Zhu Jinzhao has a poor sense of judgment, but she unfortunately transmigrated into a novel about the fierce battle between a real and a fake daughter. She became the fake daughter who was innocent,...
This is Zhu Mingyue's first post on WeChat Moments, and all three Zhu brothers liked and commented on it.
Brother: Their steak isn't good. Next time, I'll take you to another restaurant.
Second brother: Mingyue's eyes are more like mine, they're really beautiful.
Third Brother: Ugh, so annoying! If I didn't have a meeting later, I could have had dinner with Mingyue!
Zhu Mingyue replied to each one:
"Okay, I'm already looking forward to it."
"Thank you, Second Brother."
"It's alright, I'll have dinner with Mingyue when Third Brother is less busy."
All four members of the Zhu family appeared in the comments section, except for Zhu Jinzhao.
Zhu Jinzhao originally wanted to just swipe past it, but she was worried that if she didn't like or comment, those three guys would think she had some kind of emotional problem, and then use it as an excuse to drag her into targeting Zhu Mingyue.
To avoid trouble, she scrolled back to her WeChat Moments, liked Zhu Mingyue's post, and commented—
"The moon is so beautiful, and that plate of seafood looks delicious too (hungry expression)."
"Oh, Zhu Mingyue posted on her WeChat Moments." Jiang Jingwen said sarcastically, looking at her phone screen.
Zhu Jinzhao gave a faint "hmm": "This is her first post on WeChat Moments."
"Heh..." Jiang Jingwen laughed dismissively, "You've worked all day today, have your three older brothers sent you any messages to check on you?"
Zhu Jinzhao shook her head: "No, they're all quite busy."
"How busy are you?" Jiang Jingwen pouted unhappily. "Your eldest brother has time to have dinner with Zhu Mingyue, and your second and third brothers have time to comment on Zhu Mingyue's WeChat Moments, but they don't have time to send you a message to ask about you?"
"Although you are not their biological sister, you have lived together for twenty years. It's not like they would suddenly become so cold-hearted."
"It's alright." Zhu Jinzhao didn't think anything of it. She even thought: It's good that they're ignoring her like this. That way, she doesn't have to be careful all the time, and she doesn't have to force a smile to deal with them.
Perhaps after some time, she will be able to leave the Zhu family smoothly.
She patted Jiang Jingwen's arm and laughed carefree: "You said it yourself, Zhu Mingyue is their biological sister. Isn't it normal that they care more about their own sister?"
Jiang Jingwen bit her lip: "But if I do that, you'll be ignored. I don't want you to be ignored... Why don't you come and come with me? I'd feel more at ease if I took care of you."
“Okay.” Zhu Jinzhao agreed quite seriously. “When my three older brothers let me leave the Zhu family, I’ll come and freeload off you.”
Jiang Jingwen was a little happier then: "Definitely!"
Shi Jing wandered around for a while and came back with three bottles of mineral water in his hand.
He kept one bottle for himself and gave the remaining two to Zhu Jinzhao and Jiang Jingwen.
"Thanks."
Zhu Jinzhao unscrewed the bottle cap, took two big gulps, and continued scrolling through his WeChat Moments.
Coincidentally, the post right below Zhu Mingyue's on WeChat Moments was by Lu Yuzhou.
Lu Yuzhou happily took the money Zhu Jinzhao gave him, went to see a movie and ate barbecue, and he didn't even go alone.
In the photo of him eating barbecue, a white women's handbag appears on the chair in the upper left corner. A bracelet hangs from the bag, the metal chain of which is somewhat faded.
Zhu Jinzhao recognizes this bracelet; it belongs to Zhu Mingyue.
Zhu Mingyue had a tough childhood and never owned any jewelry until she was twenty. This bracelet was something she secretly bought for herself after finishing her college entrance exams and going to work in another city to earn tuition fees. It was very cheap, only forty yuan, but she wore it for two whole years, even after it rusted and faded, she couldn't bear to throw it away.
Later, she was found by the Zhu family, and her three older brothers gave her a lot of expensive jewelry, so much that her dressing table was almost overflowing, but she still did not throw away that rusty bracelet.
She was used to hanging the bracelet on her bag, unwilling to throw it away or let it gather dust.
Seeing it in Lu Yuzhou's WeChat Moments right now, Zhu Jinzhao is neither surprised nor angry.
It's understandable that Zhu Mingyue harbors resentment and wants revenge after enduring twenty years of hardship in place of the fake heiress. Although she doesn't accept it, she can understand it.
But she didn't understand Lu Yuzhou and found him disgusting.
"Wow, doesn't he even block me when he posts this on his Moments? Isn't he afraid I'll get jealous and jump off a building?" she exclaimed, giving Lu Yuzhou a thumbs up.
"Your boyfriend?" Shi Jing glanced at her phone screen and asked casually.
Zhu Jinzhao curled her lips into a mocking smile: "Not my boyfriend, but my ex-boyfriend."
"Your ex-boyfriend?" Shi Jing pondered the meaning of those words, asking uncertainly, "Are you breaking up?"
Zhu Jinzhao put away her phone: "Yes, because he was having an emotional affair."
“…What a piece of trash man.” Shi Jing had a bad temper, and whenever she encountered someone or something that displeased her, she would immediately start cursing.
Zhu Jinchao, on the other hand, seemed completely unconcerned, as if she wasn't the one who had been cheated on.
"Hurry up and break up with him. This kind of scum isn't worth your time." Shi Jing patted her shoulder and suddenly raised his voice a little. "The car is here. We can go home now."
"Okay." Zhu Jinzhao stood up from the ground and was about to reach out to hold Jiang Jingwen's hand when his phone in his pocket vibrated twice.
She took out her phone and opened WeChat as she followed Shi Jing to the car to meet up.
Lu Yuzhou saw her like and, feeling guilty, took the initiative to send her a message.
—Are you done with your work today?
"Heh..." Zhu Jinzhao sneered, turned off his phone, put it back in his pocket, and didn't reply immediately.
After roll call, Zhu Jinzhao was lucky enough to squeeze onto the first bus back home.
Exhausted from a long day, Jiang Jingwen tilted her head and closed her eyes as soon as she got into the car. Zhu Jinzhao, worried that she might strain her neck, moved closer to her so that her head could rest steadily on his shoulder.
She originally wanted to take a nap, but she was worried that not replying to his messages would neglect Lu Yuzhou. After hesitating for a few seconds, she took out her phone and became a dutiful love-struck simp.
—Brother, I'm sorry, I was held up by something and couldn't reply to your message right away. Are you angry?
Perhaps feeling guilty, Lu Yuzhou replied instantly this time, which was unusual for him.
--fine.
—You didn't misunderstand that post on WeChat Moments today, did you?
Zhu Jinchao, enduring nausea, types this: What's the misunderstanding? Didn't my brother's WeChat Moments post mean he was having a lot of fun?
Loading: ...That's what I mean. You didn't see anything on your WeChat Moments, did you?
Zhu Jinzhao pretended to be stupid: No, I only saw my brother's handsome photo!
Loading: Just a random shot, not exactly handsome.
Zhu Jinzhao: No way! My brother is so incredibly handsome, he's so good-looking that I get a nosebleed just from a casual snapshot.
Loading: It's alright...
"My God..."
Behind Zhu Jinzhao, Shi Jing inadvertently overheard her entire conversation with Lu Yuzhou through the gap in the seat.
He opened his mouth slightly, shook his head with a regretful expression: "Such a nice young lady, how come she's such a simp? The guy is emotionally cheating on her and she still calls him 'brother,' this love-struck girl is hopeless..."