When Xing Zhaozhao saw Chen Wei, her heart sank. The word "brother" was already on the tip of her tongue, but she couldn't bring herself to say it and swallowed it back.
She quickly composed herself, pretending not to recognize him, and looked at Gao Yang, asking, "Gao Yang, who are these two...?"
Gao Yang looked at Xing Zhaozhao with complicated eyes. He was still not quite used to the new, ambiguous relationship between them. After a moment of silence, he said, "They are my maternal uncle and aunt, my grandmother's brother and sister-in-law."
"Oh, it's my brother and sister-in-law." Xing Zhaozhao immediately greeted Xing Zhaoming and Chen Wei with a smile. "Are you two here to see our Mingcheng? Please have a seat."
Gao Yang's lips twitched slightly as he listened.
No, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to call your brother and sister-in-law so casually?
Xing Zhaoming frowned, looking at Xing Zhaozhao, a sharp glint flashing in his slightly narrowed eyes.
After the initial shock subsided, Xing Zhaoming had come to his senses. Although the woman in front of him looked very much like his Zhaozhao, it was only a resemblance. She was not his Zhaozhao. His Zhaozhao was long gone and would never come back.
Xing Zhaoming couldn't help but recall the image of the little girl who always smiled sweetly and called him "brother," and his heart ached.
"Your family...Mingcheng?" Xing Zhaoming asked, his voice cold. "Who are you? What's your relationship with Gao Mingcheng?"
"My name is Xing Zhaozhao, and I am Mingcheng's lover," Xing Zhaozhao said with a smile, looking at Xing Zhaoming.
Xing Zhaoming's face suddenly darkened, and a chilling killing intent rose from his body. He spoke in a sinister voice, "Say it again, what's your name?"
Chen Wei and Gao Yang, standing nearby, were so frightened that they involuntarily shuddered.
Even Gao Mingcheng, who was lying in the hospital bed and had only regained some consciousness and was not fully awake, sensed something was wrong and gently squeezed Xing Zhaozhao's hand with concern.
Despite being the primary target of Xing Zhaoming's murderous intent, Xing Zhaozhao didn't seem to care at all. Noticing Gao Mingcheng's worry, she even patted his hand reassuringly.
That's her brother, her own brother. Even though they haven't acknowledged each other yet, she's not afraid of him. From childhood to adulthood, she has never been afraid of him.
Xing Zhaozhao looked at Xing Zhaoming, still smiling, and said, "My name is Xing Zhaozhao."
This time, it was Xing Zhaoming who felt a little uncomfortable.
Why isn't she afraid of him at all?
In this respect, she was surprisingly similar to his Zhao Zhao; his Zhao Zhao was not afraid of him either.
However, after a moment, he shook his head and quickly put the thought out of his mind.
She is herself, and Zhao Zhao is Zhao Zhao; they are different.
"Do you know what my sister's name is?" Xing Zhaoming asked coldly, looking at Xing Zhaozhao.
Xing Zhaozhao nodded: "I know, she's also called Xing Zhaozhao."
"You think you can replace her just because you have the same face as her and the same name? Don't even think about it," Xing Zhaoming warned.
Xing Zhaozhao shook her head and said, "You're overthinking it. I am me, and she is her. I have never thought of replacing anyone."
"If you've never thought about it, what are you doing right now?" Xing Zhaoming asked, pointing to Xing Zhaozhao and Gao Mingcheng's clasped hands.
Xing Zhaozhao raised her hand, which was clasped with Gao Mingcheng's, and looked at Xing Zhaoming seriously: "We truly love each other."
Xing Zhaoming scoffed dismissively and said, "You? I don't know what your purpose is in suddenly approaching Gao Mingcheng, but I know all too well how Gao Mingcheng feels about my sister. If he were so easily swayed by someone else, he would have married someone else long ago, instead of still being single."
Xing Zhaozhao's heart tightened upon hearing this. She pressed Gao Mingcheng's hand to her face, gently rubbing it, and murmured, "Mingcheng..."
Xing Zhaoming, watching from the side, couldn't help but frown in disgust. He walked over, grabbed Xing Zhaozhao by the back of the neck, and lifted her up from the chair: "Your pretentious and affected manner makes me want to vomit."
Xing Zhaozhao: "??" Is this really her brother?
"Just because you look like my sister, you think you can cause trouble in front of Mingcheng and me? Do you really think Mingcheng and I are stupid? If Mingcheng weren't lying here unable to move, you wouldn't even be able to touch the hem of his clothes, let alone come to his hospital room to cause trouble. Only that little fool Hongfei would always fall for this kind of trick..."
Xing Zhaoming paused, then suddenly remembered something, looked at Gao Yang, lifted Xing Zhaozhao in his hand, and asked, "Is this woman also related to that old woman surnamed Lin?"
Gao Yang glanced at Xing Zhaozhao, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded: "She was indeed brought here by that person."
Xing Zhaoming's face darkened, and he said, "I knew it, it must be related to her. She loves playing these kinds of tricks the most."
As he spoke, he turned and gave Chen Wei a cold look.
Chen Wei's eyes flashed, and she quickly turned her head to avoid Xing Zhaoming's gaze.
Xing Zhaoming didn't keep staring at her. He looked at Gao Yang and said, "Your dad is something else. Knowing that there's this kind of trash lurking around, he should have found someone to guard the ward properly. Instead, he just let people in so casually. Isn't he afraid something might happen?"
After saying that, Xing Zhaoming grabbed Xing Zhaozhao, turned around and walked to the door of the ward. He opened the door and threw Xing Zhaozhao out like he was throwing away trash. He even gave her a special warning: "Don't let me see you again, or don't blame me for being rude to you."
Then, he slammed the ward door shut.
It was the first time Xing Zhaozhao had been thrown out like trash, and by her own brother no less. She sat on the ground in a daze, completely bewildered for a long time before she could react.
A passing nurse saw her and, concerned, came over to ask, "Miss, are you alright?"
Xing Zhaozhao only belatedly realized what was happening and quickly got up from the ground: "Thank you, I'm fine."
Before leaving, she couldn't help but glare fiercely at Gao Mingcheng's hospital room, feeling wronged: "You brat, you just wait, I'm not done with you yet."
Xing Zhaoming returned to the ward and suddenly sneezed. He rubbed his nose and wondered, "Was someone cursing at me?"
Gao Yang gave him a speechless look: What do you think?
Xing Zhaoming sat down on the edge of the hospital bed, in the chair where Xing Zhaozhao had just sat, and took Gao Mingcheng's hand.
As soon as he grasped it, he felt Gao Mingcheng squeeze it back. He raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "You've really regained consciousness? Since you're conscious, hurry up and wake up. Is it fun to just lie there like this? If I hadn't arrived in time, you might have been entangled with that woman and wouldn't have been able to get away, you know that? When you wake up someday, remember to thank me properly."
Gao Mingcheng: "..."
Gao Mingcheng no longer wanted to talk to him; he was just waiting to see when he would beg his sister for forgiveness.
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