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

Chapter 260 Don't speak so confidently
Du Desheng was also taken aback by Du Anrao's summary, but when he recalled their back-and-forth conversation, he realized that although Du Anrao's remarks were somewhat exaggerated, the gist of what they had just said was pretty much the same.

Du Desheng's face darkened instantly, and he slammed his cane on the ground twice, fully expressing his anger.

"Do you and your family have some kind of grudge against the Du family or me, Du? You deliberately chose my joyous day to pull this stunt, are you so jealous of my happiness? Fine, fine, since you're making things difficult for me, then no one else will have an easy time either. A-Miao, inform the men that from now on, these two families, along with their relatives and friends, will all be blacklisted from our family's dealings. They will be barred from entering any of our properties!"

"No, no!" Madam Shen and Madam Kou had not expected that Du Desheng would sentence them to death based on just a few words from Du Anrao.

Du Desheng's move may seem like he only put them on the industry blacklist and did not cause any real harm to the two families, but every move of these big shots in the capital is a barometer for high society and even all walks of life.

Du Desheng's move was undoubtedly a declaration to the outside world that both families had seriously offended him, and that associating with them was tantamount to being his enemy.

In this way, Du Desheng doesn't need to do much; plenty of people are willing to give him face and kick both of them when they're down, which would undoubtedly be a devastating blow to both of them.

The mere thought of the consequences of Du Desheng's order, and the anger they would face from their husbands and relatives upon returning home, made them feel dizzy and their bodies tremble uncontrollably.

"Old Du, please let us explain. It's not what this girl said. We really didn't mean it that way."

"Then what do you mean?"

“I…we…” Madam Shen’s face was pale and her expression was flustered. In her desperation, she did something stupid again, pointing at Du Anrao and shouting, “She’s lying! We didn’t say those things at all. They were all…she made them up.”

“Yes!” Madam Kou quickly understood what Madam Shen wanted to do and hurriedly echoed, “We really didn’t say those things just now. I don’t understand why she would say such things to slander us, but this is really not what you think, Mr. Du. Please see the truth.”

Du Desheng listened to their explanations, neither saying he believed them nor disbelieving them, but simply turned to look at Du Anrao.

"An'an, they say you deliberately framed them. What do you say?"

"What did I accuse them of?" Du Anrao blinked, looking completely innocent. "Did you not call my grandma a vixen and a disgrace, or did you not say that my grandpa would suffer because he married such a wife?"

Du Anrao stared at Madam Shen for a long time before suddenly realizing what was going on.

“I understand. Your husband is having affairs while keeping his wife at home. As for you, you're keeping seven or eight male models and three or four young male college students. You two are each doing your own thing, and your marriage is just a name. So you don't believe in unwavering, lifelong love. I understand that.”

"But the most taboo thing in this world is to think of yourself as the world. You're generalizing and assuming that others can't do it either just because you can't. Isn't that a bit too domineering?"

The onlookers were caught off guard by this juicy gossip, and they all looked surprised, especially the woman in the yellow shirt. Realizing that Du Desheng didn't seem to be associating her with the other two, she relaxed and immediately became an enthusiastic gossip-loving person.

He looked even more excited, as if he had just stumbled upon some juicy gossip, his eyes practically sparkling.

"Madam Shen, you..." Madam Kou also stared wide-eyed in surprise, pointing at Madam Shen with disbelief on her face.

You know, this Mrs. Shen always boasted about how good her relationship with her husband was, how much he loved her and their children, how much he cared about their anniversaries, and how he always prepared all sorts of gifts for her. Turns out, it was all a lie?!
Her husband had not only been cheating on her for a long time, but she herself had also been cheated on with him a whole host of times. This is truly...

Mrs. Shen met the shocked, curious, and mocking gazes of the crowd, and was both surprised and angry: "You're talking nonsense, you're talking nonsense! My husband and I are not like what you're saying, we..." "How are we not like what I'm saying? Has your husband not been having affairs, or have you not been secretly keeping male models and male college students?"

"None of them!!!"

"Don't be so sure of yourself." Compared to Madam Shen's exasperation, Du Anrao appeared remarkably calm and composed.

Do you know why your husband didn't come with you to my great-uncle's wedding today?

“He…” A sense of foreboding suddenly arose in Madam Shen’s heart, but she still tried to deceive herself by saying, “He is very busy and has no time to attend such social events.”

"Busy? How busy? Is he as busy as a billionaire?"

It was only today that Du Anrao gained a clear understanding of her great-uncle's connections. Of the guests attending his wedding banquet today, she had seen more than half of them on television before.

There are even some bigwigs from all over the country, each bearing the title of the richest man in a certain city, the richest man in a certain district, or the richest man in a certain country.

No matter how busy Mrs. Shen's husband is, can he be busier than these people?

“You already have a guess in your heart, but you just don’t want to believe it, right?” Du Anrao glanced at Madam Shen, whose face was as pale as paper, and couldn’t help but show a little sympathy in his eyes.

"The reason your husband couldn't come to the wedding with you today is because his daughter N just gave birth today, and he had to go to be with her during the delivery. He couldn't find the time to be with you."

"Impossible!" Before Du Anrao could finish speaking, Madam Shen screamed as if she had been stabbed by something sharp. "I don't believe it! He promised me that he would only have Mengmeng as his child in this lifetime!"

Mengmeng is the daughter of Madam Shen and her husband. Madam Shen's words were tantamount to indirectly acknowledging the truth of what Du Anrao had just said, and the atmosphere immediately became awkward.

However, Madam Shen was no longer concerned with denying it and only wanted to confirm whether her husband was still keeping his promise from back then.

Seeing her like this, Du Anrao couldn't help but sigh: "At this time, the child has probably already been born, and it's a boy."

Madam Shen's eyes narrowed slightly, and her originally taut back seemed to collapse under the weight of something, her legs went limp, and she stumbled and almost fell.

The woman in yellow, who had been quietly hiding behind the two to avoid becoming an innocent bystander, couldn't suppress her compassion and stepped forward to help her up.

"Are you alright...?"

Before he could finish speaking, he noticed that Madam Shen's eyes were filled with tears and her eyes were completely red.

(End of this chapter)