The Reborn Aristocrat's Daughter-Chapter 50 - Practice(2)_1

This made Situ Xin very pleased internally.

Ever since resolving the issue with the talismans, Situ Xin’s mood had been very uplift.

When she was in a good mood, her words grew sweeter, and upon seeing Old Master Situ and the others she would endlessly call out “Grandpa, Grandfather,” delighting Old Master Situ and his peers.

During these days, Situ Haoran and Situ Haotian stayed at home instead of going to the military base due to their training needs.

If anything happened at the base, their subordinates would come to the house to find them.

That day, as Situ Xin was sitting on the living room carpet playing with her toys, her mind was actually recalling some knowledge she had learned in space the previous night.

“Hello, excuse me, is Chief Situ in?” Situ Xin looked up at the sound of the voice.

When she saw the face of the person speaking, her eyes narrowed.

“You’re here to see Haoran, right?

Please have a seat, I’ll go call him for you,” Old Madam Situ said as she hurried out from the kitchen upon hearing the voice.

Situ Xin had a toy in her hand but she stopped fiddling with it when that person came in.

Her eyes stealthily followed the person, her facial expression unchanged, but her heart was anything but calm.

“If I’m not mistaken, this should be Xiao Qinfeng, the future Chief of Staff,” she thought.

Although this Xiao Qinfeng was younger and more inexperienced than what Situ Xin recalled in her previous life, she recognized him at a glance.

“Madam Chief, it’s alright.

If the Chief is busy, I can wait here and talk to him once he is free,” Xiao Qinfeng spoke with the utmost respect, but Situ Xin noted the sinister look in his eyes as he spoke.

“The Chief isn’t busy with anything major, just wait here for a moment, and I’ll call him.

He will be here soon,” Old Madam Situ replied, then turned to Situ Xin and said, “Baby, play by yourself for a bit, Grandma will just call your uncle and will be right back.”

Situ Xin didn’t say anything but simply nodded at Old Madam Situ, then lowered her head and continued to play with her toys.

However, her mind was no longer on the toys.

From the sinister gaze she had noticed earlier, she knew that Xiao Qinfeng was no easy character to deal with.

Although Xiao Qinfeng seemed to be just an ordinary soldier in the military and also a subordinate of Situ Haoran from what she could observe, based on her memories from the previous life, Xiao Qinfeng would rise to become the Chief of Staff within five or six years.

Situ Xin recalled the details of Xiao Qinfeng’s background to understand how he managed to climb so quickly from an ordinary soldier to the Chief of Staff, but regrettably, the information on this ascent was scarce, almost like he had emerged from obscurity directly into the central position of power.

Situ Xin had a hunch that Xiao Qinfeng’s rise might be closely connected to the downfall of the Situ Family and the Loo Family.

After all, he was just an ordinary soldier under Situ Haoran, but as soon as Situ Haoran was out of power, this mere soldier became a central figure of paramount importance.

Anyone would sense that there was something fishy about this.

“Hmph, if the disappearance of the Situ and Loo families was indeed your doing, I, Situ Xin, will make sure you don’t get off easily,” Situ Xin silently vowed, her head lowered.

At that moment, if anyone could see her eyes, they would have been startled by the fierce look within them.

Xiao Qinfeng had noticed Situ Xin while talking with Old Madam Situ and thought to himself, “So this is the precious baby of the Situ and Loo families, huh?

Heh, nothing special after all.” Since Situ Xin wasn’t facing Xiao Qinfeng directly and he hadn’t seen her face clearly, she only seemed to him like a six or seven-month-old baby.

“Here it is, I’m so sorry to have kept you waiting,” Old Madam Situ said as she came in.

She was normally unpretentious and immediately expressed her apologies to Xiao Qinfeng.

However, Situ Haoran, who followed behind Old Madam Situ, still wore a cold expression and merely nodded as a greeting to Xiao Qinfeng.

“No problem at all,” Xiao Qinfeng replied to Old Madam Situ, then turned to Situ Haoran, stood at attention, and saluted.

“Greetings, Chief Instructor.”

“Let’s go upstairs,” Situ Xin noticed that those in positions of authority had a habit of discussing matters in the study, and the men of the Situ family each had their own study.

With Xiao Qinfeng being the first suspect Situ Xin had to investigate, there was no way she would miss such a prime opportunity.

As she saw Situ Haoran prepare to lead Xiao Qinfeng upstairs, she called out to Situ Haoran, “Uncle, hold me.” As Situ Xin spoke, she deliberately drew out the word “hold.” She knew that whenever she spoke like this, her family would never refuse her request.

Hearing his niece’s voice, Situ Haoran, who was about to ascend the stairs, immediately pulled back his foot.

In the midst of Xiao Qinfeng’s surprised look, he turned, walked over to Situ Xin, bent down, and scooped her up in his arms.