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    Chapter 158 Butterfly Transformation

    In Zhai Qingming's world, family comes first, in no particular order. The sad news of his parents' sudden death plunged him into a moment of great sadness and confusion, and his brother... also seemed to have abandoned him.

    Zhai Qingming continued to choke, "Brother, if you don't care, what should I do?"

    Although Zhai Qingyu is only three years older than Zhai Qingming, even if it is only three days, Zhai Qingming treats him as an elder brother and relies on and trusts him from the bottom of his heart.

    Now, Zhai Qingming just feels like the sky is falling and the earth is falling.

    Zhai Qingyu hung up the phone and flicked the two newly born black and red butterflies with his fingers.

    Shang Nan's chin was raised with tears streaming down his face. Zhai Qingyu bent down and kissed his already sore and soft lips. Everything before was a preparation for this moment.

    The warm lips and tongues touched together, and Shang Nan's eyes blurred. He didn't cry, so it wasn't the tears that blocked his vision. He thought that he should have been affected by the butterfly. 14 said that butterflies are poisonous. Look., it is releasing toxins again, so that I can only lie on its lap contentedly like a cat that is extremely satisfied after being stroked.

    Zhai Qingyu pinched Shang Nan's ear cartilage with one hand. He didn't show any enthusiasm, but Shang Nan could clearly feel the love he couldn't let go.

    To oneself.

    I wish I could crush him into pieces.

    The sky slowly got brighter, and Zhai Qingyu covered the two butterflies with glass covers. He told Zhang Ma that these were new varieties that were finally raised. Zhang Ma exclaimed, holding the glass covers and carefully went to the herbarium.Send it, praying from the bottom of my heart that it is not a new species that is as fragile as the broken cocoon.

    Shannan was catching up on his sleep in Zhai Qingyu's room. By noon, his mind was so drowsy with butterflies that his whole body felt weak.

    The ringtone of the incoming call seemed particularly harsh at this time, and Shannan struggled to reach for the phone in his hand.

    It was Zhai Qingming calling.

    "Hello?" Shang Nan said weakly, "I'm still sleeping, I just woke up." He cleared his throat.

    Zhai Qingming's voice was hoarse, "Shang Nan, my parents had a car accident last night. The hospital failed to rescue them. They both died. My brother doesn't care about me. Now I'm the only one."

    Shan Nan listened quietly, "My condolences."

    "Can you come to the hospital to stay with me?" Zhai Qingming sat in the cold hall of the funeral home. He watched the people coming and going in the hall. Every breath hurt. Those affairs were left to his father's people.To deal with it, he actually didn't have to do anything. He just had to wait to attend the funeral.

    But despite this, Zhai Qingming still felt scared. He felt that he was the only one left in the world.

    Until he remembered Shannan.

    Thinking of admiring Nan, he breathed much easier.

    As a friend, Shang Nan felt that he should go over and take a look. Zhai Qingming knew nothing about what his parents did to Zhai Qingyu behind his back. He was innocent, even though he had become a vested interest.

    But... Shang Nan turned over on the bed, and when he turned around, he came face to face with a blue butterfly that had stopped on the corner of the bedside table at some point. Shang Nan was startled, and continued to think, if he left Qing Nian now,Qishan, go find Zhai Qingming, Zhai Qingyu will probably raise himself out of the cocoon.

    Then they are made into specimens, placed in specimen boxes, and finally displayed in specimen cabinets.

    "I will return to the capital in two days..." Shannan said in an apologetic tone.

    Zhai Qingming didn't say anything and hung up the phone directly.

    Shang Nan looked at the slowly darkening cell phone screen and felt quite emotional. If Zhai Qingming was an insider, he deserved death, but he was almost completely unaware, but despite this, he was still abandoned.

    There were footsteps in the corridor. Shannan heard it and immediately dropped his phone and closed his eyes.

    The person who pushed the door in was Li Qidong. Li Qidong came over and grabbed Shan Nan's quilt and said in a rough voice: "Mother Zhang said she heard you talking on the phone and asked me to call you downstairs for dinner. Also, Mr. Zhai saidHe's going to the hospital in a few days, and he's going to see Mrs. Zhai and Mr. Zhai."

    "Isn't he not going?" Shannan was confused. He had just refused Zhai Qingming's request, so ruthlessly and indifferently.

    "I don't know what Mr. Zhai is thinking. Maybe he still worries about Mr. Qingming." Li Qidong touched his chin and felt that his guess was very correct. Blood relations are not so easy to be severed. Now Mr. Zhai's parents have already passed away.After passing away, the two people left behind should support each other. Besides, Mr. Zhai is so rich, it would be a bit heartbreaking to really give up.

    In less than a minute, Li Qidong's mind was filled with a hundred ways that rich brothers could use to snatch property.

    "Classmate Shangnan, are you going?" Li Qidong asked Shangnan again.

    Shannan sat up and said blankly, "Brother Qingyu, I will definitely go."

    Li Qidong nodded matter-of-factly, but soon he felt something was wrong, "Why did you go before Mr. Zhai went?"

    "..."

    Zhai Qingming took the funeral process and the guest list handed over by his assistant and glanced at it, "You can just make the arrangements. There is no need to ask me everything."

    The assistant's surname was Li, who was brought back from abroad by Zhai's father with a lot of money. Listening to Mr. Zhai's usual words, he probably knew that Mr. Zhai's return to China was actually for the second young master who was so innocent and sad that he was in front of him. No,He should be the young master now.

    Logically speaking, as a subordinate, you should not comment on your boss behind his back, but there is really no way. This is also the first time he has met such a strange family. It is obvious that the eldest young man in a wheelchair is the real talent.If the Zhai family could be led by him, it would definitely develop better than it does now.

    "By the way, this is the contract you asked me for before. Please take a look at it." Li Assistant handed over the contract.

    Zhai Qingming looked at the thick pile of paper and said, "Put it on the table."

    He didn't dare to look, his eyes were avoiding subconsciously. He vaguely felt something, but it was too blurry.

    Just as the assistant was about to put the contract on the table, Zhai Qingming took a deep breath and snatched it over. Written on it was an agreement for his parents to sever ties with his brother.

    In terms of property, they gave Zhai Qingyu a part of it, which was already an astronomical figure in the eyes of ordinary people. However, compared with the Zhai family, what they gave to Zhai Qingyu was not even one-twentieth of the Zhai family.

    In terms of relationship, they also completely broke off with Zhai Qingyu. They gave Zhai Qingyu time to leave Qingqing Mountain within three months. Zhai Qingyu was no longer a member of the Zhai family externally and internally, even if his surname was still Zhai.

    Zhai Qingyu was not allowed to set foot in the Zhai family in Yuncheng anymore, was not allowed to worship his ancestors, and was removed from the family tree on the day the agreement came into effect.

    Zhai Qingming flipped through the agreement in disbelief. The harsh conditions and requirements made Zhai Qingming feel strange. He couldn't believe that his parents would treat Zhai Qingyu so cruelly. His brother just wanted to go out for medical treatment. If he could stand up, isn’t everyone happy?

    He admitted that he had been jealous of Zhai Qingyu, but he did not hope that Zhai Qingyu would be unable to stand up for the rest of his life, and he even did not hope that Zhai Qingyu would be kicked out by his parents.

    "Is this agreement fake?" Zhai Qingming raised his eyes and asked his assistant in a difficult voice.

    Li Jiuxian pushed up his glasses and said helplessly: "This has been notarized and has been entered into the file. You should also recognize the handwriting of Mr. Zhai and Mr. Zhai."

    Zhai Qingming turned to the last page. In the lower right corner were the signatures of his father and Zhai Qingyu. The handwriting was correct, but...but, why?Why must father drive Zhai Qingyu away?

    He looked at the bright and deserted floor tiles in the hall, and the image of his father before his death suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. He said that he was sorry for Zhai Qingyu, and he also told himself to be careful about Zhai Qingyu.

    Zhai Qingming's brain started to spin rapidly. He had a headache, but he had to think hard. In the end, he only thought of one possibility - was his father doing something sorry for his brother, and was he afraid of his brother's revenge?

    He threw the agreement on the table, "Li Zhu, do you know anything?"

    Li Zhu said calmly, "I don't know anything."

    The wind from outside blew into the empty hall, and the hot sunlight made the air hot.

    Zhai Qingming fell on his knees and rubbed his face with his palms until it turned red. He couldn't figure out why.

    The elevator slowly rose. In addition to Shang Nan and Zhai Qingyu, there were also Wei Jie and Li Qidong in the elevator. Li Qidong was holding a glass cover in his hand, and inside the glass cover was a dying black and red butterfly.

    The weather was too hot, and even though the glass cover had holes for them to ventilate, they couldn't stand running around in this kind of weather.

    The rooms are air conditioned and they are much better than they were in the beginning.

    Zhai Qingyu did not tell Shang Nan why he came to the funeral home. Shang Nan thought of several possibilities, but they were all based on himself. If he started from the mind of a monster, he would not have thought of it.

    When they got out of the elevator, they were facing the rest area in the lobby. Li Zhu, who was wearing a neat suit, stood next to Zhai Qingming. Zhai Qingming looked bad and fell asleep on the sofa with unkempt hair.

    Shang Nan glanced at Zhai Qingyu. A hint of unbearability flashed across Zhai Qingyu's face, but he didn't know whether it was true or not.

    As soon as Wei Jie got out of the elevator, he ran towards Zhai Qingming. When he heard the footsteps, Zhai Qingming, who was not really asleep, sat up suddenly. Before he could see the person clearly, Wei Jie gave him a strong hug.

    "Are you okay?" Wei Jie was not good at comforting people. After he finished speaking, he let go of Zhai Qingming and stood aside.

    Zhai Qingming was still confused until he saw Zhai Qingyu coming slowly in a wheelchair. His tears poured down like a torrent. After leaving the hospital, he never cried again. He was accompanied by Li Zhu, who was like a robot.He became like a robot until now Zhai Qingyu appeared in front of him.

    He staggered over and ran over, forcing Zhai Qingyu's wheelchair to stop, and suddenly knelt in front of Zhai Qingyu. In the empty and quiet hall, Zhai Qingming hugged Zhai Qingyu and cried loudly.

    "I thought you really weren't coming." As soon as Zhai Qingyu came, Zhai Qingming's sadness found a home. He had always been the one being taken care of, and he was forced to shoulder the burden. He didn't like this feeling at all.

    Zhai Qingyu touched Zhai Qingming's hair and looked at Li Zhu, "I've worked hard on you these past few days."

    Li Zhu, who was expressionless, lowered his head, "You're welcome, this is what I should do."

    They had a peaceful adult conversation amidst Zhai Qingming's hoarse cries. Zhai Qingming didn't care. He cried for him, for his parents' death, for his brother's indifference, for being alone, and for his brother being abandoned and having to face himself.The guilt of the accusation made me unable to stop crying anyway.

    After Zhai Qingyu came, Zhai Qingming obviously cheered up a lot, and Li Zhu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If Mr. Zhai didn't come, he would really have to guard Master Zhai day and night, fearing that he would do something bad if he couldn't figure it out.

    Shannan handed Zhai Qingyu a tissue, and Zhai Qingyu's pants were covered with Zhai Qingming's snot and tears.

    Hearing the sound in his ears, Zhai Qingming finally stopped crying. He looked at Shannan and then at Zhai Qingyu, "Li Zhu showed me the agreement you signed with your parents. They were sorry for you, but now they are no longer here.", can the agreement be voided?"

    Zhai Qingyu smiled and wiped the tears on Zhai Qingming's face with a tissue. "The agreement is invalid. I will share half of their shares and half of Zhai's assets. Are you willing?"

    Zhai Qingming shook his head, "I've thought about it. No matter how much I split, I'll give it to you." He thought that this way, he could keep Zhai Qingyu.

    "No need," Zhai Qingyu pinched his face. Underneath his gentle appearance, there was a cold calmness. "Once the agreement is signed, it cannot be voided."

    "I will leave Qingqi Mountain after a while. After you finish your studies, you can stay with Zhai family."

    Zhai Qingming couldn't help but ask: "Why? Have they done anything very sorry to you? Otherwise, why would they be so cruel to you, and you are so ruthless to us..."

    Zhai Qingyu stared at Zhai Qingming with his warm eyes, thinking of the way Zhai Qingming had followed him and called him brother since he was a child, and said slowly: "Xiao Ming, I am not ruthless to you."

    Zhai Qingming was stunned, while Zhai Qingyu looked at Li Zhu, "Xiao Ming is young, I will have to work hard for you in the future."

    "I will stay in the city until the funeral is over. If anything happens..." Zhai Qingyu said, lowering his eyes and changing the subject again, "Please don't contact me unless necessary."

    "Okay." Li Zhu secretly smacked his tongue in his heart. He just signed the agreement. After all, it was just a few pages of paper. But in Zhai Qing's eyes, it seemed that it had really become a sharp guillotine, cutting off everything between them.The relationship and affection are such that Zhai Qingyu acts like a guest who is familiar with the Zhai family at the moment.

    Zhai Qingming knew his brother's character very well. He knew that his brother was really leaving the Zhai family. He couldn't bear to blame his parents who had passed away, and he couldn't bear to blame Zhai Qingyu who now had nothing. He sat on the ground blankly, staring blankly.Went to see Shannan, "What about you, are you leaving too?"

    Wei Jie was beside him and answered before Shannan, "We will accompany you until school starts. It's still more than a week anyway. We can go to school together then, or we can help you ask for leave from the counselor."

    "I'm asking you something, Shang Nan, do you want to leave too?" Zhai Qingming's nerves were extremely sensitive now, and he saw the hesitant refusal on Shang Nan's face.

    Zhai Qingyu patted Zhai Qingming's head gently and gently, "What's so bad about it? Don't you need to go to class?"

    Shannan touched the tip of his nose. In fact, when Zhai Qingming said that he didn't want anything and was willing to give all the Zhai family to Zhai Qingyu, he was already moved. For no other reason, many people with vested interests actually had no idea what they had gained and what others had lost.Zhai Qingming is very clear about what he is willing to give up and give up everything he has got.

    "I'll stay here until the day before school starts," he said.

    Hearing Shang Nan's answer, Zhai Qingming smiled for the first time in a while.

    After staying at the funeral home for a while, there was nothing to do. Everyone had to go back to the hotel. Zhai Qingyu's body could not support him staying out for too long, and Shannan and Wei Jie had to catch up on homework.

    Zhai Qingming was in a much better mood now, and he asked Li Zhu to go downstairs to see him off.

    "Xiao Ming, these are the butterflies I spent a lot of time raising. They emerged from their cocoons on the night your parents passed away. I think maybe they couldn't bear to worry about you and turned into butterflies. Anyway, I will give them to you.Here you go." Zhai Qingyu's tone was so soft that Zhai Qingming couldn't help but feel sad again.

    Li Qidong put the glass cover on the table, and the two butterflies changed from dying outside to hitting the glass inside.

    After putting down the butterfly, the group left.

    Zhai Qingming watched them leave, leaned over and tapped the glass cover with his finger, and suddenly broke into tears and smiled, "Brother, is what he said true? I know he is just comforting you. You will never come back."

    Two butterflies were close to the glass near Zhai Qingming, their wings beating constantly, and a few pairs of feet scratched on the glass so much that you could still see a bit of anxiety.

    After exhaling, Zhai Qingming felt that he should cheer up quickly. He straightened up, walked around the hall a few times, and finally lay down on the balcony, just in time to see Shannan and the others appearing below.

    Shang Nan was drinking water, and his delicate fair face seemed to be glowing in the sun.

    Li Qidong was watching from the side, but he still didn't carry Zhai Qingyu into the car.

    Shannan only drank half of the bottle of water. Then, Zhai Qingming saw that the remaining half of the bottle of water was taken by Zhai Qingyu. His brother, who was always distant, cold and mysophobic, drank the rest naturally at the mouth of the bottle.Half a bottle of water.

    The comfort that finally appeared on Zhai Qingming's face slowly disappeared. He knew who Zhai Qingyu was and who Shannan was. They both were very concerned about their personal space being invaded by others. They all looked gentle and friendly on the surface, but in factIt is very difficult to get close to him. Even Wei Jie is not allowed to drink from the same bottle of water.

    Zhai Qingming felt like he had discovered something. Under the scorching sun, everything around him was boiling hot, but he felt like he had fallen into an ice cellar, shivering with cold.

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