The Reborn Aristocrat's Daughter-Chapter 211: Selfishness_1

Because Old Deng’s trip this time was secret, everyone present at the airport during the attack was placed under a gag order.

After Old Deng was ambushed, the nerves of everyone around him, whether they were accompanying him to ensure his safety or hidden in the shadows protecting him, suddenly tensed. They all were on high alert, ready for battle, fearing that any negligence might put Old Deng in danger.

Even Loo Jie and Situ Che were tense all over, with anxious expressions on their faces. When Loo Jie opened the car door for Old Deng, he glanced around before pulling the door open, while Situ Che, following behind Old Deng and Situ Xin, wore the same expression as Loo Jie, protectively watching over Old Deng and Situ Xin, fearing any further accidents.

Situ Xin saw the expressions on the faces of Situ Che and Loo Jie and couldn’t help but reveal a smile. Originally, she had planned to tell them that since the surprise attack had failed, the other party wouldn’t make a move again for a while. However, upon seeing their expressions, she swallowed the words she had been about to say.

She thought the expressions on her two brothers’, Situ Che and Loo Jie’s, faces were rather amusing.

"Xiao Xin, I think you’d better call your grandpa and grandfather now, I estimate that the two of them, oh no, I should say your whole family is probably worried about you," Old Deng said as he watched Situ Xin get into the car.

"Yes, Baby, you should quickly make a call back home, those old folks will be frantic when they discover you’re missing," Loo Jie also chimed in suggestively.

The Situ family had noticed that Situ Xin had left home at the same time Old Deng’s plane took off, and, of course, her leaving was different from others running away from home. When Old Master Situ and Old Master Loo received a call en route that Situ Xin had gone with Old Deng to Xiangjiang, they rapidly turned the car around, but by the time they reached the airport, all they saw was the plane taking off into the sky.

"Old Loo, what do we do now?" Old Master Situ said, looking at the plane getting farther away and then turning to Old Master Loo with a worried expression. Behind them were several airport staff members, all of whom were trembling with fear, not understanding why the two former high-ranking officials had returned so soon.

"Ah, the plane has already taken off, what can I do? Now, I can only hope that nothing happens," Old Master Loo sighed.

Situ Xin also knew that her sudden departure would worry her family. Without further ado, she obediently took the phone that Situ Che handed her and called home.

"Hello?" The call connected quickly. Situ Xin had just made a sound when she heard from the other end of the line: "Is that Baby? Where are you now?"

Old Madam Situ answered the call, and just after she finished asking Situ Xin where she was, Old Master Situ grabbed the phone from her.

"Hello, Baby, didn’t we tell you not to go to Xiangjiang? Why don’t you listen? Do you realize that your Grandpa Deng’s trip to Xiangjiang isn’t for fun?" Old Master Situ snatched the phone and started speaking earnestly.

Moreover, Old Master Situ clearly had no intention of stopping, so Situ Xin had no choice but to hold the phone away from her ear. When Old Master Situ got anxious, his voice was exceptionally loud.

Seeing Situ Xin’s reaction amused Old Deng, whose eyes and brows were tinged with a smile. As soon as Situ Xin saw Old Deng smiling, she quickly pushed the phone into his hand while shouting to Old Master Situ on the other end of the line, "Grandpa, Grandpa Deng wants to talk to you."

Upon hearing Situ Xin’s words, Old Master Situ, who was mid-sentence, immediately stopped talking. Inside, Old Master Situ cursed to himself, "This naughty girl, let’s see how I deal with her when she gets back."

"Hello, Situ, don’t say too much now. I know you’re worried about Xiao Xin, but you know what she’s capable of. This time, if it weren’t for her being by my side, I probably would’ve been done for," Situ Xin thought to herself, ’Oh no,’ when she heard Old Deng’s words. He had really let the cat out of the bag.

Upon hearing Old Deng’s words, Old Master Situ had an ominous feeling, and he tentatively asked, "Old Deng, what do you mean by that? Did something happen to you guys?"

"Well, we were attacked just after getting off the airplane, but luckily Xiao Xin was quick to react. She pulled me aside at the crucial moment; otherwise, the bullet would now be lodged in my head," Old Deng recalled the incident with a genuine sense of trepidation.

Old Master Situ on the other end of the line, upon hearing Old Deng’s words, didn’t care about Old Deng anymore and anxiously said, "What, you were ambushed? Is Baby okay? Let Baby take the phone." Old Master Situ wasn’t the only one with his heart in his mouth when he mentioned "ambush," everyone was sitting upright, their faces growing grave.

With Old Master Situ’s loud voice and Situ Xin’s keen hearing, she heard everything Old Master Situ said on the phone loud and clear. Therefore, when she saw Old Deng handing her the receiver, she felt quite helpless.

Situ Xin consoled Old Master Situ over the phone, promising repeatedly to be careful and ensure her safety. Only then did Old Master Situ let Situ Xin off the hook. However, Situ Che had it worse as Old Master Situ gave him a stern lecture, instructing him to protect Old Deng properly and to take good care of Situ Xin as well.

Situ Che accepted his grandfather’s instructions one hundred percent, and even if Old Master Situ hadn’t given such a directive, both Situ Che and Loo Jie would have taken Situ Xin’s safety more seriously than their own.

Situ Xin, having heard Old Master Situ’s instructions to Situ Che over the phone, secretly curled her lip, thinking, "I’m here to protect someone, not to be protected." Despite this, she felt a warm sensation in her heart; the feeling of being cared for by family was truly wonderful.

Because of her keen hearing, Situ Xin heard everything her grandfather said on the phone to her brother Situ Che. She couldn’t help but curl her lip. With her current skills, there were very few in the world who could hurt her.