Chapter 134

Chapter 134: I’ve Never Seen Anyone This Unlucky

Father Du and Mother Du were stunned after hearing it. A moment ago they had been talking about whether their third son had gotten some cannon fodder script, and now this huge misfortune had fallen on the two of them as elders, and in double share too?

It was bad enough to be cannon fodder, but to be wiped out in such a careless way… just thinking about it made them feel like they would die with their eyes open. It was way too frustrating!

Du An Rao also felt helpless about how her whole family seemed to be set up as cannon fodder.

[Click click click… I knew it. Brother takes over and gets stabbed, Second Brother is buried in scandals, Fourth Sister is the scapegoat at work, and I’m just gone completely. There’s no way Mom and Dad would be fine for no reason. So it turns out their deaths were hidden too well, and you’d never find them without digging? At least Second Brother has the “white moonlight” title to make him important. You two are just dragged out to make up the numbers…]

Father Du and Mother Du: “…” They both wanted to beg: “Stop, stop, don’t curse us anymore!”

Du Yu Xi and Du Jun Yan were already used to how malicious this world was toward their family. With An An around, no one should even think about using them as cannon fodder and stepping on them to climb up.

So compared to their parents’ complicated feelings, the two of them were very calm. They even had the mood to share this news in the family group chat with the two unlucky ones who were not home, so they could all laugh together at Father Du and Mother Du’s tragic fate.

Du De Sheng had not expected the Du family to have had such a rough time. He had seen unlucky people before, but he had never seen anyone this unlucky!

For a moment, he actually felt a faint, complicated pity for this whole family, especially for the younger generation.

After dinner, Du An Rao went upstairs to look up the hot spring’s location. Du De Sheng followed Father Du and Mother Du into the study. Du Yu Xi and Du Jun Yan also knew the elders had something to talk about, so they sensibly went off to mind their own business.

As soon as they stepped into the study, Mother Du spoke a bit nervously: “Uncle, An An grew up in the mountains, so she talks pretty bluntly. If she offended you in any way, I hope you can be generous and not hold it against her.”

“I actually think this child is very good. She’s real, kind, pure, and soft-hearted. She is much better than us hypocritical big shots who always have lies on the tip of our tongues.”

Father Du froze. Then he realized Du De Sheng was talking about how everyone could clearly hear Du An Rao’s inner voice, but chose to hide that fact. He suddenly did not know what to say.

Mother Du ignored all that and went straight to the point: “Uncle, we know why you came. An Rao does have some strange abilities, but she doesn’t have any bad intentions and has never wanted to use them to hurt anyone. Could you please let her go for the sake of her not being a bad kid at heart, and not make things hard for her?”

“How could I possibly make things hard for her?”

Parents all over the world shared the same worry. How could Du De Sheng not see what was in the couple’s hearts? He also knew the reason they had brought him to the study was to test his attitude toward Du An Rao. But he did not dislike this kind of test.

“I’m already too late in thanking her. I’ve been searching for someone for so many years, and it turns out she was right within my reach. If it weren’t for that girl, this old man with one foot already in the coffin would probably die with regret. Don’t worry. If she really can help me find Yan Qing, then she will be my benefactor for life.”

“As long as I am alive, I will protect her. Even after I’m gone, the person who takes my place will also protect her and protect her family.”

Father Du and Mother Du were stunned for a moment, then understood. This was also Du De Sheng’s way of making his stance clear.

He was telling them not to worry. After this matter, he would quickly get rid of those beasts eyeing his assets and connections, and would not give them any chance to hurt Du An Rao or anyone in the Du family.

That promise was sincere and very useful. Father Du and Mother Du glanced at each other and both let out a quiet sigh of relief.

“Since you say that, we can relax. Tomorrow, you and An An will go to City C. Do you need us to come along and help?”

“No. Too many people will draw attention and ruin things. If you suddenly say you’re going along, it will also make An An suspicious.”

“Then…” Father Du looked worried. “If that’s the case, we won’t go. Uncle, please bring more people with you. From An An’s description, the place where the Old Madam is staying sounds very remote. They say people in poor, remote places can be nasty, and that’s not just talk. On top of that, the other side specially sent someone to watch her. There might also be others helping around there…”

Du De Sheng smiled and said: “You don’t have to worry about that. I know what I’m doing. During dinner I already sent a message and called some people over. I definitely won’t risk An An’s safety just to save someone.”

The reason Du De Sheng held back his anxious and excited heart and agreed to leave with Du An Rao tomorrow instead of tonight was first to calm himself down and get ready, so he could meet the woman he had missed for so many years in his best state. Second, he wanted to use this night to arrange everything well, so he could bring his beloved home without any worries and also punish those unfilial descendants for her, helping her vent her anger.

Finding his beloved again was like spring returning to a dead tree for Du De Sheng. He was no longer the reserved old man he used to be. He almost wanted to pick up a knife right now and start cutting people down left and right, just so he could show off in front of his loved one.

Luckily, Du An Rao did not know about this. If she did, she would definitely sigh in her heart: [As expected, when it comes to true love, every man has at least a bit of a competitive streak. Granduncle is no exception! At this rate, those hidden hands watching Granduncle’s assets might not even be enough for him to slaughter one by one to entertain his sweetheart.]

As soon as Du An Rao went upstairs with her “mission,” she remembered that a few days ago Xi Jing Yue had mentioned he had once stayed with his grandparents in City C for a while.

Since he was a local of City C, he would definitely know more and more accurate information than anything she could look up online.

Feeling that she and he were already pretty familiar, Du An Rao went to ask her friend for help right away and told him her questions.

Xi Jing Yue, who was still working overtime at the company, was a little confused when he suddenly received a message from her asking for help.

When he saw she was asking where in City C there were hot springs, and then asked how to get around City C and what to watch out for, he raised his eyebrows without thinking and asked: “You want to go to City C for a hot spring?”

“Yes! Preferably some place not many people know about, so we won’t be disturbed.”

“Are you going alone?”

“No, no, I’m going with an elder from my family.”

“An elder?” Xi Jing Yue frowned and thought for a moment. “Wait a bit. I’ll call my grandparents and ask them.”

“Okay okay, thank you, Mr. Xi.”

Xi Jing Yue moved quickly. A few minutes later, he gave Du An Rao a clear answer: “City C has a special geographic location, so there are quite a few places with hot springs. But I heard that recently a village dug out some kind of magma hot spring. It’s said to be especially good for sick people to soak in to recover.”

As soon as Du An Rao heard that kind of hype, she knew that was probably exactly where Butler Du’s illegitimate son had gone. But just the name itself sounded scary. Weren’t people afraid they would all end up cooked in there like a big pot of soup?

“That’s the one. Send me the address.”

“Okay. Are you and your relative going tomorrow? I happen to be going to see my grandparents tomorrow too. Do you need me to swing by and pick you up on the way?”