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

Chapter 50 Good News and Bad News

Li Zhaoyang was withdrawn for a while, but in the end, curiosity prevailed.

"Brother, why are you suddenly asking about this? Did something happen?"

“A few days ago, a friend of mine saw a woman holding a child who looked a lot like you while he was on a business trip. He called me specifically to ask if I had a child who had been separated from me.”

Li Zhaoyang was stunned, then suddenly grabbed Xi Jingyue's hand excitedly: "Where did he meet her? What did that woman look like? How old was that child?"

He didn’t go into details, only saying that the child looked to be about four or five years old.

“Four or five years old, four or five years old…” Li Zhaoyang murmured about this age, his mind racing, completely at a loss.

While saying, "Maybe it's just that we look alike. There are many people in this world who look alike. If I really think that way, wouldn't I seem like I'm being presumptuous?"

Meanwhile, she couldn't help biting her fingernails, agonizing: "But what if? What if? What if it really is..."

This was the first time Xi Jingyue had ever seen him so completely flustered. She secretly marveled at the influence that her future sister-in-law, whom she had never met, had on her foolish younger brother. She then asked casually, "Is he really your son?"

“…I don’t know either.”

"Nonsense!" Xi Jingyue's face darkened completely. "This matter must be investigated thoroughly. If it is true, we can remedy the situation as soon as possible. Otherwise, if your aunt and uncle find out one day, I won't be able to save you."

Even Li Zhaoyang himself wasn't sure, and hearing Xi Jingyue say that made him grit his teeth and resolve to get to the bottom of what happened back then.

Xi Jingyue saw that he was distracted and looked like his soul was about to leave, and knew that he had achieved his goal.

His understanding of his first love, Li Zhaoyang, was limited. Rather than investigating blindly himself, he decided to let Li Zhaoyang do it herself.

Moreover, judging from the young man's appearance, it's clear he still has feelings for her, and he'll seek confirmation as soon as he has any doubts.

Perhaps, I will soon have a sister-in-law and a nephew.

"You handle this yourself. Also, resolve the company matters as soon as possible, lest you suffer losses later and regret it."

Li Zhaoyang's mind was in a mess at the moment. Hearing Xi Jingyue's words, he subconsciously replied, "Company matters? What company matters? Weren't all the problems Master Du mentioned resolved today?"

Before he could finish speaking, Li Zhaoyang watched as his brother's face darkened like the sky in June, a scene of utter gloom and thunder!

"..." Help! Help me!!!
Du Anrao was unaware of the little incident involving Xi Jingyue and his brother. All she knew was that she slept with two large transfers from her fourth sister and Mr. Xi in her arms, and the next morning she received another transfer from her second brother.

Du Anrao: "???" Is she having a lucky streak lately? Why are so many people transferring money to her?

"Second brother..."

"Don't look at me, it's not my money."

Du Anrao was even more confused: "Why would I transfer money if it's not yours?"

"Director Gao asked me to transfer this to you... the money for the divination."

Du Anrao was taken aback for a moment, then realized: "His matter is resolved?"

It would have been better if he hadn't mentioned it, because as soon as he did, Du Hexuan's eyelids twitched uncontrollably twice.

"Xisheng Entertainment sent another actor to replace Pei Yiyuan in the role, and also made an additional investment to compensate the production team for their losses. Besides that..."

Du Hexuan paused here, then began to grind his teeth: "President Xi also made an additional investment in his personal capacity."

Du Anrao suddenly realized. [No wonder they're so capable of being a boss! Their efficiency is phenomenal. I was just praising that future industry heavyweight to them yesterday, and today they've already got him on set to gain experience. Tsk tsk tsk…]

[But this is good too. Second Brother's drama won't have to worry about getting aired, and the investors will make a fortune. You know, he's a real big shot who can go toe-to-toe with the Mary Sue male lead! His abilities are undeniable.]

Du Hexuan narrowed his eyes. He had been wondering why Xi Sheng Entertainment and that pig Xi Jingyue had suddenly increased their investment. Turns out there was this whole story!
"Director Gao is currently running around the set like crazy. He transferred the money to me first thing this morning, saying it was to thank me for my wise words and for the help of a benefactor. He really did get what he was looking forward to."

Du Anrao became even more embarrassed when this was mentioned: "What golden words did I speak? It was all just luck, luck."

Du Hexuan, however, did not think so. In his view, she had chosen the male lead herself, and she had personally secured the investment.

He even considered the potential problems that might arise, giving the production team a game-changer for free, and he still complained that Director Gao's red envelope wasn't enough!

Du Hexuan let out a bitter hum: "I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?"

Everyone at the table turned to look at them, then exchanged glances before tentatively asking, "Shall we hear... the bad news first?"

"Because of Jiang Huaiying and Pei Yiyuan's affair, I lost several endorsements, and all the scenes I filmed in the previous week are unusable, so it was all for nothing."

Du Hexuan was only making a cameo appearance, and his role was that of the male lead's master. Eighty to ninety percent of his scenes were related to the male lead.

Now that the male lead has been replaced, the ones he filmed before are naturally unusable.

Mrs. Du was the first to react: "So that means you haven't had any income lately and can't afford to support us anymore?"

Du Hexuan choked, both amused and annoyed: "I'm a three-time Golden Horse Award winner, I'm not going to let you all starve to death just because of a two-week hiatus!"

"What about the good news?"

“The good news is that, also because of Jiang Huaiying and Pei Yiyuan, I’ve received several new endorsement offers.” Du Hexuan proudly raised his chin. “These are bigger and more well-known brands than before.”

clap clap-

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately put down their bowls and chopsticks and clapped with great tact.

Du Anrao and Du Yuxi tacitly showered each other with compliments.

"Second Brother is amazing!"

"Second Brother is mighty!"

"Second Brother is awesome!"

"Second brother..."

Du Hexuan was flattered by his two younger sisters, and couldn't help but smile: "Director Gao has found a new male lead, so the original scenes have to be reshot. But it's okay, it was their responsibility to do this anyway, and they will give me a share of the money for the new scenes."

Du Anrao chewed on his chopsticks, looking at Du Hexuan with envy.

Is this what they call working one job and getting paid twice?

Du Hexuan: "..." No, he just did two completely identical jobs!
“Reshooting these scenes might take another week. In addition, Brother Zhou has screened all the endorsement offers and will give priority to those in J City. So plans can’t keep up with changes, and we may have to stay here for another half month or even longer.”

This was undoubtedly a good thing for Du Anrao, who was already thinking about how to stay longer.

"So, that means I can go to the banquet hosted by Madam Li with my fourth sister next week?"

(End of this chapter)