The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 453: Can Xiao Family be Spared (1)_1

Chapter 453: Chapter 453: Can Xiao Family be Spared (1)_1

Yu Qihao understood when his grandfather spoke like that, the reason why his grandfather was so anxious to find him. His expression changed, and eventually, with a tense face, he looked at his grandfather and said, "Grandfather, you want me to step in, talk to Xiao Xin, and ask her to let the Xiao Family off the hook, right?"

"Yes, yes, you know my relationship with that girl from the Situ Family isn’t good. My getting involved surely wouldn’t have much effect, but it’s different with you. You’ve been close to her for so many years; if you speak to her, she will certainly..." Old Master Yu, thinking his grandson had agreed upon hearing him speak thus, immediately relaxed his expression and even showed a smile.

However, before he could finish, he was interrupted by Yu Qihao: "Grandfather, I don’t want to. I was there when Xiao Yanlei and Liu Yuhan were troubling Xiao Xin. I still clearly remember how Xiao Yanlei threatened to ruin Xiao Xin’s face. Moreover, Grandfather, don’t you realize that if I do as you say this time, go to Xiao Xin, and plead for mercy for the Xiao Family, then there won’t be any chance left for me and Xiao Xin at all, Grandfather." Yu Qihao said excitedly.

"I know all this. Ah Hao, I don’t want this either; I also want you to be with that girl from the Situ Family. But, I can’t disregard the Yu Family. I can’t watch the Yu Family get destroyed on my watch. Ah Hao, consider it as me begging you, go ask that girl from the Situ Family for mercy, just let the Xiao Family go this once." Elder Yu looked at his grandson Yu Qihao’s pained expression and also felt bad. However, for the sake of the Yu Family, he had no choice but to sacrifice his grandson’s happiness.

"Grandfather." Yu Qihao tried to say more, but Elder Yu didn’t give him a chance to speak.

"Ah Hao, I don’t want this either, but there’s no other way, really, if there was any, I wouldn’t be so heartless as to sacrifice your happiness. Ah Hao, consider it as me begging you, go find that girl from the Situ Family and ask for mercy. You know, if the Xiao Family has an issue this time, then our Yu Family is finished too. Ah Hao, do you really want to watch your grandfather die?" Elder Yu looked at Yu Qihao with an emotional tone.

But seeing his grandfather speak so, Yu Qihao showed no signs of agreeing. Biting his lip, he said, "Ah Hao, do you want your grandfather to kneel to you?" Saying this, Elder Yu was about to kneel to Yu Qihao, but how could Yu Qihao allow his own grandfather to kneel before him? He hurriedly held onto his grandfather.

"Grandfather, what are you doing, I, you, I’ll go talk to Xiao Xin." Yu Qihao looked at his grandfather, who was already of an advanced age, yet still supporting the Yu Family, and his heart felt sour. However, once he verbally accepted his grandfather’s proposal, Yu Qihao felt a pang of heartache. It was as if he could see the image of Situ Xin moving farther and farther away from him.

"Ah Hao," hearing his grandson at last acquiesce under his pressure to promise he would speak to Situ Xin, Elder Yu sighed in relief, but his guilt towards his grandson Yu Qihao grew deeper.

"It’s okay, Grandfather, I’ll go and talk to Xiao Xin about this now." After speaking, Yu Qihao didn’t look at Elder Yu but went straight out of the study.

Elder Yu, looking at his grandson’s desolate figure, couldn’t help but sigh helplessly. He aged a lot in that moment.

Yu Qihao, having left his grandfather’s study, calmed his emotions before taking out his phone and dialing Situ Xin’s number.

Situ Xin wasn’t home; she was still in class at school. Yu Qihao had no choice but to rush to Capital City University to find Situ Xin.

"Brother Qihao, how come you have time to come see me? Where’s my brother and the others? Why didn’t they come with you?" Situ Xin looked at Yu Qihao and then behind him, asking.

"Your brother and the others are at school. I came back because of a family emergency," said Yu Qihao, looking at the face of the girl he loved, knowing that in a moment he would lose the right to have her forever, found breathing difficult from the pain in his heart.

"Brother Qihao, what happened at home? Is it serious?" Situ Xin didn’t link this issue with the matters concerning the Yu Family and the Xiao Family.

"Xiao Xin, I," Yu Qihao looked at Situ Xin, finding himself unable to utter the words that were at the tip of his tongue, thinking about his family and his grandfather. After a sigh, he began, "Xiao Xin, I came to you this time because there’s something I’d like to ask for your help with."

"Tell me," Situ Xin said while combing her brain, wondering what difficult situation the Yu Family might have recently encountered. But even after thinking hard, she couldn’t come up with an answer.

"Xiao Xin, can you let the Xiao Family go and not pursue the matter further?" Once Yu Qihao uttered these words, he saw the shock and disappointment in Situ Xin’s eyes, and his heart felt as if it had been split open, aching uncontrollably. He knew that Situ Xin would be disappointed; he was disappointed in himself too. He had seen firsthand how brazen the Xiao siblings had been, threatening to ruin Situ Xin’s appearance.

After hearing him, Situ Xin felt disappointment and sorrow. Yet after hearing Yu Qihao’s words, Situ Xin collected her emotions and looked at Yu Qihao with a serious expression, saying, "Brother Qihao, can you tell me the reason? Why should I let the Xiao Family off the hook? Why are you pleading for the Xiao Family? If I remember correctly, you have no relation to the Xiao Family, right?"

"I have no relation to the Xiao Family, but my grandfather previously had business cooperations with them. And now, with the Xiao Family in trouble, Old Master Xiao has used their past cooperation with our Yu Family to blackmail my grandfather. If my grandfather doesn’t help them through this crisis, they threatened that if the Xiao Family goes down, they will also drag our Yu Family down with them. That’s why my grandfather asked me to talk to you and see if you could let the Xiao Family go." After saying this, Yu Qihao deeply sighed.

"So that’s how it is." Situ Xin realized after Yu Qihao’s explanation, remembering that she had received a message from the Dragon Society mentioning the connection between the Xiao Family and the Yu Family. At the time, Situ Xin didn’t take it seriously and just glanced over it without paying much attention, but now, reminded by Yu Qihao’s words, she finally remembered.