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

Chapter 61 She really... I cried my eyes out!
When Du Hexuan approached Gong Jinyuan, he still retained some rationality and deliberately chose an angle where his back was to Du Anrao.

I thought this would be foolproof, but I almost got recognized anyway.

Du Hexuan was momentarily at a loss for whether to be happy or depressed. He hurriedly handed the last glass of champagne on the tray to Gong Jinyuan, then forced himself to remain calm and left without looking back.

Gong Jinyuan looked at the champagne and handkerchief in her hand, thought for a moment, and then folded the handkerchief neatly and put it away.

To outsiders, this scene seemed somewhat ambiguous, but having already grasped the script and witnessed the other person's preordained life, Du Anrao could clearly understand the true meaning behind Bai Jinyuan's actions.

[Sigh, because she's never received much kindness growing up, she cherishes even a small handkerchief offered by a stranger. She really... I'm heartbroken! So she's just starved for love, what difference would a little love make? Such a wonderful and outstanding young woman, yet her crazy mother has manipulated her so much that she's lost all self-confidence.]

Gong Jinyuan was always invisible in the Gong family. Her father didn't love her and her mother didn't care for her. Although she was a young lady, she lived worse than a servant. At least a servant didn't have to suffer the verbal and physical oppression of her own mother, the ruthless indifference of her nominal father, and the gloating sarcasm of her so-called brothers and sisters.

In such an extreme situation, she seems to have grown into a combination of Jiang Yiming and Gong Changjun. She has Jiang Yiming's ability and resilience, but she still has a weakness and longs for the recognition of her family, especially her biological mother.

It's hard to say that Madam Gong wasn't deliberately involved in this. Unable to get revenge on Old Master Gong for causing her such humiliation, she vented her resentment on Gong Jinyuan.

She easily controlled Gong Jinyuan's joys and sorrows, turning Gong Jinyuan into a slave to her family of three, draining her of her flesh and blood in the name of kinship, making her willingly give everything for them.

In fact, she did just that.

The Gong family, unaware of the true situation, all believed that Madam Gong treated the young lady coldly because she was a girl and unable to help Gong Changjun seize the inheritance. The young lady thought the same. To gain her mother's approval, she desperately learned various skills, determined to prove that she was no less capable than her brother or any of the men in the Gong family.

That's why Du Anrao repeatedly emphasized Gong Jinyuan's excellence; after all, the Gong family treated raising children like raising poisonous insects.

Grandpa Gong openly acknowledged having forty-nine children, who in turn gave him over a hundred grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

With hundreds of people, it would take a while for a professional teacher to call on them, let alone cramming a huge group into the company for training and competition.

The advantage of having many children is that if one becomes obsolete, there will always be a spare.

In this brutal situation, comparable to a battle royale, Gong Jinyuan played the worst hand and made the most brilliant play.

The Du family was shocked to hear this. They had thought it was a pitiful little thing, but who would have thought it was a ferocious man-eating flower!

But she seems more charming and attractive, what should I do? No wonder An'an is so interested in her.

However, before they could finish their reflections, the plot took a sharp turn for the worse.

The young woman, having earned her way to the finals through sheer talent, was on the verge of victory when she was betrayed by her own younger brother, who had managed to survive until the finals through her protection. At Madam Gong's behest, Gong Haoming revealed the young woman's true parentage at a board meeting. Due to concerns about public opinion, the young woman was forced to resign from the board and leave the company, ultimately making Gong Haoming the victor.

The Du family members: "..." Damn it, suddenly I have a million "mmp"s to say but I don't know how to express them!
It feels like watching a really great TV series, watching everything settle down, all the good people find their happy endings, and the bad people get their just punishment.

Suddenly, a meteorite fell from the sky, killing all the good people and smashing the cages holding the bad guys, releasing them all. With such a terrible ending, the screenwriter would be getting death threats and forced to write an "what if" spin-off.

Xi Jingyue, who knew some of the Gong family's inner workings and had even done business with them before, knew that this scenario was entirely possible.

Although Mr. Gong's private life was outrageous and he was a scoundrel, the incestuous scandal between the father-in-law and daughter-in-law undoubtedly challenged the moral bottom line of the public, regardless of gender. The company's board of directors would never allow someone with such a huge black mark on his background to become their chairman, no matter how capable that person was.

Thinking of all the efforts Gong Jinyuan had made for this, I couldn't help but feel a little regretful and sorry for her.

When the Du family suddenly learned of this terrible result, their minds went blank. After calming down and thinking about it, they realized why Du Anrao had initially called Gong Haoming a "little piece of trash who picks up bargains."

Isn't he a complete waste? He's like a pickled fish, sour, bland, and superfluous, yet he still manages to win by betraying his own sister.

That's why they say people are favored! Haoming, Haoming, you're so lucky, so incredibly lucky, you're fucking damn lucky!

Even though this matter has little to do with them, they just get angrier and angrier the more they think about it.

Du Anrao shared the same thought: the young lady was so beautiful, so strong, and so tragic; she was practically the epitome of the classic beautiful, strong, and tragic character.

Wouldn't it be just a matter of someone suddenly appearing to help her out, letting her write her own book, solidify her vengeful persona, and mow down all these scoundrels?
It was a flower that bloomed in a thicket of thorns, a bird that flew out of a swamp, but its branches were cut off, its wings broken, and it fell into decay and rot.

But if someone can catch her and water her before she bleeds her last drop of blood and falls her last leaf, she can be reborn from the ashes.

Madam Gong is a dragon-slaying hero who eventually becomes the dragon herself. Originally a victim, she eventually takes up the knife and becomes the perpetrator.

But the most despicable one is Gong Haoming. He was not very bright to begin with, and he was also selfish and arrogant. He accepted everything his parents plotted against him and his sister handed him over with a clear conscience, and climbed to the top of power by stepping on the flesh and blood of his sister and even his mother.

[It feels like the young lady is a temporary cheat code the author gave Gong Haoming; otherwise, with his tiny brain and nonexistent emotional intelligence, how could he possibly become the third male lead?]

The Du family wholeheartedly agreed. They already had a bad impression of Gong Haoming because of what had just happened, and now they were only disgusted and repulsed by him.

Gong Jinyuan stood there for a while, then picked up her cup and walked to the other side, most likely to call Madam Gong.

The little incident of gossip has temporarily subsided, and the Du family members are busy getting themselves together and doing their own things to prevent Du Anrao from noticing anything unusual.

Du Yuxi took a deep breath, picked up the snacks and juice she had chosen earlier, and was about to go over to meet Du Anrao when a hand suddenly reached out and grabbed her tightly.

"Yingrong, is that you?"

The Du family members who noticed Du Yuxi's situation: !!!
Du Anrao: Oh ho!

(End of this chapter)