Chapter 1123 Extra 4

He had previously absconded with a lot of money. After Xia Wanwan's incident, Xia Wenhe immediately sold all of Xia Wanwan's assets and used the money to speculate in stocks.

In the end, no one knows how much is left, but judging from Xia Wenhe's anxious search for Xia Ningxi to support him in his old age, there probably isn't much money left.

Xia Ningxi ignored Xia Wenhe outside.

Xia Wenhe waited from day to night until Huo Nanxiao returned home, and then Xia Wenhe went to stop Huo Nanxiao again.

Huo Nanxiao was not friendly to him. He glanced at the guard with displeasure and said, "What's he doing here?"

Upon hearing Helian Xiao's tone, Xia Wenhe immediately explained, "Xia Ningxi kicked me out. Young Master Huo, no matter what, I am your father-in-law and your elder. You can't just abandon me, can you?"

"Are we that close?" Huo Nanxiao's eyes were cold.

Xia Wenhe said, "Ning Xi is also my child."

“I don’t remember her having a father,” Huo Nanxiao said coldly.

Xia Wenhe's eyes reddened: "Then I am also Wanwan's father. Didn't you love Wanwan the most? Now that Wanwan is gone, I'm left as an old man, all alone and helpless. Are you planning to abandon me as well?"

Huo Nanxiao said, "I have no relationship with Xia Wanwan for a long time. What does her father have to do with me? Xia Wenhe, this is the Huo family. If you don't want your legs broken and you dragged out, get lost."

Xia Wenhe was furious: "I am your elder, how dare you? Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed? Your Huo family is a respectable family. If you lay a hand on your father-in-law, everyone will criticize the Huo family behind their backs."

Huo Nanxiao did not answer Xia Wenhe's question and turned to leave.

Xia Wenhe didn't understand what he meant and thought Huo Nanxiao was scared. He subconsciously tried to follow Huo Nanxiao into the Huo family, but was beaten up by two bodyguards.

Xia Wenhe was stunned, clutching his head and cursing, "Bastards, stop! What right do you have to hit me? What right do you have to hit me!"

The two bodyguards fought even more fiercely.

Huo Nanxiao didn't even glance at Xia Wenhe before heading straight home.

Seeing Xia Ningxi watching TV with the three children, Huo Nanxiao said nothing, took off his coat, and went inside.

Hearing footsteps, the three children turned around in unison and saw that Huo Nanxiao had returned. They exchanged glances, said nothing, and continued watching TV.

"I'm back," Huo Nanxiao said.

Xia Ningxi ignored him.

Xingxing and Chuchu silently took a bite of the apple.

Huo Yuan gave Huo Nanxiao some face, muttered an "oh" softly, and then fell silent.

This wasn't the first time they had treated Huo Nanxiao so coldly, and he was already used to it.

Huo Nanxiao placed the small cakes he had specially bought for the children on the table and said, "I just passed by a cake shop and bought some. They have all kinds of flavors. Would you like to try some?"

Chu Chu glanced at Huo Nanxiao subconsciously.

Huo Yuan also secretly took a look.

Xingxing walked straight over and found that Huo Nanxiao had bought more than a dozen flavors. She snorted coldly, "Is Daddy trying to please us on purpose?"

"No," Huo Nanxiao denied.

Xingxing said, "We've already eaten at kindergarten, so we're not hungry."

Huo Nanxiao asked, "What did you eat at kindergarten?"

Xingxing replied, "There's plenty, I'm full, I don't want any more cake, Daddy can eat these himself."

Huo Nanxiao lowered his eyes: "I bought too much. I can't finish it all by myself. Could you help me share some?"

Xingxing proudly raised her chin.

Huo Nanxiao had already unwrapped the small cakes and said, "Just try a bite of each one."

Xingxing remained unmoved, but Chuchu couldn't help but swallow hard.

Huo Nanxiao offered Chu Chu a piece of strawberry tiramisu, saying, "This strawberry is delicious."

"You begged me to eat it, I didn't ask for it on my own initiative," Chu Chu muttered softly.

Huo Nanxiao rubbed Chu Chu's head and gave her a small cake: "Give this to your mommy."

"Okay." Chu Chu was very obedient. She took the small cake and ran to Xia Ningxi, presenting it to her like a treasure: "Mommy, this cake is delicious, you should try it."

Xia Ningxi took it, took a bite, and said to Chu Chu, "You're still young, you can't eat too many sweets, understand?"

"Okay." Chu Chu nodded obediently.

Xia Ningxi said to Huo Nanxiao, "Buy less of these snacks in the future."

"Okay." Huo Nanxiao wasn't angry; he would listen to whatever Xia Ningxi said.

He could tell that Xia Ningxi was very cold towards him. Huo Nanxiao also knew in his heart that he had done something wrong, and Xia Ningxi's attitude towards him was justified.

However, although they lived under the same roof, Xia Ningxi rarely spoke to him. If it weren't for the child by her side, Xia Ningxi might not have said a single word to Huo Nanxiao all day.

Huo Nanxiao knew that Xia Ningxi didn't like him, so she tried her best not to eat the things he bought for her, which made Huo Nanxiao feel bad.

He told the housekeeper to take the three children away and said to Xia Ningxi, "Are you still angry with me?"

"You're overthinking it," Xia Ningxi denied.

Huo Nanxiao said, "I can tell you're angry with me. I've already sent Xia Wenhe away, and no one will bother you for a while."

Xia Ningxi said, "Whether he leaves or not doesn't make much difference to me. I'm going to Lingcheng tomorrow."

Huo Nanxiao's eyes darkened: "What are you going to Lingcheng for?"

Xia Ningxi said, "There was a patient who was quite difficult to treat, so I went over to perform the surgery on him."

"When will you be back?" Huo Nanxiao asked.

Xia Ningxi said, "It will take a month if things go quickly, and three months if things go slowly."

Huo Nanxiao looked at her face: "So, you have no intention of going home at all?"

"I'll leave the three children to you for now. If you can't take care of them, you can send them to my brother. He can help me look after them." Xia Ningxi put down the remote control in her hand and turned to leave.

Huo Nanxiao grasped her hand and pulled her back.

"Is there anything else?" Xia Ningxi looked up at him.

Huo Nanxiao said, "Are you avoiding me?"

Xia Ningxi shook her head: "No."

“You’re lying,” Huo Nanxiao exposed her.

Xia Ningxi replied, "I have my own work, and I can't revolve my whole life around you."

Huo Nanxiao said with a serious expression, "I don't expect you to stay around me for the rest of your life, but at least don't keep hiding from me."

"I didn't," Xia Ningxi denied.

"You have!"

Huo Nanxiao's voice was very sharp.

Xia Ningxi tried to break free from Huo Nanxiao's grip, but his hand remained firmly in her grasp, and she couldn't budge him an inch. She was a little angry.

"Let me go!" Xia Ningxi said angrily.

Huo Nanxiao looked down at her: "If you are away on a business trip for a long time, I can go to Lingcheng with you."

"What are you going to do with me?" Xia Ningxi asked back.

Huo Nanxiao replied, "If you don't want to live in the Huo family, you can live in Lingcheng. The place you lived before was too small. I will buy you a manor. You can live in Lingcheng with the children. It will be more convenient for your work and research."

Xia Ningxi couldn't help but laugh when she heard this. She met Huo Nanxiao's eyes and asked, word by word, "Are you so smart that you can't tell why I'm leaving?"

"I can't tell," Huo Nanxiao replied.

Xia Ningxi said, "Because I want to keep my distance from you, I want to develop my career in Lingcheng on my own and separate from you."

Huo Nanxiao's eyes were filled with complex emotions: "And then?"

"That's all." Xia Ningxi said coldly.

Huo Nanxiao's attitude was firm: "I disagree."

"I'm not asking for your advice." Xia Ningxi didn't intend to pay him any attention.

Huo Nanxiao wasn't angry: "Do whatever you want, I won't stop you. I've already taken care of the child's transfer procedures. If you want to go to Lingcheng, I'll send the child there to study too. You just need to focus on your work, and I'll take care of the rest."

Xia Ningxi didn't say anything, but she was quite annoyed. Unfortunately, she couldn't do anything about Huo Nanxiao, so she had no choice but to give up.

Xia Ningxi ignored Huo Nanxiao, turned around and went upstairs to pack her things.

When Tang En called, Xia Ningxi had almost finished packing. She glanced at the children's clothes and toys, several large suitcases full, and said to Tang En, "I've almost finished taking care of things here."

Tang En asked, "Did Huo Nanxiao agree to come to Lingcheng?"

"I didn't agree," Xia Ningxi replied.

Don said, "Can you come?"

Xia Ningxi said, "Aren't there a few surgeries waiting for me to perform? Of course I'll go."

Tang En: "Actually, it's fine if you don't come. I can do these surgeries myself. I asked you to come because I heard that Xia Wenhe has been giving you trouble lately, and I didn't want to cause you too much worry."

Xia Ningxi walked to the French windows, looked at the dark night outside, and sighed helplessly: "Huo Nanxiao has already sent Xia Wenhe away. He won't bother me for a while. I can go to Lingcheng anytime, but..."

"Just what?" Don asked.

Xia Ningxi said, "Huo Nanxiao has arranged for the child to transfer schools and is going to Lingcheng with me."

"Really?" Don was surprised.

Xia Ningxi said, "He wasn't joking."

Don said, "Then let him be. Let him do whatever he wants. We can't let him block your path to development, can we?"

Xia Ningxi thought Tang En was right.

She booked a flight for tomorrow and took a plane to Lingcheng early the next morning.

As their team established themselves in China, Xia Ningxi's reputation grew, and many people traveled long distances to have surgery with her.

After arriving in Lingcheng, Xia Ningxi was much busier than before. She didn't have much time to take care of the children, so she entrusted all three children to Huo Nanxiao.

Finally, for convenience, Huo Nanxiao simply bought a villa near Xia Ningxi's workplace and settled down in Lingcheng with the children.

At first, the three children disliked Huo Nanxiao, but as Xia Ningxi became busier and Huo Nanxiao spent most of the time with them, the children gradually stopped having such a strong opinion of him.

The family of four looks forward to Xia Ningxi finishing her work and coming home every day.

Huo Nanxiao recalled that in the first two years after Xia Ningxi married him, he had a lot of work and was extremely busy every day, often coming home very late. But every time he returned home, Xia Ningxi was waiting for him.

Day after day, year after year.

Xia Ningxi must have loved her very much back then, right?

Huo Nanxiao never imagined that one day he would become like Xia Ningxi back then.

He suddenly understood why Xia Ningxi's feelings for him were fading.

Huo Nanxiao calculated the time and went to the hospital on time every time Xia Ningxi got off work. After a while, the people at the hospital couldn't help but laugh at Huo Nanxiao.

Huo Nanxiao ignored her and continued to pick up and drop off Xia Ningxi from work every day, rain or shine.

But this time, even after waiting until 10 p.m., Xia Ningxi still didn't appear. The nurse on duty even reminded Huo Nanxiao, "Dr. Xia has finished her shift and is no longer at the hospital. Mr. Huo, you don't need to wait any longer."

"When did she get off work?" Huo Nanxiao asked in surprise.

The nurse said, "She gets off work at seven o'clock. Didn't she tell you? It seems she left with Dr. Lu, saying they were going to have dinner together."

"Which Dr. Lu?" Huo Nanxiao pressed.

The nurse said, "He's a specialist our hospital recently hired at great expense. He's very good-looking, young and handsome, and most importantly, his skills are exceptional. Everyone in our hospital likes him very much."

Huo Nanxiao's handsome face instantly darkened, and he strode towards the door.

Nurse: "Mr. Huo, you didn't take your clothes."

"Throw it away," Huo Nanxiao said, and walked away quickly.

After leaving the hospital, he called his assistant and said, "Find out where Xia Ningxi went."

Less than ten minutes later, Huo Nanxiao received an address.

It is a park in Lingcheng.

Hearing that there would be a fireworks show tonight, Xia Ningxi went to the park with Dr. Lu to watch it.

No wonder Xia Ningxi didn't answer any of his calls.

Huo Nanxiao was furious and immediately drove to the park.

The road was already blocked before they even reached the entrance. Huo Nanxiao parked the car on the side of the road and sent Xia Ningxi a message: "Where are you?"

Less than two minutes later, Xia Ningxi replied: "Outside. Is something wrong?"

Huo Nanxiao: "With whom?"

Xia Ningxi: "Colleague."

When Huo Nanxiao saw those two words, he almost laughed out of anger. What a colleague! Instead of going home late at night, he went out to watch the fireworks show with a male colleague.

Huo Nanxiao made a phone call to the person in charge of the fireworks show, and soon after, the park canceled tonight's fireworks show.

Huo Nanxiao didn't leave either; he just sat in the car waiting for Xia Ningxi to come out.

After waiting for about half an hour, I finally saw Xia Ningxi and a very handsome man come out of the park's main gate. The two were chatting and laughing and were very close to each other.

Huo Nanxiao thought about it carefully. Although he had been living with Xia Ningxi for some time, Xia Ningxi had always treated him with a cold face and rarely smiled at him, let alone smiled so happily.

Huo Nanxiao's anger surged uncontrollably. He opened the car door and walked towards Xia Ningxi.

At that moment, Xia Ningxi was discussing work-related issues with Dr. Lu when she suddenly saw Huo Nanxiao walking towards them, which startled her.

"Are you cold?" Dr. Lu took off his coat and draped it over Xia Ningxi.

The next second, Huo Nanxiao ripped off his coat and threw it on the ground.

Dr. Lu looked at Huo Nanxiao with a blank expression: "Who are you?"

"Thank you, she's not cold, she doesn't need your clothes." As he spoke, Huo Nanxiao had already put on his coat and tossed a handful of money into Dr. Lu's arms.

Dr. Lu was stunned: "What do you mean?"

Huo Nanxiao suppressed his anger: "Still don't understand? You should leave!"