CHAPTER 384: CHAPTER 383: ESPECIALLY PRECIOUS

For my brother’s behavior like this, Zhen Yu could only... wholeheartedly agree!

"Right! We don’t care! Let his own dad deal with it!"

The siblings looked at each other and smiled, relieving a burden from their hearts.

No matter how Mrs. Zhen behaves, no matter what the future holds! As long as there is this sibling who shares the same mother, supporting each other, they can face life with laughter!

Upon returning home, Zhen Yan immediately dived into his room to study. He knew it was almost time for his sister and her ’brother-in-law’ to communicate and deepen their feelings.

Zhen Yu had an early dinner today, but that didn’t mean the Han Family ate early! After arriving home, she patiently waited until it was about time the Han Family would have finished dinner, and then she picked up the phone to dial.

Du-du—du—

"Cough cough! My brother is not here!"

This muffled voice quality... is really harsh!

Zhen Yu: "...Where did he go?"

"Ha ha! I was just kidding! Were you—"

"Stop joking." Han Mingyue’s voice suddenly came from the other end, instantly healing Zhen Yu’s ears that had just been scraped by Han Jiayang’s harsh voice. "Xiao Yu, Jiayang is just teasing you, don’t mind him."

"It’s alright! As long as you’re here." Zhen Yu candidly expressed.

Han Mingyue felt his face heat up, does she know what her words might lead people to think? He took a deep breath to stop himself from overthinking, smiling as he said, "I’m just staying home studying on Sunday..."

Most people would automatically complete the sentence in their minds with—going nowhere.

But Zhen Yu is not most people! Not only did she not overthink, she even encouraged Han Mingyue!

"The middle school exams are near! You really need to make the most of your time!"

Han Mingyue shook his head helplessly, Zhen Yu... he really didn’t know how to describe her.

To say she has a low emotional quotient? She is always straightforward! Likes means likes, dislikes means dislikes, the distinction is very clear!

But to say she has a high emotional quotient? She can catch the hidden meanings in others’ words, yet she can’t feel the ’deeper’ implications he meant.

"...Understood, I’ll work hard!"

"By the way! Did you receive the walnuts I sent you? Have you eaten them?"

Zhen Yu switched to walnuts again on her brother’s birthday! She had saved up 30 Mall Points, all of which she exchanged in one go!

walnuts were divided into two piles, 90 were sent to Han Mingyue, and 60 were given to Zhen Yan.

"I received them." Upon hearing the word ’walnuts’, Han Mingyue recalled the scene of opening the box, and his face involuntarily reddened.

Zhen Yu is normally not a stingy person, yet she deliberately placed a particularly large note on top! The note clearly read ten big characters—No one but Han Mingyue is allowed to eat these!

At that time, Mrs. Han teased, "Oh! This is really... Mingyue ah! Hurry up and take the things your little wife mailed you! So we won’t be tempted by them!"

The comment from Mrs. Han, and the look Mr. Han gave him at that time, made Han Mingyue so embarrassed he nearly wished he could find a crack to crawl into!

Han Mingyue only responded to the first half of Zhen Yu’s question, fearing that he might keep them and not eat, she reluctantly nagged a bit more.

"Have you eaten them? You must eat one every day!"

Han Mingyue’s voice suddenly became softer, "I ate them. Jiaoyang wanted some, but I didn’t give him any. I told my mom to buy some for him! You, huh..." at the end, he couldn’t hold back and his laughter came through.

Zhen Yu’s body stiffened on the other end of the phone.

Only when Han Mingyue stopped laughing did she shake her head and said sternly, "I know what you are laughing about! But I’m not joking! These walnuts are ’special’ and precious, you really should not give any to anyone else! Did you hear me?!"

Han Mingyue’s heart stirred; he suddenly felt something unusual.

He mimicked Zhen Yu’s tone, stressing the first two syllables again, "Spe! Cial! Precious?"

"Yes! ’Special’ precious."

"I understand now." When Han Mingyue truly grasped the meaning behind Zhen Yu’s words, he suddenly became conflicted.

Before he knew the value of these walnuts, it didn’t really matter! Now that he knew, Han Mingyue began to worry!

Because he clearly understood the principle of ’gaining something means losing something else,’ what exactly had Zhen Yu given up to acquire these walnuts? Would this bring additional burdens to her?! This worry had just crossed his mind when he thought of Han Jiayang!

If they were just ordinary walnuts, it wouldn’t matter whether he gave them to his brother or not! But now, whether he should give them or not...

Han Mingyue fell silent for a long time, and Zhen Yu quickly grasped part of his concerns.

So she softly called out, "Han Mingyue!"

"... Ah?" His voice sounded as if he had just snapped out of his reverie, traveling through the phone into Zhen Yu’s ear.

"Don’t worry about Han Jiayang! By the time he takes his junior high exams next year, I’ll prepare 90 of them for him too!"

Zhen Yu mentioned the number 90 subconsciously; by then, she could probably exchange for many, many more walnuts.

But in her heart, apart from Zhen Yan, no other boy could surpass Han Mingyue!

"Xiao Yu! You," Han Mingyue’s words reached his lips, but he dared not ask.

Because he didn’t know Zhen Yu’s real ’secret’! If it was just about asking something she was uncomfortable answering, it was manageable; they could simply share an awkward moment and shift the topic.

But if he accidentally "tore through the facade" and she misunderstood that he was trying to pry into her secrets...

"Thank you, Xiao Yu." Han Mingyue simply expressed his gratitude and subtly advised her, "If it’s too much trouble, never mind!"

"It’s not troublesome!" Zhen Yu replied instantly, her tone breezy, "It’s just a trivial matter!"

"Ah... hmm..." Han Mingyue deliberately turned away from the microphone and quietly sighed in relief, before responding, "That’s good then!"

Zhen Yu, fearing that continuing the conversation might increase Han Mingyue’s mental burden, decisively decided to change the subject!

"Ming Yue, let me ask you something."

Zhen Yu suddenly omitted the surname and directly called him by his first name, which noticeably startled Han Mingyue, "Ah, aha... go ahead."

"Do you know the situation with my father’s other son?"

"I know, my dad has mentioned it!"

In fact, not just Mr. Han; when Mr. Zhen came to the Han Family for drinks, he would often share his grievances each time he drank too much.

However, these matters weren’t necessary for Zhen Yu to know.

"Is he congenitally cerebral palsied?"

"I heard so! I also heard about some muscle hypotonia... and it’s very likely that happened when his mother was pregnant with him..."

Han Mingyue stopped there.

One reason because there were too many causes of cerebral palsy he couldn’t clearly remember! The other, well, it was just not a pleasant thing anyway.

"Has his father... been treating him all along?" Zhen Yu asked, half expecting the answer.

"Mm, I heard he has been treating him all along!"