Hearing Derick expose her intentions like that, Cipher remained noncommittal.
It was obvious that what Derick said was correct; Cipher wanted to pull off a big heist.
"Don't worry, I'll give you a chance this time," Derick said to Cipher.
"Really?"
Hearing Derick say this, an expectant look appeared on Cipher's face.
"Really. But we won't be stealing from a vault this time, but from other industries," Derick said to Cipher.
After this whole affair with Robin and Sunday is over, the Oak Family's industries are bound to take a massive hit, which will probably allow people from Oti Alfalfa's Alfalfa Family to take the stage. Under these circumstances, if Derick didn't make a move, wouldn't it all just benefit that capitalist, Oti Alfalfa?
Rather than letting those capitalists profit, Derick might as well take it for himself.
"Alright, what do you want to steal?" Cipher asked Derick.
"I'm not in a hurry to tell you just yet. When the time comes, I'll naturally have you make a move. I guarantee we'll make a huge score this time."
"Alright, Derry, I trust you." Cipher nodded, then looked at Derick and said with a smile, "If you trick me, I'll have to punish you properly!"
"Punish me? What can you do to me?"
Derick, unable to stand Cipher's arrogant demeanor, flicked her on the forehead.
"I'll have seven or eight kids with you and teach them all to be thieves," Cipher replied to Derick.
Derick fell silent.
"You win!"
That's all he could say.
Because Derick knew Cipher was absolutely capable of doing it. In Cipher's mind, being a thief wasn't shameful at all; it was even something to be proud of. The likelihood of her teaching her children to be thieves was extremely high.
Seeing Derick's look of concession, Cipher laughed smugly.
She was still disguised as Sparkle at that moment, and her smile, with that punchable bratty look, made Derick's fists clench even harder.
Cipher didn't have Derick's child yet; this was all just her own speculation.
But on the side that actually did have Derick's child, things were getting lively.
Of course, it was mainly old General Huaiyan who was busy. Yunli, for her part, had begun to rest and recuperate. General Huaiyan had even specially arranged for Yunli to stay near Lingsha's residence, a small exercise of his authority as a general.
The old general had fought hard for the Xianzhou for many years. Pulling a few strings like this wasn't something even the strictest person could find fault with. Lingsha and Yunli already had a good relationship, and coupled with her medical ethics, she would naturally take good care of Yunli.
Seeing that Yunli was being cared for, Huaiyan threw more of his energy into handling political affairs. After working late for several consecutive days, Huaiyan finally dealt with a lot of matters, freeing up a few days of leisure.
He was going to find Derick.
But before leaving, Huaiyan had to go see Yunli.
Arriving outside Yunli's residence and hearing her clear, crisp laughter, Huaiyan couldn't help but show a kind smile. Then he thought of Derick again, and his expression turned to one of annoyance, the sound of grinding teeth faintly audible.
Huaiyan walked into Yunli's room and saw her sitting cross-legged on the bed, conversing with "Old Bro Greatsword" and several other of her attendant swords. It had to be said, this ability of Yunli's made it hard for her to be lonely; she always had companions with her. In her hand, she held a Flapper-Doodle skewer, which she was currently stuffing into her mouth in large bites.
"How have you been feeling these past two days?" Huaiyan said to Yunli.
"I'm fine. With Sister Lingsha's care, I don't feel any discomfort anymore," Yunli quickly stood up and replied to Huaiyan.
"Good." Huaiyan's heart was put at ease. He then said to Yunli, "I'm going out to find Derick in a few days. You stay at home and behave."
"I know," Yunli nodded repeatedly.
Glancing at Yunli, Huaiyan added, "Also, I'll have Lingsha keep an eye on you these few days. Don't even think about contacting Derick."
Yunli definitely wanted to tell Derick that he was going to Penacony to find him. Huaiyan wanted to see Derick's most genuine reaction, so he was always wary of Yunli on this point.
Seeing her grandfather expose her thoughts, Yunli lowered her head. For the past two days, she had wanted to secretly tell Derick about what was happening here, especially about her pregnancy and that her grandfather wanted to find him.
But Huaiyan was watching her closely, so Yunli had no chance. Now that her grandfather was leaving, Yunli was thinking she might have an opportunity to tell Derick. But her grandfather had anticipated her anticipation, and her plan to tell Derick was foiled.
"Um, Grandpa..." Yunli still urged, feeling uneasy.
"Don't worry, I won't harm that Derick kid."
Taking one last look at his love-struck granddaughter, Huaiyan turned and left.
He felt he couldn't stay here any longer. Otherwise, Yunli would anger him to the point of triggering the Mara-Struck condition.
A few days later,
Penacony.
The rumors about Derick and "Sparkle" were flying everywhere.
After all, Derick was incredibly handsome, and the size difference between him and "Sparkle" was too conspicuous for people not to notice.
Furthermore, at least two other parties were fanning the flames. One was Sunday's Oak Family, who wanted more people to know to stabilize the situation; the other was old Sampo.
After all, he was quite keen on seeing such amusing things happen.
Regarding the gossip about Derick, some people disapproved at first. But after learning his identity, they all quieted down. After all, for someone with Derick's status and position, being involved in a mere romantic scandal was practically the definition of upright.
But Castorice was still a little jealous.
Faced with his official girlfriend's jealousy, what could Derick do? Of course, he had to take Castorice out for a proper shopping trip, just the two of them.
Besides, today was the last day before the Charmony Glee. Derick had a feeling a lot would happen today, so he planned to spend one last day with Castorice touring the still relatively peaceful Penacony.
"Come on, I remember there's a movie theater up ahead. Let's go check it out." With his arm around Castorice's waist, Derick walked forward.
But before they reached the theater, Derick saw a group of people pass by.
It was the Astral Express crew.
Among them, Stelle saw Derick and immediately ran out.
"Yo, Derick, are you two on a date! Am I interrupting?"
"If you hadn't come over and said that, you wouldn't have been," Derick grumbled silently.
"Hehe..." Stelle scratched her head, then said to Derick, "By the way, it's good that you're here. The other day, I was looking into Misha's situation and found some unusual things. Do you want to investigate with us?"
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