Chapter One: Framed

"Divine Doctor, Old Master Qin has been poisoned and is now hovering between life and death. Please, I beg you to save him!"

In a small courtyard of the Luo family estate, Ye Cheng was hanging up laundry when a stalwart man in military uniform knelt before him, pleading desperately.

"In the past, I fought on the front lines, staking my life for the nation. He, a high-ranking official of Yanxia, grew displeased as my army’s strength increased, fearing for his own position. He even petitioned the Dragon Emperor to strip me of my rank and confiscate all my property.

Now that he’s been poisoned by an enemy, he wants me to save his wretched life? Hmph! Does he really think I can put aside the past and rescue him?" Ye Cheng continued with his work, snorting coldly.

The military man’s face flushed with shame. He was Qin Siyuan, Old Master Qin’s adopted son, and he knew all too well what his father had done to Ye Cheng in recent years.

Once, Ye Cheng had enlisted as a lowly soldier, distinguishing himself again and again on the battlefield. Gifted in both warfare and medicine, he became revered as the Divine Doctor of unmatched skill, rising to command an entire front for Yanxia and earning the admiration of thousands.

But as Ye Cheng’s power grew, so did the envy and fear of others. Even the Dragon Emperor feared that Ye Cheng’s achievements would overshadow his own. Old Master Qin acted as the executioner, stripping Ye Cheng of his titles and rewards, and banishing him from the center of Yanxia’s power. From then on, the nation lost its peerless Divine Doctor, and Ye Cheng became nothing more than a common man.

In his fury, Ye Cheng returned to Liuzhou. Lacking the money to buy medicine for his ailing mother, he had no choice but to marry into the Luo family in exchange for the expensive herbs she needed.

"Go. I will not save him," Ye Cheng said, not even glancing back as he walked away.

"I will make you save him," Qin Siyuan murmured, watching Ye Cheng’s receding figure.

The grievances between his adoptive father and Ye Cheng aside, only Ye Cheng could save him now. Qin Siyuan was determined not to let any opportunity slip by.

"Why are you so slow? You drag your feet just hanging up laundry. Come to my room—I have more clothes that need washing," a young woman with a delicate face and shapely figure stood in the living room, hands on her hips, ordering him about.

She was Luo Yu, Ye Cheng’s sister-in-law. She treated Ye Cheng with open contempt, and today was no exception.

"All right," Ye Cheng replied. Having married into the Luo family three years ago, reduced to a son-in-law with no status, he had long since grown accustomed to such treatment. As long as he could keep buying the medicine his mother needed, he couldn’t be bothered to resist. For a man as strong as he, household chores were trifling matters.

"Take these!" As soon as Ye Cheng entered Luo Yu’s room, she tossed a pile of delicate garments at him. The faint fragrance of a young woman clung to the clothes, making its way straight to Ye Cheng’s nose.

He had been married to Luo Yu’s elder sister, Luo Qiuyu, for three years, but the two of them had never shared a marital relationship. Strong and vigorous as he was, Ye Cheng couldn’t help but inhale deeply.

"Does it smell good, brother-in-law?" For some reason, Luo Yu’s eyes were sultry, her voice soft and boneless, as though she had become a different person. She spoke coquettishly to Ye Cheng.

"It does," Ye Cheng replied instinctively.

"Brother-in-law, I know my sister hasn’t let you touch her all these years. You must be suffering, right? Since you help me wash my clothes, do you want me to help you? Any way you like..." Luo Yu suddenly wrapped her arms around Ye Cheng’s neck, pressing her curvaceous body tightly against his. The intoxicating scent overwhelmed him, and the deep shadow between her breasts made his heart race and blood surge.

After three years as a live-in son-in-law, Ye Cheng was indeed pent up, and faced with a pure beauty like Luo Yu, what man could resist?

"Ye Cheng, what are you doing? You beast!"

At that moment, a loud crash came from outside as the door was kicked open. Luo Qiuyu stormed in, furious, snapping pictures with her phone as she entered.