"We received a letter from the manor."
His voice was steady and cold.
"What exactly happened today?"
Xi Jianyu’s sharp gaze swept across everyone.
"Explain everything properly," he said. "From the beginning."
For a moment, nobody spoke.
Then suddenly, Xi Qianqian blurted out,
"It’s Su Yueqing."
The moment her name was mentioned, the atmosphere became even heavier.
Xi Wenzhe frowned slightly.
"Her?"
Xi Yunchen let out a dry laugh from the side.
"She’s... strange."
Xi Jianyu’s eyes darkened.
"What do you mean by strange?"
Lin Meiyun slowly lowered the teacup in her hand.
"It started after she entered the main hall today."
Xi Yunhao continued seriously,
"At first, everything seemed normal."
He paused.
"But then things became... unbelievable."
Xi Ronghua quickly added,
"She slapped a maid in front of everyone."
Xi Jianyu’s expression did not change at all.
"What is strange about that?"
Xi Ronghua hesitated awkwardly.
"...That’s not the strange part."
The hall became silent again.
Then Xi Yunchen finally spoke clearly.
"We could hear her thoughts."
The entire room fell still.
Even Xi Wenzhe paused slightly.
Xi Jianyu’s sharp gaze landed on him immediately.
"What?"
Xi Qianqian nodded quickly.
"Not guesses. Not expressions. Her actual thoughts."
Xi Yunhao nodded seriously too.
"It was like her voice appeared directly inside our heads."
Xi Wenzhe’s eyes grew colder.
"That’s impossible."
Xi Yunchen rubbed his forehead tiredly.
"That’s exactly what I thought too... until she started talking in her mind about how the Xi family is going to fall apart."
"She can what?" Xi Wenxhe was confused at this point.
The hall instantly became even quieter.
Xi Jianyu stared at him.
"Continue."
Lin Meiyun finally spoke again, her voice softer this time.
"She looked at me once... and said I was poisoned."
Xi Jianyu immediately turned toward her.
Even Xi Wenzhe’s expression changed slightly.