Chapter 1679 — Yu Xiaoke's Secret Worries, Part Two
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Yet once the idea took hold, Yu Xiaoke could not suppress the urge to carry it out—because she had no other choice!
Yes, the decision and the deed were terribly dangerous; she might well die with no place to be buried. But Yu Xiaoke did not regret it! If not for the male thief, she would have died long ago. Now he had been caught and would likely be sentenced to death—and Yu Xiaoke thought: since we could not be together in life, then let us be together in death!
Love always makes people impulsive. Impulse may be the devil, but Yu Xiaoke could not restrain the urge to act! Yet if she died, what would become of the orphanage's children? At this thought, Yu Xiaoke hesitated again.
She loved the male thief and wanted to throw all caution to the wind for love. But behind her stood the orphanage's children—an invisible mission and responsibility that forced her, before doing this thing, to think of those children's future.
On one side, love and loyalty; on the other, the orphanage's children. For the first time, Yu Xiaoke found herself caught between a rock and a hard place. She had never loved anyone before; all her heart had gone to the orphanage's children. But this time, in the tomb, a shadow named the male thief had taken root in her heart.
Yet if she simply ignored the male thief's peril, Yu Xiaoke might feel guilty for the rest of her life!
Then she remembered what the old director had said: the money she had earned from tomb raiding, deposited in the bank, was enough to cover the orphanage's future expenses. At that, Yu Xiaoke breathed a small sigh of relief and set her heart at ease. Xiao Ken had grown up too—she could leave the orphanage's affairs in his hands, couldn't she?
There would be no need for risky ventures anymore; all he had to do was look after the little ones. And that way, Yu Xiaoke could leave with a quiet heart—even if she died, she would have no worries left behind.
With that, Yu Xiaoke made up her mind. She would have a talk with Xiao Ken in a little while, hand things over to him, and then set her grand plan in motion!
Li Cihua's visit to the orphanage this time was mainly meant to intimidate them into moving out on their own initiative. But the old director was firm: move they could, but only in exchange for a ready-built, usable orphanage. A bare plot of land was absolutely out of the question!
The orphanage was not a real estate company—what use was a plot of land alone? So the negotiations went very badly, and on his way out, Li Cihua left a parting threat: "Old Director, I advise you to accept our company's proposal. Otherwise, heh heh—don't end up drawing water with a bamboo basket, losing even this offer in the end!"
The old director said nothing, keeping silent at Li Cihua's words. Though he nominally possessed Yellow-rank strength, severe internal injuries meant he could not even bring out half his true level.