Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Part 2
Zhong Min has been living in the school dormitory recently, but was discovered by Zhong Ru today. So she threw all his things in the dormitory into the trash can while he was in class, so he had no choice but to come back here.
But I didn’t expect to hear someone saying “Get him out” as soon as I entered the door.
And he had a hunch that this "he" seemed to be him.
Is there such a good thing?
It would be best if Zhong Hejing couldn't stand him anymore and kicked him out of the house, so that Zhong Ru would be helpless.
So he changed his shoes and walked forward, not caring whether others were talking about him or not, and sat on the high chair next to the island counter, leaning his head and not saying a word.
Zhong Hejing didn't expect that Qiao Wu would continue the topic after seeing Zhong Min coming, and the last sentence she said was obviously not just for her.
Thinking about the fact that Qiao Wu has control over the two brothers of the Lu family, he might even be able to control Lu Jinzhi.
Zhong Hejing felt an inexplicable admiration for her, so she didn't care whether Zhong Min could hear her or not, and continued to ask, "What do you mean?"
Qiao Wu: "He has full civil capacity. Whether he is unwilling or resists is his business."
When Zhong Min heard this, he thought, isn't this talking about himself?
Since you are so kind, you can't blame him for listening to you.
And this is what Qiao Wu said, so it is normal for him to resist.
Zhong Hejing felt that Qiao Wu had not finished speaking, so she waited patiently.
As expected, Qiao Wu continued, "Similarly, he should also be held accountable for his actions. You and him don't have any sibling relationship, and he obviously feels the same way. So why should you bear his wrath? If you can't stand him, of course you can tell him to get out."
Zhong Min couldn't help it.
He stood up and clapped his hands, walked to the table, and met Qiao Wu's eyes: "I think you are right. Now let's talk to them about what it means to do to others what you don't want others to do to you."
Zhong Hejing frowned: "Is it your turn to speak?"
Zhong Min taunted, "You're telling me what to do, and I can't listen? If you don't want us, just kick us out. Who cares if I stay here with you? I have hands and feet, but can't I still support Shi Xia?"
He looked at Qiao Wu: "That's what you mean, right?"
It's no wonder that he felt that Qiao Wu was different from other rich people. It turned out to be a resonance of souls.
Qiao Wu didn't answer, but just raised his eyes and glanced at him lightly.
Zhong Min felt uneasy after seeing this look. Could he have guessed wrong?
The next second, his premonition came true. Qiao Wu continued, "Of course you can leave, provided you can bear the consequences of leaving."
Zhong Min was furious: "Consequences?! You want me to discuss the consequences with Zhong Ru?!"
"Why are you so angry with me?" Qiao Wu put down the cup and looked at him coldly, "It's obvious that you can't bear it at all."
"How do you know I can't afford it?"
"From your own perspective." Qiao Wu remained calm, his tone steady. "I've seen you twice. The first time, you helped your brother fight with a classmate. The second time, I was sitting here as a guest, and you were rude and angry at me without even saying hello. If you really leave this house, do you think you can be a good role model for your younger brother? Or do you think it doesn't matter if your younger brother becomes like you?"
Zhong Min felt like he was slapped hard in the face. He paused for two seconds before saying, "If I hadn't been forced into this."
"Were you forced?" Qiao Wu smiled.
Although one was standing and the other sitting, her legs were crossed, clearly showing the posture of a superior. There was even a hint of mockery in her smile: "Zhong Ru did force you, but that was Zhong Ru's business. You chose the stupidest way to deal with her."
"What do you mean?"
"You don't have the ability to fight her, so you can only use childish and inferior methods to upset her. But in fact, these methods are of no consequence to her at all, because you can't threaten her. Your status is not equal. And you have wasted time and energy, and even implicated those around you. Don't you know that besides Zhong Ru, no one owes you anything?"
Zhong Min's throat rolled slightly, but he couldn't refute.
Qiao Wu continued, "If you were alone, you could do whatever you wanted. But since you've chosen to take on the responsibility of caring for your brother, you should shoulder this responsibility. Even if Zhong Ru didn't exist, you would still encounter thousands of people like her in the future. Do you have to choose the same method to fight against them? Your brother will suffer if he follows you."
In the plot, Zhong Min was forced to a higher position after his sister passed away. He always looked at everyone with a world-weary eye until the heroine came to redeem him. But even so, he still tugged and entangled with the heroine for a long time.
Qiao Wu felt...
Looking for trouble.
Zhong Min was scolded as worthless, but he was clearly the victim!
"Then what do you think I should do?" he asked with a sneer.
"Since you've taken on the responsibility, you must make yourself capable of handling it." Qiao Wu casually picked up an annotated document from the table and threw it in front of him. "If I were you, I would clearly distinguish who is on the same side as me, who is friend and who is foe, and stay here honestly. Didn't she ask you to inherit her company? Then, once you're in a higher position than her, you can control and threaten her. Who can do anything to you then? If you like this company, you can keep it. If you don't like it, you can just donate it to charity. Who can do anything to you?"
"Or maybe."
Qiao Wu's voice faded a little. "Pack your things now and take your brother out. Find a school to earn money to support the family. Report your mother to the police for illegal imprisonment. If you don't know how to call 110, I can teach you. If that doesn't work, I can provide you with legal aid, but it won't be free. When you make money in the future, you have to pay me back. Consider this as charity."
Zhong Hejing: “…”
Qiao Wu didn't notice the strange expressions on their faces and continued, "As for next time, you can figure it out yourself. You have a lot of backbone, don't you?"
After hearing these words, Zhong Min was so angry that he almost bled from all seven orifices.
But he couldn't refute a single word.
Because Qiao Wu was right.
Zhong Ru deserves to die, but he does have the responsibility to take care of his younger brother. He will encounter more people and more difficulties in the future, and Zhong Ru can only be one of them.
If he doesn't become stronger, he will only be threatened by one Zhong Ru after another.
Ever since he had his younger brother, Zhong Min knew what responsibility was, and he also knew that the road ahead would not be smooth sailing, but he never felt tired about it. It was just that he suddenly changed his environment and came to a place that was completely different from his previous world, and he didn't know how to move forward.
But now he suddenly realized that there were still many unknown things in the future that he had not experienced. He was just going through one of the hurdles, and there would be mountains in the future that would be even more difficult to climb than Zhong Ru's.
But he hasn't become stronger yet, and even...his younger brother has been killed.
"And your sister has no obligation to pay for you." Qiao Wu said, "Just like now, you are living in her house. If she feels uncomfortable, she can ask you to leave at any time."
Zhong Hejing actually felt a little ashamed when she heard this.
Because before this, she really regarded the Zhong family as very important, and felt that since Zhong Min was here, she should not be burdened with more.
So she was very angry about the childish tricks played by Zhong Min, otherwise she would not have beaten him. She was not as insightful as Qiao Wu.
But she figured it out today, it’s just the Zhong family.
There are thousands of people with the surname Zhong in the world, and she is just one of them. It doesn't matter if this one falls. As long as she is still alive, there will be another Zhong family.
"I won't force you." Zhong Hejing said, "You and I share half the same blood, so now I'm giving you a chance to choose one of the two."
"Or, just follow me and learn from me. From now on, I'll give you half of the Zhong family's stuff, and as for how you and your brother divide it, and how you want to deal with mom, that's your business."
"Or, pack up your things and get out of my house right now. I don't care how you quarrel with Mom or how you get involved. If you ever get involved with me again, I won't let you go."
Zhong Min once thought that he was the person that the whole world felt sorry for, and he was even a little arrogant.
But it was not until now that he suddenly woke up and realized that he was too small and nothing in the face of absolute power.
Now he does have the opportunity to leave the Zhong family, but he has other ideas.
In the future, he also needs to earn money to support his younger brother. Earning money anywhere is earning money. Staying here will not only allow him to earn more money, but also make him stronger, so that he will be able to compete with and suppress Zhong Ru in the future.
This was his only quick springboard.
"She is your mother. You knew I was going to deal with her, but you still wanted me to learn from you?" he asked Zhong Hejing.
Zhong Hejing asked back: "Can you still kill her?"
Zhong Min: “…No.”
"That's all." Zhong Hejing said, "She should bear the consequences of her own actions. As for my affairs, you don't have to worry about them."
Zhong Min was secretly shocked.
As expected, there is no normal person in this family.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." He made the decision immediately.
Zhong Hejing and Qiao Wu looked at each other and smiled: "Then pick these things up and go take a look."
The documents that had originally made him want to vomit just by looking at them, now that his mindset had changed, they weren't so disgusting anymore. Zhong Min didn't say anything, but leaned over to pick up the mess.
But when he was returning to his room, he thought of something and turned to Zhong Hejing: "I heard that you..."
He didn't say "I'm dying" out loud. He paused and said, "Anyway, it's half and half. I won't take your share. You can find a lawyer or whatever. I will sign."
"Don't worry." Zhong Hejing knew what he meant, "I won't die."
That's not your decision.
Zhong Min didn't continue to argue with the dying man. He just said "oh" and left.
After taking two steps, he thought of what Qiao Wu said about him being impolite, and came back again.
He looked at Qiao Wu, who was sitting on the sofa with a calm expression, and was inexplicably stung by the calmness and frankness in his eyes, which made his heart surge.
If he could also stand at such a height, wouldn't Qiao Wu look at him with such eyes? Not like looking at a strange and ignorant boy.
He said stubbornly, "Goodbye, and thank you."
Qiao Wu nodded gently: "Goodbye."
Watching Zhong Min's back disappear, Qiao Wu felt a little puzzled.
Is this the protagonist?
That seems to be the case.
"Thank you." Zhong Hejing said.
Qiao Wu didn't care much: "Just a casual thing."
Zhong Hejing thought to herself, this is not so casual.
People who don’t have this kind of heart and whose minds are not so clear may not think of this level. Everyone is unique.
No wonder those people from the Lu family are so obedient in front of Qiao Wu.
"Now I think I know why Lu Jinzhi chose you as his housekeeper."
Qiao Wu was rarely silent.
This was not Lu Jin's choice, and he had no idea how much he regretted it.
"If he goes abroad, you go abroad too. If he goes for two years, you go for two years too." Zhong Hejing suddenly realized, "Did you guys make this an agreement?"
Qiao Wu: "No, it was just a coincidence."
Zhong Hejing was curious: "Can I ask why you chose to be the Lu family's housekeeper? What do you mean when you say they need you?"
As far as she knew, Qiao Wu had grown up in the Lu family and studied with the young masters of the Lu family, so with her abilities, she should be more than just a housekeeper. With so many servants in the Lu family, they should not be short of a housekeeper.
Qiao Wu asked in return: "What did you think they were like before this?"
"……truth?"
"Um."
"That might not be polite."
Qiao Wu laughed: "Just as you think, but in my eyes they are not that kind of people."
"You and Zhong Min have no feelings for each other, yet you still hesitate for him," she said. "And I'm closer to them than you are to Zhong Min. I don't want them to become the kind of people you care about in the future."
Zhong Hejing understood: "Now in my heart, I have changed a little bit."
“That requires further efforts.”
"After you change your mind, will you stay there forever?"
Qiao Wu thought about it seriously and shook his head gently: "No."
Although the Lu family's salary is high, the work is also very busy and there are a lot of things to do.
She is not an ungrateful person, nor is she an ambitious person. When their ending changes, she will probably choose to do something easier. But by then she will just be their friend, which is also good.
Zhong Hejing's eyes lit up: "If it is possible, I mean if."
She looked at Qiao Wu and said, "If you don't want to continue being a housekeeper there, would you like to come and stay with me?"
Qiao Wu was surprised: "What?"
"I know how demanding Lu Jinzhi is." Zhong Hejing spoke of him with a hint of disdain. "Most people don't meet his standards, so I'm quite curious. The people around me right now are just like that, but I admire you and think working with you would be harmonious. Would you consider it?"
Zhong Hejing subconsciously felt that being a housekeeper and running her own business were completely different things and could not be compared.
Qiao Wu chuckled: "I won't leave the Lu family anytime soon."
"It doesn't matter. It's just a matter of time."
Qiao Wu was about to say something when his cell phone suddenly rang. It was Lu Yingchi calling.
She apologized and answered the phone: "What's wrong?"
"My car broke down." Lu Yingchi's tone sounded a little depressed. "Ask the driver to pick me up."
Qiao Wu glanced at the time. This place wasn't far from Lu Yingchi's school, so he said, "I'll come. It's on my way."
The other person's tone suddenly became higher: "Really?"
"Yeah, twenty minutes."
Lu Yingchi snorted twice: "One more second and I'll go find the old man to complain about you."
Because the house was quiet and the two were close to each other, Zhong Hejing could hear the other person clearly. She sent Qiao Wu to the door but still didn't say the last sentence.
Why does it feel like Lu Yingchi is like a dog, wagging his tail when you wave at him?
But because of this phone call, she felt that Qiao Wu should not continue to stay in the Lu family.
She knew about the things Qiao Wu's father had done in the past, which were scattered and she had little freedom.
This made her even more determined to invite Qiao Wu to the company.
Twenty minutes later, Qiao Wu arrived at the gate of Lu Yingchi School.
Young Master Lu looked like he had never been in the sun before. He stood straight in the sun, with his hands in his pockets and a dark expression on his face. His yellow hair seemed to be singed by the sun, but it still couldn't hide his eye-catching face. Men and women all looked at him.
Someone who knew him came forward and said hello: "Mr. Lu, let's go for a drink?"
Lu Yingchi said impatiently: "No."
Many people at school knew that Lu Yingchi had fallen out with Hu Zhuo's group, and it was quite ugly, so for a moment, no one dared to offend him. "I heard your car broke down. Do you want me to take you home?"
Lu Yingchi's expression improved a little: "Can't you see I'm standing here?"
???
so?
Seeing the other party's puzzled face, Lu Yingchi sighed softly: "Someone is here to pick you up, do you know?"
"Ohhhh!" His classmate suddenly understood. "I get it! A girlfriend!"
Otherwise, it would not be worth it for him to leave the shade of the tree and stand here like Houyi.
Lu Yingchi’s girlfriend!
Really Chang'e?!
What girlfriend? Lu Yingchi looked at her unkindly: "What are you thinking about? It's none of your business."
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more. Just wait."
The man said goodbye to Lu Yingchi and walked a few steps away when he saw a low-key black BMW driving up and stopping at the side of the road. Lu Yingchi, who was originally behind, took a few steps over and opened the passenger door, saying in a cocky manner, "It's been more than twenty minutes."
A pleasant female voice with a smile came from the car: "Okay, it's my fault, so are you still going to get on?"
Taking advantage of the moment when Lu Yingchi got into the car, the classmate saw the people in the car clearly and his eyes widened instantly.
It really is Chang'e!
Such a beautiful girl, but Lu Yingchi is hiding her!
He subconsciously took a step forward, but was discovered by Lu Yingchi who was closing the door. The other party's eyes instantly pressed down on him, heavy.
Qiao Wu in the car saw that he hadn't closed the door: "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Lu Yingchi closed the door, blocking her view. "Why are you here?"
Qiao Wu said casually, "I have an appointment."
Hearing this, Lu Yingchi turned his head to look at her, but he was too embarrassed to ask.
How come this guy has appointments every day, at home and outside? Is he that busy?
"Next time something like this happens, you can call the driver directly." Qiao Wu said.
Lu Yingchi said nothing.
He did have the driver's phone number, but when he opened his phone he first saw the pinned contact. By the time he realized what was happening, the call had already been made.
"Am I disturbing you?" he asked.
Hearing the displeasure in his tone, Qiao Wu smoothed it over: "No, weren't I afraid you'd get dried out in the sun, so I came to pick you up right away?"
"Two minutes late."
"Tsk, Lu Yingchi."
Lu Yingchi said angrily: "You are not allowed to speak."
When they were almost home, Qiao Wu's phone rang again.
Worried about having to deal with things sometimes, she habitually connects to the Bluetooth in the car to make it convenient to answer calls.
Seeing that it was Zhong Hejing calling, she asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
"I was interrupted just now and didn't finish what I was saying." Zhong Hejing said, "It's about you coming to work with me."
Lu Yingchi, who was looking listless next to him, suddenly sat up like a puppy with its fur standing on end, his eyes wide open.
Qiao Wu had a bad feeling and was about to interrupt Zhong Hejing, but she continued, "I'm afraid you might misunderstand, so let me explain. I'm not asking you to be my housekeeper. I will definitely not let my mother get involved in the company's affairs. I have my own development plan, so if we can really work together, we can discuss stock dividends in addition to salary."
Qiao Wu actually knew this.
To be honest, working in a company may be easier than being a housekeeper, at least the work content is simpler.
"I'll think about it," she said politely.
Lu Yingchi was instantly stressed.
Still considering?!
Zhong Hejing: "Then I look forward to that day."
"What are you considering?! She's my person!" Lu Yingchi finally reacted and yelled at the screen, "Don't consider it! If she doesn't consider it, don't even think about it!"
He hung up the phone immediately without waiting for Zhong Hejing to speak.
Qiao Wu sighed: "I told you to be polite."
"You're still speaking for her?!"
"I haven't been out for a week, drinking, or meeting friends, and you're still not satisfied!" Lu Yingchi said angrily, feeling aggrieved. "Not only am I going to hang up on her, I'm also going to establish some house rules!"
From today on, make a sign and put it in the guard room.
Zhong Hejing is not allowed to enter!
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