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

Chapter 77 A Beautifully Packaged Scam
Upon hearing this, the Du family members suddenly realized that the two siblings were not related by blood at all, yet they were using the title of siblings. No wonder they hadn't noticed at all.

However, it's just that they are ignorant and could never have imagined that in this day and age there would still be such feudal dregs as child brides. It's truly eye-opening and shocking to people's values!
The Cui family's plan did not fail. Cui Dongmei was only three years older than Cui Jueyan. The two grew up together, were childhood sweethearts, and had a deep bond.

As they grew up, they naturally came together, and she even gave birth to Cui Jueyan's first child early on.

The year after the birth of their child, neither of them had reached the legal marriage age. They only held a wedding banquet in the village to inform their relatives and friends, but did not obtain a marriage certificate.

After that, Cui Jueyan was admitted to university and left the village, while Cui Dongmei stayed in the village with her parents to raise their children.

Du Lianshuang was completely numb. If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, she would have wanted to pinch her philtrum and breathe some oxygen right now.

Du Lianshuang had met Cui Jueyan's older sister before.

They had been married for five years when Cui Jueyan suddenly mentioned his elderly parents and wanted to bring them to live in the city so that he could take care of them if they ever had a headache or fever.

Although Cui Jueyan married into the Du family, neither Du Lianshuang nor her father were unreasonable people, and they would not stop Cui Jueyan from bringing his parents to live with him and take care of them.

Cui Jueyan was also sensible. He spent money to buy a new house not far from the Du family's villa for his parents to move into. During the holidays, he would not easily visit the Du family unless Du Lianshuang took the initiative to invite him.

When Cui Jueyan's parents were moving in, Cui Jueyan had mentioned this so-called older sister to her.

According to him, his sister dropped out of school early so that he could continue his studies and got married very early.

Unfortunately, fate was cruel. Her brother-in-law died young in an accident, and there were no elders left in the family. So, the sister had no choice but to take her son back to her parents' home to live with them.

Now he's bringing his parents over, and his sister and nephew will probably come along too.

Du Lianshuang didn't care much about it. Anyway, their family moved in but didn't live with her, so there was no chance of any conflict between them. She wasn't stupid enough to target strangers who had little to do with her.

He then only lamented his sister's unfortunate fate and left it to Cui Jueyan to arrange as he saw fit.

Thinking about it carefully, ever since his family moved to the neighborhood, Cui Jueyan would go there almost every weekend, but he never stayed for long, so Du Lianshuang didn't pay much attention to it.

Occasionally, she would ask him if he wanted to come along too, to greet his parents-in-law and sister-in-law.

The response they usually get is something like, "No need, I'll be right back. If you go, they'll have to entertain you, and you'll feel uncomfortable, and so will they." or "Don't worry, as long as we're doing well, they won't care about these things."

At the time, she thought he was considerate, but now she thinks she must have been out of her mind to believe such nonsense!

The fear of feeling uncomfortable is probably that going back in the past will make their family reunion uncomfortable!
The two younger ones were also taken aback; they had met Cui Dongmei's older brother before.

A few years ago, Cui Jueyan took him to the Du family villa to celebrate the Spring Festival.

Du Xiuyuan and Du Yunni were very curious about this older brother who was several years older than them, so they took the initiative to go up and talk to him.

Unexpectedly, the other party showed no appreciation and glared at them with cold eyes, frightening the two children so much that they turned around and went to Du Lianshuang to complain. However, at that time, Du Lianshuang felt quite sympathetic towards the mother and son because of Cui Jueyan's words, so she explained to the two children why their older brother was so serious.

As a result, the two children, like her, sympathized with the lonely mother and son, and even felt guilty for their "misunderstanding" of each other. Before leaving, they packed up their favorite toys and gave them to the child.

Now that the siblings have learned the truth: "..." They want to return all their genuine feelings and toys!

What happened to Cui Jueyan after he went to university was pretty much the same as what Du Lianshuang and the others knew.

With her outstanding appearance and extensive knowledge, Cui Jueyan graduated smoothly and successfully joined Du Lianshuang's father's company.

At that time, Du Lianshuang had just started working at the bottom of the company. Cui Jueyan fell in love with her at first sight and pursued her relentlessly. In the process, he also played the role of a mentor and friend, helping her solve many problems in her career.

The two supported each other and climbed up the ladder step by step. Two years passed in this way. Du Lianshuang's identity as the boss's daughter was exposed, which greatly surprised Cui Jueyan. Afterwards, the two naturally entered the hall of marriage, got married and had children, and have been loving to this day, creating a beautiful story.

From Du Lianshuang's perspective, that's true, but in reality...

There's no such thing as love at first sight; this guy's just after her money!

Du Lianshuang: "..." So, after all this time, she wasn't even considered attractive in his eyes?
Du family members: Pfft...

[This man was only after the family's wealth from the start. He had already investigated before joining the company; his great-grandfather's wife had passed away early, and his great-grandfather, busy with his career, had never remarried, leaving only his aunt as his only daughter.]

[Coincidentally, on the day of his job interview, he happened to see his aunt getting out of his great-uncle's car. Shortly afterward, he overheard her talking to his great-uncle and confirmed that she was indeed his great-uncle's biological daughter, the future heir to this large company. He immediately conceived the idea of ​​marrying his aunt to inherit the family fortune and restore his family's lineage. This led to their so-called love at first sight and mutual support.]

Upon hearing this, Du Lianshuang nearly choked and nearly died of anger.

It turns out that all the beautiful memories she had held over the years were nothing more than a beautifully packaged scam!

The other members of the Du family also looked grim, especially Du's father.

Du Lianshuang's father was her third uncle, and she had a very good relationship with her father.

Perhaps because he had no son, he had him address Du Lianshuang as brother and sister since he was a child, and he would have a share of everything that Du Lianshuang had.

Mr. Du took a deep breath, suppressing his inner rage and violence. The scene of his third uncle being on his deathbed in the hospital a few years ago, still holding his hand and begging him to take good care of Du Lian Shuang after his death and not let anyone bully her, was still vivid in his mind. Yet, someone had already been unable to suppress their greed and had reached out their evil claws to his relatives.

To eat the blood of an heir and then return three generations to the family line—this guy really dares to dream of such a thing! It's utterly outrageous!
As it turns out, Cui Jueyan not only dared to think, but also did it, and did it very successfully.

If it weren't for Du Anrao's reminder today, they would never have known that beneath this human skin lurked a ferocious jackal eyeing them with predatory intent.

[His two younger siblings are already this age; this guy has probably already started secretly transferring his aunt's assets. And his third grandfather's death... hmm, if I'm not mistaken, it should also be related to him.]

(End of this chapter)