[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-strongest-face-slapping-king-in-the-city":3,"chapter-the-strongest-face-slapping-king-in-the-city-the-strongest-face-slapping-king-in-the-city-chapter-258":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Strongest Face-Slapping King in the City",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1767542,2341,"Chapter 258 - 258 258 Exaggerating","the-strongest-face-slapping-king-in-the-city-chapter-258",258,"\u003Cp>258: Chapter 258: Exaggerating?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Third Update) 258: Chapter 258: Exaggerating?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Third Update) “`\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, why is there such a big gap between streamers?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other streamers either beg for gifts or act cutesy, while here, they’re directly taking fans out for karaoke, over two hundred people at that, so jealous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new arrival to the live broadcast room expressed their resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nonsense, what does the streamer have to do with it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The streamer is just a side act, our brother Fan is the main event,” said a member of the Face-Slapping Team immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s that supposed to mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, our brother Fan took a few hundred of us from the Face-Slapping Team to a Five Stars hotel and we had ’82 Lafite.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, ’82 Lafite?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, when has our brother Fan ever been stingy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dude, join our Face-Slapping Team, brother Fan is full of tricks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop it, I feel sorry for myself, why am I so far from S City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Royal Family KTV!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A middle-aged man saw a large group of people walking towards him and felt a chill down his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goodness, over two hundred people?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, are they here for a fight or what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Royal Family KTV had been open for several years now and no one had ever dared to cause trouble there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you all doing?” the middle-aged man asked, holding the alarm and ready to call the police at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan’s mouth twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>God damn, we’ve come all this way, what else could we do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, we’re here for karaoke!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I say, boss, do you still want to do business or not?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hurry up, open several luxury private rooms!” Zhang Fan said helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boss then wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and led Zhang Fan and his group to the private rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of guys mulled over the idea of joining Zhang Fan in his room, but with over two hundred people, one luxury private room could hardly fit them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some discussion, they left Yang Haochen and a few girls behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest ordered snacks and drinks and started their raucous singing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Zhang Fan’s private room, the atmosphere was quite awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Yanran and Weng Shuang stared at each other, both wide-eyed\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn’t!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Ouyang Feng, the girl in his arms held a box of popcorn and was feeding it to him, one kernel at a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weng Yufeng was discussing live streaming issues with Yang Haochen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The few girls, however, were visibly uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan reluctantly picked up the microphone and selected the song “Exaggerated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If someone asks me I will tell, but when no one comes, I wait until I’m in despair, having words to say…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he began to sing, everyone in the private room turned their eyes toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, bro, did you forget to turn off the original track?” Ouyang Feng asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan turned around and rolled his eyes at Ouyang Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you say!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan spoke this line in Cantonese.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Ouyang Feng’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, are you really the one singing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For them, this song by Eason was an absolute favorite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy crap, Zhang Fan’s voice sounded exactly like Eason’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Weng Yufeng and Yang Haochen were stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, is that really Zhang Fan singing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weng Shuang and Ye Yanran were also astonished; even though they couldn’t sing, they had heard the song before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tone, the rhythm, it was all identical!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The live broadcast room at this moment also exploded into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, brother Fan knows how to sing ‘Exaggerated’?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is like a freaking perfect portrayal!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahh, I’m dying, I’m dying, I’m a die-hard Eason fan, oh my god, I feel like I can’t hold back anymore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shit, this dude knows how to race cars and sing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan immersed himself back into the song, closing his eyes as if he had entered the world of the song.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“`\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My mood hesitates like a jar’s lid, waiting to be lifted, but my lips are nurturing green moss…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That year, as a freshman, he lost the freedom to play basketball; his academic results hung at the bottom of the entire school; classmates mocked him, and the fat kid ridiculed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting in the corner, he seemed out of place with the whole world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, he had only one brother, Gao Qi, but he couldn’t talk about such things, so he had to endure it all alone, in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phrase “like a walking corpse” perfectly described him then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a quiet night, deep into the night, he heard this song by Eason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he listened, it was for several years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Word by word, as if it touched his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The calmer you are in the crowd, the more you are ignored; you have to create your own accidents…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deep voice, like a rope, lifted everyone’s hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You think I’m being extravagant, but I exaggerate because I’m afraid; like wooden, like stone words, do they get noticed…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the tune was supposed to be sung in a high pitch, Zhang Fan sang it in a very deep voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suppressed, dead-like suppression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt as if a mountain suddenly pressed down upon the heart, leaving one gasping for breath!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why do I feel like crying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fan’s voice is so heart-wrenching!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That year at eighteen, during the school dance, standing like a lackey, that was when I swore to everyone, with tears, that they had to see me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, when he was eighteen, right after the end of the first term of his senior year, the school organized a party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood in the corner then, just like a lackey, watching the splendid fireworks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the scene in the song!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, he made a vow, whether for his dad or himself, he had to stand out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To shut the mouths of all those who had mocked him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, he had done it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Academic achievements, first place in the entire school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had healed his father’s hand and met Ye Xuan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of this, it was all thanks to the Flower Protection System.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of such a dreamlike transformation, tears uncontrollably surged from Zhang Fan’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Yang Haochen also stood up, adjusted his position, and aimed the camera at Zhang Fan’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he saw the tears at the corners of Zhang Fan’s eyes, he was shocked!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fan is crying…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My heart is breaking for him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh my god, what on earth has Fan been through!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the live stream, men and women alike were staring blankly at Zhang Fan singing with his eyes closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, in that scene, with that song, they could not hold back their tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You think I’m being extravagant, but I exaggerate because I’m afraid; like wooden, like stone words, do they get noticed…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the high-pitched singing voice stabbed fiercely into everyone’s hearts like a knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weng Shuang and Ye Yanran blinked their long lashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes were fixed on the seemingly lonely back of Zhang Fan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Ye Yanran, who had researched Zhang Fan and heard bits and pieces of his high school years from Ye Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A father with a broken arm that supported him through woodcarving, who suffered an irreparable brain injury due to a fever in childhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In school, although he was in a key class, his grades were at the bottom of the entire school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could imagine what Zhang Fan had endured over the years!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like a long time ago, those around her looked at her as if she was terminally ill; she would remember that feeling for her entire life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loneliness, despair, weeping silently by herself in the deep, quiet of the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at least she had her mother and her sister, but what about Zhang Fan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like he had to endure it all by himself, in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this him?\u003C\u002Fp>",1328,"2026-06-08T10:03:05.886Z",1,"novelbin.me","c38327616c53ee8b44c98bb1db35b9bbada063fbabb50593e0ba748ae3356833","the-strongest-face-slapping-king-in-the-city-chapter-205","the-strongest-face-slapping-king-in-the-city-chapter-204",1920,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-strongest-face-slapping-king-in-the-city-cover.jpg"]