Stepmother: I Am Asked To Give A Kidney To My Half-Brother

Chapter 55: Are You Worthy?

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Chu Jinyu hurriedly explained, “I’m really a girl. Mom said that I just look a little more ‘heroic.’ I’ll definitely become a big beauty in the future!”

“No wonder. She does seem very small for a boy,” he thought.

Lu Ming did not dwell on this for too long. He asked, “Do you get bullied often? Didn’t you tell your parents?”

He saw the bruise on her arm. Clearly, it could not have been caused in a day or two. However, she was wearing branded goods and did not look like a child from a poor family.

“They’re busy and rarely come home, so I’m alone.”

Chu Jinyu did not deny the fact that she was often beaten up. “I’m already used to it…”

“You won’t cry if you are used to it.”

Lu Ming interrupted her and sighed. “You should learn to protect yourself. Alright, I should go.”

She watched him go and asked, “Can I… Can I still come to the park to look for you?”

“Suit yourself.”

Not long after, Lu Ming met Chu Jinyu again. Like the previous time, she was being bullied.

He looked at the older children and said coldly, “Do you remember being beaten up by me?”

Just that one sentence scared them away.

“Why didn’t you do as I said?”

Chu Jinyu lowered her head and said, “… I, I threw things at them, but it wasn’t enough to deter them. Am I very useless? I clearly did as you told me to. S-sorry.”

Lu Ming did not know what to say. He scratched the back of his head.

“If you can’t beat them next time, look for me.”

When Chu Jinyu heard this, her emotions instantly soared. “Alright!”

After that, every time she was bullied, Lu Ming would step forward. She did not know when he had sneaked into her heart, but slowly, he became someone she cherished.

Six years ago, both their families moved.

So they promised to look for each other again when they grew up.

It was the same this time.

She did not expect that when they met again, Lu Ming would protect her like he did back then. Chu Jinyu’s heart raced. This was the person she had been thinking about for many years. He was not just her childhood friend—he was someone she loved.

At this moment, Lu Ming remembered her. He looked enlightened and said, “I remember now. It has been a while, Little Yu.”

He did not expect that before he could find her, she would reach him first.

More unexpectedly, by a freak combination of events, he actually protected Chu Jinyu again.

Seeing that he finally remembered, Chu Jinyu let down her hair. It fell casually to her waist. “Do I look completely different from when I was young? If I had a pixie cut, you would definitely have recognized me immediately.”

“They look like two different people,” he thought.

Lu Ming thought that she would grow up to be a tomboy.

Compared to back then, the person in front of him exuded an inexplicable charm. She was as radiant as the sun—no, a thorny red rose might be more suitable.

Chu Jinyu tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. Her ears were clearly pink. “Am I pretty?”

“Pretty, but you weren’t bad when you were little.”

Lu Ming said without hesitation.

His words made her heart beat faster involuntarily. She pretended to be calm and said, “Let’s go have a meal then. I have a lot to tell you.”

For example, how she had spent the past few years.

“Okay.”

Lu Ming wanted to chat with her too.

Lu Ze could almost see the chemistry between the two of them. He could not believe that his goddess and his arch-enemy were actually childhood sweethearts! And that they were going to have lunch together!

This was something that he could never ask for!

At the thought of this, he spat out a mouthful of blood in exasperation, which gave the onlookers a shock!

“D*mn! What’s going on?! Why is he coughing up blood? Should we call an ambulance? Is it caused by his anger? It seems very bad.”

“This is the first time I’ve seen someone really vomit blood. I saw it on television previously. It was so exciting!”

“Why do I feel that there’s something wrong with him? After all, he’s a lunatic. So it’s understandable for his health to be poor. Why don’t we call someone?”

…

These words pierced Lu Ze’s heart like needles. His eyes widened as he looked at Chu Jinyu’s direction. “Why?! Why don’t you choose me? We are a true alliance of the strong and powerful. I’m much richer than Lu Ming. My parents are also rich and powerful!”

Because of his facial movement, blood flowed from the red mark on his face. He looked like a devil that had crawled out of hell.

Chu Jinyu’s gaze became cold as she looked at him. “Do you think I lack these things? Money, fame, power—perhaps these are capital you use to show off, but in my opinion, they’re not worth mentioning. I never pay attention to these things when making friends, let alone choosing my future partner.”

She paused for a moment and said nonchalantly, “Why do you think you’re worthy of me? Up until now, I’m worth hundreds of millions and I’m one of the top 500 richest people in the world. What about you? You’re just a playboy. I can earn tens of thousands of dollars every second. Why would I need to marry you? You think too highly of yourself. Are you worthy?”

He was dealt a heavy blow, but what the other party said was true.

As an entrepreneur, Chu Jinyu’s starting point was higher than ordinary people’s. After all, her starting salary was from her family.

Fortunately, she had lived up to expectations and was now no weaker than the Lu family in terms of financial ability.

She took out a stack of money from her purse and rained the red bills on Lu Ze. “Don’t appear in front of me again. If you touch me again, I’ll send you on a trip to hell.

The Lu family means nothing to me.”

With that, she held Lu Ming’s arm and left without looking back.

Looking at the red notes, Lu Ze’s heart was filled with humiliation. He was so angry that he tore up a few notes. Then his eyes rolled and he fainted!

After witnessing his crazy behavior, the onlookers did not dare to approach him.

“Good lord! You’re really crazy!”

They figured that if they were beaten up by the lunatic, they could only admit defeat and run.

“Brother Zhang, should we pick up this money?”

The thin man named Brother Zhang hesitated for a few seconds and said, “Pick it up. This is not a small sum.”

“But if Young Master Lu finds out…”

“Who would know if we don’t say anything? Pick up the money first. I’ll go tell CEO Lu.”

He stood up and took out his phone.

Lu Yaohua, who was dealing with things at home, slammed the table suddenly and stood up. “What?! He fainted again?”