After hearing Lu Jiaoyue's words, the smile on Song Zhilan's face slowly faded.
Unsure how to respond, she instinctively turned to glance at Lu Yuan, hoping for help, only to find that his expression had also grown grave. Clearly, he agreed with their daughter's reasoning.
That's right. If Xiaoxiao found out about Mind Reading, who knew what she would think of them?
It would probably... create some distance between them, to one degree or another, wouldn't it?
At that thought, Song Zhilan's heart sank to rock bottom.
"Come on, Xiaoxiao likes you so much. If she saw you looking this upset, she probably wouldn't even remember to blame you. She'd be too busy feeling bad for you." Just then, Lu Shiyan spoke in a light tone, deliberately trying to ease the atmosphere. As he spoke, he draped an arm around Lu Jiaoyue's shoulders and gently brushed her nose with his bent index finger, the gesture full of reassurance.
"The fact that you realized this before any of us just proves what a considerate girl you are. You're not selfish at all. Our Jiaoyue has always been kind and thoughtful, always looking out for other people, hasn't she?"
"As for the issue you just raised... I don't think we need to worry too much yet. After hearing her thoughts for so long, we should all know that Xiaoxiao is sincere and kind. She's always thinking of our whole family, and she really has helped us a great deal. Everyone's life has been changing for the better lately. Not only have I reconciled with the family, but Mom and Dad's relationship has improved, our eldest brother has seen through his disastrous romantic prospect, Bochen is doing much better, and even Yubai has gradually become more sensible. Xiaoxiao deserves credit for all of