Chapter 1085 A complete joke

Huo Xiuyuan didn't know what kind of spell Huo Nanxiao had cast on him to make him act so stubbornly. Now, seeing the three children so happy and recognizing him as their grandfather, and seeing Huo Nanxiao's distressed appearance, Huo Xiuyuan was in a good mood.

He glanced at the time; it was getting late. Curious, he asked, "What are you still doing here? Are you planning to stay at Ning Xi's house?"

"Is there a problem?" Huo Nanxiao asked in return.

Huo Xiuyuan said, "Of course there's a problem. Ning Xi is getting married soon, and it's not appropriate for an outsider like you to keep living in her house. If other people find out, they might start talking badly about Ning Xi."

"You can be shameless, but you can't get in Ning Xi's way. She's not as shameless as you; she's a public figure who needs to be in the public eye. You're different. Even if you embarrass yourself in public, no one will criticize you."

These words completely separated Huo Nanxiao and Xia Ningxi, and showed that Huo Nanxiao was extremely disliked.

Huo Nanxiao was both amused and exasperated: "Am I not your biological son? How can you be so biased towards outsiders?"

"I already have grandchildren, so having a son like you who's blinded by lust is useless to me. You just make me angry." Huo Xiuyuan sneered.

Huo Nanxiao fell silent. Suddenly, he didn't want to talk to Huo Xiuyuan anymore and quietly took a sip of tea.

Huo Xiuyuan saw this and sneered, "Aren't you leaving yet?"

"I'm not leaving." Huo Nanxiao's attitude was very firm.

Huo Xiuyuan said, "You still want Ning Xi to come out and kick you out personally?"

"As long as you don't stir up trouble, this kind of thing will basically not happen," Huo Nanxiao replied.

Huo Xiuyuan said, "Do you two need me to fan the flames? Don't you even see if Ning Xi pays any attention to you? She treats you like you're invisible. Even if I wanted to fan the flames, it wouldn't work. You should look for the reasons within yourself. It's not like I'm forcing you to get a divorce."

One sentence silenced Huo Nanxiao once again.

He felt particularly heavy-hearted today.

Huo Xiuyuan brushed the dust off his pants: "I'm going to play with the kids. You can decide what to do yourself."

After leaving a message, Huo Xiuyuan went directly to the garden to play with the three children.

Xia Jingcheng's leg injury has improved a lot. With nothing to do, he prepared afternoon tea and thoughtfully made pan-fried buns, which the children love. His cooking skills are absolutely superb.

Huo Xiuyuan was also tasting Xia Jingcheng's cooking for the first time, and found that what this grown man made was even better than what professional chefs outside made. He praised Xia Jingcheng again and again.

In the end, the praise focused on Xia Ningxi, almost making her feel incredibly awkward and unsure of what to say.

Huo Xiuyuan didn't leave that night, so Xia Ningxi had to arrange accommodations.

The task of putting the child to sleep ultimately fell to Huo Xiuyuan. He was getting old, so he told bedtime stories very slowly. The child listened attentively and was much more well-behaved than usual.

Huo Xiuyuan felt that taking care of children wasn't tiring at all, and he didn't understand why Huo Nanxiao was so busy on weekdays that he couldn't even spare some time to take care of the children. His resentment towards Huo Nanxiao grew even stronger.

After putting the three children to sleep, Huo Xiuyuan couldn't help but scold Huo Nanxiao again, "What can you do besides make money?"

"How much of the money you earn goes to the child? It's all going to subsidize Xia Wanwan, isn't it? She's a useless person who can't take care of herself, and she relies on you for support every day. Are you addicted to giving her money? Are you her father or her mother?"

Seeing that he didn't speak, Huo Xiuyuan continued to scold him: "I don't care what you think now, Ning Xi is getting married soon, so don't do anything reckless, and don't let her reputation be damaged."

Huo Nanxiao asked, "What benefits would it bring you if she married into the Ling family?"

"It won't do me any harm either," Huo Xiuyuan replied.

Huo Nanxiao said, "Staying in the Huo family will be more beneficial for you."

Huo Xiuyuan snorted coldly: "The three children are all my own. I don't ask for a fourth grandchild. As long as A Yuan and the others acknowledge me as their grandfather, I will be satisfied. As for benefits? I have never given Ning Xi anything good, so I would never expect her to bring any benefits to the Huo family."

"Fine, I have nothing more to say to you." Huo Nanxiao stopped talking and turned to go upstairs.

Huo Nanxiao didn't go to the company for the next few days, and Huo Xiuyuan stayed at Xia Ningxi's house.

The three children also noticed that they had been unusually enthusiastic these past few days, especially the sensitive Xingxing, who felt that Huo Xiuyuan and Huo Nanxiao were trying to repair their relationship and find a breakthrough through the children.

So for the next few days, Xingxing didn't like playing with Huo Xiuyuan anymore, and instead preferred to go out with Lin Jiangbei.

Lin Jiangbei was very happy. In the following days, he came to play with the child almost every day, took the child out, and finally brought the child back to the Ling family.

Huo Xiuyuan saw through Lin Jiangbei's little scheme, but he couldn't stop the children, so he could only let them do as they pleased.

Although Huo Xiuyuan agreed with Xia Ningxi marrying someone else, he was still somewhat unhappy to see his beloved grandchildren living in someone else's home.

When he was in a bad mood, he immediately started yelling at Huo Nanxiao.

Huo Nanxiao eventually decided to move back to the company residence, unable to withstand the old man's nagging.

As the wedding date approached, Xia Ningxi turned off her phone and spent all her time in the laboratory, staying indoors all day and night.

Huo Nanxiao was in a bad mood and hadn't worked much these past few days.

When Xia Wanwan approached him, Huo Nanxiao was very cold towards her.

Xia Wanwan could tell that Huo Nanxiao didn't really want to see her, so she said, "Am I disturbing your work?"

"No," Huo Nanxiao denied.

Xia Wanwan breathed a sigh of relief and placed the food box on the table: "I heard you didn't have dinner today and have been working overtime. I just made some food, would you like to try it?"

"No need. You're not in good health, so don't do these things anymore," Huo Nanxiao said.

Xia Wanwan sat down opposite Huo Nanxiao, looking at his tired face, and asked, "Didn't Ning Xi contact you? I called her, but her phone was always off."

“She’s been in the lab these past few days and hasn’t had a chance,” Huo Nanxiao replied.

Xia Wanwan lowered her eyes: "I heard that the day after tomorrow is her wedding day, and there has been no news of the engagement being canceled. Could it be that she really wants to marry into the Ling family?"

"I don't know."

Huo Nanxiao gave a wry smile and said nothing more.

Xia Wanwan felt bad seeing his sad expression.

She had been paying close attention to Xia Ningxi's marriage and reading reports from various media outlets. The Ling family was indeed a very good choice; Xia Ningxi's future would be bright if she married into the Ling family.

She was also wondering if Xia Ningxi would suddenly change her mind as the wedding date approached, and if so, would she try to remarry Huo Nanxiao?

"If Ning Xi insists on marrying into the Ling family, Nan Xiao, what will you do?" Xia Wanwan asked.

Huo Nanxiao said, "She won't."

“But the wedding date is fast approaching, and Ning Xi hasn’t shown any intention of announcing the annulment. Perhaps she really intends to spend her whole life in the Ling family.” Xia Wanwan’s voice trembled slightly.

Huo Nanxiao's gaze towards Xia Wanwan instantly turned cold: "You seem very happy?"

"Should I be happy?" Xia Wanwan asked rhetorically.

Huo Nanxiao said, "It shouldn't be like that."

Xia Wanwan smiled wryly: "I don't really have the right to say anything, but I hope you can be happy, I don't want you to be sad."

"Then go back and take care of yourself. There's no need to bother me." Huo Nanxiao's attitude was very cold.

Xia Wanwan felt sad. She opened the dinner she had carefully prepared and said gently, "Try the dinner I made. Maybe you'll like it."

"I won't like anything you make."

Huo Nanxiao's heartless words made Xia Wanwan's face turn pale.

The smile on her face vanished completely, and she lowered her head sadly: "So, you've come to hate me to this extent?"

Huo Nanxiao looked into Xia Wanwan's eyes and said, word by word, "It's not that I hate you, but that it's unnecessary. I know what you're thinking, and I know you want to remarry me, but Wanwan, I haven't touched you from beginning to end. I just want you to have a good future."

"So, the reason you don't touch me is because you never thought about spending your life with me..." Xia Wanwan's eyes reddened as she smiled.

She thought Huo Nanxiao regretted marrying her because he discovered that Xia Ningxi was the one who saved him back then, and he wanted to make it up to Xia Ningxi, which is why he chose to divorce her.

But now it seems that regardless of whether she was the one who saved him back then, Huo Nanxiao would never touch her, much less have a child with her...

What about all her efforts during this time? Was it all a complete joke?