"..." Zhu Mingyue's hand holding the chicken wings froze in mid-air, and her expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
Zhu Xingye's words just now sounded like he was favoring her, but in reality he was protecting Zhu Jinzhao's shortcomings.
She kindly offered the plate of chicken wings, and if Zhu Jinzhao didn't accept them, it would be disrespectful to her as a true heiress; but if Zhu Jinzhao accepted them, she would still be suspected of stealing her food.
In short, whether Zhu Jinzhao accepts this plate of chicken wings or not, he will ultimately be the one who feels disgusted. But if Zhu Xingye were to interfere, things would be completely different.
Zhu Xingye is the eldest brother of the Zhu family. With just a casual remark, he can turn the matter of Zhu Jinzhao refusing to accept her chicken wings into a harmless joke.
After the laughter subsided, Zhu Jinzhao was fine, leaving her alone awkwardly holding the chicken wings.
"...Okay." Having no reason to continue her outburst, she could only take the chicken wings back and eat them listlessly.
"If you can't eat, that's fine, but don't sneakily poke at the bottom of your bowl." Zhu Xingye put down his chopsticks, took out two tissues from a box to wipe his mouth, and gave one to Zhu Jinzhao.
Zhu Jinzhao, as if granted a pardon, immediately pushed his rice bowl aside: "Hehe..."
Zhu Xingye glared at her, feigning anger: "You still have the nerve to laugh? If there's a next time, see if I don't teach you a lesson."
Zhu Jinchao: "Oh."
Zhu Xingye: "How old are you? Still sneaking snacks instead of eating meals."
"..." Zhu Jinchao silently wiped his mouth without saying a word.
In just a few words, it sounded like Zhu Xingye was blaming Zhu Jinzhao, but Zhu Mingyue could hear the naked affection and closeness in these "blames".
This intimacy should have belonged only to her, but now it has been taken away by Zhu Jinzhao.
It seems she went a little too easy; those subtle hints had no effect on Zhu Xingye at all.
"Bright Moon".
Zhu Mingyue was staring intently at the chicken wings in front of her when Zhu Xingye suddenly called her name.
"Hmm?" She quickly composed herself, looked up at Zhu Xingye, and smiled gently. "What's wrong, brother?"
Zhu Xingye looked at her gently: "Mingyue, you've just returned to the capital and are still quite unfamiliar with the place. Your older brother was worried that you'd be bored or bullied, so he spoke with Chaochao and asked her to take you with her wherever she goes. You're sisters and classmates, so it's better for you both to be close."
"You don't need to worry about bothering her. From now on, whether it's eating, going to class, or running errands, you can have her accompany you. I know you're used to being alone, but everyone needs close friends. I don't want to see you always all alone, so please make do and let Chaochao be your first friend in the capital."
“…Okay.” Zhu Mingyue agreed readily, without showing the slightest reluctance. It seemed that what Zhu Xingye said was exactly what she was thinking.
But only she knew how tightly she clenched her hands under the table.
What exactly did that brat Zhu Jinzhao say to Zhu Xingye? When she went home at noon, she clearly implied that Zhu Jinzhao was isolating her and didn't want to play with her. How come Zhu Xingye's words now imply that she is used to being alone and doesn't want Zhu Jinzhao to accompany her?
The blame was passed around, but in the end, it ended up falling on her own shoulders?
Zhu Jinzhao is really good at this. She can make Zhu Xingye do whatever he wants by pretending to be pitiful and weak, and even make Zhu Xingye turn around and subtly criticize her.
She underestimated her opponent... No, I need to increase the intensity of Zhu Jinchao's attack.
"Chaochao, as a local hoodlum in the capital, you absolutely have to take good care of Mingyue and make sure she has a great time, understand?"
Zhu Xingye treated everyone fairly, and after speaking about Zhu Mingyue, he moved on to Zhu Jinzhao.
Zhu Jinzhao: "I know."
Taking Zhu Mingyue out to play isn't a problem, but making Zhu Mingyue truly happy is probably impossible.
Zhu Mingyue hates her so much, the only way to make her happy is to get rid of Zhu Jinzhao!
After finishing his meal, Zhu Jinzhao was finally able to leave and go back to his room to hide.
After spending the afternoon browsing the mall, Zhu Jinzhao added five business owners on WeChat. She compared their offers, looked at the course schedules, and carefully considered both the time and the price per person before finally choosing two jobs that satisfied her.
One job is to serve customers at a dessert shop, charged by the hour, at 25 yuan per hour.
Another job is as a Hanfu model at a newly opened milk tea shop, paid by the day, 150 yuan for half a day.
After finalizing the shop for the part-time job, Zhu Jinzhao messaged Jiang Jingwen to let her know. Jiang Jingwen helped her review the information and, after confirming there were no issues, agreed.
She then replied to the shop owner and discussed the start of work hours.
After finishing these tasks, she finally felt relieved and took her pajamas into the bathroom to shower. After showering, she opened her schoolbag, took out her textbooks, and began studying with her newly purchased course materials.
Fortunately, she inherited some of the knowledge from the fake heiress; otherwise, she would never have been able to understand such strange courses in her entire life.
"Knock knock knock—"
She had been studying for less than half an hour when someone suddenly knocked on her door.
She paused the lesson, turned around to look at the door, and asked, "Who is it?"
Zhu Mingyue's voice rang out from outside the door: "Zhaochao, it's me."
"!!!!" Zhu Jinzhao instantly became alert, quickly got up from the chair, and ran to open the door.
The door opened, and Zhu Mingyue smiled apologetically at her: "Chaochao, did I disturb you?"
Zhu Jinzhao shook her head, stammering, "N-nothing. You...you called me so late at night, is there something you need?"
Zhu Mingyue waved the textbook in her hand: "I just transferred to Dijing University and I'm having trouble keeping up with the teachers' pace. I'm also not used to the way classes are held here. I didn't understand most of the class this morning, so I wanted to ask you for help."
"Tell me...?!" Zhu Jinzhao pointed to himself with his right index finger, startled by Zhu Mingyue's words.
Zhu Mingyue is a gifted, super-achieving student; can't she even understand these basic courses and needs to ask her for help? The key issue is that her actual educational level is only a second-tier university; she hasn't even finished her own coursework. How could she possibly teach Zhu Mingyue? Isn't this misleading and misleading her?
"I...you might have the wrong person..." Zhu Jinzhao looked embarrassed, but what she said was sincere. "My grades are not as good as yours. How could it be your turn to ask me for help? It's more like I should be asking you for help. I...I'm secretly taking extra classes myself. You should ask someone else for help. Don't let me corrupt you."
Every word was true, but Zhu Mingyue didn't believe it. She slightly pursed her lips, a hint of disappointment in her eyes as she looked at Zhu Jinzhao: "But my brother said you have excellent grades. Are you refusing me because you don't want to teach me?"
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