Chapter 50: Chapter 50: This Is a Legal Livestream

Hearing this, even the young woman’s heart ached.

What she did was of her own free will, but her brother... If he was saying things like this, how could he possibly face her parents?

She did love her brother, but if that love was built on a plot to seize her parents’ assets, then she...

Her feelings were a whirlwind now. She was no longer the love-struck girl with reckless courage, chasing nothing but romance. The ache in her heart was just as intense as before, if not more so.

The brother she had always believed to be the best person in the world was now plotting to give her parents’ money away to someone else.

[I’d be crushed if I were her! Poor girl, my heart aches for her!]

[What an ungrateful bastard! It was a total waste raising him! They should’ve just let him starve back then!]

[It’s not too late for her to see his true colors! But will her parents believe her?]

[Record it! Isn’t that the most solid proof you can get?! I refuse to believe her parents would still side with him after seeing this video!]

[If you wanted to be really harsh, you could probably get him sent to jail, right?]

Tears streamed down the young woman’s face, her voice filled with helplessness. "I don’t want my brother to be this kind of person, Doctor Wen. What should I do?"

[That’s right! How could we forget we have a master here! Doctor Wen will definitely have a way!]

"Shh, don’t rush," Wen Ying said softly. Just then, they heard the brother’s voice again.

"But Mom, Dad, you know my adoptive parents have a daughter, their biological one. They give her anything she wants. And to survive in this family, I have to do the same. Just the other day, she demanded I buy her a supercar, one that costs over five million. How can I say no? If my adoptive parents found out I refused, they’d probably start distrusting me," the brother sighed. "Besides, I’ll have to borrow some of that five million from my friends."

"Five million! Good heavens! What a little money-waster! If I had a daughter like that, I’d just strangle her and get it over with!"

"Tell me about it. But at the end of the day, I’m not their biological son. If I take out one-point-two million to buy a house for my older brother right now, they’ll just think I spent the money instead of buying their daughter a car. When that happens, I’ll probably be cut off from the family fortune."

Hearing this, the tears in the young woman’s eyes seemed to freeze. She listened in utter disbelief to the words spoken by the person she once thought she knew better than anyone.

"What should we do?" the mother asked her husband. "If this is a one-time deal, he’ll probably have to come back home with us. Then our expenses will go way up. I think we need to play the long game."

"But this five million for a car... can’t he just not buy it?"

"I can’t," the brother answered, sighing with a hint of sorrow.

"Then how much can you give us now, son?"

"Mom, is my brother still gambling?" the young man’s question stunned everyone in the live stream.

So this family was also supporting a gambling addict?

His biological parents looked a little embarrassed. "Son, you know as well as I do, quitting gambling isn’t something you can do overnight. Your brother already promised he’ll go less often! Your father will watch him!"

The older man was very displeased to hear this. ’What’s wrong with gambling? We had to hold back when we were poor, but now that we have money, why can’t I go have some fun?’

’He loved the way everyone else flattered him now that they knew he had a rich son!’

But this wasn’t the time to lash out. He could only give a sheepish smile and nod.

"Dad, you haven’t been gambling too, have you?" The brother suddenly looked at his biological father, whose face instantly flushed red.

He didn’t even need an answer; he already knew what it meant.

"Mom, Dad, I’ve told you before, if my brother keeps on like this, he’s going to get into serious trouble. If he doesn’t stop and gets arrested, it’s all over."

"Shut your mouth! He’s your brother! What’s wrong with giving him a little money? And what’s wrong with gambling? Who are you going to give the money you earn to, if not us? I already told you I’d watch him, but you still don’t trust us. What, you think we’re not good enough for you now that you’re some rich young master? If you don’t give us the money, we’re going straight to your adoptive parents! We’ll all go down together!"

The young woman clapped a hand over her mouth. ’So what I saw... wasn’t the whole truth.’

"Mom, Dad, I’m doing this for your own good. If you don’t like it, then forget it. I can only get fifty thousand right now. I’ll have to wait until next month for the rest."

The man grew impatient. "Fine, fine. Just transfer the fifty thousand to me now! I’ll be back for more next month! You’re so damn long-winded and useless!"

After getting the money, he threatened him some more before leaving with his wife.

The young woman sat there, watching her brother in the distance, a turmoil of emotions in her heart.

’So this is how difficult it is for him. He’s suffering so much.’

"Xiao Ya, come here."

The young woman was stunned, but she still stood up and walked toward her brother.

"You... you knew I was here?"

"Yeah, I knew."

[So this whole scene was an act? He knew she was there the whole time?]

[I can’t tell if this guy is good or bad anymore!]

"Xiao Ya, you’ve seen it for yourself. That’s what my biological parents are like. They gave me life, so I can’t just abandon them. That’s why I’m going to tell our parents that I want nothing to do with the Zhu family’s assets."

"Brother!" Zhu Ya cried out, her eyes red-rimmed.

"Xiao Ya, I’m sorry. You weren’t throwing a tantrum or demanding I buy you a car. I just didn’t want them to latch onto you. But I ended up damaging your reputation anyway. It’s okay if you can’t forgive me."

"Brother... that’s not what I meant. All these years, I..." She fell silent.

After three minutes of silence, the young man sighed. "I’m not good enough for you. You deserve a better future. Your happiness is all that matters to me. Xiao Ya, don’t waste your feelings on me anymore."

’So he knew. He knew everything...’

"I used to think we were biological siblings, so I wanted to protect you for the rest of my life. Then, when I found out I wasn’t our parents’ biological son, I felt this sudden, strange happiness. But after I learned about my biological family’s situation... I can’t imagine you getting tangled up in this. They’re a pit of quicksand. You were born to be a princess; you shouldn’t be dragged through the mud."

"Brother, I don’t care!" she insisted, still trying to fight for them.

"But I care! I can’t be selfish enough to drag you and our parents into this mess. I’ve already been given more than enough. The happiness I’ve experienced will be enough for me to cherish for a lifetime. I’ll tell our parents everything, and then I’ll leave."

[We totally misunderstood him! He’s been shouldering all of this alone!]

[My heart aches for him. Why do the good guys always have to suffer like this?]

[Doctor Wen, is there really no way for them to be together? Isn’t there some way to... deal with those biological parents?!]

[Hey, person above, watch your language! This is a legitimate live stream!]