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

Chapter 67 Half-Sisters
Xie Jingyao wasn't stupid either. Hou Weikun's nervous appearance inexplicably reminded him of the men who were entangled with Li Qianxi.

Her eyes flickered slightly, and she asked casually, "Why are you so worried about Li Qianxi?"

After being reminded by him, Madam Xie quickly realized, "That's right, Weikun, when did you become so familiar with Qianxi?"

Upon hearing the name, Du Anrao's eyes lit up with understanding.

[He really is one of Li Qianxi's simps, but he's not even a fish in the pond of merfolk; he's just a small shrimp at best.]

Although it was just a small shrimp, it played a significant role at a crucial moment.

Hou Weikun is the son of one of Mrs. Xie's cousins. This cousin had a bad marriage; she married a scoundrel and only managed to get a divorce after a lot of hardship.

Madam Xie took pity on her and, being a relative, helped her out. Over time, the two families became acquainted.

However, what Mrs. Xie didn't know was that the younger generation who often visited their home and addressed them affectionately as "aunt" and "brother" had been extremely jealous of Xie Jingyao since childhood. They were jealous of his happy family, reliable father, excellent resources, outstanding grades, and... his gentle and kind fiancée.

Hou Weikun's jealousy of Xie Jingyao reached its peak after he met Li Qianxi and fell in love with her.

In his heart, Li Qianxi was a pure and immaculate goddess, compassionate and kind-hearted, who treated even a worthless person like him with gentleness and without the slightest disgust.

He was just a mortal, and he dared not presume to bring the goddess down to earth. So why did Xie Jingyao have such good luck?

Jealousy blinded him, completely twisting his resentment towards Xie Jingyao into hatred.

Therefore, upon learning that Jiang Yiming wanted to deal with the Xie family, helped Li Qianxi break off her engagement with the Xie family, and even tried to occupy the moral high ground, Hou Weikun betrayed the Xie family, who had helped him and his mother through their greatest difficulties, without any psychological burden.

Du Yuxi: "..." The reason for this betrayal is hard to explain.

But when you think about how this person admires Li Qianxi like a goddess, it's absurd yet somehow reasonable.

The more Du Anrao looked at Xie Jingyao, the more he saw him as a victim of injustice.

What Hou Weikun didn't know was that Li Qianxi's gentle demeanor towards him wasn't out of kindness or to treat everyone equally. She simply wanted to project a gentle and magnanimous image to the Xie family and gain their favor. Once the Xie family fell, he, as an appendage, would be useless. The most pitiful one was her unfortunate fiancé; Li Qianxi had clearly found someone else and wanted to break off the engagement, but in the end, he was the one labeled as fickle. Just thinking about it was infuriating.

Du Yuxi subconsciously looked at Xie Jingyao, but Xie Jingyao seemed to sense her gaze and turned to look at her as well.

Their eyes met again unexpectedly, just like their first meeting.

This time, however, when their eyes met, their feelings were complicated by the engagement.

Hou Weikun was unaware of this little incident. Meeting the probing gazes of the Xie mother and son, cold sweat poured down his back.

"I...I'm just worried about you, cousin. Qianxi is your fiancée, and she'll be family soon. The rumors outside are so nasty, don't you want to help Qianxi explain things?"

Upon hearing Hou Weikun's words, Xie Jingyao's gaze towards him became more discerning and knowing.

Hou Weikun was terrified, thinking that his little scheme had been seen through.

The next second, Xie Jingyao replied calmly, "My fiancée is my mother's good friend, the biological daughter of Li Er's wife, Su Yingrong."

Hou Weikun's heart skipped a beat. He almost forgot to hide his feelings and raised his voice to question, "Cousin, what do you mean?"

"literal meaning?"

Literally... that is to say, if Li Qianxi is truly a daughter of the Li family and his fiancée, then it is only natural for him to protect her. But if she is not, and the woman who looks remarkably like Madam Li is, then his fiancée is no longer Li Qianxi, and he has no need to continue protecting her.

Hou Weikun subconsciously turned to look at Madam Xie, hoping to hear a different answer from her, but found that she looked serious and never refuted Xie Jingyao.

Upon realizing this, Hou Weikun's face contorted for a moment.

How could these two dare to treat his revered treasure like this? They deserve to die, they all deserve to die!

Du Anrao could tell what he was thinking just by looking at him; he felt that something was off about the man's condition.

Perhaps he wasn't a good person before he met Li Qianxi, but at least he still had some principles.

But now, Li Qianxi's existence has amplified the evil in his heart and greatly lowered his bottom line.

Ye Mengzhen noticed something else, her eyes widening as she exclaimed in surprise, "Fiancée? That man is the fiancé of Li Qianxi that my brother met before? The one from the Xie family?"

"...Yes, it should be him."

"So, is it possible for him to become your fiancé now?"

Du Yuxi looked away and shook her head, saying, "The Li couple have long since passed away, leaving no DNA samples. My nominally human trafficker mother was the same."

Although it's unclear why the Li family concealed the DNA samples of Su Yingrong and her companion, judging from their recent attitude towards her, it's likely not that they didn't want to acknowledge her, but rather that they had other plans.

In that case, she might as well spread the word and see if it plays right into the hands of certain people.

Ye Mengzhen was stunned: "So, it's impossible to confirm right now whether you two were really switched at birth?"

"You can say that."

"I don't care." Ye Mengzhen suddenly grabbed Du Yuxi's hand. "I think you're a child of the Li family. So you have to steal Li Qianxi's fiancé and avenge me and my brother. If you succeed, you'll be my half-sister from now on!"

Du Yuxi: "..." Thanks for the invitation, but I have my own good younger sister, so I won't take advantage of you.

It must be admitted that Li Qianxi's efforts to cultivate her reputation over the years have had some effect, and she has quite a few supporters, such as Hou Weikun.

Although most people were kept at home by their elders who had already sensed that something was wrong, and dared not go forward to cause trouble for Du Anrao and his companion, the cold stares that were cast at them from time to time still bothered Du Yuxi quite a bit.

Especially when she thought that it was because of her that Du Anrao had to be treated differently by others on his first banquet, Du Yuxi couldn't help but feel guilty.

Anyway, we've already met the person, said the rest, and basically achieved our goal.

He then turned to Du Anrao, who was eating cake, and asked, "Do you want to go back?"

Du Anrao looked up from the plate full of snacks, his face blank.

【no! ! ! 】

Du Yuxi: ? ? ?

(End of this chapter)