The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 561: Getting Drunk (1)_1

Chapter 561: Chapter 561: Getting Drunk (1)_1

When Situ Che woke up, his head was throbbing painfully. Even more headache-inducing was Shan Qiuling. She woke up after Situ Che did and immediately acted coquettishly, leaning into Situ Che and saying that she was now his woman. She insisted that Situ Che had to take responsibility for her.

How could Situ Che fail to realize that he had been set up? When Shan Qiuling threw herself at him, he exerted force to stand up from the bed directly, leaving Shan Qiuling grasping at air and nearly falling off the bed.

After getting out of the bed, Situ Che took out his phone and called Liu Chengtian to ask him what on earth was going on. How had he ended up at a hotel, and how had Shan Qiuling come to share the same bed with him?

The answer Situ Che received from Liu Chengtian was that after getting drunk yesterday, Situ Che had been insistent on being with Shan Qiuling. And Shan Qiuling, having deep feelings for Situ Che, quickly agreed, and they went to a hotel and got a room together.

Situ Che didn’t believe a word of what Liu Chengtian said. Although he had never been drunk before and didn’t know what he would be like when drunk, he was certain that he wouldn’t behave as Liu Chengtian had described over the phone.

What he was even more certain of was that nothing had happened between him and Shan Qiuling the previous day. Therefore, after hanging up the phone, Situ Che glanced at Shan Qiuling before taking his cell phone and leaving the hotel.

Originally, Situ Che didn’t take the matter to heart. But, three days after the gathering with Liu Chengtian, Liu Qian’s elder sister-in-law, who was also Situ Che’s maternal aunt, came to the Situ Family home along with Old Master Shan, Shan Qiuling, and Shan Qiuling’s mother, Ning Xiaoyu.

The first thing Old Master Shan said to Old Master Situ after stepping into the Situ Family’s house was to demand that Situ Che take responsibility for Shan Qiuling. If Situ Che refused to do so, they would go to court and accuse Situ Che of raping an underage girl.

Old Master Situ was utterly confused by Old Master Shan’s abrupt accusations and had no idea when his grandson had gotten involved with the Shan Family’s granddaughter.

Seeing that Old Master Situ wasn’t about to agree openly, Ning Xiaoyu grew anxious and said to Old Master Situ, "Your Situ Che slept with my Qiu Ling, how is it, do you plan to deny it?" Meanwhile, Shan Xue played the good cop, stepping in to mediate, "Ah Xiaoyu, don’t be in such a hurry. The Situ Family isn’t the kind to deny their actions. Look, Uncle Situ hasn’t spoken yet."

Shan Xue appeared to be speaking on behalf of the Situ Family, but in fact, she was implying that the Situ Family should agree to their terms quickly.

Old Master Situ hadn’t survived all these years for nothing; he caught the insinuations in their words but didn’t believe them one bit. He knew what kind of person his grandson was. "Don’t hurry, we need to get things clear before making any statements," he said.

Old Master Situ called Situ Che over, and the moment Situ Che appeared, Old Master Shan’s eyes lit up. But when Situ Che saw the several people sitting in his family’s living room, especially upon seeing Shan Qiuling, his gaze tightened, and a bad premonition welled up inside him.

Indeed, while Situ Che’s ominous feeling hadn’t yet dissipated, Old Master Shan bluntly asked, "Situ Che, how do you plan to take responsibility for my granddaughter, Qiu Ling?"

"Take responsibility? What responsibility?" Situ Che asked indifferently, looking at Old Master Shan.

Upon hearing Situ Che’s question, Old Master Shan became so incensed that he banged his walking stick against the floor several times, demanding, "What, you took advantage of my family’s Qiu Ling and now you want to deny it? Huh?" Meanwhile, Shan Qiuling began to cry when Situ Che asked, "What responsibility?"

"I didn’t take advantage of Shan Qiuling," Situ Che said coldly. At this point, Situ Che understood what his bad premonition was about.

"Ah Che, how can you deny what you’ve done?" Seeing Situ Che’s resolute attitude, Shan Xue spoke anxiously.

"How can I admit to something I didn’t do? Instead, auntie, I think you should go home and ask my cousin what exactly he did to me," Situ Che’s warning glance caused Shan Xue, who was about to speak again, to swallow her words and dare not speak further.

The Shan Family’s attempt to seek justice from the Situ Family ended in vain, as Situ Che remained cold and adamant that he hadn’t done anything. As they left the Situ Family’s home, Old Master Shan still left a threatening message. If Situ Che didn’t make a stance to take responsibility for Shan Qiuling within a week, they would definitely sue him for the rape of an underaged girl.

Throughout the Shan Family’s presence, Old Master Situ had remained silent, sitting to the side and watching them like clowns performing a show.

After the Shan Family left, Old Master Situ seriously asked Situ Che about what had happened. Situ Che, facing his grandfather, didn’t dare to conceal any details and recounted everything from the beginning to end.

After hearing Situ Che’s story, Old Master Situ fell silent, frowning deeply. He shared the same thought as Situ Che: that Situ Che had been set up, and the culprit behind it, if not Liu Chengtian, then who else could it be?

Old Master Situ stayed silent for a long while before sharing his suspicions with Situ Che, who agreed. Since grandfather and grandson were on the same page, Old Master Situ then called his eldest and youngest sons to come and discuss the matter.

To see how best to deal with the issue.

When Situ Haotian heard the whole process from his nephew, he jumped up, itching to give Liu Chengtian a good beating to vent his anger. However, before Situ Haotian could act out, he was reprimanded by Old Master Situ.

It was Situ Haoran who, after hearing his son recount the whole event, remained silent. Only when Old Master Situ turned his attention to him and asked what he thought about his son’s situation did Situ Haoran speak up and say he would investigate the matter thoroughly. If it indeed had anything to do with Liu Chengtian, he would surely seek justice for his son.