"No, we broke up more than half a month ago. I've been in the hospital and Meiling has never come." Although Zhu Jun didn't understand why Xu Zhiyuan asked about Liu Meiling, he still told the truth.
"Did Liu Meiling initiate the breakup? Or was it you who brought it up?" Xu Zhiyuan's eyes grew increasingly serious as he asked this question. He imagined scenarios like "Zhu Jun gets bored with the old and loves the new," "Liu Meiling's persistent pursuit," and "Zhu Jun murdering someone and dumping the body."
"It was Meiling who proposed it. She said I am a... loser and not worthy of her." Although Zhu Jun felt a little embarrassed to be dumped by Liu Meiling, he still chose to tell the truth.
Zhu Jun's heart was in turmoil as he recalled his previous infatuation with Liu Meiling. Liu Meiling was the girl Zhu Jun had loved with all his heart, but he never expected that the girl he loved so deeply would leave a deep scar on Zhu Jun's heart.
Zhu Jun used a lot of self-control to resist the urge to go and settle accounts with Liu Meiling. Zhu Jun was busy cultivating the pendant space, wasn't it all because of Liu Meiling? Zhu Jun felt that since he could possess a treasure like the pendant space, he would definitely not be a loser for the rest of his life. Zhu Jun wanted to succeed, he wanted to make Liu Meiling regret it.
"Do you hate Liu Meiling?" Xu Zhiyuan couldn't help but ask when he saw Zhu Jun's face change from pain to confusion and then to determination.
"Huh~!" Commander Zhu let out a breath, a self-deprecating smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"What's there to hate? We were just in a relationship. Liu Meiling looked down on me, so breaking up is normal. Married couples can get divorced if their values don't match! Meiling's right, I'm a loser. Any other man in the Zhu family is a loser compared to me." Zhu Jun started talking in a flurry. The last sentence was also from Liu Meiling, and Zhu Jun remembered it well.
When Liu Meiling yelled at Zhu Jun about breaking up, Zhu Jun realized for the first time how blind he had been in the past, actually treating this snobbish girl like an innocent white rabbit. Liu Meiling's words to Zhu Jun were very vicious, and it was because of Liu Meiling's scolding that Zhu Jun realized that without the identity of Zhu Xiangyang's grandson, he really had no strengths.
When Zuo Qing heard this, he stood up with a "whoosh" in anger.
Zuo Qing knew Zhu Jun's affection for Liu Meiling and his desire to marry her. Because of this, even though Zuo Qing disliked Liu Meiling, she never once asked Zhu Jun to break up with her. On Liu Meiling's birthday, seeing Zhu Jun's distress, Zuo Qing took out the "heirloom" Wang Wenjun had given her and asked Zhu Jun to give it to Liu Meiling as a birthday present.
However, Liu Meiling trampled on Zhu Jun's sincerity. How could Zuo Qing, as a mother, tolerate this?
Zuo Qing wanted to say something to comfort Zhu Jun, but he opened his mouth and swallowed his words back.
Xu Zhiyuan just said that you cannot interrupt him before he finishes questioning him.
"Comrade Zhu Jun, let's end our conversation today. Thank you for your cooperation." The self-deprecating look on Zhu Jun's lips made Xu Zhiyuan feel a little sad.
Before meeting Zhu Jun, Xu Zhiyuan had a preconceived notion that Zhu Jun had bullied Liu Meiling by relying on his family's power. He never expected the truth to be this. It seems the old saying, "Don't judge a book by its cover," is truly true.
"Jun, don't be sad. Our family doesn't want a girl like Liu Meiling. You will definitely meet a girl better than her in the future." After hearing Xu Zhiyuan announce the end of the conversation, Zuo Qing hurriedly comforted Zhu Jun.
"Mom, I'm not sad. On the contrary, I feel very fortunate. Thank you Liu Meiling for looking down on me, which gave me the motivation to strive. Besides, I, your son, should not be as bad as Liu Meiling." Zhu Jun smiled at Zuo Qing.
"I'm glad you can think it through." Zuo Qing finally felt relieved when he saw that Zhu Jun didn't seem to be forcing a smile.
Zhu Jun was Zuo Qing's first child. Although he wasn't as outstanding as his second son, Zhu Shan, Zuo Qing loved all of them equally. On the contrary, precisely because Zhu Jun and Zhu Juan were more mediocre, Zuo Qing devoted much more effort to them than to his second son, Zhu Shan.
"Xu Gongan, is Liu Meiling also implicated in your murder?" Zuo Qing asked casually when he saw Xu Zhiyuan and Hu getting up to leave.
Xu Zhiyuan was silent for a while before saying, "Liu Meiling is dead."
The news of Liu Meiling's death was Xu Zhiyuan's final attempt to test Zhu Jun. Seeing Zhu Jun's stunned expression, Xu Zhiyuan finally felt relieved.
If he had a choice, Xu Zhiyuan didn't want to be involved in Liu Meiling's case at all. He was just an ordinary person and didn't want to become a victim of the private grudges between the Liu and Zhu families.
What needed to be done had been done, and Xu Zhiyuan did not linger any longer. He walked around Zuo Qing, who looked shocked, and called Hu to walk out of the ward together.
Liu Meiling...dead? Zuo Qing was stunned for half a minute before he finally digested this information.
Zuo Qing turned his head and looked at Zhu Jun.
"Jun, I...did I hear it right? Just now, Xu Gongan...Liu Meiling died?" Zuo Qing felt his throat a little dry.
Liu Meiling was only eighteen years old! How could she die?
Although Zuo Qing didn't like Liu Meiling, he felt sorry for the demise of this young girl.
Wait...Liu Meiling is dead, and Xu Gongan has come to the hospital to ask Zhu Jun about the situation. Could it be that Xu Gongan and his men suspect Liu Meiling's death was caused by Zhu Jun? Zuo Qing realized this belatedly.
"Mom, are you and I bad people? Why am I not sad at all when I heard the news of Liu Meiling's death?" After a while, Zhu Jun said this.
At this moment, Zhu Jun realized that Liu Meiling, who had been the apple of his eye, had lost her goddess halo and become a mere passerby. Liu Meiling's death did not cause the slightest ripple in Zhu Jun's heart.
"Jun, you're not sad just because you don't love her anymore. It doesn't mean you are a bad person." Zuo Qing calmed down and comforted Zhu Jun.
Half an hour later, Zuo Qing and Zhu Jun finally arrived at the entrance of the sanatorium. The news of Liu Meiling's death had both Zuo Qing and his mother looking grim.
As soon as they reached the building where Zhu Xiangyang lived, Zuo Qing and Zhu Jun heard the shrill sound of the alarm in the building.
Zuo Qing's face changed.
The alarm bell meant that someone in the building was critically ill. Could something be wrong with Zhu Xiangyang? Zuo Qing didn't bother to talk to Zhu Jun. He took Zhu Jun's hand, lowered his head, and rushed into the building.
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