

"Let's just go home and listen to the Master. It's just Lu Shuangyue, after all. The Lu family has plenty of beautiful women. We can just pick another one. There's no need to be so fixated on her."

"Besides, getting revenge will be easy once we're back. We can crush that Liu Ergou like an ant!"

Yuan Wenkang flatly rejected the old man's suggestion.

"Uncle, I know you mean well."

"You've watched me grow up. I know you wouldn't steer me wrong."

"But Uncle, you don't understand!"

"If the family found out that I had to use the family's power just to deal with some country bumpkin, they would definitely laugh at me!"

"I don't want them to laugh at me. This is how it'll be. What's the harm in working with Sun Gang?"

"A dog will always be a dog!"

"Besides, even if a dog accidentally bites me, I have the power to kill it whenever I want!"

Seeing Yuan Wenkang's resolute expression, the old man knew he couldn't say anything more. He simply shook his head and turned to leave.

「Meanwhile.」

Liu Ergou had driven to Zhu Qiushui's house.

Reaching her front door, he rang the bell.

But after waiting for a good fifteen minutes, Zhu Qiushui still hadn't opened the door.

This made Liu Ergou raise his eyebrows. Why hasn't she opened the door after so long? Could something have happened? The thought made him panic.

No, that's unlikely, he thought. But that brief reassurance vanished from his mind only a few seconds later. He remembered how distraught Zhu Qiushui could get over her slightly chubby figure. Following that train of thought... it's not impossible that something really did happen to her.

The realization sent a fresh wave of panic through him. He scanned the area, looking for another way in. His eyes eventually landed on an open window on the second floor.

After a moment's hesitation, Liu Ergou decided to... go to the back door, take the spare key from under the doormat, and open it.

Yes, he just used the spare key. As for why he was staring at the second-floor window? In his anxiety, he had completely forgotten the key was there. Fortunately, he remembered at the last second.

As Liu Ergou opened the door and stepped into the villa, the stench of decay immediately assaulted his nostrils. The smell made his heart sink.

Don't tell me it's really what I was imagining...

The more he thought, the more frantic he became. He immediately barged straight into the bedroom.

When he entered, he saw the floor littered with trash and takeout containers. Much of the old food had already started to rot and grow mold.

However, Liu Ergou ignored the mess, his eyes darting around the room, searching for any sign of Zhu Qiushui. After looking everywhere, he found nothing.

Just as his patience wore thin and he was about to call the police, a strange noise suddenly came from the large wardrobe.

Hearing the sound, Liu Ergou rushed over and flung the wardrobe doors open.

There, he saw Zhu Qiushui curled up pitifully inside, fast asleep. Looking closer, he could see her face was streaked with tears.

It was clear that she must have had a long, hard cry.