Chapter 147

Chapter 147: Luck Is Also a Kind of Strength

Du An Rao had no idea what the other woman was complaining about inside. She pouted a little, feeling a bit annoyed.

[Especially in these little romance stories, when it comes to best friends, nine out of ten are bad, and the last one is holding back something bad! This Xiao Wen looks like she cares a lot about my cousin’s little sister-in-law, but in fact she has always been jealous that she got adopted by a rich family and easily started living the rich young miss life she herself always dreamed of.]

[When Sister-in-law came back from abroad with the child, Xiao Wen’s words sounded caring and heartbroken, but inside she was gloating. She thought Sister-in-law’s private life was messy and loose, her name ruined, and that Fourth Aunt would surely throw her out of the house. She pictured her taking the child, wandering the streets, living a life even worse than hers.]

Du Zi Xuan’s pupils shook. So that was what Xiao Wen had been thinking!

[Instead, although Fourth Aunt was angry, she felt even more heartache that Sister-in-law had been cheated by a scumbag. That made Xiao Wen so annoyed she did not even eat dinner that day.]

Scumbag Du Hong Yun: “…” Fine, he admitted that in this matter he did deserve to be cursed.

[But what really broke her defense was when the truth came out and she learned that the child Sister-in-law had given birth to outside was actually my Big Cousin’s. Tsk tsk tsk, that is right, this Xiao Wen has a crush on Big Cousin and spends all day dreaming about marrying into a rich family as the young madam.]

“What?!” Du Zi Xuan and the others almost screamed out loud, and then everyone turned to stare at Du Hong Yun.

Du Hong Yun: “!!!” He said: “No, my love for my wife can be seen by the sun and moon. I have no impression of this Xiao Wen at all. You cannot pin this on me!”

[Now that the little one’s identity has been revealed ahead of time, if these two people hear about it, eight or nine times out of ten it will follow the original plot. They will go to work with Qiu Lu Dan, plan to drug Sister-in-law, and then send her to that cousin.]

Du Hong Yun and the others: “!!!” This was absolutely unbearable! These people were crazy and inhuman. If they did not send them to jail, they probably would not be able to eat or sleep well for the rest of their lives!

In just a moment, countless thoughts flashed through their minds, but they still kept a basic calm look on their faces.

“If things are really like this, we have to be extra careful, especially with Zi Xuan and the child,” someone said.

Du Hong Yun immediately understood and nodded: “When we go back, I will arrange for more bodyguards to protect them. From now on, call me when you get off work, and I will pick you up myself.”

Du Zi Xuan also understood how serious this was and did not act stubborn about it.

Fourth Aunt also spoke up: “You can relax about the child too. I will go pick him up myself.”

Du An Rao: “???”

[Wait, I have only just started talking. Why do I feel like Big Cousin and the others have already figured out all their countermeasures? But that is true. Petty people mostly come from those close to you, like colleagues, friends, and relatives. Those are the main suspects. When you think about it, it seems like only these four in their little family can truly trust one another, so this arrangement is not wrong.]

Du Hong Yun’s family: “…” Being the male and female leads really was not easy. It felt like the whole world was against them and anyone could come take a bite out of them!

If Du An Rao knew what they were thinking, she would surely say, in a deep and wise tone, that this was called dramatic conflict.

For a proper dog-blood romance novel, if there were no villains, it would be like a delicious dish without seasoning. Without them jumping out to draw hate and stir things up, would the readers really want to watch them count rice, oil, and salt at home every single day?

After dealing with Fourth Aunt’s family’s problems, Du An Rao turned her gaze to Fifth Aunt’s family.

Fifth Aunt’s whole family instantly tightened their faces, afraid that Du An Rao would suddenly throw another bomb at them.

Du An Rao first looked at the little one hiding behind Second Cousin-in-law, clutching her mama’s leg while sneaking glances at her.

The little girl wore a pink princess dress and had two pigtails. Her big, round eyes were like black grapes, full of curiosity and wonder toward everything in the world.

Maybe she noticed Du An Rao looking at her, because the little one shrank back behind her mama all at once like a kitten whose tail had been stepped on.

Second Cousin-in-law had come this time exactly because she wanted Du An Rao to take a look at the child’s health. Seeing the child acting shy and staying hidden, she simply picked her up so that Du An Rao could see her clearly.

[Right now I cannot see any problem with this child. Could it be that because Big Cousin’s baby did not have an accident, it caused a butterfly effect and even blew away her illness? If that is really the case, that would be great. But I still have to be careful. For now I will not tell Fifth Aunt’s family. I will just tell them to take her for checkups whenever they can, just in case.]

Fifth Aunt’s family’s hearts were beating like drums, but they did not mind that Du An Rao was hiding something.

They only hoped things would really be as she said, that this damned leukemia could be blown away by the butterfly effect, so their child would not have to suffer.

“Second Cousin, your Glabella Palace is bright and your eyes are sparkling. Something good should have happened recently, right?”

As for Fifth Uncle’s Second Cousin, Du An Rao had only seen his photo before. At that time she had already felt that he looked upright and honest, with a kind of righteous air that could not be pushed down by anything bad.

Now that she saw him in person, she felt even more that she had not been wrong. With his neat and proper appearance, he even looked more mature and steady than Fourth Aunt’s Big Cousin.

Hearing her say that, a hint of surprise flashed in Second Cousin’s eyes, but he still answered honestly: “Cousin Bi Xiao’s department and ours are working together. The Jiangyu Plaza explosion case some time ago caused a big stir, and Cousin Bi Xiao was promoted because of it. Later, when they had to work with our department, my boss happened to learn that she and I are relatives, so he gave the job of working with her to me.”

They had already said before that Second Cousin was at a key time for a promotion. There were several strong competitors in the same department, and anyone could have been chosen, and several of them had powerful backgrounds behind them.

The department’s top supervisor had been having a headache over who to give this chance to so that no one would complain.

Just then, Du Bi Xiao’s situation came up at this key moment. With this delicate little advantage, Second Cousin successfully stood out.

Everyone with eyes could tell that once this matter was over, Second Cousin would be the first to move up.

Second Cousin had never expected that something that had been hanging over his head for so long would end in this way. He said with a bit of self-mockery: “Speaking of which, I am still riding on Cousin Bi Xiao’s luck.”

Du An Rao did not agree: “Second Cousin, do not put yourself down. Sometimes luck is also a kind of strength. Maybe Cousin Bi Xiao did play a part in this, but not just anyone can catch such a huge blessing. First, you have to have the strength for it. Just like I told Fifth Aunt before, chances only ever stay with those who are prepared.”

Second Cousin was slightly stunned. The uneasiness he had felt lately because of some sour words in the office eased a lot because of what Du An Rao said.

[Eh, wait a second, Second Cousin-in-law is…]