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

Chapter 355 The Chosen Unlucky Guy

Li Yuesheng couldn't understand: "Didn't they say that his birth mother gave Old Master Gong a sterilization drug, making him unable to have children anymore? Logically, shouldn't he hate this child to the core and not even want to see him? Why is he so fond of and loving towards him? This doesn't make sense!"

Just then, a traffic light appeared ahead. Xi Jingyue stopped the car, turned to look at her, and shook his head, saying, "You're still too naive."

Li Yuesheng glared at him: "What are you pretending for? Just say what you want, don't resort to personal attacks."

What does An'an think?

Du Anrao pondered for a moment: "I think Grandpa Gong should... have some appreciation for his/her mother."

"Who?" Li Yuesheng suddenly turned to look at her.

"It's... Young Master Gong's mother."

Li Yuesheng found it even more absurd: "What do you admire about her? Do you admire that she gave herself sterilization drugs?"

Du Anrao gave an awkward smile, his meaning left unsaid.

"……Why?"

"It's probably because Old Master Gong himself has no moral bottom line, so he probably admires his mistress's unscrupulous and even risky behavior in achieving her goals. After all, people like those who are on the same side as them. The premise is that the two of them must unite against external forces and not turn their spears against each other."

"In other words, if she used this trick on someone else, he might even approve and applaud it. It's just a pity that he's the one who falls for it. So even if he admires her actions, it doesn't stop him from taking revenge and killing her."

Du Anrao paused at this point: "You just said that love extends to everything connected to the mother, and so does hatred. One's feelings towards the child's mother will definitely affect the child. So he extended this appreciation to the child, hoping that he could inherit his mother's ruthlessness. Mr. Xi, am I right?"

"Yes, there's another reason. A partner can be a comrade-in-arms or an enemy, while a child is the continuation of blood and an unquestionable ally. I guess he not only hopes that his child will inherit his mother's ruthless decisiveness, but also his business acumen and ability to stand on his own."

Just by looking at the Gong Haoming family you met today, you can guess that of the forty-odd children Old Master Gong had before, some became timid and incapable of shouldering responsibility under his pressure, while others were mediocre but ambitious yet incompetent. The few who were upright and righteous, however, didn't win his favor. In short, eight or nine out of ten went astray, and those who didn't were not to his liking.

The two people in the car were speechless. They had heard of selecting concubines, but this was the first time they had heard of such strict conditions for choosing a son. This person must be trying to reach the heavens.

"This young master Gong's mother gave him hope, so he placed his hopes on this child and personally taught him. Now it seems that he is quite satisfied with the results of his teaching. It's not easy; after having so many children, he finally had one who suited his taste. For him, it can be considered a fulfillment of his life."

The two people inside the car: "..." What kind of hellish joke is this?
After making a joke, Xi Jingyue also found it quite bizarre. He turned to look at Li Yuesheng and sneered, "Even the little sister can figure this out, but you, as the older sister, can't figure it out no matter how hard you try. Aren't you ashamed?"

Li Yuesheng was embarrassed and stared with dead fish eyes, saying, "I'm just so normal that I don't fit in with some perverts."

Du Anrao was startled: "Sister Yuesheng, are you saying I'm a pervert?"

"...No, I was referring to the driver in front."

Xi Jingyue, who was driving: "..." Very well, no one survived this wave.

"So, this old man Gong is really quite perverted. He looks down on the woman he loves, but is head over heels for her. It's disgusting no matter how you look at it." [He's a pervert, after all. What normal person wouldn't lay a hand on their daughter-in-law?]

Li Yuesheng: "..." Okay, she was indeed too hasty.

"By the way, Mr. Xi, do you know how old that young master Gong is?"

"I'm not entirely sure about the specifics, but I heard she's a year older than his eldest son's eldest daughter."

"The eldest son's eldest daughter?"

[Isn't that Gong Jinyuan? That means Gong Jixing is a year older than Gong Jinyuan. And if the rumor about the mistress giving Old Master Gong a sterilization drug is true, then Gong Jinyuan couldn't possibly be Old Master Gong's daughter. Whether Gong Changjun and his wife knew about this is another matter, but Old Master Gong definitely knew.]

But he watched helplessly as the couple subjected Gong Jinyuan to emotional abuse right under his nose for over twenty years.

Du Anrao did not believe that with the old man's control over the Gong family, he would not be able to see the origin of Madam Gong's resentment towards Gong Jinyuan.

But he never stopped it. This shameless old man was even more depraved than he had imagined.

She even began to suspect that Madam Gong might genuinely not know that Gong Jinyuan was her and her husband's biological daughter. The paternity test that helped her youngest son rise to power after Old Master Gong's death was probably tampered with by this old bastard, or perhaps he had someone secretly instigate Madam Gong to come up with the idea for her.

Du Anrao's intuition told him that he was definitely involved in this matter, in order to get rid of Gong Jinyuan, the prospective heir whom Xi Jingyue said hadn't gone astray but whom he didn't like, without bloodshed, and to let Gong Haoming, that stupid puppet, take over.

Since he had little reputation during his lifetime, and there was no need to worry about his reputation after his death, it was a very worthwhile deal for him to use such a trivial thing to clear obstacles for his beloved son.

The Gong family of three were nothing but cannon fodder fools who were used and were both pitiful and hateful, while the biggest victim, Miss Gong, was simply pitiful!

[She was used as a punching bag for her parents' resentment in her childhood, and as an adult she was schemed to become a shield for a certain pre-selected heir. She was drained of all her value by her blood relatives, and in the end she was kicked aside by these very people who loved her most, and trampled into the mud from which she could never get out again.]

Waaaaah, this is so tragic! I totally sympathize with this chosen unlucky girl; she's practically a real-life version of a beautiful, strong, and tragic heroine with a tragic ending. If she weren't in a novel or short story, it would be a shame not to give her a reincarnation!

Hearing this, Li Yuesheng couldn't help but feel a surge of tenderness, especially when she thought about what she had just witnessed at the hospital.

In a family full of idiots, the rare appearance of an outstanding, normal person turns out to be the one who gets abused. It's just unbelievable!
Thanks to Xi Jingyue, Du Anrao managed to get through the whole Gong family drama, but he still felt very angry and uncomfortable.

She looked dejected when she got out of the car, so much so that both the Li and Du families thought something bad had happened to her in the car, and they glared angrily at Xi Jingyue.

Xi Jingyue: "..." I swear on my honor, it really has nothing to do with me!
Rejected by everyone, Xi Dou'e had no choice but to retreat temporarily and go to find Li Zhaoyang.

"Didn't you say you wanted to talk to me? Let's go, let's talk alone."

Li Zhaoyang: "..." Is it too late for him to say he's fine now?