24: Chapter 24: I already said it, those with love-struck minds aren't worth saving!

The three sisters were petrified for a full two and a half seconds.

Chen Xuening was the first to snap back to reality, extremely quickly pulling out her phone and tapping away on the screen to create a small family group chat.

"Dad? Mom? Can you... also hear younger brother's inner thoughts?"

"..."

The moment the message was sent, she looked up at her parents.

Wang Xiaoyun's expression was complicated as she slowly nodded and typed a reply:

"Yes, even earlier than you all."

"..."

The three sisters exchanged glances, their hearts churning violently.

No wonder!

No wonder Mom and Dad were acting like completely different people today, refusing to go see Xiao Ci who was hospitalized with a high fever, and insisting on staying home to keep this newly arrived biological son company.

They waited on him hand and foot, catering to his every whim, wishing they could rip out their hearts and give them to him!

So that was the root of the issue?!

But so what if they could hear it?

This brat's inner thoughts were completely self-fabricated delusions of persecution.

Aside from pissing oneself half to death upon hearing them, they had no practical use whatsoever.

It was even better not to hear them.

At least they could maintain a superficially peaceful sibling dynamic without being driven to internal injury by this brat's inner monologues.

Wait, could Mom and Dad have taken his inner thoughts...

Seriously?

Just as the few of them were rapidly communicating and digesting this heaven-shaking secret,

that familiar, cold Immortal Venerable voice pack, carrying undisguised schadenfreude,

once again exploded simultaneously in the minds of the Chen family members!

[Heh, these fools from the Chen family have finally all gathered.]

[No wait, there's still a love-brained one missing.]

[Speaking of which, that simple-minded love-brained fourth sister should have already gone to the appointment by now, right?]

[Calculating the time, the dinner party has long since started, and that Phoenix man's spiked wine is probably already served on the table.]

[Should Immortal Venerable find an opportunity to go to the nightclub to watch some fun?]

[In the past life, this irritable love-brained person frequently cursed at Immortal Venerable in public, pushing, shoving, and beating Immortal Venerable.]

[Relying on her identity as the fourth sister, she was arrogant and unreasonable, protecting Jing Ci everywhere and never giving Immortal Venerable a good look.]

[Going to join the bustle now, I might just happen to bump into her most disheveled appearance.]

[Let's see how she can continue to be arrogant and domineering in front of Immortal Venerable from now on!]

[Hehehehe, just thinking about it is interesting.]

Chen Fan silently rolled his eyes in his heart.

Brother Hao, what kind of grudge or enmity do you have with my fourth sister?

From the afternoon until now, I haven't seen you say a single nice thing about her.

Isn't fourth sister just a little proud and arrogant?

Yet from beginning to end, she has doted on me immensely!

Today she even frantically purchased form-fitting underwear and brand-name outfits for me, never treating me poorly by even a fraction from start to finish!

Why do you bite onto her so relentlessly, insisting on arranging a complete set of legal-drama bloody scripts for her?!

How big of a past-life grievance could it be?

Can't you broaden your perspective a bit?!

This pettiness is smaller than the eye of a needle, where is there any semblance of the high and mighty Immortal Venerable's aura?!

After hearing this, Chen Xuening and the other three didn't take it to heart at all, merely treating it as Chen Fan's eighth-grade-syndrome delusions.

They exchanged glances, their eyes filled with the exact same disdain.

Another baseless curse and malicious speculation.

Niu Feihang treated others with gentleness and humility, doting on fourth sister in every possible way; how could he possibly do such filthy, beastly things?

Right now, the young couple must be in some high-end private room, enjoying a candlelight dinner and being all lovey-dovey.

This stinky brat was simply too jealous!

Jealous of Xiao Ci's gentleness and excellence that everyone favored! Jealous of fourth sister's blissful love life that went smoothly with the wind!

Unable to bear seeing anyone in the family live better than him, his narrow-mindedness was extreme.

In an instant, the guilt that had just sprouted in the three sisters was reset to zero, and their favorability towards Chen Fan plummeted off a cliff.

Just at this moment,

the three sisters' phones vibrated urgently.

The pop-up was a pinned message in the family group, with the couple's tone being urgent and their wording serious:

"Where is your fourth sister? Why didn't she come to the company with you?!"

"And what did Xiaofan's inner thoughts just mean? Answer immediately! This is of grave importance!!!!"

"..."

The tone was anxious, and panic could be felt right through the screen.

Chen Xuening's expression remained unchanged as she tapped her fingers lightly on the screen, her tone carrying faint banter and nonchalance:

"Mom and Dad, don't worry, don't listen to Xiaofan's wild imagination."

"He just had a persecution delusion flare-up, constantly speculating and slandering fourth sister's boyfriend, saying the other party owes usurious loans and wants to drug and knock out fourth sister to send her to over a dozen men to play with as debt repayment."

"Mom and Dad, you wouldn't actually take the fantasy script in his head... seriously, right?"

"He's just a wild child from the countryside with too much jealousy, maliciously cursing his own family members."

"We've all met Niu Feihang! He looks courteous and is a completely normal person!"

"Even with a surname like Niu, it's impossible for him to actually cuckold himself, right?"

"..."

After the message was sent out,

the chat dialog went quiet for a full two and a half seconds.

Then, the replies from Wang Xiaoyun and her husband exploded over like a machine gun barrage!

"Shut up!!!"

"Do you know what happened at home today?!"

"Your dad and I verified it long ago! Every single prediction Xiaofan said in his heart is entirely true!!!"

"The corporate mole stealing secrets—it was his inner-thought early warning that allowed us to cut losses in time and save the Chen Group!!!"

"Everything Xiaofan said is not a fantasy! Not a script! It is an upcoming fact!"

"Your fourth sister is truly in mortal danger right now!!! Quickly check her exact location, we are heading over right now to save her!!!"

"..."

Boom!!!

Just these few short lines directly shattered all the cognitive understanding of the three sisters.

Impossible, right?!

What happened to the agreed-upon persecution delusion?!

What happened to the agreed-upon Immortal Venerable eighth-grade syndrome?!

How did it suddenly... come true?!

How could this be possible?!

Those inner thoughts full of eighth-grade-syndrome quotes and pretentious resentment were real???

That biological younger brother who looked gentle, shy, and utterly harmless could actually predict the future???

He didn't have delusions, he was really a Rebirth Immortal Venerable???

The three sisters' brains buzzed, leaving them completely dumbfounded in place as their worldview collapsed and reformed on the spot.

Before they could finish digesting this blockbuster news,

Chen Jianguo, who couldn't sit still, directly stood up abruptly, the hem of his suit whipping out a sharp sound of wind.

His eyes were filled with fury and panic.

"There's no time to waste! Set off immediately to save her!"

"..."

The sudden tense, high-pressure atmosphere startled Chen Fan, who was eating melons and slacking off nearby.

He blinked his clean, innocent big eyes, looking blankly at his family members whose expressions had drastically changed.

"Mom and Dad, sisters, what's wrong? What major event happened?"

"..."

Wang Xiaoyun hurried forward to grab his wrist, her face pale as she spoke at a breakneck speed, directly laying out the facts:

"Xiaofan, something happened! We just received news, your fourth sister is in danger!"

"That boyfriend of hers, Niu Feihang, is addicted to gambling and has accumulated a huge amount of usurious loans that he cannot repay!"

"Tonight, he set up a dinner trap, preparing to drug and knock out your fourth sister and use her body to pay off the debt!"

"..."

Chen Jianguo took over the conversation, his tone filled with intense regret and anger:

"Actually, your mother and I realized long ago that that little white-faced guy surnamed Niu is no good!"

"That's why we've always disagreed with your fourth sister being together with him."

"But your fourth sister has the stubborn mule temper and refused to listen no matter what!"

"We originally thought, let them date if they want; after a long time she'd get tired of it herself, or see the true face of that Niu fellow, and naturally break up."

"Who could have thought..."

"That bastard has the guts to dare commit such a vicious act against your fourth sister!"

"..."

The more he spoke, the angrier he got, punching the door frame with a single strike.

"We must rescue your fourth sister immediately! A step too late and everything will be over!"

"..."

Now, it was Chen Fan's turn to be completely numb.

His brain crashed on the spot.

No way, no way???

Brother Hao's bloody legal drama script, which was completely fabricated and used to vent private grudges, actually came true?!

That being said, its previous predictions about the past life? Were they also true?

But that's not right!

Today Mom and Dad doted on me in every possible way, sisters spent heavily buying things for me, and the whole family was ridiculously good to me without a shred of bias or abuse!

This was clearly a warm and happy home!

Forget it, forget it! Don't think about it for now!

Saving fourth sister is paramount!!!

Chen Fan calmed down instantly.

In his mind emerged the fourth sister from the afternoon who was stubborn and tsundere, fierce-mouthed, yet picked down a whole wall of brand-name underwear for him.

Arrogant, kind, vibrant, and bright.

She genuinely cared for him as a younger brother.

Such a good sister—if she were really harmed by a scumbag, could that be tolerated?!

"Dad! Let's go quickly! Hurry up and set off to save fourth sister! I want to go too!"

"..."

Chen Fan was burning with anxiety.

He stepped forward and grabbed Chen Jianguo's arm, his brows tense, his face full of genuine panic and worry.

This eager appearance, falling into the eyes of Chen Jianguo and the others, left them all stunned.

This stinky brat...

Wasn't he just cursing his fourth sister as a fool in his heart a moment ago?

Wasn't he full of resentment towards the family and dead set on running away from home?

How come right now, he's so anxious that his eyes turned red?

It seems that deep down in his bones, this good son still loves this family after all.

As if in response to the Chen family's doubts,

that mysterious voice in their minds rang out once more, carrying eager excitement:

[Let's go, let's go! Stop dawdling!]

[Immortal Venerable has changed his mind!]

Chen Fan: ??? Σ(⊙▽⊙"a What did you change your mind about???

[In the past life, didn't that love-brained person spend all day hugging that little white-faced guy's arm, acting haughty and showing off in front of Immortal Venerable?]

["Feihang is so good to me", "Feihang bought me a gift again", "Feihang is ten thousand times better than you", "You can't even compare to a single toe of Feihang"...]

[Heh, Immortal Venerable still remembers that disgusting face vividly to this day!]

The voice pack's voice grew faster and more excited, taking on an eager anticipation as if rubbing its hands together.

[Although for some reason, the true face of her "good boyfriend" was exposed early.]

[But since things have come to this, Immortal Venerable cannot miss this good show.]

[Tsk tsk tsk, being personally drugged and knocked out by the man she loved with all her heart and soul, and sent to an old man's bed...]

[The taste of trust collapsing, faith shattering, and the whole world exploding with a bang!]

[Immortal Venerable can't wait to see the agonizing expression of that love-brained fool after learning the truth!]

[Hmm, that scene must be very interesting! Hehehehe!]

Chen Fan's face darkened directly.

Listen to yourself, is this human speech?

My fourth sister is about to suffer such a huge crime, and you are here going "hehehehe" waiting to watch a good show?

Are you perverted or what!

[Hehehehe——]

[Immortal Venerable is just this petty and holds grudges! What, do you have an opinion?]

Chen Fan was so angry he cursed "dead pervert" three times in his heart.

But the self-righteous Immortal Venerable adult didn't care about his evaluation at all, continuing to urge:

[Let's go! What are these people still standing around in a daze for?!]

[If you dawdle any longer, that spiked glass of wine will be forced down her!]

[By the time she passes out, how can Immortal Venerable mock her?]

[How can I stand in front of her and tell her the truth with my own mouth?]

[How can I appreciate her agonizing, heart-rending wonderful expression?]

[How can I look down on her with disdain when she is most broken down! I already told you that man is untrustworthy, now you know how to cry? Too late!]

[This is the highlight moment Immortal Venerable has looked forward to for a whole lifetime!]

[Let's go! Don't delay Immortal Venerable from watching the show!]

Chen Fan: "..."

After hearing this passage, he almost laughed out of anger on the spot.

Brother Hao! Do you have some major illness?!

I am purely worried about fourth sister's personal safety and sincerely want to save her!

How come in your mouth, I've become a petty villain gloating, taking pleasure in others' misfortune, and rushing over to watch a joke?!

Can you not distort my inner activities?!

I am clearly a good younger brother!

Do you have to force this backstabbing persona onto me, huh?!

Chen Fan was so angry his teeth were itching.

But saving people was paramount; he couldn't be bothered to argue with that psycho voice pack in his head, and bolted straight outside headfirst!

Chen Jianguo and the others were all speechless, their lips twitching in unison.

This stinky brat, it turns out he was in a rush to go watch his fourth sister make a fool of herself!

But the few of them figured it out in a flash.

Fine, let him watch then!

Exactly let this fourth girl, who was blinded by love, suffer a huge loss once! Let her learn a lesson!

Previously, she went against her parents for that little white face, refusing to listen to anyone!

Now how about that!

She ran into a scumbag, didn't she!

Later they really had to laugh at her well, giving her a deep impression so she could polish her eyes in the future and not get scammed by scumbags again.

Just like that,

the group rushed out of the office in a flurry, finding the elevator too slow, and directly jumped down the stairs.

Until they got into the Maybach.

While starting the engine, Chen Jianguo instructed Chen Xuening:

"Call Xingyue, don't let her drink anything!"

"Just say a major event happened at home, and tell her to wait for us at the nightclub entrance immediately, and absolutely don't stay alone in the private room!"

"..."

Chen Xuening nodded, her fingertips dialing quickly.

The phone rang for a long time before it was answered.

The music on the other end was deafening, and Chen Xingyue's voice carried a hint of impatience:

"Eldest Sister? What is it?"

"Talk about whatever it is when we get home, I just arrived at the nightclub! I'm about to enjoy a sweet two-person world with Feihang!"

"..."

"Xingyue, listen to older sister." Chen Xuening's tone was so serious it could freeze.

"Niu Feihang is not a good person, he owes usurious loans and wants to use you to repay the debt."

"You come out of the private room right now, wait for us at the nightclub entrance, we'll arrive in five minutes at most!"

"Don't drink anything he gives you, not even water!"

"..."

On the other end of the phone, there was silence for two and a half seconds.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Xingyue's annoyed voice came through:

"Eldest Sister! How come you're just as dark-minded as that little bastard! You can't bear to see me heading towards happiness, right?y?!

"Feihang is not that kind of person! Can you guys stop holding prejudices against him?y?!

"I'm done! I'm not talking to you anymore, Feihang is calling me!"

"Talk about anything else when we get home, hanging up first! Beep beep beep——"

"..."

When Chen Xuening reacted and gnashed her teeth to call back, it showed that the other party had already turned off her phone.

At the same time,

a certain sarcastic inner voice in their minds was still continuously outputting:

[Look, look!]

[Immortal Venerable said it long ago, respect others' fates, let go of the urge to help! Love-brained fools are not worth saving!]

[Even though love-brained fools always meet a miserable end! But existence is rational!]

[Still, let certain things happen!]

[Sticking a hot face onto a cold butt—Immortal Venerable firmly refuses to do such things!]

Chen Fan: "..."

Fine, fine, fine!

If you won't do it, plenty of people will!

Fourth sister, you must hold on!!!

Your younger brother is coming to save you right now!

That beast surnamed Niu, if he really dares to touch a single hair of yours...

I...

Although I can't beat him in a fight, I will call the police! ( • ́ へ • ́ ╬)!!!