Zhao Youlin’s eyes lit up. “I remember where I’ve heard of the name San Liro.”
When she was in the Zhao family, Zhao Youlin had heard other people mentioning how her half-brother had gone abroad to study at a very famous university. After that, she once again overheard Duan Yarong mentioning that the University Zhao Youming went to was called San Liro. Other than that, Zhao Youlin did not pay much attention to it.
Now that she thought about it, she grew very curious. What Sirius said sounded oddly familiar. Now that she thought about it… the former master had once told her about the bet with Zhao Youming back then…
“That kid was still a little kid, after all. Although he’s smarter than the average kid, he doesn’t have much experience. In his eagerness to succeed, he took the initiative to join the school’s research team and made up his mind to open up a world of his own in the laboratory. Therefore, he tried all sorts of methods to snatch roles in the laboratory, but he never took his own ability into consideration. At that time, the laboratory team happened to be doing a project research, and they had reached the final step. If it was successful, it would have an unpredictable impact in the country and even in the world. But it was because of his bravado that the project eventually failed. The most disappointing thing was… This was his own fault, but he was afraid of being punished because of it, so he pushed the blame to the senior who was in the same group as him and took good care of him, causing that person to be expelled from school.”
“San Lilo, a junior from the same country, the laboratory, accidents, framing, expulsion… one coincidence after another made Zhao Youlin connect the dots in a particular direction. She narrowed her eyes.
“Sirius, you just said… You were kicked out of that school because your junior was too reckless and caused a tragedy. After that, not only did he not take responsibility, but he also pushed the responsibility onto you. Um… if I may ask, your junior’s name is…”
Although Mu Tingfeng felt that Zhao Youlin’s question was indeed a little impolite, he also knew that Zhao Youlin would not casually ask such a question, so he did not say anything and just stood aside quietly. He waited for Sirius’s answer with Zhao Youlin.
Sirius obviously did not understand why Zhao Youlin would suddenly ask this. After hesitating for a moment, he answered truthfully, “He’s not any major player in particular. His name is Zhao Youming.”
Zhao Youlin felt a loud bang go off in her head. The coincidence left her a little dumbfounded.
Mu Tingfeng was also shocked. When he heard Sirius say those three words, he already understood Zhao Youlin’s intention of asking. However, he didn’t expect such a coincidence to happen. But the fact proved that there really was such a coincidence!
“It’s really him, it’s really him!”
Sirius frowned when he heard Zhao Youlin’s mumbling. He asked tentatively, “Do you… Know Zhao Youming?”
“More than that?” Zhao Youlin sneered and dropped the bomb at Sirius. “If we’re being pedantic about it, he’s my cousin.”
Sirius’ expression changed slightly, and he looked at Zhao Youlin and Zhao Youlin with more vigilance. Zhao Youlin was stunned. She said helplessly, “You don’t have to be nervous. Although he and I are relatives, if we really talk about it, we are pretty much bitter enemies.”
“Bitter enemies?”
The corners of Zhao Youlin’s lips curled up slightly, and she carefully explained her relationship with Zhao Youming.
Sirius was even more surprised after he heard it. “You mean that you and he are half-siblings?” If that’s the case, why did you just say that you and he…”
“It’s true that he and I are half-siblings, but we hate each other to the bone. His mother is the traditional mistress, and he and his sister are illegitimate children. My mother was my father’s first wife, but his wife ended up being inferior to his concubines. My unfaithful father just didn’t like the one he already had at home, and he was always out fooling around. Zhao Youming’s mother was just one of his countless women. Unlike other women, this woman was more fertile than most and gave birth to two children for him. My mother passed away when I was five years old, but his mother took this opportunity to take over her position and become the hidden master of the family.”
Sirius was silent for a moment and quickly picked out the main point in Zhao Youlin’s words. “Since you are siblings, why did you say that he was your cousin just now?”
“After that, my grandfather saw that I had no relatives at home and was having a difficult time, so he passed me on to my uncle and aunt.”
“I see.” Sirius felt everything fall into place and nodded unconsciously.
“So, you don’t have to be so nervous. Although I have a blood relationship with him, in fact, I am the same as you, and I have some sort of grudge with him.”
Sirius nodded with an absent-minded look, as if he was still unable to recover from the fact that the person he had met by accident was actually the sister of his “great enemy”. Moreover, this sisterof his possibly hated that person even more than he did.
Seeing him like this, Zhao Youlin turned her head and looked at Mu Tingfeng without leaving a trace. Suddenly, she smiled and said, “Sirius, have you ever thought of taking revenge?”
“Revenge?” Sirius suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Zhao Youlin in surprise.
“That’s right, revenge.” Zhao Youming ruined your reputation. Your bright future was destroyed in an instant. You, who should have been the target of the big companies, became a rat on the street. Everyone wants to beat you up. Don’t you have any resentment in your heart? Don’t you have any thoughts of revenge?”
Sirius fell silent again. How could he not have any resentment towards Zhao Youming? That youth had thrown puppy eyes at him to earn his sympathy, but in the blink of an eye, he had pushed him into hell, almost ruining him for life. If it were not for Kirsten… if it were not for him… he might not have been able to rise again in this lifetime. He could only scrape away at the bottom forever, be a mouse that could not see the light of day, and become a piece of turd that others could trample on at will! He would never be able to turn over a new leaf. How could he not hate such a person?!
Sirius could not hold it in. He asked in a low voice, “Zhao Youming is now…”
“He is living very well now. Ever since he graduated early from your university, he took advantage of the situation to enter our own company and take up the position of department chief. Recently, he started to recruit people in the company to smooth out his relationships. He is just vying for the right moment to pull me down one day and replace my position.”