Lu Mingyuan had been standing in the shade of the green plants not far away, listening silently to their conversation.

At the same time, they also secretly recorded the faces of each of them.

Soon after, they were framed by him one by one for various reasons and driven out of the Lu family.

But the words of that day remained in his heart for a long time like a dark imprint that did not fade.

At the same time, he began to pay extra attention to the gap between himself and Lu Jiming-

Lu Jiming went to a top school, and although the school he attended was not bad, it was far from comparable.

Every weekend, special professors and financial experts come to his home to give one-on-one lectures to Lu Jiming, but he has never had one-on-one.

Lu Zhengcheng would take Lu Jiming out to socialize and introduce contacts, but he was never introduced in front of people once.

……

The details that I didn't usually care about jumped out at this moment, and invariably pointed to one point-

Both of them, although living under one roof.

One is a cloud in the sky, and the other is just mud on the earth.

Lu Mingyuan took out the book from his schoolbag and continued to study, and the knuckles of the pages of the book were blue and white.

No, he didn't want to accept his fate.

He will continue to work hard to let everyone see that he is not bad!

After studying day and night, he finally entered the best local high school with the first grade in the school in the high school entrance examination.

Even Lu Zhengcheng showed a rare smile the moment he learned of his results, glanced at him and said, "Yes, there is progress, continue to work hard." ”

A short sentence is of great significance to Lu Mingyuan, who has rarely received his attention.

Because of this compliment, he was so excited that he didn't sleep all night.

At this time, there was a soft knock on the bedroom door, and Lu Mingyuan suppressed the smile on the corner of his mouth: "Come in." ”

Standing outside the door was Lu Jiming.

"Congratulations, number one!"

Lu Jiming was wearing a casual sweatshirt and congratulated him with a smile, with sincere congratulations and kindness in his eyes.

The mustard and thorns in Lu Mingyuan's heart seemed to have melted away, and he also smiled at Lu Jiming: "Thank you, brother." ”

Lu Ji saw that his attitude towards him had eased somewhat, and he was a little surprised.

That night, the two of them talked for a long time in the room, talking about their common interests, as if they had never had a problem.

After that night, the jealousy in Lu Mingyuan's heart seemed to dissipate a little, and he began to slowly put away the thorns on his body, and his attitude towards Lu Jiming eased a lot.

He began to study his homework on his own in advance, because he wanted to continue to get Lu Zhengcheng's attention and praise, and sometimes he would take the initiative to ask Lu Jiming when he encountered academic problems.

One afternoon, he took his test paper to Lu Jiming's study and wanted to ask Lu Jiming, but he happened to meet the invited professor to teach Lu Jiming.

He hesitated and stood at the door, intending to go back.

Lu Jiming saw it, gave him a look, and asked him to come in and wait.

It was very quiet in the study, and for a while only the voice of the old professor was lecturing.

And Lu Mingyuan was sitting on the sofa not far from them.

He held his exam paper in his hand, his eyes fixed on the questions on it, but he unconsciously focused on the lecture over there.

He had never been treated like this, so subconsciously he was still eager and curious about all this.

Moreover, the professor's lecture style is also very simple and easy to understand, and even he slowly understands the explanations.

Lu Jiming saw him nodding slightly along with the professor's lecture, his eyes were a little frozen, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

The professor finally finished today's content, and in order to test Lu Jiming's learning and absorption ability, he cleared his throat and began to ask about some of the knowledge points he had just talked about.

But probably because he didn't pay attention to the lecture today, when the professor asked a very simple question, he was silent for a long time, frowning and looking distressed that he couldn't remember.

The professor was a little surprised, thinking that he had not heard clearly, and repeated the question again.

But Lu Jiming was still silent, and finally only said: "I'm sorry, teacher, I didn't remember today." ”

Lu Mingyuan's slightly nervous voice sounded in the quiet study.

He gave the correct answer.

The professor is an easy-going character, he didn't blame Lu Jiming too much, but just told him to concentrate in class and not be distracted, and finally the professor smiled and praised Lu Mingyuan for being very studious before leaving.

Lu Mingyuan, who received this kind of treatment for the first time, had a fast heartbeat, and his palms were unconsciously soaked with sweat.

He knew that his blatant behavior was very immoral, but at that moment, he just couldn't help it......

He slowly raised his eyes and looked at Lu Jiming opposite-

He stood in the soft light of the setting sun, his face handsome, meeting his gaze, and his smile was as clear and sunny as ever.

Seeing him like this, Lu Mingyuan's heart rose with some guilt: "Brother, ...... just now"

Lu Jiming walked over and patted him on the shoulder, stopping him from saying an apology.

"Eh, didn't you come here to ask me questions?"

With that, he sat down on the sofa, picked up his test paper, and pointed to the blank space: "Is this the way?" ”

After that, he did the calculations for him on scratch paper, and the steps were detailed.

Lu Mingyuan watched the process of his writing and nodded: "I understand, thank you, brother." ”

Lu Jiming smiled: "Mingyuan, do you like to listen to the professor's class just now?" ”

Lu Mingyuan thought he was alluding to something: "Brother, what happened just now, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-"

"You kid, what stupid things are you talking about."

Lu Jiming smiled and was angry, and reached out and patted his head lightly.

"I mean, if you want to hear a professor lecture as well, I want to go and talk to my father and ask him to invite you to have a teacher come and teach at home, I was fourteen years old at the time, ......"

After Lu Jiming finished speaking, he frowned, and said with a smile: "Father is too busy, he must have accidentally forgotten." ”

Lu Mingyuan seemed to have been hit by a huge surprise, and only said after a while: "...... May I? ”

"Of course."

Lu Mingyuan smiled consciously and was about to thank him, but his smile froze when he saw the figure at the door.

"Father."

He stood up and shouted respectfully.

Lu Jiming also saw Lu Zhengcheng, who had been standing outside the door for an unknown amount of time, and got up and called out to his father.

Lu Zhengcheng walked in, with a momentum of not being angry and arrogant, and looked at Lu Jiming: "When I came back just now, I happened to meet the teacher who taught you and left. ”

The implication is that he also knows Lu Jiming's performance today.

Lu Zhengcheng has always been very concerned about Lu Jiming's education, and he will check his homework every week.

He glanced at Lu Mingyuan: "You go out first, I have something to talk about with your brother." ”

Lu Mingyuan walked out, looking at the closed door, his heart was a little complicated.

Thinking of the picture of Lu Jiming being reprimanded by his father, he had strangely no happy emotions in his heart.

After thinking about it, Lu Mingyuan went downstairs to the kitchen and brought a cup of calm tea, wanting to bring it in to persuade his father.

Just as he walked to the door, he vaguely heard the sound of conversation inside—

Lu Zhengcheng: "Don't mention this matter again, I said it's not necessary." ”

Then Lu Jiming's voice sounded: "Father, but when I was fourteen years old, you also invited a teacher to come to the house, why can't Mingyuan?" ”

Lu Zhengcheng's voice was angry: "Enough, I've told you many times, you don't need to be so good to him." ”

"Do you really think I don't know that you're hiding today just to make him stand out?"

Lu Jiming's voice weakened: "...... Father, I couldn't answer because I didn't listen carefully. ”

Lu Zhengcheng snorted: "Ji Ming, you are my son, how could I not know your character and ability." ”

"If what you're saying is true, then stare me in the eye and repeat it."

There was silence in the room.

After a long time, Lu Ji Mingcai said: "I am also Mingyuan's brother, and we are a family." ”

"Do you know how sad and guilty I felt when I saw Mingyuan's longing eyes today?"

"I claim to be the eldest brother and take on the responsibility of taking care of him, but I have always enjoyed the privilege of being superior to him, and I really feel ......"

Compared with Lu Jiming's painful self-blame, Lu Zhengcheng didn't react, and persuaded him seriously: "Jiming, you kid, everything is good, but there is a little, your heart is too soft and kind." ”

As he spoke, he sighed: "It's also my fault, I was busy with work when I was a child, and I threw you to your mother to teach." ”

In Lu Zhengcheng's opinion, his wife Bai Suping is a qualified and excellent wife, and she doesn't ask anything about him outside, and she doesn't even have any opinion on bringing Lu Mingyuan back at that time.

But when it comes to teaching children, they are too gentle.

"In my heart, and in the eyes of the vast majority of outsiders, I am Lu Zhengcheng's son, and you are the only one."

"When I brought him back, I just didn't want my blood to flow out and cause trouble."

"You are my best and proudest son, and the only heir to power in the future of the Lu family, you must not bother to work for him and hide your light."

……

Lu Mingyuan stood at the door, only to feel a cold hairs standing on end from the soles of his feet to his brain, and he gradually lost hearing the words inside, his face turned pale, his hands trembled unconsciously, and he almost knocked over the tea in his hand.

Get out of here......

There was only one thought in his almost blank mind.

But his nerves seemed to have been torn apart by the conversation he had just heard, and his movements became sluggish.

Just before he left in a panic, he seemed to hear Lu Zhengcheng shouting angrily-

"If I had known this, I wouldn't have brought that scourge back!"

……

He didn't know how he got back to his room, anyway, he only knew that he only had one feeling when he returned to the room-

Cold, surprisingly cold.

It's like cold air coming out of the cracks in the bones.

He hid on the bed and covered himself completely with the quilt, still shivering uncontrollably.

But all of this is as cold as what I heard Lu Zhengcheng say at the door just now.

He closed his eyes, trying to calm himself down by sleeping.

"Mingyuan, don't sleep, get up quickly, I have good news for you!"

Lu Jiming's voice came to the side of his ears, and as soon as he opened his eyes, it was this handsome and smiling face that made him feel extremely dazzling.

When he saw Lu Jiming, he calmed down strangely, his body no longer trembled, and he sat up casually: "Brother, what's wrong?" ”

The young man's eyebrows were clear and pure, and his expression was bright: "Of course, there is good news for you." ”

"Let me tell you, my father agreed."

"How's it going, are you happy?"

When Lu Mingyuan heard this, he didn't have the slightest happy mood.

Thinking about it, Lu Jiming must have worked hard to get Lu Zhengcheng to agree.

But when he looked at this face that was somewhat similar to his, his heart was churning with indescribable anger and jealousy.

He covered his heart, which was aching because of extreme emotions, and smiled reluctantly: "Thank you, brother." ”

Lu Jiming patted him on the shoulder with a smile: "Thank me for what to do, I didn't do anything, I just mentioned it to my father." ”

"My father also said that you have made great progress, and he praised you in front of me, and asked you to continue to work hard."

Lu Mingyuan tugged at the corners of his mouth and looked at him: "Really?" ”

Lu Jiming looked away unnaturally: "Of course." ”

Sure enough, he, the eldest brother, won't lie at all.

What a kind and outstanding person.

Character, family background, status, and IQ are all impeccable.

The resentment and jealousy that had been stored in Lu Mingyuan's heart for a long time suddenly exploded at an irrepressible speed.

Yes, his resentment towards Lu Jiming began very early.

As early as the first day the two met-

He was dressed in shabby clothes that did not fit, and his face was wounded, and he was prostrate in the sinking ground like a dead dog.

And he, with a handsome face and neatly dressed, shines brighter than the sun when he stands in the sun.

It's so dazzling, dazzling.

And as he returned to the Lu family and lived under the same roof, the hatred and jealousy were also accumulating rapidly.

His selfless kindness, his innate natural intelligence, and the pampering of status he enjoyed at birth......

Each of them made him feel suffocated, suffocated to the point of dying.

He didn't want to die.

Lu Mingyuan laughed.

"Brother, last time you said you would take me to climb the snow mountain, does it still count?"

When Lu Jiming heard this, his eyes lit up: "Of course it counts." ”

Lu Jiming likes all kinds of outdoor sports very much, and climbing the snow mountain is also his new hobby in recent months, for which he has also invited Lu Mingyuan many times.

Looking at the back of Lu Jiming leaving, Lu Mingyuan stopped him-

"Brother."

Looking at the clear smile on Lu Jiming's face, his lips moved and he didn't say anything.

When Lu Jiming left, he looked at the void and muttered, "Maybe what my father said is right, you shouldn't have brought me back." ”

He is not the family or good brother he imagined.

Just a dark and terrifying viper.

*

On the day of their departure, the weather was very good, the sky was clear, and the sun was not scorching.

Bai Suping handed the bulging mountaineering bag to Lu Jiming.

"Alas, I forgot to check your equipment last night."

Lu Jiming's face was a little helpless, and he smiled and comforted: "Mother, you think too much, I have been out so many times, and the quality of my equipment is good, you can rest assured." ”

Bai Suping looked at her son's smiling face, and couldn't help but smile, but she pretended to be angry and patted her son, who had grown to be a head taller than her: "You are my son, I remember you in my heart, of course I think too much." ”

Lu Jiming has always been filial and obedient, and when he heard the words, he softened his tone, and assured her: "Okay, mother, I will pay attention to safety when I listen to you." ”