Tranxending Vision - Chapter 278

Chapter 278: 278

The concave metal door was suddenly opened and the refreshingly sexy Tang Yu-Yan walked into Xia Lei’s view . He had no smile for her .  

“What the hell’s this?” said Xia Lei angrily, “What are you guys doing? Are you treating me like a criminal?” 

Tang Yu-Yan put on a smiling face . “Mr Xia, my sincerest apologies… This was a misunderstanding . ” 

“Misunderstanding?” Xia Lei snorted . “You think I’m a three-year-old?” 

Tang Yu-Yan bit the bullet and explained, “This really was a misunderstanding . This room is our… multi-purpose guest lounge . It’s still in the beta phase . Long Bing went out for an urgent mission so she got me to come take care of you . ” 

Lies like these could only appease three-year-olds but she had no better excuse . Her rating of Long Bing and Shi Bo-Ren fell to the pits as she spoke .  

“No need!” Xia Lei strode towards the lift, looking like he didn’t want to hear any explanation .  

“You…” Tang Yu-Yan didn’t know what to do .  

Xia Lei ignored her and bumped her shoulder as he swept past her .  

Tang Yu-Yan suddenly reached out and grabbed his arm .  

Xia Lei stopped in his tracks and looked at her . His face was still dark with anger . “What do you want?” 

“Don’t be mad . You’re not a kid, right? If you're a kid then I’ll buy you sweets, okay?” Tang Yu-Yan smiled and put some sugar in her voice .  

Acting cute and sweet was the most effective method for a woman to use on an angry man .  

Xia Lei’s expression softened . He didn’t want to take it out on Tang Yu-Yan either but it was necessary . He wanted Shi Bo-Ren, Long Bing and Tang Yu-Yan to know that he had a temper and if something like this happened again, he wouldn’t just throw a simple fit like this . He would say ‘bye bye’ to Bureau 101!

“You’re not mad anymore?” Tang Yu-Yan asked tentatively .  

A small smile appeared in the corners of Xia Lei’s mouth . “I’ll let it slide this time . I won’t come here ever again if you guys close me up again . ” 

This line was for Tang Yu-Yan to hear, and for Long Bing and Shi Bo-Ren too .  

“Look at you . Don’t be so petty, okay?” Tang Yu-Yan grinned . “I told you, this was a misunderstanding . ” 

“What mission did Long Bing go on?” said Xia Lei .  

“She… Uh, we received a report that two terrorists sneaked back to the country . She went to clear it up . ” 

“And Boss Shi?” 

“My godfather, he… he went to Russia on business . Our countries have been exchanging some information recently . ” Tang Yu-Yan lied without batting an eye .  

“Then there’s no need for me to stay here . Send me out . I can’t go out without the passwords,” said Xia Lei .  

“Okay, I’ll treat you to a drink . ” Tang Yu-Yan deliberately acted all chummy with him . “I haven’t thanked you yet for modifying that sniper rifle for me . I happen to have no tasks today . Let’s have a good drink, my treat . ” 

“Okay, but I want to go to Angel Orphanage first . Want to come with me?” said Xia Lei .  

“No problem, I’ll go with you,” said Tang Yu-Yan with a smile .  

Shi Bo-Ren and Long Bing watched the monitors in an office . The monitors showed Xia Lei and Tang Yu-Yan walking towards the lift .

Shi Bo-Ren frowned . “Will he believe a lie like that?” 

Long Bing smiled wryly . “He’s a smart guy . You think he’ll believe it?” 

“Then why doesn’t he expose the lie?” 

“He’s letting us step out of an embarrassing situation, Boss Shi . Didn’t you hear his last sentence? If we close him up again he won’t come back . This was him hinting that if we do this to him again he’ll quit,” said Long Bing .  

“He’ll quit?” 

“Then again, we did go overboard this time . He has contributed so much to the nation and we haven’t given him anything . Instead we investigate him . I’d be uncaring too if it were me,” said Long Bing .  

“This is our duty . ” 

“Duty . ” Long Bing repeated the word, her expression sombre .  

Shi Bo-Ren sighed . “He’s strong . He can be a pillar of the nation if trained well . If he’s tempted by the enemy and steps into the wrong camp - there will be trouble then . ” 

“He is not that sort of person,” said Long Bing .  

“You must always remember that nothing in this world is permanent, especially a person’s feelings . You need to watch over him and make sure he is not negatively influenced . The Gu clan has collapsed so he has no opponents in China . He can build his military factory in peace . Bring him out on missions when his military factory’s operating normally . You need to polish this gem; train him,” said Shi Bo-Ren .  

Long Bing paused . “Bring him on missions . He… He has money, he has men . Would he go on dangerous missions with me? I think not . ” 

Shi Bo-Ren gave Long Bing a glare . “You have blocks for brains sometimes . You’re a woman, remember? Is it difficult for a woman to get a man to do something? Look at Yu-Yan . The punk melted when she acted cute . Can’t you learn that?” 

Long Bing was speechless .  

Shi Bo-Ren folded his muscular arms . “Try it on me . ” 

“I… need to go to the washroom again . ” Long Bing turned and walked off .  

Acting cute like Tang Yu-Yan was something less acceptable than death for Long Bing .  

A Chevrolet Suburban stopped outside the gates of Angel Orphanage half an hour later . Xia Lei and Tang Yu-Yan alighted . Xia Lei felt a twinge of melancholy as he looked at the old and broken orphanage and thought of Sang Qing-Xin and Sang Yue-Yue .  

He did not know what happened to Danny in the end but he could foresee that Sang Qing-Xin and Sang Yue-Yue would only be able to reunite with him after many years, even if he did not die . Sang Yue-Yue would be a mother herself by that time, wouldn’t she? 

The world was like this . A kind woman like Sang Qing-Xin was not able to have her happiness, and an innocent, adorable child like Sang Yue-Yue was not able to have her father around while growing up, yet those vile, greedy people led superior lifestyles, had luxurious cars and riches . It wasn’t fair .  

Xia Lei found Sang Qing-Xin in one of the run-down classrooms teaching Chinese to a group of about ten grubby children . She held pictures of a bird, a fish, the sun and so on for the word-matching lesson . Sang Yue-Yue was also in the classroom . She stayed in a corner, playing with a tattered teddy bear .  

The children had not one stitch of decent clothing on them . The clothes were all donated - some too big, some too small . The sight of them made one’s heart ache .  

The children were learning earnestly and Xia Lei and Tang Yu-Yan’s appearance disturbed their learning . The children looked at them and smiled, saying in chorus, “Hello Uncle, hello Auntie . ” 

Their smiles pulled at Xia Lei’s heartstrings . “Hello, hello . ” 

“Mr Xia, Miss… Hello . ” Sang Qing-Xin greeted them too .  

“I hope I’m not disturbing you?” said Xia Lei politely .  

“It’s all right . Children, please do your own activities . ” Sang Qing-Xin left them with an instruction and walked out of the classroom .  

Xia Lei and Tang Yu-Yan went with her .  

“Come have a seat in my office,” said Sang Qing-Xin politely .  

“No thanks . Take us around your orphanage and we can chat as we go,” said Xia Lei .  

“Okay, please come with me . ” Sang Qing-Xin brought Xia Lei and Tang Yu-Yan around the orphanage .  

Angel Orphanage had no support from charitable organisations and no governmental assistance . It relied on the kindness and donations of others and thus was very simply set up and had almost no decent facilities . Xia Lei’s heart ached at the sight .  

“Is my husband’s wounds any better, Mr Xia?” Sang Qing-Xin had been dying to ask him that .  

Tang Yu-Yan opened her mouth to say something but Xia Lei moved in front of her to cut her off . He nudged her toes with his heel . “Nn, much better . We’ve the best doctors in the nation looking after him . He will recover quickly . ” 

“Can I see him?” Sang Qing-Xin looked relieved . “I miss him a lot and Yue-Yue too . She keeps asking to see her Daddy . ” 

“This…” Xia Lei said, “He is still in the Intensive Care Unit . You won’t be able to see him even if you went . ” 

Sang Qing-Xin was disappointed . “Then when can I see him?” 

“Soon, soon, don’t worry . ” Xia Lei changed the topic . “Director Sang, I actually came here to see you as the Chairman of Thunder Horse Manufacturing . I want to talk to you about building a new orphanage . ” 

“Huh?” Sang Qing-Xin stared blankly .  

Xia Lei continued, “I want to set up a charity fund for Angel Orphanage . I would like to build a state-of-the-art orphanage for you and the children, will all the facilities . The children will have their own library, bright and spacious dormitories and a cafeteria, and a computer room…” 

“Mr Xia, you…” Sang Qing-Xin couldn’t help interrupting but she didn’t know what to say .  

Xia Lei smiled . “You’re a good person . You should have some recognition and repayment . I’ll build a new orphanage for you and the children, and I’ll give you fifty million in charity funds . You will have all rights to the money and you can do whatever you want with it . ” 

“Th, this…” Sang Qing-Xin was so emotional she could not speak .  

“Please keep your mobile phone line clear for the next few days . I’ll send someone to contact you and talk to you about building the orphanage and the charity fund,” said Xia Lei .  

“Mr Xia, I, I’m not dreaming, am I?” Sang Qing-Xin held her cheeks, suspecting that this was a dream .  

“Director Sang, I believe that good things come to good people . Our company, Thunder Horse Manufacturing is going to walk hand-in-hand with you . You will not be alone in your journey of doing good for the community . ” Xia Lei reached out a hand to Sang Qing-Xin .  

Sang Qing-Xin took his hand with both hands, and tears of gratitude fell from her eyes . Her voice grew husky too . “Mr Xia, no, Chairman Xia, thank you… . Thank you…” 

Xia Lei wiped discreetly at the tears in the corners of his eyes after leaving Angel Orphanage .  

He didn’t feel bad for a person like Danny but he felt terrible for Sang Qing-Xin, Sang Yue-Yue, and the poor orphans there . Sang Qing-Xin and the children touched him and this was why he was building them a new orphanage on top of the fifty million . The fifty million was because of the deal he had made with Danny and building a new orphanage for the children was because of his kindly feelings .  

“I couldn’t tell that you were this sort of person,” said Tang Yu-Yan softly .  

Xia Lei looked back at her with a faint smile on his lips . “What sort of person am I?” 

“A kind person . ” Tang Yu-Yan giggled . “A philanthropist . ” 

“Don’t make fun of me . I’m no philanthropist . ” 

“How not? There are many billionaires and gazillionaires in this world and compared to them you’re a poor man . But what you did today is something a lot of billionaires aren’t willing to do . What are you if not a philanthropist?” Tang Yu-Yan stared steadily at Xia Lei, as if she could see his other face .  

Xia Lei laughed uncomfortably . “Don’t put a top hat on me . Didn’t you say you’d treat me to a drink?” 

Tang Yu-Yan grinned . “I heard Long Bing say your culinary skills are the best . How about this - go to my place and you cook . We’ll have a good meal . We’ll learn from each other afterwards . ” 

The smile on Xia Lei’s face froze .