Wei Xingzhou instinctively pulled Cui Cui closer. This person in front of them, they didn't know who he was. What if he had ill intentions?
Not just Wei Xingzhou, Mu Sijie and Zhong Li Feiyu also grew alert, pulling their children closer.
"Are you really Mommy's fan?" Xiao Yushu couldn't help but ask.
Lu Yang lowered his gaze to Xiao Yushu. After a moment of hesitation, he also took out a candy and asked her, "Do you want one?"
Xiao Yushu froze. A moment later, she cautiously reached out and took the candy.
"I want one too!" Xiao Mulan blurted out. Mommy used to give him candy. Now that his two sisters had one, he wanted one too!
Mu Sijie was shocked. He looked down at Xiao Mulan. Did the Mu family lack a single candy for him?
Lu Yang looked at Mu Lan, thought seriously, and then took out two more candies. Xiao Mulan and Xiao Zhong Li Yi each received one.
Now all four children had candy.
"Uncle, do you know where our Mommy went?" Xiao Yushu couldn't help but ask.
Lu Yang looked at Yushu and shook his head. "I don't know yet."
He hadn't investigated thoroughly yet, but he was looking into it.
Didn't know?
A hint of disappointment flickered in Xiao Yushu's eyes.
The four fathers and four children ended up not staying in this room. It was no use. Lu Yang wouldn't let the adults enter, and they were uneasy leaving the children alone in a strange man's room, so they had to leave.
After the group left, Lu Yang also returned to his own room. He reached into his empty pockets, a strange feeling washing over him.
His pockets always held a few candies. In his memory, there seemed to be someone who loved candy very much. He had been searching for her...
Could it be Lu Wanqing?
Lu Yang didn't know. He couldn't remember. From the ancient Earth era to the present, so much time had passed. He couldn't even remember what the person he was looking for looked like, her name, or who she was. He seemed to have forgotten everything.
***
Twilight Star.
Lu Wanqing finally finished preparing dinner. As soon as the dishes were served, Xiao Harvey's hand reached out and grabbed a dish.
Lu Wanqing was startled and quickly grabbed his small hand.
"The dishes just out of the pot are very hot. Be careful not to burn yourself!" Lu Wanqing quickly warned.
"But it smells so good!" Xiao Harvey exclaimed.
He had smelled it when Mommy was cooking earlier. It smelled really good, super good!
"Even if it smells good, you can't use your hands to grab it. And didn't you use your hands when you were playing earlier? You haven't washed them yet. Your hands are full of germs. Eating them directly after grabbing is so dirty!" Lu Wanqing lectured.
"It's not dirty," Xiao Harvey retorted stubbornly.
Lu Wanqing: "..."
"If you don't listen next time, I'll spank your bottom!" Lu Wanqing said sternly, pretending to be angry.
Xiao Harvey: "..." Oh no, is Mommy going to spank him too?
Xavier had come down at some point and chuckled when he heard Lu Wanqing's words.
Xiao Harvey keenly noticed his father's gaze and his father's smile. He felt...
"Dad, are you laughing at me?" Xiao Harvey got angry and glared at his father indignantly.
Xavier raised an eyebrow at this and then nodded with a smile. "So what if I am?"
"I'm going to have a showdown with you!" Xiao Harvey was furious.
"I have a super S-class mecha now, two of them. I'll definitely beat you this time!" Xiao Harvey said, puffing out his cheeks.
Xavier's eyes lit up. He nodded. "Alright!"
Lu Wanqing: "..."
"Eat first, then go to the underground arena," Xavier added.
Underground arena?
Lu Wanqing looked at Xavier when she heard his words.
Xavier looked at Lu Wanqing and was silent for three seconds before saying, "If you want to go, you can come along too."
Lu Wanqing's eyes immediately lit up, and she said happily, "Okay."
She had woken up in the interstellar era a while ago, but this was the first time she had heard of an underground arena. What kind of place was it? Was it fun?
Since Xavier was willing to let her and Xiao Harvey go, it probably wasn't too dangerous a place, right?
It wasn't just Lu Wanqing who was happy; Xiao Harvey was also ecstatic. Having grown up with his father in a pirate group, Xiao Harvey loved fighting the most. It was a pity that his father never allowed him to participate when the pirate group was fighting. Only when they reached the arena would his father allow him to play, even if his opponents were children of similar age. But that was enough for him!!!
Mother and son were in high spirits and ate quickly. Soon, they finished their meal. Then, with eager eyes, they looked at Xavier.
Xavier remained unfazed, as if he felt no pressure at all. He ate his dinner expressionlessly until it was finished.
"Dad, when are we going to the arena?" Xiao Harvey said excitedly.
Xavier glanced at Harvey and then said coolly, "In such a hurry?"
Xiao Harvey immediately nodded. "Yes!"
Xavier snorted and reminded him, "You might get beaten into a pig's head later. Aren't you afraid?"
"I won't be!" Xiao Harvey said indignantly. He raised his hand, gestured a couple of times, and said forcefully, "I'll defeat them all!"
"I'll be the judge of that," Xavier said concisely.
Lu Wanqing listened to the father and son's conversation, her curiosity growing. Was the arena they were talking about the same one she imagined?
They set off soon after, but upon arriving at the arena, the situation was not quite as Lu Wanqing had imagined. It turned out that the underground arena was divided into a real-world arena and a virtual arena.
As soon as they entered, Xavier arranged for six people to follow her and Xiao Harvey, telling them to accompany them to the virtual arena. He himself was going to fight in the real-world arena.
"Go, Dad!" Xiao Harvey cheered for his father with great excitement.
Lu Wanqing couldn't help but worry. "Won't that be very dangerous?"
"You're worried about me?" Xavier asked with a smile.
Lu Wanqing: "..."
Xavier suddenly leaned closer to her and whispered in her ear so only she could hear, "If you're really that worried about me dying, remember to build me a super S-class mecha when we get back."
Lu Wanqing was speechless. This man really didn't miss any opportunity to gain benefits for himself.
However... it wasn't impossible, was it?
Lu Wanqing thought to herself, her mind involuntarily starting to design. Building a super S-class mecha wouldn't be difficult for her. Xavier's character was also fine. Unlike what she had imagined earlier, building him a super S-class mecha might save his life at a critical moment.
"Okay," Lu Wanqing thought, and then agreed.
Xavier turned to leave, but after taking a step, he suddenly heard Lu Wanqing's words. He froze, then whipped his head around, staring at Lu Wanqing in shock. "Are you sure?"
Lu Wanqing couldn't help but find his reaction amusing. "Do you really want it that badly?"
If he wanted a super S-class mecha that much, why didn't he ask her to build him an adult one when he provided the evidence of Yu Nongjia being framed?
At that time, she couldn't be sure if the child on the other side was Harvey, but Xavier knew. And at that time, Xavier should have known that the Qilin mecha she designed was meant for Harvey, right?
Perhaps at that time, Xavier also wanted to give Harvey a gift?
After all, as Harvey's father, he had raised the child since he was young. He knew best what Xiao Harvey wanted the most.