The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Xiao Lu really wasn’t bragging; she truly had a gift.

Ever since she told Xiao Yuan she wanted to learn Mysticism, Xiao Yuan had taught her the Qi Observation Technique. During their vacation, in just a few short days, Xiao Lu was already able to observe qi.

After that, Xiao Yuan taught her some simple knowledge of Fengshui Xiangxue, and Xiao Lu actually learned it quite decently.

Today was the first time Xiao Yuan took her out to work, and unexpectedly, Xiao Lu really did pinpoint the problem in the Zhao Family.

Xiao Yuan was quite pleased; he felt he finally had someone to carry things on after him.

When Zhao Ziheng heard something about a love disaster, he hurriedly asked Xiao Yuan, ”Uncle Xiao, did my dad really get tangled up in a peach blossom affair?”

Originally, Xiao Yuan didn’t intend to read anyone’s face, but now that things had come this far, he could only take a look.

”Do you have a photo?”

Xiao Yuan asked Boss Zhao.

Boss Zhao shook his head.

So Xiao Yuan said, ”You’d better look closely into this old neighbor of yours. And send me a recent photo of her while you’re at it—I’ll take a look for you too.”

”Okay, okay.”

Boss Zhao was already drenched in cold sweat.

Xiao Yuan didn’t stay much longer; he took Xiao Lu and headed out. ”Send me the photo and then we’ll talk about what to do next.”

Boss Zhao saw Xiao Yuan out. As they were leaving, he slipped a bank card into Xiao Lu’s hand with a smile. ”Here, this is for you to buy clothes.”

Xiao Lu looked over at Xiao Yuan. Only after Xiao Yuan nodded did she accept the card.

As soon as Xiao Yuan and Xiao Lu got home, Boss Zhao sent over that woman’s photo.

Xiao Yuan opened the photo and studied it, then called Xiao Lu over to take a look.

Xiao Lu stared at it for a long time and then zoomed in.

”This woman is probably hard to deal with.”

Xiao Yuan nodded, then pointed at different parts of the woman’s face in the photo and taught Xiao Lu step by step how to read face.

Once he finished teaching Xiao Lu, Xiao Yuan sent Boss Zhao a message: ”It’s her. She bribed your nanny and messed with things while you were out of the house.”

Boss Zhao quickly replied: ”But why? My Madam never provoked her.”

Xiao Yuan let out a cold snort and replied, ”She wants to get rid of your Madam so she can climb up in her place.”

Things on Boss Zhao’s side went quiet immediately.

Just then, Anning finished cooking and called Xiao Yuan and the kids over for dinner.

At the table, Xiao Lu recounted the whole incident of checking Feng Shui at Boss Zhao’s home.

She also felt it was a bit strange. ”That woman is really something. Mrs. Zhao never did anything to her, so why is she out for her life?”

Anning ladled soup for the kids with a smile. ”That woman must have been involved with Boss Zhao before, not just as a neighbor. Back when Boss Zhao’s family was poor, she looked down on the Zhao Family’s lack of money and broke up with Boss Zhao to marry someone else. But the man she married turned out to be useless, and her days only got worse, while Boss Zhao’s life kept getting better. After her husband died and she ran into Boss Zhao again, she must have felt that life was unfair.”

”Mom, how do you know that?”

Xiao Lu was a bit stunned.

Anning smiled and patted her. ”It’s a deduction—just common sense. If you’re learning Feng Shui and Face Reading, you can’t just learn what your dad teaches you; you also have to study some psychology, and you need to understand people and the ways of the world.”

Xiao Lu lowered her head, thinking.

Anning urged the kids, ”Hurry up and eat. After dinner you have to review your lessons. We’ve been out playing these past few days, and you’ve fallen behind quite a bit. Now that we’re back, I want you to focus, make up the missed work. Oh, and tomorrow our whole family is going to your grandma’s place for dinner...”

Zhao Xiaocong asked Anning, ”Will Uncle and the others all be there?”

Anning nodded. ”They’ll all be there. We’ll go over to pay New Year’s greetings and see your uncle. It’s been so long since we last saw him.”

After they’d discussed the New Year visit, when everyone finished eating, Anning had the kids tidy up the kitchen and clean their own rooms. She and Xiao Yuan, with this rare bit of free time, naturally went out to play for a while.

With the five kids doing chores at home, Anning and Xiao Yuan walked out hand in hand to go watch a movie.

Watching their parents’ cheerful backs as they left, the five kids couldn’t help letting out a long sigh.

After the chores were done, as the eldest, Xiao Lu naturally had to take the lead. She gathered her younger brothers and sisters and headed to the study to do homework.

The five of them sat separately, each working on their own assignments. If anyone ran into something they didn’t understand, they would discuss it together.

Shangjing

As soon as Xie Kun stepped out of the airport, he saw Hao Zhicheng waving at him.

Xie Kun walked over with his bag. ”Bro, let’s go.”

Once they were in the car, Xie Kun asked Hao Zhicheng, ”How’s the investigation on Aunt Qin’s mom going?”

Strangely enough, Hao Zhicheng really had dug up something.

He drove while talking to Xie Kun. ”Your Aunt Qin’s mom is surnamed He, named He Dahong. Before your Aunt Xie was acknowledged by the family, they had the same surname. I had people look into it and asked around on purpose. He Dahong’s hometown is that village where your Aunt Xie was fostered. I thought that was odd, so I found someone who’s really good at digging for information and sent him to Liushu Village to ask around, to see which family He Dahong belongs to and whether she has any connection to your Aunt Xie.”

Hearing that, Xie Kun felt even more that there was something off. ”Bro, you have to get to the bottom of this for me, don’t miss anything. This is way too important.”

By now, Hao Zhicheng also felt that there must be something strange about Aunt Xie’s background.

When Aunt Xie first came back, the Xie Family had done a paternity test. The result said she was Mr. Xie’s biological daughter, so no one questioned it. But now that someone from Liushu Village has appeared, a woman with the same surname He who looks very much like Mrs. Xie, people can’t help but start doubting Aunt Xie.

”Bro, do you think Sun Hong might have done something back then?”

The first person Xie Kun thought of was Sun Hong, because he understands Mysticism. It’s entirely possible he used some mystical means to swap the hair and blood samples back when they were sent for testing.

Hao Zhicheng nodded. ”I also think it was Sun Hong who tampered with things.”

Xie Kun thought it over. ”Is Sun Hong in the Capital these days?”

Hao Zhicheng shook his head. ”No, he isn’t.”

So Xie Kun said, ”Here’s what we’ll do: you send me home first. My Aunt Xie has been living at home these days, so it’ll be easier for me to get what I need. While Sun Hong’s not in the Capital, I’ll take some hair from my aunt and from my grandparents, and we’ll find someone we trust to redo the test.”

”We have to be careful, though.”

Hao Zhicheng reminded Xie Kun, ”After all, it’s hard to guard against Sun Hong’s tricks.”

”I know.”

Xie Kun nodded seriously.

So, Hao Zhicheng drove Xie Kun back to the Xie Family home.

As soon as Xie Kun got home, Mr. Xie and Mrs. Xie were overjoyed. They hurriedly told the staff to make all his favorite dishes and grabbed his hand, asking him all sorts of questions.

Xie Kun sat there answering very obediently.

Not wanting to see Aunt Xie, Hao Zhicheng told Mr. Xie he had other matters to attend to and left after only a short while.

After Hao Zhicheng left, Xie Kun chatted with Mrs. Xie about their seaside vacation, picking out the interesting bits to tell, making the old lady laugh nonstop.

Right in the middle of their conversation, Aunt Xie came downstairs.

Seeing Xie Kun, she smiled and said, ”Kun Kun is back.”

Xie Kun hurriedly stood up. ”Aunt.”

Aunt Xie sat down beside him, holding his hand and talking, looking extremely warm and enthusiastic.

Xie Kun pretended to be very close to her, chatting and joking with her. In just a short while, he quietly plucked a few hairs from the sweater she was wearing and stored them away.

Later at dinner, Xie Kun also took some hair from Mr. Xie and Mrs. Xie.

He went back to his room, put the samples into separate bags, marked the bags, and then told Mrs. Xie he was going to visit his maternal grandma.

A child coming home and wanting to see his grandma—of course Mrs. Xie wouldn’t stop him, and she urged Xie Kun to get going.

Xie Kun didn’t drive himself; he had a driver drop him off at the Hao Family home. As soon as he arrived, he handed everything to Hao Zhicheng.