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

Chapter 135 is probably going to be a big surprise.

Xi Jingyue's scheme could be heard even a thousand miles away. Du Anrao paused for a moment before saying, "Wouldn't this be too much trouble for you?"

"No, it's just a side trip, nothing to worry about. Since it's your first time going to City C, it's safer to have someone guide you."

Du Anrao thought about it and realized that it made sense. It was the first time for both her and her great-uncle to go to City C, and if they got lost and went to the wrong place, it would really cause a lot of trouble.

Those who went there weren't worried about being delayed, but Miss Qin couldn't wait.

"Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Xi. We'll set off early tomorrow morning."

"Okay, let me know when you arrive and I'll come pick you up."

Unbeknownst to Du Anrao, the moment she hung up the phone, Xi Jingyue immediately instructed his assistant to book the nearest flight to City C that same day.

The assistant paused for a moment, then reminded him, "But Mr. Xi, you have several meetings to attend tomorrow, and you also have an appointment to meet with Mr. Shao."

"The meeting is postponed. As for President Shao, tell her that Ms. Du needs my help, and we can reschedule the cooperation for another time."

Based on Xi Jingyue's understanding of Du Anrao, she wouldn't have gone to another place with her relatives for no reason, and she would have even asked acquaintances about the situation beforehand. It must have been more than just going to soak in a hot spring.

He has to go and see; who knows what shocking juicy gossip he might uncover.

Unaware that his plans had been seen through from afar, Du Anrao got up early the next day and had breakfast with the four members of the Du family and Du Desheng.

"Grandpa, my friend said that a lava hot spring has recently opened in City C. It's quite famous and is said to be very suitable for elderly people with leg problems to recuperate. Why don't we go there? It's just that the location might be a bit remote and the road isn't very good, so it might be quite a journey."

Upon hearing Du Anrao's words, Du Desheng immediately thought of the remote mountain village she had mentioned last night, and his lover was most likely there!

Since that's the case, let alone the remote location and the difficult road conditions that make it hard to travel, I'll climb up even if it's a cliff face, using my old arms and legs to support myself!
"It's alright, it's alright. Don't look at me like this. Your great-uncle has suffered more than you have. He's seen all kinds of roads, from gravel to mud. This little bit of running around is nothing to him."

Du Anrao finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Then we'll set off after we finish eating. My friend will pick us up in City C."

Upon hearing this, the Du family members all stopped what they were doing and looked over.

"Will your friend pick you up? Which friend?"

When their youngest daughter mentioned it yesterday, they thought this so-called friend was just an excuse. They never imagined there was actually such a person. How come they didn't know their youngest daughter had made a new friend?!
"It's Mr. Xi." Since they would be meeting soon, Du Anrao didn't feel there was any need to hide it.

“Mr. Xi’s maternal grandparents are from City C, and he is quite familiar with City C. He happened to be visiting his maternal grandparents in City C these past two days, so I asked him to help me find my way. Otherwise, I was afraid that my great-uncle and I, being unfamiliar with the area, would easily get lost.”

Mr. and Mrs. Du exchanged a glance: "Is that Mr. Xi who came to your birthday party before?"

"Correct."

Du Desheng didn't actually know this. He turned to look at the head of the bodyguards in charge of intelligence gathering, who immediately leaned close to Du Desheng and started talking about this Mr. Xi.

Compared to the others who remained relatively calm, Du Junyan was gripping his chopsticks so tightly they were making a creaking sound. It was that wild man again!
How did he get in touch with An'an? Are they close? And this old man actually invited An'an to go to a hot spring in City C?! What is he planning? Is he plotting something against their little sister?

No, he had to think of a way; he couldn't let that bastard's plot succeed!
At this moment, Brother Du had selectively forgotten that Du Anrao had made up an excuse yesterday to trick Du Desheng into going to City C with her, and there was no prior agreement whatsoever. At that moment, Xi Jingyue, who had just gotten off the plane, suddenly felt an itch in her nose and couldn't help but sneeze loudly, completely unaware that she had inexplicably taken the blame for something huge.

"That's good too. It's easier to get things done if you know someone. You'll have to thank them properly when you come back."

"I know, Mom."

The group ate breakfast as quickly as possible and were about to set off when they discovered that there was an extra person in their car.

"Big brother, why did you follow us too?"

"I'll go with you."

"But the company..."

"With Mom and Dad here, I won't fall apart." Du Junyan glanced indifferently at his parents standing outside the car. Last time, these people left the company to him alone, and he went with An'an to the second brother's place to eat gossip for more than a month, which made him work overtime until late at night every day, and he almost got dark circles under his eyes.

He was just accompanying his sister on a long trip this time, and they might be back the same day. If these two couldn't even handle this kind of unexpected situation, their company would have gone bankrupt long ago.

Mr. and Mrs. Du could easily see through their eldest son's little scheme, but they were ultimately in the wrong and dared not speak out: "Don't worry about the company, your parents are watching over it."

After saying that, he explained to Du Desheng, "Since An'an came back, her older brother and sister have been with her every time she goes out. This time, although it's close to City C, the eldest brother is still a little worried, so he thought he would go with you so that you can look after each other on the way."

This reason was reasonable enough, and Du Desheng smiled and did not object.

Du Yuxi actually wanted to go too, but the Li family was coming to pick her up and take her back to J City today, so she could only regretfully miss this good show of gossip.
"Then, brother, please take good care of An'an and Grandpa, and come back soon."

"Ah."

The meeting point that Du Anrao and Xi Jingyue agreed to meet was at the highway exit closest to the hot spring village.

Xi Jingyue didn't know beforehand that the group's real purpose in coming to the hot springs was to find someone and fight with them, so he came alone without bringing anything.

When they arrived at the scene and met up, they discovered that in addition to Du Anrao, her older brother, and the relative she mentioned, there were also seven or eight cars full of imposing bodyguards following behind.

He was completely oblivious to the situation, like a lamb that had wandered into a wolf's den. If he were to be taken away, slaughtered, and sold for money, probably no one would even know.

As Xi Jingyue was lost in thought, his mind wandering, Du Anrao had already gotten out of the car and happily skipped over to him: "Mr. Xi, did you arrive very early? I'm sorry, we're not very familiar with the roads here, so we drove rather slowly and were delayed."

"It's alright, it's alright, I just arrived too." Xi Jingyue said, turning his gaze back to the black-clad bodyguards behind the group.

"You said you and a relative wanted to come here to soak in the hot springs. I thought it would only be a few people, but I didn't expect... so many."

“Oh, you mean these people? They’re all my great-uncle’s bodyguards.” Du Anrao whispered to Xi Jingyue, “My great-uncle is a big shot. He always makes a big fuss when he goes out. Don’t mind him, okay?”

Xi Jingyue felt his ears tickling from Du Anrao's breath, and absentmindedly thought: Oh, a big shot, this time it's probably a big scoop!
(End of this chapter)