The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter

Just as Liu Ping was exposed for keeping a mistress and having an illegitimate child, he was suspended from his position. Not only was Liu Ping suspended, but so was his so-called secretary, who was also his mistress. And when it rains, it pours for Liu Ping; right after the affair was brought to light, his wife, Xiao Yali, sought a divorce. But before the couple could face off, Liu Ping, Xiao Yali, and Liu Ping’s mistress and secretary were taken away by the disciplinary committee.

This was the work of The Dark Division, or perhaps it was due to the bribery scandal involving Liu Ping, Xiao Yali, and the mistress that had been exposed. Accompanying Liu Yuhan’s parents, who were also taken away by the disciplinary committee, was the entire Cao Mengqi family. Cao Mengqi’s parents were loyal supporters of Liu Yuhan’s parents. Thus, it was unlikely that Cao Mengqi’s parents were not involved in the bribery scandal as well.

Meanwhile, in Capital City.

Since Situ Xin wasn’t planning to move against the Xiao Family, but rather to teach them a lesson, The Dark Division placed their punitive action against the Xiao Family at the end of their list. However, before The Dark Division could take action,

Xiao Yanlei ran into trouble. The local tabloids splashed stories of Xiao Yanlei’s clandestine dealings with gangs and other criminal acts all over their pages. Normally, had the Xiao Family discovered this early and warned the paper, simply retracting those publications would have sufficed.

Yet, Xia Yujie of the Dragon Society stood firm against the pressure from the Xiao Family and went ahead with the sale of the newspapers detailing Xiao Yanlei’s association with the gangs. How could it be helped when the paper chosen by Shi Tou of the Green Gang was one under the Dragon Society, and Xiao Yanlei had offended the top lady of the Dragon Society?

The newspaper’s influence, combined later with evidence in the hands of the disciplinary committee, led to Xiao Yanlei being taken away for investigation.