Silence—a deathly silence!
Li Yi’s ruthlessness left everyone present in awe; they hadn’t expected him to strike with such ferocity.
They had no doubt that if not for the crowd watching, this young man might have beaten the two of them to death right there!
But soon, the diners snapped out of it!
Seeing Li Yi act so “brutally,” they all spoke up in defense of the two who’d been beaten:
“Young man, how could you lay a hand on them? Is there no law anymore?”
“Yeah, and hitting a woman? How could you do that?”
“Exactly… You’re completely lawless. We’re going to take you straight to the police today…”
Li Yi shot a cold glance at everyone present, then grabbed a large bowl from the table and smashed it violently onto the floor.
“Crash!”
The deafening crash of the bowl shattering into pieces startled everyone present once again.
In an instant, the room fell silent!
At that moment, Li Yi took a step forward, glared at the onlookers, and said coldly, “Which of you heroes wants to stand up for them? Come forward and let me see.”
As he spoke, Li Yi’s gaze slowly swept over the crowd.
However, not a single person he looked at dared to meet his gaze, not even for a single second.
The fierce, rugged aura unique to men from the northern frontier that emanated from Li Yi struck fear into everyone present; those whose eyes met his felt their hearts race.
After intimidating the others, Li Yi walked over to Tan Cheng, who was lying on the ground.
At that moment, Tang Xue snapped out of it and immediately stepped forward, grabbing Li Yi’s arm and saying, “Don’t be impulsive—it’s not worth it for him!”
Li Yi smiled and said, “Don’t worry. He’s just a scumbag—not enough to make me lose my cool!”
“Hmm, think more about me and the baby!”
“Don’t worry. Just sit there and watch!”
Then Li Yi pointed at Tan Cheng and addressed the crowd: “We came to this restaurant to eat. This man walked in and started making lewd remarks to my wife, then tried to get physical with her. Do you think he deserves a beating?”
“I didn’t… I just haven’t seen Xiao Xue in years, so I got a little excited!” Tan Cheng stammered, his face contorted.
“Excited? My wife and you are just neighbors—what the hell are you getting so worked up about?”
Li Yi continued, “Besides, you’ve already taken this woman’s hand—and you’re acting all excited? Is that supposed to be funny?”
“I…”
Li Yi ignored him and pointed at Tang Bing, who was wailing on the ground. “What are you bawling about? Shut the hell up!”
Startled by Li Yi’s shout, Tang Bing immediately clamped her mouth shut.
Li Yi’s ferocity had terrified her, and combined with the overwhelming combat prowess he’d displayed at the Tang residence yesterday, it had left a deep psychological scar on Tang Bing.
Li Yi pointed at Tang Bing and said, “And this woman is even more despicable. She actually had the nerve to say in front of everyone that my wife has wronged this man. That’s clearly slandering my wife!”
“What’s more, this woman is my wife’s younger sister. A younger sister slandering her own older sister—how can someone so young have such a malicious mind?”
As soon as he said this, the scene erupted in an uproar.
Everyone had assumed it was just a fight between two groups of strangers, but they never expected these two young women to actually be sisters.
A younger sister slandering her older sister, only to get beaten up by her brother-in-law—now that’s a real scandal!
In an instant, everyone’s curiosity was piqued!
Seeing the scrutinizing and suspicious looks directed at her, Tang Bing immediately shouted, “I didn’t do it! She’s the one who’s been involved with Brother Tan all along—she’s the one who betrayed him!”
However, Li Yi gave a cold smile and stared at Tang Bing, saying, “If that’s the case, does that mean you knew your sister was involved with this man?”
“Of course I did. I’m her sister—how could I not know?” Tang Bing replied matter-of-factly.
“Since you knew, why were you parading around holding his hand and acting so intimate? What kind of behavior is that? Are you trying to steal your own sister’s man?”
Li Yi then pointed at Tan Cheng and said coldly, “And what about you? What’s your game? You’re sleeping with her sister while still sleeping with her? You’re trying to have your cake and eat it too?”
Hearing Li Yi’s words, the people around them—who had originally been taking their side—all froze, and the look in their eyes toward Tan Cheng and Tang Bing changed completely!
Just then, Li Yi spoke again!
Li Yi addressed the crowd: “Everyone, my wife, Tang Xue, is the Tang family’s adopted daughter. Three years ago, when she was not yet 16, she was sent to a remote mountain village in Saibei Province to take the place of her eldest brother in the rural placement program. And in the years leading up to our return to Yong County yesterday, she remained in Saibei Province the entire time—she never once returned to Yong County.”
“What’s more, we’re now officially married and have a child of our own. It’s absolutely impossible for my wife to have any connection with a scoundrel like that!”
Upon hearing Li Yi’s explanation, the crowd immediately began whispering among themselves, sharing their opinions:
“I was wondering why the young man would suddenly start hitting people out of the blue. So that’s how it is—those two deserved to be beaten!”
“What an eye-opener. Even though they aren’t biological sisters, that woman is just too vicious—slandering her own sister like that!”
“The world is full of surprises. I really feel bad for the older sister—how did she end up with such a vicious younger sister…”
Seeing that public opinion had shifted, Li Yi glared at Tang Bing and said, “Even if you like this guy, you don’t have to drag your sister through the mud! I know better than anyone what kind of person my wife is!”
“It’s the two of you who are the real scum—a scumbag and a slut. You’re both filthy, inside and out!”
After saying that, Li Yi pulled a few large bills out of his pocket and placed them on the table in front of the restaurant staff.
“This is compensation for the damage done to the restaurant today. If there’s anything else, come find me at the county guesthouse. My name is Li Yi!”
Then, Li Yi took Tang Xue’s hand and walked straight out of the state-run restaurant.
Back at the hotel, Li Yi took Tang Xue back to their room, while Long Zhanju left with Ni Qiu.
However, they agreed to meet up in the afternoon to go to the Xinjing Town Health Center together.
Back in the room, Tang Xue looked at Li Yi with a touch of anxiety, hesitating to speak.
As Li Yi poured her some hot water, he said, “Just say what’s on your mind. Is there anything we can’t talk about between us?”
Tang Xue hesitated briefly, then looked at Li Yi and said earnestly, “I really don’t have a relationship with him. At most, I used to have some… some…”
“What exactly?”
“I had a bit of a crush on him!”
But then Tang Xue added, “That was in the past, though. I don’t have the slightest interest in him now!”
“Then who are you interested in?”
“I’m obviously… obviously…”
Then, blushing deeply, Tang Xue said, “You’re so annoying! Why do you have to make me say such embarrassing things?”
Li Yi smiled and said, “Alright, I know you and he aren’t involved. I didn’t hit him out of jealousy!”
“Then what was it?”
“I’m going to get you justice!”
“Justice?”
“Yeah. That guy is clearly already hooking up with Tang Bing, and judging by how comfortable they are with each other, it’s definitely been going on for a while.”
Li Yi continued, “And what about him? He’s been hitting on your sister while also writing you flirty letters all the time. A man like that is absolutely despicable.”
“And that woman is just as despicable. She knows full well who’s in the wrong, yet she still slandered you in front of everyone. If we don’t beat them up, we’d be doing that pair of scoundrels a disservice!”
Tang Xue was deeply moved. She threw herself into Li Yi’s arms, clinging tightly to him as tears streamed down her face.
“It’s fine if I suffer a little injustice, but you mustn’t act so impulsively. Fists and feet have no eyes—if you hurt someone, I’ll feel guilty for the rest of my life!” Tang Xue said through her tears.
“Okay, I won’t do that again!”
“Mm…”
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