Chapter 423 The Truth Behind the Old Man's Fall from the Cliff
Bai Luwei's first reaction upon seeing Su Xi was that she had come to steal her man. Su Xi's appearance in this situation was tantamount to a wedding robbery.
Although she was pleased with herself, she didn't want her carefully prepared banquet to be ruined, so she quickly nudged Feng Jinchen with her elbow.
When Feng Jinchen saw Su Xi, his first reaction was that she had finally come to her senses and wanted to get back together with him.
After all, he is top-notch in terms of character, appearance, and family background.
Aside from one, the rumor that he might be infertile.
But now this rumor has been debunked.
Bai Luwei is pregnant; this is the best proof that he is "capable".
Without this rumor, Feng Jinchen is practically a perfect man, someone everyone would flock to. It's normal for Su Xi to regret it.
However, he soon saw Feng Hanhai, who looked miserable, next to Su Xi. The latter was obviously being controlled by Su Xi, otherwise he wouldn't have been forced to follow Su Xi step by step even though he didn't want to be here.
Feng Jinchen immediately became furious.
Even when beating a dog, you have to consider its owner. Since Su Xi wants to go back to him, yet she shows no respect for his father, where does that leave his pride?
Feng Jinchen's handsome face darkened, and he pulled Bai Luwei over to block Su Xi's path.
“Su Xi, I’ve given you many chances before, but you didn’t cherish them. Now, the only person I love is Lu Wei. I hope you recognize your place and don’t make things difficult for yourself.”
Su Xi looked up and saw the two people. Listening to Feng Jinchen's words of asserting his ownership, she smiled sweetly.
Feng Jinchen paused, captivated by her blooming smile.
Bai Luwei saw this and her expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
Only Su Xi's smile grew more and more beautiful. She was just worried about not being able to talk to Bai Luwei, and it was like a pillow being delivered to her when she was dozing off.
Su Xi said, "Mr. Feng, I'm not here to see you. I have something to say to Mrs. Feng."
The fact that he addressed Bai Luwei directly as Madam Feng shows his sincerity and earnestness, indicating that he was not there to compete for her affections.
Feng Jinchen was stunned again.
Bai Luwei had a vague feeling that Su Xi was up to no good, and she had a bad feeling. But when she met Su Xi's meaningful gaze, her heart skipped a beat.
Su Xi said meaningfully, "If Miss Bai doesn't want to talk about this privately, I can say it to your face. However..."
She didn't say what came next, but Bai Luwei understood that she couldn't bear the consequences.
Originally, she thought Su Xi was being deliberately mysterious and was just trying to scare her.
But what could she do? She did indeed have a big secret in her heart.
And this great secret is deadly and devastating.
After a quick thought, Bai Luwei decided it was better to err on the side of caution and said coldly,
“I’m not a petty person, unlike you who can’t tolerate Wu Yaoyao. If possible, we can be good sisters. Since Miss Su has something to say to me, please do so.”
Although Feng Jinchen was somewhat puzzled by what they were saying, Bai Luwei's words did make him feel very comfortable; they were right to his heart.
After all, every man's ultimate dream is for his ex and current partner to get along amicably.
So he didn't stop them, and watched with a smile as the two women walked to a corner and started talking like best friends.
After turning his gaze away, Feng Jinchen looked at Feng Hanhai and frowned. "Dad, weren't you saying you weren't coming?"
Feng Hanhai was in a very bad mood and couldn't be bothered to talk to him.
Feng Jinchen wasn't one to fawn over someone who wouldn't listen. He quickly turned away with a dark expression, ignoring Feng Hanhai.
The father and son remained as strangers as ever.
Soon, Su Xi and Bai Luwei finished talking. The latter's face was slightly pale, but seeing Bai Luwei's charming smile as she looked over, Feng Jinchen felt that he had been overthinking things.
"Jinchen, Miss Su wants to give a speech on stage, and I've agreed."
What?
Feng Jinchen felt something was off, and had a bad feeling about it, so he instinctively wanted to refuse.
"Oh dear, I've already promised them."
Bai Luwei clung to his arm and acted coquettishly, leaving Feng Jinchen with no choice but to give in and watch helplessly as Su Xi went on stage.
Attorney Qian also went on stage, plugged a USB drive into the computer, and connected it to the big screen.
Bai Luwei's hand, which was holding Feng Jinchen's arm, trembled slightly. Her eyes were cold, filled with murderous intent and resentment.
When Su Xi suggested going on stage to speak, Bai Luwei knew she was up to no good and promptly refused.
But that damned Su Xi actually threatened her; his exact words were...
"If Miss Bai refuses, I will have no choice but to tell everyone that the child in your belly is not Feng Jinchen's."
Don't rush to refute me. You know better than anyone whether the child is his or not. Given his suspicious nature, he'll definitely have a prenatal paternity test done. Do you think you can hide it from him?"
Bai Luwei was terrified. She didn't know if Su Xi really knew the truth or was just lying to her, but she couldn't gamble.
The only thing she was certain of was that since Su Xi had spoken to her about this privately, she wouldn't bring it up on stage again.
So, Bai Luwei is definitely not the one who will be exposed and suffer next.
She had no choice but to sacrifice her fellow Daoists to save herself.
On stage, Su Xi held the microphone and said with a serious expression,
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have a bombshell to share about Feng Hanhai. Please look at the big screen."
The large screen then lit up, playing evidence of Feng Hanhai's attempt to flee after hitting his former mother-in-law, as well as evidence of fabricating accident documents to frame Feng Jue.
There is also information suggesting that Feng Hanhai deliberately bribed a doctor to cause the death of his mother-in-law, who suffered minor injuries.
After the video finished playing, the entire audience erupted in uproar.
Feng Jinchen immediately sensed something was wrong. Although the scandal wasn't about him, it was best not to air family dirty laundry in public. His father's shameful deeds had also brought him disgrace.
He rushed onto the stage shouting "Turn it off, turn it off now!" but was stopped by mercenaries in plain clothes.
A spotlight shone on Feng Hanhai, and instantly a multitude of curious and eager eyes fell upon him.
Feng Hanhai naturally wanted to run and hide, but with mercenaries pressing down on his shoulders, he had nowhere to hide.
"My God, I knew Feng Hanhai wasn't a good person, but I never expected him to be this vicious. Even his own mother-in-law wouldn't help him; what's the difference between that and murder? Does he have any humanity left?"
"Where is Bai Luwei's mother? This is a cautionary tale."
"They say dragons beget dragons, phoenixes beget phoenixes, and rats' sons know how to dig holes. Feng Hanhai is not good, so how good can Feng Jinchen be?"
"Speaking of which, it's been so long since I've seen Wu Yaoyao. I hope Feng Jinchen didn't kill her?"
"Bai Luwei and her daughter are truly cursed for eight lifetimes to have ended up in such a family. It's not too late to run away now, otherwise they might die a violent death one day."
"I heard that Old Master Feng died under mysterious circumstances, and all his assets were divided up. Could his death also be the work of Feng Hanhai and his son?"
"You know what, you really can't believe it, it's very, very likely."
"Isn't this a family of murderers?"
The guests' ramblings became increasingly outrageous, and Feng Jinchen's face grew uglier with each word. He wished he could kill Feng Hanhai on the spot, upholding justice even if it meant betraying his own family.
Feng Hanhai was indeed cunning and shrewd; he remained calm throughout the entire process, quietly devising a plan.
He knew the turning point had arrived when he heard the onlookers discussing Wu Yaoyao and the old man.
He wanted to go on stage, but the mercenaries held him down tightly. He immediately raised his hand and shouted,
“Su Xi, you have always been one of the suspects in the old man’s death. I can help you clear your name, and please believe me, there are other secrets behind your mother’s death, and I definitely did not do it.”
Su Xi paused for a moment, then nodded to the mercenaries behind Feng Hanhai.
Soon, Feng Hanhai stepped onto the stage and announced in a loud voice,
"Gentlemen, just as you guessed, the master's death was not an accident, but a deliberate act."
The person who pushed the old man off the cliff was neither me nor Su Xi, but Wu Yaoyao.
The old man had always been in good health, but suddenly he suffered a stroke. I felt something was amiss, so I secretly investigated and eventually found toxins in the old man's tea dregs.
This Yuquan Longjing tea was given to me by Wu Yaoyao through Feng Jinchen. She claimed it was a specialty from President Wang's hometown, but when I asked President Wang, he said he had never given me any Yuquan Longjing tea.
It is clear that the poisonous tea was deliberately prepared by Wu Yaoyao in order to kill the old man.
The old man was lucky; he only suffered a stroke after drinking the highly poisonous tea. Then, Wu Yaoyao, not wanting to stop, bribed Dr. Xiao to suggest that the old man go hiking for exercise. Wu Yaoyao then followed him up a side path and pushed him off a cliff.
Mr. Wang and Dr. Xiao are both witnesses. If you don't believe me, you can arrest them and question them directly.
With each word Feng Hanhai spoke, Feng Jinchen's expression grew darker.
He had suspected Su Xi, suspected Feng Jue, suspected the housekeeper, and even suspected that the old man had made a mistake, but he never suspected Wu Yaoyao.
Only now did he realize whether the woman who had been so subservient and gentle by his side was a human or a ghost.
He was blind to choose such a woman, which embarrassed him.
He was fortunate to have escaped with his life from this venomous woman, and to have seen through her true colors before she could murder his husband.
Wu Yaoyao treated him like a monkey from beginning to end, which made him even angrier.
Feng Jinchen said in a deep voice, "Bring them here immediately."
The moment those words were spoken, all the bright eyes of the onlookers shifted from Feng Hanhai to Feng Jinchen.
Yeah, this guy is a good match.
He's not hiding anything; he's really going for it.
So the onlookers quickly prepared their stools, melon seeds, and watermelons, ready to watch the show.
Feng Jinchen didn't keep them waiting long; Dr. Xiao and President Wang were soon brought in.
They were brought along with them.
And there's Wu Yaoyao.
The onlookers blinked: Wu Yaoyao didn't die, what a pity.
With the testimonies of Dr. Xiao and General Manager Wang, Wu Yaoyao had no way to refute the claims, no matter how many mouths she had.
"Tell me, why did you kill the old man?"
Feng Jinchen's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like a righteous man.
Wu Yaoyao found it ridiculous. "Don't you want him to die? If he dies, you can inherit the estate."
Snap!
Feng Jinchen's secret was exposed, and his face turned pale. He immediately slapped Wu Yaoyao across the face.
Wu Yaoyao was sent flying like a rag doll, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.
Having finally managed to get up, her gaze met Su Xi's calm, unwavering eyes, and she instantly felt a surge of anger, unable to hold back her fury as she said...
"Su Xi, you've ruined me so badly, are you satisfied now? You think you've won? Don't be naive, your fate will be a thousand times, ten thousand times worse than mine..."
Bang!
Before Wu Yaoyao could finish speaking, a dark shadow flashed before her eyes, and then a size 42 black leather shoe kicked her hard in the chest.
Wu Yaoyao's face contorted in pain as she vomited a mouthful of black blood.
Looking up at Feng Jinchen's cold, indifferent, ferocious, and furious face, Wu Yaoyao felt as if she had been blind.
All that she did was completely pointless. She should have just gotten involved with Feng Hanhai instead.
Be Feng Jinchen's stepmother.
Despite her resentment, Wu Yaoyao relented when she saw Feng Jinchen about to kick her again, screaming in pain.
"Say it, I'll say it."
Feng Jinchen hadn't kicked enough yet, but with so many eyes watching, he had no choice but to stop.
Wu Yaoyao looked utterly dejected, speaking nonchalantly as if she were discussing someone else's affairs.
“The old man was adamant that the child in my womb was not Feng Jinchen’s, so I had no choice but to silence him. He forced me to do this.”
As she spoke, she suddenly looked at Feng Jinchen, grinned, and revealed teeth full of blood.
"The old man wouldn't listen to any of my excuses or evidence. He was absolutely certain that the child I was carrying wasn't yours. At the time, I was a little puzzled and thought he was a god."
Now I realize that the old man must have known you were infertile, which is why he was so certain my child wasn't yours. Hahaha…
Feng Jinchen's pupils suddenly contracted, and his heart felt as if it had been gripped tightly by an invisible hand. However, he quickly recovered and retorted,
"Is it meaningful for you to slander me? I think you've been locked up for too long and have gone stupid. Do you know what kind of banquet this is? It's to celebrate Luwei's pregnancy."
Upon hearing this, Wu Yaoyao laughed even harder, looking at Feng Jinchen as if he were an idiot.
"If I can find someone else to conceive, why can't she? If you're so eager to become a father by accident, then there's nothing I can do."
Bai Luwei, who was following behind Feng Jinchen, did not expect that the flames of war would spread to her so quickly.
She was mentally prepared, so even though she was terrified inside, she didn't show it on her face.
Instead, he looked aggrieved and helpless.
She stepped forward and hugged Feng Jinchen's arm. "Jinchen, if you don't believe me, we can do a paternity test after the child is born."
First, state your position and prove your innocence; get through this hurdle first.
All that's left is to do everything in their power to forge a paternity test report.
If Wu Yaoyao can forge documents, then she certainly can too.
Hearing Bai Luwei say this, Feng Jinchen's heart, which had been in turmoil, finally settled down. He gently put his arm around Bai Luwei's shoulder and said softly,
“I believe you. I believe this child will look like me when it is born. I will not do a paternity test. I will not doubt my own flesh and blood because of a few words from this dying, vicious woman. If I do that, am I still a qualified father?”
Hearing Feng Jinchen say this, Bai Luwei felt a huge weight lifted off her shoulders.
Wu Yaoyao scoffed, glancing at Bai Luwei and mockingly saying,
"You rely on this child to marry Feng Jinchen. How is that any different from what I did back then? You think you're having a wonderful dream, but you'll probably end up like me. Good luck to you."
Bai Luwei's heart skipped a beat, but she still kept a cold face and said,
“Wu Yaoyao, not everyone is as shameless as you. It’s not surprising that someone who can kill even their own grandfather would pull off something like the substitution of the prince. Others don’t have your cunning and viciousness.”
Wu Yaoyao scoffed, "Then I'll keep my eyes open and watch the day your beautiful dream shatters."
Don't blame me for not warning you.
You can't handle this man's ruthlessness and physical violence.
Bai Luwei is a pampered young lady who never lifts a finger, while Wu Yaoyao has worked her way up from the bottom and is tough and resilient; otherwise, she would have been dead long ago.
Bai Luwei's face turned pale.
Feng Jinchen felt Bai Luwei's hands, which were holding his arm, trembling slightly. He knew what she was afraid of and felt speechless and heartbroken.
Is Bai Luwei mistaking him for a domestic abuser?
He was truly wronged.
So Feng Jinchen held up two fingers in front of everyone and swore, "Weiwei, you don't need to be afraid, I will give you enough security."
I swear in front of everyone,
No matter what unforgivable thing you do in the future, I will never lay a finger on you.
Upon hearing this, Bai Luwei was deeply moved and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Wu Yaoyao just sneered, her gaze towards Feng Jinchen and Bai Luwei as if she were looking at the two simpletons, Da Sha and Er Sha, who were huddled together for warmth at the village entrance.
It's pointless to argue with Da Sha Chun.
Then Wu Yaoyao glared at Su Xi again, her eyes filled with malice, as if she wanted to poke a dozen bloody holes in Su Xi's body.
Don't think she doesn't know that her plot to murder the old man was suddenly exposed today, all because of Su Xi.
That vicious woman! Sooner or later, she'll kill her with her own hands.
However, Wu Yaoyao didn't want to be surrounded by a crowd like the big monkey, so she just looked at Feng Jinchen calmly and asked, "Can I leave now?"
Feng Jinchen scoffed, "Leave? Wu Yaoyao, are you having a wet dream?"
"He may escape death, but he cannot escape punishment. Guards, bring out the family law!"
Seeing the props being brought up, Wu Yaoyao's eyes widened in horror, and she stammered, "Feng Jinchen, what are you trying to do?"
"Don't you understand? Since those hands pushed the old man off the cliff, then you might as well pull out all your fingernails."
Wu Yaoyao was so frightened she almost fainted, and screamed with eyes wide open, "How dare you!"
The maid held Wu Yaoyao down expressionlessly. Wu Yaoyao struggled desperately in terror, but was quickly pinned to the ground like a dead dog.
His right hand was pulled out.
One, two, three...
Three fingernails were pulled out in a row.
Wu Yaoyao was in so much pain that the veins on her forehead almost bulged, her eyes were bloodshot, and cold sweat poured out like it was free.
Her throat felt like it had been rubbed with grit, so her screams were hoarse, like those of a cannibalistic old woman from a bizarre world.
The scene was as quiet as a chicken's nest.
Feng Jinchen remained expressionless. "Continue."
Just as Wu Yaoyao was about to faint, a group of people suddenly burst in.
The leader said coldly, "Stop!"
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