Zhu Xingye buried his head in his food, his cold eyes filled with impatience: "What good will replying to your WeChat message do?"
"Of course I can!" Zhu Ning straightened his back and said seriously, "I'm a top influencer in the e-sports circle. If you replied to my WeChat last night and agreed to let me stand up for Chaochao and Mingyue, then Su Ying's fans wouldn't dare to blatantly lie online."
"...My fans aren't pushovers either. If they really start fighting, Su Ying's fans could be driven to despair in no time!"
“I agree.” Zhu Qian adjusted his glasses, unusually agreeing with Zhu Ning’s idea. “The infighting in the entertainment industry is terrifying. If Aning can mobilize the fans to protect Chaochao and Mingyue, then Su Ying’s fans won’t be able to be so smug.”
"Winning by numbers is still winning. Although it's a bit childish, it can save Chaochao and Mingyue from getting scolded."
"Exactly!" Zhu Ning nodded repeatedly. "We are Chaochao and Mingyue's own brothers, so we need to stand up for ourselves, especially in times like these!"
"Just because we didn't stand up for our sister right away yesterday, people on Weibo are now criticizing us for not standing up for our own sister!"
Zhu Qian: "Zhaochao and Mingyue encountered such a thing right after their debut. As their older brothers, we absolutely cannot stay out of the public eye."
"Brother, what do you think?"
"..."
"Thud—"
Zhu Xingye put down his chopsticks, turned around from his chair, and looked at his two younger brothers on the sofa, a faint smile on his lips that seemed both mocking and bitter.
"I think you're all right."
Zhu Ning was overjoyed and immediately stood up from the sofa: "Since Big Brother also thinks it's right, then let's get moving! Chaochao and Mingyue have been trending on social media and being criticized all day!"
"You didn't reply to my messages yesterday, and when I called you you just said you were busy. I was so anxious that I was going to go bald, but I didn't dare to speak up on my main account... So I frantically registered alternate accounts to argue with Su Ying's fans on Weibo."
"Hmm." Zhu Xingye looked at them indifferently and gave only a perfunctory reply.
Zhu Ning, oblivious to everything, was completely unaware of Zhu Xingye's strange behavior. He put one foot on the sofa and started editing a message on his phone.
"The club agreed to let me speak out yesterday, but because my older brother didn't give me a definite answer, they didn't dare to fully hand over control of the account to me. I've been holding it in for a whole day and night, and I almost got sick from it..."
"Second brother, stop standing there! Hurry up and go to Weibo to fight for Mingyue and Chaochao!"
"..."
Zhu Qian ignored him and instead stared intently at Zhu Xingye's expression.
"Big brother?" he called out tentatively to Zhu Xingye.
Zhu Xingye tilted his head slightly and glanced at him indifferently: "What's wrong?"
Zhu Qian asked in return, "What's wrong with you?"
Zhu Xingye: "I didn't do anything, I just quietly watched you guys make stupid mistakes."
"...What?" Zhu Qian frowned, not understanding why he would say that.
"Doing something stupid?" Zhu Ning looked up blankly at Zhu Xingye, "Doing what stupid? Big brother, are you scolding us?"
Zhu Xingye twitched the corner of his mouth and subtly rolled his eyes: "Besides you two, is there anyone else in the living room?"
He had already made his insults very clear; even if Zhu Ning were an idiot, she would understand.
"...Brother, what do you mean?" Zhu Ning put down his phone, not feeling angry, but just confused.
Zhu Xingye: "You only think about avenging Chaochao and Mingyue, but you haven't thought about why they became enemies with Su Ying at all."
"...Huh?" Zhu Ning was a little confused.
Zhu Xingye pushed back his chair, stood up, and looked down at them.
"By rushing forward without understanding anything, your behavior is not called supporting others, it's called causing trouble."
"Chaochao and Mingyue are public figures now, and as their family members, you should be careful with your words and actions. This matter has become so big, if you rush to speak out without understanding the situation, you may not only fail to help them, but also push them into a fire pit."
Zhu Ning's expression changed instantly: "Huh?"
Although he was somewhat of a public figure, he had spent all those years playing video games and hadn't bothered to study how public figures should be careful with their words and actions. If Zhu Xingye hadn't said those words, he wouldn't have realized how reckless his seemingly righteous behavior had been.
"Brother, what do you think we should do now?" He put his phone away, ignoring the unfinished message.
Zhu Xingye ignored him and turned to look at Zhu Qian, saying unhappily, "Zhu Ning is not smart enough, and you are not smart either? It's been a whole day and night since this happened, and instead of trying to find out the inside story, you're just fooling around with Zhu Ning."
"What exactly are you two burning about?"
"..." Zhu Qian stood up from the sofa with his head down. Although he was very angry about being scolded, he did not dare to talk back at all.
“I was in surgery all night yesterday, and I only had time to look into this matter this morning. I called both Chaochao and Mingyue, and they both gave the same story: they got into a feud with Su Ying because of some conflict of interest.”
"But they said they couldn't tell me the specifics of the conflict yet."
"They said they couldn't tell you, so you just stopped asking?" Zhu Xingye's tone was cold, tinged with sarcasm. "You're their own brother, don't you even deserve to know this little thing?"
Zhu Qian frowned: "They've both grown up, and it's normal for them to want to try to handle these troubles independently. I saw that they were both very confident and didn't take Su Ying seriously at all, so I didn't press them too much."
"..." Zhu Xingye was speechless. "You're quite considerate. You didn't want to press them too much, so you just stood up and cheered them on without really thinking."
"..." Zhu Qian didn't dare to retort.
Zhu Ning honestly admitted her mistake: "Big brother is so thoughtful. Does big brother know what exactly happened between the two of them and Su Ying?"
Zhu Xingye: "...I don't know."
Zhu Ning: "..."
Zhu Qian: "..."
Zhu Xingye looked away from them, no longer looking at them: "I don't know, because I didn't ask at all."
"Why didn't you ask?" Zhu Ning asked in shock. "Aren't you worried about them?"
"Hmph," Zhu Xingye sneered, "I'm their older brother, of course I'm worried about them. But such a big thing happened, and neither of them took the initiative to come to me to explain the situation, which proves that they don't need my help at all, so what's the point of me asking?"
"...Big brother."
Zhu Qian disagreed with Zhu Xingye's words, "How could you think like that?"
Zhu Xingye: "Why can't I think that way?"
"I am their older brother. I care for them and love them, but how have they repaid me?"
"She's a liar, a habitual cheater, and would rather believe a man she just met than me. Why should I be so delusional?"
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