The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 572 Nothing Happened (2)_1

Chapter 572: Chapter 572 Nothing Happened (2)_1

Situ Xin announced the news, and it sent the entire Situ Family into a frenzy of excitement. Upon hearing the announcement from Situ Xin, Old Master Loo immediately had Old Madam Loo notify the youngsters in the house to come back for dinner if they were available.

Meanwhile, Old Master Shan, who left the Situ Family’s residence in low spirits, had a hard time. As they got into the car to return home, before Old Master Shan had the chance to reprimand Shan Qiuling, Shan Xue, who knew some insider information about Situ Xin, looked at her father with fear and trepidation and said, "Dad, what do we do now?"

"What do we do? If this attempt didn’t succeed, then so be it. It’s all because of this good-for-nothing, who can’t even handle an affair like this properly. I should never have listened to you and used this good-for-nothing to replace Shan Dongling. Now, great, we haven’t managed to trap Situ Che, but instead a scandal like this has erupted." Old Master Shan had just finished speaking when he remembered the bastard child in Shan Qiuling’s belly. He pointed at her and roared, "Tell me, whose bastard is in your belly, huh? At such a young age, you go messing around outside. You’re just like your mother." Old Master Shan, who was already dissatisfied with Ning Xiaoyu, Qiuling’s mother, was so furious that he cursed her as well.

Although Ning Xiaoyu was furious at what her father-in-law had said, she did not dare show any signs of dissent. She was also utterly disappointed in her daughter for causing such a scandal; if it were to be exposed, her already mediocre reputation... "Shan Qiuling, tell me, who is the father of the child in your belly?"

However, Ning Xiaoyu’s thoughts differed from those of her father-in-law. It was a pity they couldn’t trap Situ Che this time, but thinking of the few people Shan Qiuling usually hung out with, though their family backgrounds were not comparable to the Situ Family, they were much better off than the Shan Family. So, if her daughter was pregnant with a child from one of them, it might not be such a bad thing after all.

But this time, Ning Xiaoyu got it completely wrong. Shan Qiuling was quite playful; so was the crowd she mingled with—messy and disorderly. Moreover, the accidental pregnancy came from their group during a drunken spree in a hotel box. They overdrank—or rather, overplayed.

When they sobered up and came to their senses, the hotel box was already in complete disarray. Therefore, who the father of the child in Shan Qiuling’s belly was, she had no clue whatsoever.

So, when faced with her mother’s question, she lowered her head and gently shook it. She was filled with regret. She should have kept her pregnancy secret from her family and quietly had an abortion the moment she knew.

She should not have tried to pin the child in her belly on Situ Che. Now, she didn’t even know how to extricate herself from the situation.

"What? You don’t know who the father of the child in your belly is? You... You..." Ning Xiaoyu was so infuriated by Shan Qiuling’s response that she nearly ran out of breath. She pointed her finger at Qiuling’s forehead, about to start scolding, when suddenly...

Shan Xue, who was frustrated and anxious all along albeit seeing how indifferent her father and the others appeared, interjected angrily, "Enough. Now’s not the time to talk about this. You’d better think about how to deal with the revenge from the Situ Family."

"Oh, Shan Xue. You can’t be frightened by what that girl from the Situ Family said, can you? You take the words of a little girl seriously?" Ning Xiaoyu was completely out of touch with the upper echelons of Capital City society, so she didn’t have access to information about Situ Xin. She only came to know about the situation of the Situ Family incidentally after overhearing her husband discuss Old Master Shan’s plans.

"Hmmph. A little girl? It figures, with your former status, how could you have access to that information? Situ Xin is no ordinary little girl. Not mentioning her status in both the Situ and the Loo Families, just her tactics alone are not those of an ordinary little girl." Shan Xue generally looked down on Ning Xiaoyu’s lack of awareness.

"Shan Xue, what’s going on?" Even Old Master Shan hadn’t taken what Situ Xin had said to heart till now.

"I don’t know much either; I’ve only heard my in-laws mention that Situ Xin is the darling of both the Situ and Loo families, held like a treasure in their palms. Moreover, it seems Situ Xin has some extraordinary abilities. Before, several families that crossed Situ Xin and both the Situ and Loo Families met a terrible fate, utterly destroyed." As Shan Xue recalled the way Situ Xin had looked at them, she couldn’t help but shiver.

"Is that so?" asked Old Master Shan, although he was rhetorically questioning, he visibly began to believe his daughter Shan Xue’s words. He furrowed his brow, fell silent for a moment, and then said, "Shan Xue, call Bowen and repeat exactly what Situ Xin just said to him."

Just by listening, Shan Xue knew what Old Master Shan was thinking, and she agreed with him.

After all, the Liu Family was Situ Che’s maternal grandfather’s home, and Liu Qian’s family. Perhaps, in consideration of Situ Che and Liu Qian, the Situ Family would spare the Liu Family. So, they had to act quickly and cling to the Liu Family’s coattails, hoping that when the time came, they would speak on their behalf.

However, Old Master Shan and Shan Xue were completely mistaken this time. If it had been anything else, Situ Che and Liu Qian might have spoken up for the Liu Family, but after being appalled by the Liu Family’s actions this time, they felt a deep chill.

Shan Xue called her husband and relayed to him exactly what Situ Xin had said at the end. Her husband, Liu Bowen, happened to be next to Old Master Liu when he received the call. After hanging up, Liu Bowen relayed his wife’s words to Old Master Liu.

Upon hearing about Situ Xin from Liu Bowen, Old Master Liu was startled. He had somehow forgotten about the nightmare that was Situ Xin due to her absence while attending the fashion week in BL. Distracted by the consistent nagging of his eldest son, daughter-in-law, and grandson, he had overlooked the calamitous possibility tied to accepting their scheme with the Situ Family’s formidable vixen.

"How could I have forgotten about this scourge? Provoking this scourge this time really spells disaster." Old Master Liu knew a bit more about Situ Xin’s background than the rest of his family; she was not merely a treasure to the Situ and Loo Families.