When Wu Min reached the courtyard and saw the brand-new electric tricycle, she didn’t realize that such a thing had recently appeared at her home.

Before she could come to her senses, Liu Zheng already pulled her to stand in front of the electric tricycle.

He lifted the rear cover of the tricycle.

In the trunk, there was a large plastic bag containing something brightly red.

It was a stack of hundred-yuan bills.

Liu Zheng took out the money, put it in a plastic bag, and hurled it out.

Seeing Liu Zheng bringing Wu Min out, the two following close behind, Liu Kai and another, had already left the courtyard.

The two thought that Liu Zheng and his companion were about to flee when they saw them at the electric tricycle.

However, Liu Zheng suddenly threw a bag full of hundred-yuan bills at them, startling both men.

"Fuck!"

Liu Kai was stunned for a moment, then instinctively bent down to pick up the bag.

"Damn it, this is thirty-five thousand. Take the money and get the hell out," Liu Zheng roared loudly at Liu Kai, who had picked up the bag.

As the bag was opened, it revealed neatly stacked hundred-yuan bills, exactly thirty-five thousand.

"Where did you get this money from?"

Witnessing this scene, Wu Min and Liu Kai almost simultaneously blurted out the question.

Liu Zheng, glancing at Liu Kai counting the money, ignored his question and spoke coldly, "Bring out the IOU."

Bowing his head, Liu Kai meticulously counted the money in the plastic bag, his brow deeply furrowed.

The amount of money in the bag was indeed thirty-five thousand yuan.

This left Liu Kai feeling somewhat helpless inside.

He was the one who had mentioned the amount earlier, and now he found himself without the means to go back on his word.

After some thought, Liu Kai finally fished an IOU from his person.

Seeing him produce the IOU, Liu Zheng snatched it away and then came over to Wu Min. He placed the IOU right before her eyes and asked, "Sister-in-law, look at the IOU, did you write this?"

Despite the time that had passed, Wu Min still felt somewhat dazed and unclear.

She still hadn’t grasped that Liu Zheng had actually acquired more than thirty thousand yuan.

Looking at the bright red bills, Wu Min truly felt it was surreal.

It wasn’t until Liu Zheng nudged her shoulder that Wu Min came back to her senses.

Her gaze finally settled on the IOU, and she saw the extremely familiar handwriting.

Nodding her head, Wu Min’s voice was somewhat hoarse, "Yes, it is."

Seeing Wu Min nod, Liu Zheng finally felt at ease.

Turning around, his gaze swept over Liu Kai’s face as he barked sharply, "You’ve taken the money, now scram! If I ever see you trying to take advantage of my sister-in-law again, I swear I’ll make you die without knowing how you died."

"You..."

Liu Kai, holding the money bag, seemed like he wanted to say something.

But looking again at the money bag in his hand, he eventually held back whatever he was going to say.

Pointing his finger at Liu Zheng, he then clutched the money bag and turned around, running off as fast as he could.

Wang Erniu, who had been following him the whole time, seeing that he had fled, immediately covered his bruised eye and ran off as well.

Watching the two run away in a pathetic escape, Liu Zheng spat fiercely.

Then he turned to look at Wu Min. Seeing she was still in a dazed state, his heart ached with a surge of tenderness and sorrow.

He pulled Wu Min into his embrace with one move.

"Sister-in-law, since you married my brother and became part of the Liu Family, you’ve had a hard time these years—it’s our Liu Family’s fault. But don’t worry, now that I’m here, I won’t let anyone bully you again. I’ll be sure you have a good life," he said.

Hearing Liu Zheng’s words and feeling his strong and warm embrace, Wu Min’s grievances over the past years burst forth like a floodgate opening.

She cried, a cry filled with deep bitterness, like that of a little child.

Her body was trembling, quivering so much that even her front pressed against Liu Zheng, eliciting a reaction from him.

He already had a fire burning within him, the heat stoked earlier by Liu Sumei had dissipated, but that was just a temporary extinguishment.

Now, with a soft and fragrant beauty in his arms, feeling that gentleness, Liu Zheng’s body honestly reacted.

The two were so close, their bodies pressed so tightly together, it was natural they could feel each other’s physical changes.

Now.

Wu Min felt the change in Liu Zheng’s body, she lifted her head, and although there were still tear stains on her face, a warm smile appeared at the corners of her lips.

"Xiao Zheng, come, let’s go inside with your sister-in-law, I’ll give it to you right away," she said.

Bowing his head, Liu Zheng saw Wu Min’s tender expression.

At that moment, Wu Min appeared extremely enchanting and delicate.

It was no wonder, since marrying Liu Daniu, she truly hadn’t had a single good day.

She had to take care of her paralyzed husband and manage the entire Liu Family household.

A responsibility that should have been shouldered by a man had suddenly fallen onto the shoulders of a frail woman.

She had never felt what it was like to have a sense of security.

Now, at last, Liu Zheng had given her that sense of security.

Had Liu Zheng not been there, she feared that if Liu Kai and Wang Erniu had indeed taken advantage of her, there would have been no one to stand up for justice on her behalf.

Now that she had something to rely on, had a mainstay, she felt a full sense of security.

Under the protection of such security, she began to entertain the idea of becoming a woman.

Without Liu Zheng before, she could only endure the grievances, relying on her own willpower to appear stubborn and strong.

But now she didn’t need to pretend, and once she let go of that facade, she reverted to the gentle and fragile woman she was.

Moreover, when Liu Daniu had previously told her to have a child with Liu Zheng, she had been resistant.

But now?

Liu Daniu couldn’t provide her the sense of security, but as soon as it manifested from Liu Zheng, her internal defenses had thoroughly collapsed.

The moment she felt Liu Zheng’s masculine fire, that strong male aura, Wu Min’s body trembled, and she did not shy away, instead pressing closer.

Though she was somewhat shy, regarding what might truly happen with Liu Zheng, she no longer resisted; in fact, she was resolutely decided to go through with it.

As for Liu Zheng.

Even through several layers of clothing, he could feel the scorching heat from the softness in his arms.

A faint fragrance wafted to his nose, directly invading his senses.

The person in his embrace felt like warm water.

It was like boiling water.

This boiling water seemed capable of cooking her through, igniting the fire in his chest even hotter, making him willingly dive in.

Bowing his head, their eyes met, their breaths intermingled, the woman’s breath enveloping him.

The feeling was akin to a volcano that had been suppressed for too long, erupting at this moment, mingling and flowing naturally, ready to burst forth, soaring upwards.

Liu Zheng could feel the true craving of his body, an insane desire to do things he liked, things that were incredibly comforting.

He could even feel his throat was dry, and he was frantically swallowing his saliva.

His Adam’s apple kept bobbing, and even the Wu Min in front of him seemed to grow ever gentler and more alluring.

In that instant, there was a voice inside Liu Zheng, as if shouting loudly, urging him to break through that last barrier of rationality, to take the woman before him then and there.

Liu Zheng’s rationality was being devoured, gradually being overtaken by his desires.

He was aware that these were sinful thoughts, things that were bad.

But.

He seemed increasingly unable to control the emergence of such thoughts.

So Liu Zheng’s head leaned in even closer, and he was almost face-to-face with Wu Min.