"The most important thing is..."
"Rou'er, haven't you always excelled in artistic endeavors? Regarding the company... you've never seemed involved."
Ming Tingxu's long fingers clasped Ming Zhi Rou's wrist, his eyes locked onto hers, unblinking. "How could you know so much?"
Ming Zhi Rou smiled softly. "Because Elder Brother was here before. Brother managed the company very well, so... I only needed to be your carefree little sister."
"But now..." she said, lowering her head slightly. "Now, because of Eldest Sister, the Ming family has lost many opportunities. So... I've been investigating the Ming Corporation's situation these past few days, and analyzing... how I can help the Ming family..."
"Rou'er is a genius in the first place," Mother Ming squeezed in, blocking in front of Ming Zhi Rou. "You couldn't think of a solution, and now that Rou'er has thought of one, you're unhappy?"
Mother Ming turned to Ming Zhi Rou. "Don't mind them. As long as there's a way to save the Ming family, we'll use it!"
"Mom, you don't understand anything..." Ming Tingxu frowned, trying to explain helplessly.
Mother Ming interrupted him directly. "I indeed don't understand business matters, but I'll ask you this: if Rou'er's method is feasible, can the Ming family be saved?"
Ming Tingxu sighed. "Yes... if Rou'er's method succeeds, the Ming family can indeed be saved, but..."
"Isn't it enough if it can be saved?" Mother Ming least wanted to lose her current life as a lady of status.
Besides, there was another reason.
If the Ming family could be saved.
She wouldn't become a sinner of the Ming family.
Because it was she who insisted on bringing Ming Zheng back.
Ming Zheng had caused the Ming family to be in such a state.
She was afraid, and worried...
That the Ming family would blame her.
They would shift all the blame onto her.
"But... how can we obtain the core technology of the Wang family?" Ming Xiu Jin asked the most crucial question from the side.
The few of them fell silent.
This method was indeed the only desperate measure the Ming family could take for now.
But... that was the Wang family.
It was the Wang family that was about to ascend to the position of the foremost of the four great families.
This was enough to show how powerful that technology was.
"I actually have a way," Ming Zhi Rou said, looking at their troubled expressions, and smiled confidently, hooking her lips.
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The next day, Ming Zheng heard the news of Ming Zhi Rou's return to the Ming family, and... it was not as she had predicted.
The Ming family had not pushed Ming Zhi Rou towards the young master of the Wang family.
Nor had they pushed Ming Zhi Rou out.
Instead, everything was as usual.
Ming Zheng was a little surprised.
The notice of lawsuit from the International Music Association against Ming Zhi Rou had been delivered to the Ming family yesterday.
The Ming family should have seen it.
She had heard from Fu Zheng Nan.
They were suing for one hundred million in compensation.
For the current Ming family, this was merely adding insult to injury.
Even if they sold the company and their houses, they would absolutely not be able to raise the one hundred million for Ming Zhi Rou.
After all, everyone in the Ming family, from top to bottom, was a self-serving individual.
Their selfishness was ingrained in their bones.
After seeing the notice of compensation for one hundred million.
They hadn't severed ties with Ming Zhi Rou, asking Ming Zhi Rou to bear all the compensation alone? Tsk tsk.
Could it be...
This was true love?
The Ming family truly intended to bear that one hundred million compensation for Ming Zhi Rou?
Ming Zheng couldn't help but click her tongue.
"What's wrong?" Chi Xian, beside her, hooked her finger and twirled it in his palm. "You finally managed to evade your third senior brother's eyes, and we're on a date alone, yet you're so distracted?"
Ming Zheng snapped back to attention.
Before her, the man's overwhelmingly handsome face was magnified in her pupils.
His eyes, as dark and lustrous as jade, were as clear as if washed by water.
When he gazed directly at her.
In his eyes, there was only Ming Zheng's face.
As if he were looking at his entire world.
As soon as she blinked, preparing to speak.
That face grew even closer.
A warm touch on her lips.
The scent of clear sandalwood enveloped her.
Ming Zheng blinked again.
This troublesome fellow had launched a sneak attack!
And he was getting greedier!
Ming Zheng reached out to pinch him.
The more she pinched, the bolder his actions became.
Finally, both of them were panting.
Just as Ming Zheng was about to erupt, to scold him for his immoral sneak attack.
The man in front of her suddenly revealed a soft, satisfied smile.
His dark eyes curved into a gentle, affectionate arc.
Then, he lowered his head.
And rested his forehead on Ming Zheng's shoulder.
"These past few days, it's either you were busy with your own things, or third senior brother was always watching you."
The man's voice was slightly husky, and his breath, exhaling, brushed against Ming Zheng's collarbone.
It was a little ticklish.
She wanted to push him away.
To avoid this ticklish feeling that reached her heart.
The man again spoke softly and weakly, "I've held back for so many days, and finally have a chance to kiss you wantonly, but your mind... isn't on me."
Ming Zheng: "..."
Forget it.
As a girlfriend, she was indeed negligent.
If he wanted to sneak attack, so be it.
Ming Zheng removed her hands from pushing him and instead began to rub his head.
Her fingertips sank into his soft hair.
She ruffled it once.
Couldn't help but ruffle it again.
And again.
Only when his hair was completely disheveled did she stop. "I wasn't distracted. I just saw a message from Chi San Yue and felt a bit emotional."
"What message?" Chi Xian raised his head, his top-tier divine countenance displaying a wronged expression. "Why is she everywhere? We go on a date, and she has to butt in? And it makes you so emotional?"
That expression.
Ming Zheng could only describe it as...
A large, loyal dog that seemed like it would be abandoned by its owner at any moment.
Utterly soft and yielding.
Yet, with that face, when he employed his handsome charm, Ming Zheng couldn't resist.
She turned her phone screen towards the man. "Just sharing some gossip about the Ming family."
On the screen.
It was her conversation with Chi San Yue.
The screen was filled with messages from Chi San Yue, and Ming Zheng had only replied with a few words occasionally.
Basically, it was about Ming Zhi Rou's return to the Ming family and the fact that the Ming family hadn't held her accountable for the hundred million in compensation.
Chi Xian glanced at it and his wronged expression subsided.
He reached out, placing his palm on Ming Zheng's head.
He lowered his gaze slightly, his voice husky. "You're feeling emotional about the Ming family's affection for Ming Zhi Rou?"
"You understand me so well?" Ming Zheng looked up at his ink-black eyes, her hand on his palm. "Even at this point, the Ming family is still unwilling to give up on Ming Zhi Rou."
Ming Zheng's crimson lips curved into a smile. "Then as for me... I can only shed tears while earning him a hundred million."