Chapter 73: Isn’t he also an unlucky guy?
Du Yuxi lowered her head and smiled secretly for a while, then continued, "In addition to relatives and friends, you are also planning to invite the company's partners, right?"
“That is the plan.”
Du Yuxi's eyes rolled, and she instantly understood what the Du family meant.
"You guys are going to take this opportunity to introduce An Rao to our family's network of contacts in S City."
Du's mother smiled faintly and nodded. She was not surprised that Du Yuxi could guess this. However, Du Anrao frowned slightly, not quite agreeing.
"Invite relatives and friends, but not partners. It's just a small birthday, there's no need to make such a fuss."
Du Anrao is not very interested in these so-called circles of contacts. She cannot help with business matters, and people may not necessarily look down on her in terms of personal relationships.
In this case, it doesn't seem to be very important whether her existence is announced or not.
As long as those relatives and friends who can talk to you in the future tell them, at least they won’t fail to recognize you when they meet in the future.
Of course, the most important thing is...
[The Li family's affairs have not been settled yet. If I make my identity public, there will definitely be a few people who like to dig deep and spread rumors. What if Wang Xuehe's affairs are accidentally exposed, and people mistakenly think that Fourth Sister is really the daughter of a human trafficker? Fourth Sister is very sensitive about this matter. Don't let such a happy thing end up in a mess. It will not be worth it. ]
Du Yuxi was stunned for a moment, as if she didn't expect Du Anrao to give priority to her feelings.
I think it was the words I said at the Li family banquet that day that caused her to misunderstand, making her think that she didn't know the truth yet and was still brooding over Wang Xuehe's existence.
But no matter what, it always feels good to be cared for and respected by others.
Du Yuxi felt a little warm in her heart and lowered her head to hide the corners of her mouth that were constantly rising.
Du's mother was naturally happy that both of her daughters were well and could rely on each other, so after hearing Du Anrao's concerns, she did not insist.
"Okay, okay, you're the birthday boy and you have the final say. It's settled then. Take advantage of these two days to think carefully about whether there are any classmates or friends you want to invite. Let me know in advance so I can prepare early."
Needless to say, Duan Rao wanted to invite her master.
But no one knew where the old man had been traveling some time ago. Duanrao wanted to find him to ask about the library and the changes in his eyes, but he couldn't find him, let alone ask him to attend his birthday party.
Du Yuxi does have a few good girlfriends, but they basically grew up together.
I don’t know if it’s because of Li Qianxi’s secret obstruction during these few months in college, but when I think about it carefully, I haven’t made any friends. The only person I can talk to seems to be... Ye Mengzhen?
Du Yuxi: ...It’s outrageous!
But after consideration, Du Yuxi finally put Ye Mengzhen on the invitation list.
"By the way, will Third Brother be back by then?"
Duanrao was stunned for a moment.
[Yes, I also have a third brother. ]
She hadn't seen this person for more than a month since she came back, and she almost forgot that she had a third brother.
Du Yuxi: I knew it!
The corners of Du's mother's mouth twitched slightly. Thinking of her third son who often disappeared, her head began to hurt.
"Your third brother went abroad for a competition last month. I heard that he had a flash of inspiration during the competition and immediately went to the school laboratory after returning. He hasn't come out yet."
This news was heard by Du Junyan and Du Yihan’s classmates from the same school.
Because he found it strange that Du Yihan had not returned home after the game time, and he couldn't get through to him when he called him.
After asking around, I learned that Du Yihan had gone into the laboratory since he came back and hadn't come out yet. I almost laughed out of anger.
It seems that he really didn't read any of the messages he sent to Du Yihan about Du Anrao and their life stories.
[Love or a scientific research expert? 】
Du's mother wanted to save her third son's reputation and save his unreliable image in her younger sister's mind, but she didn't expect that Du Anrao was thinking about something else at the moment.
【Since I came back, I have only met a few people. The eldest brother is the wronged scapegoat in the bloody old abuse story where he chases her and she can’t escape even if she has wings; the second brother is the white moonlight who died early and milked the male protagonist in the Jack and Su Shuang story of the entertainment industry; the fourth sister is the real wronged head/fake vicious female supporting role who blocked the heroine’s way in the popular fake daughter story and was forcibly accused of many hats; I wonder what script this third brother got? Isn’t he also a wronged unlucky guy? 】
When Du Anrao said this, Du Yuxi and her mother's hearts skipped a beat at the same time.
The two looked at each other and saw fear and panic in each other's eyes, because in their opinion this was entirely possible!
Du Anrao was a little worried. If that was the case, she had never met this third brother, let alone the people around him, so even if she wanted to help, she couldn't.
Du's mother and her husband were also aware of this, and the words on their lips immediately became: "I will ask your eldest brother to contact his tutor and ask him to come back as soon as possible. How can he, as a big brother, not be here for his two little sisters' coming-of-age ceremony? It's too outrageous!"
Du Yuxi also agreed: "Yes, he must come back."
Duanrao blinked, looking surprised.
[Is our eighteenth birthday really that important? But never mind, since my mom and sister both think it’s important, then it must be important. I can also take this opportunity to see the true face of my third brother.]
Although Duan and Rao's birthdays are next weekend, all the invitations have to be sent out in the next two days. After all, they need to arrange time in advance, especially since many of them are not in the same city as them.
However, what Du's mother did not expect was that although they thought they had kept the matter of Du Yuxi and the other two secret well, someone still got the news in advance and came to their house before their birthdays.
"What is going on?" Du Lianshuang had just returned from another province with her husband and children. She was so exhausted from the journey that she didn't even have time to go home, but she rushed to the Du family.
Mother Du was also surprised to see them suddenly: "When did you come back? Have you had lunch?"
"Why are you still thinking about lunch at this time? Tell me what's going on here."
"What's going on?" Du's mother was also confused by her nonsensical question.
"What else could it be? As for Yuxi, how could she not be your child? Could it be a mistake?"
Mother Du's face changed drastically, and after a while she asked, "Where did you hear about this?"
Although they intended to make Duan Rao's affairs public, they also hoped to keep the matter under control. But if the matter had already spread widely outside...
"Don't worry about how I got the information. Just tell me, is it correct?"
Mother Du met Du Lianshuang's pressing gaze and finally sighed in compromise: "Yuxi is indeed not our biological daughter, An'an is."
(End of this chapter)
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