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

Chapter 28 Smoke is coming out of my head

To others, this was just a simple blessing, but to Yang Jiantao, who had survived the ordeal and now deeply believed in Du Anrao's words, it was a great comfort.

"Then I'll lend you some good advice."

Du Hexuan glanced at his old friend lying on the hospital bed with his lonely daughter, and thought about their home, which was probably almost empty, and he was still worried.

“Your current situation isn’t good. Your daughter is in her final year of high school, right? She’ll have to go to school these next few days. It would be better to find a caregiver to look after you. If it’s inconvenient for you, just call me or Brother Zhou. Don’t be shy. Everyone has difficult times. It will pass.”

Yang Jiantao knew that Du Hexuan meant well, worried that his money had been taken by that woman and that he was now in a difficult situation and didn't feel comfortable asking for money. That's why he gave him this advice.

The heart, chilled by the coldness of loved ones, is slightly warmed by this gesture of kindness.

"Thank you. I've already asked a nurse at the hospital to inquire about caregivers for me. Don't worry, I won't hesitate to help you if I really need it."

The group arrived in a great hurry, but they all fell silent when they came out of the ward.

Seeing that the group was in low spirits, Zhou Shunzhe thought for a moment and then comforted them, "You don't need to worry too much about Brother Yang. Judging from his tone, a lot of his and his wife's joint assets have probably been transferred. But he set up a trust fund for his daughter a long time ago. Given how much he values ​​his daughter, there should still be a lot of money in there, enough for them to get through this."

"As for what happens after that, as long as Brother Yang hardens his heart and gets rid of that weird family, once he recovers, the father and daughter will only get better and better."

As soon as Zhou Shunzhe finished speaking, everyone looked at him in surprise.

Du Hexuan looked Zhou Shunzhe up and down, as if he were seeing his manager for the first time: "How do you know so much about his family affairs?"

Zhou Shunzhe rolled his eyes: "I've known him for much longer than you have. And although Brother Yang doesn't like to talk about his family, he really likes to brag about his daughter. You'll naturally find out after hearing it a lot."

This explanation was reasonable, and Du Hexuan and the others were indeed relieved to some extent, but Du Anrao found it rather strange.

[If there was a trust fund, how did the father and daughter end up almost homeless?]

The Du family members paused for a moment, then quickly resumed their movements without making a sound.

Du Anrao didn't notice anything unusual. But when he thought about what Yang Jiantao had just said—that his wife and brother-in-law were planning to use his ID to borrow money from loan sharks—he suddenly understood.

It seems that the Huang siblings from the original story succeeded, breaking into the safe, stealing the property certificate for Yang Jiantao's house, selling the house, and then using his ID to borrow various loans and high-interest loans.

No matter how much Yang Xiaoxiao's trust fund is, it can't withstand the reckless behavior of those siblings.

Yang Jiantao is merely a background character in the main storyline. He is only mentioned briefly in the early episodes, which roughly explains the reason for his accident. He also has very little screen time later on.

When the male protagonist achieves success, perhaps to emphasize the passage of time and the changes in circumstances, the author arranges for him to encounter a homeless man who looks very much like Yang Jiantao on his way to a press conference.

The man was disheveled, his clothes were rumpled, and he looked quite pathetic.

Most importantly, his eyes were quite cloudy, giving the impression that his mind was no longer as clear as that of an ordinary person.

While waiting at a traffic light, the protagonist caught a glimpse of the homeless man in the distance, and his heart skipped a beat as he inexplicably recalled a long-lost friend from the past.

Moved by the situation, he asked his assistant to get out of the car temporarily to pack a boxed lunch for him and left some money for the homeless man.

Throughout the entire story, the author never explicitly stated whether the vagrant was Yang Jiantao, but based on Du Anrao's understanding of the plot development of these books, the vagrant was most likely Yang Jiantao.

Back when the male lead was still an unknown extra, Yang Jiantao was already a respected veteran in the industry. But by the time the male lead achieved success and became a superstar who was the center of attention wherever he went, that veteran had become a homeless man on the street.

The main theme is a dramatic contrast, which is quite poignant.

Thinking of this, Du Anrao narrowed his eyes and finally stopped worrying about Yang Jiantao's hospitalization.

After all, judging from Yang Jiantao's attitude towards his daughter, if he were to become a miserable homeless man as planned, then his daughter would probably...

Hearing this, the Du family couldn't help but feel a pang of unease, thinking of the girl who, despite being underage, bravely stood by her father's side, helping him fight against her mother's family and wholeheartedly protecting him.

He couldn't help but sigh, "Speaking of which, the Huang family is quite a case of good bamboo shoots emerging from bad bamboo. Fortunately, although the girl is young, she already understands right and wrong. She firmly stands on her father's side and supports him, otherwise Teacher Yang would probably be heartbroken right now."

The assistant director, who also has a daughter, nodded in deep agreement: "It's all thanks to Teacher Yang's excellent teaching that she wasn't influenced by that family's bizarre and awful habits. It's a stroke of luck amidst misfortune."

After the assistant director finished speaking, he turned around and met Director Gao's serious and solemn expression, thinking that he was still struggling with how to arrange Yang Jiantao's later scenes.

"I saw Mr. Yang's scenes before I came. There are only seven or eight scenes left. Our drama is a fantasy drama, which requires a lot of green screen compositing. There are few scenes shot on location. Whether his scenes are shot first or later will not have a big impact and will not delay things."

“That’s not what I was thinking about.”

"Ah? That's..."

"A quarrel is correct; a financial dispute is also correct; a knife is used, which means murder is imminent; bloodshed is a bloody disaster. Not one of them is wrong."

The assistant director was full of questions, but the Du family knew what he was muttering about. Their expressions suddenly became subtle, and they turned to look at Du Anrao.

Du Anrao, who suddenly became the center of attention, was stunned for a moment, and his eyelids twitched.

Sure enough, the next second Director Gao's eyes lit up and he leaned close to her, rubbing his hands together like a fly, and said, "Master Du, could you please do my fortune telling for your brother's sake?"

Assistant Director: "???"

The three members of the Du family: "..."

Du Anrao: "..."

So this makes him Master Du? And didn't you say before that you wouldn't let me do these things on set? Now you're leading the way in violating the rules, knowingly breaking the law?

Others might not know what Du Anrao's previous fortune-telling was all about, but Du Hexuan did.

"Actually, it depends on fate to calculate this; you can't just do it for anyone."

"I understand, I understand." Director Gao revealed a profound and enigmatic smile.

"Please rest assured, Master, I know the rules." He then raised his hand and made a finger-rubbing motion.

Du Hexuan's lips twitched, and he was about to say that he didn't mean it that way when he suddenly heard Du Anrao exclaim in surprise.

[Wait, it wasn't my imagination after all? Why is black smoke coming out of the director's head?]

(End of this chapter)