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

Chapter 188 Even if you jump into the Yellow River, you won’t be able to escape

That was when Du Anrao was eight years old. A special guest came to the Taoist temple. He was special not because he looked strange or different from ordinary people, but because while others came to the temple with a bag containing daily necessities, incense, and candles, he also carried a big, bulging bag containing the ashes of his lover.

Du Anrao didn't pay much attention to the old man with completely white hair at first, until his master talked to him and learned that the old man had visited their Taoist temple forty years ago, accompanied by his lover, who was also a gentleman.

At the time, the two had just gone public with their relationship, which was met with opposition from their families and society. Both of them were beaten by their families and locked up at home. However, the two who truly loved each other were unwilling to end their relationship, so they went to great lengths to escape from their homes and elope together.

The Taoist temple was their first stop after eloping. The two young people still had injuries on their faces. They knelt in the main hall, facing the gods and with their lovers by their side. They didn't know what lay ahead, what the future held, or whether their choice that day was right or wrong. Yet, they still followed each other without hesitation or looking back.

The master had a good memory, or perhaps he had already seen through everything. He recognized the pilgrim at a glance as one of the two young men from that time, and asked him with a faint smile about the other's recent situation.

The pilgrim didn't say anything upon hearing this, but gently touched the bag in his arms.

Later, Du Anrao learned that another young man from forty years ago had unfortunately passed away from illness more than ten years ago, and the bag in the pilgrim's arms contained his ashes.

For the past ten years or so, he has carried his lover's ashes to many places they had never had the chance to visit before, and tasted many delicacies they had never had the chance to try. Now, he has a vague feeling that his time is coming to an end, so he thinks of taking his lover back to the Taoist temple where they first came, to kowtow before the gods once again, and pray that they can meet again in the next life.

After the pilgrim left, the Taoist temple returned to tranquility. However, a month later, the master suddenly went down the mountain and returned with a somewhat familiar bag, saying, "He's gone."

At the time, young Du Anrao was somewhat confused. It wasn't until she grew up that she understood that the pilgrim must have been looking for his deceased lover.

This incident had a significant impact on Du Anrao, who was used to seeing couples turn against each other, brothers fight, and sisters tear each other apart. At least it made her realize that although there are not many people in this world who are deeply devoted to each other and stay together until the end, they are not entirely nonexistent.

Therefore, after learning about Du Desheng and Qin Yanqing's affair, Du Anrao's first thought was to help Du Desheng find the person.

Even in the face of adversity, lovers should not be let down.

This incident also taught her a lesson. In this world, there are those who, like the pilgrims and Du Desheng and Qin Yanqing, are devoted to one person for life, remaining faithful and steadfast. There are also scum like Cui Jueyan and his son, and Qiu Tianli, who use love as a raft and exploit marriage to satisfy their material desires and greed.

Sexual orientation cannot measure a person's goodness or badness, but character and nature can.

Therefore, love is nothing but a gamble; if you win, everyone is happy; if you lose, you lose everything.

Du Anrao dislikes gamblers and considers himself not one, at least for now, he is somewhat reluctant to engage in the activity.

The Jiang family members: "..." I was speechless.

However, after hearing Du An's example, Madam Jiang realized that her earlier remarks were somewhat inappropriate. Not only could they easily be misunderstood as biased, but they could also give some sensitive people something to use against her. "An'an is right, there are good people everywhere, and there are bad people everywhere. We can't generalize. But these two are really too wicked to be considered human, yet it seems we can't do anything about them..." After all, their plan hadn't been implemented yet, and Yu Chuhui hadn't been truly harmed; at most, her girlish heart in love had been shattered.

"This is just too infuriating!" Madam Jiang felt like a wronged person who had watched a TV series to the very end only to find that the main character had been tortured throughout the entire series and then died without any sequel. She was visibly unhappy.

"There's no need to worry about that. With Qing Ting's personality, this matter will definitely not be let off so easily. Besides, don't be fooled by Yu Chuhui's less-than-ideal mind when she's in love. If you really piss her off, she can single-handedly kill those two. There's a saying, 'Love makes you want to live, hate makes you want to die,' which perfectly describes her."

As soon as Jiang Changbin said this, Du Anrao's "gossip radar" went off instantly.

"Big cousin, it seems like you... know Sister Yu quite well?"

As soon as Du Anrao finished speaking, everyone in the room turned their gaze to Jiang Changbin.

Jiang Changbin's expression changed slightly, and he even became a little incoherent.

"I...I...it's not what you think. She was a notorious love idiot in college. She would easily make foolish mistakes when it came to relationships, and she was especially prone to attracting scumbags. Several of the guys she dated were obviously scumbags, but she just didn't realize it. If it weren't for Qingting keeping an eye on her, she would have suffered a lot of losses by now."

"Oh~~~" Du Anrao nodded meaningfully, "Alright, I'll believe you if you say so."

【Don't believe me! He's getting anxious, he's getting anxious, he's getting anxious! I didn't even tell him what I was thinking, okay? What are you being so guilty about? You're obviously hiding something! Is it her brother keeping an eye on her or you? You said you weren't interested in her, but you even know how many boyfriends she's had, and you're so observant, you even know how many guys she's dated are jerks. Fine, those who know, know.】

Jiang Changbin: "..." He's really in a mess now, no matter where he jumps into the Yellow River!
"Ahem..." Jiang Changbin tried to ignore the intense gazes from his family members and steered the conversation back to business.

"Her brother found out about your reminder to Chu Hui at Jiangyu Plaza that day. He was very grateful for your reminder, but he was also a little worried. So he asked me to ask you if she had gotten over this ordeal?"

Upon hearing this, Du Anrao instantly snapped out of his gossip and frowned, saying, "Didn't you just say that before breaking down the door, they mentioned someone wanted to use Qiu Tianli to set a trap for Sister Yu? Didn't you find that person?"

"This is what the Qing court was worried about. After those two were taken to the police station, they denied everything."

[Nonsense, of course we can't talk about this in the police station, otherwise wouldn't that make our crime even worse? I'm asking if you guys have any other methods after we get out of the station? Sister Yu's brother seems a bit incompetent; he couldn't even get this out of her!]

Jiang Changbin: "..." Oh no, not only is his own reputation ruined, but it seems that he has also accidentally ruined his good brother's impression with his cousin!

(End of this chapter)