"...Of course not!"

Although his plan was immediately obvious, Zhu Jinzhao would never admit it.

She held her head high, her eyes resolute, her expression cold and stern: "A scumbag like Lu Yuzhou, I'd be grateful if he even bothered to dump me! How could I possibly resent you? I'm just worried about you!"

“Mingyue, you are so outstanding, so beautiful, and have such a bright future. I really can’t bear to see you get entangled with such a scumbag! This kind of person is like athlete’s foot; once he sticks on, it’s hard to get rid of him! As your die-hard fan, I have to advise you to break up with him as soon as possible!”

"Hmm?" Zhu Mingyue raised an eyebrow, half-believing Zhu Jinzhao's words. "Is Lu Yuzhou really as bad as you say?"

Zhu Jinzhao: "He's really something else! To tell you the truth, Mingyue, I actually wanted to break up with him a long time ago, but he kept pestering me, either threatening to commit suicide or playing the victim. I just couldn't get rid of him."

“Ah…” Zhu Mingyue nodded, a hint of a smile hidden in her frosty eyes. “If that’s the case, then why was it Lu Yuzhou who dumped you in the end, instead of you dumping him?”

Zhu Jinzhao's answer was very direct: "Because my true identity has been exposed. Everyone in the capital knows that I am the fake heiress of the Zhu family. He looks down on me and thinks I'm a lowlife, so he hurriedly dumped me and chased after you, the real heiress."

"I see..." Zhu Mingyue raised an eyebrow, seemingly taking Zhu Jinzhao's words to heart.

Zhu Jinchao pressed his advantage: "Mingyue, I truly disagree with your relationship with Lu Yuzhou for your own good. You're about to become a superstar in the entertainment industry, and I really don't want to see you go astray!"

"..." Although she knew Zhu Jinzhao was talking nonsense, Zhu Mingyue still played along with her lies.

She took the bouquet of flowers to the nearby trash can and threw it in without hesitation.

"!!!!" Zhu Jinzhao's eyes widened instantly, an overwhelming joy rushing to his head!

"Let's go." Zhu Mingyue clapped her hands, a faint smile playing on her lips. "Uncle Zhou has been waiting for us for a long time."

"Okay!" Zhu Jinzhao followed along eagerly, her little mouth chattering incessantly, "Mingyue, I knew you were the most obedient! You can't go wrong by listening to me, I would never harm you..."

Zhu Mingyue: "Mm."

"What?! They actually lost my flowers!"

Lu Yuzhou was far away and could only see Zhu Mingyue throw away the flowers he had spent a fortune on, but he didn't know why Zhu Mingyue would throw them away.

He was so angry that he raised his hand and slammed it against the wall, his teeth almost grinding to powder!

"Damn it, all I did was sign an artist contract and enter the entertainment industry. I haven't even shown my face yet, and whether I'll become famous is still unknown. And I'm already throwing away my flowers like a big shot? You're really asking for it!"

"Once I get you, you'll see how I deal with you..."

Lu Yuzhou had scraped together several coupons to buy this huge bouquet of red roses for a mere four hundred yuan. Zhu Mingyue's casual refusal was like a knife to his heart.

He was heartbroken and only rushed out to pick the flowers out of the trash can after Zhu Mingyue got into the car and left.

While picking up the flowers, they encountered a male employee of the Zhu Group who also wanted them, leading to an argument between him and Lu Yuzhou in front of the trash can.

Lu Yuzhou refused to let go, and the struggle nearly escalated into a fight with the man. Fortunately, security guards intervened in time to stop them, preventing a brawl from breaking out.

"Pah! These are my flowers, I bought them myself!" Lu Yuzhou snatched the flowers as he pleased, cursing as he walked out.

But just then, he received another sycophantic text message from Zhu Jinzhao.

"Brother, I saw the flowers you gave Mingyue, they're so beautiful! I don't know what good fortune Mingyue has accumulated to receive your favor, I'm so envious..."

"Brother, what did I do wrong to make you angry? Tell me and I'll change, okay? Can I learn from Mingyue?"

Even if my brother doesn't want me anymore for now, I will always stay here and wait for him to come back. As long as my brother needs me, I will always be there (heart heart).

Lu Yuzhou's feelings had just been trampled on by Zhu Mingyue, and he was feeling frustrated and anxious. Zhu Jinzhao's text message arrived just in time, and as Lu Yuzhou looked at the few messages on his phone screen, his anxiety suddenly subsided considerably.

Although the real heiress has temporarily rejected him, he's not entirely without options. If Zhu Mingyue absolutely refuses to be with him, he can always settle for Zhu Jinzhao instead.

Anyway, Zhu Jinzhao isn't very bright. Even if he cheated on her once, he could easily find some excuse to coax her back and make her continue to be devoted to him. Compared to Zhu Mingyue's true identity as a heiress, Zhu Jinzhao, this imposter, is indeed inferior, but she's still in the Zhu family and certainly doesn't lack money.

As long as he has money, he's willing to compromise and make do.

With that in mind, he unlocked his phone, opened WeChat, and removed Zhu Jinzhao from his blacklist.

—I'm sorry for neglecting you these past few days.

"Oh--"

I received a WeChat message from Lu Yuzhou, wishing me a happy day, which almost made me jump up in the car.

She succeeded! She's lured Lu Yuzhou back!

Yay!

"What’s wrong with you?"

Her reaction was too intense, which Zhu Mingyue found somewhat strange.

"N-nothing." Zhu Jinzhao suppressed the smugness on her face, held her phone, squeezed closer to the car door, and replied to Lu Yuzhou's message while hiding from Zhu Mingyue.

—Brother! You finally let me out! This past week without you has been so hard…

Loading: I'm sorry, I hurt your heart today.

Zhu Jinzhao: It's okay, brother. As long as you're willing to come back, I'd be willing to hurt you a hundred times over!

"Hmph...brainless idiot." Lu Yuzhou rolled his eyes at his phone, his words full of contempt.

—Today, I don't want to lie to you. The reason I broke up with you is because I've become infatuated with Mingyue. Mingyue is too outstanding; I admire her very much.

"..." Zhu Jinzhao silently extended his middle finger to hold the phone.

—I know all of this…

Loading: Since you know that, you should understand exactly where you fall short of Mingyue. If you're willing to learn from Mingyue, I might consider looking back at you.

Wishing you a happy day! I'll listen to whatever you say, brother! I just hope you won't block me again, I'm really vulnerable...

Loading: Hmm.

Wishing you a happy birthday today: I love you, brother (muah).

"call……"

I managed to send the message while suppressing my nausea, and now I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Zhu Mingyue threw flowers, and Lu Yuzhou turned around. Her plan had already succeeded by one-third!

"Every morning."

Zhu Mingyue had been keeping an eye on her out of the corner of her eye. As soon as she saw her put away her phone and end the chat, she immediately called out to her.

"Hmm?" She turned around blankly, her smile still lingering.

Zhu Mingyue smiled and said, "If you want to get revenge on Su Ying, you don't really need to go through all this trouble."