âI will negotiate with him, of course.â
âHow are you going to negotiate with him if you donât have any bargaining chips?â
âAlthough Dietrisâ methods are cruel, he would never make a loss. He wonât kill me so easily. Iâm only doing this to stall for time.â
After a pause, he added, âIâve already contacted Uncle. If all pans out well, heâll be here tomorrow morning.â
âNo way!â Mu Yazhe was adamant. âIf anyone were to go, Itâd be me.â
âDaddy, the person Dietris wishes to see is me! This is between him and me. Mommyâs life is in his hands now. Itâs useless if you go.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
He knew very well that he was the one that Dietris wanted. If Mu Yazhe were to act rashly and turned up, it would only anger that cunning old fellow!
But if he were to go, that was different.
Dietris was targeting him. He was confident and trusted Mu Yazhe and Gong Jie.
The boyâs intention was to leave Mu Yazhe behind to receive Gong Jie while he went to stall for time.
Opportunities are always accompanied by danger. No venture, no gain.
Youyou curled his lips. âThis is all my fault. Itâs my fault for not being ruthless enough back then and now Mommy has been implicated. Since thatâs the case, I should bear the responsibility!â
Mu Yazhe squatted down and gripped the boyâs shoulders tightly. âYou want me to sit back and do nothing while you take a risk?â
âI wonât do something that Iâm not confident of. Daddy, donât you understand me?â
Youyou pretended to be relaxed. âDaddy, donât tell me you donât trust me?â
Mu Yazhe was momentarily speechless.
Mu Yichen suddenly said, âDaddy, Iâll go with Youyou!â
âNo!â Youyou said, âYou canât go! If you go, youâll die!â
âYouyou, you and I, we move as one and none of us can be without the other. Iâll go with you! Trust me; Iâm capable of protecting you and Mommy!â
âAre you crazy?!â Youyou fumed. âDo you know what kind of place that is?! Do you know him?! Do you know how dangerous he is?! You speak so nonchalantly, but do you know how dangerous the real situation is?!â
âOf course I know!â Mu Yichen interrupted him and held his hand with a smile. âThatâs why all the more I have to go with you! Itâs because I know that itâs dangerous, so I canât let you go alone!â
He held Youyouâs hand tightly, his eyes filled with sincerity. âYouyou, listen to your big brother, okay? Otherwise, Iâll feel like a useless fellow!â
Youyou looked at him and saw the determination in his eyes. He knew he wouldnât be able to reject him.
The telepathy between the pair of twins enabled Youyou to see and understand his brotherâs firm belief.
He suddenly grabbed Mu Yichenâs hand and smiled. âAlright, letâs go together!â
Mu Yichen was elated. Seeing that Youyou finally relented, he nodded his head heavily!
Youyou told Mu Yazhe, âDaddy, youâll be in charge of sending us to the harbor. Then, come back with Uncle as soon as possible. Little Yichen and I will wait for you!â
âThatâs not possible!â Mu Yazhe gritted his teeth. âI canâtâ¦â
He could not let the boys go, especially when there was no guarantee that theyâd return alive.
He could not lose any of them.
Youyou suddenly hugged him and put his arms around his shoulders. With reddened eyes, he said, âDaddy, just take it that Iâm begging you, okay?! Trust me this time. Believe in your sonsâ abilities!â