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

Chapter 465 Are you sure you haven't mistaken someone for someone else?

That's true, but since we've already accepted the order, we still need to have some professional ethics.

Du Anrao painstakingly dug out the plot related to Lu's younger brother, wanting to see how Lu Chengzhang's love-struck brain had lowered his intelligence.

According to the original storyline, Lu Chengzhang and Xi Yanjia were... in an online relationship?!

Du Yuxi was also surprised. Are young people these days so fashionable? They're always talking about online dating.

[Oh wow, these two not only had an online relationship, but they were also dating at a young age.]

Calling it puppy love isn't quite accurate. The two did meet in high school, but they were playing an online game together. In order to get more dungeons, they randomly found someone in the game and formed a romantic relationship, which happened to happen to be their match.

But games are games, and reality is reality; the two of them could still distinguish between the two at the time.

Therefore, their relationship truly blossomed when Lu Chengzhang was a sophomore in college. At that time, the head of the Lu family, Lu Chengzhang's father, had a failed business, which led to the company's cash flow drying up and it was on the verge of bankruptcy.

In a short time, the situation at home changed dramatically. Those rich young men who used to fawn over Lu Chengzhang all changed their tune. They avoided him like the plague, and some even took advantage of his misfortune to kick him while he was down.

This was a huge blow to Young Master Lu, who had been used to being the center of attention since childhood and had hardly ever suffered any hardship. He even developed some self-loathing and despairing thoughts.

These emotions reached their peak after his father, who had been overworked and died of depression.

If he had been more assertive and stepped up, and his father had retired sooner, perhaps this wouldn't have happened. Their family company wouldn't have fallen into financial difficulties due to poor decision-making, his father wouldn't have died of guilt and despair because he couldn't accept reality, and his sister wouldn't have had to run around trying to save the company, humbling herself and begging for help, enduring all sorts of humiliation.

Lu Chengzhang, who was devastated, even contemplated suicide. But it was at this time that an online friend who was just a casual acquaintance of his unexpectedly became the rope that pulled him back from adversity and despair. On countless nights when he wanted to commit suicide, the friend silently accompanied him and supported him through the most difficult period of his life.

Du Anrao was completely baffled when he saw this.

Xi Yanjia accompanied the young master, whose self-esteem had been hurt, through the most difficult period of his life, thus becoming an indelible white moonlight in his heart.
That scheming, self-serving, and calculating person who always wants to have her cake and eat it too, is actually a kind-hearted person in private. She even acts as a confidante to misguided teenagers.
Young man, are you sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else?

Upon hearing Du Anrao's words, Du Yuxi instinctively shuddered. She thought, "I knew online dating was unreliable! Why are so many people willing to test the waters?"
Lu Jiarou was unaware of Du Anrao's inner thoughts. Seeing that Du Anrao called out her brother's name on their first meeting, she couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.

"Ahem... I don't know him, I was just guessing."

Lu Jiarou: "..." What kind of casual guess can be so accurate as to guess someone's name perfectly? Do I look like an idiot?

Fortunately, the atmosphere didn't remain tense for too long. Xie Jingyao broke the silence first, reminding everyone, "It's getting late, let's order first, and we can talk while we eat." As he spoke, Xie Jingyao proactively pushed the menu towards the Du Anrao sisters, saying, "Before we came, we ordered some of the restaurant's signature dishes. Please see if there's anything you'd like to eat. We can add more anytime. The food here is served relatively quickly, so you won't have to wait too long."

His interruption at least prevented the group from continuing their previous conversation.

As the dishes they had ordered earlier were served one after another, Du Anrao took the initiative to bring up the main matter. Mainly, she was also a little curious about how far things had progressed between this "chief backup" and Xi Yanjia.

"I only heard the gist of what happened to Mr. Lu before I came here. I vaguely heard that it was because he fell in love and his personality changed drastically, which made you quite worried, Miss Lu. But could you please explain the specifics to me?"

Although Lu Jiarou had her doubts, her concern for her younger brother ultimately prevailed. She sighed and said, "That's pretty much what you're saying. My brother used to be a very filial and sensible child. He always listened to me and Dad. But I don't know what happened, he fell in love and he completely changed. He became unreasonable, stubborn, and utterly incomprehensible!"

In fact, Lu Jiarou was not initially opposed to her younger brother dating. She even felt a sense of relief, as if her own pig had finally learned to steal someone else's cabbage.

However, as time went on, Lu Jiarou gradually sensed that something was wrong.

"At first, he would just occasionally stare at his phone and giggle like an idiot, looking all lovestruck. I could understand that young people are a bit head over heels in love for the first time. Besides, my brother isn't young anymore; it's not a big deal for him to have someone he likes and start dating. But later, the more I looked at him, the more something seemed off..."

Lu Jiarou herself had been in a relationship, so she naturally knew what it was like for someone to be in love, and she could tell that her younger brother's state was very strange.

“That woman doesn’t often ask my brother out, but every time she does, she has something she needs his help with. It’s either asking him to introduce her to a company she wants to work with, or asking him to help invest in a project she’s interested in…”

It seems like she's treating her brother like an ATM, trying to get something for nothing, and who knows, she'll probably be cursing him for being stupid behind his back.

Lu Jiarou paused, feeling quite helpless about her younger brother: "My brother may be mischievous on a daily basis, but he still keeps his work and personal life separate..."

"Are you sure? Has he ever been in a relationship before?"

Lu Jiarou choked. Her brother had never been in a relationship before? Could it be that her brother was the type to act stupid whenever he was in love?

Realizing this, Lu Jiarou, who is naturally career-oriented, felt like the sky had fallen!
Du Anrao didn't expect that his casual retort would break someone's mentality. He coughed lightly and continued the previous topic: "So how does he mix up his work and personal feelings now?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Jiarou barely managed to regain her composure and said seriously, "The projects that woman made him invest in were obviously worthless junk projects with no future, and the partners she introduced to my brother were even worse..."

Lu Jiarou's expression was rather complicated, even mixed with a bit of resentment and anger: "It's not that I look down on people, and don't blame me for being harsh. With their diplomas and abilities, they probably wouldn't even be able to get through the gates of our company normally, but now they're all crammed around my brother. Isn't this just using my brother as a dumping ground for garbage?"