Upon receiving notification from Zhang Cuihua, Lin Feng and Su Qingya quickly returned to the skewer shop.
A large crowd had gathered outside the skewer shop, all looking for Sun Xiqing. Some were even throwing bricks at the shop's glass windows, smashing them to pieces.
"Oh my, what are you all doing? Stop it!"
Zhang Cuihua sat crying at the entrance in distress.
Sensing the gravity of the situation, Lin Feng rushed forward, helped Zhang Cuihua inside, and then locked the shop's main door.
"Auntie, don't worry for now. What exactly is going on?"
Lin Feng calmed Zhang Cuihua and inquired about the reason for the commotion.
"I, I don't know either. These people came and said we were shameless, that we'd do anything for attention, and that they wanted to find Sun Xiqing and beat him up to vent their anger," Zhang Cuihua said, wiping away tears.
"Lin Feng, look at this!"
Su Qingya showed Lin Feng a video on her phone. The video showed Sun Xiqing's clarification and apology.
"I understand. Don't worry, Auntie. I'll handle this. You and Auntie should go home through the back door, and we should close the shop and rest."
Lin Feng realized the seriousness of the situation and dared not let the shop continue operating.
"Then, what about you?"
Su Qingya was worried that Lin Feng would go argue with the crowd outside. She held Lin Feng's hand tightly, not wanting him to leave.
"I'll leave through the back door too. Let's go."
Lin Feng knew Su Qingya was worried about him. He helped Zhang Cuihua, and they left through the back door.
After escorting Su Qingya and Zhang Cuihua home, Lin Feng went to find Sun Xiqing.
"Xiqing, come out!"
Lin Feng arrived at Sun Xiqing's house and knocked on the door.
"Brother Feng, I'm not coming out. I've wronged you. I'll find a way to solve this. I'm too ashamed to face you. I'm so sorry!"
Sun Xiqing, crying, refused to open the door. He truly felt he had no face to see Lin Feng.
"You solve it? If you could solve it, would you post such a video? Be a man, don't let me look down on you!"
Lin Feng was angry, not because of the video Sun Xiqing posted, but because of Sun Xiqing's current whimpering and cowardly demeanor.
"I, I..."
Stimulated by Lin Feng's words, Sun Xiqing hesitated for a moment before opening the door.
Upon entering, Lin Feng saw Sun Hai with bandages wrapped around his neck.
"You must be Brother Feng that Xiqing mentioned. It's not Xiqing's fault. Blame me, your uncle. I'm just not capable enough."
Sun Hai stubbed out his cigarette, got up, and approached Lin Feng. He straightened his back and bowed to Lin Feng.
"Dad, what are you doing?"
Sun Xiqing was surprised to see Sun Hai bow to Lin Feng and quickly stepped forward to help him.
"Don't help me. I owe your elder brother. He treated you well, and we did something wrong to him. We must stand straight even if we get hit."
Sun Hai refused to get up, his last bit of pride as a father.
"Uncle Sun, I'm not blaming you. Please get up."
Lin Feng was amused by the father and son. What was all this about?
"Xiqing, tell me, what exactly happened?"
Lin Feng helped Sun Hai up and asked.
Sun Xiqing dared not hide anything and explained the whole story to Lin Feng.
"So, you even used a knife. Playing dirty, huh? Fine!"
Lin Feng smiled, somewhat surprised that the effeminate Sun Pengfei would threaten Sun Hai's life.
"Brother Feng, I really had no choice. Otherwise, I wouldn't have betrayed you and Sister Qingya. I'm truly sorry."
Sun Xiqing clenched his fists in self-reproach, unable to face Lin Feng.
"It's not your fault. I'll handle this. Uncle, don't blame yourself too much. I understand your difficult situation."
Lin Feng patted Sun Xiqing's shoulder. He felt that any other person would have done the same in Sun Xiqing's position.
Compared to reputation, human life was more important. Sun Xiqing's choice was rational.
"Brother Feng, how do you plan to handle this? I've already clarified and apologized, but netizens don't believe me anymore. Nothing I say seems to work."
Sun Xiqing felt even more apologetic towards Lin Feng. He was in such a state, yet Lin Feng didn't blame him. He truly didn't know how to make it up to Lin Feng.
"You don't need to worry about that. I have my ways. You should comfort your father and tell him not to blame himself too much."
Lin Feng said and turned to leave. He had originally not intended to do anything to Sun Pengfei, but Sun Pengfei's actions had now crossed his bottom line. Since that was the case, he would naturally not let Sun Pengfei's family off easily. Playing dirty with him was akin to seeking death!
Soon, Lin Feng returned to the villa.
In the villa, Luo Keke and Liu Mengyao seemed to have also seen Sun Xiqing's clarification video.
"Xiao Linzi, what is Fatty Sun doing? Why is he apologizing to that effeminate Sun Pengfei?"
"And what's going on with the skewer shop? Why did they drag the skewer shop into this?"
Luo Keke couldn't understand Sun Xiqing's actions. Even though she disliked Su Qingya, Sister Yaoyao was the proprietress of the skewer shop. If it got a bad reputation, wouldn't that indirectly slander Sister Yaoyao?
"Yes, Lin Feng, what's going on? Was Sun Xiqing threatened by Sun Pengfei's family?"
Liu Mengyao, unlike Luo Keke, wasn't as agitated. Instead, she suspected hidden circumstances.
"Young Lady, you're quite right. We underestimated Sun Pengfei. He threatened Sun Xiqing's father with his life, forcing Sun Xiqing to compromise," Lin Feng explained with a smile.
"That's too much! One shouldn't involve family. How could he do that?"
Liu Mengyao, from an outsider's perspective, felt it was unfair to Sun Xiqing. She didn't care about the skewer shop, as it had little to do with her, but the incident itself was infuriating.
"Young Lady, Sun Pengfei probably doesn't have the brains for this. I suspect it was the Sun family's idea. After all, public opinion is powerful and can affect the Sun family's interests."
"In the face of interests, desperation is understandable," Lin Feng elaborated.
"What are your plans for the next step? The public opinion is now on Sun Pengfei's side. It will be difficult for you to win them back."
Liu Mengyao understood short videos well and knew the power of public opinion. If handled poorly, it could lead to ruin. The current situation for Lin Feng and Sun Xiqing was almost a dead end.
"I haven't thought of it yet, but it might not be solvable. Thank you for your concern, Young Lady. I thank you on behalf of Xiqing."
Lin Feng smiled.
"You're thanking me on behalf of Su Qingya, aren't you?"
Liu Mengyao's lips curled up slightly, her gaze implying she saw through Lin Feng's little thoughts.
"Uh... it's all the same."
Lin Feng rubbed his nose. Come to think of it, it was indeed for Su Qingya.
"Xiao Linzi, why is your mind always on Su Qingya? Has she got you under control? What are Yao Yao and I lacking compared to Su Qingya? Why are you so devoted to her?"
Luo Keke, hearing Su Qingya's name, was filled with jealousy. She picked up a small rod and threw it at Lin Feng. Lin Feng caught it and froze! This small rod looked remarkably like a personal item from adult films. Could Luo Keke and Liu Mengyao be using this to satisfy their physical needs? Lin Feng immediately conjured up many inappropriate images and awkwardly asked, "Young Ladies, does this belong to you or Keke?"
"It's Keke's. Mine was too thin, so I threw it away. I bought a thicker one, but it hasn't arrived yet!" Liu Mengyao replied.
Upon hearing this, Lin Feng instinctively swallowed. This small rod was as thick as two fingers, and Liu Mengyao still found it too thin?