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

Chapter 494 carries a hint of personal grudges.

"So, the situation on his end has stabilized now?"

"According to him, the voice was probably quite angry at his repeated retorts, and it hasn't appeared since that day. But it's also possible that it was intentional, to lower his and those around him's guard. That's why those people around him haven't left yet, and his girlfriend even wants to take a long leave to stay with him. If he shows any unusual behavior, then..."

"what?"

"Give him a good beating first, wake him up first."

"...What if you can't wake him up by beating him?"

Xi Jingyue gave her a subtle look: "Compared to not being able to wake her up, you should probably be more worried about hitting her too hard and causing her to fall into a deep sleep and never wake up again, right?"

"..." Good heavens, she really doesn't believe there's no personal grudge involved!
Du Anrao's lips twitched a few times, and he decided to skip the question and talk about something more serious.

"Has he experienced any similar situations of being controlled as Wen Xia Nuan before this?"

"We haven't discovered such a situation yet."

Du Anrao frowned, unsure whether it was because Heaven had failed to absorb the fortunes of others to strengthen itself, or because it was either stagnant or regressive, or because Wen Xia Nuan was special, having been a dual-soul entity from the beginning, which allowed Heaven to exploit a loophole.

Perhaps sensing Du Anrao's worries, Xi Jingyue quickly comforted him, "In any case, his example indirectly proves that the will of Heaven is not inviolable. Humans are not machines after all; they can be swayed by emotions and desires, and they can also lose control because of emotions and desires."

After a moment of contemplation, Du Anrao also felt that Xi Jingyue's words made sense; the biggest difference between humans and machines lies in the fickleness of human nature.

Unfortunately, this world consciousness that appeared out of nowhere clearly did not think so, or rather, it did not like living people at all, and only wanted machines controlled by it.

It has to be said that this protagonist's extraordinary life set a good precedent, and in the following period of time, more and more good news came from all directions.

Actually, Du Anrao discovered it when he and Du Junyan were organizing those books all night.

Those morally corrupt, black-hearted women who rise to power by exploiting others and stepping on their corpses, such as Bai Xiuqing, Li Qianxi, and Xi Yanjia, as well as the ungrateful Cui family father and son who used sweet words to deceive rich girls into accumulating wealth for them, only to murder their wives after achieving success, have mostly had their true colors exposed. Some have suffered the consequences and fallen into poverty, while others, unwilling to accept their fate, have brought about their own downfall and have already landed themselves in jail.

Some hidden dangers, such as Jiang Huaiying who caused her second brother to retire from the entertainment industry, Du Weilu's family who were eyeing her great-uncle's property, and even the mastermind behind them, have all been dealt with in advance and are no longer a threat.

The rest, though indirectly accomplices, mostly had unspeakable reasons and were swept along. People like the male protagonist, Qiao Yiting, Du Desheng's former caregiver, and Wen Xianuan, who had been influenced by Du Anrao and awakened again, mostly lived stable and happy lives and would not be easily fooled into doing anything against morality.

Du Anrao's biggest concern at the beginning was the situation of his fourth and fifth aunts, mainly because it involved two children, so he had to be careful.

Fortunately, after more than a month of anxious observation by both families, the two children ate and drank normally without showing any signs of discomfort, and their test results remained normal. On the contrary, Du Hongyun and Du Zixuan encountered a bit of a misunderstanding.

"Actually, it wasn't a big deal. One night, Hongyun suddenly received a call from the company. Worried that the noise from the call would disturb Zixuan, he went to the balcony to talk. Unexpectedly, Zixuan woke up and found him gone. She then saw a figure looming on the balcony. Although the voice was Hongyun's, the tone was strange. She was immediately alarmed and her mind started racing. She wondered if Hongyun had also been tricked..."

Du Anrao listened to his mother's words, his ears perking up as well: "Then what about my sister-in-law..."

"She didn't know where she found a baseball bat for self-defense. It was good that she wanted to protect herself, but she didn't have much experience in hitting people and her aim wasn't very good. She originally wanted to hit him in the back to knock him down first, but she accidentally hit him on the forehead and gave him a concussion."

"..." As expected of my wife, she really went all out! But no matter what, the effect was immediate.

Du Zixuan's blow sent Du Hongyun straight to the hospital, eliminating any worries about him getting into trouble and providing a convenient excuse to refuse visitors.

"Before my cousin was hospitalized, someone wanted to visit him?"

"Yes, his aunt and second cousin."

Du Anrao's hand, which was cracking sunflower seeds, suddenly stopped. His aunt's second cousin, wasn't that...?

"Yes, it's the one you thought."

Du Anrao was shocked: "Didn't Fourth Aunt already fall out with her sister? Why would she still want to pay a visit? Could it be..."

"Who says otherwise? As the saying goes, there's always something fishy going on when things seem unusual. These two are clearly up to no good, yet they came to our door with the excuse of apologizing and clearing up the misunderstanding. After all, they are blood relatives. If your fourth aunt doesn't even agree to this, her other relatives, who don't know the inside story, will probably gossip behind her back about how heartless she is."

Social skills and interpersonal relationships have both advantages and disadvantages; if handled poorly, they can not only cause frustration but also lead to a lot of trouble.

"Um... but aren't they relatives? Now that my cousin is in the hospital, don't they have even more reason to visit him?"

Du's mother: "..." Oh right, how could she forget about this?
What Du Anrao could think of, his fourth aunt and the others could naturally think of as well.

Fortunately, from the moment her sister and nephew showed themselves, the two of them had already caught the eye of those who were watching them.

Before long, the two were taken away to cooperate with the investigation, which became a hot topic of discussion within the family. Naturally, no one went on to discuss the rights and wrongs between the two families anymore.

At this point, most of the hidden dangers have been resolved, which is almost unbelievable how smoothly things have gone.

However, the fact that the two children were unharmed did give Du Anrao some food for thought.

"It seems it wasn't just my imagination. The plot getting out of control has indeed weakened the Heavenly Dao's control over us 'paper dolls,' which is good news."

But she still couldn't put her mind at ease, and her eyelids twitched even more violently these past two days.

Hearing one piece of good news after another always gave me a sense of urgency, like the calm before the storm. Du Anrao always felt like he had inadvertently overlooked something.

This doubt did not last long; Du Anrao soon realized what he had overlooked.

"An'an, something's happened. Your cousin Bixiao just called and said..."

Du Anrao jumped to his feet, frowning, and asked, "What did you say?"

"That Miss Xi has disappeared."