Chapter 278 Should I tell my uncle?
A deathly silence fell over the air once again.
Tu Chaoxi felt as if his heart had been struck a heavy blow, leaving him speechless with emptiness.
Cheng Sangsang, Xu Bai, Wen Yu, and Jiang Ye looked at each other, unsure of what to say.
A few seconds later, Nan Ke tried to smile and looked at her, asking softly, "Why? Is there something else at the orphanage?"
"Or is there some arrangement at school?"
"On the way here, my brother arranged a place to stay near the orphanage. It's very spacious, and he reserved the largest room for you."
"Once you move in, we can decorate it slowly according to your preferred style, okay?"
"Zhao Yuanfeng, your second brother and younger brother will help you clean up this mess. Your second brother guarantees that he will handle it properly."
He patiently coaxed her, using the gentlest voice to offer her tempting treats one by one.
"You don't need to worry about anything."
Tu Yao hesitated for a moment, then muttered under her breath, "...Murder is against the law."
Everyone: ?
Cheng Sangsang asked, puzzled, "What?"
Lin Yue realized something, her ears turned red, and she quickly explained, "...Brother isn't usually this fierce."
He thought that he had probably been too harsh in dealing with Zhao Xing, which had frightened Tu Yao.
Tu Yao shook her head. "I'm not talking to you, I'm talking to him."
She silently reached out and quickly pointed to Zhike.
Lin Yue was the one who made the move, but Tu Yao realized that Nan Ke was in even greater danger.
Lin Yue: "Uh..."
Lin Yue turned his head subconsciously.
Tu Chaoxi: ...
Cheng Sangsang and Xu Bai looked confused.
As for Wen Yu and Jiang Ye, who had just witnessed Nan Ke's high-speed chase, they exchanged a glance and remained silent.
Nan Ke was only taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter.
Nan Ke's eyes were filled with undisguised laughter. His thoughts had been exposed, but he showed no panic.
Even though Tu Xiaomao has lost her memory, she is still his smartest sister and can see through him with ease.
He readily admitted, "Okay, Second Brother understands."
He changed his words: "Second brother... will go easy on you."
Tu Yao still glanced at him.
Nan Ke said helplessly, "Fine, Second Brother won't handle it. Let's hand it over to the police."
Tu Yao withdrew her gaze.
She glanced at the time; it was already 2 a.m., and she started to feel sleepy.
"I……"
Tu Yao looked at Tu Chaoxi, whose expression had been clearly uneasy ever since she expressed her unwillingness to go with them.
He explained slowly, "I have to go back to the orphanage. I need to report the current situation to Grandpa Liu, otherwise he will worry."
"The welfare home has been a bit busy lately. One of the aunties needs to take a few days off, so I have to fill in for her."
"And there's school. I'm graduating soon, so I have to move out."
"If you... if you miss me, you can come see me. I... I'll come to see you when I have time, okay?"
Tu Chaoxi frowned deeply. Of course not!
What do you mean by "I'll only come to see him when I have time" and "I'll go see her when I miss her"?
What's the difference between this and going their separate ways?
He could totally help her solve all the problems she mentioned!
With them gone, Tu Yao had to rely on herself, but it made no sense that even when they were here, they couldn't help at all!
Tu Chaoxi was about to veto the idea, but Nan Ke beat her to it.
"good."
Tu Chaoxi: ? ? ?
Ignoring Tu Chaoxi's glare, Nan Ke continued, "Then can we take you back now?"
Tu Yao breathed a sigh of relief and nodded: "Okay."
The van couldn't fit too many people, and since Jiang Ye and Wen Yu had an event the next day, they called another car.
Tu Yao watched the two get into the car. Even though her memory was blank, seeing their obvious reluctance, she still tried her best to wave goodbye.
He said with a smile, "Goodbye!"
The two cars drove in different directions.
The further they drove, the more anxious Tu Chaoxi became.
The orphanage wasn't far, but it was extremely remote.
Everyone's expression changed when they saw the five-story building with peeling paint and large patches of paint hanging from the walls.
Nan Ke frowned almost imperceptibly. This welfare home was completely out of place with its surroundings.
...It's as if it just happened to be here out of nowhere.
Even though he felt out of place, the next moment, his memory strangely and automatically accepted the house.
...
Seeing Tu Chaoxi and Lin Yue staring at the orphanage with increasingly somber expressions, Tu Yao clutched her clothes, suddenly feeling somewhat at a loss.
Then he looked at Cheng Sangsang and Xu Bai, who also had tense expressions and were secretly kicking the ground in dissatisfaction.
Tu Yao could probably understand that they were unhappy and sad.
Everything that happened tonight must be real.
She has three older brothers and many friends.
On this night, as she decides to go it alone, they have come for her.
...This feeling is unfamiliar, yet strangely familiar.
Tu Yao had to admit that this gave her a lot of excitement and joy.
She tried again to recall the things she might have forgotten, but unsurprisingly, she came up empty-handed.
Faced with her still blank memories and the people who had come for her, Tu Yao subconsciously said, "...I'm sorry."
But as soon as these words were spoken, it was obvious to the naked eye that the faces of everyone in the group became even more unpleasant.
Startled, she quickly changed her tune and immediately turned to Cheng Sangsang.
"I didn't mean to not contact you."
Cheng Sangsang was taken aback and asked for confirmation, "...Is this just because of this incident that you're apologizing to me?"
Tu Yao hesitated for a second, then nodded: "...Yes, my phone just fell into the water by accident, so I couldn't contact you."
Cheng Sangsang breathed a sigh of relief for no apparent reason: "So what? If you fall into the water, you fall into the water."
"So you don't have a cell phone right now, do you?"
Before Tu Yao could nod, Cheng Sangsang immediately shoved her phone at her: "Use mine!"
"Let's buy a new one tomorrow!"
Tu Yao quickly shook her head: "No need, I have a backup phone."
"...Should I go in first?"
As she spoke, she looked at Tu Chaoxi, Nan Ke, and Lin Yue's faces.
Nan Ke continued to gaze at her tenderly.
Lin Yue's face was dark and his expression was unreadable.
Tu Chaoxi stood in the shadows, making him difficult for Tu Yao to see, but she knew that he was probably the most unhappy one.
Tu Yao hurriedly went inside, pursed her lips, nodded quickly, and ran away.
...
"...Why did you stop me just now?"
Only after Tu Yao's figure had completely run into the courtyard did Tu Chaoxi turn to look at Nan Ke and say coldly, "You're really going to let her stay here?"
"Brother, don't you know the answer?"
Nan Ke continued to stare at the orphanage and said softly, "She can't fully accept us yet."
Upon hearing this, all of Tu Chaoxi's anger instantly dissipated, as if a hole had been punched in it.
"I...of course I know!"
He argued, "But are we just going to let her keep avoiding us like this?"
"why not?"
Nan Ke turned around, his gaze particularly sharp in the night.
“Back then, when she was forced to approach us, we didn’t accept her right away either.”
"So now, what right do we have to demand that she accept us?"
Tu Chaoxi choked on all her words.
……yes.
Back then, Tu Yao endured their ridicule, mockery, and madness time and time again, despite the threat to her life, without ever complaining.
They only accepted a rejection once, so why are they angry and anxious?
Their fatalistic view of life is absurd and tragic.
Yet it seems to follow the essence of cause and effect from beginning to end.
Tu Chaoxi lowered her eyes, "...Let's go, it's late."
...
Cheng Sangsang watched this scene silently, wiped her moist eyes, and was about to get into the car when she saw Xu Bai still standing there dumbfounded.
She quickly turned around and pulled the person over.
"What are you standing there for? We're leaving!"
Xu Bai immediately snapped out of his daze and hesitated before speaking, "I was just thinking about whether or not to tell Uncle that we've found Big Sister."
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