“I won’t hide it from you, brother from the village,” Lin Yunchu sighed as she spoke to the two men. “I’ve been married to my husband for several years, but I still haven’t had a child. My in-laws keep urging me every day and scolding me every day. I refused to accept it, so I went to the hospital for a check-up. And it turned out—it wasn’t my problem at all. It’s my husband’s issue.”
“I told him to go to the hospital to get medicine, but he refused, saying hospital medicine is too expensive. After finding out the cause, we went to many doctors, but none of them worked. Then my distant aunt’s cousin-in-law’s daughter-in-law told us that in Qiu Family Bay there’s an old doctor who’s very skilled at treating infertility. So we came.”
“Oh right, you also noticed my husband is injured. He was beaten by my elder brother. Yesterday my mother-in-law called me an eggless hen again. My brother happened to pass by our house and got angry for me. He scolded my mother-in-law harshly and even beat my husband. My husband used to strongly resist seeing doctors, but after being beaten by my brother, he’s much more obedient now. So I quickly brought him here to find this old doctor.”
As she spoke, she sighed repeatedly, explaining everything with complete seriousness.
The two men had originally been very guarded, but after hearing her explanation, their expressions relaxed a little.
“…”
Pei Huaiyuan was shocked by how calmly she could fabricate nonsense.
She had turned the whole story into something that actually sounded reasonable.
“The doctor from Qiu family lives in our village.”
“How do we get there? Could you point the way for us?”
Lin Yunchu asked with hopeful eyes.
As she spoke, she pulled out two crumpled ration tickets and cloth coupons from her pocket and stuffed one into each of their hands.
“Sorry about this. Because of my husband’s condition, our family has been completely drained.”
“…”
Pei Huaiyuan: Even if you’re making things up, you really don’t need to keep emphasizing that I have a problem.
“Sorry for the embarrassment,” Lin Yunchu continued smoothly. “Men can be sensitive sometimes, especially about this kind of issue.”
Seeing Pei Huaiyuan’s expression darken, she gave a dry laugh and quickly added, “Alright, alright. It’s just a small issue. When your mother used to say I couldn’t have children, I didn’t react this strongly. Now it’s your turn, and you can’t even take a few words?”
“These villagers are good people. They won’t laugh at you.”
“Stop being difficult. If there’s a doctor, let’s just go and see him.”
“…”
Pei Huaiyuan had only one thought: if I weren’t the person involved, I might actually believe her.
“Can you walk? There is indeed a village doctor nearby. It’s getting late—staying in the village might be safer,” Lin Yunchu lowered her voice and asked, only he could hear.
“I can! Even if I can’t, I have to!” he said through gritted teeth, full of frustration.
The two men’s suspicion gradually faded as they watched the interaction.
In their village, many couples who couldn’t have children were exactly like this—one side dominant, the other full of guilt and unable to speak up.
The only pity was that such a beautiful wife ended up with a husband who “couldn’t perform.”
If he couldn’t, maybe others could.
Pei Huaiyuan walked with great difficulty.
To support him, Lin Yunchu kept holding his arm, using just the right strength to steady him.
Aside from the night two days ago, she had never been this close to a man before. She could clearly feel his sharp, cold aura—and even hear his thunderous heartbeat.
“They are not good people.”
After they had put some distance between themselves and the two men, Pei Huaiyuan’s low voice sounded in her ear.
Lin Yunchu’s heart tightened slightly.
His instincts were indeed sharp.
His observation and perception were top-tier.
“But compared to those chasing after you, their lethality should be lower,” she replied.
Pei Huaiyuan fell silent.
“You can trust me. Right now, only by working together can we both stay safe.”
“Otherwise, we have no better option.”
He needed rest and medical treatment.
And she still had unfinished tasks.
Along the way, Lin Yunchu silently memorized every turn and path, following the two men for a full hour before they finally reached Old Doctor Qiu’s house.
“Alright, we’re here. What are you shy about? Everyone here is male—do men really laugh at men?”
She pulled Pei Huaiyuan inside while speaking. “Don’t worry. Aside from this issue, you’ve always been the most manly man in my heart. If you hadn’t been able to kill a wild boar with your bare hands back then, I wouldn’t have married you.”
“And if this still can’t be cured, we can adopt a few children. Even if my brother thinks poorly of you, you’ll always be the man I love most.”
“…”
Hearing the words “the man I love most,” Pei Huaiyuan’s ears turned slightly red.
He had never been confessed to like this before.
Even though he knew it was fake, his heartbeat still quickened uncontrollably.
At this moment, he couldn’t help but wonder what kind of woman she was. Other girls her age would be shy and reserved around men, afraid of being seen together. But she casually said things like “my man” and “the man I love most” without hesitation.
Before entering, Pei Huaiyuan politely thanked the two men: “Thank you, comrades.”
The two men paused, looking at him suspiciously.
This heavily injured man—could he really kill a wild boar barehanded?
He spoke politely, but his appearance looked dangerous.
There was a saying in the countryside: a barking dog doesn’t bite; a biting dog doesn’t bark.
This man felt like the kind that didn’t bark.
Originally, they had planned to act once they stayed here, but after hearing that he could kill a wild boar, they began to hesitate.
Old Doctor Qiu had a detached, reclusive aura.
He only treated patients and said nothing beyond that.
No matter what Lin Yunchu asked about the village, he remained silent.
After finishing the examination for Pei Huaiyuan, he began writing the prescription.
Once done, he prepared the medicine and handed it to Lin Yunchu, then pointed toward his kitchen.
She immediately understood—he was telling her to boil it.
“Doctor Qiu, we might not be able to leave tonight. Is there somewhere nearby we can stay?”
He pointed at his house.
Only then did she realize—
It wasn’t that he wouldn’t speak.
He physically couldn’t speak at all.
No wonder those two men were so confident bringing them here!
Just now she had loudly claimed her husband could kill a wild boar with his bare hands. Although it slightly deterred them, she had a feeling—
Tonight would definitely not be peaceful.