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

Chapter 63 We Disagree!
What happened next was like a slow-motion scene that was suddenly stretched out in Li Qianxi's eyes.

She never imagined that Du Yuxi would leave S City and appear in her city.

He never imagined that he would meet this woman, whom he had occupied for years and who had taken everything from him, yet who still lived a wonderful and outstanding life, in his own home.

Because it was so sudden, Li Qianxi's expression momentarily lost control.

Shock, bewilderment, anger, resentment and other negative emotions swept over her, but she also knew clearly that these were precisely the emotions that should not have appeared on her face at this moment.

After a brief moment of genuine emotion, she tried to change her expression to one of confusion and bewilderment, but due to the short time and her advanced technique, her face looked somewhat grotesque and distorted, doubling the sense of incongruity.

Du Anrao was so shocked by what he saw that he almost dropped the melon.

[Waaaaah, that was so scary! I feel like I'm going to have nightmares tonight.]

"..."

The Du family couldn't help but laugh, and the tension they had felt at finally facing the mastermind behind the scenes and being forced to confront the source of all evil vanished instantly.

Li Zhanyan and Zhang Wanyin were sensitive to Li Qianxi's identity, so they naturally noticed her emotional changes.

Li Zhanyan already knew the truth, and at this moment she felt only frustration and dejection. Zhang Wanyin, however, frowned and keenly sensed something was wrong.

Neither of the two people being questioned spoke, and the situation became somewhat tense for a moment.

Surprisingly, it was Mrs. Xie who broke the deadlock by walking downstairs hand in hand with Li Qianxi.

"you……"

Madam Xie had only seen Du Yuxi's back from afar and felt a strange sense of familiarity, but now that she saw her face, she was completely bewildered.

Without realizing it, he let go of Li Qianxi's hand and walked towards Du Yuxi as if lost in thought.

Looking at her now empty hands, Li Qianxi could no longer maintain her composure and clenched her fists so tightly they almost drew blood.

However, she seemed to have forgotten that although Madam Xie had abandoned her and run away, Xie Jingyao was still standing behind her.

Looking at the woman in front of him, who was completely blinded by resentment and jealousy, Xie Jingyao couldn't help but recall the information he had recently investigated.

He finally had to admit that his younger sister, whom he had watched grow up since childhood, had undergone an astonishing change at some point, to the point that he couldn't even remember what the innocent and adorable girl he once thought looked like.

"You are..." As Madam Xie approached and saw Du Yuxi's face clearly, she felt a little apprehensive, as if she were returning home.

As Du Anrao watched this scene, a sudden idea struck him.

[Ah, how could I forget? This Mrs. Xie and Fourth Sister's mother were college classmates and close friends, their relationship was even closer than sisters. It was because of their good relationship that they jokingly made a pact when Fourth Sister's mother was pregnant with Fourth Sister: if Fourth Sister's mother's baby was a girl, they would become in-laws and never be separated.]

The Du family members, who were enjoying their melon seeds: !!!

Holy crap, is this for real?! No way, how can there still be arranged marriages these days? This marriage doesn't count, we don't agree!
Not far away, Du Hexuan, who had been temporarily conscripted to the small kitchen to cut steaks, was already sharpening his knife. Xi Jingyue, that pig who had designs on his cabbage, hadn't been dealt with yet, and now another one had appeared?!

[Originally, this marriage should have been Fourth Sister's, but wasn't Fourth Sister's identity taken by Li Qianxi? So naturally, the marriage fell to Li Qianxi.] Thinking of Xie Jingyao's bright green head when they last met, Du Anrao's eyes suddenly held a bit more sympathy when he looked at Madam Xie.

[Mrs. Xie could never have imagined that the marriage she casually arranged for her son would result in him being cuckolded, could she?]

Du family: Pfft? ???
Thinking back to his defense of Li Qianxi and his argument with Du Yuxi when she reminded him earlier, her already limited sympathy immediately vanished.

[But it's a case of one party willing to give and the other willing to receive. I reminded him the other day, and he still gave me and my fourth sister a hard time. Forget it, with that kind of discernment, he should just go and deal with that playboy. Let my fourth sister enjoy herself alone.]

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The Du family members, who were already extremely wary of Xie Jingyao, were furious when they heard this. They promptly removed him from the shortlist and decided to strictly prohibit the two of them from being alone together from today onwards!

Du Yuxi was surprised to learn that she was supposed to be engaged to Xie Jingyao. When she thought back to their tense and unpleasant first encounter, she instantly lost all interest in the engagement.

Madam Xie was unaware that her son had already messed things up the moment they met. She stared at Du Yuxi for a long time, feeling more and more like she was dreaming.

When Du Anrao saw her like this, how could he not understand?
[Tsk tsk tsk, another auntie captivated by Fourth Sister's looks. Speaking of which, Fourth Sister's mother was truly many people's ideal woman! It's a pity she passed away so early, otherwise I really want to meet her.]

When Du Anrao was reading the story before, he discovered that more than half of Li Qianxi's charm was based on her identity as Su Yingrong's daughter.

It can be said that more than 90% of these elders who doted on her were once fish in Su Yingrong's fishpond. However, these fish were not interested in her romantically, but rather in familial love, friendship, and close female friendship... which shows her charm.

Du Yuxi lowered her eyelashes slightly, concealing the disappointment in her eyes. If she could, wouldn't she also want to see the person who brought her into this world?
As Su Yingrong's best friend, Madam Xie was also acquainted with Zhang Wanyin.

Seeing her absent-minded look, Zhang Wanyin wanted to step forward to explain, but Li Zhanyan grabbed her hand first.

"This is Miss Du Yuxi, and the one next to her is her sister. They are distinguished guests specially invited by Zhaoyang."

"Miss Du...?" Overwhelmed by the shock, Madam Xie was still in a daze.

On the contrary, Zhang Wanyin calmed down a bit because of Li Qianxi's appearance, and her IQ also came online.

"Did Zhaoyang invite them?"

Li Zhanyan looked up and met her gaze. The two women locked eyes, conveying a tacit understanding in silence.

On the other side, Li Qianxi learned that it was Li Zhaoyang who had brought them here. While she was filled with resentment, she was also filled with uncontrollable panic, fearing that the Li family had discovered something.

Just then, Li Fengxian and Su Ruiyin, who had already made contact, walked in from outside. They were both taken aback when they saw this scene.

Everyone who saw Du Yuxi for the first time thought she looked exactly like Su Yingrong, except for Li Fengxian who immediately noticed that Du Yuxi's nose and chin resembled his younger brother.

Needless to say, Su Ruiyin, as one of the few people present who were completely unaware of Du Yuxi's existence, reacted much like his wife, his first thought being that his sister had returned.

But reason soon told him that his beloved family member had died on that rainy night eighteen years ago and would never come home to call him "brother" again.

The hidden pain buried for many years struck this seemingly omnipotent man again, causing him unbearable pain.

(End of this chapter)