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

Chapter 43: Useless at everything

Hearing the name again after half a month, Du Anrao was also taken aback.

She vaguely remembered her prediction in the restaurant that Ye Mengzhen's brother's accident was about to happen, and it seemed that the time was approaching. Could it be that she was calling her fourth sister at this moment...?

As soon as Du Yuxi finished asking the question, a low sobbing sound came from the other end of the phone.

She was somewhat helpless, but could only try her best to comfort him: "How did you get my contact information? Okay, okay, don't worry, calm down. Yes, An'an and I are both in J City right now. Alright, I'm on xx Street now, it's on your way from there. That's all for now, see you in a bit."

As soon as Du Yuxi hung up the phone and turned around, she met Du Anrao's curious gaze. Since this matter involved Du Anrao, she didn't intend to hide it.

"It's Ye Mengzhen calling. Her brother was in a car accident."

When his suspicions were confirmed, Du Anrao's heart skipped a beat.

[Didn't I remind Ye Mengzhen the other day to keep her brother from going out alone lately? How come he still got into a car accident? Did Ye Mengzhen not say it, or did her brother not take it seriously? Sigh, this is troublesome. I just hope her brother didn't get hurt as badly as in the original story.]

"So, when she calls you now..."

“She’s panicked and doesn’t know what to do. She bought a plane ticket back overnight and got my contact information from one of our classmates. She hopes you can go to the hospital and help see if her brother can be saved.”

Du Yuxi seemed to remember something and looked apologetic: "I'm sorry, An'an, I agreed to her request without asking for your permission. She just got off the plane and will probably come to pick us up soon."

Du Anrao didn't care about these things and waved his hand, saying, "It's nothing, it's nothing. I was just curious about how her brother is doing. Since she invited me, there's no harm in going to take a look."

Li Zhaoyang was completely confused: "Who were you talking about? Ye Mengzhen, that name sounds familiar."

Xi Jingyue glanced at him and replied smoothly, "The youngest daughter of the Ye family."

The Ye family and the Li family have a good relationship; otherwise, they wouldn't have allowed Ye Mengzhen to connect with Li Qianxi.

It took Li Zhaoyang a few seconds to figure out the relationship here, then he gasped: "Then her brother is..."

"Ye Zhihuan was in a car accident."

"Mr. Xi, do you know Ye Mengzhen's brother?" Du Anrao turned to look at Xi Jingyue immediately upon hearing the name.

A hidden smile flashed across Xi Jingyue's eyes as he nodded and said, "The Xi family and the Ye family have some business dealings, and we are quite familiar with each other."

However, he was dealing with Ye Zhihuan's father, and he was not as familiar with this young master of the Ye family as Li Zhaoyang, who was beside him.

But this doesn't diminish Du Anrao's amazement at the extent of someone's connections, even though he was unaware of the inside story.

[Sure enough, wealthy business owners have a circle; they run into old acquaintances wherever they go.]

Xi Jingyue couldn't help but smile, but he had to pretend to be very worried about Ye Zhihuan: "He was in a car accident. How serious is it? Which hospital is he in?"

Du Anrao turned to look at Du Yuxi questioningly. Du Yuxi glanced at Xi Jingyue with suspicion, but ultimately chose to answer truthfully.

"She didn't say, but she seemed very anxious, so it must be... a bit serious."

"Then I'll go with you to take a look. Just in case something happens, we can help each other."

Xi Jingyue's suggestion was reasonable enough that Du Yuxi couldn't think of any reason to refuse, so she could only agree.

"Then call and ask which hospital Ye Zhihuan is in. We'll drive there directly and meet her at the hospital entrance to save time."

Du Yuxi nodded and then called Ye Mengzhen to get the address. The three of them had just gotten into the back seat when Li Zhaoyang, not wanting to be left out, squeezed into the passenger seat and chuckled, "I'm also familiar with that kid from the Ye family. I might as well hitch a ride with you guys and go see him."

But this reason seemed rather weak after Xi Jingyue, at least Du Yuxi saw through his little scheme at a glance and looked disgusted.

Du Anrao sat next to Du Yuxi, covering his mouth and chuckling, once again acting as his sister's mouth-sucking substitute.

[Useless at everything, but a master at joining in the fun.]

Xi Jingyue: Pfft...

Since she didn't need to pick up Du Anrao and his companion on the way, Ye Mengzhen, who was already extremely anxious, immediately told the driver to take a shortcut.

The two cars arrived at the hospital entrance almost one after the other. Ye Mengzhen's legs went weak when she pushed open the car door and stepped out.

Seeing this, Du Yuxi quickly stepped forward to help him up: "Are you alright?"

"Thank you." Ye Mengzhen's eyes were red, and she didn't know what to say to the Du sisters.

Seeing the once arrogant and radiant young lady from half a month ago now in such a sorry state, Du Yuxi felt no pleasure, only sympathy.

She frowned and asked, "Which ward is your brother in? Is he seriously injured?"

"I don't know how serious it is at 304. My parents kept it from me and didn't dare to let me know. I heard about it from my friend."

Du Yuxi understood; she figured Ye Mengzhen's family hadn't told her the truth for fear of worrying her.

However, a friend who lived in the same city as her heard the news before her and called to inquire about the situation, which unexpectedly revealed the truth.

"Let's talk as we walk. After that day, didn't you tell your brother to stay home and not go out?"

"Of course I did!" Ye Mengzhen sniffed. "I've been calling him every day since that day to warn him."

But she also knew her brother's personality; keeping him at home all the time would probably be worse than killing him. So she could only repeatedly remind him to always bring family and friends when he went out and never go out alone.

Unexpectedly, something still went wrong!
The group rushed to the third floor, where Ye Zhihuan's ward was empty.

As soon as Ye Mengzhen opened the door, she saw her brother lying on the hospital bed, wrapped up like a mummy, with even his head covered. His eyes were closed, and his face was pale, as if he were asleep forever.

Overwhelmed with grief, he lunged forward and began to wail at the top of his lungs.

"Didn't I tell you not to go out during this time? You just wouldn't listen. Is staying home a few more days going to kill you? Waaah, now look what's happened! What are Mom and Dad going to do? What am I going to do? Brother, brother... Waaah..."

Just as the anesthesia took effect and Ye Zhihuan was finally able to get a good night's sleep, he was abruptly woken up by his beloved younger sister. His chest heaved, and he began to cough violently.

Hearing the sound, Ye Mengzhen was also startled. Her crying stopped and she stared at Ye Zhihuan with wide eyes: "Brother, are you alright!"

"Cough cough cough, I was fine at first, but you've put me under pressure like this, and now I'm in trouble."

Ye Mengzhen was startled and then noticed that her hands were still pressed against her brother's chest. She quickly withdrew them awkwardly.

Just as things were getting awkward, Ye's parents suddenly exclaimed from outside the door, "Zhenzhen, what are you doing here?"

(End of this chapter)