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

Chapter 53 Don’t spread rumors if you don’t believe them
"How could their family's affairs have anything to do with me?" Du Anrao suddenly felt that the melon seeds in his hand were no longer delicious.

The young woman cracked sunflower seeds as she rattled off the story.

"Didn't you do a fortune telling for Teacher Yang on set before, predicting that he would have a conflict with someone over money? Someone who was there at the time recorded it. They posted it online after Teacher Yang's incident had blown up, and it got quite a lot of discussion."

The young woman took the juice Du Anrao offered to moisten her throat and continued, "Although the audio and video in the video were altered, the person who leaked it directly identified you as the actor's younger sister, so everyone knows that the person in the video is you. Haven't you noticed that there have been a lot more paparazzi outside the film set lately?"

Du Anrao's smile froze slightly, and his eyes showed fear: "They're here to film me?"

"Most of them were, but some were from the film crew next door who came to join in the fun and watch."

Du Anrao said with a bitter face, "I'm not a monkey in a zoo, why are you all coming to stare at me?"

The two girls were overjoyed. After laughing for a while, they asked mysteriously, "Can you really take on eighty men all by yourself?"

Du Anrao: "???"

"No, where did this rumor come from?!"

Du Anrao soon found out where the rumor came from.

Out of curiosity, and taking advantage of the fact that the staff of the film crew next door and the photographers didn't know what she looked like, she quietly blended into the huge crowd of onlookers.

Then I heard the following conversation:

"Are you here to film Du Yingdi's sister?"

"What a coincidence, are you here to film her too?"

"Have you heard? An insider revealed that Du Yingdi's sister is very capable. She grew up in a Taoist temple and is proficient in fortune telling, character analysis, and feng shui. It is said that many big shots in the industry have consulted her for fortune telling. Yang Jiantao, who has been making a big fuss recently, is one of them. She is incredibly accurate."

"Your information is so outdated. Let me tell you, there's some new gossip. According to insiders, Du Yingdi's sister not only knows how to tell fortunes, but she's also been practicing martial arts with her master since she was little. Although she's petite, she can take on several strong bodyguards single-handedly. She's incredibly powerful."

Then Du Anrao just watched helplessly as this "latest news" spread to a few people and turned into...

"Have you heard? Actor Du's sister is even stronger than him, and she could take on eighteen Arhats all by herself..."

"Have you heard? Actor Du's sister is all muscle and could take on eighty muscular men with one hand!"

"Have you heard? Actor Du's sister is tall and strong, with a waist as thick as a bucket. She can fly and do anything. All 108 heroes combined are no match for her."

"Have you heard? It's the sister of Actor Du..."

Du Anrao: "..."

Enough! Who exactly is this "insider"? And please, don't believe or spread rumors!!!
Feeling deeply traumatized, Du Anrao decided to skip work and go with Du Yuxi to choose what to wear for the banquet that night.

At that time, the two, who walked hand in hand into a high-end clothing store, were unaware that on the same night that Du Yuxi called Li Zhaoyang to tell him that she and Du Anrao had accepted his invitation to attend a private banquet hosted by Mrs. Li, Li Zhaoyang avoided Li Qianxi and, with everything he had found out, knocked on his parents' door.

Upon learning the truth, Mr. and Mrs. Li were utterly shocked. Mrs. Li, who had always had a good relationship with Du Yuxi's biological mother, couldn't help but burst into tears.

On one hand, she was furious at Li Qianxi's cold-bloodedness and ruthlessness, and on the other hand, she regretted that she had not taken good care of her younger brother and sister-in-law's child, which had caused her and her second brother's true bloodline to be separated for so long.

After a good cry, Madam Li was eager to see her long-lost child. Li Zhaoyang was afraid that his mother's emotional breakdown would frighten Du Yuxi, and even more worried that her overreaction would alert Li Qianxi and alert Du Yuxi.

After much persuasion and swearing that the second uncle and aunt's biological daughter had truly lived a good life all these years and had not suffered at all, and that in a few days the group would be able to meet legitimately, Madam Li was finally convinced to stop.

But ever since that night, one more person has started paying attention to Du Yuxi.

Therefore, no sooner had the two stepped out of the hotel than Mrs. Li called her sister, who was also in the know, in an attempt to create a "chance encounter".

“This is the child… Yes, it must be. Look how much she looks like Yingrong.” Madam Li’s eyes reddened as soon as she finished speaking.

Mrs. Xi quickly comforted him, "Alright, alright, the most important thing is that he's alright. Try to control your emotions, we'll have to meet him later, don't scare the child."

"Yes, yes, yes... We mustn't scare the child, we mustn't scare the child..."

Thinking that she would be meeting and talking with Du Yuxi later, Madam Li took several deep breaths to barely suppress her surging emotions.

This was Du Anrao's first time attending this type of banquet. With little experience, she simply stood aside and watched her fourth sister help her choose her clothes and go on a shopping spree.

This also meant that, being rather bored, she noticed Madam Li and her companion sneaking up on them from a distance earlier than Du Yuxi.

Why are those two aunties over there staring at my fourth sister? Are they from the Li family or know my fourth sister's mother?

Du Yuxi paused as she picked out clothes, only then noticing two women who looked somewhat alike following behind them.

Although one of them was clearly trying to restrain himself, he was still visibly excited when the light swept over him.

Du Yuxi pursed her lips, trying her best to pretend nothing had happened, but deliberately made a slip of her hand when hanging up the clothes.

"Hey, watch out!" As expected, the aunt with the permed hair quickly stepped forward and caught the falling clothes hanger for Du Yuxi before it hit the ground.

Their first meeting was achieved in such a somewhat comical way.

"Thank you..." Du Yuxi was the first to react and reached out to take the clothes from Madam Li's hands.

Madam Li then seemed to realize something and said, "You're welcome, you're welcome."

That being said, seeing Du Yuxi up close is like seeing Su Yingrong from twenty years ago all over again.

Even though Madam Li repeatedly reminded herself not to lose her composure, she couldn't help but feel a little dazed at this moment.

Du Yuxi noticed her unusual behavior and subconsciously touched her face: "Is there something on my face?"

"No...no." Madam Li quickly looked away. "I'm sorry, I just felt that this young lady looked somewhat familiar, and I wondered if I had seen her somewhere before."

Du Yuxi was slightly taken aback. Before she could think further, Du Anrao, who was standing next to her, had already spoken her mind.

[Why does this sound so familiar? Wait, could this auntie be Li Zhaoyang's mother? The mother and son are using the exact same reasons to strike up a conversation!]

(End of this chapter)