Pretending To Be A Boss-Chapter 293 - 18: The Third Wish_3

I had thought about it too.

If there weren’t the connection to the Li family, I would probably just be some ordinary employee on the third or fourth floor.

Living an ordinary life that might still be envied by many.

But my boss could only be someone with higher innate talent, surveying me with eyes full of superiority.

It seems that people like us were born to be despised by them.

Do you know why those once-thriving family businesses declined? And why they were revived by me?

It’s actually quite simple: many who could truly do the work were never valued because they lacked innate talent.

Some talented people only know how to take credit for others’ work and are otherwise useless.

All I did was drive those with innate talent away and give opportunities to those who could actually get things done. Grateful to me, those family businesses gradually came back to life, and even flourished.

But that was all I could do for them.

It seems likely that after I marry into another fortress, they will be replaced soon enough.

Because all our societal standards of judgment put together cannot outweigh the slight difference in innate talent."

Li Xiaoyu chuckled softly, and at just eighteen years old, her laugh carried the trace of weary experience:

"It’s really quite funny.

Humans are just like the animals in a fighting arena; all anyone cares about is whether it can tear apart its opponent. Who cares how much business it can conduct or the quality of its virtues?

Although we are human, what measures our worth in this world is a power from another world."

Li Xiaoyu’s voice gradually grew in strength.

In the quiet street, it resounded emphatically.

Her words also reached the ears of many from the lower strata.

Liu Lang, who was restrained, felt a deep empathy when he heard this, and the blacksmith shop owner found himself moved to tears.

"So I was wrong, and mother was wrong too. There’s no such thing as effort; I absolutely cannot change my destiny..."

As she spoke to this point, Li Xiaoyu struggled to maintain her composure, but her eyes were still blurred with tears:

"Big brother is destined to become a hero of the mines, a hero of humanity. And I, no matter how hard I try, no matter how well I do, am just a nobody with two talents.

In your heart, I will always just be a piece of merchandise waiting to be married off for the benefit of the family."

Li Xiaoyu took a deep breath, and her discontent surged forth like a tide:

"Just like these people at the bottom. They laboriously swing their mining picks, hoping to chip away, little by little, at their destiny.

They’ve spent thousands of days and nights with each strike and cut, naively believing that getting a regular position will change their fate, will change the fate of their families.

But in the end, they’ve just traded one form of exploitation for another. Even if they reach higher levels, they won’t be recognized.

Because in this world, what measures whether we are outstanding or not is not something we can change through effort! It’s something we are born with and cannot change!"

Li Xiaoyu’s voice was like a cry, filled with pain and unwillingness.

Li Wanye’s gaze became deep, and his expression turned colder.

"Over the years, I’ve seen many people, each of them compromising with a system like this to their utmost ability.

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But it’s precisely because of such regrets that I believe in our nature, we seek freedom and equality, not to be mere tools for the Pyramid to fight over the mines.

You ask me why I like Tang Xian, because he lives the way I want to.

He’s just a talentless temporary worker from the lower strata, but no matter where he goes, in the mines or at the bottom, or in the District 669, Tang Xian is always able to live according to his own beliefs.

I can’t do it like he does, but at least I can choose to like him, to yearn for him, to want to be by his side, even if it means living a more humble life than I am now!"

After Li Xiaoyu finished speaking, her hand once again moved closer to the crackling vortex.

She could already feel the pull of the powerful force from another world in the crack, slowly absorbing her life.

Her determination touched everyone.

Li Zheng suddenly realized that he not only misunderstood Li Xiaonian but also failed to understand Yu.

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But he also knew that these words wouldn’t change anything, because his father’s convictions were equally unshakable.

Li Wanye’s expression turned completely cold as he said:

"Do you realize how many people heard what you just said? These words are no different from those of rebels decades ago. I thought you would be sensible, but you’ve really disappointed me.

This is the social system that has survived for hundreds of years. Everyone has gotten through it this way, and as long as the mines exist for a day, talent will remain our most precious asset.

You’ve already proven your value; I’ve seen all your hard work. There are some things I don’t wish to discuss here anymore. Now I want you to close the transport crack and come back with me."

Li Wanye took a step forward:

"Think of your friends. If you come back with me today, I can overlook their previous collusion with the children of Eden. But if you continue to act stubbornly, they will have a hard time."

Li Xiaoyu trembled slightly.

"The owner of this blacksmith shop is also your friend, right? Including Dong Ran, who has followed you for many years, and that doctor you met before.

I don’t know whether they can change their destiny, but right now, their lives are in your hands. If they lose their lives, there’s no point talking about fate!"