The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 443: The Rapid Fall of the Xiao Family (1)_1

Chapter 443: Chapter 443: The Rapid Fall of the Xiao Family (1)_1

Cao Mengqi knew that Liu Yuhan mistook her for a nurse at the hospital. "Yuhan, it’s me."

"Mengqi, why did you come so late?" When she saw Cao Mengqi, aside from the initial delight, Liu Yuhan began to complain.

But Cao Mengqi wasn’t there to coax the young miss today. She was there because of a problem with her parents. "Yuhan, the reason I haven’t visited you is that both our families, something’s happened to them."

"What, something happened? What happened to my family?" Liu Yuhan shot up in bed anxiously after hearing Cao Mengqi mention her family’s troubles and instantly felt a spasm in her leg followed by a surge of pain. The pain made Liu Yuhan cry out, and tears began to stream from her eyes.

"Yuhan, are you okay?" Since they still needed the help of Liu Yuhan—or, to be more accurate, the help of the Xiao Family, her maternal grandfather’s family—Cao Mengqi pretended to be concerned and asked.

"I’m fine, just hurry up and tell me, what happened to my family?" Liu Yuhan asked urgently.

"Both your parents and mine have been taken away by the Discipline Inspection Commission. You know what kind of place that is—once someone is taken in, it’s very difficult for them to come out unscathed. Yuhan, could you speak to your grandfather about this, ask him to pull some strings, to get our parents out of the Discipline Inspection Commission? I’m begging you." To save her own parents, Cao Mengqi deliberately hid the fact that Liu Yuhan’s father, Liu Ping, had a mistress and an illegitimate child outside, because she knew if she brought that up, Liu Yuhan’s attention would focus solely on that issue and put the matter of their parents being taken by the Discipline Inspection Commission to the side, which Cao Mengqi did not want to see.

"You, are you serious? My parents and your parents are in the Discipline Inspection Commission. That’s impossible. With my grandfather around, how could they dare to take my parents?" Although Liu Yuhan verbally expressed disbelief, she was not foolish. Connecting the dots with the absence of anyone from the Xiao Family at the hospital these past few days, she had already half believed what Cao Mengqi told her. "You, give me your phone."

Cao Mengqi knew Liu Yuhan was going to call Old Master Xiao to verify the situation and quickly handed over her phone.

Liu Yuhan picked up the phone and called her grandfather’s house.

"Hello. May I ask who you’re looking for?" The call was not answered by Old Master Xiao but by Liu Yuhan’s younger aunt, Xiao Yanlei’s mother.

"Auntie, it’s me, Yuhan. Can I speak to Grandpa?" Although Liu Yuhan was anxious, she dared not be presumptuous with her family on her grandfather’s side.

"Liu Yuhan? How dare you call here, it’s all because of you, because of you, that little tramp, that my Yan Lei was taken in by the Discipline Inspection Commission. It’s all your fault. I’m telling you, if anything happens to my Yan Lei, I will never let you off." At the other end of the phone, Xiao Yanlei’s mother, upon hearing that Liu Yuhan, the main culprit, had called, unleashed the anger that had been building up. Ever since the incident with Xiao Yanlei, from her own family, she found out that it was all because of Liu Yuhan. So, the moment she heard Liu Yuhan’s voice, the rage that had been suppressed for days burst forth.

"Auntie, what happened to Brother Yan Lei? He..." Liu Yuhan was stunned to be scolded so harshly by her aunt, who usually doted on her. However, she didn’t forget to inquire what had happened to her brother Yan Lei. But before she could ask, the phone was abruptly hung up by her aunt.

"Yuhan, how did it go? Did your grandfather agree to help?" Cao Mengqi saw Liu Yuhan hang up and asked anxiously.

"It wasn’t Grandpa who answered the call." Liu Yuhan looked stunned but still answered Cao Mengqi’s question. "Mengqi, what happened to my brother Yan Lei?"

"This, well, your Brother Yan Lei has also been taken by the Discipline Inspection Commission. The day before yesterday, the newspapers in the Capital City reported that your Brother Yan Lei was colluding with the underworld, committing many illegal acts. So," Cao Mengqi was reluctant to tell, but she knew that even if she didn’t mention it, Liu Yuhan just had to ask anyone outside to find out what had happened.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yuhan could no longer sit still. Ignoring her leg pain, which was driving her mad, she gestured to Cao Mengqi to help her into a wheelchair. Then she didn’t even bother with the discharge procedures and went straight out of the hospital in her wheelchair, ready to rush back to the Xiao Family to find out what exactly was going on. How could it be that her parents were suddenly in the Discipline Inspection Commission, and even her brother Yan Lei had been taken?

Watching Liu Yuhan rushing out in her wheelchair, Cao Mengqi hurriedly caught up to her and pleaded, "Yuhan, please ask your grandfather to help my parents." Cao Mengqi had come to Liu Yuhan in desperation. She practically knew no one in the Capital City, and the only person she knew with any background was Liu Yuhan. Therefore, Cao Mengqi had no choice but to place all her hopes on her.

However, Liu Yuhan ignored Cao Mengqi this time; she was completely preoccupied with the situation of her own parents and Xiao Yanlei.

Compared to the chaos at the Xiao Family, Situ Xin, the person who had instigated the incident, was leisurely at home. Because of the trouble Xiao Yanlei and Liu Yuhan had caused for Situ Xin at school, the elders in her family had forbidden her from attending Capital City University for a few days.

Both Old Master Situ and Old Master Loo had said they wanted to speak to the university principal before allowing her to return to school.

Situ Xin felt helpless about her family’s decision but accepted it with pleasure. She could finally sleep until she woke up naturally without being nagged by her grandmother every morning. After getting enough sleep, Situ Xin continued to explore the reason behind Baibai’s recent abnormal behavior.

Occasionally, she would hear about the progress of the Xiao Family’s situation from Situ Muli, Xiang Yang, Xia Yujie, and Liu Yuxiang. One could say that Situ Xin’s recent days had been quite comfortable.

But her comfort didn’t last long, as Situ Xin’s aunt Lu Juan came to the Situ Family’s house with Yu Shiyin in tow.

"Baby, have you prepared the clothes you need for BL Fashion Week? If you haven’t, I’ve brought you an assistant." Lu Juan pulled Yu Shiyin over and said to Situ Xin.