Chapter 3228 — An Identity He Could Not Bring Himself to Speak Of

Wei Zhao noticed Yu Xiaoke's lack of enthusiasm. She had probably come out with him only because she had no choice—first, someone was going to spend money buying her clothes; second, the old director's health had improved, and Yu Xiaoke was so full of gratitude toward him that she went along with it.

At that thought, Wei Zhao did not want Yu Xiaoke to be unhappy, so he smiled and said, "Xiaoke, I have a bit of business to attend to. Here is a thousand yuan. Take a look around on your own for a while—I'll be going on ahead."

"Oh... all right!" Yu Xiaoke had not expected Wei Zhao to say such a thing so suddenly, but she happily took the thousand yuan he handed her! If she bought clothes herself, two or three hundred yuan would be enough; the remaining seven or eight hundred could go to the orphanage. Of course Yu Xiaoke was delighted!

Besides, walking beside Wei Zhao really was a little awkward—she never knew what to say. Now that Wei Zhao had gone, she felt relieved! She had not expected him to leave so quickly—no sooner said than gone, and in the blink of an eye he had vanished.

Yu Xiaoke shook her head and began to wander aimlessly along the night market street. In truth, she had rarely gone shopping before; even when she did, it was only to look for targets she might steal from. She had never thought of buying anything for herself, of shopping purely for her own sake. This was the first time.

"Beautiful lady, all alone? Need some company?" Yu Xiaoke was wandering without aim when a voice suddenly sounded by her ear, making her heart skip. There was none of the disgust she felt at being teased—instead, an inexplicable delight!

Yu Xiaoke whirled around. "Male Thief, it's you? What are you doing here?"

Wei Zhao had already put on the Thousand-Silk Mask; his present appearance was the "true" face he had worn when he first met Yu Xiaoke.

"I had some business to attend to, but then I caught sight of you, so I came over to say hello and see whether you needed company," Wei Zhao said.

"Yes, please!" Yu Xiaoke nodded happily, and shyly. But after nodding, her heart sank a little: she had just laid everything bare to Wei Zhao and was prepared to be his mistress. If anything were to happen with Male Thief now, that would not be quite right.

Although she had once thought herself a bad girl who was always fleecing Wei Zhao for money, she was still a person who kept her word. Since she had promised Wei Zhao—whether or not he had heard it, whether or not he had agreed—she had to make a clean break with Male Thief.

Even though she wanted very much to go shopping with Male Thief, at this moment she had to tell him the truth. "By the way, Male Thief, there's something I need to tell you!"

"What is it?" Wei Zhao was briefly taken aback; seeing how very serious Yu Xiaoke looked, he was suddenly puzzled.

"I... I told you before, didn't I? There's a man named Wei Zhao who funds our orphanage, and he seems to be interested in me..." Yu Xiaoke said after a moment's hesitation.

"Oh? What about it?" Wei Zhao was all the more puzzled. Why had Yu Xiaoke brought this up?

"I... I agreed to be his mistress. He may not have heard me clearly before, but I did say it. And he cured the old director's illness and keeps helping me and the orphanage. I can't keep deceiving him anymore, so... this is the only way I can repay him." Here Yu Xiaoke grew a little embarrassed, sighed, and said, "I'm sorry, Male Thief. We... were never fated to be together. In my next life, when I can truly belong to myself, I'll be with you then..."

Wei Zhao was somewhat astonished. He had not expected Yu Xiaoke to have thought so far ahead, and her words filled him with a sudden sense of guilt. At first he had kept his secret to protect himself; later, he had let the mistake stand out of a sense of fun; and now he found he had no way to clear up the truth.

He did not know how to confess to Yu Xiaoke that he was Male Thief. He could only sigh softly and say, "Wei Zhao... how about I go and talk to him?"

"It's no use. My brother seems to be on his side too, and I owe him so much. I don't believe there is anything so good in this world—someone giving without reason, needing no return. So I don't think talking to him would do any good either..." Yu Xiaoke said, somewhat helplessly.

"Heh, if you've never talked to him, how do you know it won't work?" Wei Zhao smiled bitterly. He had not expected Yu Xiaoke to be so prejudiced against him!

"Then... all right." Out of her trust in Male Thief, Yu Xiaoke nodded after all. But this time, walking with Male Thief, she had none of her former joy; she looked burdened with worries.

Wei Zhao wanted to find a suitable chance to confess everything to her, but he did not know how to begin. He could only accompany Yu Xiaoke silently as she wandered the night market street...

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In the Feng family house, in Feng Tianhu's room, he was on the phone with someone.

"What? You're saying Wei Zhao can not only repair the meridians of the injured, but also help others raise their power level? How is that possible?" Holding the phone, Feng Tianhu was utterly aghast!

The news he had received today had truly shaken him. The old director of the orphanage was actually Xu Shilan's mother? Back then, Dongfang Xiaocui had brought people to beat her, and she had not died after all? And she had really been found?

And that was not all—the abilities Wei Zhao had displayed were a little too heaven-defying, weren't they? At the word "defying," Feng Tianhu thought of Feng Nitian... and he felt some regret. If he and Feng Nitian had not set themselves against Wei Zhao, had not set themselves against Feng Shihua, then through the relationship between Feng Shihua and Xu Shilan, getting Wei Zhao to heal Feng Nitian would not have been too difficult, would it?

When that time came, Feng Nitian could restore his meridians and cultivate again—what could be better than that? But now regret was useless. The arrow had left the bow; there was no turning back. He and Wei Zhao were already mortal enemies. If there was even the slightest chance, he would put Wei Zhao to death.

Still, when he thought about how Wei Zhao could fight opponents above his level and kill a peak late-stage Heaven-rank expert in an instant, then Wei Zhao's ability to heal others, repair meridians, and raise their power was nothing so remarkable. Feng Tianhu had grown somewhat numb to Wei Zhao's marvels.

But the most exhilarating news of the day was this: the old director of the orphanage was Feng Tianqi's old lover! Though he no longer dared to oppose Wei Zhao, he had never given up the fight for the position of Feng family head.

Feng Nitian was already dead; he had no way back now. He had to seize the position of family head. And so a rather vicious idea came into his mind: kill the old director of the orphanage. Feng Tianqi would be heartbroken, and Feng Shihua would surely follow Feng Tianqi to Songshan City. Then, if things were handled properly, Feng Tianqi and Feng Shihua could be kept in Songshan City forever! RS