The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 364: The Most Beloved Grandson (1)_1

Old Master Xiao let out a deep sigh, his face filled with regret. "I regret that I didn’t stop your mother when I knew she was using the Xiao Family’s name to help her family. I’ve let things develop to the current state. Now, in order to protect the Xiao Family, I had no choice but to sever the father-son relationship with your father. This way, if the Liu Family gets into trouble and something is uncovered, it won’t implicate the Xiao Family."

These words were something Old Master Xiao only dared to say to Xiao Muli. To his own son, Old Master Xiao didn’t dare to reveal a single word.

"Grandpa, you did the right thing, and I agree with your decision. Don’t worry. I will ensure their complete safety," Xiao Muli’s statement wasn’t just bravado. If his parents really were to be implicated, he could ensure their safety, but just that, nothing more.

Previously, the movements within the Xiao, Loo, and Situ Families had long since spread throughout the compound, including the fact that Old Master Xiao had expelled his son, Xiao Guobing, from the Xiao Family. Everyone in the compound had heard about it.

Compared to those families who didn’t know the inside story and were privately thinking, "Old Master Xiao really is ruthless. For the sake of that girl from the Situ Family, he even kicked out his own son," it was clear how much the Xiao Family valued that girl from the Situ Family.

When these families spoke these words, they did so with a hint of jealousy. Which one of them in the compound wouldn’t want to marry that girl from the Situ Family? Not only did that girl, Situ Xin, come from a good family, but marrying her was like having the backup of two great families, the Situ and Loo. Plus, Situ Xin’s appearance and abilities were well-known in the compound.

These families, in their glee, thought to themselves, "The Xiao Family, for the sake of that girl from the Situ Family, kicked out their own son. Who knows if they will be able to successfully marry her into the family. If they can’t, it would all be in vain."

But Old Master Loo, Old Master Situ, and Old Deng, those who knew the details, privately thought, "Old Xiao indeed has some skills."

Yu Family.

When Yu Qihao first heard from his grandfather that Xiao Muli had confessed his feelings to Situ Xin, his heart instantly sank to rock bottom. He had never expected that the silent Xiao Muli would steal a march on him. The thought of Situ Xin accepting Xiao Muli’s confession caused Yu Qihao’s heart to ache as if someone had viciously seized it.

After Elder Yu mentioned this, seeing his grandson’s suddenly pale face, he couldn’t help but sigh. To be honest, he too was quite fond of the girl from the Situ Family and wished for her to become his granddaughter-in-law. However, the extent of his grandson’s deep feelings for Situ Xin filled Elder Yu with concern. He wasn’t sure if this was a good thing.

For many years, Elder Yu had noticed his grandson’s feelings for the girl from the Situ Family, watching him constantly change himself, striving for perfection, strength, and to be worthy of her.

The Yu Family was political. Naturally, Yu Qihao would have no doubts about entering the political arena in the future, since he would have the Yu Family’s backing to help him avoid many pitfalls.

However, Yu Qihao had rejected his family’s suggestions and resolutely chose a difficult path, preparing to join the military. Although Yu Qihao’s reason was that the Yu Family was entrenched in politics and lacked influence in the military, a gap he intended to fill by joining the forces.

While Yu Qihao’s words might deceive the women in his family, Elder Yu saw right through it. Nonetheless, Elder Yu didn’t stop him because the path Yu Qihao chose was exactly what Elder Yu had hoped for him.

"Ah Hao, what kind of mental strength is this? Just for this little matter, is it really necessary?" Elder Yu didn’t like his family’s children to be overly sentimental; he felt that excessive emotions could cause trouble. "I haven’t finished what I was saying just now. The matter between Xiao Muli and that girl from the Situ Family didn’t work out. Today, his mother, carrying the girl supposedly betrothed to the Xiao Family lad, went to show off at the Situ Family. It just so happened that your Grandpa Situ and Grandpa Loo saw it, and they nearly cut ties with the Xiao Family over the incident," Elder Yu’s tone was faintly schadenfreude.

Upon hearing this, Yu Qihao also let out a sigh of relief, happy that there was still hope. Although he felt a bit like he was taking pleasure in someone else’s misfortune—feeling schadenfreude towards his own brother—and it gave Yu Qihao a twinge of guilt, the moment he thought about Xiao Muli confessing to Situ Xin behind his back, that guilt vanished.

"Grandpa, then what happened? Why didn’t Grandpa Situ and Grandpa Loo end up cutting ties with the Xiao Family?" Yu Qihao asked.

"Ah, the relationships between those three families aren’t so easily severed. However, thankfully today, Xiao Xin stepped in. I heard that both Situ and Old Loo had their minds set on cutting ties, but they really do hold Xiao Xin dear," Elder Yu said with a bit of a sigh. "Then again, Old Master Xiao is a man with a steely heart. Just tonight, he kicked out his son, Muli’s father, from the Xiao Family."