The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 457: Xiao Family’s Arrangements (2)_1

After Fu Xiaoyi hung up the phone, she wondered if the person she had offended was Situ Xin. But she quickly dismissed the thought. She felt that although Situ Xin had a powerful backer, when she had warned Cao Mengqi, she had been very careful to check her surroundings. She hadn’t seen anyone around, and she had spoken so softly that no one other than Cao Mengqi should have heard her.

Moreover, she had been keeping an eye on Cao Mengqi these past few days to see if she made any move, but Cao Mengqi didn’t seem to have reacted at all. This made Fu Xiaoyi even more certain that the person she had offended was not likely to be Situ Xin.

Fu Xiaoyi thought it over and decided to give Lan Junxi a call. They had broken up eight hundred years ago, but they still greeted each other when they met, so in this situation, Fu Xiaoyi thought of Lan Junxi first.

And Lan Junxi truly did not let Fu Xiaoyi down. The call connected, and before Fu Xiaoyi could even speak, Lan Junxi said straight away, "Fu Xiaoyi, after today, don’t call this number again. Situ Xin’s words have already spread everywhere; anyone who maintains contact with you will suffer a dire fate because of Situ Xin. That’s it, then. Remember not to call this number ever again. I think it’s best I just block you altogether." His last sentence was more to himself.

However, hearing this, Fu Xiaoyi’s face fell. She had not expected Situ Xin to make such a statement publicly. Situ Xin’s actions were practically cutting off her means of survival.

Since her parents’ incident, all the relatives in her family had clearly distanced themselves. Fu Xiaoyi had always been pampered like a princess by her parents; she had not known hardship and was essentially capable of nothing. To survive in the Capital City, she had to rely on her good looks and circulate among the young masters of the city.

But now, Situ Xin’s words had turned her into someone the young masters would avoid at all costs.

Fu Xiaoyi now deeply regretted her impulsive decision to confront Cao Mengqi and say those things to her. How could she have forgotten what kind of person Situ Xin was, and what consequences would follow from provoking her?

Fu Xiaoyi rushed to school, straight to Situ Xin’s classroom. "Situ Xin."

Situ Xin was still studying the last book on Divine Beasts in the space. Over these days, she had read every book about Divine Beasts in the space and still hadn’t found the reason for Baibai’s sudden sleepiness.

Aside from occasionally dividing her attention to keep an eye on the Xiao Family, Situ Xin focused most of her concern on Baibai.

Ever since she noticed something was wrong with Baibai, Situ Xin had kept him in the space for longer periods, no longer carrying Baibai with her everywhere.

Situ Xin thought that the abundant Spiritual Energy in the space might benefit Baibai. Unknown to her, this guess allowed Baibai to get through its most dangerous time.

Even though Situ Xin kept Baibai in the space, she would still take him out periodically to show to her family, so as not to arouse their suspicion.

However, Baibai was seen by everyone as a lively and mischievous little creature, always sniffing around for food at mealtimes and rubbing up against you with its watery eyes, whimpering for attention when it felt hungry. But in the past few days, Baibai’s figure had been missing at mealtimes. Seeing Situ Xin holding the sleeping Baibai, they asked, "Baby, what’s wrong with Baibai these days? Is it sick? I keep seeing it sleeping in your arms."

"Grandma, Baibai is fine, just a bit lazy. It still eats as usual, it just sleeps a bit more," Situ Xin replied nonchalantly. She didn’t know how to explain Baibai’s recent abnormality to her grandmother.

Situ Xin, listening to her grandmother, felt worried. She had pulled out all the materials she could find in the space about Divine Beasts and had read through them without rest.

But Baibai was considered a rare species among Divine Beasts, and the books mentioned that each Divine Beast had different habits and even symptoms when sick. So, after almost exhausting all the books, Situ Xin still couldn’t figure out the reason for Baibai’s sudden sleepiness.

As Situ Xin turned to the page mentioning the White Tiger, she heard a voice she found annoying. Frowning, Situ Xin looked at the breathless Fu Xiaoyi and said with impatience, "What is it?"

"Situ Xin, I’m sorry, I went too far before; please forgive me just this once, I won’t dare to do it again," Fu Xiaoyi said with an unusually sincere tone. The current Fu Xiaoyi bore no resemblance to the arrogant person she had been in front of her.

Situ Xin knew why Fu Xiaoyi had come to find her. Under normal circumstances, she might have wanted to torment Fu Xiaoyi a bit and would not have let her off so easily. But at this moment, Situ Xin’s mind was preoccupied with the words "White Tiger" from the book.

Situ Xin had a hunch that she might find the reason for Baibai’s excessive sleepiness right there.

With her mind and eyes full of the book’s content, Situ Xin had no time to fuss over Fu Xiaoyi. "I accept your apology. You can go now. Don’t disturb my reading," she said, lowering her head to continue with her book.

And Fu Xiaoyi, light-headed, left Situ Xin’s classroom. She hadn’t expected Situ Xin to forgive her so easily; she had been prepared for a long struggle before coming.