Armor Guardians.

Chapter 106 Driven by Life's Necessities

"Xiaomeng, where do you want to eat? Daddy will take you."

On the way, Xia Wei decided to respect Xia Qianmeng's opinion, fearing that Xia Qianmeng might not like those high-end restaurants or be unaccustomed to the food there.

However, when faced with her father's question, Xia Qianmeng only coldly replied with two words: "Whatever."

Xia Wei wasn't annoyed by Xia Qianmeng's cold reply, because he felt he owed Xia Qianmeng far too much, and he couldn't bring himself to be angry even if he wanted to.

This time, Xia Wei didn't take Xia Qianmeng to that fancy restaurant, but instead went to an ordinary roadside home-style restaurant, and as usual, he booked a private room.

Xia Wei didn't want outsiders to see their family affairs, and he thought Xia Qianmeng probably wanted the same thing.

After the family of four were seated, Xia Wei picked up the menu and reached out to Xia Qianmeng. However, as expected, Xia Qianmeng coldly refused him once again. Feeling quite embarrassed, he could only order on behalf of the family. As parents, he and Xu Fangying knew Xia Qianmeng's tastes to some extent.

They told the waiter what they had ordered and asked him to prepare it. Now, the four of them were left alone in the restaurant's private room, and the atmosphere was eerily quiet.

In the end, it was Xu Fangying who spoke first, but she seemed to be bad at speaking: "Qianmeng, where have you been all these years? Can you tell your mother?"

Seeing her mother's gentle gaze, Xia Qianmeng wanted to soften her heart, but she still held back and coldly replied, "This doesn't seem to be your business, and aren't you members of the Dragon Group? I don't believe you haven't investigated yet." Xia Qianmeng's guess was correct. To express his apology, Dr. R had indeed helped the Xia Wei couple find some information, and they already had an answer in their hearts. However, they wanted to hear the answer from Xia Qianmeng herself.

Looking at her mother's guilty face, Xia Qianmeng finally softened. She sighed and then slowly replied, "I've joined a mercenary organization, that's all. Is there any other question?"

Hearing that Xia Qianmeng was finally willing to answer her questions, Xu Fangying was overjoyed. Then she continued to ask, "What about your health? When was the surgery? Are there any aftereffects?"

That's right. Xu Fangying no longer cares whether Xia Qianmeng can carry on the family line. For her, it's enough that the child is back. She feels too much guilt towards Xia Qianmeng, so how could she possibly scold her again? Now, she cares more about Xia Qianmeng's health.

Xia Qianmeng really didn't want to answer this sensitive question, and even if she told the truth, no one would necessarily believe her, so she chose to go with the flow and answer: "I had the surgery a year ago because I insisted on completing the mission."

"What mission? It's to turn you into this?" Xia Wei said angrily, unable to hold back his words. As a man, he knew how important that thing was to a boy.

"Due to financial constraints, I have no comment."

Xia Qianmeng's cold remark extinguished Xia Wei's anger instantly. That's right, if they weren't incapable of fighting against the Dragon Group, why would Xia Qianmeng have been forced to join the Shadow Group out of necessity? And why would she have undergone that surgery?
However, just then, the food Xia Wei ordered was brought up by the waiter...

(End of this chapter)