The Qin Family members, scattered in various places, had all stopped socializing.
What did they just hear?
Though distant and somewhat unclear, but... what did they just hear?!!!
The boyfriend of Wu Xingqing they just met turned out to be Luo's Father's illegitimate son!!!
Qin's Father and Qin's Mom happened to be facing Luo's Mother.
Luo's Mother was smiling and chatting with Qin's Mom, appearing completely oblivious, which was truly pitiful. After all, in their wealthy social circles, both Qin's Father and Luo's Father were known as good men who didn't fool around outside their marriages.
But now it turns out there's an illegitimate son almost the same age as Luo Fei - it was absolutely shocking.
Qin Yan and Qin Rong happened to see Luo Fei coming down the stairs after settling the bride, his face beaming with joy and without a care in the world.
Meanwhile, Qin Zhao was outside and saw Tang Yu walking back leisurely.
No wonder his face looked strange - was it because Luo Fei had beaten him up, forcing him to get plastic surgery?
But Luo Fei didn't know he was his father's illegitimate son, so why would he beat him?
Besides, given Luo Fei's personality, even if he knew this was his half-brother, he wouldn't resort to violence carelessly. After all, the fault of having an illegitimate child never lies with the child themselves - Luo Fei was quite benevolent in this regard.
Then came Ji Fei's sharp exclamation, clearly audible even from a distance.
This made the Qin Family's hearts skip a beat.
What happened?
What could make Ji Fei cry out like that? Was there an even bigger scandal besides the illegitimate son?
[Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!]
Qin Family: What? What's impossible?!
[Luo Fei's wife Fan Shi's child is actually Tang Yu's!]
Qin Family: Huh?
Wait what?
What did you say?
Whose wife, whose child?
How can three names make the relationships so confusing?
Nearby, Qin Xian was also stunned, unable to stop looking at Ji Fei.
Meanwhile, Ji Fei was so shocked by this huge revelation that she fell into complete astonishment, not noticing Qin Xian's reaction beside her.
[But Tang Yu used to bully Fan Shi in high school, and Luo Fei was Fan Shi's savior! How could Fan Shi possibly...]
Qin Family: Forced? Threatened? Poor girl, what a nightmarish experience?
Qin Xian: That's not right. Given Luo Fei and Tang Yu's positions, how could Fan Shi be abused to this extent? After all, if Fan Shi just told Luo Fei, he could have completely suppressed Tang Yu.
[Blackmail! There must be some leverage in Tang Yu's hands that made Fan Shi...]
Ji Fei had always thought Fan Shi was like a terrified, pitiful girl, so she couldn't understand why Fan Shi would carry Tang Yu's child. For a moment, Ji Fei wondered if there was hidden information she was missing.
But after Ji Fei looked into it carefully.
[No force, no blackmail, no... uh...]
Ji Fei fell silent.
The Qin Family was left hanging, desperate to know more.
What happened?
Your silence is deafening!
Soon after, they heard Ji Fei's mental exclamation.
[Oh Luo Fei, you're truly the universe's biggest sucker!!!]
The Qin Family's hearts started racing.
[It was consensual between them, why did you even get involved?]
The Qin Family was dumbfounded, certain suspicions making their worldview unstable.
Could it be... could it be that Fan Shi was actually willing and happy about the school bully's abuse?
Isn't this some kind of psychological disorder?
[Not long after starting school, Fan Shi accidentally spilled water on Tang Yu and became his target. Because Fan Shi wore poor clothes, was quiet, and had no parents watching over her, it encouraged the school bully's aggression, and the bullying quickly escalated to physical violence.]
[At first, Fan Shi would report it to teachers, but although Tang Yu got scolded, he only retaliated more viciously. Other students, fearing Tang Yu, chose to isolate Fan Shi and stay uninvolved. This continued until Luo Fei, a year ahead, happened to catch Tang Yu and his female gang beating Fan Shi. Luo Fei's sense of justice naturally made him step in to save her, take her to the school nurse, ask about what happened, and deal with the principal - showing complete dedication to helping her. Tang Yu was also called to bring his parents.]
The Qin Family listened in confusion - wasn't this a logical hero-saves-damsel story?
Even if Fan Shi didn't necessarily fall for Luo Fei who saved her from disaster, she couldn't possibly fall for her bully, right?
[At this point, Fan Shi was both afraid of and resentful towards Tang Yu, and grateful for being saved. But that day after the school handled the incident, Fan Shi accidentally encountered Tang Yu talking with Luo's Father on campus. She didn't know it was Luo's Father then, only that it was Tang Yu's father. Luo's Father berated Tang Yu and slapped him, warning: "Remember your status as an illegitimate child. If you cause any more trouble, I'll send you away!" When Tang Yu tried to call him dad, he was harshly rebuked not to.]
The Qin Family listened in confusion - so what? What did this have to do with Fan Shi liking Tang Yu?
[After Luo's Father left, Tang Yu started crying in the rain. Fan Shi somehow felt that Tang Yu looked as helpless as a child in that scene. Some inexplicable feeling made her go forward with an umbrella to shelter him. When Tang Yu saw it was her, he initially wanted to tell her to get lost and hit her, but Fan Shi just stayed silent, looking at him with pity. Finally, Tang Yu broke down and hugged Fan Shi, crying for quite a while. To vent his emotions, he lost control and forcefully kissed Fan Shi. Though Fan Shi resisted at first, she gradually became like a tamed animal and stopped resisting. That's how Fan Shi developed feelings for Tang Yu.]
Qin Family: ...This is hard to judge?
Is this some kind of painful youth campus literature?
Since things had gone this far, why not... just have a normal school romance? Why drag Luo Fei into it?
[Although they had shared such an intimate moment, Tang Yu felt ashamed afterward and wanted to completely forget that day ever happened. After all, he looked down on Fan Shi to begin with, and Fan Shi's personality wasn't the type to actively pursue relationship outcomes. So on the surface, their relationship showed no changes.]
[Tang Yu was rebellious by nature, and at that time still wanted to secretly compete with Luo Fei for their father's approval. Since Luo Fei wanted to protect Fan Shi, he deliberately escalated his revenge.]
[But Luo Fei had his own matters to deal with then, and thought the previous lesson was enough to stop Tang Yu from causing more trouble. Plus, Fan Shi didn't want Tang Yu to actually get expelled and was willing to accept all his violent behavior, so she kept enduring it silently without letting Luo Fei find out.]
[Unexpectedly, when Tang Yu realized Luo Fei wasn't watching over Fan Shi anymore, he lost interest in her and started dating girls who liked Luo Fei instead. Fan Shi gradually began feeling lost and anxious, unconsciously starting to reveal her hidden injuries to Luo Fei and acting mentally unstable in front of him. Naturally, Luo Fei quickly discovered something was wrong.]
