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

What confusing statement was made in Chapter 197?

The person speaking was none other than Ms. Qiu, the chairperson who had hurriedly brought her son to the meeting.

"I was just helping out backstage with Ji Chen when I learned you were coming. I originally planned to greet you personally, but unfortunately, a small situation arose, which caused a slight delay..."

"It's alright, you're busy. We're just wandering around and looking at things. We're about to go in anyway."

Although the experience at the jewelry store that day was not pleasant, Du Anrao was not an unreasonable person. He knew that the mother and son were not to blame, not to mention that they had done a lot of preparation work. They had announced their identity in advance so that all the employees in the franchise store knew of their presence. They had done their best to be thorough.

Unfortunately, with a large workforce, there will always be one or two oddballs who insist on going against others. Bosses must feel quite desperate when faced with such employees who drag the team down.

Ms. Qiu noticed that Du Anrao's tone hadn't changed much from before, so she breathed a slight sigh of relief and said with a faint smile, "Ms. Du, did you see any items that interested you in the exhibition hall? I'll bid on them and give them to you later, as an apology from my son and me for what happened at the franchise store a few days ago."

"No need. It wasn't your fault to begin with, so there's no need to send me a gift over this. Besides, Mr. Qiu has already given me an invitation, so let's just consider this the past. It's just..."

"only?"

"If I want to film something and I don't have enough money, can I borrow some from you?" Du Anrao said, giving Ms. Qiu a playful wink.

Ms. Qiu was stunned for a moment, then completely relaxed and said with a smile, "How could I let you go empty-handed if it could interest Miss Du?"

"Then it's settled!"

Duanrao gave her an OK sign, and then the two of them couldn't help but laugh.

The atmosphere between the two was so harmonious that even the guests who had originally intended to observe for a while became inexplicably agitated.

"Is that General Manager Qiu?"

"President Qiu? Which President Qiu?"

"The chairman of the Ya Yu family, President Qiu."

"It's her! Why does she seem so familiar with that girl? Could it be because of... Ninth Master?"

"And behind her, that looks like President Yu of Yucheng Industrial and his eldest son. Yucheng Industrial is the largest construction company in our B City. I heard that most of their projects are in cooperation with the government. How could such a big shot know a little girl? And he treats her so well. It must be because of Ninth Master."

"You only recognize those two older women, how come no one noticed the young man who was with her the whole time?"

"That young man? Who is that young man?"

"That's the young master of the Xi family in City A, the heir to the Xi Group!" "What? The Xi family? Which Xi family?"

Upon hearing this surname, many people present couldn't help but gasp. Although the Xi family's headquarters were not in City B, this did not affect the fact that 70% to 80% of the upper class in City B knew of its existence.

That was a large family that had supposedly lasted for hundreds of years, with a profound heritage. Their descendants were spread across all walks of life, each one an elite among elites. The wealth accumulated over the generations was astonishing. It was only because the Xi family had always been low-key and did not like to participate in any asset rankings that their ranking on the rich list would have to change.

Such a person, standing beside a wild girl who is said to be from the countryside, smiling gently and harmlessly, like a friendly older brother next door, makes it hard not to have some thoughts.

Du Tianci watched from afar as those seemingly powerful family bosses chatted eloquently around Du Anrao, and his eyes turned red with envy.

"Second Grandfather is far too biased. We are clearly his closest relatives, yet he gives all the good things to this wild girl who appeared out of nowhere!"

His disdain for Du Anrao herself and his speculations about her guests had led him to conclude that Du Anrao's connections with these important figures were entirely due to Du Desheng's connections behind the scenes, rather than her own personal network.

Du Weilu's face was also very ugly, clearly he had the same thought as his youngest son: "Your second grandfather is getting old, and the older he gets, the more confused he becomes. He is easily deceived by some people with ulterior motives and makes some absurd decisions. As his closest blood relatives in this world, we have a responsibility to stop him when he makes a mistake."

Du Weilu's words were so high-sounding that anyone who didn't know better would think he was a filial junior who cared about his elders. It was fortunate that Du Anrao was far away at the moment and didn't hear the father and son's discussion at all, otherwise he would definitely have given them four words: Shameless!
While talking with Ms. Qiu and the others, it had already reached eight o'clock. Jiang Changbin used the excuse of going to the restroom to wink at Yu Qingting, and the two of them left for a while before entering the venue.

When they returned, the older cousin had already accurately grasped the gossip that Du Anrao had been curious about.

It turned out that Yu Yaqi was caught in the process of carrying out the plan. Just as Yu Chuhui was about to drink the spiked beverage, Yu Qingting appeared with his father and showed the mother and daughter the paternity test he had secretly arranged. The timing was perfect!

Upon seeing the paternity test results, Yu Yaqi lost her composure and knelt down on the ground, crying and begging her father not to kick her out of the house.

After all, she was the youngest daughter he had doted on for over twenty years, and Yu's father almost softened. Yu Qingting and his sister naturally couldn't let him continue to be deceived, so they immediately exposed Yu Yaqi's true colors and suggested that the spiked drink be tested.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Yu Yaqi was filled with resentment. Unfortunately, her mother was someone who was particularly prone to emotional outbursts and dragging things down. Seeing that things were about to be exposed, she simply went all out and attacked everyone.

Putting aside Du Anrao, even Jiang Changbin was a bit stunned when he first heard Yu Qingting mention this: "This Mrs. Yu, oh no, I should say the ex-wife, is quite a character. Not only did she openly express her deep affection for the male mistress in front of her husband, but she also blamed Qingting's father for ruining her life..."

"What kind of baffling statement is this?" Du Anrao said in shock. "Ms. Yu is the victim, isn't she? She, the perpetrator, is blaming the victim for delaying her? Delaying her in what way? Delaying her from being able to let loose and become someone's mistress."

“That’s right, isn’t it? I suspect she…” Jiang Changbin gestured with his head to express his suspicion that Mrs. Yu might have some mental issues.

"Anyway, Uncle Yu was furious about this. He had a divorce agreement drafted and made that woman sign it before letting them leave. Oh right, Uncle Yu also moved Chu Hui's younger sister's household registration out and changed her surname to her mother's."

(End of this chapter)