The Reborn Aristocrat's Daughter-Chapter 863 - 823: Interlude Banquet (2)

He still maintained the demeanor of a gentleman.

"I heard that the security measures for this birthday banquet were well done. Normally, one cannot enter without an invitation. However, I think the security measures are not very good. Look, didn’t Xiao Shiyao just sneak in?" Wei Li was enthusiastically talking to herself.

But upon hearing Wei Li’s words, Shen Lei could no longer keep his expression unchanged. His facial expression suddenly froze. Who could tell him, where did this woman come from? How could she be so oblivious to social cues? How could she lack such logical ability?

"Oh? Young lady, if you have any questions about the security work this time, I don’t mind personally taking you to the person in charge of the security to ask about it." Situ Xin had just told her husband Xiao Muli that she would come to see her three treasures at home. Yet, just as she walked towards her home’s three treasures, she heard a girl claiming her precious daughter had sneaked in.

Situ Xin quickly figured out what was going on. It was clear that someone was bullying her precious daughter, in addition to being envious, jealous, and resentful towards her.

If someone targeted Situ Xin and said unpleasant things to her, Situ Xin might not take it to heart. But those familiar with Situ Xin knew that she was particularly protective, especially of those she held dear. If anyone upset those she cherished, they had better watch out. Situ Xin wouldn’t just let it go.

Situ Xin had long known that children from some families mature earlier and employ various tactics. However, she hadn’t expected that her ten-year-old daughter would be ostracized.

Thus, after hearing Wei Li’s words, Situ Xin couldn’t hold back and said.

Just as Wei Li was about to yell at the person behind her, "Who are you to dare speak to me like that?" But when Wei Li turned around and saw Situ Xin, the words she was about to utter were abruptly swallowed. Moreover, her aura instantly deflated.

She cautiously greeted Situ Xin: "Hello."

Situ Xin, seeing Wei Li’s reaction, knew that Wei Li recognized her. She raised an eyebrow, did not say anything, but walked straight over to Xiao Shiyao.

Situ Xin was right; Wei Li did recognize her, although she didn’t know Situ Xin’s exact identity. But several times, when she was with her grandfather, and they saw Situ Xin from afar, her grandfather would tell her, "Lili, do you see that person? You better remember in the future, her and her family, our family cannot afford to offend them. If you encounter her or her family members, remember to stay clear."

Having been instilled with this thought a few times by her grandfather, Wei Li knew that Situ Xin was someone their family couldn’t afford to offend.

Upon seeing Situ Xin’s arrival, Shen Lei’s guess was confirmed. Xiao Shiyao, Xiao Xuyao, Xiao Xuyang were indeed the Xiao family’s triplets. He straightened his facial expression and greeted Situ Xin, "Hello Auntie Situ."

Situ Xin, upon hearing Shen Lei call her auntie, was momentarily stunned, and her facial expression froze momentarily. Thankfully, her ability to conceal her emotions was quite good; apart from her three precious ones, no one else noticed her anomaly. "Hmm. Okay."

As Situ Xin responded to Shen Lei’s greeting, she inwardly wailed, "Ah, auntie? Am I that old?" But Situ Xin, you are focusing too much on the trivial. Shen Lei isn’t calling you auntie because you look old, but because you are Xiao Shiyao’s mother, and in terms of seniority, Shen Lei calling you auntie is absolutely correct.

Xiao Shiyao, Xiao Xuyao, and Xiao Xuyang watched as their mother was upset by Shen Lei’s address, yet the three of them couldn’t help but snicker mischievously.

Their snickers earned them an annoyed look from their mother, Situ Xin. "You three, enough, behave yourselves."

Xiao Shiyao quickly stepped forward and hugged her mother’s waist with a coquettish tone, "Aww, Mom, my youngest and prettiest mom."

The way Xiao Shiyao called her ’mom’ stunned Wei Li. Her eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at Xiao Shiyao, who was tightly hugging Situ Xin’s waist and repeated, "Mom?" Suddenly, she pointed at Situ Xin and asked, "She, is your mom?"

"Yes. She is my mom. What? Do you have a problem with that?" Xiao Shiyao looked at Wei Li and nodded in response. "Moreover, she is not just my mom, she is also the mom of Xiao Xuyao and Xiao Xuyao."

Hearing Xiao Shiyao’s words, Wei Li’s face turned pale. All she could think of now was that she had inadvertently offended her own child.

Situ Xin, seeing Wei Li’s distressed expression, understood why. However, seeing that Wei Li was still young, she decided to let it slide.

Situ Xin called out to her three children, "Alright, getting cutesy with me won’t work. Save it for your dad, it works better with him. Okay, you three have rested enough here, it’s time to leave with me. There are many elders from your great-grandparents’ generation who want to meet you."

As she spoke, Situ Xin turned and said to Shen Lei, "Sorry, Auntie needs to take them to meet some people. You go ahead and do as you please." Comparatively speaking, Situ Xin disliked Shen Lei even more than Wei Li.

Though Wei Li had just made an unpleasant remark, it passed because it made clear that Wei Li was not scheming. She was just superficial. Whereas Shen Lei, on the other hand, seemed like a deeply calculative person who grew up accustomed to manipulating, which made him even more distasteful in Situ Xin’s eyes.

"It’s fine, Auntie. You go ahead with your tasks," said Shen Lei, thinking he had maintained a good impression in front of Situ Xin.

Meanwhile, Shen Lei watched Situ Xin and Xiao Shiyao, along with Xiao Xuyao and Xiao Xuyao, as they left. He turned to glance at the terribly pale Wei Li and sighed internally, realizing she must be terrified. However, he couldn’t help feeling a bit of schadenfreude.

Yet with some other motives in mind, Shen Lei looked at the frightened Wei Li and said, "Do you know who Xiao Shiyao and the others are?"

"What, what identity?" asked Wei Li as Shen Lei’s words brought her back to her senses.

"You know whose birthday banquet we are attending today, right? You must be quite familiar with the Xiao family triplets. Those Xiao Shiyao, Xiao Xuyao, and Xiao Xuyao, they are the Xiao family triplets," Shen Lei finished speaking and walked away, leaving Wei Li, who was almost knocked down by the shock of the news. freёnovelkiss.com

Only now did Wei Li realize the kind of person she had offended.

Initially, Situ Xin was somewhat reluctant about her family’s suggestion to introduce her three precious children to everyone. However, now, Situ Xin suddenly felt the idea was good.

Although she could protect her children for a lifetime, she had always forgotten that there was a better way than a mother’s protection – letting them develop their own wings to soar.

Starting from the tenth birthday of Xiao Xuyao, Xiao Xuyang, and Xiao Shiyao, they formally came into the public eye. Since that day, Situ Xin gradually trained them and then bit by bit handed over everything she owned to them, including taking over The Dark Division and all her assets.

They were fully capable of assuming the responsibilities that once belonged to their mother.

Xiao Muli shared the same thoughts as Situ Xin; he also didn’t want to see their children confined under their wings. He too hoped they could soar on their own. Thus, when Situ Xin handed over her assets to the children, he also gradually transferred the Xiao family’s assets, his own assets, to their children.