The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 573 Shan’s Stocks (1)_1

Chapter 573: Chapter 573 Shan’s Stocks (1)_1

Liu Family.

After Old Master Liu and Liu Bowen heard those words Situ Xin said from Shan Xue, how could they stay seated? Old Master Liu could still keep his calm, but Liu Bowen had no such self-control. So, after listening to his father, he paced around anxously, muttering under his breath, "What do we do now? What do we do?"

The first thing Liu Chengtian saw when he entered the room was the sight of his father pacing endlessly. As soon as Liu Chengtian saw his father like this, he immediately connected it to the likelihood of his aunt, Liu Qian, knowing about Situ Che’s situation and associating it with their Liu Family, coming to their house to argue with his grandfather and father.

Thinking of Situ Che, whom he had plotted against, Liu Chengtian felt a wave of satisfaction in his heart. After being suppressed by Situ Che for so many years, he had finally found such a good opportunity for revenge. How could he not be happy? With his mood lifted, Liu Chengtian sprawled out on the nearest sofa and said to his father, "Dad, what’s gotten into you? Did Auntie come to argue with you and Grandpa? Or did she come to ask you to go to my maternal grandfather’s house to plead on her behalf?"

Liu Chengtian hadn’t actually found any evidence to clear Situ Che’s name because he had heard his grandfather and father mention that they were too late when they went to check the security footage, and someone else had taken it—and that someone was certainly not from the Situ Family. "Right, I heard my mom say that she was going with my maternal grandfather and Shan Xue to the Situ Family today, to demand that Situ Che take responsibility. How did it go? Did the Situ Family agree?"

Every time Liu Chengtian thought of Situ Che being cornered and forced into agreement, his mood brightened, as radiant as the afternoon sun.

However, such a good mood was not destined to last long for Liu Chengtian. The words that came from his father next completely shattered his previously good mood.

"Hmph, it would be so much better if your aunt had personally come to see me and Grandpa. We wouldn’t have to be worrying like this. Don’t even bring up your mother right now; because of her incessant nagging in my ear about how your aunt and her family are drifting apart from us, I foolishly listened to her and agreed to this matter. And now, look at what’s happened. Our Liu Family might just end up being finished because of your mother," Liu Bowen said. Hearing his own words brought out the pent-up anger inside him, which he couldn’t hold back and took out on his son.

"What happened? Everything was fine before, wasn’t it?" Liu Chengtian could see his father was quite furious.

"Fine? They have never eased up. And this time, the Situ Family found some evidence, I don’t know what, and your maternal grandparents and your mother were just chased out of their house. Moreover, your mother called me earlier to say that the Situ Family isn’t planning to let the Shan Family and our Liu Family off the hook this time. Your aunt is probably also angered by our actions," Liu Bowen explained, though he wasn’t as carefree as Dan Deyou, he had a weak spot—easily influenced.

Truth be told, Liu Bowen and his sister Liu Qian used to have a good sibling relationship. But ever since he married Shan Xue, she had always been whispering in his ear, telling him how Liu Qian and his brother Liu Boming were treating their family poorly.

Repeated nagging had naturally led Liu Bowen to gradually become estranged from his sister Liu Qian and brother Liu Boming.

In recent years, he had grown much closer to his wife’s relatives. His two children also clearly became much closer to their mother’s side of the family.

"That’s impossible. I was very careful with this whole affair. Even if the Situ Family suspects my involvement, they won’t find any evidence. Without evidence, they can’t take action against our Liu Family. Dad, you must be mistaken," Liu Chengtian said, refusing to believe it, and straightened up.

"How is it impossible, hmph, I must have been blind to have listened to your family’s advice and worked with the Shan Family to conspire against my grandson Ah Che," Elder Liu said with remorse. Elder Liu wasn’t inherently bad—had he been, the Situ Family would not have consented to marry into the Liu Family. But as Elder Liu aged, he inevitably had his muddled moments. This time, he had been swayed by his eldest son, daughter-in-law, and grandson, who had taken turns telling him how distant his daughter Liu Qian and grandson Situ Che had grown from him and the rest of the Liu Family, which would mean the Liu Family could forget about any future benefits from his grandson.

Then, when Elder Liu’s attitude softened, his eldest son put forth a proposal to further strengthen family ties. Thinking it over, Elder Liu found the idea of "adding kinship upon kinship" appealing and, wishing to raise the Liu Family’s status, he agreed to collaborate with his daughter-in-law’s family.

Now that the matter had come to a head, Old Master Liu, startled by Situ Xin’s words, became fully alert. He ruefully questioned himself how he could have conspired against his own daughter and grandson based solely on the words of his eldest son’s family. "If you intended to plot against someone, why didn’t you investigate thoroughly to see if the Situ Family was one you could scheme against? Hmph, just try to imagine the power of the Situ Family—not even our Liu Family combined with the Shan Family and the backing behind them match up to the Situ Family’s might."

"Then, Dad, think of something. If not, our Liu Family is truly finished. Why don’t you call Auntie Qian and plead with her, see if she can persuade Situ Xin to show some mercy?" Liu Bowen now also came to his senses and felt fear.

However, Liu Chengtian had no such realization; he simply couldn’t understand why his grandfather and father were so afraid. Even if the Situ Family had found evidence of his plot against Situ Che, the worst-case scenario would be an outright break with the Situ Family. After all, they hadn’t benefited much from his aunt’s connection to the Situ Family before. So if there were no relations, there wouldn’t be much loss for their Liu Family.