"So Mingyue, as long as you're really determined to enter the entertainment industry, I'll do everything I can to help you. But before that, I think you should talk to your older brother first. After all, he's the head of the family, and he has to agree to this."
"..." Zhu Mingyue stared blankly at Zhu Jinzhao, unable to utter a word for a long time.
Zhu Jinzhao didn't urge her, but stood obediently in front of her and waited.
Her brows furrowed deeper and deeper; she could no longer understand Zhu Jinzhao's thoughts.
Zhu Jinzhao is a fake heiress who was switched at birth, so logically she should be very resistant to Zhu Mingyue's existence. If Zhu Mingyue doesn't come home, then she will always be the only daughter of the Zhu family, and the most beloved sister of her three older brothers.
But Zhu Mingyue was taken back to the Zhu family. Zhu Mingyue's appearance shattered her twenty-year dream. She should hate Zhu Mingyue, despise Zhu Mingyue, and wish she would get out of the Zhu family just like Zhu Mingyue did.
But she didn't.
From the day Zhu Mingyue returned home, she had been yielding and trying to please her at every turn. In order to make room for Zhu Mingyue, she even offered to leave the Zhu family.
At first, Zhu Mingyue thought she was pretending on purpose—pretending to be pitiful, sensible, and weak. But gradually, Zhu Mingyue overturned her initial assumption.
Because Zhu Jinzhao has no loopholes at all.
She tested him more than once, but failed to find any flaws in Zhu Jinzhao's defenses.
Zhu Jinzhao seemed to be genuinely sincere; she didn't seem to have any ill intentions towards Zhu Mingyue.
Before Zhu Mingyue went home, she had been determined to tear her apart. But now, seeing her so pathetic and cowardly, Zhu Mingyue suddenly felt it was pointless.
No matter how much she tore at him or targeted him, Zhu Jinzhao just stupidly accepted it without retaliating. She threw a punch with all her might, but it hit a soft and vulnerable ball of cotton.
It's so boring.
"Zhu Jinzhao, I'm bullying you right now." She was speechless and grabbed Zhu Jinzhao's arm, shaking her hard.
Zhu Jinchao acted like a fool: "I know you're bullying me."
Zhu Mingyue: "You knew? Since you knew, why didn't you fight back? Why didn't you retaliate?"
"Hmph..." Zhu Jinzhao laughed twice, seemingly out of nowhere, "Because I understand you. You are clearly the true daughter of the Zhu family, yet you suffered for twenty years because of a misunderstanding. Those hardships should have been mine, but you bore them for me."
“You’ve had a tough time all these years, so it’s normal for you to have some resentment towards me. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that.”
"You..." Zhu Mingyue was speechless.
She grew up in a highly dysfunctional family where everyone verbally abused her. She retorted and constantly talked back. Over time, her tongue became exceptionally sharp.
It's both toxic and potent.
This was the first time someone had managed to leave her speechless and unable to retaliate.
She angrily shook off Zhu Jinzhao's hand and shouted defiantly, "But my resentment is wrong. I know perfectly well that none of this is your fault, yet I still vented all my emotions and malice on you. You should be angry, you should fight back, you should take revenge on me!"
"I don't want to," Zhu Jinzhao replied casually.
"Why?" Zhu Mingyue questioned.
Zhu Jinzhao: "I was originally just an imposter who took your place. In your eyes, I am indeed not innocent. It's normal for you to hate me and seek revenge. I have no reason or confidence to go against you. Besides, I can't beat you..."
"My IQ isn't that high, I can't beat you."
Zhu Mingyue: "..."
His honesty leaves you speechless.
"Zhu Jinchao, you're a pig!"
Frustrated, Zhu Mingyue threw down those words and stormed out of Zhu Jinzhao's room, fuming with anger.
Zhu Jinzhao raised his hand and scratched his face, his eyes full of confusion.
"Bang!"
She slammed the door shut and collapsed onto the bed.
"How can there be someone in this world who's easier to bully than a soft persimmon!" She buried her face in the pillow and cursed uncontrollably.
"I'm speechless. Is this the kind of 'lump of cotton' that the Zhu family's elite education has produced?"
"Her attack power is not even comparable to half a pineapple. I felt it was a waste to hit her with a slipper!"
"Zhu Jinzhao, a pig like you would never sell in the countryside!"
"Buzz—Buzz—"
Just as he was getting into a tirade, his phone, which was lying on the blanket, suddenly rang at an inopportune moment.
Zhu Mingyue angrily rolled out of bed and roughly grabbed her phone. Several messages from her WeChat contacts were displayed on the lock screen.
Zhu Mingyue rolled her eyes at her phone; she knew without even guessing who had sent the message.
Sure enough, after unlocking the phone, Lu Yuzhou's WeChat profile picture had a very conspicuous red number "6" on it.
Zhu Mingyue suppressed her nausea and opened the unread messages.
Stupid: Mingyue, what do you want for breakfast tomorrow? I'll come early and buy it for you.
Idiot: A new coffee shop opened near the school gate. They have a fruit coffee that's really good. I'll buy it for you to try tomorrow.
Idiot: The barbecue restaurant downstairs from my house has a new dish called passion fruit mixed meat. I heard it's pretty good. Do you want to try it?
Idiot: There's a department meeting tomorrow afternoon, and everyone has to write a short reflection. I've already taken care of that for you, so you don't need to worry about it.
Lu Yuzhou gave Zhu Mingyue all the patience and generosity that even his official girlfriend couldn't possess.
Previously, Zhu Mingyue did indeed want to seduce him. He was Zhu Jinzhao's boyfriend, and Zhu Mingyue, with wicked intentions, wanted to break them up.
Lu Yuzhou was a very sensible man. As soon as he heard that Zhu Jinzhao was a fake heiress, he immediately planned to dump her and pursue Zhu Mingyue, the real heiress.
Zhu Mingyue only needed to say some ambiguous things from time to time to woo him. He was like a dog, eagerly sticking to her as soon as he "smelled" those words.
Zhu Mingyue was initially quite satisfied with the result, but now, she suddenly didn't want to continue playing.
Given how pathetic she is today, even if her boyfriend were really stolen, she probably wouldn't dare to do anything.
Forget it, I won't bully her anymore, it's pointless.
Zhu Mingyue opened the chat box, her slender fingers tapping rapidly on the screen, and she typed out a message in less than a minute.
"Senior Lu, I think it's better if we keep some distance. After all, your official girlfriend is Jinzhao. You should talk to her about these things, these private matters, not to me."
Upon seeing these words, Lu Yuzhou immediately became anxious.
Idiot: Mingyue, why are you suddenly saying this? Isn't our situation fine as it is?
...
Zhu Mingyue was too lazy to reply to him.
He sent it again.
"Did you see something today? She's upset with you, isn't she? Don't be afraid, Mingyue, I'll go and explain for you right away."
—You are a very good girl, you shouldn't have to suffer these grievances because of me.
Zhu Mingyue: "..."
Is this guy out of his mind? Does he think he's some kind of irresistible catch? She's even putting up with all this for him, what a nutcase…
—Senior Lu, this matter has nothing to do with Jinzhao. Don't misunderstand, and don't go looking for her.
...
Lu Yuzhou did not reply, because he had already danced in front of Zhu Jinzhao.
I've been exhausted for two days, and as soon as I got into bed, my eyelids started drooping uncontrollably.
She was holding her phone, feeling drowsy and about to dream, when Lu Yuzhou's message suddenly popped up aggressively.
Why are you making things difficult for Mingyue today? If you have any grievances, you can take them out on me. Why drag an innocent person into this?
Zhu Jinzhao: "...Hmm?"
Where did this turd come from?
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