Zhu Mingyue lowered her head and said cautiously, "I...I stole her boyfriend..."
"What?" Zhu Xingye's expression changed slightly. "How did you steal her boyfriend? Which boyfriend? Lu Yuzhou?"
“Hmm…” Zhu Mingyue nodded gently, “It’s Lu Yuzhou.”
"Why did you steal him?" Zhu Xingye frowned, not understanding what had happened between her, Zhu Jinzhao, and Lu Yuzhou.
Zhu Mingyue wiped away her tears and explained, "Yes, yes, that's how it is. After I transferred to Dijing University, I haven't had any friends. Chaochao's friends don't like me, and Chaochao herself doesn't really like to hang out with me. I can only stay by myself every day."
“Lu Yuzhou took pity on me and approached me. He not only showed me around the school, but also accompanied me to and from get out of class and to the shopping mall near the school. He was very good to me, and I liked him a little, so I agreed to be his girlfriend.”
"But to my surprise, less than a week after we started dating, Chaochao brought Xiaojiang to me, saying that I was a shameless woman who had stolen her boyfriend! That's when I found out that Lu Yuzhou had dated Chaochao before..."
"...You used to date her?" Zhu Xingye grasped the key point of this statement. "So, Lu Yuzhou is no longer with Chaochao?"
“No.” Zhu Mingyue shook her head repeatedly. “Lu Yuzhou told me that he and Chaochao broke up a long time ago. Chaochao has a bad personality and likes to cause trouble for him. He couldn’t stand it, so he broke up with Chaochao. It was Chaochao who unilaterally refused to agree.”
"He also showed me his breakup chat with Chaochao. The chat history showed that they hadn't spoken for more than half a year, and their romantic relationship had long ended..."
"Since there's no romantic relationship, isn't it perfectly normal for you to be with Lu Yuzhou? Besides, you didn't even know that Zhu Jinzhao had dated him before," Zhu Xingye said coldly.
Zhu Mingyue sobbed, her words slurred: "Yes, yes, that's how I explained it to Chaochao, but she wouldn't listen to me at all. She's convinced that I deliberately seduced Lu Yuzhou and stole her boyfriend, so she and Xiao Jiang started cursing at me."
"At first, I didn't think I had done anything wrong, but the things she said were so awful that I couldn't stand it. My confidence gradually crumbled under her words, and in a daze, I started to wonder if I had really done something wrong, if I shouldn't have liked Lu Yuzhou."
Zhu Mingyue became more and more heartbroken as she spoke, and at this point she couldn't help but sob loudly.
Zhu Xingye felt a pang of sadness at her crying and quickly opened his arms to hug her tightly.
"Mingyue, don't cry. This is not Mingyue's fault. Mingyue, please don't think too much."
Zhu Mingyue nestled against his chest, sobbing uncontrollably: "But, but Chaochao scolded me, she said such awful things... I didn't have any friends at school, it was only because Lu Yuzhou appeared that I wasn't all alone, I really didn't mean to seduce Lu Yuzhou!"
"Big brother, big brother, you have to believe me! I'm really not that kind of bad woman!"
"Okay, I believe you." Zhu Xingye gently stroked the back of her head and comforted her softly, "Mingyue is the best girl, she's not like what Zhu Jinzhao said. It's all Zhu Jinzhao's fault, I'll call her back right now and give her a good talking to!"
"Mingyue, don't be afraid. Just go to school and stay with Lu Yuzhou. Your big brother will take care of you."
"Okay!" Zhu Mingyue nodded obediently. "Thank you for believing in me, big brother. But big brother, don't be too harsh on Chaochao. Remember to talk to Chaochao nicely."
Zhu Mingyue herself was crying her eyes out, but she still remembered to plead for Zhu Jinzhao. She was just too obedient.
Looking at her cautious demeanor, Zhu Xingye felt both heartache and resentment.
He felt as heartbroken for Zhu Mingyue's grievances as he resented Zhu Jinzhao's wickedness.
“Silly Mingyue…” He touched Zhu Mingyue’s tear-streaked cheeks and said gently to her, “You did nothing wrong, it’s Zhu Jinzhao who is wrong. Your brother will definitely discipline her and get justice for you.”
He was a man of his word. No sooner had he comforted Zhu Mingyue than he called the bewildered Zhu Jinzhao into his study.
Zhu Xingye, outside the dream, didn't see how he disciplined Zhu Jinzhao in the dream. Anyway, when Zhu Jinzhao came out of the study again, there was a clear handprint on his right cheek.
Zhu Xingye was stung by the handprint, and impulsively barged into another Zhu Xingye's study.
"Why did you hit her?!" he demanded angrily of the person in the study.
The man stood leisurely in front of the long table, and upon hearing this, slowly turned around.
"Hmph..." He stared at Zhu Xingye, offering no explanation, only letting out a sinister laugh.
Zhu Xingye clenched her fists angrily, her eyes red as she glared at him: "She's the sister you raised! How could you bear to lay a hand on her? Have you lost your mind?!"
"...Sister?" The man narrowed his eyes, his expression strange. "Zhu Xingye, do you consider her your sister?"
"I..." Zhu Xingye choked.
The man looked him up and down with a half-smile, his eyes full of mockery: "Zhu Xingye, you have no right to criticize me."
As soon as he finished speaking, the scene in front of Zhu Xingye suddenly changed again.
"boom--"
"Snap—"
Thunder and lightning flashed, and wind and rain raged, instantly engulfing Zhu Xingye's world in a downpour.
He stood disheveled in the raging wind and rain, staring blankly at Zhu Jinzhao lying on the ground.
Zhu Jinzhao was covered in blood, her face, so thin and sunken, was deathly pale from the heavy rain. She lay on her back on the ground, her eyes wide open and silent, unresponsive to the pounding rain.
She lay across Zhu Xingye's face, devoid of any life, stiff and cold like a corpse.
“Zhao Zhao…” Zhu Xingye looked at her, his heart suddenly pounding rapidly and erratically. He unconsciously took a few steps forward, wanting to get closer to Zhu Jinzhao.
"Chaochao, why are you lying in the rain... Get up, get up quickly..."
"She can't get up!" Zhu Ning suddenly shoved her face in front of Zhu Xingye, her expression contorted with rage, and said, "She's dead, she'll never get up again!"
"...Dead? Dead?" Zhu Xingye stared wide-eyed in disbelief, finding it hard to accept Zhu Ning's words.
"yes!"
Zhu Ning quickly dodged, and Zhu Qian stood in front of him with a cold smile: "She's dead! She's been dead for a long time! She died at your hands! You killed her!!"
"She was killed by me..." Zhu Xingye took a few steps back helplessly, "She was killed by me..."
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