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

Chapter 333 Flags Cannot Be Set Casually
After Tang Qianqian finished laughing, she remembered what Du Anrao had just said. She quickly suppressed her smile and said seriously, "Although the bodyguard was sent by the boss to protect me, if Master Du hadn't foreseen this, the bodyguard wouldn't have been able to save me. So you and the boss are both my benefactors."

Du Anrao, interrupted by her, couldn't say anything more.

To avoid this person saying something shocking again, I quickly changed the subject.

"How did you know I was coming to your company today? I didn't even tell your boss before I came."

"I do not know."

"And this gift..."

"This gift was prepared beforehand. I originally wanted to find an opportunity to have the boss deliver it on my behalf, but I didn't expect that you would come first before I could even go to the boss. This must be fate!" Tang Qianqian's eyes sparkled like stars as she spoke.

Du Anrao: "..." Compared to fate, I'd rather believe it was just a lucky guess.

After talking with Tang Qianqian, Du Anrao followed the Li siblings into the minister's private office. The minister Hong, who had been bribed by Li Qianxi and Tang Qianqian to sell information about the company's artists because he had become addicted to gambling and had accumulated huge debts, had been sent to prison by Li Zhaoyang to keep the former deputy minister Shao company.

The newly appointed minister is a shrewd and capable woman in her early thirties with short hair. It is clear that this female minister prefers a minimalist style.

All those lush green plants that Minister Hong used to have have disappeared.

The large office was empty, with only a few inconspicuous succulent plants on the table, in addition to simple desks, chairs and sofas.

"This succulent..."

The female minister's heart jumped: "Is there something wrong with these succulents?"

"There's nothing wrong with it. I just thought they looked pretty and wanted to ask where you bought them."

The female minister breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "If Master Du likes it, I'll have someone pack it up and send it to President Li's office later. You can take it with you when you leave."

Du Anrao was stunned for a moment. This familiar phrase instantly reminded her of the peacock blue glazed porcelain that had been placed in this room.

Mr. Xi seemed to have told her how the bottle incident was handled afterwards.

When Minister Hong returned the fake, he happened to run into one of Li's cousin's business partners who was knowledgeable about antiques. The partner immediately recognized the bottle as a fake. Otherwise, if Li's cousin had returned the fake bottle to its original owner, the owner would have been incredibly embarrassed to see a perfectly good genuine item turned out to be a counterfeit!

Li Yuesheng raised an eyebrow and turned to look at her older brother: Is that so?
Li Zhaoyang's eyelids twitched. He thought to himself, "Don't even mention you, I, the person directly involved, didn't know about this. My cousin clearly told him about the peacock blue glazed porcelain... wait..."

Li Zhaoyang frowned slightly. After thinking about it carefully, appreciating antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and jewelry was almost a compulsory course for every scion of a prominent family. However, most people who studied this course only learned the basics and could not compare with those treasure appraisal masters who specialized in this industry.

Li Zhaoyang didn't notice anything wrong with the peacock blue glazed porcelain. This was partly because his skills were not yet proficient, and partly because the craftsman who made the replica was quite skilled. Without close inspection, it was possible to mistake it for the real thing. It was understandable that he couldn't see the clues.

But before this, I'd never heard of his cousin having any in-depth knowledge of these antiques. So how did he spot the problem with the porcelain at a glance? Could it be...?

Thinking about it carefully, his cousin had given him some pointers about his wife and children before.

His story at the time was that a friend of his met a woman with a four or five-year-old child while traveling in another province, and the child looked remarkably like him.

At the time, Li Zhaoyang was so shocked that he might become a father unexpectedly that he didn't even think to verify the truth of Xi Jingyue's claims.

Is there really such a coincidence in this world? But if it's not a coincidence, how did he find out about these things?
Although Li Zhaoyang was a bit muddle-headed when it came to matters of the heart, he wasn't a complete fool. In fact, one could say he was frighteningly perceptive in certain areas. Otherwise, the male and female protagonists in the original story wouldn't have gone to such lengths and used so many underhanded methods to completely bring him down.

Once such a person has a doubt in their heart, it's only a matter of time before they confirm it.

Du Anrao, who was still busy feeling fortunate, was completely unaware that his uncontrollable wild thoughts had inadvertently betrayed someone.

When they came out of the Public Affairs Department, Du Anrao's collection of gifts and snacks had expanded again, and Li Zhaoyang and Li Yuesheng were also carrying bags full of snacks.

Besides the gift from Tang Qianqian, the other members of the public relations department, seeing Du Anrao strolling around while munching on beef jerky, suddenly had a flash of inspiration and stuffed all the snacks and treats they had hidden in their drawers into Du Anrao's hands.

Compared to the finance department, the public relations department has more flexible working hours. When there's nothing to do, they can leave early, but when there's something to do, they work themselves to the bone. If a crisis occurs, working through the night is the norm.

Correspondingly, the snacks and treats in the drawers of the department members were also more varied. If the three of them hadn't turned and run away when they saw the situation was not good, they probably would have each carried out a box.

"This girl is amazing. She's the center of attention wherever she goes, and everyone dotes on her." Li Yuesheng nudged the person next to her with her elbow while holding snacks.

She didn't have any particular thought behind her words; she was just expressing her feelings. Some people seem to be naturally likable, even if they do nothing, just standing there makes people feel comfortable.

"Brother, brother, what are you thinking about? I can't hear you when I talk to you."

Li Zhaoyang then seemed to snap out of his daze: "It's nothing, let's go to the artist department first."

He had originally intended to stroll around with the two of them at a leisurely pace, but now he was preoccupied with his own thoughts and eager to confirm things, so he just wanted to get to the point quickly.

Du Anrao shared the same thought, mainly because if they were to visit a couple more departments, they simply wouldn't be able to handle it all.

"Okay, let's go check out the talent department first. Has my cousin signed any new artists recently?"

"Some time ago, our company did an idol variety show with Orange TV. After the show ended, we signed five artists based on their actual popularity rankings."

Don't underestimate the small number of five artists. After all, it's a competition co-organized with others, and the other partners will definitely get a share of the profits. Being able to sign five promising talents already shows that the company is quite powerful.

If they could produce a blockbuster product like Du Anrao's second brother's, their company wouldn't have to worry about its performance for several years.

Du Anrao was unaware of the intricacies involved; she only cared about…

"Five celebrities? Were background checks conducted on all of them?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuesheng's gaze towards her brother became subtly different.

Li Zhaoyang recalled the artists from his company who had successively collapsed in scandals, and felt as if his heart had been stabbed several times again.

"We investigated it thoroughly, and there's absolutely no problem!"

Wow, that's a bold prediction; it looks like it'll be proven wrong very soon.

Li Yuesheng: Pfft...

Li Zhaoyang: "..."