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

Chapter 301 The Reason is Powerful

Du Anrao's words successfully reminded Du Yihan of the past when she was almost chased by her teachers and homeroom teacher with knives. It was a memory she couldn't bear to recall.

"An'an, you've been asking me about Dr. Du a lot before. Do you know something I don't... about?

Du Anrao paused in his hand as he scooped up some vegetables, his eyes darting around before he nodded and said, "That's right. A month ago, I did some calculations and predicted that there was a Dr. Du who is a talent that only comes along once in a century."

"Your calculations are incredibly accurate!"

Du Anrao almost got stuck on his prepared speech after spending half a day in his mind.

[I was careless! I should have known better than to do all this fancy stuff. Look at how smug he is; if he had a tail, he'd be wagging it all the way to the sky.]

Du Yihan, with her tail wagging: "..."

Du Anrao shot him a glare: "Are you still going to listen or not?"

"……listen."

"Then shut up!"

"Oh……"

"Although Dr. Du is a rare talent, his birth chart is not very good, and he is prone to being targeted by petty people."

Du Yihan thought to himself, "Isn't it easy to run into petty people? This morning I've already encountered two treacherous villains who want to kill me. Who knows how many more there are in the research institute? I just want to do my experiments and research things. What did I do to deserve this?"

“Before I knew Dr. Du’s identity, I felt it was a pity that such a good person was harmed. Now I find out that this Dr. Du is you, Third Brother…”

Du Anrao glanced at him with a complicated expression and a resentful look.

Du Yihan: "???" What kind of expression is that? You realized the victim you're focusing on is your own brother, and now you don't want to save him anymore?
Du Anrao sighed, "I can't stand idly by any longer."

Du Yihan finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Being targeted by villains? You mean there are people around me who want to harm me?"

“That’s right. Take that senior student Ji from before, and Mr. Xiao who came later, for example. Both of them have a full forehead and a prosperous appearance. However…”

"Just what?"

"It's just that Senior Ji's cheekbones are too high and his nasal bridge is low, which means that he is clear-headed and has a very strong drive for success. However, he seems to be kind, honest and easy to get along with, but in reality he is arrogant, petty, extremely jealous and holds grudges."

Du Anrao sighed sadly at the end: "Buddhism regards greed, anger, and ignorance as the three poisons of the world, and considers them to be the source of evil. Among them, anger is considered to be the worst of all evils. Once you are deeply involved in it, you will not only bring disaster to yourself, but also harm those around you and even the whole society."

"Judging from Senior Ji's appearance and aura, I'm afraid he's been deeply involved for a long time and it won't be long before he harbors the intention to harm others, and you, Third Brother, will be the first to be targeted."

Du An deliberately emphasized his words, making them sound rather alarmist.

Du Yihan already knew Ji Yin was no good, so she wasn't surprised by what Du Anrao said; in fact, her focus was a bit off. "Buddhism? Aren't you a Taoist? How come you keep spouting Buddhist phrases? If your master heard that, he'd probably expel you from the sect!"

Du Yihan had barely finished speaking when Du Anrao glared at him fiercely: "My master isn't as pedantic as you. There's a saying that understanding one thing leads to understanding everything, and enlightenment leads to enlightenment in every way. Although Buddhism and Taoism are not the same school, they have some things in common. Besides, don't you know that Buddhism and Taoism have been mortal enemies since ancient times?"

"...I really don't know, but what does that have to do with what we're talking about?"

Du Yihan was even more confused. Since they were mortal enemies, shouldn't they be even more secretive about each other's theories?
"My master said, 'Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle.' To defeat the enemy, you must first understand their strengths and weaknesses, so knowing these things is a basic skill."

Du Yihan: "..." This reason is so powerful that I have no answer!

Xi Jingyue was amused by Du Anrao's self-righteous appearance: "An'an means that Senior Ji has always been jealous of your third brother. Now that your third brother has successfully become a doctor with the help of his mentor, he may achieve even greater success in the future. The taller the tree, the more the wind blows. He can't stand seeing others doing better than him, and he is very likely to do something to harm your third brother in the near future."

Du Anrao gave Xi Jingyue an approving look that said, "You're a promising young man." "That's right."

"And what about Mr. Xiao?"

"His cheekbones are also high, and not only his cheekbones, but also his nose and his forehead are narrow. This kind of person is narrow-minded, greedy, likes to haggle over every little thing, is particularly self-centered, selfish, likes to do dirty tricks behind people's backs, and often does anything to achieve his goals. If Third Brother gets close to him, he will be betrayed before long."

It was clear that Du An was really afraid that Du Yihan would get involved with the other party. After a moment of silence, he quickly added a few more words: "Moreover, people with his personality are particularly prone to getting themselves into trouble. They can ruin a good hand. Third Brother, you'd better stay away from him to avoid getting tainted by his bad luck and having bad luck start to happen to you too."

The other two people at the table: "..." Did you get it backwards? Xiao Jinhang is the male lead, the chosen one of heaven, handpicked by the author. His luck can't be that bad, otherwise he wouldn't be able to reach the pinnacle of life by picking up the scraps.

But upon calming down and thinking about it, Du Anrao's words seemed to make sense. Xiao Jinhang himself was indeed lucky, but everyone around him was extremely unlucky. Not only were they drained of their remaining value, but none of them had a good ending. It was as if he had sucked out their luck and they had become stepping stones for him to climb higher.

Having figured this out, Du Yihan nodded seriously: "I understand. From now on, I will stay far away from him and never let him get close to me."

Du Anrao nodded in satisfaction. Just as she was about to say something more, her phone suddenly rang. Looking down, she saw that it was her fourth sister calling.

"Sis, is something the matter? We've already come out of the school to have lunch. What about you guys? Do you want to come too? It's not just me and Third Brother, Mr. Xi is here too. Okay, let's meet at the entrance of the food street outside the school after we finish eating."

"Was that Yu Xi calling?"

“Yes, Fourth Sister said they’re going to eat first and will come back to meet us later.” Du Anrao said, reaching his chopsticks into the hot pot again, but suddenly seemed to remember something, his hand stopped abruptly, and he turned to look at Du Yihan.

Du Yihan felt a chill run down her spine from Du Anrao's gaze, a bad feeling creeping in. Sure enough, the next second she heard Du Anrao's inner monologue...

No wonder we couldn't predict Third Brother's marriage prospects or see who he was paired with before. According to the plot of these two books, Third Brother has less than a year left to live; where would he find the time to date and develop relationships? Naturally, it can only be assumed he'll die alone.

Du Yihan: "..."

[Wait a minute, does that mean Third Brother was still a virgin when he died?]

Xi Jingyue: Pfft...

Du Yihan: "..." Is this even the point?