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

Chapter 18 I deserve to die!

“I’m not familiar with President Jiang. I’ve only met him a few times before, at my cousin’s company.”

Cousin? Upon recognizing the keyword, Du Anrao immediately perked up.

[Yes, Li Yuesheng is President Xi's cousin, so President Xi's cousin is Li Yuesheng's brother, right? I remember it was mentioned in the plot that Fourth Sister's cousin owns a talent agency, and that company is quite famous in the industry, it's called...]

"My cousin's name is Li Zhaoyang. Du Yingdi may not know him, but he should have heard of his company, Xisheng Entertainment."

[Xi Sheng Entertainment.]

Du Anrao and Xi Jingyue's voices completely overlapped because of the last few words.

An eerie silence fell over the car, before someone's loud shouting could be heard again after a while.

[It matches up!]

Xi Jingyue's lips curled up slightly involuntarily: "President Jiang's company has a cooperation intention with my cousin's company. When I went to see my cousin, I happened to run into her and we talked for a few words, but we didn't get to know each other well."

Du Hexuan looked at him with a "You say we're not familiar, then we're not familiar? I don't believe it" expression, while Du Anrao's focus was a bit off.

[She doesn't just have a business interest in your cousin's company; she's interested in all the handsome men and beautiful women in his company! Oh, I remember now, that extra who looks a bit like your second brother, isn't he signed with Xisheng Entertainment?]

[So, the old hag had already chosen a substitute for my second brother by this time? Goodness, this is the first time I've ever seen someone rush to find a substitute while their "white moonlight" is still around. I suspect you guys are playing with a very new kind of "white moonlight substitute" fiction.]

In the back seat, Du Hexuan and Xi Jingyue both frowned simultaneously.

Du Hexuan was simply disgusted, while Xi Jingyue thought about it more deeply.

A guy who could coax someone like Jiang Huaiying into using countless resources to transform him from an extra into an international superstar, and who could eventually rise to power by stepping on Jiang Huaiying, is obviously not a simple character.

Would someone like that willingly submit to others? It's hard to say whether Li Zhaoyang's signing of such a person is a blessing or a curse.

Du Anrao, unaware of the inner turmoil of the two, began to plot how to bring her fourth sister, who lived far away in S City, to Li Zhaoyang's company so that they could meet.

[Xi Sheng, Xi Sheng, Li Qianxi and Li Yuesheng, your cousin truly loves his two younger sisters. It's a pity, though; Li Qianxi doesn't deserve his love. From the moment she learned her true identity, she began to display the same selfishness, greed, and insatiable nature as her biological parents.]

[She gradually became dissatisfied with the stolen property and set her sights on the assets of the main wife's family. To obtain these assets, she later even conspired with her several suitors to frame her cousins ​​and steal company secrets.]

No, they are my fourth sister's blood relatives after all. I can't just stand by and watch them suffer. The family reunification needs to be done as soon as possible.

Xi Jingyue's face darkened instantly. He didn't care who the orphan girl from the Li family was, but if this person dared to harm his family...

Du Hexuan was equally stunned by Li Qianxi's shamelessness. He and Du Yuxi had lived under the same roof for more than ten years and had always had a good relationship.

Out of a sense of sympathy for her family, it's hard to stand idly by and watch her family be harmed.

At this moment, everyone in the car had their own thoughts, but their final ideas unexpectedly converged.

Surprisingly, Xi Jingyue was the quickest among the three.

In order to subtly increase Du Anrao's favor towards him, Xi Jingyue had a batch of afternoon tea delivered to the film crew the next afternoon, ostensibly as an apology for what happened the previous night.

What's most ingenious is that his afternoon tea wasn't just for Du Anrao and his group, but for the entire crew, making it difficult for Du Hexuan and the others to refuse.

Du Hexuan watched as Du Anrao, who was gossiping with several actresses about how handsome, rich, gentle, considerate, polite, and generous Xi Jingyue was, felt as if his heart was soaking in lemon juice, so sour that the smell could be smelled throughout the crew.

As soon as the actresses left, Du Hexuan eagerly pulled his younger sister aside and said sternly, "An'an, you are still a minor."

Du Anrao was full of questions: "I know." "You've lived in the mountains for the past ten years or so, and you haven't met many people. You don't know that many people in this world are two-faced, saying one thing to your face and another behind your back, saying one thing and thinking another. They're like chameleons. You can't just believe what you see."

"It's like...like some people who look handsome and rich, but are actually stingy and shabby."

Du Anrao: ?

"She appears gentle and considerate, but is actually irritable and easily angered."

Du Anrao: ? ?
"He appears polite and generous, but is actually arrogant and mercenary."

Du Anrao: ? ? ?

"Second brother, what exactly are you trying to say?"

"...You're still young, don't rush into dating."

"Dating? With whom? President Xi?"

Du Hexuan was so anxious he almost jumped up: "An'an!"

"Second brother, don't worry, there's no way I'd date him."

Du Hexuan finally calmed down a bit: "Why?"

"Why is there a reason for this? It's because I don't want to be in a relationship yet."

[Of course, it's because I still need to be a Taoist priest and inherit the temple; dating would only slow down my ability to persuade believers.]

Du Hexuan: "..." Ah, that's not necessary.

Compared to Du Hexuan's awkwardness and wariness in accepting the afternoon tea, Director Gao was the happiest and least burdened one.

Holding a cup of milk tea, she ran up to Du Hexuan with a smile, trying to persuade him: "An'an, are you really not planning to have a cameo role in my show? With your talent, we can even save on wire work and special effects."

Du Hexuan hadn't forgotten how unreliable those two good-for-nothings were last night, so he immediately sneered and mocked them without any politeness: "Did President Xi withdraw his investment? You even want to save this little bit of money?"

Director Gao was immediately terrified and turned pale: "Pah, pah, pah, no taboos, no taboos, stop cursing me."

"Ah……"

"Uncle, I'm really just here to be my brother's assistant. I have no intention of developing a career in the entertainment industry for the time being. You should find someone else."

Director Gao looked Du Anrao up and down, and seeing her resolute will, he could only sigh and leave with a regretful expression.

Reminded by Director Gao, Du Hexuan finally remembered to ask about what happened last night.

"Your strength..."

Du Anrao seemed not to have expected Du Hexuan to ask this, and a hint of melancholy and emotion appeared between his slightly furrowed brows.

"There are few people on the mountain, so you have to do a lot of things yourself, like carrying water, chopping firewood, washing clothes, and cooking. At first, I was young and didn't adapt very well, but as I grew older, I gradually got used to it. As I did more things, my strength also gradually increased."

For example, what used to be three buckets of water can now be four, and what used to be ten or so strokes to cut down a tree can now be seven or eight. It's that simple.

Hearing his sister mention life in the mountains for the first time, and unaware of the details, Du Hexuan was instantly overwhelmed with guilt and heartache.

Why did I even ask that? Ugh, I'm so stupid!
(End of this chapter)