After Lu Yuan said that, Lu Shiyan was the only person in the living room who still looked composed.
Lu Jiaoyue's mouth fell open in surprise, confusion appeared on Lu Bochen's face, and even the usually steady Lu Xunli's eyes widened sharply.
For several seconds, no one answered. The atmosphere froze, as though someone had suddenly pressed pause. Only when Lu Yubai burst out with an uncontrollably loud cry did that eerie silence finally break.
"What do you mean? You mean you've all been able to... hear Xiaoxiao's thoughts this whole time too?!" The boy frantically scratched his hair, looking from side to side with a woeful expression. Seeing the subtle acknowledgment on everyone's faces, he immediately let out a wail. "No way! I thought I was some chosen one blessed by heaven with supernatural powers! Turns out there were this many chosen ones all along!"
"No! My dream of being the main character!!! How could it shatter so completely just like that?!"
Everyone: "..."
So noisy.
Lu Yuan rubbed his temples. Considering that kids his age were prone to these adolescent delusions, he barely suppressed the urge to drag the brat over and give him another beating. Instead, he turned to the others to confirm, "So it seems all of you can hear her?"
Lu Xunli and Lu Jiaoyue nodded with complicated expressions.
Although Lu Bochen made no large movements, his eyes darted downward uneasily, and his fingers abruptly tightened around the hem of his shirt. What that meant was obvious.
Lu Yuan continued, "Then none of you have told anyone else about the Mind Reading, right?"
Although Lu Yuan had addressed all of them, his gaze went straight to Lu Yubai as he asked. The others instinctively looked over too, all taking it for granted that he was