Chapter 1126 Extra 7

Lu Yi could tell that Huo Nanxiao was very dissatisfied with him, but Lu Yi didn't care about Huo Nanxiao's sarcasm at all. He personally picked up a piece of roasted lamb chop and put it in Xia Ningxi's bowl, saying, "This roasted lamb chop is very good. You should try it."

"Thank you." Xia Ningxi silently ate her lamb chop.

Huo Nanxiao looked at Lu Yi coldly, "Dr. Lu seems to know how to serve people well."

Lu Yi replied, "I have a younger sister at home. I used to cook and take care of her all the time. I'm used to it."

"Then why don't you get me a lamb chop too?" Huo Nanxiao suggested.

Lu Yi said, "Mr. Huo's hands are so long, he probably doesn't need me to take care of him, right?"

Huo Nanxiao said, "You're so good at taking care of people, what difference does it make whether there's one more or one less?"

“How can you compare to Ning Xi? I’m happy to take care of her, but others aren’t so lucky. I don’t think President Huo would be angry about something so trivial, would he?” Lu Yi retorted.

The once tranquil private room was now filled with a tense atmosphere.

The three children were caught in the middle, unsure whether to eat or not.

Finally, the three of them decided to put all the remaining lamb chops into their own bowls.

Huo Yuan said, "The lamb chops are finished, you don't need to argue anymore."

Lu Yi laughed out loud: "President Huo, it's not that I don't want to give you any, it's just that there's none left."

Huo Yuan divided a piece of lamb chop from his bowl and gave it to Huo Nanxiao: "Daddy, eat mine. I just tasted it and it's not bad, but it's not as good as what our family chef makes."

Huo Nanxiao was in a good mood.

He said to Huo Yuan, "I'll have the cook prepare extra food for you tomorrow."

"Okay." Huo Yuan was very happy.

Huo Nanxiao ignored Lu Yi completely.

The lunch was quite lavish, and the food didn't cost much, but that bottle of wine, which cost 800,000, was anything but cheap.

Lu Yi knew that Huo Nanxiao was rich, but he was naturally unhappy to be humiliated by Huo Nanxiao into being called a pauper.

After lunch, Lu Yi went straight to pay the bill, without even flinching when swiping his card.

Xia Ningxi was also asked to take the remaining red wine back to try it.

Xia Ningxi refused.

Lu Yi said, "I don't drink red wine much either. I heard that President Huo lives with you, so it's okay to take some back for him to drink. When he's in a bad mood, he can have a couple of glasses to relieve his depression."

This is a direct reference to Huo Nanxiao.

She mocked Huo Nanxiao as merely Xia Ningxi's ex-husband, implying that no matter how angry she was, he was still just an ex-husband.

Even if he pursues Xia Ningxi, Huo Nanxiao can't do anything to him.

It was very provocative.

Xia Ningxi saw through it too, and naturally wouldn't let them have their way.

She decisively rejected Lu Yi's suggestion, saying, "No need, Huo Nanxiao doesn't drink."

Huo Nanxiao smiled and said, "Since it's a gift from Dr. Lu, accept it."

Xia Ningxi looked at Huo Nanxiao in surprise.

Huo Nanxiao said to the restaurant manager, "Store the wine and open it for Dr. Lu next time he comes over. Consider it my treat."

"Yes, Mr. Huo." The restaurant manager took the wine away directly.

Lu Yi was stunned and looked at Huo Nanxiao in surprise.

Huo Nanxiao slowly said, "I forgot to tell Dr. Lu that I opened this restaurant specifically for Xia Ningxi. You can come anytime you want in the future, and the manager will give you a 20% discount in my name."

Lu Yi laughed in exasperation.

Huo Nanxiao said, "Thank you for the treat, Dr. Lu. I'll treat you next time."

After leaving a message, Huo Nanxiao took Xia Ningxi's hand and entered the elevator.

The remaining three children hurriedly chased after them.

Before leaving, she didn't forget to wave goodbye to Lu Yi.

It wasn't until the elevator doors closed that Lu Yi recovered from his shock. How come he didn't know that Huo Nanxiao was the owner of this restaurant?

Furthermore, since Huo Nanxiao is the owner of the restaurant, why couldn't he have made it clear from the beginning?

Huo Nanxiao is playing him, isn't he?

Lu Yi was quite angry.

But Huo Nanxiao had already gone far away, and no matter how angry he was, he couldn't do anything to Huo Nanxiao, so he could only leave silently.

As for Huo Nanxiao, after the three children got into the car, he took Xia Ningxi, who had eaten and drunk her fill, to the hospital.

Xia Ningxi was puzzled and asked Huo Nanxiao, "When did you open this restaurant?"

“Last month you said the food in the cafeteria wasn’t good and you wanted something spicy. I remember you really like Hunan cuisine,” Huo Nanxiao said slowly.

Xia Ningxi said, "That was just a casual complaint of mine."

Huo Nanxiao handed a membership card to Xia Ningxi: "Just use this card from now on. You can order any dish you want. Just treat it like your own canteen."

Xia Ningxi was both amused and exasperated: "How long will you keep this restaurant open?"

Huo Nanxiao asked, "How long do you plan to stay in Lingcheng?"

"I'm not sure, I still have a lot of work to do," Xia Ningxi replied.

Huo Nanxiao said, "The restaurant will always be open, 24 hours a day. You can go anytime you are hungry. If you don't like home-cooked meals and have to work in other cities, I can open more branches."

The three children's eyes lit up when they heard this.

Xingxing was shocked: "Won't this cost a lot of money?"

Chu Chu said, "Isn't Daddy being a bit wasteful? He's not thrifty at all."

Huo Nanxiao couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "What more do you want from being thrifty and managing your household? Isn't this great? You can eat whatever you want."

Xia Ningxi didn't know what to say for a moment.

She knew that Huo Nanxiao was doing this for her own good, and that he was trying to please her, but for some reason, Xia Ningxi felt a lot of pressure.

She didn't say anything, went back to the hospital, and after settling the three children, Xia Ningxi went to work.

Tang En heard from somewhere that Huo Nanxiao had opened a restaurant for Xia Ningxi, and he even came to Xia Ningxi to inquire about it.

Upon learning that the restaurant was located right next to their hospital, Tang En was surprised: "I often go to that restaurant too. The chef's skills are excellent. Our hospital's doctors and nurses all love to eat there. I didn't expect it to be owned by Huo Nanxiao."

Xia Ningxi smiled wryly: "I didn't expect this either."

"Is this guy planning to live in Lingcheng for the rest of his life? He's already opened a restaurant; he's clearly trying to cling to you," Tang En said.

Xia Ningxi had a headache: "It seems so."

"So what do you think? How about we go abroad together and develop our careers overseas? I'll arrange for you to work in a national secret service, so Huo Nanxiao won't be able to find you," Tang En boldly suggested.

Xia Ningxi said, "No need. What will happen to the child if I go with you?"

"Of course you'll come with us. Do you think I'd let you abandon the kids and elope with me?" Don asked with a smile.

Xia Ningxi said, "It's not that I dislike Huo Nanxiao, I'm just not sure what I should do."

Don said, "If you don't know, just live your life slowly. In time, you'll know what you want most."

"I still can't get over it." Xia Ningxi bit her lip, her feelings were very complicated.

Tang En smiled bitterly: "I know that what Huo Nanxiao did before was really infuriating, but it's all in the past. People have to look forward. If he still cares about you, you can't escape even if you want to. It's better to be honest with him."

Xia Ningxi fell silent.

They've been together for so many years, but it seems they've never been completely honest with each other.

Over the years, Huo Nanxiao has always had someone else in his heart.

Even now that he has chosen Xia Ningxi, she is not sure if this is Huo Nanxiao's true thought.

Xia Ningxi knew that Huo Nanxiao was not a man of lasting affection. He was willing to give everything for Xia Ningxi now, but what about in the future? Would he still be willing in the future?

Ultimately, people change.

Xia Ningxi didn't know what Huo Nanxiao would become, and she dared not gamble.

She didn't continue the discussion with Tang En. Exhausted after a long day of work, she returned to the clinic to pack her things.

Seeing Huo Nanxiao and the three children sitting obediently in the consultation room waiting for her, Xia Ningxi felt a mix of emotions.

She approached the children and found that they were already asleep.

These days, whenever Huo Nanxiao has free time, he brings the child to the hospital to wait for her to get off work.

If Xia Ningxi was working overtime, they would sit in the consultation room for a long time. Many times when Xia Ningxi returned to the consultation room, Huo Nanxiao and the child were asleep.

She remembered that Huo Nanxiao had never waited for her to get off work before, let alone cared about her like this.

"Let's go home." This time, Xia Ningxi took the initiative to speak.

Huo Nanxiao asked in a low voice, "Are you done with your work?"

"Mm." Xia Ningxi nodded.

Huo Nanxiao picked up the sleeping Chu Chu.

Xia Ningxi stepped forward to hug Xingxing and Huo Yuan, but was stopped by Huo Nanxiao.

He called his bodyguards in and carried Xingxing and Huo Yuan away.

As Chu Chu grew older, she became more and more beautiful. As long as Huo Nanxiao was around, he would not let strangers take Chu Chu away. He basically took care of Chu Chu himself, afraid that others would take advantage of her.

Huo Nanxiao personally picked up and dropped off the children from kindergarten.

After arriving in Lingcheng, most of the childcare responsibilities fell to Huo Nanxiao, and Xia Ningxi didn't actually do much.

Seeing Huo Nanxiao carrying Chu Chu downstairs, Xia Ningxi followed.

It was late at night, and there were hardly any cars on the way back. The dim lights cast long shadows on the road, making it look deserted and evoking a sense of loneliness.

Xia Ningxi looked at Huo Nanxiao's profile. He was holding the sleeping Chu Chu in his arms, his eyes were very kind, without the sharpness he had shown when looking at Lu Yi during the day, and without the indifference he showed to outsiders.

Without a doubt, Huo Nanxiao is very good to the children.

Xia Ningxi said, "You don't need to come to the hospital to wait for me anymore."

"Why?" Huo Nanxiao asked in return.

Xia Ningxi said, "Every time you come, the children have to wait with you, which is very tiring."

“I won’t bring them next time,” Huo Nanxiao replied.

Xia Ningxi said, "What I mean is, you shouldn't come either."

Huo Nanxiao tightened his grip on Chu Chu's hand: "So you've made your choice?"

Xia Ningxi looked at him suspiciously.

Huo Nanxiao asked, word by word, "So, you want to choose Lu Yi?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Xia Ningxi laughed in anger at these words.

Huo Nanxiao said, "You've only worked with him for a few days and you're already feeling sorry for him? You're even willing to give up your child to take care of his feelings? Are you going to tell me next that you have to work, can't come home, and then live a happy life with Lu Yi, just the two of you?"