The Reborn Aristocrat's Daughter-Chapter 917 - 434

"I didn’t, I heard all of this from Liu Xin. Liu Xin and Lu Xinyi are good friends, would she make this up?" Once the woman heard Lu Xinyi mention sending a lawyer’s letter, she lost her composure.

Liu Xin didn’t expect that the woman would rat her out directly, and she suddenly couldn’t sit still anymore.

She was originally eager to sit back and watch the show, waiting for Lu Xinyi to be besieged by these people.

Whenever she thought about what happened that night, she felt a fire in her heart. She had intended to push Lu Xinyi into the flames, but as a result, Lu Xinyi ended up in a nest of gold, so how could she feel at ease?

Liu Xin suddenly stood up from her seat, trying to make a few excuses for herself. After all, she couldn’t afford to offend Xiao Shiyao.

However, with just a look from Xiao Shiyao, she shut her mouth.

"You said it yourself, Liu Xin and Lu Xinyi are good friends. If they’re good friends, then why would Liu Xin badmouth Lu Xinyi in front of you?" Xiao Shiyao did this on purpose. If it weren’t for Lu Xinyi being her sister-in-law, she wouldn’t bother with these trivial matters in class.

But now that Lu Xinyi is her sister-in-law, her acknowledged sister-in-law, and she has also promised her elder brother that she would take care of his wife. If that’s the case, then those who want to bully Lu Xinyi will have to deal with her, Xiao Shiyao.

"This..." The person confronted by Xiao Shiyao’s question didn’t even know how to respond.

"Don’t be like ’this’ and ’that’. Liu Xin, right? Since you’re here, come over and clarify with them whether it was you who said Lu Xinyi seduced my elder brother, or if they made it up themselves and then smeared you with the accusations. Don’t be afraid, just tell the truth."

Wasn’t Liu Xin just now in a rush to explain? Fine, Xiao Shiyao would give her the chance.

As Xiao Shiyao spoke, she playfully shot a glance at Lu Xinyi, reassuring her that she would handle the situation.

Lu Xinyi, who was originally feeling very down, felt a bit better when she saw Xiao Shiyao’s expression. She didn’t care about these girls ganging up on her and saying those nasty words. What chilled her heart and caused her to feel depressed was knowing that the person who spoke ill of her behind her back and incited these girls to insult her was the friend whom she had always regarded as a close friend, her bestie—Liu Xin.

It was precisely because she knew it was Liu Xin’s doing, she remained silent. What could she say, what was there to say? That all this was caused by her own good friend, Liu Xin, behind her back?

When Xiao Shiyao named her, Liu Xin trembled. She had not expected Xiao Shiyao to suddenly appear, let alone that normally indifferent Xiao Shiyao would step forward to speak out.

"This... I only know that the Second Young Master Xiao was drugged that day and then had a relationship with Xinyi." Liu Xin was quite cunning and quick-witted.

Her mind worked fast, and the words she chose sidestepped the main issue.

That Xiao Xuyang had been drugged that day was something people in their circle had heard to some extent. As for who drugged him, there were not many people who knew. And when others heard it, they couldn’t help but think of Lu Xinyi.

Others might not detect the insinuation in Liu Xin’s words, but Xiao Shiyao knew who she was—Liu Xin even dared to play this game in front of her, which was really ridiculous.

"Is that so? Because what I heard is not the same story at all," Xiao Shiyao said, revealing a sarcastic smile to Liu Xin.

Seeing the smile that Xiao Shiyao directed at her, she felt a bad premonition coming on.

"My elder brother was indeed drugged, but the drug definitely wasn’t administered by my Lu Xinyi. And Lu Xinyi was also drugged that night. As for who did it, Liu Xin, why don’t you tell us?" Xiao Shiyao was deliberately making things difficult for Liu Xin.

Liu Xin’s face right now was as ugly as it could be.

"I don’t think you have the face to speak now, nor can you bring yourself to say it. Wasn’t it you who poisoned Lu Xinyi? Of course, you wouldn’t kindly want to pair Lu Xinyi up with my second brother. If that were truly your intention, then my family and I would have had to bring gifts to properly thank you. But your real aim was to push Lu Xinyi into a pit of fire. Taking Lu Xinyi to the dinner party and then, while she was not paying attention, slipping the pre-prepared drug into her cup. It just so happened that, by some fluke, my second brother got involved and ended up with Lu Xinyi. Knowing that your scheme had backfired, causing my second brother to fall for Lu Xinyi instead, you felt uncomfortable and wanted to use other means to plot against Lu Xinyi. You really have a vicious heart."

When it really came down to eloquence, Liu Xin might not necessarily be able to match Xiao Shiyao. Moreover, she could be arrogant in front of others, but she didn’t dare in front of Xiao Shiyao.

"I didn’t." Liu Xin added this dryly at the end of Xiao Shiyao’s speech.

"Whether you did or not isn’t for you to negate just by saying so. Facts and evidence will tell. Did you think that my second brother spared those who drugged him and that man but not you because he is too tender-hearted towards women? Haha, don’t be ridiculous. Even if you stripped naked and lay there, my second brother wouldn’t give you a second glance," Xiao Shiyao’s venomous tongue was fully revealed.

"Xiao Shiyao, you..." Liu Xin’s face was now uglier than ever. Xiao Shiyao’s words struck a nerve. Liu Xin had long harbored feelings for Xiao Xuyang, and ever since she found out that Lu Xinyi accidentally got involved with him, she’s broken countless fingernails in rage.

From the moment she found out Master Lin was dealt with by Xiao Xuyang while she herself was unharmed, she couldn’t help but think that maybe Xiao Xuyang had feelings for her too and couldn’t bear to lay a hand on her.

"Don’t call me by my name. Just hearing it from your mouth makes my skin crawl. Really now, who do you think you are to daydream that my second brother would like you? Let me tell you the truth, my second brother knew all along that you drugged Lu Xinyi. He didn’t move against you because you were Lu Xinyi’s good friend, and he was pursuing Lu Xinyi. He was afraid that touching you without discretion might upset Lu Xinyi, so he spared you for the time being. But he doesn’t need to worry how to deal with you anymore. I’m here. You’re just too arrogant, not knowing when to stop. I wasn’t planning to get involved in this mess, but you have really gone too far," Xiao Shiyao truly found Liu Xin disgusting.

And Liu Xin happened to be the type of person she disliked the most.

One face for the public, another behind closed doors, she even plotted against her own friends.

"Is it me who’s gone too far? Or is it Lu Xinyi? Do you think I really wanted to be friends with her? Hah, always acting so loftily, who is she trying to impress? Plus, those young masters have really taken a liking to her. I just can’t stand it, and I wanted to tear off her facade, to let everyone see the real face of Lu Xinyi," Liu Xin, provoked by Xiao Shiyao’s words, could no longer maintain her pretense.

In fact, she could no longer keep up the façade. If it were anyone else saying these things, she might have explained herself or bitten back. But this person was Xiao Shiyao. Despite hating Xiao Shiyao to death and having prepared all sorts of justifications in her mind, she still couldn’t speak them out loud.

Because she was well aware that Xiao Shiyao, if she wanted to deal with her, would have a hundred ways to do so.

"Liu Xin, if you can’t stand me, then stay away from me. Why do you pretend to be my friend, let me open up to you, and yet harm me like this? I just wanted to live a simple life," Lu Xinyi was truly hurt by what Liu Xin did and said.

Xiao Shiyao remembered that Lu Xinyi was pregnant now and worried that sadness might harm the baby in her belly. That baby was her future niece. Privately, Xiao Shiyao wanted a soft and little niece.

Apparently, both the Situ Family and the Xiao Family particularly favored daughters over sons.

"Sister-in-law, let’s not get angry over such people, it’s not worth it. And you mustn’t harm your health. If anything happens to you, I wouldn’t know how to explain it to my second brother. You don’t know, my second brother came to see me last night just to ask me to take good care of you at school, worried that Liu Xin would bully you," Xiao Shiyao walked over to Lu Xinyi’s side, very affectionately and naturally took Lu Xinyi’s arm, and the way she addressed Lu Xinyi had changed, directly calling her sister-in-law.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you all. This is my sister-in-law, not some woman clinging onto my brother, scheming against him. My sister-in-law has met my great-grandfather and received my parents’ approval. To be honest, it’s my second brother who is pursuing her, and she hasn’t even agreed to marry him yet," Xiao Shiyao said this in front of everyone to remind all present that Lu Xinyi was recognized by both the Xiao Family and the Situ Family, and if anyone tried to mess with her again, they’d better weigh their own significance.

Xiao Shiyao’s words were a heavy blow to Liu Xin. She nearly lost her balance and swayed, only steadying herself by grabbing onto a nearby table to prevent herself from falling down.

She thought that even if Lu Xinyi had relations with Xiao Xuyang, even if Xiao Xuyang had taken a liking to Lu Xinyi, marrying into the Xiao Family wouldn’t be easy, given Lu Xinyi’s family background. Because she knew that aristocratic families like theirs value social standing and look for suitable matches.

But Xiao Shiyao’s address to Lu Xinyi and the things she said really made it difficult for Liu Xin to accept. Why? Why did Lu Xinyi always get such good fortune?

Not only Liu Xin, but other classmates were also taken by surprise that Lu Xinyi had so easily gained the approval of Xiao Shiyao’s parents. They began to see Lu Xinyi in a new light, understanding that with the nod from Xiao Shiyao’s parents, Lu Xinyi was now under the protection of both the Xiao Family and the Situ Family, and none of them dared to offend Lu Xinyi.

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