At that time, Liang Xinran had just finished a hangover and was lying on the sofa with a headache. When she heard the urgent doorbell ringing, she wanted to smash the door down. She was quite irritable when she got up to open the door.
When he opened the door and saw Liang Xinzhou's cold face, he sobered up instantly.
"Big brother, second brother," Liang Xinran said with an awkward smile, "what brings you here?"
"Look at the mess you've made." Liang Xinzhou sneered, "Liang Xinran, I warned you, once you're in the entertainment industry, just do your own thing, understand? Don't dream of any position you can't reach, you don't deserve it."
That's an overstatement.
Liang Xinran's face flushed red instantly. "B-Big Brother, what do you mean?"
Liang Xinzhou looked at her: "You're colluding with Zhang Yangning, aren't you? I thought her losing her job was the final warning for her and you, but you didn't stay quiet for more than six months before starting again. Yes, the Liang family owes you, but since you came back, no one has treated you unfairly. We've given you a house, let you use our credit cards, and paved the way for your entry into the entertainment industry. What do you really want? Do you want the Liang family, or do you want the Liang family destroyed?!"
Every word is precious, yet deadly without drawing blood.
Liang Xinzhou had run out of patience to waste any more time with her.
Qiu Zimin's health is deteriorating day by day, and Liang Xinzhou is all alone and can't handle so many things.
He hasn't seen his son and wife for three days.
Liang Xinzhou was also about to be overwhelmed by this heavy pressure.
He gave Liang Xinran an ultimatum: "I'll give you two choices. One: Take the money you'll never have to worry about for the rest of your life and go abroad, or go somewhere none of us can see you. In short, leave Haizhou. Two: Stay in the entertainment industry, but as long as Dongheng is in my hands, he won't help you. You'll have to rely on yourself."
As Liang Xinzhou was about to leave after speaking, Liang Xinran leaned against the door and suddenly shouted, "Why? Aren't I your own sister?"
Liang Xinzhou closed his eyes briefly, then sighed wearily, "You're too greedy."
I want everything.
His abilities, however, did not yet match his ambitions.
Liang Xinzhou said, "Your ambition is written all over your face, but you don't have the ability yet. When I was struggling in the business world, you were still out having fun."
Liang Xinran was unconvinced, but then Liang Xinzhou said, "I'll make the decision for you. Choose the first option. I'll have someone release a statement announcing your retirement from the entertainment industry."
Liang Xinzhou acted quickly, immediately having Liang Xinran's statement of leaving the entertainment industry released. When he returned to the hospital, he found a group of people gathered outside Qiu Zimin's ward, some of whom she knew and some of whom she didn't.
Liang Xinzhou immediately went forward and found that the ward was in complete chaos.
Qiu Zimin sat on the hospital bed, terribly weak, but glared at the person opposite her like a venomous snake: "Zhu Mingqi! What makes you better than me? How come everyone likes you?! Yaobo, don't you know she's using you as a substitute?!"
"What nonsense are you spouting?" Zhu Mingqi was furious. "Back then, Shen Chi and I were completely innocent. It's her business if Shen Chi likes me. If you're so capable, go and scold Shen Chi. My relationship with Shen Yaobo happened two years after Shen Chi died. How did that make me a substitute? You've been reading too many novels! Qiu Zimin, I used to really consider you a friend, a best friend. Look at the despicable things you've done! Your own daughter went missing, so you paid my maid to steal her. I really..."
Zhu Mingqi was so angry that her finger was trembling as she pointed at Qiu Zimin, and her whole body was shaking.
She let out a soft sigh, and in the end, all she could say was, "You're so sick now! It's all your own fault! You deserve it! Always so scheming and plotting against this and that! If you didn't get sick, who would?"
"Enough!" Liang Xinzhou shouted, striding to Qiu Zimin's bedside, his tall figure standing between Qiu Zimin and Zhu Mingqi. "Auntie, my mother is not well. Please tell me what's wrong."
"You're Qiu Zimin's son?" Zhu Mingqi glanced at her. "What do I have to say to you? Get out of my way."
When Zhu Mingqi and Qiu Zimin argue, they act like elementary school students.
Zhu Mingqi doesn't swear, but she can still provoke Qiu Zimin.
Later, it was learned that Qiu Zimin had breast cancer, and it was already in its late stage, which was related to her long-term depression.
Zhu Mingqi didn't know how to curse anymore, so she could only vent her anger in this way.
However, as soon as she entered the ward, she slapped Qiu Zimin without saying a word, and then they started arguing like elementary school students.
She used to never win an argument with Qiu Zimin, but now Qiu Zimin can't win an argument with her.
Zhu Mingqi couldn't be happy either. After leaving the hospital, she sat on a bench, and Shen Yaobo sat next to her.
After a long silence, Zhu Mingqi suddenly burst into tears, crying out, "How did we end up like this?"
Actually, the beginning of the story is very simple.
As a sensitive painter, Chen Chi is beautiful and a talkative Alpha, so she is naturally liked by many people.
Qiu Zimin and Zhu Mingqi were initially on good terms, but through Zhu Mingqi, Qiu Zimin also got to know Chen Chi.
The Zhu family and the Shen family have been friends for generations, so Shen Chi and Zhu Mingqi have a better relationship.
Zhu Mingqi used Shen Chi to get close to Shen Yaobo.
Shen Chi, however, is in love with Zhu Mingqi.
However, Qiu Zimin liked to sink into the pool, to the point of obsession.
The two had a brief relationship, but Shen Chi said it wasn't a good match.
She thought Qiu Zimin had let go, but in reality, Qiu Zimin was only jealous of her flirting with Zhu Mingqi.
The friendship between the three gradually crumbled and died amidst such emotions, but the surface remained smooth.
Neither Zhu Mingqi nor Shen Chi knew what Qiu Zimin was thinking.
It wasn't until Shen Chi was diagnosed with a serious illness and secretly left the country, disappearing from everyone's sight.
Qiu Zimin then exploded at Zhu Mingqi, questioning her why.
Then their relationship broke down, and the sisters were no longer together.
Zhu Mingqi later fell in love with Shen Yaobo and got married.
Qiu Zimin married Liang Zu at the urging of her family, and her life was originally quite smooth.
It is said that Zhu Mingqi gave birth to her third daughter, but her daughter was stolen.
After having two sons in a row, Qiu Zimin desperately wanted a daughter, feeling that her daughter might resemble Chen Chi.
Unexpectedly, her daughter was stolen.
She happened to see Yang Gui's embarrassing situation of borrowing money everywhere, and that's when she came up with this idea.
At first, he wanted to strangle Zhu Mingqi's daughter, since she didn't seem to have much time left anyway.
But she felt that it would be best to ruin Zhu Mingqi's daughter so that she could then take revenge on Zhu Mingqi.
Thus, a plan that had been dormant for more than 20 years came into being.
However, things didn't go as planned, and Liang Shi still didn't turn out badly.
After Zhu Mingqi and the others left the ward, Qiu Zimin sat there steadily.
A while later, she vomited a mouthful of blood onto the hospital bed, suffering from a sudden attack of anger and anxiety.
He fell into a coma that day.
She died less than three days later.
Before she passed away, she told Liang Xinzhou, "Take good care of your younger siblings."
She thought she should go find Chen Chi.
Qiu Zimin's death came as a complete surprise.
Zhu Mingqi felt guilty about this, wondering if she had gone too far by going to the hospital to confront her that day.
But thinking about it later, no one could tolerate it after knowing those things.
She did the right thing.
But with Qiu Zimin's death, it seems as if she did something wrong.
Shen Yaobo comforted her for a while, and the Shen family members also took turns to persuade her, but Zhu Mingqi still stayed in bed and showed some signs of illness.
They had no choice but to go to Liang Shi.
After Liang Shi entered her room, he thought for a moment and asked, "Want to go shopping with me?"
Zhu Mingqi: "?!"
Zhu Mingqi is fully recovered.
When they went shopping, they were always buying baby and toddler products. Every time they came across a store like this, Zhu Mingqi would mention Liang Shi's childhood.
Although they had only known each other for a month, Zhu Mingqi still had so much to say.
Zhu Mingqi was so happy when she was pregnant with Liang Shi, but she became so depressed after Liang Shi passed away.
Zhu Mingqi said that she originally wanted to name her Shen Xuanyan.
Bright and beautiful like the sun.
Later, the fourth child was named Shen Siyan, meaning "longing for Shen Xuanyan".
Her name, Shen Siyan, contains her essence.
Every time she said this to Shen Siyan, Shen Siyan would eat half a bowl of rice, saying that she was living well for her sister.
Even though Liang Shi had already heard about this, he was still moved when he heard it from Zhu Mingqi.
but……
"I'll give my child the names I didn't use," Liang Shi said. "One character for each person is just enough."
Zhu Mingqi asked Xu Qingzhu about her due date and decided to make time to take good care of her.
Unbeknownst to Liang Shi, Zhu Mingqi had already become close friends with Su Yao and Sheng Linlang.
When Liang Shi met Sheng Linlang before, she looked pale and depressed, but she has been much better recently.
Liang Wanwan, who had returned from abroad to attend Qiu Zimin's funeral, also met with Liang Shi.
Liang Shi expressed his regret over the passing of Qiu Zimin.
Liang Wanwan said, "Her illness was diagnosed a long time ago, but she never told us to talk about it, so she just kept quiet. Sister, she wasn't good to you all these years, but she's dead now, so consider it atonement. Don't hate her anymore, and don't let yourself get angry."
Liang Shi could not say anything more, and could only offer her a few words of comfort.
Qiu Zimin's funeral was kept simple.
Liang Shi also went to present a flower and bowed.
The matter has been settled.
Xu Qingzhu's due date is in August, which is the hottest time of the year.
The two little ones were ten days past their due date and there was still no sign of labor. Zhu Mingqi was extremely anxious and kept asking Liang Shi if they should have another check-up.
Finally, in the dead of night, Xu Qingzhu pressed the emergency call button by her bedside.
Xu Qingzhu was taken to the operating room, and Liang Shi followed her in.