Armor Guardians

Chapter 19 Xia Qianmeng is Sick

After leaving home, Xia Qianmeng went straight to the convenience store. She really didn't have time to think about why her sister knew the Dragon Group. Although the time she fought and fainted was short, it was a different story for Xia Qianmeng, who was in a hurry to change shifts.

Xia Qianmeng was afraid that if she was late, her salary would be docked, and then she wouldn't have much money to support herself and her sister.

Actually, Xia Qianmeng had thought that one day her parents would suddenly come back, but as time went on, she was filled with disappointment every day, and gradually, Xia Qianmeng stopped thinking about it.

"Qianmeng, you're here really early today. Since you're here, you can take over the shift. Bye-bye~"

After saying that, the girl on the day shift left, leaving the counter space to Xia Qianmeng.

The girl's name was Ding Jing. Like Xia Qianmeng, she also had some reasons that made it inconvenient for her to practice martial arts. Therefore, she did not despise Xia Qianmeng like the others. Instead, she felt a sense of sympathy for Xia Qianmeng.

Unlike Xia Qianmeng, the girl's family didn't look down on her and provided her with food and drink. Moreover, she had older siblings who inherited the family business, so she didn't have any financial pressure. She came to work here mainly to earn some pocket money.

Normally, the girl wouldn't be in a hurry to leave; instead, she would chat with Xia Qianmeng for a while longer. Therefore, she was one of Xia Qianmeng's few friends.

"Um, cough, goodbye Jingjing-jie~"

After taking over the shift, Xia Qianmeng started working very skillfully. After all, it wasn't the early hours of the morning, and there were still quite a few customers.

"Didn't Xia Qianxue say her brother was having a lavish meal outside?" Upon seeing Xia Qianmeng like this, a member of the Dragon Group responsible for surveillance asked his companion.

"I don't know either, maybe she'll go out to eat later," her companion replied.

So they waited and waited, since their mission was to monitor Xia Qianmeng. Finally, in the early hours of the morning, they discovered that Xia Qianmeng had started eating, only to find that she was eating instant noodles.

The surveillance was, of course, 24/7. The two Dragon Group members monitoring Xia Qianmeng originally planned to rest after she went home, but they didn't expect that Xia Qianmeng would work until the next day...

The next day, Xia Qianmeng continued to work at the martial arts school, so the two Dragon Group members responsible for monitoring her had no choice but to follow her around.

Xia Qianmeng bought two steamed buns on her way in the morning, one for breakfast and one for lunch, which allowed the two Dragon Group members monitoring her to learn about her life.

It wasn't until the afternoon when Xia Qianmeng was able to go home to take a shower before rushing to the convenience store to take over her shift... This made it very tiring for the two Dragon Group members who were monitoring Xia Qianmeng. One of them couldn't help but complain, "This is a 23-hour shift! Xia Qianxue's brother is too ruthless. I wonder if he's faking it."

"I don't think so," his companion replied, and then his companion analyzed it for him: "Look at Xia Qianmeng's complexion, it's very dull. This should be due to long-term lack of sleep. Also, haven't you noticed that she is much thinner than Xia Qianxue?"

"Didn't Xia Qianxue say that Xia Qianmeng still has a lot of money left by her parents? Why is she working so hard?"

"I don't know, maybe they ran out? After all, it's someone else's family matter."

……

While the two from the Dragon Group were talking, Xia Qianmeng had already taken over from Ding Jing: "Sister Jingjing, cough cough, you can go back and rest now. Leave the rest to me~"

Seeing Xia Qianmeng's small and weak appearance, Ding Jing asked with some concern, "Qianmeng, it's been so long, when are you going to the hospital to see a doctor?"

"Ah, no need, I'm perfectly healthy, it's just a common cold~" Xia Qianmeng said reluctantly.

After Xia Qianxue started living at school, Xia Qianmeng stopped wasting money on electricity bills, so her family still doesn't have electricity. In other words, Xia Qianmeng has been taking cold showers all along.

Xia Qianmeng has been coughing for a month now. At first, she thought it was just a minor cold, but who knew it would get worse and worse.

In addition, because she didn't want to waste money, Xia Qianmeng was even more reluctant to go to the hospital. What if she lost all her wages after a day's work?

"Alright, alright, I knew you'd be so stubborn. It's getting colder, remember to wear more clothes~" After chatting, Ding Jing left.

Cough cough cough cough~

As Ding Jing left, Xia Qianmeng felt the urge to cough again, so she grabbed a tissue from the side and coughed violently, hoping to cough up the phlegm.

However, things took a completely unexpected turn for Xia Qianmeng, because she discovered that there was a bright red bloodstain on the tissue she coughed on, which really frightened her.

(End of this chapter)