Chapter 782 - 759 Unusual_1
The Gu Family and Qian Family collapsed overnight, and all the aristocratic families knew it. Not just them, even ordinary people were aware that the Gu and Qian families had fallen. However, those ordinary people didn’t know the real reason behind the overnight collapse of the Gu and Qian families, whereas the aristocratic families had heard some whispers. Only those who truly held power knew the actual reason behind the downfall of the Gu and Qian families.
After the fall of the Gu and Qian families, the collateral branches of the Xiao Family, especially those old fellows who considered themselves the elders of the Xiao Family that had shown up that day, all shrank back, barely daring to breathe, for fear that Xiao Muli, after dealing with the Gu and Qian families, would come for them next.
But even as they hid and continually avoided Xiao Muli, Xiao Muli would not be lenient and let them off, least of all these collateral branches. It could be said that before, Xiao Muli might have considered their shared lineage and have been somewhat lenient, but the recent events taught Xiao Muli that in the face of power, such kinship meant nothing.
Thus, after the Gu and Qian families fell, Xiao Muli began to clean up the Xiao Family’s collateral branches with iron-handed measures.
Situ Xin, since the day she had been intimate with Xiao Muli, had completely put the incident out of her mind. It was unclear whether this was a deliberate act to forget what happened that day, or whether she truly didn’t care and had forgotten. Nevertheless, Situ Xin returned from the Xiao Family Old Mansion and resumed her normal life, truly not reminiscing about that night.
On the other hand, Baibai kept staring at Situ Xin from time to time over the following days. Sometimes, Situ Xin felt so uncomfortable under Baibai’s gaze that she couldn’t stand it.
As for Xiao Muli, a man in his early twenties who had just indulged his desires, his longing for Situ Xin grew stronger by the day. It was not just in his heart but also his body that keenly missed Situ Xin. Several times at night, while on the phone with Situ Xin, listening to her gentle voice, he became involuntarily aroused and wished he could hang up the phone and rush to Situ Xin’s side right away.