The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 581: The Big Gift Sent Out (1)_1

Chapter 581: Chapter 581: The Big Gift Sent Out (1)_1

"Baby, you better fill us in quickly," Old Master Situ also said, his face full of curiosity.

"Well, I won’t say it now, but it won’t be long before you both know," Situ Xin said with a mysterious smile. She figured the gifts she had sent to the Liu Family and Shan Family should have arrived by now.

As Situ Xin mused, she wondered whether the people from the Shan Family and the Liu Family would like the grand gift she had sent out. But she, Situ Xin, was quite pleased with it.

Liu Family

Liu Boming and his wife originally did not want to get involved in this mess. The things Liu Bowen and his wife had done over the years had completely and utterly hurt them, and if it hadn’t been for their elderly father, the two families would have ceased contact long ago.

This time, after Old Master Liu read the newspaper report on Shan Xue, he ordered Liu Bowen to summon Liu Boming and his wife back.

Even Liu Chengtian and Liu Xinyu were called back home by Old Master Liu. At this time, the whole Liu family was sitting and waiting for Shan Xue’s arrival.

"Grandfather, don’t be angry. You can’t trust the news in these entertainment newspapers, over eighty percent of it is fake," Liu Chengtian said, having been biased towards Shan’s side under his mother’s tutelage since he was young. Seeing how furious his grandfather was about his mother’s issue, he promptly stood up and spoke out.

"Yes, Grandfather, you really can’t trust these entertainment newspapers. Look at all the gossip about those celebrities, none of it is true," Liu Xinyu said, her heart trembling as she saw her grandfather’s stern face. After all, she had been scared of her grandfather since she was a child.

"Hmph. Fake? Not credible? You two are still too green. Ordinary entertainment news can’t be trusted, but this time, if the news were fabricated, and not to mention the influence of your maternal grandfather’s family in the Capital City, which should have kept these reports from being published, even if they were published, they would have stepped forward to refute them and sued that newspaper by now. But look at your maternal grandfather’s family now, have they made any sound?" Old Master Liu said, far more clear-headed than the younger ones. He immediately knew the reports in the paper weren’t fabricated upon reading them.

"But—" Liu Chengtian was still unwilling to give up, trying to defend his mother.

However, before he could even open his mouth, his father Liu Bowen, who had been silent since reading the newspaper, suddenly looked up with fierce eyes, staring at Liu Chengtian, "Stop talking. Let your mother explain this matter herself when she gets here. I want to see how she explains all these," Liu Bowen slammed the newspaper on the coffee table. If it weren’t for the consideration of his father, he would have already smashed everything on that table to pieces.

Liu Boming and his wife, since entering the room, had been maintaining an invisible presence, intentionally lowering their profile. They did not want to get involved in Liu Bowen’s family affairs; better not to seek any benefits and to avoid getting tainted.

Just as the atmosphere in the Liu family living room was so oppressive that it felt suffocating, Shan Xue walked in with a bag, her face weary. As she entered, she affectionately called out, "Dad."

But this time, Shan Xue was doomed to be met with a cold shoulder. Old Master Liu said with a cold face, "Don’t call me dad; I can’t afford to acknowledge that address from you."

Shan Xue, upon hearing Old Master Liu’s words, felt her heart sink. She knew that she had truly made Old Master Liu angry. From her entry until now, Shan Xue had only been busy currying favor with her father-in-law, trying to appease him, but she utterly neglected her husband Liu Bowen.

In fact, she hadn’t even exchanged a glance with Liu Bowen, which made Liu Bowen, who was already looking quite upset, turn even darker.

Shan Xue felt that in this family, as long as she could mollify Old Master Liu, everything else would be fine. As for Liu Bowen, a coy act should be enough to pacify him.

"Dad, what are you talking about? I’m Bowen’s wife, legally married and your eldest daughter-in-law, so how can you say you don’t deserve my calling you dad?" Shan Xue said with a forced smile.

"My Liu family’s eldest daughter-in-law? Then tell me, what is all this? Our Liu family does not have such shameless daughters-in-law," Old Master Liu picked up the newspaper in front of him and threw it at Shan Xue; it landed at her feet.

Shan Xue knew before arriving that the Liu family had definitely seen the newspaper, and had seen its contents. On the way here, she had thought through several coping strategies over and over again.

So, without looking at the newspaper that landed at her feet, she said, "Dad, do you believe what’s written in these entertainment papers? It’s clear this was targeted specifically at our Shan family. Dad, look, it’s not just the newspaper report, but also the current stock situation with Shan’s. Someone is targeting our Shan family. And this person targeting the Shan family, Dad, I think you also have an idea who it is." Shan Xue became increasingly confident as she fabricated her story, "Dad, you know if my aunt’s husband’s family wanted to target our Shan family, they could just go after Shan’s. Why would they smear our Shan family members like this? This way, how can we face anyone when we go out? Dad, you really should talk to my aunt,"

Old Master Liu, partly convinced by Shan Xue’s words and reminded by her that if the Situ Family was behind all these manipulations, it would explain why the Shan family didn’t immediately step forward to clarify things and sue for defamation. It also explained why the Shan family lacked the power to stop the newspaper from publishing negative reports about them.

The Shan family simply did not have the ability to stand against the Situ Family.

Seeing a change in Old Master Liu’s expression, Shan Xue’s heart lifted. Liu Boming and his wife noticed the shift in their father-in-law as well and exchanged glances. Their sister-in-law was indeed formidable, with just a few words, she swayed the old man’s heart.

"Exactly, Grandfather, it must be the Situ Family slandering my maternal family. You know the Situ Family is not something the Liu or Shan family can confront," Liu Chengtian had been completely brainwashed by his mother, entirely siding with her.