The Sorrowmender

PAID Chapter 215

Xu Qingzhou took a slow breath, his gaze shifting from Ning Feng back to the courtyard. The sun was setting in the west, and children were playing around the yard.

A wisp of smoke, a bowl of thin congee; laughter shone in their eyes, and their innocence was carried on the wind.

He asked an unexpected question.

“These children… you adopted them?”

Ning Feng’s gaze also fell upon the yard, his eyes softening. At the mention of the children, the former assassin’s face filled with tenderness.

“Yes.”

“How many?”

Without a moment’s thought, Ning Feng blurted out, “Twenty-two.”

Glancing at Ning Feng from the corner of his eye, Xu Qingzhou continued, “What made you decide to adopt them?”

Ning Feng hesitated for a moment. Why?

Since the Mister had asked, he had to answer.

After some thought, he said slowly, “These children are like me, orphans without a mother or father. I suppose I didn't want them to become people like me.”

As he spoke, the corners of his mouth turned down in a bitter, self-mocking smile.

“It’s almost funny. I used to see money as dirt, but now I know it’s actually a good thing.”

“But I've also discovered that it's really hard to make money as a good person. So they don't live very well with me, but at least they have enough to eat.”

His tone shifted again, and his gaze fell upon the Mister. He spoke with sincerity.

“Didn't you say it yourself, Mister? ‘Just do good deeds, and ask not about the future.’”

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