After Li Jue was sent to the hospital, he fell into a coma. The examination showed a mild lung infection, and he spent the night in the intensive care unit.
Li Jue had been spoiled since childhood and had a sweet mouth. When the Li Family arrived, they initially took a hard line, insisting on getting justice for Li Jue. But after looking into it carefully, Old Master Li let out a heavy sigh. He knew this would be difficult.
Setting aside the fact that they could not afford to offend Fang Jin and the others, Li Jue had started this whole thing. Why had he pushed Shen Laizhang?
Li Jue's mother sat by her son's side, her face streaked with tears and hatred in her eyes. "Dad, are we just letting this go?!"
Old Master Li leaned on his cane and thought with his eyes closed for a long while. When he opened them, his expression was vicious. "Of course we can't let it go. I thought Fang Jin and Shen Laizhang weren't particularly close, but I never expected him to be so protective of that brother in name only." The old man's voice was like scorching sand, making one's eardrums tremble. "Since Fang Jin is too softhearted, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Fang Jin paid for all the drinks at the club that night. Once that air of "keep strangers away" around him faded, Zhao Linxiu and the others found him quite easy to get along with. When they asked him to play cards, he joined in; when they asked him to drink, he went along with it too. For some reason, though, Lu Jiatang kept a close eye on him and did not let Fang Jin drink.
Even when the gathering finally ended, Fang Jin