As Yan Shao had predicted, Zhu Junwei was indeed busy cleaning up the mess after being discharged from the hospital.

Zhu Junwei's injuries were quite serious. According to the doctor, he would need to rest in the hospital for at least one to two months. However, if he did stay in the hospital to recover, by the time he came out, Mingxuan would probably have gone bankrupt.

Therefore, at his insistence, Takeozumi helped him complete the discharge procedures.

The first thing Zhu Junwei did upon returning to his office was to call his maternal grandfather, the patriarch of the Zhu family. The call lasted for nearly an hour. After hanging up, Zhu Junwei immediately dialed Zhu Haoming's number.

Zhu Haoming was a self-aware man who knew that with his status, he wouldn't achieve much if he stayed in the Zhu family. After establishing a relationship with Miss Song, he went directly to the Song family and stopped interfering in the affairs of the Mingxuan Group for a long time.

Therefore, Zhu Haoming was quite surprised when he received Zhu Junwei's call.

"Third Brother? You've been discharged from the hospital?"

Even without interfering in Mingxuan's affairs, Zhu Haoming, as his younger brother, still visited Zhu Junwei during his hospitalization.

"Yes, do you have time? Let's get together at Mingxuan!"

Zhu Haoming paused for a moment, then said, "Third Brother, it's not convenient for me to get involved in Mingxuan's affairs."

Zhu Junzhao is still being detained and awaiting trial in the middle of the month.

Outsiders who have no connection to the situation simply watch the show.

As a member of the Zhu family, Zhu Haoming was not only watching the show, but also feeling heartbroken.

He used to stay away from Mingxuan when it was in its prime, but now that Mingxuan is riddled with problems and Zhu Junzhao has ended up like this, he avoids Mingxuan and Zhu Junwei even more like the plague.

"Haoming, now Third Brother can't even get together with his brothers to reminisce, is that right?" Zhu Junwei's voice was noticeably louder.

Zhu Haoming remained silent.

"If I told you that Dad is going to make a will, would you still not come back?"

At this point, they're essentially using money to coerce us.

In the end, Zhu Haoming still appeared in Zhu Junwei's office.

"Third Brother, your leg..." He was startled when he saw Zhu Junwei sitting in a wheelchair.

"It's okay, I can still walk, but the doctor said I'm still recovering and shouldn't overexert myself for now. I'll just use a wheelchair for now."

Zhu Junwei gestured for Zhu Haoming to sit down and got straight to the point without wasting any words.

"Haoming, come back and help your third brother." His tone was much more tactful and polite than it had been on the phone.

Zhu Haoming's expression suddenly changed, "Third Brother..."

Zhu Junwei waved his hand, indicating that he should listen to him finish speaking.

"Your situation in the Song family is getting more and more difficult, isn't it?"

Ever since Fang Caiping angered Young Master Yan, the Song family has suffered a lot. The head of the Song family, who is also Zhu Haoming's father-in-law, originally planned to retire in a few days, but after this incident, he returned to the Song family to take charge. Zhu Haoming, the future son-in-law, was quickly reduced to a subject of further investigation.

Therefore, it is true that Zhu Junwei said his situation was becoming increasingly difficult.

"Third Brother, I can handle my own affairs!"

Even after being reduced to his original form, Zhu Haoming was unwilling to return to Mingxuan.

The saying goes, "Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger," and being by Zhu Junwei's side is exactly that feeling.

"Haoming, Mingxuan Group isn't that big, but it's not that small either. Our eldest brother is still awaiting trial and definitely can't come out to help in the short term. Our second brother is here, but he's still lacking something. Why don't you come back too? The three of us brothers can build our empire together, wouldn't that be great?"

Zhu Junwei has been in charge of Mingxuan for more than five years, and this is the first time he has spoken to Zhu Haoming in such a humble manner.

But the more this happened, the more afraid Zhu Haoming became.

If Zhu Junwei can even betray his own brother, let alone his half-brother.

"Third Brother, I'm sorry, but given my current condition, it's not very convenient for me to come back. Let's forget about it. Besides, with my wife in this state, I'm even less willing to upset her."

Zhu Junwei's patience was ultimately limited. After a few unsuccessful attempts to persuade him, he spat out with a disdainful look.

"Look at you, so pathetic. You're not planning to have the child bear the surname Song, are you?"

Zhu Haoming seemed unconcerned, saying, "It doesn't matter what his surname is. Anyway, he's still my child, no matter what his surname is."

He also had the surname Zhu, but he didn't seem to get any benefits from the Zhu family. He didn't have the surname Song, but he got far more from the Song family than from the Zhu family.

"Since you put it that way, I won't force you."

Zhu Junwei didn't have much patience to talk to Zhu Haoming, after all, Zhu Haoming in his current state wasn't of much use to him.

Of course, if Zhu Haoming had taken over the Song family, that would be a different story.

After leaving Mingxuan, Zhu Haoming wandered aimlessly through the streets. Later, somehow, he ended up near the Yanhuang Group.

As the car stopped at the intersection, the office building of Yanhuang Group could be seen in the distance, standing out like a crane among chickens, very eye-catching among the buildings.

Upon seeing the Yanhuang Building, Zhu Haoming naturally thought of Zhu Qianying and her two daughters.

Actually, compared to the Zhu sisters, his status in the Zhu family was somewhat higher. At least, he had never lacked food or clothing since childhood, drove luxury sports cars, and ate delicacies. Moreover, his mother was much more shrewd than Chen Jing, and had swindled a lot of money from Zhu Zhizhou over the years.

Unlike Chen Jing, who devoted herself to Zhu Zhizhou for over a decade, only to end up with nothing.

However, in retrospect, the Zhu sisters were truly wise to leave the Zhu family, a place rife with trouble, so early on.

Moreover, the two sisters have climbed to a higher social status, becoming phoenixes on a branch, and are no longer on the same level as them.

In fact, Zhu Haoming only said that the Zhu Qianying sisters had risen to prominence and become phoenixes, but he never considered that if they were originally pheasants, even if they rose to prominence, they could never become phoenixes.

The red light lasted a bit too long, and after staring at the Yanhuang Building for a while, a thought popped into Zhu Haoming's mind.

Should we go to Yanhuang Group to find Young Master Yan, or go directly to Zhu Qianying to beg for mercy?

Even before this, Fang Caiping's anger towards Young Master Yan was not kept secret for long. After his wife found out, she asked him several times to ask Zhu Qianying to plead for mercy.

But in the past, he and Zhu Haokang had often bullied the Zhu sisters. Although most of those things were done when he was young and ignorant, and he no longer bothered to do such childish things after he grew up, he still couldn't bring himself to ask Zhu Qianying for forgiveness.

Moreover, even if Zhu Qianying is willing to forgive his mother, it doesn't mean that Yan Shao will be willing to make an exception.

After all, the fact that Yan Shao dotes on Zhu Qianying and her son has been widely discussed in high society recently.

They said that Young Master Yan was willing to sever his decades-long friendship with the Yi family for Zhu Qianying's sake.

They said that Young Master Yan was willing to waste time and money to meticulously set up a trap for Zhu Junwei and Mingxuan, causing them to suffer a major setback.

As for Yan Shao, Zhu Haoming knew he didn't have the ability to fight him, so as for pleading for mercy, he decided to forget about it.