Urban Divine Doctor Descends the Mountain Chapter 3 - 3 3 Give her money and she is yours

At the same time, sounds of footsteps approached from outside the alley, as if someone was drawing near!

The pair swiftly pulled apart, acting like startled thieves.

Bai Jue's heart pounded fiercely, her cheeks glowing red.

“Dongzi, forgive me, Sister Bai Jue acted improperly, let's return to my home first!”

Bai Jue avoided meeting his eyes, flustered somewhat, as she guided Lin Dong up the filthy, aged staircase of the rented building.

Shortly, they reached the entrance to their present rental.

Bai Jue pulled out the key and unlocked the door, unveiling a worn-out and meager one-room dwelling.

Before stepping in, the view inside the living room showed a damaged couch where a unkempt man with glasses sat, appearing unwashed for three or four days at least, sipping beer.

This was Lin Dong’s older cousin, Lin Jian, the village’s former sole university graduate!

However, he had lost the refined appearance of a suited professional, replaced by the messiness of a betting alcoholic.

As Lin Dong stepped inside, he cast a glance toward his older cousin.

He saw that Lin Jian’s skin and the whites of his eyes were tinged yellow, his face dull and shadowy, and his skin rough, cracked, and bloated, showing clear symptoms of liver problems.

Just as he prepared to explain the matter, Lin Jian hurried over from the couch:

“Dongzi, what brings you here? Come on in quick!”

His ‘enthusiasm’ for Lin Dong was excessive, as he dashed forward to seize the luggage.

He snatched Lin Dong’s bag and started searching inside it while talking:

“Dongzi, you’ve surely carried a good amount of cash from the family this trip?”

“Lend some to your brother; I sense good fortune today, certain to triumph in the coming wager!”

Lin Dong struggled to accept how his cousin Lin Jian had fallen to this state.

“Lin Jian, Dongzi has come to stay with us. How could you demand money from him so soon?”

Unable to tolerate it further, Bai Jue voiced her protest.

It appeared Lin Jian had only then become aware of Bai Jue, his face darkening to steel as he yelled, “What are you doing returning?”

“Didn’t I arrange a side job for you?”

“Why won’t you perform it right, bring in funds to settle my debts? Why come back here?”

Listening to Lin Jian’s rapid-fire questions, Lin Dong’s brow creased, and he responded for her,

“I was waiting at the station and encountered Sister Bai Jue, so I accompanied her back!”

Lin Jian’s look remained sour as he fixed a stare on Bai Jue, “Very well, considering Dongzi’s presence today, I’ll spare it. You leave tomorrow!”

“I won’t leave; I refuse that type of job!” Bai Jue sensed profound shame, shaking her head vigorously and crying out. She’d prefer death over repeating it.

“Won’t leave?” Lin Jian lifted his phone, “Do you wish for the contents here to reach your parents, your sister, your fellow nurses at the hospital?”

“You… you lack any decency!” Bai Jue wept bitterly from the unfair treatment.

Lin Dong’s frown deepened, and he spoke to Lin Jian in a cold tone, “Brother Jian, how have you become this way now?”

“How could you push Sister Bai Jue into such deeds?”

“Is that the act of a human?”

“Not even a brute would behave so!”

Lin Jian smirked, “You, a rural youth, understand nothing.”

“I’m acting in her best interest; parting her legs brings easy money!”

“Furthermore, I used the marriage payment to wed her. Isn’t it for her to generate earnings for me? For what other purpose would I marry her?”

Lin Dong felt shocked; was this truly the clan’s only learned older brother?

The clan’s source of pride?

It appears the ancient proverb rings true: scholars can be utterly ruthless.

Certain educated individuals, when vile, possess no limits!

“What of it? You’ve matured and now seek to defend Sister Bai Jue?”

“This phone holds explicit videos of her that I’ve covertly captured across the years.”

“Unless she provides me five hundred thousand, I’ll distribute these to her parents, sister, colleagues… We’ll observe whose reputation suffers!”

“Of course, Dongzi, if you sympathize with Sister Bai Jue and wish to prevent her from such work for cash, you may offer five hundred thousand.”

“I’ll transfer all the videos to you. I’ll also trade Sister Bai Jue to you!”

“Yet you, a country boy, probably couldn’t amass five hundred thousand in your entire life. You don’t grasp the phrase ‘gaining wealth is arduous, enduring hardship is tougher…'”

Lin Dong could bear it no longer.

Are such words from a person?

He breathed out deeply, withdrew one thousand from his pocket, and tossed it toward him.

“Brother Jian, here’s one thousand. Use these funds to obtain medicine according to the prescription I mentioned… your liver ailment is still in its beginning phase; it’s possible to treat it effectively now…”

“You’re the sick one!” Before Lin Dong could complete his words, Lin Jian grabbed the one thousand.

Upon seeing the bills, he behaved like a hound spotting waste.

Clearly, someone mired in gambling had abandoned all sense of right and wrong, focused solely on further gambling.

He gripped the one thousand tightly, preparing to depart for the betting house.

Prior to exiting, he flashed a grin and remarked:

“Dongzi, consider it carefully. Should you unexpectedly gain fortune and acquire wealth, out of brotherhood, I’ll offer you Sister Bai Jue with a twenty percent reduction… merely four hundred thousand…”

“Leave! Lin Jian, do you remain a person?”

At his side, Bai Jue flung a shoe toward him, yelling fiercely.

Lin Jian experienced no embarrassment, holding the money fast as he departed the residence.

With his departure, just Lin Dong and Sister Bai Jue stayed in the home.

Lin Dong’s face showed complex feelings at that instant; he truly couldn’t comprehend how the clan’s pride had sunk lower than an animal.

“Wooo…” At this moment, Bai Jue lay on the floor, sobbing with tears covering her face.

Lin Dong sighed, a virtuous woman like Sister Bai Jue, bound to such a husband, was indeed pitiable.

He desired to offer solace, yet lacked the words.

Bai Jue shed tears for some time, then recalled Lin Dong’s company, rising hastily, drying her eyes, and stating:

“Dongzi, my apologies for exposing you to this farce.”

Lin Dong shook his head, “Sister Bai Jue, it’s the Lin family that ought to express regret. Sigh, how did he change into this?”

Bai Jue dried her tears, “Several years prior, he suffered a vehicle collision. He developed a gambling habit and accumulated hundreds of thousands in external debts!”

“Afterward, the company dismissed him, and presently he’s without employment, passing his days in alcohol…”

“Sister Bai Jue, considering his treatment of you, why avoid divorcing him?” Lin Dong inquired.

“I desire divorce, but he has concealed those intimate videos of me. He threatens to release them on the internet if I seek separation! Moreover, he compels me toward that sort of employment, directing the income to his obligations… wooo, should he persist in pressuring me, death may be my sole option.”

Bai Jue persisted in wiping her tears.

Lin Dong’s rage intensified as he heard more!

Labeling Lin Jian a beast would dishonor actual beasts!

“Sister Bai Jue, did his earlier claims hold truth?” Lin Dong asked.

“Eh? Which claim?” Bai Jue appeared taken aback, slightly bewildered.

“The matter regarding the five hundred thousand.”

“Dongzi, you… you intend to pay five hundred thousand for Sister Bai Jue, to claim her as your woman?” Upon uttering this, Bai Jue’s face flushed like a mature peach, nearly shedding droplets.