Chapter 275 Hitting His Own Brother

"I was terrified, but I still wanted to kill him! Unfortunately, I didn't succeed."

“Those two old men came too fast; they snatched my scissors before I could even bring them down. Then the police arrived.”

"...Stop talking!!" Zhu Xingye stared intently at Zhu Mingyue, his expression not fierce, but pained.

But Zhu Mingyue seemed not to hear her and stubbornly wanted to finish what she was saying.

“Those two old bastards accused me of intentional homicide, and the police handcuffed me and took me away. I stayed in the police station for a day and a night, and I was surprisingly calm.”

"I think it's fine if I'm convicted of intentional homicide. I'd rather be in jail than go back to that disgusting home! I don't want to see that disgusting man again—"

"I told you to shut up!!!"

Zhu Xingye finally lost his temper and shouted at Zhu Mingyue to stop.

Zhu Mingyue looked up at him, her face clearly smiling, but her eyes were filled with tears.

"Why won't you let me speak? Are you afraid to listen?"

"Do you also find it disgusting that a brother would covet his own sister?"

"..." Zhu Xingye's body was stiff and tense, and because he was breathing too fast, his whole body was trembling obviously.

“My feelings for Chaochao are different from those for that man. That man bullied you simply to vent his lust. But my feelings for Chaochao are genuine and heartfelt.”

"I like her, I like her very much! She's the sister I raised myself, is it wrong for me to like her?"

"Yes!!" Zhu Mingyue's rationality completely collapsed at this moment.

She stamped her feet in frustration, screaming at the top of her lungs like a helpless child, "You're wrong! You're definitely wrong!"

"Zhu Jinchao treats you like her own brother, how could you like her? How could you have such improper thoughts about her? You're wrong, you're terribly wrong!"

"Zhu Xingye, our family could have been harmonious and happy. Did you have to break it up and make such a mess of it?"

"I never intended to disrupt it!" Zhu Xingye breathed heavily, each word he uttered emphatically. "Even if I like Zhu Jinzhao, even if Zhu Jinzhao and I are together, our family will never change!"

"How could it not change?" Zhu Mingyue's tone was sharp, and her conversation with Zhu Xingye turned from a confrontation into an argument.

"Zhu Jinzhao is my younger sister, the sister of my second and third brothers. If you're going to be with her, how should we address her from now on? Should we all call her sister-in-law? Should we call our own sister sister-in-law?"

Zhu Xingye curled his lips into a smile: "...If you're willing, I won't have any objections."

"..." Zhu Mingyue was speechless at his overly frank words. In a fit of rage, she raised her hand and slapped Zhu Xingye across the face.

With a sharp "slap," the siblings' argument was interrupted.

Zhu Mingyue was filled with such hatred that she didn't hold back when she slapped him. After the slap, not only was Zhu Xingye's cheek red, but her own palm was also burning with pain.

"Zhu Xingye, you bastard!" she cried and cursed, her eyes red, the hand that had hit Zhu Xingye hanging at her side, trembling uncontrollably.

"Zhu Jinzhao is your sister, the sister you've raised for twenty years, how could you treat her like this!"

Zhu Xingye raised his hand and touched his cheek where he had been slapped, a light smile playing on his lips: "Don't worry, I'll treat Chaochao well."

Zhu Mingyue: "Do my second and third brothers know about this? Do Mom and Dad know about this?"

Zhu Xingye was slightly taken aback, and a hint of guilt flashed quickly in his eyes.

"...I will tell them."

Zhu Mingyue: "What about the others? Chaochao's good friends, Chaochao's colleagues, Chaochao's fans, people who know Chaochao and people who don't know Chaochao, are you planning to tell them the same thing?"

"Tell them that Chao Chao is committing incest, having an affair with her own brother?"

"..." Zhu Xingye lowered his eyes and remained silent.

Zhu Mingyue said maliciously, "Everyone in the capital knows that Chaochao is not the Zhu family's biological daughter. She has already suffered a lot of malice because of this. If it is now exposed that she is having an affair with her older brother, do you think those people will let her go?"

"Do you think she'll have to endure so much gossip? Do you think all that talk will drown her?"

"Besides, Chaochao doesn't like you at all; she's forced to stay by your side!"

Zhu Xingye: "As long as you don't say anything, as long as those outsiders don't know, then Chaochao won't receive any malice."

Zhu Mingyue: "What, are you planning to keep Chaochao hidden forever?"

"As long as she can always be by my side, I'm willing to hide her away for the rest of my life!"

Zhu Xingye has become obsessed and fanatical; he can say such perverted and crazy things with such self-righteousness.

Zhu Mingyue was enraged by him again and almost couldn't help but slap him again.

"You're willing? Did you ask Chaochao's opinion? Is Chaochao willing?"

Zhu Xingye raised an eyebrow: "Chaochao will agree. She's been well-behaved since she was little. As long as I treat her well, she will definitely agree."

"Hmph," Zhu Mingyue laughed sarcastically, "Yes, Chaochao has been well-behaved since she was little. You only dare to bully her like this because you take advantage of her good nature."

"Zhu Xingye, you want to ruin her."

Zhu Xingye: "I said, as long as you don't spread this matter, the dynasty won't be destroyed."

“Mingyue, you are the only one who knows about this. If you want Chaochao to be condemned for incest, then you can just spread the word. You can tell Jiang Jingwen, you can tell Shi Jing, or you can go and tell Yang Min and have Yang Min speak up for Chaochao. Let’s see if those brainless netizens will let Chaochao off the hook.”

"...Are you threatening me?" Zhu Mingyue frowned.

Zhu Xingye straightened his suit and proudly raised his back: "I'm not threatening you, I'm just telling you what the consequences will be if this gets leaked."

"Mingyue, you like Chaochao so much, you certainly don't want Chaochao to be scorned by everyone, right?"

Zhu Mingyue certainly didn't want that.

When she first returned to the Zhu family, she really disliked this imposter who had taken over her identity. However, under the imposter's clumsy yet sincere attempts to please her, she gradually let go of her resentment and began to regard Zhu Jinzhao as her friend and family.

Zhu Jinchao may be bullied by her, but she must never be humiliated by outsiders. The word "incest" must never be associated with her!

Zhu Xingye grasped this point, which is why he dared to threaten Zhu Mingyue with impunity.

"Mingyue, you are Chaochao's good older sister, you would never watch her be drowned in spittle."

"..."

Zhu Mingyue glared at him angrily, without saying a word.

He smiled slightly and said gently to Zhu Mingyue, "It's almost time. The production crew will be here soon. Mingyue, get ready, you'll be on camera soon."

After saying that, he raised his hand and patted Zhu Mingyue on the shoulder, then turned to leave.

Zhu Mingyue stared at his back, but suddenly called out to him.

"Zhu Xingye!"