Chapter 1016 He's very resilient.

"Since you're so worried about Xia Luoluo, why don't you take her back to your own home? Anyway, you live alone now, so having another child won't make a difference. If you want the child to be registered in your name after it's born, you can do so. I'll pay the child support." Huo Nanxiao readily returned Xia Luoluo to him.

Huo Jinchuan enjoys seeing Huo Nanxiao make a fool of himself. If it were Xia Ningxi's child, he would definitely agree. But Xia Luoluo is a jinx, and Huo Jinchuan wouldn't dare to have her.

“How could I dare to compete with my brother for a woman? Xia Luoluo is determined to marry you, and now she’s pregnant with your child. I’m sure you divorced Xia Wanwan so you could marry Xia Luoluo. I know that much. So you can raise the child yourself,” Huo Jinchuan said.

"Who said I was going to support her?" Huo Nanxiao retorted.

Huo Jinchuan said, "Even if you don't raise her, you still have to raise the child in her belly, so why worry so much? Raising one or two is the same as raising them. At least Xia Luoluo is healthier than Xia Wanwan, and Father should like Xia Luoluo more. If you bring her home, Father shouldn't be angry."

"Heh." Huo Nanxiao sneered and stopped answering, turning around and entering the Huo family's old mansion.

Huo Jinchuan followed closely behind, and upon entering the house, he immediately greeted Huo Xiuyuan: "Dad, good evening."

"What brings you back today?" Huo Xiuyuan asked.

Huo Jinchuan said, "I happened to run into my sister-in-law and her child who were out playing, so I came back with them."

"It seems you weren't specifically keeping an eye on her every move," Huo Xiuyuan said calmly.

Huo Jinchuan smiled wryly: "How could I dare? I have a ton of things to deal with at the company, and I have no time to pay attention to other people's business. But speaking of which, Xia Luoluo came to see me today to ask about my brother, and I think it's necessary to report this to you."

"You can talk to her about his affairs directly. What's the point of telling me?" Huo Xiuyuan retorted.

Huo Jinchuan said, "My elder brother seems to be very dissatisfied with me."

"You didn't provoke him, so why should he be dissatisfied with you?" Huo Xiuyuan retorted.

Huo Jinchuan said, "It's probably because I talked to Xia Luoluo. He has never liked Xia Luoluo and has always wanted to keep his distance from her and return to his family. However, Xia Luoluo is causing trouble for the Huo family everywhere because she is pregnant with my brother's child. I wanted my brother to have a good talk with her, but he doesn't seem to have that idea."

"Since Huo Nanxiao doesn't want to worry about it, you shouldn't worry about it either. It's none of your business." Huo Xiuyuan's words carried a hint of dissatisfaction.

He's lived to a ripe old age and could tell that Huo Jinchuan was deliberately trying to make things difficult for Huo Nanxiao. Since Huo Xiuyuan already knew that Xia Luoluo wasn't carrying Huo Nanxiao's child, he wouldn't get angry no matter what others said.

This attitude caught Huo Jinchuan off guard. After his little scheme was exposed, he simply stopped talking.

Huo Xiuyuan asked him, "What's the situation at your company lately?"

"Everything is fine," Huo Jinchuan said.

Huo Xiuyuan: "Since everything is fine, then focus on your work and don't worry about anything else."

"Okay." Huo Jinchuan nodded, feeling very frustrated. He had intended to go home and give Huo Nanxiao a piece of his mind, but instead, he was the one who got scolded. He didn't dare to say a word.

No one brought up the unpleasant things happening outside, and the whole family became very harmonious.

After dinner, Huo Xiuyuan summoned Huo Nanxiao to discuss official business, while Huo Jinchuan was left out.

He knew that Huo Nanxiao had always been Huo Xiuyuan's chosen heir since childhood, so he didn't join in the fun and instead played with some children in the garden.

Xia Ningxi was also summoned to Huo Xiuyuan's study. The recent scandals had greatly affected the Huo family. Huo Xiuyuan's idea was to transfer a portion of the shares to Xia Ningxi's name, which would solve many problems and silence public opinion.

Xia Ningxi did not agree, politely declining Huo Xiuyuan's suggestion.

Huo Xiuyuan said, "I know you care about Xia Wanwan, but they are already divorced. I also sent someone to the hospital to inquire. I'm afraid Xia Wanwan will never wake up again in this lifetime. No one will affect you and Nan Xiao in the future. You are still the original couple. Living a good life is better than anything else."

"Dad, I'm already married," Xia Ningxi reminded him.

Huo Xiuyuan said, "I know about your relationship with the Ling family, and I also know that the reason you married Ling Xiao was for the sake of the children. He has no feelings for you, and he is only dragging his feet on the divorce in order to benefit the Ling family. I don't mind."

“But I have no intention of bigamy,” Xia Ningxi said seriously.

Huo Xiuyuan frowned, looked at Huo Nanxiao, then at Xia Ningxi. He saw determination on Xia Ningxi's face, and finally sighed helplessly: "Fine, you don't have to remarry, but you have to bring this child home during the holidays."

"Okay," Xia Ningxi agreed.

Huo Xiuyuan: "You can leave now. Nan Xiao and I have something to discuss."

"Okay." Xia Ningxi's voice remained calm.

As soon as she stepped out of the study, she heard the sound of something falling behind her. Xia Ningxi's expression changed, and she quickly closed the door behind her.

Huo Xiuyuan's furious roar echoed from the study; he even resorted to violence.

The butler rushed over and, seeing the door tightly shut, asked in a low voice, "What's going on inside?"

Xia Ningxi shook her head: "I'm not sure, I don't dare to go in and look."

"Is the stick inside?" the butler asked again.

Xia Ningxi thought about it carefully: "It seems to be there."

"Oh no, oh no, the master will definitely resort to family discipline," the butler said with great concern.

Xia Ningxi said, "He's a grown man, he should be able to take a beating. Let's not meddle in other people's business."

Huo Xiuyuan was ruthless when he took action; his blows were painful. If anyone else dared to plead for him, Huo Xiuyuan might scold that person as well. Nobody wanted to get involved.

The strange noise lasted for ten minutes before stopping.

Huo Xiuyuan glared fiercely at Huo Nanxiao, who had dodged in time, and cursed, "You're quite good at dodging, aren't you? Why didn't you dodge better when those two idiots from the Xia family were bothering you?"

“It’s different,” Huo Nanxiao replied.

Huo Xiuyuan: "What's the difference? I think you're just stupid. Everyone outside is laughing at the Huo family. You better find a way to make Ning Xi happy and get her to remarry, otherwise I'll hand over all the Huo family's assets to someone else to manage, and you won't get a single penny."

"I never thought about inheriting the Huo family's business," Huo Nanxiao said calmly.

Huo Xiuyuan: "So you think you're so capable of starting your own company? You don't respect me as your father anymore?"

"Whatever you say goes." Huo Nanxiao didn't want to say another word.

Huo Xiuyuan wanted to beat Huo Nanxiao to vent his anger, but looking around, he couldn't find a suitable stick, so he simply picked up a book from the table and threw it at Huo Nanxiao.

Huo Nanxiao quickly dodged, saying, "Dad, your aim isn't very good. You should exercise more."

"You dare laugh at me? Believe me or not, I'll beat you to death!" Huo Xiuyuan cursed angrily.

Huo Nanxiao said, "If you have the energy, you might as well go out and spend time with your grandchildren. Don't worry about other things; I'll handle them myself."

Huo Xiuyuan was angry, but there was nothing he could do about Huo Nanxiao.