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

Chapter 393 You really want to hear it?
A group of familiar people were whispering together when a strange voice suddenly broke in, startling everyone.

Subconsciously turning their heads, they saw a pretty girl standing not far away, looking at them with a half-smile, with the person they had just been discussing standing next to her.

Nothing is more infuriating than gossiping about someone behind their back and having the person in question overhear it. At least these young girls in front of me haven't developed the thick skin to remain unfazed in such a situation.

"Sorry, we didn't mean to..."

Du Anrao smiled reassuringly at the group, indicating that he hadn't misunderstood them. He glanced at the girl who was sympathizing with the scumbag, then turned to Du Yunni and asked, "You... have a grudge?"

Du Yunni hurriedly shook her head, while Du Anrao raised an eyebrow and looked at the girl questioningly.

A hint of guilt flashed in the girl's eyes, and she avoided Du Anrao's gaze as she retorted, "...No, no."

Du Anrao pretended not to notice her subtle movements and said with a faint smile, "Since there's no grudge, then that's what you really think. So, this little sister can accept that your father is keeping another woman behind your mother's back and even having another child with that woman?"

Upon hearing Du Anrao's words, the girl's expression changed drastically, her face turning bright red, clearly indicating that she was genuinely angry.

"How can you talk like that? What do you mean by keeping another woman on the side? What do you mean by having another woman's child? Can't you speak properly..."

"I'm just saying it and you can't stand it, but you can talk big about other people without any problem. It's true that you don't feel the pain until you're cut yourself."

"I...I..." The girl seemed to realize that her words were inappropriate. Her face turned pale and then flushed for a long time before she finally lowered her head in shame. "I'm sorry, it was my fault. I shouldn't have let my personal feelings get the better of me and talked about other people's business so casually."

Du Anrao gave her a deep look and sighed, "You are sixteen years old this year, a year older than your classmates. This is because you fell into the water when you were eight years old, almost lost your life, and were left with psychological trauma. In order to better heal your psychological problems and to make up for the neglect I have given you over the years, your mother decided to let you take a year off from school and go to your maternal grandparents' house to recuperate for a few months."

Guo Meizhen, the girl who had just apologized, stared wide-eyed in surprise: "You...how did you know?"

“You are the only daughter in your family. Your parents are well-off and your elders love you. However, you have suffered many misfortunes since childhood. When you were two years old, you suddenly developed a high fever and were hospitalized. When you were three years old, you were almost abducted by human traffickers. When you were five years old, you went downstairs with your nanny, but because of her momentary negligence, you almost fell down the elevator shaft alone. When you were eight years old, you fell into the water and almost drowned.”

Guo Meizhen's friends all looked at her in surprise, never expecting that she had such a difficult past.

Guo Meizhen was also taken aback. She had only heard about these things once or twice from relatives, and she had no recollection of some of the earlier events because she was too young. Yet the person in front of her knew so much about them. Was it a coincidence or...?

Before Guo Meizhen could think further, Du Anrao's next words surprised her even more.

"Before the age of eight, I suffered many hardships and was always in danger of losing my life. After the age of eight, everything went smoothly. Except for not being as close to my father's family as before, it seemed that there was not much difference from before. But is that really the case?"

"You...what do you mean?"

“You’re alive now not because you’re tough, but because you’re lucky to have a good mother who has always protected you.” Du Anrao said, leaning close to her ear and whispering in a voice only they could hear, “What I just said wasn’t meant to make things difficult for you or mock you, but was a sincere reminder.”

Instead of getting upset and agonizing over trivial matters and losing sight of your true self, go back and cherish the family members who have given so much for you but have been repeatedly betrayed and schemed against by those around them.

Guo Meizhen's pupils contracted slightly, and her lips trembled. When she finally recovered and tried to continue questioning, she found that Du Anrao and the others had already waited in their car and left.

"Meizhen, what's wrong? What did that young lady say to you just now? Why do you look so pale?"

"She said...she said..."

Before Guo Meizhen could finish speaking, another friend exclaimed, "Ah, I remember now! I was wondering why that young lady looked so familiar. It turns out she's the fortune teller who went viral online not long ago!"

"A fortune teller... a mouth substitute?"

“This is it.” The girl pulled out a video. If Du Anrao and the others were still there, they would have noticed that the video she pulled out was a clip of Du Anrao angrily digging into Li Qianxi’s past in the coffee shop.

Guo Meizhen's friends gathered around to watch for a while and thought that this person truly lived up to his nickname, being incredibly scathing in his criticism of "green tea" girls, but...

"What does this 'divine calculation' mean?"

"According to the young woman herself, she grew up in a Taoist temple and is deeply versed in Taoist traditions. The wicked things the woman in the video did were all calculated by herself. However, this matter is rather mysterious, and most people tend not to believe it. They think she deliberately created a mystical persona to intimidate the woman and make her break down and reveal her true colors."

Leaving aside the netizens who watched the live stream remotely, the girl who spoke clearly thought the same thing. However, she didn't notice that when she mentioned Du Anrao's identity as a Taoist priest, Guo Meizhen, who was standing next to her, suddenly looked very ugly.

As they were talking, Guo Meizhen suddenly ran forward quickly, startling everyone.

"Meizhen, it's almost time to eat, where are you going?"

"I'm going home for a bit, you guys go back first."

Although Du Yunni and her brother lived in a boarding school, the situation had been special these past few days, and Du Lianshuang had given them leave, so they could come and go from the school at any time.

Logically speaking, the matter concerning the two elders of the Cui family has been resolved today, and the two should be able to return to boarding school.

But after a brief discussion, the two of them still got into the car with Du Anrao and his companion. It wasn't that they were reluctant to leave the holiday; they were simply... curious to see what was going on!

"Sister Anrao, Sister Anrao, what did you just say to Guo Meizhen? Why did she look like she'd seen a ghost after hearing it?"

"Do you know her? Are you close to her?"

Du Xiuyuan paused for a moment, looking embarrassed: "We're not that close, but my sister always gets first place and she always gets second. This reputation of being the eternal runner-up is quite well-known at school. And she always brings up my sister, so I couldn't help but... pay more attention to her."

Du Yuxi raised an eyebrow, a knowing glint in her eyes as she recalled Du Anrao asking if the two had any past conflicts upon their first meeting.

Du Anrao nodded after hearing his explanation, neither saying he believed it nor disbelieved it, but instead asked with a half-smile, "You really want to hear it?"