Ming Weizhou remained silent for a few seconds before asking, "Is it because... she stole Master Zheng Yu's work... that is, the Ming Zheng manuscript?"
"It's not just that matter." Mentioning this, Ming Huaizhi felt disappointed and tired.
He closed his eyes, "She still hasn't realized her mistake, and she blames everything on Ming Zheng."
As he said the last sentence, his voice clearly became hoarse, "Fourth Brother, do you know... how complicated my feelings were when I learned that song was Ming Zheng's creation..."
"But Ming Zheng won't forgive me, she will never forgive me..."
Ming Huaizhi opened his eyes, which were bloodshot, "Do you know? I knelt before her, I cried and begged her to forgive me, to give me a chance to compensate, but she said she didn't need it anymore, didn't need the love of us brothers anymore..."
This was the first time Ming Weizhou had seen his usually cool and dashing second brother display such helpless pain.
He didn't know what had happened between his second brother and Ming Zheng.
But at this moment, his feelings were no better than Ming Huaizhi's.
He reached out, hugged Ming Huaizhi, patted his back gently, his voice somewhat strained, and said with a hoarse voice, "I know... I know... I'm the same as you... I can understand how you feel right now."
At that time, he had also wanted to rush forward and ask Ming Zheng for clarification.
But Ming Huaizhi had gotten there first.
He thought, if it were him.
He would probably also kneel on the ground, begging Ming Zheng to look at him again, to give him another chance to compensate.
"For so many years, I roamed abroad alone in pursuit of my dream..."
"This path was as difficult as yours entering the entertainment industry, especially in a foreign land where I was all alone, with no one to rely on."
"During that time, only Master Zheng Yu's music accompanied me, kept me company, and helped me through the most difficult period abroad."
"Zheng Yu has always been my idol, the light of my dreams."
Upon learning that his own sister was the idol he had been chasing.
He was so shocked that he could barely think normally.
This was simply a dramatic turn of events.
It was too absurd.
Yet it had truly happened to him.
He thought about his own attitude when he saw Ming Zheng.
When Mo Qiyu said Ming Zheng was Zheng Yu, he had loudly mocked Ming Zheng for impersonating his idol, speaking rudely.
These scenes were like slaps, hitting him hard on the face.
His face burned.
Even more so, he felt ashamed when facing Ming Zheng.
What was he thinking...
To treat his own idol with such an attitude...
"Why was I so foolish, why did I target my own sister..." The more Ming Weizhou spoke, the more he wanted to slap himself twice.
Hugging his second brother, he couldn't help but cry out, "She's clearly our own sister, the one who should be doted on and cherished, why did I treat her like that..."
"It's not your fault." Ming Huaizhi listened to his crying, and the suppressed pain in his heart also became unbearable, "How could I not be the same? I hurt her, I hurt her even more..."
As for why?
Of course, it was to...
Make Ming Zhirou happy.
They were as if bewitched by Ming Zhirou, ignoring their own sister in favor of Ming Zhirou.
Ming Weizhou clearly thought of this as well.
He suddenly let go of Ming Huaizhi and looked up, his expression gradually becoming solemn.
Even his body tensed up.
"I remember now..."
His tear-filled eyes became even redder.
That was...
The day Ming Zheng was brought back to the Ming family.
He remembered Ming Zheng saying she had prepared gifts for everyone in the family.
But at that time, everyone's attention was focused on Ming Zhirou, worried if Ming Zhirou would be sad or upset by Ming Zheng's return.
No one paid any attention to Ming Zheng.
He was abroad at the time.
He only glanced at Ming Zheng through the video call before his gaze was drawn to Ming Zhirou, and he directly ignored what Ming Zheng had said: "Fourth Brother, I've prepared a gift for you, you'll definitely like it."
Later...
He never received the gift from Ming Zheng.
Instead, Ming Zhirou traveled all the way to his country.
And gave him an audio recording... personally signed by Master Zheng Yu, and exclusive to him.
It was a piece of music that had never been publicly released.
It was full of power and warmth, giving him unparalleled strength in a foreign land.
It also gave him the confidence to keep going.
Most importantly...
At the end of the music, he heard a gentle and powerful female voice say, "Keep going, I believe in you, you will succeed."
This audio was clearly a personalized recording made by Master Zheng Yu for someone.
Although it wasn't for him.
But since this audio was in his hands now.
Then these words were encouragement specifically for him.
This was simply the best gift in the world.
He hugged Ming Zhirou, overjoyed, constantly thanking her for the gift.
He also asked her how she managed to get this audio for him.
Ming Zhirou stammered at the time, saying she had found it with great difficulty for him, and had even spent all her savings accumulated over the years.
Ming Weizhou was deeply touched at the time.
He immediately bought Ming Zhirou various luxury goods with all the money he had earned abroad over the years.
...
Thinking about it now.
That audio was a personalized recording made by Ming Zheng specifically for him, knowing he liked music.
It was also... the gift she wanted to give him.
But for some unknown reason, that audio fell into Ming Zhirou's hands, and Ming Zhirou passed it on as her own gift to him.
Ming Weizhou and Ming Huaizhi exchanged glances.
This situation.
Was exactly the same as Ming Zhirou impersonating Ming Zheng and winning Ming Huaizhi's admiration.
Clearly, this wasn't the first time she had done something like this.
Later, Ming Zhirou produced the song "Love."
She said it was for Ming Huaizhi and Ming Weizhou to pursue their dreams, a selfless contribution.
Ming Weizhou did indeed make a name for himself in the Musicians Association, quickly becoming a world-renowned musician.
Ming Huaizhi was also noticed by a famous director thanks to this song, thus rising to stardom and winning the Best Actor award.
But...
All of this was a scam orchestrated by Ming Zhirou.
A scam designed to make them utterly devoted to Ming Zhirou, completely becoming her slaves.
From beginning to end, Ming Zhirou had never been as friendly to Ming Zheng as she appeared on the surface.
Everything was a facade.
And they, foolishly falling into the trap, became Ming Zhirou's tools, fiercely stabbing their own sister.