Chapter 26

"Su Nan, we were classmates, after all. I never wanted you to be charged with attempted murder. But don't push things too far!"

Chapter 26

Feng Yang's words were like a bomb, leaving everyone stunned the moment they came out.

"That's impossible!" Su Zhenbang and his wife were both anxious and furious. For a moment, they did not even know whether they were denying that Su Nan could be gay or that he could have attempted murder.

In contrast, Feng Jianguo and Yang Liu were shocked and enraged. "Something like that happened?"

Because Feng Yang had hidden it so well, the Feng Family had never known what had truly happened between the two of them on the day the haunted house caught fire. They had really believed that Su Nan had flown into a rage after his confession was rejected, which was why he did not want to see Feng Yang and treated him that way.

Though Feng Jianguo and Yang Liu had been dissatisfied, they could understand the delicate, sensitive feelings of a young man in love. They had even planned to keep Su Nan's secret. Songjiang City was small, and people were relatively conservative. Besides, Su Nan's parents were both teachers. If this got out, it would not be good in the end.

But Feng Jianguo and Yang Liu had never imagined that while they had been kindly considering Su Nan's feelings, Su Nan had wanted to kill Feng Yang.

How dangerous had that haunted house fire been! Even now, Feng Jianguo and Yang Liu felt terrified when they thought back on it. Su Nan had attacked Feng Yang in such a perilous situation. He had clearly been after Feng Yang's life.

"That's utterly vicious! Call the police—we have to call the police!" Feng Jianguo and Yang Liu trembled with rage. Even Feng Fei rarely put on a stern expression. "What exactly happened?"

He looked at Feng Yang, hoping he would explain the details clearly. If Su Nan was truly suspected of attempted murder, Feng Fei would never let him off. He could not tolerate someone so dangerous staying near his younger brother. Su Nan was practically a ticking time bomb that could explode and hurt someone at any moment.

Feng Yang had not originally intended to reveal what happened at the haunted house. At first, he had lied to his parents, saying that Su Nan had turned love into hatred after his confession was rejected, merely to drive a wedge between the Feng Family and Su Nan and reduce the contact between their two families.

But Su Nan's actions made Feng Yang realize that even if he did that, given the two families' friendship of over twenty years, the Feng Family still would not be wary of Su Nan. After all, they had watched Su Nan grow up too. They would not doubt his character. They might even pity him because he was gay. Under such circumstances, if Su Nan deliberately approached the Feng Family, they would never stay on guard.

But Su Nan's emotions were extremely unstable. Feng Yang could not guarantee what Su Nan might do after getting close to the Feng Family. Feng Yang only knew that if Su Nan really did something, it would be too late for regrets.

So after thinking it over, the best solution was to tell the elders of both families everything that had happened at the haunted house.

—This was probably what people meant by: if you couldn't solve the problem, solve the person causing it!

To make the elders of both families believe him, Feng Yang tried his best to recount the events objectively. He did not even mention Su Nan's rebirth. He merely described how, after the haunted house caught fire, Su Nan had shouted that he wanted to kill him and rammed into him headfirst. Feng Yang was not particularly good at telling stories, so his account sounded somewhat dry. Even so, the elders of both families broke out in cold sweat.

"This was murder! This was murder!" Yang Liu shuddered and tightly hugged Feng Yang. She had almost lost her precious son.

Feng Jianguo looked at Su Nan in disbelief. "How has Feng Yang ever wronged you? Why would you be so vicious?"

Without another word, Feng Fei called the police. Even if there was no evidence, this could not simply be forgotten.

"That's impossible! There must be some misunderstanding!" Su Zhenbang and his wife hurriedly grabbed Feng Fei's arm and pleaded hoarsely, "Consider it Uncle and Aunt begging you. Please don't call the police yet."

If the police got involved, Su Nan's life would be ruined.

Su Nan's mother was so frantic that tears streamed down her face. She shoved hard at Su Nan's back. "Explain yourself, now!"

Su Nan's face darkened. Everything Feng Yang had said was true. He had neither exaggerated nor deliberately embellished anything. Su Nan had nothing to refute. At the time, he really had wanted to die together with Feng Yang. Even now, he did not regret it.

"You unfilial son!" Seeing that Su Nan still had that attitude, Su Zhenbang slapped him in fury. "Explain yourself. Why did you do this?"

Feng Yang looked at Su Nan in surprise. He had thought Su Nan would fiercely deny his words. After all, when Su Nan had lunged at him, Feng Yang had secretly damaged the camera to protect the secret of the Vengeful Ghost Talisman. There was no conclusive evidence for this matter. Even if they called the police, there would be no way to open a case. In the end, it would only be the two of them sticking to their own stories. That was the result Feng Yang wanted.

But he had not expected Su Nan to tacitly admit it.

"Since you've admitted it yourself, then let's call the police." Feng Fei snorted coldly.

"No, don't call the police!" Su Zhenbang swiftly snatched Feng Fei's phone away. "I'm begging you, don't call the police. If you do, Nan Nan's entire life will be ruined."

"Mr. Su!" Su Nan's actions had been too outrageous. Feng Fei was so angry that he no longer called him Uncle. He scrutinized Su Zhenbang with extreme severity and said, "This concerns human lives. If I don't call the police, am I supposed to wait for Su Nan to attack my brother again?"

"He won't, he won't." Su Nan's mother hurriedly spoke up. In her desperation, Liu Huiwan's knees gave out, and she knelt before the Feng Family. "I beg you, please spare my son. He's still young. He can't go to prison!"

"Please, for the sake of our families' friendship of more than twenty years, and for the sake of Nan Nan being someone you watched grow up, forgive him this once. I'm begging you! I'm begging you!" As Liu Huiwan spoke, she knelt and kowtowed to Feng Jianguo and Yang Liu.

Su Zhenbang stood to the side, ashamed and mortified. He and Liu Huiwan were both teachers, people who cared deeply about their dignity. They had never dreamed that the Su Family would one day suffer such humiliation.

"Dad! Mom!" Su Nan was stunned as well. The grudges between him and Feng Yang were all matters from his previous life. Because they involved the most humiliating side of himself, he had not wanted to mention them to anyone. But he had never imagined that his parents would bear the consequences of his actions.