Chapter 98 Bringing My Childhood Self Home
Yu Zhao pushed open the door of the office and his eyes did not stop looking for Shen Wuhuai the first thing he saw when he entered. In front of the floor-to-ceiling window, Shen Wuhuai was wearing the same casual outfit he had worn in the morning, with his back to Yu Zhao.
Hearing the discussions of others, Yu Zhao saw the reality clearly. He thought that they must have already understood that Shen Wuhuai's envy and relief were real, but Lu Qi spent three years using the hard work of Shen Wuhuai's parents to successfully list the company.
Without Shen Wuhuai's shares, Shen Wuhuai provided things that belonged to him, and these things were slowly buried. Except for those who knew about it, who would pity Shen Wuhuai?
When trying to fathom the depths of Shen Wuhuai's heart, perhaps it is a prayer.
"Are you done with the meeting?"
Shen Wuhuai's voice interrupted Yu Zhao's thoughts, and Yu Zhao responded, "Why did you come so late today? Do you have any plans today?"
"I was delayed by something and have no plans. What's wrong?"
"If you don't have any plans..." Yu Zhao said, "Let's go on a date."
Shen Wuhuai was stunned at first, and then he asked, "Are you in a bad mood or are things not going well at work?" Yu Zhao didn't seem to be the one to bring up this topic.
"I want to be alone with you." Yu Zhao's answer is understandable.
"We are alone now, Zhaozhao." Shen Wuhuai bent down with a smile. Yu Zhao's small body supported the neat suit. It was reasonable for Shen Wuhuai to be suspicious.
Yu Zhao shook his head, "Don't you think there are three people?"
"Anyone else?"
Shen Wuhuai glanced at the closed door of the office and it was obvious that no one followed Yu Zhao.
Yu Zhao pointed at the desk and said, "Work."
Shen Wuhuai blinked his eyes and looked at this unfunny joke in astonishment. He said, "It's so cold."
“…”
Yu Zhao used to go to school and work at the same time, and the conscious interweaving made it difficult for him to immerse himself in one of them. Now that summer vacation has arrived as scheduled, he has devoted himself to work, but feels exhausted instead.
"Xiaoban?" Shen Wuhuai proposed a solution.
Yu Zhao looked at him and said, "Go play over there."
"That's fine. I'll wait for you, husband."
Su Ai knocked on the door and walked in. He looked a little unhappy, "Mr. Yu, I have something to report."
"Yu Hao's latest work report shows that Lu Qi..." When mentioning Lu Qi, Yu Zhao raised his hand to interrupt him, "Let's talk outside."
Su Aimin keenly noticed the third person in the office. He nodded seriously and quickly followed Yu Zhao into another spare office.
"Lu Qi is very likely to take action against Codename Jiao." Su Ai expressed nervousness and uneasiness about this. They all knew what the consequences would be.
Yu Zhao's expression was indifferent. "He sent me his work results without any other words?"
"Yu Hao said that even if his identity was exposed, he would try to get the last bit of evidence."
Yu Zhao: "Call."
"He may still be busy. Our secretariat called but no one answered the phone."
"Leave a message, telling him to stop his current work immediately and return to the country safely within the scope of his own protection. You bring people to pick him up. As for Yu Tang, he doesn't have to worry because my father is with him."
Yu Zhao stopped and thought carefully. After a few seconds, he said, "Wait for my order for the rest of the action. Now, ensure Yu Hao's personal safety."
"Okay, Mr. Yu." Su Ai quickly left a message for Yu Hao.
Combined with Yu Hao's identity being exposed, including those employees who couldn't keep their mouths shut, Yu Zhao knew the importance of Lu Qi's downfall, and he had to find a way to get back what belonged to Shen Wuhuai.
Su Ai put down the computer and sighed, "Why does Mr. Yu want to go against Lu's?"
If he hadn't been acting against him and hadn't investigated the other party privately, Yu Hao wouldn't have been in such a deep sea of fire.
Yu Zhao lowered his eyes and did not explain.
Su Ai shut up on her own initiative.
At this time, Li Wei's voice rang out: "Mr. Yu, you have a phone call."
Yu Zhao picked up the phone and heard a string of unfamiliar numbers.
Seeing this, Su Ai left the backup office first.
"Hello, is this Mr. Yu Zhaoyu? This is a welfare orphanage."
"It's me. What do you want from me?" Yu Zhao asked in confusion.
"It's like this. Three years ago, our institution took in an orphan, and at that time the lady gave us a letter of entrustment, signed by you. This letter will be delivered to you today. Are you free to come over?"
"What? You might have the wrong person—"
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During the subsequent conversation, Yu Zhao felt more and more that reality was empty.
The orphan is Mingluo.
The dean said that Mingluo's mother, Zhai Jing, had no source of income three years ago, which led to a difficult life for both mother and daughter. Then difficulties ensued. Zhai Jing went through a lot of small things and became seriously ill.
The same year that Zhai Yan was executed by firing squad, Zhai Jing also died of natural causes.
Before leaving, she still did not contact Ming Hang because Ming Hang used the so-called "alimony" privately to pay off his debts.
She sent Minghang to an orphanage, and used the money from her organ donation to support Mingluo's future living and schooling expenses.
The dean recalled the scene at that time. Zhai Jing knelt down and begged her. If she passed away suddenly, Mingluo, who was less than five years old, would not be able to take care of herself, and she would be worried.
The dean softened his heart and decided to make an exception and take him in, but only for three to five years.
The dean asked her to leave someone's contact information.
Zhai Jing's lonely eyes wandered over Mingluo, her tears streaming down her face, almost covering her old face.
After making the final decision, Zhai Jing wrote a letter of authorization.
It was written to Yu Zhao.
When Yu Zhao received the letter, it was full of apologies for what happened later. They had very few opportunities to meet after that, and it ended with a few scribbled words:
"I don't mean to intrude on your life, Zhao Zhao, but I really can't help it. If you and Wu Huai are willing, please provide Luo Luo with a little help. It's enough for her to survive. The person I feel most sorry for in my life is you."
The director looked at Yu Zhao, her hands clasped tightly, "Ms. Zhai had no choice but to accept her because I couldn't bear it. According to the admission standards of our orphanage, she doesn't belong here."
Now the dean has done his best.
Their orphanage can only keep orphans within a certain range.
Yu Zhao raised his eyes and nodded slightly.
Shen Wuhuai, who learned everything, also had a complicated expression.
How did it become like this?
He asked first, "What about Luo Luo? Where is she?"
The director pointed outside the door and said, "She is a loner. Few children in the orphanage are willing to make friends with her. She was not like this when she first came here. Today, someone was said to come and pick her up."
Yu Zhao quickly stood up and walked towards the door, his heart full of waves. The moment he lowered his head, his eyes met with the timid girl's.
Mingluo timidly withdrew her gaze and was so nervous that she hugged her knees, the hem of her cream-colored skirt dragging on the ground.
Shen Wuhuai and the dean looked in the same direction.
They came today and decided where Mingluo would live in the future.
Yu Zhao frowned, squatted down, stretched out his hand, and said softly, "Luo Luo, can you come home with your brother?"
He did not hesitate at all. No other girl should have to endure the miserable childhood that he had no control over.
Zhai Jing is never wrong, let alone the ignorant Mingluo.
Mingluo secretly glanced at Yu Zhao from the corner of her eyes. Compared with three years ago, Yu Zhao had only become more mature and stable. The brother in Mingluo's memory had not changed.
She buried her head and said nothing, but tears welled up in her eyes.
Yu Zhao asked, "Luo Luo, don't you want to go back with me?"
Mingluo answered in a low voice, "I want to..."
"good."
Yu Zhao touched her head, then turned to Shen Wuhuai and said, "Take her to the car, I'll be here soon."
The dean took out a document and said, "The fees her mother left three years ago totaled 68,450.1 yuan. I wrote down every bill for her. Our hospital will not embezzle her money without permission. You can also take the remaining 20,000 yuan. We have packed up Luo Luo's things and put them outside the hospital."
"Thank you for taking care of her." Yu Zhao said.
"This is what we should do." The dean sighed, "I hope this child can be more lively with you in the future, so that he won't be bullied."
Yu Zhao nodded, took all the remaining money from Zhai Jing, and gave an additional considerable amount of charity to the orphanage.
Shen Wuhuai took Mingluo's hand. He imitated Yu Zhao and squatted down to talk to Mingluo, "It's been a long time since I saw you, Luoluo. You've grown so tall."
Mingluo shrank her head. She had a very vague impression of Shen Wuhuai.
"Are you afraid of me?" Shen Wuhuai asked softly, "I am Brother Wuhuai. Don't you remember? I held you in my arms when I was little."
Mingluo was too timid to speak.
"It's okay if she forgets. We can get to know each other again," Shen Wuhuai said, "but Luo Luo won't forget Brother Zhao Zhao, right?"
"No...no..." Mingluo's voice was as soft as a mosquito.
Shen Wuhuai smiled and said, "Then don't be afraid of your brother, okay?"
Mingluo said that she was afraid that Yu Zhao would dislike her.
Shen Wuhuai was stunned for a while. He patted Mingluo's cold face and said, "No, let's go back to the car first."
He put the items piled outside into the trunk.
After leaving the orphanage, Yu Zhao was overwhelmed with thoughts. Compared with the heavy responsibility of raising Mingluo, it was more difficult for him to accept Zhai Jing's death.
Despite all the things that happened, he never blamed Zhai Jing. The letter was filled with Zhai Jing's guilt-filled handwriting, and Yu Zhao's heart ached.
He asked about the cemetery where Dean Zhai Jing was.
The dean's answer made him extremely sad. "All the money was given to the child. She died of natural causes. Her body was found because it became smelly. Everyone paid for the cremation. No will or anything like that was found. I guess it was this letter of authorization."
Yu Zhao was holding a thick stack of banknotes in his hand. He looked up and found Mingluo staring at him cautiously through the car window.
He calmed himself down silently and got into the car quickly.
It took some time to settle Mingluo down. He was busy buying the daily necessities that Mingluo needed and vacated the empty room in the apartment for Mingluo to live in.
At the same time, he helped Mingluo to enroll in primary school.
He tried his best to give Mingluo all the best.
Just like how Zhai Jing treated him back then, even though they were not her biological child, Zhai Jing's love for him was real.
This was the only wish Zhai Jing had before her death, so how could Yu Zhao refuse it?
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