The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 368 Confession (2)_1

Chapter 368: Chapter 368 Confession (2)_1

"Just now, a bunch of people burst in and took away my parents, my eldest uncle, and aunt. Grandma even fainted from the shock. Grandpa isn’t doing any better, sitting there motionless. Auntie, please go check on them," Liu Chaojie was clearly terrified by the commotion that had occurred earlier at home.

"I’m coming down right away," Liu Yun paused before descending the stairs, "Wait, I’ll go wake your uncle." Thinking of the mainstay of the family, her husband, she hurriedly went to rouse Xiao Guobing. "Guobing, wake up, something’s happened to our family, get up quick."

"What’s going on? Did my dad call?" Xiao Guobing was groggy with sleep.

"No, it’s my brother and sister-in-law, they’ve been taken away. Hurry up, we need to go downstairs and check," said Liu Yun, her words immediately snapped Xiao Guobing to full alertness. He "swooshed" to a sitting position. "What do you mean taken away? What happened?"

"I don’t know what’s going on. Ah Jie doesn’t know either, we should go downstairs and ask my parents."

With their nightclothes still on, Xiao Guobing and Liu Yun didn’t bother to change, heading straight downstairs.

Downstairs, they saw Old Master Liu sitting on the sofa, looking a shadow of his former spirited self, seemingly aged several years. Ole Lady Liu had awakened by then and was sitting on a nearby sofa, incessantly wiping away tears.

When Ole Lady Liu saw her daughter and son-in-law come down, it was as if she’d seen her saviors. "Guobing, Xiaoyi, you must find a way to help your two elder brothers."

"Mom, what exactly happened?" Liu Yun sat next to her mother, gently patting her back as she asked.

"Your brothers, they were taken away by the Discipline Inspection Committee. I’m not very clear on the specifics, but the situation is definitely not good. I just called a few old friends who used to have good relations with me. But the moment I started speaking, they hung up. Some didn’t even answer my calls. Yet, there were also those who warned me that this time the situation is tricky; the higher-ups have been investigating the Liu Family for some time already." It was Old Master Liu who answered Liu Yun.

"Guobing, could you please call your father for me, see if you can ask him what’s going on? I think your father might know more than we do," Old Master Liu looked at Xiao Guobing, full of hope.

Normally, Xiao Guobing would have immediately made the call to his father without a second thought. But recalling his father’s earlier declaration of cutting ties, he hesitated.

At that moment, Liu Yun couldn’t worry about anything else. "Guobing, just call Dad. Maybe he’s not angry anymore." As she spoke, Liu Yun took out her phone, dialed the Xiao Family’s number, and pushed the phone into Xiao Guobing’s hand.

"Hello, who am I speaking with?" Old Master Xiao was sitting on the couch watching the news. The TV was broadcasting the morning scene of the Discipline Inspection Committee’s raid on the Liu Family’s home. Watching this, Old Master Xiao murmured, "These reporters really are efficient. The incident that happened this morning is already on the TV." Just as he finished muttering, his phone rang.

Xiao Guobing, hearing his father’s voice on the other end, felt his heart quiver. But upon seeing the hopeful gaze of his wife and in-laws, he mustered the courage to speak to Old Master Xiao, "Dad, it’s me, Guobing."

"Why are you calling me? I’ve already declared publicly that you’ve been ousted from the Xiao Family. From now on, you’re no longer part of the Xiao Family," said Old Master Xiao, realizing the reason behind Xiao Guobing’s call, but his knowing made him even more irate.

He was angry at himself for having such a useless son. At a time like this, instead of thinking about his own and the Xiao family’s plight, he was making calls for the Liu family.

"Dad, I..." It was hard for Xiao Guobing to bear his father’s words.

Old Master Xiao didn’t let Xiao Guobing finish and instead spoke up bluntly, "Xiao Guobing, I know why you’re calling today. It’s for the matter concerning your wife’s family, the Liu Family, isn’t it? Let me tell you, the Liu family is doomed this time. And if you’re smart, you won’t stick your neck out now. I can tell you that you and your wife are also under investigation by the Discipline Inspection Committee. I’ve said all I have to say. Also, you’re no longer a part of the Xiao Family, so stop using our name to do anything," After speaking, Old Master Xiao unceremoniously hung up.

"Guobing, how did it go, what did your dad say?" Old Master Liu, anxious, asked as soon as he saw Xiao Guobing hang up the phone.

"Dad, it’s more likely to be bad news than good for the Liu family," reflected Xiao Guobing, the words of his father echoing in his mind. In his father’s speech, he could sense the disappointment directed at him.

"Didn’t you talk to your dad, see if he could pull some strings and help us out?" In Ole Lady Liu’s heart, the Xiao Family was a towering tree; for over a decade, she had often gloated to her friends about her daughter marrying into the Xiao family.

"My dad said he couldn’t interfere in this matter," Xiao Guobing still didn’t relay his father’s exact words; he simply couldn’t bring himself to say them.

"How can he not interfere? Your dad is a former high-ranking official; can’t he solve this small issue by just giving a nod to those beneath him?" As soon as Xiao Guobing said this, Ole Lady Liu couldn’t sit still any longer and stood up to argue, "Your father looks down on our Liu family, that’s why he doesn’t want to help."

"Mom, it’s not like that, I..." Xiao Guobing was about to explain when Fu Xiaoyi, holding her phone, came rushing down the stairs. "Uncle Xiao, Aunt Liu, my parents’ phones are switched off. I just called their workplace. They said my parents have been temporarily suspended?" Fu Xiaoyi was aware of the relationship between the Liu and Fu families, even though her parents never told her specifically about any dealings with the Liu Family.