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

Chapter 289 is still so mean.

Yan Huanwei's vomiting finally stopped temporarily after Du Yuxi pulled out a bunch of autographed photos of female celebrities that Du Hexuan had brought her before the New Year.

At that time, he was already exhausted and on the verge of death. He lay on the sofa with his eyes vacant, looking like he was in a daze and could pass away at any moment.

The Du family members glanced at him with pity, then decisively turned their attention to Du Hexuan.

"Hey kid, where did you get so many photos of female celebrities, all with autographs? You wouldn't happen to..."

"Yeah, yeah, you even gave these autographs to Yu Xi. Did you want Yu Xi to help you decide which of these female celebrities is more suitable..."

"Stop! Stop!" Du Hexuan quickly interrupted his parents' increasingly outrageous remarks.

"Yu Xi asked me to bring her autographed photos of our company's artists, saying she wanted to give them to her classmates as gifts. These female artists have absolutely nothing to do with me. At most, we've met once or twice from the same company. They're not even friends. Stop spreading rumors about me."

"Did Yu Xi ask you to get it for her?"

Du Hexuan, always eager for drama, added, "Yes, he also let me get autographed photos of the company's male celebrities, but I just didn't take them out just now."

Mrs. Du turned to look at her in surprise: "Is that really true?"

Du Anrao and the others also looked over curiously. Du Yuxi's expression stiffened slightly, but she still nodded.

"When my classmates at school heard that my second brother was an artist under Huajia Entertainment, they asked me if I could bring them some autographed photos of their favorite celebrities..."

Huajia Entertainment is Du Hexuan's agency. Unlike Li Zhaoyang's Xisheng Entertainment, it is a long-established agency with a much larger scale and a wider range of artists under its management.

From veteran actors in their sixties and seventies to young variety show stars in their teens, there's something for everyone.

Du Hexuan is one of the most profitable cash cows in their company right now. Whether it's his achievements, status, or seniority in the industry, he is a leader among the younger generation.

To make a name for yourself in this industry, you need two things: ability and connections. Small success depends on promotion, while big success depends on fate.

Therefore, when Du Hexuan gave the order, almost half of the company sent him a bunch of autographed photos. This was both to give him face and to hope that if they were lucky, they could get on his good side and he could help them if they ever encountered any problems. Even if they couldn't become famous immediately, at least they would have a chance to make a name for themselves.

How would your classmates in the same major know that your second brother works at Huajia Entertainment?

[Besides, didn't Fourth Sister not have many friends at school? How come so many people are suddenly asking her for autographs? Something's not right, very not right!]

Du Yuxi met the curious and worried gazes of the crowd, sighed, and truthfully said, "It was Ye Mengzhen who said it."

"Ye Mengzhen?" Du Anrao looked surprised. "That big mouth, why would she say something like that?"

"She didn't do it on purpose. She just noticed that I didn't have many friends at school, so she brought all her friends to meet me. We would often get together to eat and chat, and we naturally became familiar with each other over time."

"We went to see a movie together during the holiday a while ago. The male lead happened to be an artist from my second brother's agency, and two of Ye Mengzhen's friends happened to be fans of that male lead. When we were talking about it, Ye Mengzhen casually mentioned my second brother, and then..."

"Then what?"

"They were quite excited, probably because they didn't expect someone they knew to be associated with an entertainment company. They asked me which star my second brother was in their company, and whether I knew the stars they were currently pursuing." Du Yuxi was mindful of her second brother's identity at the time, so she didn't explicitly say that he was the famous actor Du Hexuan, only that he was an ordinary artist in Huajia Entertainment.

No one paid much attention, only asking if her brother could help bring back some autographed photos of their favorite celebrities, saying it was fine if he couldn't.

Du Yuxi had a good impression of Ye Mengzhen's friends and the other friends they introduced to her later, so she mentioned it to Du Hexuan when she got back.

She never expected that her second brother had such a great influence in the industry, and that he would casually bring her back a bunch of autographed photos of celebrities big and small. She never expected that before she could even give these photos to the celebrities themselves, Yan Huanwei would use them first.

"I see. Fourth Sister, you're quite familiar with Ye Mengzhen now."

[This looks-obsessed person is really going all out to become my sister-in-law, but I can't rule out the possibility that she just wants to be friends with my fourth sister, since she's quite pretty too. For looks-obsessed people, beauty is justice; they can eat two extra bowls of rice just looking at a good-looking face!]

Du Yuxi's lips twitched a couple of times, but after calming down and thinking about it, she realized that Ye Mengzhen's friends were all quite good-looking; there wasn't a single ugly one among them.

Du Yihan touched her face as if she had just realized something, and thought to herself narcissistically that, putting everything else aside, someone's taste was pretty good, he really was very handsome!
Du Junyan saw through his younger brother's little scheme at a glance, gave him a disdainful look, coughed lightly, and drew everyone's attention back.

"An'an, what should we do with this bug?"

"Oh right, and the worms too!" Madam Yan, busy caring for her son, quickly realized what was happening. She glanced at the Gu worms, now writhed and mangled in the blood, and exclaimed in shock, "Master Du, these worms..."

"Don't move, I'll handle this." Du Anrao said, taking out a talisman he had prepared beforehand, lighting it, and throwing it into the basin.

The small flame, upon entering the plate and touching the blood, shot up as if it had touched oil, engulfing the entire bottom of the plate in an instant, yet without harming the plastic plate in the slightest.

The insect trapped in the blood was also swallowed up. It tried to escape but found that the world was full of fire and there was no way to escape. It could only let out a series of shrill cries under the burning flames.

Everyone present felt their hair stand on end upon hearing the sound. Fortunately, the shrill scream did not last long before it was completely engulfed by the flames and fell silent.

"It's done!"

"This... is dead?"

"It's already burned to ashes."

"What about the Liu family..."

"This is just a offspring Gu. Once it dies, the mother Gu will suffer a backlash. At best, it will be severely damaged, and at worst, it will die on the spot. Even if it is lucky enough to survive, it will be greatly weakened and will probably be bedridden for the rest of its life."

However, according to Du Anrao's guess, the poison had not yet completely bewitched Yan Huanwei to the point of losing his mind and causing the destruction of his family. Even if Liu Yuli suffered a backlash, it would not really endanger his life. He would most likely only be severely injured and left half-dead.

If so...

[Tsk tsk tsk, a father who died suddenly, a mother who died suddenly, a seriously ill sister, and him who saw ghosts. Liu Tianyuan's life is truly blessed from now on.]

Everyone: Pfft... As expected of you, still so mean!