The Qin family didn't understand why Ji Fei had such a sigh, but from her thoughts, it seemed Ji Fei was laughing with exasperation.
Meanwhile, due to Luo Fei's revelation, everyone around gasped and looked at Tang Yu with strange expressions.
"Is it true? Is he that school bully?"
"But he doesn't look like him."
Some high school classmates were present, naturally recalling the Tang Yu from back then.
Luo's father let out a breath of relief; he had thought Luo Fei had discovered something else, but it turned out he just recognized Tang Yu as the person who fought with him in high school.
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Wu Xingqing exclaimed in shock. How could her boyfriend be someone of such low character? "You must have the wrong person."
"Miss Wu, your boyfriend is called Tang Yu, right? And he had plastic surgery, correct?"
Wu Xingqing froze. Tang Yu indeed had plastic surgery, and she had seen his previous photos, but he had told her it was due to a car accident.
"That was because I beat up his face when he was bullying other students. He was then expelled from school and went abroad for plastic surgery," Luo Fei said coldly, glaring at Tang Yu. "How dare you... how dare you show your face in front of us again!"
Luo Fei had never hated someone so much. His fist remained clenched, as if ready to throw another punch at any moment.
At this point, Qin Xian's other friends had arrived.
"Is he the bully from back then? How dare he show up here?" Yu Yue couldn't help saying.
"Even if he is, why hit him at this time? Luo Fei is a police officer, this impulsiveness is so unlike him," Jing Yan said.
"Is he afraid that his presence might frighten Fan Shi?" Bai Xiaoxi wondered confusedly.
"He could have dealt with this secretly if that was the case," Qi Li said with frustration.
Cen Ting remained silent, also feeling that Luo Fei had been too impulsive.
By now, Qin Xian understood what felt off about the situation.
Given Luo Fei's personality, if he had discovered Fan Shi and Tang Yu's affair, his first reaction should have been to question Fan Shi about what was going on, with beating up Tang Yu being the second step.
But Luo Fei's immediate reaction was wanting to kill Tang Yu, just like their last fight in high school when Luo Fei discovered Tang Yu had imprisoned Fan Shi with ill intentions, which resulted in him beating Tang Yu until his face was unrecognizable.
Having figured this out, Qin Xian felt utterly speechless.
The Qin family members gathered around Qin Xian and Ji Fei, unable to contain their curiosity, and couldn't help asking Qin Xian.
"Second brother, what's really going on with Brother Luo?" Qin Zhao couldn't help asking.
Ji Fei had already started her commentary mode, as the situation was too ridiculous not to comment on.
[What's going on? You could say that these poor souls all have kind hearts and never assume the worst in others.]
[Well, we can't think of it that way. It's more that Fan Shi's usual impression is too deceptive. In high school, she appeared to be completely the victim, never showing any interest in Tang Yu. The surveillance videos we showed him later also misled him.]
Qin family: Surveillance? What kind?
Qin Xian remembered that in those videos, it always showed Tang Yu forcefully pulling, while Fan Shi kept her head down unwillingly, even showing struggle occasionally.
To any normal person, it would appear that Fan Shi was being blackmailed by Tang Yu, which explained why she went to the hotel rooms.
[If I couldn't see the whole truth, I might have believed Fan Shi was the victim too. After all, Fan Shi wasn't playing hard to get - she genuinely felt it was wrong, she didn't want to cheat while being Luo Fei's girlfriend. She just could never reject her true love, struggling internally yet unable to resist. So on camera, her behavior made it look like she was completely under threat. Even police analyzing her behavior and expressions would conclude the same, when in reality there was no blackmail at all.]
The Qin family finally understood.
Qin Xian silently sighed.
[As a police officer, he's seen too many women in similar situations who choose to endure silently. Combined with Fan Shi's usual behavior - nervous, distracted, completely like an innocent victim - when he watched the surveillance videos earlier, he kept muttering: 'Why didn't she tell me?' meaning why didn't Fan Shi tell him about being coerced and hurt.]
Qin family: This makes terrible sense! After all, Fan Shi's personality is indeed weak, the type that's easiest to manipulate, so all these assumptions seem logical.
Qin Xian guessed that Luo Fei must think Tang Yu had some sort of leverage, like videos or photos, which made Fan Shi comply.
[About the child, that night he only remembers Fan Shi hugging him, but the memory is vague, so he's not sure if his body responded, thus assuming it did. Now he realizes Fan Shi set him up, and he never actually touched her. But regarding Fan Shi keeping the child and deceiving him, he never questioned her motives.]
Qin family: He doesn't even question that?
Qin Xian: Because Fan Shi once wanted to abort the child?
[Because Fan Shi has always lacked security, wanting a safe harbor. Someone who wants children wouldn't give up their child easily, and such a person considering abortion is seen by Luo Fei as evidence of her struggle and pain. Although he wonders why Fan Shi didn't tell him, he can't bring himself to hate her for the betrayal.]
Qin family: So he came straight to beat up Tang Yu - this really is a huge misunderstanding.
Should the wedding continue? Can this anger really be suppressed?
Is Luo Fei really willing to be such a fool?
But thinking from another perspective, if your true love suffered such abuse, would you reject them, abandon them, or resent them? This would probably be a question mark in many people's minds.
But for those who know the truth, it's really unbearable!!!!
Qin Xian already saw this as a likely development, especially since Luo Fei had given his reason for the assault.
Not about the illegitimate child, not about coercing Fan Shi, just that ridiculous old grudge.
[Luo Fei is truly pitiful. He doesn't dare let his mother know about the illegitimate child because of her poor health, fearing the shock would harm her. He also mistakenly believes his love is a victim, so he dares not expose being cheated on and almost becoming a stepfather. He's worried that with Fan Shi's personality, she couldn't survive the shock. Moreover, this occasion involves the face of two families, so he can only swallow his grievances and vent by hitting Tang Yu, at most losing some face himself.]
The Qin family felt frustrated listening to this.
[If Fan Shi's situation was really as Luo Fei imagined, this couple would truly deserve sympathy, and Luo Fei would be a real man, suppressing his anger to protect his girlfriend in such circumstances. Unfortunately, his pure heart encountered nothing but wolves in sheep's clothing.]
