The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 288 Selling Information(1)_1

Chapter 288: Chapter 288 Selling Information(1)_1

Situ Xin did not like the presence of uncertain factors; she enjoyed the feeling of having everything under her control. It was then that she felt secure.

Xia Yujie’s actions were swift. Before Situ Xin was discharged from the hospital, he had already brought over all the materials about the Xiao Family Ancestral House. "Miss, all the information about the Xiao family is here," Xia Yujie said after his subordinates had reinvestigated the Xiao family when he found out that Situ Xin’s hospitalization was related to them. They almost dug up the current Family Head’s history of bedwetting at the age of seven.

"Master, let me take care of this. I’ll go and take revenge for you. Son of a b****, this Xiao Yongxin, he’s really blind, daring to lay a hand on the Dragon Society’s young miss," Liu Yuxiang blurted out impulsively, grabbing his gun and ready to head directly to the Xiao family to kill them, luckily Xia Yujie stopped him.

Having heard Liu Yuxiang’s words, Situ Xin was quite moved. All these years of companionship had made Xia Yujie and Liu Yuxiang increasingly important in her heart. After all, these two men truly cared for her. "It’s fine. Although I wasn’t injured, I will still settle the score with the Xiao family," Situ Xin said, holding the materials in her hand and instructing Xia Yujie and Liu Yuxiang, "You guys don’t get involved in this matter for now. If there is really anything later, I will come to you."

As it happened, the day Xia Yujie and Liu Yuxiang brought her the materials was also the day she was discharged from the hospital. She didn’t have the chance to review the materials at the hospital. It was only after she got home that she had the opportunity to pick them up and start flipping through.

As Situ Xin was looking through the materials in her hand, her other hand rhythmically tapped on the desk.

She hadn’t finished going through the materials, but murderous intent towards Xiao Yongxin had already arisen in Situ Xin’s heart. She hadn’t expected that Xiao Yongxin had made moves even before the assassination attempt on Xiao Muli.

In a previous incident, Xiao Yongxin had harbored intentions of probing, not really wanting Xiao Muli’s life. The first time, he had sent a few street thugs to teach Xiao Muli a lesson, and in passing, let those thugs tell Xiao Muli not to covet what did not belong to him.

But unexpectedly, Xiao Muli’s martial skills were better than imagined, completely catching Xiao Yongxin off guard. The thugs he’d sent were no match for Xiao Muli, who knocked them to the ground in a matter of moments.

The warnings Xiao Yongxin had specifically instructed the thugs to convey to Xiao Muli were never even uttered.

After the first failure, Xiao Yongxin knew Xiao Muli was skilled and decided he wanted to cripple Xiao Muli’s martial arts. He spent a hefty sum to hire a highly skilled martial artist to cripple Xiao Muli’s martial arts.

Xiao Yongxin had completely underestimated Xiao Muli’s abilities; the martial skills that Xiao Muli practiced were all from the Jade Token in Situ Xin’s mind, which were not on the same level as those commonly known. Moreover, with the aid of Situ Xin’s elixir, how could those so-called martial arts experts be Xiao Muli’s match?

After being defeated by Xiao Muli, the skilled martial artist was coerced into revealing the mastermind behind the scenes.

As for the answer he had extorted, Xiao Muli was not surprised at all. He had long suspected it because only Xiao Yongxin had a conflict of interest with him.

Upon returning, Xiao Muli reported the matter to Old Master Xiao. Hearing this, Old Master Xiao became furious. He hadn’t expected Xiao Yongxin to treat his junior in such a manner; they were, after all, blood relatives.

An enraged Old Master Xiao then called his brother, Elder Master Xiao, to inform him of Xiao Yongxin’s actions. Over the phone, Elder Master Xiao apologized profusely, assuring that he would handle the matter.

However, what was said to be handled ended up resulting in an assassination attempt.

Having read this, Situ Xin picked up Xiao Yongxin’s profile again. She had never intended to let Xiao Yongxin off for this assassination attempt. Now, seeing what Xiao Yongxin had done to Xiao Muli before, she was even less likely to let it go.

Being well-informed about both oneself and the enemy can lead to victory in a hundred battles. Therefore, Situ Xin still needed to understand Xiao Yongxin’s character and behavior.

In Situ Xin’s eyes, Xiao Yongxin really was scum. He had a flag waving high in his own house while flying other flags outside. He had even fathered an illegitimate child.

And the kind of person Situ Xin despised most were those like Xiao Yongxin. Recall that last time, with Loo Jianxin’s affair, though it was a misunderstanding in the end, because Loo Jianxin spoke harshly to Situ Xin for Qian Yanxue’s sake, he was reduced to the lowest status in both the Situ and Loo families for nearly a year. Even his son, Loo Bun, would turn his face away upon seeing him.

So, for someone like Xiao Yongxin, who Situ Xin already had no fondness for, her impression of him worsened even more.

Apart from that, Xiao Yongxin was a scheming and cunning person. With no real ability of his own, he only knew how to plot against others, which led to a significant reduction in the Xiao family’s assets in recent years.

Situ Xin found it strange as she read through the information; what was the former Family Head thinking to entrust the family business to such a person? It was beyond her understanding.

"Baby, Muli is here to see you." Just as Situ Xin was considering how to deal with Xiao Yongxin, Old Madam Situ walked in with Xiao Muli.

"Oh, Brother Muli is here," Situ Xin exclaimed in surprise. She hadn’t expected Xiao Muli to visit her. When Old Master Xiao, Uncle Xiao, and Aunt Xiao had visited her in the hospital, Xiao Muli was absent. According to Grandpa Xiao, ever since Xiao Muli found out that Situ Xin had been injured because of him, he had been consumed by guilt. Since Situ Xin woke up, Xiao Muli had locked himself in his room without coming out, and it was unclear what he was doing inside.

Situ Xin shifted her body to make room for Xiao Muli to sit beside her, and after Old Madam Situ brought Xiao Muli over, she left them alone to talk while she went downstairs to get juice for Situ Xin and Xiao Muli.

"Xiao Xin, are you feeling better?" After sitting down, Xiao Muli reached out and gently rubbed Situ Xin’s hair. He had missed Situ Xin dearly during these days. However, in recent days, he loathed himself, despising his own uselessness for not being able to protect the person he cared about most.