Zhao Ziyun was stunned by what his father said.
Can we blame him entirely?
When Zhao Chen was ostracized, every man and woman in the Zhao family, including the servants, was involved.
He merely played a supporting role at most.
Now that Zhao Chen is powerful and handsome, they've turned their backs on their adopted son?
He used to be the apple of everyone's eye in the family, and everyone spoiled him.
Now everyone dislikes him; it's all his fault for forcing Zhao Chen away.
Zhao Ziyun had no room for rebuttal, since he himself had no confidence and still needed the Zhao family to support him.
He was just an eighteen-year-old boy. Although he was an adult, he didn't actually have any of the skills an adult could use to survive.
So he had no choice but to suppress his anger.
He clenched his fists secretly, his heart filled with resentment towards the Zhao family, who had once doted on him!
Sure enough, there's always a barrier between siblings, and one day, these barriers will be magnified and even erupt.
It's only this little thing that's caused this up.
At this moment, Zhao Ziyun lowered his head and looked pitiful as he said:
“Dad, I always spoke up for my brother back then.”
“I’ve always hoped he could come back. But back then you said my brother was so immature, and I kept pleading for him, and you even scolded me…”
At this moment, Zhao Guohua couldn't help but recall the time when Zhao Chen had confronted them head-on, and Zhao Ziyun had actually spoken up for Zhao Chen.
However, upon hearing this, Zhao Guohua immediately became somewhat embarrassed and angry:
"Why all this nonsense? Don't you bear any responsibility at all?"
"From now on, no matter your situation, if I need you to apologize, you must show me the utmost sincerity!"
"If Zhao Chen hates you, you should let him beat and scold you until he calms down. In short, you have to find a way to get this kid back."
"Now that Zhao Chen has grown up, he even dares to target our Zhao family! He's really gone too far!"
"You're no better! You ungrateful wretch, how dare you talk back to me?"
Upon hearing Zhao Guohua's words, Zhao Ziyun was so angry that he trembled for a moment.
He clenched his fists tighter, but in the end he held back.
He still looked that pitiful figure:
"Yes, Dad. I'll do whatever you tell me to do!"
Zhao Ziyun finally agreed.
Seeing Zhao Ziyun's submissive demeanor, Zhao Guohua was finally satisfied.
Actually, he had never really cared much about this adopted son.
Moreover, his own daughters have already been good enough to Zhao Ziyun, so he can just give them some attention.
This adopted son was merely a cover for him to gain fame.
Moreover, he is also a person with traditional values.
Everyone knows that he is someone who values the continuation of his lineage very much.
On the surface, they had never had a son, so they adopted this one, and they seemed to treat him very well.
He wants to establish this persona within this industry.
Most importantly, he wanted to erase the impact of what happened back then as thoroughly as possible.
However, no matter what, now that the Zhao family is in this situation, they need someone to take the blame.
The adopted son, who appears to be favored but is actually being used, now has the opportunity to demonstrate his own value.
The Zhao family has raised Zhao Ziyun for so many years, shouldn't he be willing to sacrifice his life for the Zhao family?
Let alone asking him to do this little thing, Zhao Guohua would have no problem even if he asked Zhao Ziyun to die.
At this moment, Zhao Ziyun could also feel the anger of his adoptive father.
This is to pin all the blame on him, while also venting his anger.
Zhao Ziyun didn't argue anymore, and the Zhao family's daughters could now feel their father's rage.
In their eyes, their father, Zhao Guohua, had always been a refined and handsome middle-aged man, and it was rare for him to be in such a state.
But think about it, so much family fortune just vanished into thin air, anyone would be furious.
What's more, that's the foundation of the Zhao family. Without that family fortune, what will they eat and drink in the future?
At this moment, the group of older sisters recalled the past and vaguely realized that their beloved younger brother Zhao Ziyun was indeed very good at pretending!
They are not unaware of right and wrong in some matters, but they simply side with their relatives rather than with what is right.
At the time, they felt closer to Zhao Ziyun, but couldn't feel close to Zhao Chen.
Therefore, the scales in his heart naturally tipped in favor of Zhao Ziyun.
But looking back now, the way the sisters treated Zhao Chen back then was indeed very excessive.
Now they could understand why Zhao Chen had run away from home and severed all ties with them.
Especially after seeing Zhao Chen lose weight, he is even more handsome, talented and charming than his younger brother Zhao Ziyun.
How could they have been so blind back then, failing to see the hidden potential within him?
Looking back now, it wasn't entirely because they were blind; they were simply blinded by greed and misled by Zhao Ziyun.
Now, everything is slowly returning to normal after Zhao Chen broke free of the shackles of fate.
As a result, the daughters of the Zhao family began to return to normal.
Zhao Ziyun, on the other hand, had a strong premonition that something important was quietly slipping away from him.
He couldn't grasp it even if he wanted to, and could only watch helplessly as his luck slowly slipped away...
He is no longer the male protagonist who can defy fate and dominate the world!
The worst part was that he could sense that as his father's attitude changed, his older sisters also began to look down on him.
They disliked him for being too fragile, for being sickly, for being too effeminate...
This kind of morbid beauty always evokes a protective instinct in the older women.
But with Zhao Chen's Yang Gangmei as a contrasting example, his so-called morbid beauty seems really ridiculous.
In fact, most people don't want to live with a sickly person. Not only are they very demanding, but they are also extremely delicate.
However, now, the older sisters no longer cared what Zhao Ziyun thought. Following their father's wishes, they began to plan how to apologize to Zhao Chen and how to get him to accept it.
They still firmly believe that because of their blood ties, even if they had any disagreements with Zhao Chen before, they will eventually reconcile and become a loving family.
All you need to do is remove the obstacles.
If Zhao Ziyun upsets Zhao Chen, then just send Zhao Ziyun somewhere else so he won't be in the way.
Zhao Ziyun truly felt that his heart had never been so cold before.
Was all the doting love his sisters showed him fake? Was all the love his parents showed him fake too?
How did everything turn out like this?
"It's all Zhao Chen's fault! It's all because of him that I've ended up like this!"
"You want me to apologize? Sure! But I can't guarantee what the consequences will be..."
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