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

Chapter 240 Good News: He's Their Biological Child
"Is what she said true? You've been lying to my cousin all along?"

"No, no, no, don't believe her! Everything she said is fake, a complete lie!"

Manager Wen remained noncommittal, but his gaze toward Xiang Qiufu carried a hint of coldness. Clearly, compared to this woman who was a habitual liar and never uttered a word of truth, he preferred to believe Du Anrao, an outsider he had only known for a few days.

Du Anrao ignored her and casually dropped another bombshell: "After you married Manager Wen's cousin, you got pregnant five or six times in the following years, but you couldn't give birth to them. This is because you got pregnant too many times in your early years and miscarried too many times, so you have a habit of miscarrying every time you get pregnant."

"You...you shut up and don't say another word!" Xiang Qiufu was really scared now. She had kept this a secret very well, and even her husband and her deceased parents-in-law didn't know. How could this little girl who was only a teenager know?

Could it be that she really can predict the future?
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Xiang Qiufu instinctively wanted to step forward and attack Du Anrao, but was stopped by the bodyguards who had reacted in time.

"It's too late for you to shut me up now. In order to prevent your husband and his family from knowing about your shameful past and to secure your position in his family, you bribed the doctor at the hospital to tell your husband that it was because he had low sperm count and poor sperm quality that you were unable to keep the babies despite getting pregnant."

"What?" Manager Wen's expression changed once again.

"No, that's not how it is. I didn't lie, and I didn't bribe any doctor. She's talking nonsense, making up lies to frame me. I didn't do any of those things."

But her explanation was undoubtedly weak, and Manager Wen didn't believe a word of it.

"Your husband believed it and became even more accommodating to you. Your parents-in-law felt guilty towards you, and your status in your husband's family rose steadily. A few years later, under the careful care of your husband's family, you finally gave birth to yourself when you were thirty-eight years old..."

Du Anrao paused for a moment, a rare occurrence, his eyes widening involuntarily, as if he had stumbled upon a shocking piece of gossip.

Oh dear, this woman actually... actually...

Xi Jingyue strained his ears to listen for a long time, but he still couldn't catch the second half of the story. He was incredibly anxious and tormented.

Manager Wen waited for a long time without getting any further information, and then asked somewhat impatiently, "President Du, what did she give birth to?"

"...gave birth to her second son."

The onlookers were bewildered: "???"

After a brief moment of confusion, it turned into: "!!!"

"A second...son?" Manager Wen took several seconds to process this major piece of information. "She gave birth to my cousin's second son? Doesn't that mean she had another son before? Who was he? Who was her first son?"

"This is pretty explosive. Are you sure you want me to tell you now?"

Manager Wen glanced around and noticed that because of Xiang Qiufu's earlier shouting and commotion, many employees in the auction house couldn't contain their curiosity and came out to watch the excitement.

With people all around, it's really not a good time to discuss private matters.

But Xiang Qiufu has already made a fool of herself enough by coming here today to cause such a scene.

If we try to cover this up at this time and find another place to talk about these things, the various versions of rumors that follow will probably be more explosive than the truth.

In that case… Mr. Wen’s eyes flickered slightly, and he had his answer in an instant.

"Sure!"

"Her first son is now her nominal younger brother."

"How is that possible? Her brother is already..." Over forty years old. If they are truly mother and son, not siblings, then this woman is...

"Aaaaaah... You dare say that?! You dare say that?! I'll tear your mouth apart! Let me go! I'm going to rip her mouth off! Let me go!"

Seeing her biggest secret exposed, Xiang Qiufu was both angry and anxious, wishing she could pounce on Du Anrao and tear her to pieces. However, the security guards who had been at a loss just moments before, not knowing what to do with her, were now like an impregnable wall, preventing her from touching Du Anrao even a little bit.

Even so, Xi Jingyue immediately blocked Du Anrao behind him, and Du Anrao cooperated by hiding behind him, peeking out to continue telling an even more shocking truth.

"Over the years, she has secretly and openly helped her brother with a lot of money behind your cousin's back. Even his tuition from middle school to university, as well as his current house and job, were all paid for by her. On the surface, she is a 'brother-supporting demon,' but in reality, she is using your cousin's money to raise other people's children."

Manager Wen: "..." Luckily, my cousin isn't here right now, otherwise he would probably be furious.

"However, although she lied to your cousin and had children with other men, that was all before she met your cousin. After she got together with your cousin, she didn't mess around anymore, so you can rest assured that her youngest son is indeed your cousin's biological son."

Good news: He's her biological child. Bad news: He's been spoiled rotten by his own mother!

Xi Jingyue almost lost his composure, his lips twitching uncontrollably as he tried to hold back.

Manager Wen: "..." Thank you for taking the time to comfort me, but he doesn't seem to be... comforted at all.

Whether he was comforted or not is irrelevant; the key thing now is...

"After having this son, your husband became increasingly obedient to you, and you gradually revealed your true nature, spending money extravagantly and without restraint, which emptied your cousin's family's gradually growing wealth, which had been supported by Grandpa Wen and his son. Over the years, in order to satisfy your insatiable demands, your husband worked hard to earn money, and step by step embarked on the path of embezzling company funds."

Hearing this, Xiang Qiufu was so frightened that she finally understood what Du Anrao meant when he said, "I may know more about your family's affairs than you do."

Unfortunately, it's too late.

"Three years ago, the reason your husband was found to have falsified accounts and embezzled public funds from the auction house was entirely because of your son. Just like you, he was extravagant and vain at a young age, always comparing himself to others, which led him to borrow a lot of money from online loans, accumulating huge debts with compound interest, and finally taking the risk of taking out a high-interest loan."

"To prevent his son from being pursued by debt collectors, your husband had no choice but to falsify accounts and embezzle a large sum of money from the auction house at once. He did it too obviously and was discovered and reported, which is why he was arrested."

Du Anrao sighed at the end, saying that there is always a reason why someone is pitiful, and sometimes a person is forced into something hateful.

"He certainly deserves punishment for his wrongdoing, but ultimately, you and your son are the culprits behind all this. Not only do you not feel remorse or reflect on your actions, but you even have the nerve to come and cause trouble for Manager Wen, pushing all the blame onto others. Having a wife like you is truly a blessing for your husband!"

(End of this chapter)