Chapter 31.1 - (Part 1) (1/2)

Despite his lack of great popularity, Zhao Mo was still considered a celebrity. Therefore, it was no surprise that some news agencies posted about him entering the police station. But before Zhao Mo’s manager could finish preparing the emergency measures, the news was suppressed by the Fu family.

After all, the matter involved the Young Master of the Fu family. Although they looked down on a D-list celebrity, they did not want this matter to blow up.

Either way, a huge weight was lifted off Zhao Mo’s manager’s shoulders.

At the hospital, Zhao Mo belatedly realized that he had been blocked by Zhao Mingxi. He was in disbelief. His fox eyes were blown wide, his fingers poking at the phone. He looked at Zhao Zhanhuai in shock. “She blocked me?! What the hell? She blocked me?!”

Zhao Zhanhuai saw that Zhao Mo was still unclear about the situation, but he was too lazy to deal with him, so he asked his assistant to help him clean up Zhao Mo’s things and prepared to leave the hospital.

Zhao Mo softened his look of arrogance. He couldn’t help but say, “Could it be that Zhao Mingxi broke off with our family because of me…? Because I’ve always been bullying her?”

Zhao Zhanhuai thought: You were definitely part of the reason.

Zhao Yuning, who was sitting aside, crossed his arms. When he saw how Zhao Mo was acting, he felt a little relieved. At least Zhao Mingxi hated him more.

Zhao Yuning deliberately said, “Er ge, who else could it be if not you? I’ve always gotten along very well with Mingxi. Da ge and dad are always in the company, so you bullied Mingxi all day when you were at home— Oh, and mom—”

When Zhao Yuning thought of Madam Zhao, he closed his mouth. There was a slightly dejected expression on his face.

As Zhao Zhanhuai listened to Zhao Yuning’s words, he was oddly amused by it. He added with a bitter tone, “Also, Yuning and I were the first to know that Mingxi had severed all ties with our family. You were the last to know. Just by this, you’ll know who Mingxi regards as more important in her heart.”

The expression on Zhao Mo’s face was one of extreme gloom. “Zhao Mingxi doesn’t know what’s good for her.”

The nurse who was watching all this: “…”

What’s there to be compared?!

Zhao Mo was helped out of the bed. As soon as his right foot touched the ground, he hissed in pain, “Slowly! Slowly!”

He touched his earrings that had come off during the fight and couldn’t help but to be annoyed. “If I ever meet those stinky brats led by the red-haired guy again, I’ll beat them to death. As for Zhao Mingxi, if she doesn’t want to come home, let her be. Her attempt to try to cut off contact with our family was probably instigated by that red-haired guy! After a while, her thoughts will be cleared up and she’ll know to return to us!”

“I refuse to believe that a 17 or 18-year-old can pull off such a stunt!”

However, the moment he finished speaking, no one continued the conversation.

Zhao Mo raised his head. He saw how deep in thought and worried Zhao Zhanhuai and Zhao Yuning were.

He remembered the indifferent look in Zhao Mingxi’s eyes at the library that day. He felt his heart drop to his stomach and couldn’t help but ask, “—It can’t be true, right? Has she really severed all ties with us? Is she this rebellious now?”

“What do you think?” Zhao Zhanhuai raised his eyebrows and said, “Dad was furious with me last night because of this incident. I still don’t know how to deal with it.”

Only then did Zhao Mo’s expression change.

He gave it some thought and sneered, “Hey, this is a big deal. I’m not leaving anymore, I’ll stay and settle this matter.”

Zhao Yuning couldn’t help but say, “Er ge, what can you possibly do? I’m already thankful if you don’t make things worse.”

Zhao Yuning originally wanted to go back to the hotel, but Zhao Zhanhuai said that the family was going to have a meeting because of Zhao Mingxi’s matter.

Hence why he reluctantly got into Zhao Zhanhuai’s car.

As soon as they entered the house, the three brothers felt that the atmosphere at home was particularly solemn.

“What’s wrong?” Zhao Zhanhuai walked over and asked.

Madam Zhao’s eyes were red and swollen, and Mr. Zhao’s face was pale. Zhao Yuan came over and handed him a piece of paper.

Zhao Zhanhuai took a glance at it. His eyelids suddenly twitched. This was a letter from a lawyer asking them to return Miss Zhao Mingxi’s personal belongings— including photos, the household registration book and other items as soon as possible.

It also emphasized that the portrait of Miss Zhao Mingxi was to be removed from group photos.

The inscription was Zhang Yize. He was the lawyer who was next to Young Master Fu when they met at the police station that day.

This lawyer’s letter was like a slap in the face. It hit every single one of them who thought that Zhao Mingxi would not really leave.

“I really didn’t think that Mingxi would actually do this…” Madam Zhao covered her face and cried again. “At that time, when she ran away from home, I scolded her and called her a brat. I thought she was a kid throwing tantrums again. I even felt that she was terribly annoying… but I didn’t think that she would really cut off relations with me. Why is she so decisive? I carried her in my womb for 10 months…”

“Stop crying!” Mr. Zhao could feel an incoming headache after hearing Madam Zhao’s muttering all morning.

Zhao Mo and Zhao Yuning took a look at the lawyer’s letter, their expressions solemn and worried.

After Madam Zhao stopped sobbing, the living room was silent for a while.

Everyone found it difficult to breathe.

Zhao Mo grabbed his silver hair, turned around and sat down on the sofa. “I think all this happened because of that brat with the surname Fu! It’s fine if Zhao Mingxi won’t return now, she will definitely come back one day—”

“Shut up!” Mr. Zhao stopped him. “Don’t you understand the current situation? Your sister, your biological sister, was bullied by you so much that she left!”

“Why are you blaming me for this?” Zhao Mo also got angry. “I just came back, how would I know—”

Mr. Zhao reprimanded, “If you didn’t go to school and ridicule your sister again, would your sister act like this?!”

Zhao Mo got upset and wanted to rebut him, but Zhao Zhanhuai frowned and said, “Enough.”

The Zhao family was practically in shambles.

Instead, Zhao Yuan seemed to be ignored by them.

Zhao Yuan stood in the corner, biting her lower lip. She gradually pinched her nails into the palms of her hands.

She never thought that Zhao Mingxi’s departure would have such a huge impact on the Zhao family.

Yet before Zhao Mingxi came, they belonged to her alone.

She didn’t know when Zhao Mingxi began to occupy the spaces in their hearts.

…

Even for Zhao Mo, he found teasing Zhao Mingxi, who had a bad temper, much more fun than teasing her.

Mingxi left home completely last night. When Zhao Yuan got up this morning, she saw Madam Zhao telling people to move some things.

She thought she was going to empty Zhao Mingxi’s room and restore their life back to how it used to be.

But she didn’t expect Madam Zhao to keep all of Mingxi’s things. She made people put dust-proof cloth on her things, so that when Mingxi came back, these things would not be dusty.

—Even if Zhao Mingxi has made it clear, everyone is still waiting for her to come back.

Madam Zhao also told her to avoid contact with Zhao Mingxi at school so as not to trigger Mingxi.

Zhao Yuan felt as if her heart was being stuffed with something.

She carefully brought up Aunt Zhang, the nanny who had been driven away, to Madam Zhao.

This time, Madam Zhao’s answer was very firm. In fact, she was very annoyed when she mentioned this person. “She bullied Mingxi, so she definitely can’t come back here. Don’t say anything on her behalf anymore.”

…

Zhao Yuan could feel that everything in the family was changing.

And because of the break between Mingxi and Zhao family in front of the police station last night, this change was rapidly exacerbated.