My mother's expression grew somewhat grave, and she was displeased that I had brought up these old matters. When she sat down at the table, she even furrowed her brows at me.
The solemn atmosphere left me somewhat at a loss. I had no idea what was so unspeakable about the Xia Family.
"Mom, I ran into Zhang Dongliang again today. After things settled down following his pursuit of me last time, I felt that the Xia Family had been pulling the strings behind the scenes. Since my surname is Xia, shouldn't you tell me about my father? Besides, you know that at the rate I'm progressing, I'll soon have dealings with the Xia Family. Who is Xia Ruize? Is the Xia Family very influential in the city? If I run into them, how should I deal with them? Should we cooperate, make use of each other, or treat each other as enemies?" Seeing that she seemed unwilling to speak, I said it all for her. After all my speculation and sorting things out during this period, I had already formed a rough framework. Now all that was missing was a direct confrontation with the Xia Family.
I had to know about my mother's past, and I also had to know who my father was, right?
"What Xia Family? Your father was an honest, down-to-earth businessman. He died in a car accident when I had just become pregnant with you. Could that Xia Family you mentioned have mistaken you for someone else? Xia Ruize... Hmm, I've never heard of him. How about I call the Zhou Household and ask for you? Your mother doesn't understand much about the Arcane Sect either. Be careful. Recently, there have been people impersonating acquaintances to scam money and such." My mother immediately performed a