Chapter 120

Chapter 120: The Deafening Silence

Feeling completely justified, Du Yi Han found himself a ready-made excuse for what he was about to do. Then he turned to look at his little sister, and his eyes shone.

“After all, our little sister’s situation is special. We can’t let some random wild man from outside trick her away.”

The two Du family brothers agreed with him. They even felt that this brother of theirs had finally grown up and, as the president, finally had some awareness of being a real brother.

Who knew that the next second they would hear him mumbling under his breath: “I really want to pry open her head and see what’s actually inside.”

Du Jun Yan and Du He Xuan: “!!!”

“Du! Yi! Han!”

Du Yi Han seemed used to his brothers snapping at him. He said lazily: “I was just joking, just joking.”

“If someone else said that, I might think it was a joke. But you saying it…” It really didn’t sound like a joke at all!

Du He Xuan looked him up and down, his face full of doubt.

Du Jun Yan also didn’t trust this unreliable brother very much. He gave him a warning look: “We’re just going to watch like this?”

Du He Xuan finally remembered the main issue. He looked at the two people not far away who were still talking and ground his teeth: “They’re about to leave and they’re still dragging it out. Everyone knows what he’s thinking. No way, I’m going over there.”

“Wait.” Du Yi Han had been worrying about not having a chance to show off the birthday gift he had carefully prepared for his little sister. He pulled Du He Xuan back in one grab: “You stay here. I’ll go.”

Du An Rao was still talking with Xi Jing Yue when she suddenly heard a loud car engine rev. The next second, a very flashy, eye-catching red sports car drove grandly to the Du family’s front gate.

Some guests who hadn’t had time to leave yet all stopped walking when they saw it. They pointed and whispered to each other.

A few young people who knew about sports cars couldn’t help crying out: “Is that the Phantom 280, the new model XX Group released this year? I heard only fifty were released worldwide. It’s the kind of car you might not get even if you have money. Who is that, coming to the banquet in a car like this?”

Du An Rao stared at the bright red car for quite a while. Then she saw the driver’s side window roll down, revealing a familiar face.

“Third Brother?”

Du Yi Han smiled and opened the door on the driver’s side, stepping out: “An An, do you want to try out the birthday present your Third Brother got you?”

“Present?” Du An Rao’s eyes widened in shock. “This car is the birthday present you’re giving me?”

“Yeah. Do you like it? Want to get in and try it?” As he spoke, Du Yi Han held the car key out to her, motioning for her to get in.

But Du An Rao didn’t reach out to take it. Du Jun Yan and Du He Xuan, who had followed the noise over, also froze: “…”

Everyone around them had odd looks on their faces. Only Du Yi Han was still clueless. When he saw that Du An Rao didn’t take the key, he frowned: “You don’t like it?”

“…Bro, I only just turned eighteen today.”

“So what?”

“Do you want me to drive without a license?”

Du Yi Han’s whole body went stiff. Du An Rao gave him an innocent look. The siblings just stared at each other, their expressions stiff, and the silence was so loud it hurt.

At the critical moment, the reliable Fourth Sister stepped up: “What Third Brother means is, do you want to ride in this car? You’ve been stuck at home all night. Let him take you out for a drive and get some fresh air.”

“Yes, yes. You can’t drive yet, so I’ll take you. When you get your license, you can drive it yourself.”

Only then did Du An Rao nod. She went over and held on to Du Yu Xi’s arm: “Fourth Sister, come with us.”

Because the Li family had shown up tonight, Du Yu Xi had drunk a bit of wine. Now she really did want a place to get some air and clear her head, so she agreed.

Just as Du An Rao was about to get in the car, she remembered that Xi Jing Yue was still standing nearby watching. She called out in embarrassment: “Mr. Xi…”

The moment Du He Xuan and the others showed up, Xi Jing Yue had already guessed they were here for him. He smiled good-naturedly and said: “Go have fun. I should be heading back anyway.”

“Okay. It’s late, Mr. Xi. You should go back and rest early.”

“Alright.”

And so, this birthday party where huge scandals and blood-dog drama flew together, and excitement matched the level of the Occult Arts, came to a perfect end with the loud roar of a sports car engine. It was just that, besides Du An Rao, this night was probably a sleepless one for quite a few people.

Early the next morning, Du Yu Xi got up at dawn to go to school and ask for leave. Du An Rao stayed in bed for a while longer. When she figured most people had already gone out, she finally went downstairs, only to see a familiar person in the living room.

[I knew I forgot something last night. So Aunt and her family didn’t come at all!]

Du Lian Shuang was sitting across from Mother Du, her eyes red from crying. She looked pitiful. When she noticed Du An Rao coming down the stairs, her sobbing paused for a second, then she started crying even harder.

“Sister-in-law, I really never thought… never thought he would treat me like this, treat our child like this, I… sob sob sob, all these years, I was blind. How did I ever fall for that thing back then, sob sob sob…”

As soon as she walked closer, Du An Rao heard her aunt’s crying complaint, and her sleepiness disappeared at once.

“Aunt, what’s wrong?”

[Could it be she found out about Cui Jue Yan, his sister, and that illegitimate child?]

Mother Du glanced at Du Lian Shuang and sighed softly: “This is adult business. Kids shouldn’t get too involved.”

“…Oh.”

“It’s fine, it’s fine. Sister-in-law, you don’t have to hide it for me. I’m not the one in the wrong here anyway. If he’s not ashamed, why should I be the one hiding it?”

[Aunt is awesome! Exactly. The bad guy who did wrong is the one who should be blamed, not the victim. People who laugh at the victim and not the villain are just bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Aunt, don’t be scared. Tell us everything. We’ll help you vent your anger!]

“I’m sorry, An An. I was going to personally come celebrate your birthday last night. But yesterday morning, your uncle-in-law… pfft, no, that scum suddenly ran to my hospital room and begged me. He said his older sister’s son accidentally offended Yu Qian. He hoped that, for the sake of her being a widow so young and raising her son alone all these years, I could ask your Auntie Bai Lu to show mercy and let the kid off.”

Du An Rao’s eyes lit up, and she unconsciously sat up a little straighter.

[Looks like Aunt Yin and Uncle Liao already found out that Cui Cheng Ye approached Liao Jing Yi on purpose. I just don’t know if they found out his real goal.]

Thinking about how flustered and panicked Cui Jue Yan had been when he rushed to her for help yesterday, Du Lian Shuang felt both relieved and amused. But she still kept her first pitiful expression on her face.

“At first I thought it was just some young boy and girl whose feelings had awakened early. But they’re still in school. No matter what, it counts as puppy love, so it’s understandable if the girl’s parents overreact a bit. Who would have thought…”

Du An Rao’s ears were standing straight up, but right at that moment, Du Lian Shuang started crying again.

Du An Rao: “…”

[In her last life, Aunt must have been a storyteller in a teahouse. “If you want to know what happens next, tune in next time.” She really knows how to leave a cliffhanger. It’s killing me!]

Mother Du: “Pfft…”

Du Lian Shuang: “…”

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