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

Chapter 35: Which genius came up with this idea?

This roar was earth-shattering, and the scene fell silent instantly.

A moment later, Du Anrao looked surprised, Xi Jingyue seemed thoughtful, and Chen Peilin pushed up his glasses, his eyes narrowing dangerously.

Li Zhaoyang was the only one who looked completely bewildered, not quite understanding what Du Yuxi was saying.

"Straight? What do you mean by straight?"

Du Yuxi choked, only then realizing that she had blurted out her innermost thoughts in her surprise.

"Um... I mean, just say what you want to say directly. I don't like people beating around the bush when they talk to me."

Du Anrao's initial doubts were immediately dispelled by Du Yuxi's domineering retort.

Wow, my fourth sister really speaks her mind without hesitation. She's completely different from Li Qianxi, that scheming, manipulative girl who always pretends to be innocent while trying to sow discord!

Seeing that Du Anrao had no suspicions, Du Yuxi breathed a sigh of relief without making it obvious.

Li Zhaoyang didn't expect Du Yuxi to be so impolite, but perhaps because he had already put on the "little sister" filter, the CEO Li wasn't angry at all after being rebuked.

"My mother is planning to host a small private party next week. I wonder if Miss Yuxi would be interested in attending?"

The question had just been asked when everyone was taken aback.

"Your mother hosted a banquet and invited me?"

Li Zhaoyang didn't explain, but smiled and asked in return, "Hmm. Is there a problem?"

Du Yuxi: "..."

[This is a huge problem, okay? Is this older cousin really that outgoing? If I didn't know the truth, I would have thought he had a crush on my fourth sister! My assistant is so jealous, she's been with you for so long and has never met your family, and you're already trying to introduce my fourth sister to the parents, tsk tsk tsk...]

[It's a pity he's destined to never find the right rival. Li Zhaoyang's true love is his first love, whom he hasn't seen for many years. They dated for a year and a half before breaking up due to a misunderstanding. Even so, Li Zhaoyang remained celibate for her for many years after the breakup and never forgot her.]

And his first love was truly a "white moonlight"—a woman who, despite misunderstanding Li Zhaoyang as a cheating scumbag, still gave birth to and raised their son alone. If I remember correctly, their son should be in kindergarten by now, right?

Xi Jingyue's expression changed slightly. Du Anrao's words had been vague, and he thought he had misheard.

Now, hearing her mention her cousin's first love, Xi Jingyue was finally certain that his cousin had indeed become a father without his knowledge!

Du Yuxi was also stunned by this major news. Heaven knows that she only wanted to see her legendary blood relatives today, but how did she accidentally learn about such a shocking secret?

Do you guys in the entertainment industry all love to spot kids of all ages so often? Even company CEOs are no exception!
The reason why Du Anrao knew so much about Li Zhaoyang and his first love was because later, when Li Qianxi and Jiang Yiming wanted to take over Xisheng Entertainment, they thought of using a honey trap on Li Zhaoyang.

The two arranged for several beautiful women, some plump and some slender, to approach Li Zhaoyang, but none of them succeeded.

So much so that the two of them suspected that Li Zhaoyang might be a reincarnation of a monk, and that he was abstinent from women.

Just when the two were at their wits' end, Li Qianxi unexpectedly learned the truth about Li Zhaoyang's breakup with his first love from an old classmate. This led her to investigate the unknown child. Ultimately, using this child, she managed to control Li Zhaoyang and effortlessly seize most of the assets of the eldest son's family.

Thinking of this, Du Anrao's face also darkened.

[These two guys are really low. If they're so capable, they should have a real fight, and if they won, they could just say "the victor is king, the loser is villain." What kind of behavior is it to kidnap someone's child? It makes me wonder if the child is a bug that the author deliberately left for these two lowlifes.]

That little one was already weak from birth. Although his mother took meticulous care of him, he was still weaker than other children. All this stress from them might leave him with health problems later.

Now it wasn't just Du Anran who was affected; Xi Jingyue and Du Yuxi's expressions also turned extremely ugly.

Xi Jingyue, in particular, had long harbored a bad impression of Li Qianxi, and now wished she would disappear from the country altogether.

Seeing that Du Yuxi remained silent for a long time and her expression was getting worse, Li Zhaoyang was also unsure of what to do.

"Is it inconvenient due to time constraints?"

"you shut up!"

Xi Jingyue and Du Yuxi turned around and yelled at him almost simultaneously. After yelling, they looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.

“…Oh.” Li Zhaoyang was startled and obediently shut up.

Du Yuxi was still somewhat angry when she thought of the information Du Anrao had just revealed. She glared at Li Zhaoyang but did not explain.

Xi Jingyue was somewhat exasperated with his cousin, who didn't even know if he was going to become a father by accident. However, Du Yuxi's reaction reminded him of Du Hexuan, who had been keeping a close watch on him not long ago. His eyes flickered slightly, but he ultimately chose to remain calm.

"It's just a small private banquet, inviting some close friends and relatives to get together and chat. Apart from some friends of the same age, most of them are close relatives. If Miss Du can help Zhaoyang solve the problem today, she will become a mutual friend of our two families. That's why Zhaoyang wanted to invite you to come and meet people, so that we can look out for each other when we're out and about in the future."

Although Xi Jingyue's reason still sounded somewhat forced, it was at least much better than Li Zhaoyang's blunt invitation.

Du Anrao glanced at his fourth sister and did not immediately agree: "We need some time to think about it. Let's look at the company first."

Perhaps because he had just been yelled at and lost face, Li Zhaoyang didn't cause any more trouble on the way down and led the group to the nearest finance department.

As soon as he entered, Du Anrao was stunned by the giant hourglass ornament placed next to the front desk.

[This is absolutely brilliant! Who came up with this idea? Putting an hourglass at the entrance of the finance department? Look at the sand flowing down, doesn't it look like banknotes flowing out? Is the head of the finance department also an assassin?]

Xi Jingyue shuddered, feeling as if he had been stabbed in the back for Li Zhaoyang, and his eyes flashed towards his cousin.

"..." He didn't dare to say anything. Who had he offended this time?
Li Zhaoyang's eyelids twitched violently, and he turned to Du Anrao with a fawning look: "Master, is there a problem with this receptionist?"

"This is a big problem. Who placed this hourglass? Sand, like water, is fluid, and its application in feng shui arrangements requires even more careful consideration. If not handled carefully, flowing water can turn into stagnant water, and wealth accumulation can turn into wealth leakage."

Du Anrao pointed to the department sign above his head: "Your finance department is supposed to be where the company's internal wealth is concentrated. In terms of feng shui, it should be about how to create and retain wealth. But instead, you've put such a huge hourglass here. Are you afraid that the money inside won't flow out?"

(End of this chapter)