The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 618 There Won’t Be a Next Time (2)_1

Chapter 618: Chapter 618 There Won’t Be a Next Time (2)_1

Oster, upon noticing Situ Xin’s attention to him, nodded at her very gentlemanly. Then, fluently speaking the language of Country B, he said to Xia Yujie and Liu Yuxiang, "Xiang, Ah Jie, won’t you introduce me to this beautiful lady?"

The stunningly enraptured gaze that Oster had given Situ Xin did not escape the eyes of Xia Yujie and Liu Yuxiang.

However, due to Oster’s status and the fact that he was a guest at their Dragon Society, Xia Yujie reluctantly introduced her, against his better judgment, "This is my sister, Xiao Xin." Although he had introduced her, Xia Yujie did not reveal Situ Xin’s true identity, instead he claimed her as his sister. However, Xia Yujie indeed cherished Situ Xin as his own biological sister.

After the death of Xia Yujie’s father, he truly considered Situ Xin and Liu Yuxiang to be the only two relatives he had in this world.

"I’m telling you Oster, put away those flirtatious thoughts of yours. My Xiao Xin is not someone you can covet. If you dare to bother our precious sister, be prepared to be severely dealt with by the two of us," Liu Yuxiang, well aware of Oster’s fickle heart, promptly voiced a warning. As he cautioned, he even raised his fist and waved it a few times at Oster, as a warning.

Oster couldn’t help but laugh upon seeing Xia Yujie’s and Liu Yuxiang’s anxious demeanor. It was his first time seeing someone, other than their own high-maintenance miss, elicit such a tense expression from them. Despite noticing the warning looks from Xia Yujie and Liu Yuxiang, Oster ignored them and, with a brilliant smile, continued to address Situ Xin, "Beautiful... miss... nice to... meet you... I’m... Oster. Very... happy... to make... your acquaintance." His self-introduction was halting, but in the end, Situ Xin understood him.

Situ Xin nodded at Oster and greeted, "Hello. Welcome to Country B," before turning her attention away from him. What she cared about the most right now was Shan Xue. "Ah Jie, Ah Xiang, if you’re busy right now, I’ll go down to the basement to find Shan Xue myself."

"Sure." Xia Yujie wanted to accompany Situ Xin, but after glancing at Oster, he dismissed the idea. The Dragon Society’s basement was a forbidden area for their society. Ordinary people could not, and would not be able to enter. Not only was the basement equipped with the world’s most advanced security devices, but there were also various formations placed by Situ Xin. Anyone who did not know the method to break the formation would find no return once they entered it. "Let Ah Xiang accompany you."

"Yeah, Teach—I mean, I’ll go with you," Liu Yuxiang almost slipped up and used his usual way of addressing Situ Xin, which would have inadvertently revealed her identity.

"No need, you’re busy, I can go on my own. This little matter, I can handle," Situ Xin declined the offer of company from Xia Yujie and Liu Yuxiang, and went alone with Baibai to the basement in search of the imprisoned Shan Xue.

When the guards at the basement saw Situ Xin, they respectfully bowed and called out, "Miss,"

Situ Xin nodded at them in acknowledgment before stating, "Open the door, I want to go in."

"Yes." The basement guards assisted Situ Xin in opening the door to the basement.

The Dragon Society’s basement, personally designed and constructed by Situ Xin, was not dark or damp upon entering. Instead, it was quite dry and comfortable.

Upon reaching the room where Shan Xue was confined, Situ Xin opened the door and walked in.

Shan Xue, who had been locked in the room, instinctively lifted her head upon hearing the door open. During the first few days of her confinement, Shan Xue had been restless, constantly shouting for release.

But when all her yelling and screaming went ignored except for food being delivered at set times, she eventually settled down. She knew that no matter how much she screamed, it would only waste her energy without achieving anything else.

Since entering the basement, all of Shan Xue’s possessions had been taken from her. She had no way of knowing the time outside. When she heard the door open, she subconsciously thought it was mealtime again, although she vaguely felt the day had passed unusually quickly.

When Situ Xin pushed open the door, she initially didn’t recognize the person squatting in the corner. The inmate bore no resemblance to the elegant lady she used to be but looked more like a rural woman working on a construction site.

With sallow skin, slightly sunken cheeks, hair disheveled, even Situ Xin noticed the wrinkles on the woman’s face, a stark difference from the meticulously made-up and impeccably styled Shan Xue of before.

It was only after a closer look that Situ Xin recognized the woman crouching in the corner was indeed Shan Xue.

Seeing Shan Xue aged almost beyond recognition jolted Situ Xin slightly, but this surprise was fleeting. Her surprise stemmed from her memory that she had instructed Xia Yujie and Liu Yuxiang to bring Shan Xue back stealthily, without orders to mistreat her. Given Shan Xue’s clothing and the dining utensils left on the ground, Situ Xin was certain that Xia Yujie and Liu Yuxiang had not mistreated her, but merely captured her from outside, cut off her outside contact, and nothing more.

Situ Xin walked into the room, then sat down on the only stool inside.

The moment the door opened, Shan Xue realized the identity of the person at the entrance was Situ Xin and had an epiphany. In the days of her capture, she had speculated about which of her rivals had plotted against her, but she had invariably overlooked Situ Xin.

In her mind, Situ Xin, and the entire Situ Family who had a military and political background, would surely have nothing to do with The Underworld.

It never occurred to Shan Xue, no matter her schemes, that she would ever overlook the hidden identity harbored by Situ Xin.