kingnovel Chapter 1371 She is ashamed of me
Chapter 1371 She is ashamed of me
It's raining heavily.
It was the same age as the day he was first brought back to the Ming family's old house when he was a child.
He already knew at that time that Mingxuan was his biological father.
Yes, biological father, not adoptive father.
The Ming family's old residence is a magnificent building, over a hundred years old, with only the family's legacy remaining.
The entire Ming family gathered together.
If you were to take any one of them out on your own, they would all be very prominent figures.
Ming Xuan brought Ming Jinyan to them: "This is my adopted son. I named him Ming Jinyan. From now on, he is a member of the Ming family."
This differs from what Ming Jinyan imagined.
None of these people accepted him.
They scolded Mingxuan for being irresponsible, saying that Mingxuan was deliberately trying to anger the old lady, and that Mingxuan had to leave an heir for the Ming family. What was a bastard of unknown origin? He could be raised as a plaything, but he wanted to be the master of the Ming family.
They all said that Mingxuan should take Ming Jinyan away and kick him out.
How dare an outsider, a bastard, bear the Ming family's surname?
Doesn't this confuse bloodlines?
That day, there was a constant argument at the Ming family's old house, so loud that Ming Jinyan's ears hurt.
He didn't want to hear anything then, he just stared out the gloomy window, waiting for the rain to fall.
Finally, the rain poured down.
The sounds of the Ming family arguing were drowned out by the rain and thunder.
Ming Jinyan ultimately stayed with the Ming family as Ming Xuan's adopted son, but no one really liked him.
Mingxuan was used to being a good-for-nothing, so he didn't know how to raise children, and naturally he didn't care much about Ming Jinyan.
The servants in the Ming family are opportunistic, and Ming Jinyan's position in the Ming family is awkward; he is neither the master nor a servant.
It was a heavy rain.
From childhood until now.
Ming Jinyan's heart remained damp, allowing the mold to spread.
now.
He watched as Lu Mingzhu and Mingqi trembled, and as Lu Mingzhu's arm shook from the recoil of the gun.
I saw her rapid breathing and the rain of sweat pouring down her face.
Seeing the reluctance on Mingqi's face.
The pain in my body seemed to have almost disappeared.
Ming Jinyan looked at them, wanting to laugh, but the pain made her numb.
"Pearl..."
He called out Lu Mingzhu's name. Just a second ago, he hated her to death because she shot him, but why did his words carry such tender affection?
He shed tears.
Lu Mingzhu, slightly out of breath, finally came to her senses from the immense shock and put down her already sore hands.
The gun he was holding fell to the ground.
“Ming Jinyan…”
She said, "I did it."
She succeeded, returning all the pain that Ming Jinyan had inflicted on her to him.
Ming Jinyan smiled at her.
Before he reached the end of his life, he recalled the joy he felt upon learning that Lu Mingzhu was not dead.
I think back to those sweet times we shared.
The love and hate in my heart are intertwined, and words are not enough to describe it.
He only occasionally felt a slight pang of regret.
If only I hadn't met Lu Mingzhu back then.
If only he had broken free from Mingxuan's control back then, he would never have craved love from his family.
Will he find his salvation with Lu Mingzhu?
he does not know.
This question will never have an answer.
Ming Jinyan looked at Lu Mingzhu's face with lingering reluctance, tears streaming down his face.
"Pearl..."
His rapid breathing gradually subsided until his chest stopped rising and falling.
Ming Jinyan is dead.
It was as if a mountain that had been pressing down on him had suddenly collapsed. Before he died, he had suffered too many fatal wounds, a kind of pain that most people could not endure.
The bed was covered in blood.
Ming Jinyan's eyes remained open.
Lu Mingzhu's legs felt slightly weak, but she forced herself not to collapse.
Ming Qi stared at Ming Jinyan for a moment, her lips moved, but in the end, she said nothing and walked to Ming Jinyan's side.
Those hands gently brushed across Ming Jinyan's eyes.
His eyes closed.
Mingqi remained silent for a long time.
He had followed his master, Ming Jinyan, for half his life. He had known the difference between them since he was a child. They were brothers, but not equal brothers; they were family, but not like family.
Their relationship was twisted and strange, with an added layer of closeness beyond that of subordinates, yet it lacked the true equality and care between family members.
He once thought that he would follow and protect Ming Jinyan for the rest of his life, repaying the debt of gratitude until his death.
"Feel sorry……"
Ming Qi looked at Ming Jinyan's warm body with an inscrutable expression: "Now... I also have someone I want to protect. I'm sorry."
Ming Jinyan could never answer again.
The heavy rain continued.
Lu Mingzhu then looked at Mingqi and found her voice again.
"How...how did you get here? Where's Niannian? Where is she?"
The thought of Niannian brought Lu Mingzhu back to her senses and reason.
Mingqi: "Niannian is fine. I've already sent her to Lu Shenxing and Song Mingyi's place."
Lu Mingzhu breathed a sigh of relief.
For some reason, Lu Mingzhu felt very conflicted when she realized that the man in front of her was the one she had slept with years ago.
I even felt somewhat unfamiliar with this face.
Lu Mingzhu: "So... was everything Ming Jinyan said back then true?"
“I hope you won’t fight for custody of Niannian.”
Upon hearing Lu Mingzhu's words, Mingqi suddenly smiled.
Lu Mingzhu then realized that Mingqi's smile was quite handsome.
A sense of melancholy settled in Mingqi's eyes, and he lowered his gaze slightly: "No need... You don't need to tell Niannian who her biological father is."
“I don’t want her to be ashamed of having a family like mine.”
Mingqi couldn't bring himself to say the word "father."
He never had a father.
He didn't know how to be a father.
Lu Mingzhu paused, unsure of what to say.
She actually knew very little about Ming Qi, far less than she knew about Ming Jinyan.
Looking at the mess on the ground and Ming Jinyan's corpse, Lu Mingzhu remained silent for a moment before speaking: "You can leave now. I was the one who fired the gun. There are my fingerprints on it. I will tell the police that I killed Ming Jinyan. You can leave now, and I will not reveal your existence to anyone."
That's why she insisted on taking Mingqi's gun.
Firstly, she wanted to kill Ming Jinyan herself to avenge herself.
Secondly, she didn't want other innocent people to get involved in their affairs.
Lu Mingzhu does things all by herself and takes all the blame.
Mingqi shook his head, looking into Lu Mingzhu's eyes. Those eyes still stirred his heart, but he no longer felt any affection for her.
He looked at Lu Mingzhu with equal affection: "Tell me about Niannian. Was she well-behaved when she was little?"
Lu Mingzhu's heart softened.
She sighed, "Niannian is very well-behaved. She never caused trouble when she was little. No matter what kind of environment I take her to, she is always obedient and sensible."
"She is very lively and loves to laugh. She is also a bit vain and loves pretty clothes, dresses and shoes."
As she spoke, Lu Mingzhu couldn't help but smile.