Chapter 68

Chapter 68: It’s Fine, I’ll Spoil You

“Fourth Sister, do you have something urgent to do?”

“No… no.”

Du An Rao looked at her with big, hopeful eyes: “Then can we go back a little later, okay?”

“Sure, I was just afraid you’d get bored.”

“I’m not bored at all, the little snacks here taste pretty good.” As if to prove her point, Du An Rao lowered her head and took another bite of a small cupcake.

Du Yu Xi: “…”

Du An Rao kept eating while secretly thinking about serious business.

[Even though I don’t know what the Li family is planning, since they saw my Fourth Sister today, I don’t believe they don’t at least want to do a paternity test. I have to stall for a bit and give them the chance to get it done.]

Just now, Du An Rao’s sudden shout had scared Du Yu Xi, who thought she had missed something important. Now she quietly let out a breath, not sure if she should laugh or cry.

[Speaking of that, what do they need to collect DNA samples again? Blood? No way, I can’t let my Fourth Sister get hurt for no reason. Besides blood, what else is there? Hair? That could work. But how can I get my Fourth Sister’s hair without making her suspicious?]

When Du Yu Xi heard Du An Rao muttering in her heart that she couldn’t let her get hurt, she couldn’t help but laugh.

Then she saw her little sister sneaking peeks at her hair over and over. She sighed, helpless, and pretended to be troubled as she said: “An An, the hair clip on my head seems stuck. Can you help me fix it?”

[Great chance!!!]

Du An Rao was so excited inside she could barely sit still, but on her face she showed a pained, worried look: “Let me see. Oh no, Sis, your hair clip looks like it’s all tangled in your hair. Bear with it a bit, I’ll help you take it off.”

The corner of Du Yu Xi’s mouth twitched. In her heart, she thought: [Baby, your acting really is a bit… but it’s fine, I’ll spoil you.]

“…Okay, be gentle.”

“Mm, mm.”

Using the excuse of taking off the hair clip, Du An Rao openly pulled out two strands of Du Yu Xi’s hair and twisted them around the clip.

Then, using “this hair clip seems to catch hair very easily” as a reason, she put the clip away in her own hand to “keep it safe for now”.

[Next, I just have to figure out how to drop this hair clip somewhere the Li family can see it, so they can find it and pick it up on their own.]

Du An Rao glanced around. Suddenly, her eyes lit up.

[Got it, Mr. Xi is right nearby!]

Xi Jing Yue, who had already heard her muttering and knew her whole plan by now: “…”

[At a time like this, shouldn’t I be yelling: Don’t come over here!!!]

Even though Xi Jing Yue had a bad feeling about being dragged into this, he was still curious about what Du An Rao would do next. In the end, he chose to stay calm and quietly watch.

Then he realized he had still overestimated both Du An Rao’s brain circuits and her acting skills.

She suddenly stood up, saying she had drunk too much juice and needed the bathroom, and walked past him slowly with her arm linked through Du Yu Xi’s.

As she passed him, she lifted her hand and tossed the hair clip right in front of him.

Xi Jing Yue: “…”

Du Yu Xi: “…”

The two witnesses were deeply shocked. Only the person who caused this sudden event felt she had done great. She turned her head, full of expectation, and looked toward Xi Jing Yue.

At this moment, Xi Jing Yue finally understood how Du Yu Xi had felt earlier. He forced himself to show a look of surprise as if he had just discovered the hair clip, stepped forward, and picked it up.

[It worked!]

Du An Rao was thrilled, feeling more and more like she was a little genius. She grabbed Du Yu Xi and hurried toward the restroom, afraid that Xi Jing Yue would suddenly come to his senses and chase after them to return the hair clip.

Watching the two sisters’ backs, Xi Jing Yue felt helpless and amused. He thought: [If the people in the know weren’t silently helping cover for her, this “plan” of hers would only fool an idiot.]

Just as he was thinking that, Li Zhao Yang suddenly walked over with a confused look: “Bro, what are you spacing out for here?”

He then noticed the hair clip in Xi Jing Yue’s hand and stared with wide eyes: “Whose hair clip is that? It looks kind of familiar. Ah, is it… is it…”

“It belongs to that Miss Du.”

“So it really is hers! I knew it looked familiar. But that’s strange, why is her hair clip in your hand?”

“She accidentally dropped it when they walked by just now.”

“I see.” Li Zhao Yang very naturally took the hair clip from Xi Jing Yue’s hand. When he saw two hairs still wrapped around it, a light bulb went on in his head: “This hair clip belongs to our little second one, so the hairs on it must also be hers… Can I take this to Second Uncle and Second Aunt for a paternity test?!”

Li Zhao Yang felt like he was the luckiest genius alive. It was like he’d just wanted to sleep, and someone brought him a pillow.

He turned his head, only to meet his cousin’s speechless expression.

“Wha… what’s wrong?”

“Eat more walnuts.”

“Huh?”

“They’re good for your brain.”

Li Zhao Yang: ???

Once all the big things were taken care of, Du An Rao stopped trying to keep Du Yu Xi there any longer. After saying goodbye to the host family, the two of them were about to leave, but just as they reached the front door, they ran into the Xie family mother and son.

When Madam Xie saw Du Yu Xi, her eyes lit up. She wanted to say something, but didn’t know how to begin.

In the end, it was Xie Jing Yao who first broke the silence: “You’re getting ready to go home?”

“Mm.”

Du Yu Xi still remembered that so-called engagement. She had no wish to have anything to do with the man in front of her, and she also didn’t want to fight Li Qian Xi for some man. So her attitude toward Xie Jing Yao was a bit cold.

Of course, Madam Xie noticed this and looked at Xie Jing Yao in question.

Xie Jing Yao didn’t even need to think to guess the reason. He pressed his lips together in embarrassment: “About last time, I was in the wrong. My attitude toward you both wasn’t very good. I’m sorry. I hope you can give me a chance to make up for it.”

As soon as he said this, everyone present was shocked.

Madam Xie couldn’t help blurting out: “Last time?”

The look she gave her son clearly said: You’ve met them before? When did that happen? How did I not know anything about it?!

The two Du sisters were also surprised. The way Xie Jing Yao had stood up for Li Qian Xi that day was still fresh in their minds. It had only been a few days, so why had his attitude changed so fast?

[Could it be that he found out Fourth Sister might actually be the Li family’s Second Madam’s real daughter, and his fiancée might be replaced, so his lovesick brain cured itself without medicine?]

Using the phrase “cured without medicine” here was oddly fitting, and Du Yu Xi’s face grew even darker.

Xie Jing Yao didn’t know what the two sisters were thinking, but when he saw the look on Du Yu Xi’s face, he suddenly felt a strange sense of danger.

“After I went home that day, I had someone check into Li Qian Xi’s social circle over the past two years, and the bank records from the last few months. We did find some things. I also learned that I really did misunderstand Du… Grandmaster that day. For my rude words back then, I owe both of you an apology.”

Du Yu Xi looked surprised, but Du An Rao understood at once.

[Wow, so he realized Li Qian Xi put way too many green hats on him behind his back. Just like Ye Meng Zhen, he unfanned and started stepping on her instead?]