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

Chapter 464 If it can't be saved, just throw it away.
Before coming, Du Yuxi had made an appointment with Xie Jingyao's people. His old classmate would treat them to lunch and also to find out about the other party's younger brother.

Furthermore, the two women felt that Mr. and Mrs. Li's minds were already elsewhere, and they probably didn't have the heart to entertain them.

Before leaving, Du Anrao overheard the two having a heated discussion in the hall.

"Jingzhu is pregnant, does that mean their wedding will have to be rescheduled?"

Mrs. Li quickly realized, "Yes, yes, we have to change the date. By the original date, Jingzhu's belly would be quite big, and the wedding dress would need to be altered. It's a once-in-a-lifetime event for young people, and they might not want to attend the wedding while heavily pregnant. Otherwise, we should move the wedding forward."

Mrs. Li thought about it more and more and felt that this was feasible: "We haven't even sent out the invitations we prepared yet. Changing the time is just a small matter. However, this way, we have much less time to prepare, and we have to start many things in advance. We'll discuss it with the children when they come back and let them make their own decisions. The first few months of a woman's pregnancy are the most important, so we'll have to take extra care of her then..."

Seeing that Du Anrao was interested in Li Zhaoyang and Du Yuxi's wedding, she explained to her as she walked out.

"After my cousin brought his wife and child back, the two of them got their marriage certificate, but they haven't been able to find a suitable time to hold the wedding. My wife's parents passed away early, and after that, there was no contact between the relatives on both sides. Otherwise, she wouldn't have had such a difficult life all these years since giving birth to Yiheng. My wife's idea is that since there was no contact before, there is no need to contact these strangers with whom she has no feelings for just to make things look good at the wedding."

Du Anrao was somewhat surprised, but he also felt that Lü Jingzhu's idea was quite prescient.

“I think my sister-in-law’s decision is quite wise. For newlyweds, the wedding is a testament to their future marital happiness, and it’s best to make it as perfect as possible. Some relatives may be relatives in name only, but they don’t have any real feelings. If they come, they’ll just cause trouble. It’s better not to invite them in the first place.”

“That makes sense.” Du Yuxi nodded with a faint smile.

"My uncle and aunt respected my sister-in-law's wishes, but they also felt that they couldn't wrong her in this matter. Since there was a shortcoming in this aspect, they would make up for it in other ways to ensure that the wedding would show outsiders how much the Li family valued my sister-in-law and make her status at home clear, so as to prevent her from being wronged outside in the future because of what happened before."

This is also the main reason why the two have not yet held a wedding.

"The couple's original wedding date was three months from now, and the invitations were already prepared and ready to be sent out in the next couple of days. Who would have thought..." Before they even sent them out, they received some great news.

Du Anrao calculated that three months later, Lü Jingzhu's belly would indeed be showing, and the two elders' concerns were not without reason.

"So do you think the wedding will be moved up or postponed?"

"It should be done earlier. My aunt and uncle have been preparing for so long, and they have almost finished preparing many things. If it is postponed now, it will delay for at least another year, which will not only waste time and energy, but also cause rumors that are not good for either side. If it is done earlier, it will save a lot of trouble, and we will not have to worry about tiring my sister-in-law. My aunt and uncle can handle everything themselves."

Du Anrao thought Du Yuxi's analysis made a lot of sense, so he didn't continue the topic.

Xie Jingyao's old classmate, who was anxious to ask Du Anrao for help, was surnamed Lu. The two arranged to meet at a high-end restaurant about seven or eight kilometers away from Li's residence, which was about a ten-minute drive away.

When Du Anrao and his companion arrived, the host had already arrived ahead of time.

Xie Jingyao personally waited at the restaurant entrance to greet them. After exchanging greetings, he led them directly to the reserved private room.

Upon seeing them enter, Lu Jiarou immediately stood up to greet them. "Miss Du, I've long admired your names. It's truly an honor to meet you today."

"Miss Lu, you're too kind." Du Yuxi stepped forward first and shook hands with the other party, then winked at Xie Jingyao, signaling him to hurry up and introduce her.

All they knew was that the client's surname was Lu and that he had a younger brother who was obsessed with love; they knew nothing else about him!

Xie Jingyao quickly understood her meaning and stepped forward to introduce them: "Jiarou, these two are the second daughter of Uncle Li's family, whom I mentioned to you before, Miss Yuxi, and her sister, Miss Du Anrao. This is Lu Jiarou, the eldest daughter of the Lu Group, and the person who took the initiative to invite you today, hoping that Miss Du can lend a helping hand."

Upon hearing the woman's name, Du Anrao's body visibly stiffened for a moment, and the black sunglasses she had deliberately worn to project a sophisticated image slid down to below her nose so that she could see Miss Lu's true appearance.

"Lu Jiarou? Which Lu? Which Jia? Which Rou?"

Lu Jiarou turned her head and exchanged a glance with Xie Jingyao, then frowned and said, "Lu in Ludi, Jia in Jiaqi Rumeng, Rou in Rouqing Rushui, is there something wrong with that?"

"So your younger brother wouldn't be named... Lu Chengzhang, would he? 'Cheng' as in 'speaking eloquently,' and 'Zhang' as in 'speaking eloquently'?"

Lu Jiarou looked surprised: "How did you know? Could it be that you... know my brother?"

Of course I know! I not only know his name, but I also know who the woman is who caused his personality to change so drastically, as if he were under a curse. Good heavens, I knew that description of her brother that Fourth Sister used sounded so familiar—she was waiting for this!

Du Yuxi's ears immediately perked up. Could it be that this Miss Lu and her brother were also some important figures with names and identities?

Sure enough, the next second, Du Anrao muttered to himself.

[Isn't this guy the number one simp for Miss Xi Er in the original novel?]

Du Anrao had previously mentioned that Xi Yanjia had three sycophants: a rich young man, a business tycoon, and a lawless scoundrel.

The business tycoon appeared not long ago; he was Ji Weifeng, who had been snatched away by Xi Jingyue. The current Lu Chengzhang is the rich young man in the trio of wronged children that Du Anrao jokingly calls the "three wronged children".

Having read about Ji Weifeng's experiences in the original novel, Du Anrao once lamented that a business-minded tycoon was transformed into a love-obsessed person under the female lead's halo. He acted without any method or planning, relying entirely on recklessness. The female lead ruined his once-promising business, forcing him to go bankrupt and jump off a building.

Now it seems that this younger brother of the Lu family is no less capable than him.

Before coming here, I wondered what kind of mess this relationship could possibly be to warrant such drastic measures from an older sister, even going so far as to hire a master to exorcise evil spirits from her brother just to break them up. But after arriving and learning about her brother's identity and his girlfriend, everything suddenly made sense. Sister, I understand you. This brother can be saved; if not, maybe we should just get rid of him.

Du Yuxi: "..." How mean!