Medical and Martial God-Chapter 348: Sitting Back and Watching the Spectacle
To get revenge on "Wang Dazhuang" and break him up with Jin Lian, Fei Xiang had certainly paid a hefty price.
"What? Jin Lian has a boyfriend?" Jin Peng asked, stunned for a moment. "Fei Xiang, are you sure you’re not mistaken? Was it really Jin Lian’s boyfriend who beat you up like this?"
The Jin Family members present were also dumbfounded.
Jin Lian’s mother spoke up. "Jin Lian has a boyfriend? How come I don’t know? Fei Xiang, you must have misunderstood something."
"Fei Xiang, you claim Jin Lian’s boyfriend did this to your face. Do you have any proof?" Fei Yihong asked. This was a serious matter. Without evidence, it would mean Fei Xiang was slandering Jin Lian.
"If you don’t believe me, you can call Jin Lian and ask if Wang Dazhuang ever hit me," Fei Xiang said, looking aggrieved.
This began to convince the people present. If Fei Xiang were framing Jin Lian, he wouldn’t so confidently dare them to call for confirmation.
"I’ll ask!" Jin Peng hurriedly took out his cell phone and dialed Jin Lian’s number.
When the call connected, he asked, "Jin Lian, did Wang Dazhuang hit Fei Xiang?"
At that moment, Ye Xiu and Jin Lian had just arrived at Jin Peng’s house but hadn’t gotten out of the car yet.
After receiving Jin Peng’s call and getting a nod from Ye Xiu, Jin Lian replied, "Yes, he did!"
"Damn it!" The moment Jin Peng heard this, his blood pressure soared. He roared, "Bring Wang Dazhuang here immediately to apologize to Fei Xiang!"
He hung up the phone and turned to Fei Yihong apologetically. "Brother Fei, don’t worry. When Jin Lian gets back, you’ll see how I deal with her."
Jin Peng was both furious and embarrassed. After all, Fei Xiang had come with Fei Yihong to celebrate his birthday, only to be beaten to a pulp by Jin Lian’s boyfriend. He had to give the Fei Family an explanation.
"Grandpa Jin, it wasn’t Jin Lian who told Wang Dazhuang to hit me. Wang Dazhuang was afraid I would steal Jin Lian away, so he hit me," Fei Xiang explained. He was worried that Jin Peng would scold Jin Lian in public just to save face. That would ruin the joyous birthday celebration and cause a rift between the Jin and Fei families, destroying any chance he might have with Jin Lian.
"So that’s how it is!" Fei Yihong’s expression cleared. "Since this matter has nothing to do with Jin Lian, then it’s a personal grudge between my Fei Family and Wang Dazhuang. Brother Jin, you need not intervene."
His face darkened, and his tone was full of displeasure. Although he said Jin Peng didn’t need to intervene, he was actually pressuring him to handle the matter properly.
Of course, Jin Peng understood the implication in Fei Yihong’s words. "Brother Fei, you’ve come all this way as our guests. How could I, the host, stand by and do nothing when a guest has been wronged? Besides, even if Jin Lian didn’t order Wang Dazhuang to hit Fei Xiang, this matter still involves her. Rest assured, I will give you a satisfactory explanation."
As he spoke, Jin Peng was so frustrated his chest felt tight. It was supposed to be a grand eightieth birthday party, lively and joyous with so many guests. Instead, this mess had occurred.
Just then, Ye Xiu and Jin Lian walked in.
"Grandpa! Grandpa Jin! That’s him! That’s Wang Dazhuang!" Fei Xiang cried out, pointing at Ye Xiu and feigning anger.
WHOOSH!
Jin Peng, Fei Yihong, and everyone else present whipped their heads toward the doorway, their gazes locking onto the "Wang Dazhuang" standing beside Jin Lian.
Aside from the Jin and Fei families, the other guests grew excited.
Haha! The show’s about to start! Quick, grab some popcorn and a seat! Time to watch the drama unfold!
"What’s going on?" Jin Lian asked timidly. With her intelligence, she connected the dots from Jin Peng’s earlier phone call and instantly guessed what had happened.
Fei Xiang must have run back here to tattle after Ye Xiu slapped him!
"You’re Wang Dazhuang?" Jin Peng ignored Jin Lian and strode up to Ye Xiu, his voice cold.
Seeing her grandfather about to stand up for Fei Xiang, Jin Lian turned pale with fear. The Jin Family could not afford to offend Ye Xiu.
She hurriedly said, "Grandpa, he is—"
"You shut up!" Jin Peng cut her off sharply. "Go stand over there. I’ll deal with you later."
Jin Lian couldn’t care less about her grandfather’s orders now. She was about to reveal Ye Xiu’s true identity when he stopped her with a look.
Jin Lian’s heart sank.
It’s over! Ye Xiu is using this incident with Fei Xiang to test the Jin Family!
"Wang Dazhuang, you tell me. Why did you hit Fei Xiang?" Jin Peng demanded, glaring at Ye Xiu. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮
"He started it," Ye Xiu said simply.
Jin Peng and everyone else were momentarily stunned. Could there be more to this story?
"Wang Dazhuang, you’re full of shit!" Fei Xiang exploded. "You were clearly afraid I’d steal Jin Lian away, so you hit me! And now you have the nerve to turn it around on me in front of everyone? You’re shameless!"
Ye Xiu stared blankly at the strange creature before him, whose face was swollen up like a giant steamed bun.
"And you are?" he asked in surprise.
"I’m Fei Xiang! Don’t you dare pretend you don’t recognize me!" Fei Xiang cursed.
Ye Xiu and Jin Lian both drew in a sharp breath.
This bastard is Fei Xiang?
"Who beat your face into this mess?" Ye Xiu asked with a smile.
"Still pretending!" Fei Xiang stomped his foot, feigning outrage. "Wang Dazhuang, are you even a man? Don’t you have the guts to admit what you did?"
"Oh, I get it now!" Ye Xiu exclaimed with mock realization. "To make the Jin Family hate me and to break me and Jin Lian up, you beat your own face into this sorry state. Fei Chouchou, you really are willing to go all out."
"Nonsense!" His plot exposed, Fei Xiang grew furious with shame. "I’m the proud young master of the Fei Family! Why would I injure myself just to frame a bumpkin like you from some village? Don’t flatter yourself!"
As Ye Xiu and Fei Xiang argued, Jin Peng and the others suddenly realized the truth might be different from what Fei Xiang had claimed.
Just then, Jin Peng asked, "Wang Dazhuang, I’m asking you, did you or did you not hit Fei Xiang’s face?"
Ye Xiu replied, "I only slapped him once, and that was after he tried to hit me first. Jin Lian can testify..."
"Bullshit!" Fei Xiang interrupted. "You and Jin Lian are a couple! Of course, she’s going to side with you!"
"The Jade Stone Gambling Festival has surveillance cameras. Should I get the footage so we can review it?" Ye Xiu asked coldly.
Fei Xiang was stunned.
There’s surveillance at the Jade Stone Gambling Festival? Damn it! How could I have forgotten about that!
He blustered, "You... you didn’t hit me at the festival!"
"Then tell me where I hit you," Ye Xiu said mockingly. "Go on, make something up. You’d better pick a place that doesn’t have cameras."
Fei Xiang was left speechless.
And with that, the truth came to light. Jin Peng and everyone else present were stunned. None of them had imagined this was all an elaborate charade staged by Fei Xiang just to frame Wang Dazhuang.
"Even if you weren’t the one who beat Fei Xiang’s face into this state," Fei Yihong said, walking over with a glacial expression, "you can’t deny one thing: you did hit him."
