Lu Xiangxiang sat on the bed with his hands and knees, hiding his whole body in the darkness, staring blankly ahead, and unconsciously tightening his trouser legs with his slender fingers.
What Ji Mingche just said echoed in his ears.
"I have a solution to this crisis."
"Go and steal Lu Youting's USB flash drive."
If it were in the past, after hearing this suggestion, she would definitely agree without hesitation.
However, after what happened today, she discovered that the family she hated before was not actually as uncaring about her as she imagined.
In their hearts, they have her.
So, she hesitated.
"Is there any other way?"
Seeing her hesitation, Ji Mingche seemed very angry.
"What? I wish you a birthday and you are moved? Do you still remember how you lived these past ten years? When you were thrown into boarding school at a young age, where were they? When you were bullied by everyone, where were they?
Where were they? Where were they when you were almost raped by your stepfather? Did a little birthday cake make you forget all this?"
Ji Mingche's words pulled her into that dark time again.
yes!
How could she be swayed by a birthday cake!
If that's the case, then why is she still hesitating?
"I'm waiting for your good news! Before womanfragrance is put on the shelves, send me the news on the USB flash drive."
What should she do?
My brother said that once the contents of the USB flash drive are leaked, it will not only help Ji Mingche survive the crisis, but will also cause trouble for the Lu family.
What's the trouble?
Is it big?
How should she help Ah Che without hurting her brother?
That night, she didn't sleep all night.
The next day.
The first ray of morning light shone through the glass window. She raised her hand to block the dazzling sunlight. After hesitating for a moment, she called Ji Mingche.
"Did you get the USB flash drive?"
Lu Xiangxiang had a lump in his throat and said in a consultative tone: "Ah Che, is there any other way? I... Lu Youting carries the USB flash drive with me. I'm afraid it will be difficult to steal it."
In order not to make Ji Mingche angry, she had to find a relatively reasonable excuse.
"Ah……"
Ji Mingche chuckled, but his voice was as cold as ice.
"Be good, I know you can find a way. Aren't you his biological sister?"
"But……"
Before he finished speaking, he was impatiently interrupted by Ji Mingche.
"Remember, I am the only person in the world who treats you well. They are just strangers who are related to you by blood! If you no longer have the only purpose, then our relationship will end here."
Hearing that he was going to end the relationship, Lu Xiangxiang immediately panicked.
"No, you know, I like you and value your life more than my own. I...I can't lose you."
Her sincerity did not move Ji Mingche.
He said with a face full of sarcasm: "Remember, before womanfragrance was released, you had not transferred the contents of the USB flash drive to me, then... the account you are contacting now will become a useless account. From now on, we will never see each other until death.
We interact as if we have never met each other before."
After delivering the ultimatum, Ji Mingche hung up the phone without any unnecessary nonsense.
"No……"
"Ache..."
"Ji Mingche..."
"Hey, hey..."
Lu Xiangxiang shouted excitedly into the phone, but unfortunately all she got in response was a series of busy signals.
She called him again like crazy.
"Sorry, the number you dialed cannot be connected at the moment, please call again later..."
Lu Xiangxiang felt as if all his strength had been drained from his body. He kept shaking his head, and scenes that were deeply ingrained in his memory appeared in his mind.
"Don't worry, I will never let them bully you again, I will protect you."
"That bastard didn't do anything to you, right? Did he bully you?"
"Congratulations on your employment. This is the entry gift I bought for you. You said you were unlucky, so I folded the lucky star for you with my own hands. I hope it can bring you good luck."
Beautiful memories flooded into my mind.
She suddenly stood up from the bed.
Between the two, I finally made a choice.
She can't lose Ji Mingche.
The balance in my heart began to favor Ji Mingche without hesitation, and the little affection I had finally developed for Lu Youting instantly became worthless in the face of love.
She went back to the bathroom to freshen up, changed into a set of clean clothes, and went straight to the Lu family's old house.
After her sweet talk, Mrs. Lu immediately called Lu Youting and asked him to bring Jian Si and the three children to the old house for dinner.
night.
After Lu Youting got off work, he picked up Jian Si and the three children and arrived at the Lu family's old house on time.
When Lu Yandong returned home in the evening, he looked at his already slim daughter and nodded towards her with a cold expression, as if this was not his daughter but a stranger.
Lu Xiangxiang clenched his hands into fists, tears welling up in his eyes. He opened his lips and wanted to call him, but he couldn't say 'Dad'.
When she was a child, her father loved her very much.
But one day, her father suddenly didn't like her anymore, and his attitude towards her changed completely.
When she wanted to ask him why, her parents divorced.
She then left the Lu family with her mother, left Jiangcheng, went to a completely unfamiliar city, and never saw her father again.
As things happened later, my feelings for him turned into only hatred.
After yesterday, Lu Youting's attitude towards Lu Xiangxiang became much better, and he would give her food from time to time: "Eat more, you are too thin."
Lu Xiangxiang's determination almost wavered again, but when he thought of Ji Mingche, he immediately became firm again and glanced at Lu Youting's pants pocket calmly.
He changed his pants.
However, there is a small bulge in the pocket of the pants. Judging from the shape, it is exactly the same as yesterday's USB flash drive.
In other words, the USB flash drive is still in his pants pocket?
"Brother, let me toast you. Thank you for celebrating my birthday with me yesterday." After saying that, he stood up, picked up the red wine on the table, and poured it into Lu Youting's glass.
The wine glass was filled to the brim.
When he was taking back the red wine bottle, his hand crutch accidentally touched the red wine glass in front of Lu Youting. With a "bang", the wine glass fell over and all the red wine spilled out, all the way down the table and onto Lu Youting.
It's all on clothes and pants.
"Ah..." Lu Xiangxiang deliberately exclaimed and said hurriedly: "Brother, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it! Go to the toilet quickly and deal with it."
The expression on Lu Youting's face changed slightly.
He nodded, stood up, and went to the bathroom in the bedroom on the second floor.
"Grandma, I'm going to see my brother..."
After Lu Xiangxiang hurriedly said a word, he also ran upstairs and came to Lu Youting's room.
The door to the room was not closed, and the dirty clothes and pants that Lu Youting took off were casually placed on the back of the chair, and the sound of gurgling water could be heard from the bathroom.
Lu Xiangxiang trembled with excitement, stepped lightly, and slowly approached the dirty clothes——