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

Chapter 285 He's Here with His Love-Obsessed Mind!
As absurd as it may seem, Du Junyan's consistently reliable image was deeply ingrained in people's minds. After his initial surprise, Du Anrao didn't suspect anything and instead turned his attention to his second brother.

"Second brother, didn't you say last night that you had a gig to attend today and had to catch a flight after breakfast? Now... it's too late, isn't it?"

Du Hexuan calmly pushed up his sunglasses, turned the page of the fashion magazine in his hand, and said nonchalantly, "Brother Zhou called me this morning and said that the plane we were going to take hit a bird while flying directly last night, cracking the windshield of the cockpit. It was towed away for repairs as soon as it returned to the airport. To compensate for our losses, all passengers on this flight were automatically rebooked for the afternoon flight."

Du Anrao: "Oh~~~" Could this reason be any more absurd?

Everyone: "..." Is this even possible?
"Third Brother, did something happen to your lab too? Someone got carried away during a chemistry experiment and blew up the lab?"

Du Yihan: "...It's not that bad."

"Then why are you still here?"

"The security guard who was in charge of keeping the lab keys got drunk last night and drove home drunk, falling into a ditch on his electric scooter. He's okay, but all the keys and his phone that he was carrying fell into the water and haven't been retrieved yet."

Du Anrao found it increasingly absurd: "...Don't you guys have any backup keys in your lab?"

"Yes, there is, but the backup key is with my supervisor, who went back to his hometown for the Chinese New Year. Even with express delivery, it won't arrive until the afternoon."

“…Alright.” Du Anrao’s lips twitched a few times, and his gaze darted to his parents and Du Yuxi.

The three of them immediately sat up straight and, without her even asking, took the initiative to explain.

“We did make plans to go shopping with your uncle and aunt. But they just called me to say that there’s a religious procession in their nearby urban village today, and the area is so crowded it’s like a sardine can, you can get in but you can’t get out. We’ve rescheduled the shopping trip for tomorrow.”

Du Anrao: "I see..."

I'm at a loss for words!

The Du family members exchanged glances, then lowered their heads sheepishly. Their reason was fake, but their desire to gossip was more genuine than pearls!

They're determined to get their hands on this today, otherwise they won't be able to sleep peacefully tonight. So forget about any excuses!

"An'an, who was calling you just now? What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, it's just that Ms. Qiu, the chairwoman of the Ya Yu Shi Jia family that I met in J City, has a friend who asked me for help."

"The Ya Yu family?" Mother Du's eyes lit up, and she quickly realized, "The jewelry company where your second cousin-in-law works?"

“Yes, I didn’t tell them beforehand that I moved here. They went to my great-uncle’s house to look for me before the New Year, and they went there again this morning, but they didn’t find me. That’s why they called to ask where I am now.”

“Originally, I was thinking that since you were all going out, and my brother’s room is at the very back and the soundproofing is decent, I might as well invite them over…” Du Anrao paused, then frowned and said, “Or should I arrange another place with them?”

"Don't!!!"

As soon as Du Anrao took out her phone, everyone reached out their hands to her as if by unspoken agreement.

Du Anrao: "???"

"Cough... No need for all that trouble. Since you've already given them the address, just let them come. It's not a big deal."

“Yes, yes, if you go outside, you’ll have to find another place, which is a lot of trouble.” “But, there are probably quite a few of them coming this time, which might disturb you.”

Mother Du waved her hand and said, "What do you mean by disturbing us? During the Spring Festival, we often have guests coming to our house. We're happy to have more people and make it more lively."

“Mom is right. We don’t have anything shameful to show for it, so we’re not afraid of people coming. We’re just killing time anyway, so as long as they don’t mind us watching the show from the sidelines,” Du Hexuan said jokingly, revealing his true feelings.

What a joke! If you take them all out, they won't get to enjoy this gossip, and all those reasons they racked their brains for will be for nothing. We absolutely, positively cannot let that happen.

Du Anrao glanced at everyone suspiciously again, feeling that her family members were all inexplicably... excited today.

Those whose secrets had been exposed looked at the sky, the ground, and each other, but dared not look at Du Anrao.

Fortunately, Mr. Liu and his group arrived very quickly because of the urgency of the matter. They had just finished their conversation when the doorbell rang.

"They must have arrived. I'll go open the door."

Before long, Du Anrao led Mr. and Mrs. Liu, another middle-aged couple, and a young man of about ten years old into the room. Ms. Qiu and her son had just returned to J City a couple of days ago and did not come with them this time.

Mr. Liu and the others were taken aback when they saw the complete and orderly family of Du Anrao.

“They are my parents and my older brother and sister. They are all on holiday and staying at home.”

Mr. Liu quickly realized his mistake and hurriedly apologized, saying, "I'm so sorry, we've come uninvited and disturbed you all."

"It's alright, it's alright." As the head of the family, Mr. Du said at the right time, "An'an just told us that if it weren't for something extremely important during the New Year, you wouldn't be in such a hurry to come to her. Business is important, don't worry about us."

"Yes, everyone, please sit down and have some fruit." Mrs. Du brought out freshly washed fruit and greeted everyone with a gentle smile.

Mr. Liu and the others breathed a sigh of relief, thankful for the understanding of the Du family. They had no idea that they and their brothers and their families had long been considered by the Du family as sources of amusement for them to enjoy.

"It's the Lunar New Year, and logically we shouldn't be bothering you like this, but the situation is really urgent. My friend's child..."

As soon as Mr. Liu said this, everyone's eyes turned to the young man who had been reluctantly dragged in by his parents.

It turned out that shortly after Du Anrao sent away the little devil and thwarted the conspiracy that Liu Tianyuan's family had been planning for many years, Liu Baoxin and his wife died from the backlash.

Liu Tianyuan and his sister Liu Yuli became orphans overnight, isolated and helpless. Their only uncle, who was capable of helping them, had become their sworn enemy.

As for Liu Tianyuan, he's barely able to protect himself and is already driven mad by those unseen things; he has no time to cause trouble anymore.

Liu Yuli, however, was different. She had been pampered since childhood and could not accept this terrible difference at all. She then turned her attention to the Yan family.

The son of the Yan family, named Yan Huanwei, spoke with a familiar, indignant tone reminiscent of a melodramatic romance novel: "Mom and Dad, I've told you so many times, Yuli and I are truly in love! No matter how much you try to separate us, I will never give up!"

Du Anrao: "..."

[He's here! He's here! He's brought with him his love-struck brain that even zombies wouldn't touch!]

Du family members: Pfft...