Mind reading saves the whole family; I'm firmly in the role of a charlatan.

Chapter 119 The Little Logic Genius

Du Anrao glanced at Ye Mengzhen, who was hiding in a corner of the hall and keeping a low profile, and asked in confusion, "When did you arrive? I don't think I saw you before."

"When that distant relative of yours was making things difficult for you."

"You arrived quite early, why didn't you come to find us?" Du Anrao said, his eyes darting around, nudging Ye Mengzhen's arm with amusement. "You just saw my third brother, right? How was it? Do you still think he's your idol? Did you feel a bit disillusioned?"

Ye Mengzhen froze, glaring at her angrily. She had tried her best not to recall what happened tonight, but this person just had to bring it up again!
Just as she was feeling down, Du Yuxi, who had finally escaped the Li family's concern, came over and asked, "What are you talking about?"

Ye Mengzhen's eyes lit up the moment she saw Du Yuxi appear: "Sister, from now on you're my half-sister. I never imagined you were really the Li family's daughter, and Li Qianxi was actually a human trafficker's daughter! She's been usurping your place for so many years, stealing your fiancé, and ruining your family's reputation with all sorts of affairs. Now look what's happened, she's lost everything and been kicked out. Karma, it's really karma!"

When Du Yuxi heard her mention her so-called fiancé again, her lips twitched slightly, but she remained silent.

Ye Mengzhen was completely oblivious to Du Yuxi's unusual behavior, her face beaming with excitement.

"Hahaha, thank you for inviting me to your birthday party. I really got to watch a great show for free tonight. I'll probably wake up laughing when I get home."

"Is this some kind of exaggeration? Come to think of it, isn't your family in J City? Li Qianxi was kicked out of the Li family and cut off all ties with them. Didn't you hear a thing beforehand?"

Ye Mengzhen sighed, "I'm studying in S City, while my useless brother is in J City. But his leg hasn't healed yet, and he's probably still lying at home getting moldy. He's probably not as well-informed as I am."

"Don't worry, even though I'm not in J City, I still have some connections. I guarantee that before you set foot in J City again with your uncle and aunt, I'll spread the word about everything that happened at today's banquet about you. Let everyone in J City see the true face of that green tea black lotus."

Du Yuxi's eyelids twitched, and she said helplessly, "It's the truth. You can spread it however you want, as long as you don't exaggerate."

"I understand. The facts are already explosive enough. Too much of a good thing can be bad. I understand, I understand."

"As for half-sisters, that's unnecessary. I already have An'an, and I don't plan to have another sister."

Ye Mengzhen looked disappointed, but she didn't insist.

Du Anrao then chimed in with a cheeky remark: "Yeah, yeah, if you really acknowledge my fourth sister as your older sister, you won't be able to be our sister-in-law in the future."

Ye Mengzhen's face turned bright red, and she raised her hand to hit her, but then, as if she had thought of something, she muttered in a low voice, "Never mind then."

Du Anrao: "???"

Du Yuxi was also a little surprised: "You still like my third brother? Don't you like the kind of clean-cut, gentle type? My third brother is not like any of those types in private."

"But he's so handsome! He's even more handsome up close!" Ye Mengzhen wailed, covering her face. "Wait, how did you know what type I like?"

Du Yuxi was stunned for a moment, but reacted quickly and said, "Nonsense, my third brother only came to our school once when he took me to register. You fell in love with him at first sight. You must like him the way he was back then. But he's not like that in private. If you don't even have this much mental preparation, you'll probably regret it in the future."

"I've made up my mind, and I won't regret it." Ye Mengzhen had a resolute look on her face, as if she wouldn't turn back until she hit a brick wall.

"I was a little surprised at first, but... um..." Ye Mengzhen covered half her face, unable to bear it any longer. "Every time I see his face, I can't remember anything. So maybe I don't like the type you just described, but rather, as long as he has that face, I like him no matter what type he is. Putting everything else aside, just looking at his face makes me eat an extra bowl of rice." Du Yuxi: "..."

[She can even eat an extra bowl of rice now, is this what they call "beauty is food for the eyes"? Is this the power of a "face-obsessed" person to influence a "face-obsessed" person? Oh no, she's totally in love!]

Du Yuxi: Pfft...

Ye Mengzhen spoke with great enthusiasm in front of the two sisters, as if she wanted to punish Du Yihan on the spot, but in reality she was very timid. She only dared to look at people from a distance, and did not dare to get close.

Before Du Anrao and the other person could introduce her to Du Yihan, she made an excuse that she needed to hurry back to spread the news and ran away.

As night deepened, the guests who had come to attend the banquet gradually left.

Xi Jingyue, who had not been involved in any of the intrigues, only appeared just before leaving, and was personally escorted out of the Du family's gate by Du Anrao.

"There were so many guests tonight that we didn't even notice Mr. Xi. We've really been neglecting him."

"It's not your fault. You're the birthday person, and this is the first time you've seen all these family relatives since you returned to the Du family. There are already a lot of people to deal with, so it's impossible to attend to everyone. Besides, I came with Zhaoyang and the others, so we arrived late."

"You came with Mr. Li and the others, so why weren't you with them just now...?"

"They have family matters to deal with, what would it be like for me to get involved? Never mind me, I heard from them that you just fainted, are you alright? Is there anything else that's bothering you?"

When Du Anrao heard Xi Jingyue mention his fainting, he felt a little embarrassed and chuckled twice, saying, "It was just a bit of low blood sugar. I was busy tonight and didn't eat, so I fainted for a bit. I felt much better after eating something."

"Is that so?" Xi Jingyue had already roughly guessed the reason why Du Anrao fainted after learning about the whole story from the other guests, so she didn't expose her when she heard her say that.

"Then you should be more careful in the future, eat on time, and don't faint from hunger again."

Du Anrao's lips twitched slightly. He didn't know whether he was embarrassed because he was starving or because he hadn't been able to hold on while telling fortunes and had accidentally passed out.

The two were saying goodbye in a fairly amicable atmosphere, unaware that several people were watching them intently from not far away.

"Is that the guy? He looks decent enough, but I wonder what kind of person he is in private. I'll check him out later. If he's two-faced, I'll teach him a lesson."

Du Hexuan rolled his eyes at him: "Go ahead and investigate. How are you going to investigate? With your connections in the lab that say 'a seven-day trip in the mountains is equivalent to a thousand years in the world'?"

Du Yihan glanced at him with disdain: "It's such a small matter, why do we need them? I can handle it myself."

Du Junyan saw through his younger brother's little scheme at a glance and frowned, saying, "Don't do anything reckless."

“How can it be considered reckless? If he is honest and has never done anything wrong, he won’t be afraid of being investigated. If he is afraid of being investigated, he must have something to hide, so I will investigate him even more.”

The two brothers: "..." Putting everything else aside, you really are a little logic genius!
(End of this chapter)