Chapter 2557 — Yu Xiaoke's Worry
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To Yu Xiaoke, though, Wei Zhao's behavior was precisely the picture of a guilty conscience—dodging the question, refusing to answer. He must have been watching her all along and simply would not admit it! Yu Xiaoke felt rather helpless. What was she to do? If she rebuked Wei Zhao righteously, what if he stopped funding the orphanage? What if he even demanded back everything he had already put in?
Yu Xiaoke was suddenly caught in a dilemma. She knew perfectly well that Wei Zhao might harbor improper designs on her, but by now there was no turning back! Once she tore things apart with Wei Zhao, it would no longer be her problem alone—it would concern every child in the orphanage!
Was she supposed to let all the children end up on the streets? The very thought of it terrified Yu Xiaoke...
So Yu Xiaoke had no choice. She could only nod dejectedly and say, "All right. Thank you..."
Wei Zhao, for his part, paid no mind to the shifts in Yu Xiaoke's expression. He assumed she was simply fretting over not being able to exchange the foreign currency, and did not think too much of it. When the call connected, he said to Gu Pengzhan, "Uncle Chu, do you have a moment now?"
"Now? I do. What is it, Xiaoyi?" Gu Pengzhan asked.
"It's like this—a friend of mine has a sum of Swiss francs on hand and wants to exchange them, but the amount is rather large. Is there any way you could help on your end?" Wei Zhao asked.
"That's easy. Just have your friend come to me directly. But I'm in Songshan City at the moment—can your friend get here?" Gu Pengzhan asked.
"Uncle Chu, I'm in Songshan City myself. I'm at the orphanage. Would you..." Wei Zhao said.
"That works. How about this: I'll send Uncle Qing over to find you, and he can take you both to make the exchange," Gu Pengzhan said.
"All right. Sorry for the trouble, Uncle Chu." Wei Zhao hung up and said to Yu Xiaoke with a smile, "There. An elder of mine will be over in a bit. He can help sort out the foreign-exchange problem."
"Oh..." Yu Xiaoke nodded. The problem was solved, yet she could not bring herself to be glad. She simply could not work out why Wei Zhao would help her so much. If it was not that he had designs on her, then what was it?
But if Wei Zhao did have designs on her, what was she supposed to do? She did not want to do anything that would betray the Gentleman Thief, and she did not want the orphanage destroyed either. All that remained in Yu Xiaoke's heart was turmoil, and naturally none of the joy of a problem solved.
"Xiaoke, what's wrong? Why the long face? Is there more trouble? Tell me and I'll take care of it all at once." Wei Zhao had not given it that much thought. Yu Xiaoke had mentioned the matter once before, but at the time Wei Zhao had taken it as a joke and not given it a second thought. Besides, his other identity was the Gentleman Thief, so it was only natural that he would show Yu Xiaoke more concern.
Yu Xiaoke, however, did not see it that way. The kinder Wei Zhao was to her, the more he tried to solve her troubles, the more she felt that his unsolicited attentions meant he was either up to no good or had designs on her. So she said coldly, "Nothing. Thank you."
"Xiaoke, how can you talk to Wei Zhao like that?" The old director's brow furrowed at once! (To be continued)