Chapter 892: A Million Tis for You (254)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Many local and overseas enterprise giants had made donations to aid in the disaster relief, including An Xiaoning, who donated one million dollars. However, she did not donate the sum directly to any charity organization in the country. Instead, she cooperated with the Jin Corporation and bought so relief resources, which they then sent to the relief areas.
Despite their kind gestures, there were still netizens who criticized them online.
There were several castigations made, such as the following:
“An Xiaoning has made donations to aid the disaster relief, but why hasn’t she donated to the disaster areas that have been affected by the floods?”
“She’s so rich and yet she only donated a million dollars. She should donate at least half of her assets.”
“She’s even adopted a kid overseas, why doesn’t she adopt the children living in poverty in our nation? An Xiaoning, do you know how many children are starving in this nation? You’re living and eating well, yet you cast all your kindness overseas. What a traitor.”
“The dia actually made a report about her donation. Isn’t one million dollars peanuts to her? Save it for when she donates ten million.”
There were many other similar comnts.
However, there were also so netizens who found those haters to be extrely unreasonable and began slamming them.
An Xiaoning would not bother reading the comnts, regardless of what they said.
The nation was going through a chaotic and tumultuous ti this April.
No one could defend against natural disasters.
At this juncture, there was news of an unbelievable and bewildering incident.
Nurous citizens in the disaster areas had witnessed the presence of soul-catchers and reapers with their very own eyes.
They claid that Heibai and Wuchang could not manage to catch all the wandering spirits due to the fact that there were too many casualties in the area who died at the sa ti. Hence, they’d decided to organize a group to catch the souls.
The rumors got more and more absurd because more than ten children had seen the reapers at the sa ti.
The ministers and mbers of parliant who were in support of the ban against superstitions previously suddenly made a contradicting suggestion.
They requested Tuoba Gucheng to send so diums and reverends to the relief areas to perform a ritual and offer prayers.
diums and reverends were probably the only superstitious institutions recognized by S Nation.
Needless to say, the contradicting suggestion made by the governnt was not reported on the news.
An Xiaoning had managed to hear about it via so insiders.
She refused to make any comnts about the matter.
Two days later, the reverends returned to the Autumn Palace after a failed attempt at performing rituals.
The exact reason was unknown.
An Xiaoning received a call from Tuoba Gucheng afterward.
He requested her to make a trip down to the affected areas in L City. Actually, she was already planning to do so, for she wanted to do so aningful deeds.
However, she felt like he was giving her a command after hearing his tone.
Hence, she answered nonchalantly, “Why must I listen to you?”
“You...” Tuoba Gucheng was montarily at a loss for words because he did not expect her to respond that way. After a mont of silence, he continued, “That’s a disaster relief area. Many have been affected adversely and there have been nurous casualties and injured citizens. Shouldn’t you be making a trip down there?”
“I don’t like what you just said. May I ask why I’m obliged to render assistance? As the president of the nation, it is your duty to serve the citizens and render help to those who have been affected by the natural disaster, simply because they’re your citizens. You’re making it seem as if it’s my duty to provide assistance whenever necessary to the nation. How many people truly wished that I could be safe and sound when I was abducted by the terrorist organizations? When you fed with the lethal poison, did it ever cross your mind that I’m one of your citizens too? Am I supposed to be made use of and succumb for the sake of not going against my morals, just because I’m psychic?”
Tuoba Gucheng was speechless. “Feel free to list any requests you may have.”
“Why must I go? The reapers are not going to catch the souls of the living anyway.”
“Because I want those innocent citizens to leave this world in peace.”
“I want you to release a news article and admit yourself that I’m a fortune-teller with genuine capabilities,” said An Xiaoning.
“I thought you would beg not to kill you in the future...”
“Face value is still very important at the end of the day. Although it doesn’t exactly bother , I don’t want the reputation of fortune-telling to be tarnished. So, do you concede to my request?”
“Yes.”
“I’ll set off to L City once I see the article published. I was initially planning to go anyway.”
“Turns out you already had plans to go...”
“Are you thinking of going back on your word?”
Tuoba Gucheng denied, “No, I’ll give instructions for the article to be published later on. Xiaoning, I knew you were kind-hearted. I’ve also heard the news about the donation you had made.”
“if you don’t make my life difficult and attempt to kill again, I reckon I could be kinder.”
“Sure.”
“You... agree?” An Xiaoning asked in disbelief, feeling as if she had just hallucinated.
“Are you surprised?”
“Why are you behaving like this... all of a sudden?”
“I once said that I’d ruin you if I can’t have you. However, I actually want to get along with you harmoniously now.”
“I don’t believe you. A leopard never changes its spots.”
Tuoba Gucheng changed his tone and said, “You’re indeed very intelligent. You really want to get along with you harmoniously, don’t you? You really wish for to stop making your life difficult and stop attempting to kill you again, don’t you? You were even hoping that I was joking about ruining you, weren’t you? You...”
An Xiaoning interjected vehently, “Your Majesty!”
“What...” said Tuoba Gucheng.
“It won’t be very wise of you to make your enemy. I hope you’ll understand that. I’m capable of doing anything if you drive into a corner. I’m sure you know what I an. I won’t waste my ti talking crap with you. I can’t help but get infuriated every single ti I talk to you. You really make miss the days when we got along with each other perfectly fine.”
An Xiaoning ended the call and began packing her luggage.
She was not one to be selfish and afraid of disadvantaging herself while helping others.
She’d decided to donate that one million dollars because her heart went out to the victims of disaster.
Even when it cos to their closest kin, no one is obliged to do anything for others. What more strangers whom she was unrelated to?
How could she possibly save everyone when there were so many disasters in this world?
Everyone’s fate was predestined.
One would enjoy a fortunate and blessed life if they had accumulated a lot of rit from doing kind deeds in their previous lifeti. Likewise, if one had committed a great deal of sins in their previous lifeti, they were bound to be punished and receive their retribution in this lifeti.
There were reasons for everything.
When Jin Qingyan returned ho, she inford him of her decision to head to the relief area.
He supported her decision, although he insisted on going with her.
“Why?” she asked in astonishnt.
“I don’t want to spend a single day away from you. I can handle the company matters online anyway, it doesn’t matter.”
“It’ll be tough being in the relief area.”
“If you can bear with it, why can’t a man like do the sa?”
An Xiaoning agreed to let him co along.
“I haven’t had the ti to ask you, but did you dream of anything else ever since that dream you had the other night?”
Shaking her head, An Xiaoning answered, “No, that’s why I said I might just dream of a different scene the next ti. I do hope to continue where I left off. I want to find out if that prince was you. If he was, I’m going to punish you when I wake up.”
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