The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 456 Xiao Family’s Arrangement (1)_1

"Cao Mengqi." Old Master Xiao ground out the name through clenched teeth, with such intense loathing it seemed as if he couldn’t wait to skin Cao Mengqi alive and drink her blood.

"Dad, what’s wrong?" The others, clueless, watched as Old Master Xiao’s face shifted from cheerfulness to being clouded with dark clouds in the next second.

"See for yourself." Old Master Xiao passed the documents in his hand to Xiao Yuejiang.

After glancing at his father, Xiao Yuejiang looked down at the documents. His face darkened in horror as he read. "Dad, I won’t let this Cao Mengqi off the hook." Just thinking of how his son Xiao Yanlei met such a tragic fate largely because of this Cao Mengqi made him want to dismember her right then and there.

Liu Yuhan, sitting in her wheelchair, asked puzzledly when she heard her uncle mention Cao Mengqi’s name, "Uncle, what happened to Cao Mengqi?"

"Hmph, what happened? Just read this." Recently, Xiao Yuechao’s attitude toward his niece had done a complete about-face, especially as Liu Yuhan’s leg pain gradually subsided. Every time he thought about his son’s situation, he couldn’t stand his niece. If it weren’t for Old Master Xiao’s presence, he would have driven her out of the house long ago.

As Liu Yuhan read the documents her uncle handed to her, her face turned to disbelief. "This, this..." She looked incredulously at her grandfather and uncle, so shocked she lost the ability to speak.

"What ’this’? Hmph, see what kind of friends you’ve made. Without her, would our Xiao Family, your brother Yan Lei, have ended up like this today?" Xiao Yuechao managed to hold back from directly calling her the root of disaster, maintaining some level of rationality.

"Enough, Yuechao, say no more. I’ll leave the matter of Cao Mengqi to you to handle," Old Master Xiao said, knowing his younger son harbored anger for what happened to his own son Xiao Yanlei and was holding back a storm inside.

Thus, Old Master Xiao delegated the matter to Xiao Yuejiang as a way to vent his repressed rage, "Yes, Dad, I understand. I will take care of this matter properly," said Xiao Yuejiang, teeth clenched with vehemence.

"Also, Yuhan, you shouldn’t stay at Capital City University anymore. I’ve arranged for you to attend a university in Country Y. After this period is over, you should go study there." What Old Master Xiao left unsaid was that it would be best for her not to come back.

After this incident, Old Master Xiao was utterly disappointed in his granddaughter whom he’d doted on for over a decade. Although disappointed, since she was his beloved granddaughter, he couldn’t bring himself to be as ruthless as he was with outsiders, totally indifferent. Still, he was uncomfortable with her presence, so he chose to send Liu Yuhan abroad. In fact, it was also because Old Master Xiao feared that seeing Liu Yuhan could upset Situ Xin enough to do something he couldn’t accept.

"Grandpa," Liu Yuhan hadn’t expected her grandfather to suggest she go abroad.

"No need to say anything, let’s end this matter here. I’m tired, going up to rest for a while," Old Master Xiao didn’t give Liu Yuhan a chance to speak and turned to go upstairs without even looking at her.

Cao Mengqi had barely recovered from the shock of losing her virginity when she returned to school and received news of the disciplinary decision against her parents. Her parents were out of luck compared to Xiao Yanlei; apart from being expelled from the party and all official positions, and the confiscation of all their assets, they were also sentenced to ten years in prison, owing to their lack of any backing.

The outcome for Liu Yuhan’s parents wasn’t much better. Naturally, her mother was spared the miseries of prison due to Old Master Xiao’s influence. However, her father, after the previous revelation of his mistress and illegitimate child, had greatly disappointed Old Master Xiao, resulting in a severe punishment for him

Cao Mengqi, pale with shock from the news about her parents, soon found herself called to a meeting with her academic advisor, who informed her that she had been expelled from the university. As for the reason for the expulsion, the advisor did not mention it; it wasn’t that they chose to withhold it, but rather they didn’t know the specifics themselves—they were simply passing on a notice from the principal.

Yet Cao Mengqi, buffeted by continuous blows, was too dazed to even think of asking for a reason, and she numbly walked out of her advisor’s office.

When Situ Xin learned of Cao Mengqi’s expulsion, Cao Mengqi had already disappeared from the school. Situ Xin knew that the Xiao Family was behind it, but she was pleased with this outcome and didn’t bother following up on Cao Mengqi any further, not knowing what kind of retribution Xiao Yuechao of the Xiao Family had in store for her upon her departure.

"Situ Xin, I know I was wrong, please forgive me," Fu Xiaoyi had also been having a tough time these past few days. Suddenly, the apartment where she lived was reclaimed by the man who had given it to her, followed by her credit card being frozen while shopping at the mall. When she phoned the man who had provided her with the card, he told her coldly, "Our relationship is over, so I’m taking back the little I gave you."

Hearing this left Fu Xiaoyi stunned; she couldn’t believe that the man who had whispered sweet nothings to her in bed last night could change so drastically. Even if their relationship wasn’t typical, it shouldn’t have changed so quickly. But Fu Xiaoyi had forgotten one thing: men’s bedtalk is often worthless.