The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 290: The Mercenary Captain (1)_1

Chapter 290: Chapter 290: The Mercenary Captain (1)_1

Xiao Muli followed the mercenaries out for training, and Situ Xin, worried about his safety, had asked the people of The Dark Division to keep an eye on him. It was precisely because Situ Xin asked The Dark Division to pay a little attention to Xiao Muli.

That she learned about the various experiences he had while out with the mercenaries. There was danger, there was difficulty. Yet, Xiao Muli had toughed it out.

While on a mission with the mercenaries, during a critical moment, Xiao Muli risked his own injury to save three members of the mercenary team. And it was precisely because of this act that the mercenary team truly accepted him, even though he wasn’t one of their own.

The captain of the mercenaries, due to this incident, considered Xiao Muli his potential successor. Of course, this played the biggest part. The captain’s desire to have Xiao Muli take over was also shaped during their time together, through understanding Xiao Muli’s character and skill. He knew Xiao Muli was a responsible person and that having him as the leader of the mercenaries would greatly benefit their future development.

The mercenary captain’s thoughts were known to the other members. Upon witnessing Xiao Muli’s skills and courage, they too accepted their captain’s plan.

They hadn’t expected such proficiency from the young man. Although at first, his lack of experience showed, with time, Xiao Muli’s experience grew, complementing his skills, earning the admiration of the veteran members.

And Xiao Muli never would have imagined that this band of mercenaries would become his backup force.

Though Situ Xin promised Xiao Muli he would leave the handling of the Xiao Family to him, she still instructed her people to suppress the Xiao Family secretly and to collect information on their movements. "Muli, if you need any data or help, you can come to me. Of course, you can also look for him." Worried that Xiao Muli might be too embarrassed to seek her help, Situ Xin thought it over before handing Liu Yuxiang’s business card to Xiao Muli. "He will do his utmost to help you."

"En, thank you, Xiao Xin," Xiao Muli said as he took the business card from Situ Xin’s hand, but whether he would seek Liu Yuxiang’s help was another matter.

"Xiao Xin, how do I solve this problem?" Murong Wanyu held an exercises book, turned her head while biting on her pen, and looked expectantly at Situ Xin, waiting for her to explain the problem.

"Ai, how can you be so dense, not even knowing such a simple question? You always bother my Baby." Over the years, Murong Wanyu had grown closer to Situ Xin and the others, but Situ Jin still clashed with her. Every time he saw Murong Wanyu talking to Situ Xin, he would mock her.

"Hmph, I didn’t ask you, why are you talking so much? I haven’t seen a more annoying guy than you. Really." Murong Wanyu gave Situ Jin a disdainful look before turning back to Situ Xin, waiting for an explanation.

"You, you woman," Situ Jin said, gritting his teeth in frustration while looking at Murong Wanyu.

And as for the rest, Situ Xin and the others were accustomed to the bickering between Situ Jin and Murong Wanyu. After the two finished their verbal spar, Situ Xin grabbed the exercises book that Murong Wanyu handed over and asked, "Which question?"

"Oh, this one, the teacher explained it, but I still don’t get it. Xiao Xin, can you explain it to me, please?" Murong Wanyu pleaded with Situ Xin, playing up her flattery. Back when they were separating into liberal arts and sciences in high school, Murong Wanyu, disregarding her parents’ suggestions, stubbornly followed Situ Xin and chose the same subjects.

It was only after she had made her selection that she found out that even choosing the same subjects as Situ Xin didn’t guarantee they would be in the same class, which worried her greatly. Fortunately, the outcome was to her liking in the end.

She ended up in the same class as Situ Xin, together with Situ Jin, Xiao Muli, and Yu Qihao.

When Murong Wanyu saw the class assignments, she was overjoyed and told Situ Xin that they were fated to be together.

What Murong Wanyu didn’t know was that being in the same class as Situ Xin wasn’t simply a matter of fate; it involved the interventions of Old Master Situ and Old Master Loo, who saw that Situ Xin had finally made a friend her age and took the initiative to request the school arrange them in the same class.

As for the Murong Family, Old Master Murong ultimately left the family business to Murong Chen, Murong Wanyu’s father, thanks to Situ Xin’s involvement. Murong Chen was also a capable man with a natural flair for business.

In these few years, with his effort and support from the Dragon Society, the profit of the Murong business was continuously increasing, and Murong Wanyu’s family moved back to the Murong residence. Old Master Murong also gradually recognized the virtues of Murong Wanyu’s mother and accepted her as his daughter-in-law.

After looking at the problem Murong Wanyu didn’t understand, Situ Xin explained the basic knowledge required for the question and gave her a hint on the approach. "Do you understand now how to solve it?" Now, when helping Murong Wanyu with questions, Situ Xin would not explain the entire problem but only the thought process, to let her figure it out herself.

And perhaps it was this mental suggestion from Situ Xin, but a problem that she didn’t understand even after the teacher’s detailed explanation suddenly became clear to her. "Ah, I got it, Xiao Xin. Thank you, you’re amazing," said Murong Wanyu, hugging her exercise book. "If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t know what to do?"

Murong Wanyu’s statement was indeed true, as her grades had been in the top ten of her class over the years, thanks to Situ Xin. Now she wondered what her grades would be like without Situ Xin’s help.

She shivered at the thought. Seeing Murong Wanyu holding her physics exercises book and daydreaming, Situ Xin spoke up, "Wanyu, what are you daydreaming about? Go and do the problems now."