freenovelworld Chapter 403 What?! I was treating her!
Chapter 403 What?! I was treating her!
The surrounding crowd pointed and whispered among themselves.
"Tsk tsk, to do such a despicable thing in broad daylight!"
"Exactly! He looks so refined, I never expected him to be such a hypocrite!"
"Well done! People like that deserve a good beating!"
Hearing the burly man's curses and the surrounding chatter, Song Ruyan was filled with righteous indignation and shouted, "Well done! This kind of lecher deserves to be beaten!"
The man, screaming in pain, finally managed to find an opening and pleaded through a sob, "Ouch! Stop! You brute! Who...who touched your wife! I was...I was treating her! Let me go!"
Yu Ling had been frowning as she watched, but upon hearing the voice of the beaten man, she was suddenly startled and subconsciously exchanged a glance with Song Ruyan beside her.
That voice... why does it sound so familiar?
Song Ruyan was also stunned. Her indignation was instantly replaced by doubt. She listened carefully and heard that familiar tone that was tinged with embarrassment and pain.
It made her heart skip a beat.
"Dr. Qian...?" Yu Ling whispered uncertainly.
The two quickly moved forward again, pushed aside the person blocking their way, and looked closely.
The man, his face bruised and swollen, his clothes disheveled, and blood still stained his lips, was in a sorry state, but the outline of his features remained.
Isn't that Dr. Qian, Qian Mingyuan?
Song Ruyan's earlier interest in watching the spectacle vanished instantly, replaced by a strange surge of anger.
Without thinking, she rolled up her sleeve, which was in the way, and was about to rush forward.
Yu Ling reacted quickly and grabbed her, saying, "Ru Yan, what are you doing!"
Ignoring everything else, Song Ruyan shook off Yu Ling's hand and rushed to the burly man and Qian Mingyuan in a few steps.
Instead of pulling the burly man away, she grabbed Qian Mingyuan by the tattered collar, her almond-shaped eyes wide with anger, and demanded, "Qian Mingyuan! You've got some nerve! It's only been a short time since we last met, and you're already so restless that you've come here to molest a married woman?"
Her voice was clear and crisp, with a hint of sharpness, and immediately drowned out the surrounding chatter.
Qian Mingyuan was so dizzy from the beating that he could barely make out who it was. When he saw Song Ruyan's sullen face, his already swollen head swelled up even more.
He grimaced, which aggravated his wound, causing him to hiss in pain. He quickly protested, "What are you talking about! Miss Song, don't talk nonsense!"
"His wife was suffering from vaginal bleeding and had unbearable abdominal pain. How could I treat her if I didn't examine her? I hadn't even touched her before he rushed out without asking any questions and started hitting me!"
When the burly man saw someone come out and seemed to recognize the "adulterer," he stopped what he was doing, but still glared fiercely at Qian Mingyuan.
The woman beside him, with a sallow complexion and a thin figure, was the strong man's wife.
Seeing this, she timidly spoke up, her voice barely audible: "Young lady, this doctor... he's telling the truth. My stomach has been hurting for days, and I've been... I've been bleeding. He kindly offered to take a look at me..."
After catching his breath, Qian Mingyuan, ignoring his own pain, hurriedly added, "Her illness is very serious! Her pulse is weak and shallow, and she has persistent redness in her stool. If she doesn't receive timely treatment, I'm afraid... I'm afraid she won't live much longer!"
"Pah!" Upon hearing this, the burly man showed no concern whatsoever. Instead, he spat on the ground, glared, and roared menacingly, "I don't care about any of that! If I die, I'll just find another wife! I'm telling you, you absolutely cannot touch her!"
He suddenly reached out and roughly grabbed the woman's hair, pulling her back until she stumbled. He cursed viciously, "You bitch! If you dare to cuckold me, forget about being buried in my family's ancestral graveyard, I'll beat you to death first!"
The woman was in pain and trembled with fear, tears welling up in her eyes, but she dared not cry out.
This was the first time in Song Ruyan's life that she had ever seen such a heartless and treacherous man!
His wife was dying, but instead of caring, he was worried about being cheated on and even said that he would find another one after she died!
A surge of anger shot from Song Ruyan's heart to the top of her head. She suddenly let go of Qian Mingyuan's collar and, without thinking, swung her fist at the burly man's face!
"You worthless beast!"
With a muffled thud, the burly man was caught off guard and punched on the bridge of his nose. He immediately saw stars and his nose started bleeding profusely.
"Ouch!" the burly man cried out in pain, covering his nose and backing away.
Song Ruyan was still not satisfied and chased after him, using both fists and feet to beat the burly man mercilessly.
"You dare hit me! You dared not get your wife medical treatment! You dared to spew filth from your mouth! Today, I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of your dying wife, you bastard!"
Song Ruyan was highly skilled in martial arts. The burly man had only brute strength and was no match for her. He was beaten and howled.
Song Ruyan swept a whip kick into the strong man's knee, and while he was off balance, she used a grappling technique to grab his wrist and twist it with the force of the kick.
With a sharp "crack," the burly man screamed and fell to his knees, his face bruised and swollen, utterly powerless to resist.
The surrounding people were initially stunned by this sudden turn of events.
After understanding the whole story, and seeing a pretty young girl so bravely teaching a bad man a lesson, they burst into cheers.
"Well done! That girl is amazing!"
"Men like that deserve a good beating!"
"To risk his own wife's life for a fabricated charge, he's worse than an animal!"
Dr. Qian was already used to Song Ruyan's shrewishness and silently mourned for the strong man.
They definitely need to be taught a lesson; they deserve to be beaten to death...
He covered his aching cheek and watched as Song Ruyan stood up for him, a strange feeling welling up inside him.
"That's enough, if we keep fighting, someone will die."
Yu Ling stopped her, and Song Ruyan said sternly, "Now, immediately take your wife to see a doctor! Dr. Qian, give her a good look!"
The burly man was terrified after being beaten, and seeing the crowd's agitation, he dared not act recklessly anymore. He simply covered his face, his eyes still filled with resentment.
Dr. Qian quickly said, "It's not convenient here, let's help her home first."
Yu Ling stepped forward, cleared her throat, and said loudly, "Gentlemen, we are from the Zhenguo General's Mansion, and this Doctor Qian is our mansion's physician. We ask you all to be our witnesses today's events."
The moment the words "General's Mansion" were uttered, the crowd quieted down considerably, and their gazes toward Song Ruyan and Yu Ling became more respectful.
The burly man's face turned pale, and his previous arrogance vanished without a trace.
How could he possibly afford to offend the people from the General's Mansion!