"Pietro, Wanda, are you both ready?"
Li Qingyuan sat on the sofa in the living room, asking the twins.
It had been almost half a month since the missile attack, and the siblings had slowly recovered from the pain of losing their parents.
After all, they were much luckier than in the original story. They hadn't experienced the two days and two nights of near-death torture, nor the subsequent physical and mental trauma.
Orphanages, even in developed countries, were rife with dark secrets, not to mention a chaotic country like Sokovia.
Being bullied and humiliated was commonplace, and they had to constantly endure possible bullying incidents and the ever-present danger of being taken by Baron Strucker for experiments.
"Jack, are we really leaving here?" Wanda asked timidly.
"Call me Qingyuan-gege, I've changed my name!" Li Qingyuan reminded, slapping the armrest of the sofa.
He'd been incredibly busy lately. First, he received all the inheritance from his parents, then he found buyers and sold all the real estate. While he was at it, he changed his name.
That name, Jack Ma, always made him think of a certain pirate king, so while transferring the assets, he changed his name.
It was only a few hundred dollars more, and for someone who inherited nearly a million dollars, was that even money?
Besides, he still had a genuine Picasso painting hidden in his safe.
He didn't dare say how much it was worth, but if he put it up for auction, it would start at eight figures, at least!
"I'm sorry, Qingyuan-gege!" Wanda quickly apologized. She knew that she and her brother were now completely reliant on his charity to survive, so the siblings were at a disadvantage when facing him.
"It's okay, just be careful next time!" Li Qingyuan smiled kindly, then rubbed her flushed little face.
You know, it really does feel good to knead them.
"Sokovia is a place of constant war, it's not a good place at all. Besides, our parents died here and it's easy to get emotional. I think it's better for us to move to another city!" Although Li Qingyuan could have taken the two siblings away without discussing it, he felt it was better to be upfront.
Don't let the fact that these two were only ten years old fool you, they were actually just as cunning as adults. That little Pietro had been watching him like he was a thief every night recently, it was so disappointing.
He was such an upright person, how could he do something so despicable?
He'd at least have to raise them for a few more years!
"But if we leave, can we come back again?" Pietro timidly raised his hand and asked.
In the beginning, he thought that this Jack brother might have some bad intentions towards his sister, so he had been on guard against him since finishing their parents' funeral.
It wasn't that he was precocious, because this kind of thing was commonplace in Sokovia, and nothing was strange in this chaotic land.
Li Qingyuan had no relation to them, yet he not only saved the siblings but also offered to adopt them. This made Pietro feel both touched and puzzled; what was his real motive?
So, when Pietro saw that Li Qingyuan often liked to tousle Wanda's head and pinch her cheeks, he immediately felt he had discovered the man's true intentions.
Those few days were filled with anxiety. He was afraid that Li Qingyuan would do something untoward to his sister, but at the same time, he was afraid that his suspicions were wrong and would anger Li Qingyuan, causing them to be kicked out. Two ten-year-olds trying to make a living in a place like Sokovia was definitely not easy.
After a week of constant worry, Pietro realized that he might have been judging a gentleman with a petty heart!
Jack really liked Wanda, but it was a pure kind of affection, definitely not as despicable as he had imagined.
"Of course, but we'll have to wait until the situation in Sokovia stabilizes." Li Qingyuan nodded. If it weren't for the warlords' conflicts, Sokovia's environment was actually quite nice, even suitable for a vacation!
"Where are we moving to?" Seeing that Li Qingyuan wasn't angry about his behavior from the past few days, Pietro cautiously asked.
"New York, the world's number one metropolis. You should have seen it on TV." Li Qingyuan tapped the New York guidebook on the coffee table.
"We're going to New York?"
The two children immediately jumped up, their eyes shining. This was the most excited they had been in half a month.
Children didn't have complicated thoughts. They only knew that New York was claimed to be the world's greatest metropolis. Books and television described it as a paradise.
Their previously apprehensive moods were instantly replaced by the joy of going to a big city. The two quickly packed their belongings and followed Li Qingyuan to the coast.
Because of years of conflict, Sokovia was very strict about its citizens leaving the country. After all, if the controls weren't strict, the wealthy people in the country might all run away.
Just like Li Qingyuan's original parents, if they could have legally left the country, they would have taken him elsewhere long ago.
However, no matter how strict the controls, there were always loopholes. Sokovia, being such a chaotic country, was no exception.
Li Qingyuan had already contacted the Snakehead, planning to smuggle Wanda and Pietro out of the country.
"Just the three of you?"
The Snakehead, who ran the smuggling boat, asked with a slightly dazed expression when he saw the three children standing before him.
Li Qingyuan had spoken to him on the phone. Because the network in Sokovia wasn't very developed, people generally chose to communicate via phone.
"Yes, just the three of us!" Li Qingyuan knew what the other person was thinking. Anyone running a smuggling boat business was definitely not a good person. The Snakehead was undoubtedly thinking about how to rob and kill them halfway through the journey.
However, he didn't care at all. Did they really think he had been idle for the past half month?
"If there are only three people, then you have to pay extra!" The boat boss said, his eyes glinting menacingly.
Wanda, holding Li Qingyuan's hand, was trembling. The few people on the smuggling boat looked like villains straight out of a horror movie, the kind that were perfect for scaring children.
As for Pietro, his legs were now shaking like a sieve.
He wanted to squeeze in close to Li Qingyuan like Wanda did, but unfortunately, Li Qingyuan didn't give him the chance.
It was fine for Wanda to crowd in, but what was he, a tagalong, doing there?
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