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

Chapter 239 Extensive Business
Manager Wen was taken aback when he heard her say that: "Miss Du, you... know them?"

"……do not know."

But I know their background!

Xi Jingyue: As expected!

The story of the Xiang siblings appears in the latter half of Du Desheng's book. At that time, Du Qichang temporarily withdrew from the competition due to the Jiangyu Plaza bombing incident and remained silent for quite some time afterward.

The reason for their reappearance is because of the Xiang siblings. Xiang Qiufu's younger brother, Xiang Sida, is an antique expert, but also an expert in forging antiques!

Taking advantage of his position, he identified some genuine antiques as fakes, and then bought back the genuine antiques at low prices under the pretext of helping to dispose of these fakes to prevent them from circulating in the market and harming the interests of more antique enthusiasts.

Later, they secretly resold these genuine antiques abroad to make money.

Xi Jingyue's eyes narrowed slightly. Disguising genuine antiques from their country as fakes and selling them abroad was no less egregious than fraud or robbery; it was blatant smuggling.

Putting aside Du Anrao, his desire to report him was also stirring within him.

As for Du Qichang, the reason he was able to remain a fickle opportunist and survive until the very end is simply a matter of luck.

Originally, it was thought that he would be devastated by the bombing, but unexpectedly, God sent him this great achievement.

Du Qichang's men accidentally stumbled upon Xiang Sida's antique resale while on a mission. Because they discovered it in time, Xiang Sida's resale failed. Du Qichang and his men intercepted all the antiques in his possession, including some highly representative ancient treasures and rare calligraphy and paintings.

Du Qichang thus redeemed himself and returned to the top tier of competitors.

After Du Anrao figured out the background and plot of the brother and sister, his gaze towards them changed instantly. He was no longer as nonchalant as before, but instead revealed a hint of coldness.

Manager Wen noticed the change in her expression, and for some reason, his heart suddenly began to pound, as if he had a feeling that something big was about to happen.

"Miss Du..."

"Call me General Manager Du."

Manager Wen was taken aback for a moment, but still obediently changed his address: "President Du, what is this...?"

Du Anrao smiled at him, walked over to Xiang Qiufu, and said meaningfully, "You said your husband is a veteran of this auction house, so he must have worked here for quite a while, right?"

“That’s right.” Xiang Qiufu looked up at Du Anrao, perhaps feeling that looking up at someone like that would put her at a disadvantage in terms of aura, she decisively got up from the ground and said arrogantly, “My husband has worked at this auction house for ten whole years, ten years! Who knew that just because of a small mistake in the accounts, this ungrateful wretch would call the police and arrest him, and he still hasn’t been released.”

"If you ask me, my husband was ruined by him and took the blame for him. Otherwise, how could a mere accountant have the ability and the guts to embezzle so much money from the company? My poor son and I lost the head of our family overnight, and we have to put on a brave face and smile at the mastermind in order to survive."

It's true that shameless people are all drama queens. One second Xiang Qiufu had an arrogant face that looked down on Du Anrao, and the next second she could be crying her eyes out. If someone who didn't know the inside story saw this, they would probably really think that she had suffered a great injustice.

Manager Wen hadn't expected this person to not only be unreasonable but also distort the truth. His clenched fists hanging by his sides began to tremble slightly.

"President Du, don't listen to her nonsense..." Before Manager Wen could finish speaking, Du Anrao had already reached out to stop him: "I know."

Manager Wen paused for a moment, then swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

"Since your husband has been with the company for so long, has he ever revealed anything to you about the former boss, who is also an elder in my family?"

"What..." Xiang Qiufu hadn't expected that after saying so much, Du Anrao would only ask such a completely unrelated question, and she was momentarily speechless.

"It seems they didn't mention it, or they simply don't know. In that case, let me introduce myself. My elders are Taoists, inheriting orthodox Taoist teachings. They are proficient in feng shui and geomancy, and can predict good and bad fortune. In short, they are skilled in divination and have a wide range of expertise. As their junior, although I dare not say that I have fully inherited their teachings, I do know a little bit about the most basic divination and character assessment."

As Du Anrao spoke, he even winked at her playfully: "Let me put it this way, in front of me, whether you're a good person or a bad person, you have no excuse. I might even know more about your family's affairs than you do."

"You're just playing tricks and making things up. They've been fooled by you and your elders. I don't believe you!"

"Oh, really?" Du Anrao shrugged, looking like he had no idea what to do with you. "Originally, I was going to give you and your son some face because your husband has worked at the auction house for so many years and has put in a lot of hard work, but it seems you don't really want that."

"What...what nonsense are you spouting?"

Manager Wen's eyes flickered slightly, as if he had thought of something, but he dared not make a conclusion easily.

"Xiang Qiufu, you are fifty-nine years old this year. You were born into a poor family where your mother was a gambler and your father was an idle man who only knew how to drink all day long."

"You're fifty-nine this year? Aren't you only... fifty-three?" Du Anrao had barely started speaking when Manager Wen quickly spotted the key point.

"Don't listen to her nonsense, I am fifty-three..."

"You know in your heart whether you're lying or not. You've been cheating and swindling since you were a child, and you've done all sorts of evil things. You dropped out of school before finishing junior high and ran around with people. Later, you even did business of exchanging your body for money for a long time."

Du Anrao's words were still somewhat euphemistic; a business that uses one's body to exchange for money, isn't that...

Manager Wen's calm expression finally cracked slightly, while Xi Jingyue and the others looked like they had just heard some big gossip.

The only one who broke down was Xiang Qiufu, the person involved: "You're talking nonsense! You're talking nonsense! I'm calling the police! I'm going to sue you for defamation!"

"Great, let the police explain to you what kind of crime it is to forge an ID card."

Xiang Qiufu choked, and her eyes darted around nervously.

Seeing that she was frightened by him, Du Anrao didn't delay and continued, "After that, you met Mr. Wen's cousin. You lied to Mr. Wen's cousin, saying that you had just entered the workforce and had to work in those messy places to make a living."

"He believed you, and to get you to leave that place, he gave you all his savings. You thought he was an honest man who was easy to manipulate, so you decided to settle down. After that, you changed your age and made up a background that had nothing to do with reality, so that he would take you home and make you his husband."

(End of this chapter)