No matter how Zhu Zhizhou tried to plead with her, Zhu Qianying remained completely unmoved.
They even made no attempt to hide their sarcasm and ridicule.
She doesn't consider herself a bad person, but she's not a saint either.
She couldn't love her father and brother, who had never shown her any care, and naturally, she couldn't help them either.
Finally, Zhu Zhizhou seemed to be driven to a state of embarrassment and anger by Zhu Qianying's excuses. He was too lazy to hide his true feelings any longer and directly pointed at Zhu Qianying's nose and cursed.
"Zhu Qianying, have you forgotten? I am your father! As long as you are not married into the Yan family, you are still my daughter. With such a thing happening in the family, all I asked you to do was make a phone call. Is that too much to ask of you? Or is it that now that you are about to become the young mistress of the Yan family, the life and death of the Zhu family members are none of your business?"
Zhu Qianying coldly watched Zhu Zhizhou, whose true colors were finally revealed. He was quite the actor; he had been holding back ever since the selection ended, and it was quite remarkable that he only lashed out today.
"Dad, I haven't forgotten that you're my dad. But you, have you forgotten that when I first joined Mingxuan, my eldest brother said I was only fit to be a waiter? It turns out I can't even be a waiter. So, now you want me to help you with such a big problem? What ability do I have? With you, my eldest brother, second brother, third brother, and fourth brother supporting the Zhu family, are we afraid it will collapse?"
Zhu Qianying and Zhu Zhizhou were arguing in the corridor when Chen Jing walked over. Zhu Zhizhou grabbed her and said to Zhu Qianying.
"Fine, you think you're so capable now! Don't you even remember who provided you and your two daughters with good food and shelter? Now that you're about to rise to prominence, you've even forgotten who you are?"
If Zhu Zhizhou hadn't brought it up, Zhu Qianying wouldn't have been so angry. But when he mentioned it, she ignored her mother, who was standing next to Zhu Zhizhou and winking at her, and retorted firmly.
"To this day, I still call you Dad because your blood flows in my veins, a fact no one can change. But you insist that the good food and shelter we three daughters are provided by you, and I refuse to accept that! Tell me, how much does a chef of my mother's caliber cost per month? Since you seduced my mother, have you ever paid her a salary? Yet, over the years, has she ever failed to cater to your stomach? My mother's salary over the years has been more than enough to support the three of us. Moreover, besides paying for my and Xiaoyu's tuition, have you ever given us anything for food or pocket money? Xiaoyu is even more of a burden; I even paid for her university tuition. How dare you say that you provided us with food and shelter?"
Zhu Zhizhou was so angry at Zhu Qianying's sharp retort that he rolled his eyes. However, he knew he was in the wrong and that he was no match for Zhu Qianying in eloquence.
He could only glare at Chen Jing, who was standing to the side, and said, "Look at the good daughter you raised! She's grown up and become so independent that she doesn't respect us parents at all! All I asked her to do was call Young Master Yan and ask him for a favor. She didn't even make the call, and she treated me like an enemy."
Zhu Qianying had always despised his behavior of taking his anger out on others, but ironically, after listening to his scolding, her mother looked at him with a look of fear and tried to comfort him to calm his anger down.
This made Zhu Qianying extremely angry, and at the same time, very heartbroken.
Zhu Qianying was too lazy to look at her mother's pathetic state any longer. She turned around and went back to her bedroom, tidied herself up haphazardly, and came out with her backpack.
"Ying'er, where are you going?"
Chen Jing tried to catch up, but Zhu Zhizhou grabbed her arm. "She's a member of the Yan family now, of course she should go to the Yan family. Does she expect to stay in the Zhu family and suffer with us?"
Zhu Qianying didn't even bother to argue. She stomped down the stairs, walked out the door excitedly, and wanted to go to the bus stop to take a bus and wander around.
"Beep, beep, beep!" A horn sounded from afar. When Zhu Qianying looked up, a familiar car was driving towards her.
The car screeched to a halt beside Zhu Qianying. The window rolled down, and Xing Bolun leaned in. "Yingzi, where are we going?"
Zhu Qianying didn't stand on ceremony with him. She opened the passenger door, got in, and asked while fastening her seatbelt, "You came to see me?"
As far as she knew, since she became friends with Xing Bolun, Xing Bolun's relationship with the Zhu family had become quite distant.
It could even be said that, aside from official business, they had virtually no personal relationship.
"Yes!" Xing Bolun didn't beat around the bush and admitted it directly. "Your relationship with Young Master Yan is settled?"
Xing Bailun's tone was very calm, but Zhu Qianying could vaguely sense the unease in his heart.
After seeing the front-page report, Qi Xiao and the others all sent a message to confirm, but he was the only one who drove over in person to verify it.
Zhu Qianying was unwilling to delve into what this meant.
But her unwillingness to delve deeper doesn't mean she can escape the issue.
"Aaron, the matter between me and Yan Shao was actually settled right after the selection."
Xing Bolun remained silent, focusing on driving until they reached the intersection before asking, "Do you have something to do next?"
Zhu Qianying shook her head honestly, "It's nothing, I just wanted to go out for a stroll. You can drop me off anywhere."
Xing Bolun gave her a deep look. "Did you have a falling out with your family?"
Zhu Qianying curled her lips into a nonchalant smile. "What's the big deal? In their eyes, it's just that I was being unreasonable and ran away from home."
"I heard that after Young Master Yan issued the statement, several creditors stormed into your father's office to demand repayment. The situation is likely to escalate further. Your father will definitely try to exploit your relationship with Young Master Yan. If you don't want to be caught in the middle, you should go out and lay low for a while to avoid seeing the faces of your father and his associates."
Zhu Qianying nodded in agreement; that was exactly what she was thinking, which was why she packed her bags and headed out.
"Is there anywhere you'd like to go? Or should I make arrangements for you?"
Thinking back, Xing Bolun has appeared promptly more than once over the years when she needed help.
Previously, Zhu Qianying thought it was just a matter of loyalty between good friends, and there was no need to express anything special.
But now, she has a vague feeling that she may have unintentionally overlooked something.
"I want to go see Xiaoyu, can you take me to the high-speed rail station?"
This plan was actually a spur-of-the-moment idea.
"You're going to R City to see Xiaoyu? Perfect timing, I also need to go to R City tomorrow to take care of some things. How about this, you wait for me tonight, and I'll pick you up first thing tomorrow morning. The journey will be quite boring, it'll be better with you by my side."
Therefore, Zhu Qianying had no choice but to agree.
"Alright then, just drop me off anywhere, I'll find a hotel to stay in, and you can go about your business."
Xing Bailun parked his car in front of a hotel, accompanied her inside to check into a room, and the two agreed on a departure time for the next day before Xing Bailun hurriedly left.
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