Armor Guardians

Chapter 73 Slip of the tongue
As expected, Xia Qianmeng saw her parents and younger sister when she walked out into the living room. Then, she calmly sat down on one of the other empty chairs in the living room.

Thus, three curious gazes fell upon Xia Qianmeng, who calmly responded to these three gazes from her family.

Finally, Xia Qianmeng spoke first: "Thank... thank you for bringing me back after I fainted, thank you~"

That's right. Regardless of how her family treated her in the past, the fact remains that she has been helped. Since she's going to pretend to be a stranger, she should definitely say thank you.

Sure enough, after hearing Xia Qianmeng's words, Xia Wei and his wife, as well as Xia Qianxue, all looked rather unwell. If they could, they would rather Xia Qianmeng not say thank you to them, at least... let them retain the illusion that this Xia Qianmeng was the same Xia Qianmeng.

Then, Xia Wei, the head of the family, continued Xia Qianmeng's words: "Well, you fainted because you were drunk, right? It's not good for a girl to drink so much. Also, can you tell me where you're studying now?"

Xia Wei's goal now is quite simple: to investigate Xia Qianmeng further and see if... she is his child...

"Studying?" Upon hearing this, Xia Qianmeng shook her head helplessly and smiled, "I stopped studying a long time ago, so what?"

Actually, Xia Qianmeng isn't stupid. She's well aware that her father is investigating her, but for some reason, she doesn't want to disappoint him, so she answers some unimportant questions one by one.

"Why did you stop going to school? Is it... because you don't have money? If it's because you don't have money, I can sponsor you, how about that?"

Xia Yang continued, "Actually, I have another idea: to keep Xia Qianmeng here, at least... so that I don't lose track of her. I sensed a kind of warmth emanating from her." Indeed, Xia Qianmeng's disguise wasn't quite perfect. No matter how hard she tried to fake it, some emotion still leaked out in her words and tone.

This led to the fact that not only Xia Wei felt a sense of familiarity with Xia Qianmeng, but Xu Fangying and Xia Qianxue, who were sitting next to her, also felt a sense of familiarity, as if this Xia Qianmeng was just like that Xia Qianmeng.

“I didn’t have the talent before, so I just didn’t study if I didn’t want to. Besides, studying is no longer important to me.”

Unbeknownst to her, Xia Qianmeng, who was nervously talking to her family, made a slip of the tongue. She was so nervous that she didn't notice it, but Xia Wei and his wife, as well as Xia Qianxue, did. These words seemed to have stirred up huge waves in their hearts.

However, Xia Wei did not show it: "Why do you say that studying is unimportant to you now? It's always better to have more knowledge. Have you found a job yet?"

"That's right~"

Xia Qianmeng thought for a moment, then gave a somewhat indifferent answer. She thought that after completing this mission, she would probably become a mercenary in the Shadow Group and then live a mercenary life of endless danger.

Looking at Xia Qianmeng's helpless eyes, Xia Wei and his wife, as well as Xia Qianxue, felt a pang of heartache for some reason.

(End of this chapter)