"This is our own earnings. How would I know where your children are? You're a mother, yet you come to my house to look for your children. How do you take care of your own children?" Xia Yan said self-righteously.
"What kind of business do you do that you can earn so much money in one go? Do you think we're all fools?" Xia He looked at Xia Yan and questioned him.
"What right do you have to care about what I do! I can earn money however I want. Does it have anything to do with you? Don't tell me you're jealous of me earning money!" Xia Yan pointed at Xia He and roared at her.
Xia He wanted to rush forward and give Xia Yan a good beating, but Qiao Mei reached out to stop her. They had not managed to get anything out of him yet, so it was useless to hit him.
From her pocket, Qiao Mei took out the bag containing the handkerchief and placed it in front of Xia Yan. Xia Yan was stunned for a moment, but he still maintained his composure and said, "Why are you putting your handkerchief here?"
"I think we all know very well whose handkerchief this is. As long as you tell me the whereabouts of the children, I won't be calculative with you. I can give you double this amount of money," Qiao Mei said as she touched the money on the table with her fingertips.
This condition immediately made Xia Yan tempted. That meant an amount of 20,000 dollars. An amount of 20,000 dollars was enough for them to live on for half their lives! However, the two of them were not really that foolish. If they told the truth, they might not get 20,000 dollars and might even go to jail!
One had to be alive to be able to spend the money one earned!
"Who wants your lousy money! I can easily make that amount at the gambling tables! Get lost! Don't stay here and bother me!" Xia Yan said impatiently.
"How dare you gamble! Where did you learn this bad habit from! Who taught you how to gamble!" Xia He questioned angrily.
The Xia family had a family rule that prohibited descendants of the Xia family from coming into contact with illicit red-light districts, gambling and drugs, among other things. Xia Yan had violated the family rule. Even though the Xia family had already split up, everyone still had to abide by this rule. Anyone with the Xia family's bloodline could not violate it.
"Whether I gamble or not has nothing to do with you! You just take care of yourself!" Xia Yan said.
Seeing how stubborn Xia Yan was, Qiao Mei did not have time to wait anymore. She rushed up to Xia Yan and gave him a punch. Qiao Mei used all her strength in this punch and Xia Yan crashed into the cabinet behind him and fell to the floor. He held his stomach and groaned in pain.
Xia Lu was so frightened that he almost fell to the floor. This was the first time he had seen someone who could punch Xia Yan to such an extent. Xia Yan had learned mixed martial arts since he was young and very few people could fight him.
Xia He silently turned around and stood at the door. She had personally experienced Qiao Mei's wrist strength before. Xia Yan's ribs must have been broken from the punch just now. At that moment, Xia Yan was in so much pain that he lost his voice. It was obvious how much strength Qiao Mei had used.
"I told you, I don't have any patience. Quickly tell me the whereabouts of my children. Let's not waste any more of each other's time. If anything happens to my children, neither you nor your elder brother can think about staying alive. I'm not a member of the Xia family and I don't have any feelings for you. If my two children are dead, then you can go and accompany them!" Qiao Mei said viciously.
"B*tch, how dare you hit me… I'm the Xia family's grandson… Aren't you afraid that I'll complain to Old Man Xia! At that time, I'll get Xia Zhe to divorce you!" Xia Yan said while enduring the pain.
"Hmph, go ahead and tell him. Let's see if Grandfather will talk to you! Tell me the whereabouts of my children quickly, or I'll bury both of you with them!" After saying that, Qiao Mei gave Xia Yan another hard kick, causing him to wail in pain while sprawled on the floor.
Xia He stood guard at the door, not allowing Xia Yan and Xia Lu to escape or Zhou Luo to enter. Fortunately, Zhou Luo was not at home now. If she saw Xia Yan being beaten up like this, she would definitely kick up a fuss non-stop.
"Hoho… I won't tell you even if I die! You should just give up!" Xia Yan said mockingly.
"You still have some backbone, as a member of the Xia family should. But you have used it in the wrong place. I want to see how long your backbone can last!" As soon as Qiao Mei finished speaking, she wanted to teach Xia Yan a painful lesson. However, Xia Lu rushed towards Qiao Mei and grabbed her leg.
"I'll talk! I'll tell you! Let my younger brother off! If you continue to hit him like this, he'll be crippled!" Xia Lu cried as he said.
"Oh, I forgot about you. Spit it out then!" Qiao Mei said.