The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 737 - 725 The Dark Division’s Expenses (1)_1

Chapter 737: Chapter 725 The Dark Division’s Expenses (1)_1

Originally, under the deliberate actions of The Dark Division, those from the Xiao Family collateral branches and individuals from the aristocratic families investigating Situ Xin’s identity were unable to start their search. Wherever they looked, the information they obtained was that there was no such person. It was as though Situ Xin had sprung out of nowhere.

And with no one to find, quite a few people, holding on to the slim hope, believed that Situ Xin was merely a girl with an ordinary family background but an enchantingly beautiful appearance. This kept their hopes alive, and so, they could not sit still.

This trip to the Xiao Family made Situ Xin realize that sometimes, being low-key is not a good thing. In fact, you need to be low-key when necessary, but at other times, you need to be more high-profile, to show off your background to others.

Only by letting them know your identity and your support can you stop them from causing any more trouble.

After returning from the Xiao Family, Situ Xin spoke to Situ Muli, asking them to reveal a bit of her identity appropriately. How much exactly to "reveal a bit" was not specified by Situ Xin, and Situ Mili went ahead and disclosed all of her identities except for that of the Dark Division Leader.

Situ Muli thought, "If we’re going to reveal it, let’s make it clear and also let it serve as a deterrent." The reason behind hiding Situ Xin’s identity as the Dark Division Leader is that the identity of the Dark Division Leader has always been a closely guarded secret.

Furthermore, in this world, there are countless people who want to know who the Dark Division Leader is. Some wish to cooperate with the Dark Division Leader, some aim to cause trouble, and some even want the Dark Division Leader dead. In any case, Situ Xin’s identity as the Dark Division Leader is not suitable to be disclosed, no matter which way one thinks about it.

Nevertheless, Situ Xin’s remaining identities, excluding that of the Dark Division Leader, were sufficient to deter others and prevent them from acting rashly.

Indeed, just as Situ Mu and the others had thought, once they deliberately leaked Situ Xin’s identity and confirmed that the Xiao Family collateral branches and the aristocratic families had received this first set of information, they called Situ Xin.

At the same time that the Xiao Family collateral branches and those from the aristocratic families received the information about Situ Xin’s personal and family background, everyone broke out in a cold sweat. Those Family Heads whose company projects had been inexplicably returned now suddenly realized the truth.

It wasn’t that there was a problem with their projects, but that they had offended someone they should not have offended.

The Family Heads of the aristocratic families, upon receiving this information, hastily gathered all their family members, telling them to stop meddling in the affairs of choosing the matriarch of the Xiao Family. If they continued to cause trouble, their own families might collapse before a matriarch was even selected for the Xiao Family.

These Family Heads were not fools; on the contrary, they were as shrewd as they come. Some of them realized that although they did not see the Dragon Society’s involvement this time, they had mistakenly considered the Dark Division members who appeared that day as people from the Dragon Society.

The Mao Family Head and his wife, after seeing the information about Situ Xin in their possession, felt a rush of relief. They were grateful that their daughter knew Situ Xin and had timely warned them, otherwise, their Mao Family would have faced the same fate as the Gu Family.

The situation for the Gu Family was completely different. The Gu Family Head was filled with regret. He had always considered himself the deepest schemer among the Family Heads, usually plotting against others, watching their misfortunes. But now, the tables had turned on him.

Their Gu Family Company’s stock had been on a continuous decline since that day, hitting the lower price limit. And the company’s minor shareholders, due to the incessant fall in stock prices, started to panic and began selling off shares. Fortunately, since the other aristocratic families knew that the Gu Family had offended Patriarch Xiao, they dared not acquire the Gu Family’s stocks for fear of being left holding the bag.

However, if the situation was not resolved, the Gu Family wouldn’t even need outsiders to buy their stock; they would have to declare bankruptcy directly.

The Gu Family Head couldn’t help but sigh when he looked at his own children.

Once Situ Xin’s identity was revealed under her direction, the frequent phone calls from the old geezers of the Xiao Family, asking when she would return to the main house or when she had time to seriously discuss the matter of the matriarch position, abruptly stopped.

This sudden absence of calls took Xiao Muli, who had been quite annoyed, a while to adjust to.

However, Xiao Muli soon received the answer he wanted from his assistant and understood why the situation had suddenly turned out this way.

When Xiao Muli heard from his assistant that this reaction was due to the Xiao Family collateral branches and those from the aristocratic families having found out about Situ Xin’s information, his face didn’t show the relief that his assistant expected. Instead, Xiao Muli’s expression grew more troubled.

Xiao Muli suddenly felt that all his years of hard work seemed in vain. He wanted to have enough strength to stand by Situ Xin’s side, to protect her under his wing. But all these years had passed, and while his status was enviable to others,...

that status and power didn’t prevent his beloved from facing all kinds of obstructions. In the end, it was only after her identity was made public that things finally calmed down.

At that moment, Xiao Muli’s heart was filled with mixed emotions. He started to doubt whether the path he had taken all these years was the right one.

Xiao Muli’s assistant, seeing the perplexed look on his boss’s face, thought he was hallucinating. How could his usually stoic and formidable boss show such an expression? "BOSS, do we continue with the original plan?" Xiao Muli’s assistant asked tentatively.

The sudden question from the assistant brought Xiao Muli back to his senses, quickly restoring his usual demeanor. This made the assistant sure that it must have been just his tiredness creating illusions. "Proceed with the plan ahead of schedule," Xiao Muli responded, once again becoming the unflappable figure who never showed a change in emotion.