Chapter 120 Ingratitude

Xia Ningxi knew very well that if she didn't go to the Xia family, Xia Wenhe would definitely hold the hospital responsible.

Xia Ningxi had already caused the dean a lot of trouble, and didn't want to make things difficult for him because of this.

"I'll be right back." Xia Ningxi picked up her phone.

Xia Jingcheng was worried: "I'll go back with you."

"No, what will happen to Xingxing and Chuchu if you leave?" Xia Ningxi rejected Xia Jingcheng's suggestion.

When she arrived at the Xia family home, she was stopped by the guards at the door.

The gatekeeper went to report.

Xia Wenhe said, "Let her in."

Zhou Fenglin sneered inwardly, never expecting Xia Ningxi to have such audacity to deliver herself to his doorstep.

Seeing Xia Ningxi walk in led by a servant, Zhou Fenglin put on a kind mother's demeanor and invited her to sit down.

Xia Ningxi didn't even glance at Zhou Fenglin, and asked Xia Wenhe, "What do you want from me?"

"Why are you back?" Xia Wenhe asked with a stern face.

Xia Ningxi sneered: "Are you disappointed that I'm back?"

"Since you're still alive, you should go home sooner," Xia Wenhe scolded her.

Xia Ningxi said, "This is your home, not mine."

Xia Wenhe said, "Are you still angry about Huo Yuan?"

"Shouldn't I be angry?" Xia Ningxi retorted.

Xia Wenhe said, "Luo Luo was right after all. You came back just to take Huo Yuan away from Wanwan. I'm warning you, Huo Yuan is now registered under Wanwan's name and is Wanwan's child. You'd better not have any improper thoughts."

Xia Ningxi laughed in exasperation: "So what if he's registered under Xia Wanwan's name? Huo Yuan is ultimately not Xia Wanwan's biological son."

"Even if Huo Yuan isn't Wanwan's biological son, Huo Nanxiao only loves Wanwan. As long as Huo Nanxiao speaks up, no one can take Huo Yuan away. If you have any self-awareness, you should know your place and stop doing things that affect the Xia family's future," Xia Wenhe reprimanded.

He didn't understand how Xia Ningxi, after doing what she did back then, could still have the nerve to covet Huo Yuan.

Xia Ningxi walked closer to Xia Wenhe step by step, a smirk playing on her lips: "I'm here today to tell you all, Huo Yuan, no one can take him away from me again."

Enraged, Xia Wenhe raised his hand and slapped Xia Ningxi across the face.

"Are you deliberately trying to go against me?" Xia Wenhe asked angrily.

Xia Ningxi didn't expect him to suddenly attack her; her cheek hurt a lot.

Zhou Fenglin, standing to the side, was secretly pleased, but on the surface, she pretended to be a loving mother.

“Ning Xi, your father is only doing this for your own good. How can you talk back to him? If it weren’t for us protecting you back then, would Huo Nanxiao have let you live to this day?”

"Now that Huo Yuan is registered under Wanwan's name, it is the greatest honor of Huo Yuan's life, and also the greatest honor of the Xia family. Why do you repay kindness with enmity and make a mess of things?"

Zhou Fenglin spoke earnestly, adopting the demeanor of an adult, as if saying to Xia Ningxi: "It is a blessing you have earned eight lifetimes to have your son become Wanwan's son. How can you be angry?"

Xia Ningxi also understood Zhou Fenglin's subtext, and she sneered: "If Xia Wanwan wants a child, can't she give birth to it herself? Even if she can't, Xia Luoluo should be able to give birth to it herself, right? If you can't have children yourself, you just know how to steal other people's. Is this how people like you behave?"

"Shut up!" Xia Wenhe snapped at her.

Xia Ningxi said coldly, "Xia Wenhe, that slap just now was my way of repaying the kindness you've shown me over the years. I'm here today to tell you how much Huo Yuan has suffered in the Xia family, and I will settle accounts with you one by one."

"What do you mean? Are you slandering us for abusing Huo Yuan?" Xia Wenhe was furious.

Xia Ningxi said, "Whether there was abuse or not, you know better than anyone else."

"I think you clearly want to destroy the entire Xia family!" Xia Wenhe was furious.

Is this something Xia Ningxi can just say casually?

No matter how bad Huo Yuan is, he is still a child of the Huo family. How could they dare to mistreat Huo Yuan?

If the Huo family heard these words, wouldn't they cause them trouble? The entire Xia family might even be destroyed because of this one sentence.

Xia Wenhe was furious.

Zhou Fenglin felt very guilty, but she couldn't possibly admit to hurting Huo Yuan in front of Xia Wenhe, so she quickly added fuel to the fire: "Wenhe, I think Ning Xi has a lot of resentment towards us. She doesn't intend to make things easy for our family."

Xia Wenhe glared at Xia Ningxi: "You'd better shut your mouth."

Xia Ningxi sneered: "If you're afraid of what people will say, then don't do this kind of thing."

"You—" Xia Wenhe was so angry that he wanted to slap Xia Ningxi again.

But this time, Xia Ningxi wasn't foolish enough to stand still and let him hit her.

Xia Ningxi grabbed Xia Wenhe's wrist and warned, "Don't force me to lay a hand on you."

"How dare you!" Xia Wenhe was furious.

Xia Ningxi said, "If I make a big fuss about this, you will be the ones who lose face."

The Xia family has benefited greatly over the years thanks to Huo Yuan's connection.

Because of Huo Yuan's existence, outsiders have always regarded Xia Wenhe as Huo Nanxiao's father-in-law, and often treat Xia Wenhe differently, allowing him to enjoy benefits and privileges far beyond his status.

All of this is the honor that Huo Yuan brought to the Xia family.

Outsiders have always believed that Xia Wenhe only has two daughters.

If others find out that Xia Wanwan stole someone else's child, the entire Xia family will lose face.

Xia Wenhe couldn't bear to lose face, and clenched his fists in anger.

He couldn't do anything about Xia Ningxi, so he could only change the subject.

“You hurt Luo Luo, didn’t you?” Xia Wenhe commanded.

Xia Ningxi smiled and said, "Yes."

"You must apologize to Luo Luo," Xia Wenhe said sternly.

Xia Ningxi said, "Back then, when Xia Luoluo snatched Huo Yuan from my arms, why didn't you make her apologize to me?"

"This is all your own fault." Xia Wenhe didn't think Xia Luoluo had done anything wrong.

To this day, Xia Wenhe still believes he was right.

The one who made the mistake was Xia Ningxi.

If it weren't for Xia Ningxi's interference, Xia Wanwan would have been Huo Nanxiao's lawfully wedded wife long ago.

The Xia family will also rise to prominence by climbing the social ladder through the Huo family, and they will definitely be even more glorious than they are now.

Because of Xia Ningxi's existence and Huo Yuan's awkward birth, Huo Nanxiao's attitude towards the Xia family was sometimes good and sometimes bad.

Her being alive is an obstacle for the Xia family.

If Xia Wanwan loses Huo Yuan, it's like losing the Huo family, her cash cow, and the Xia family will lose all protection.

"You'd better not covet Huo Yuan, and even more so, don't offend Luo Luo, otherwise I have plenty of ways to make sure you can't survive in the Imperial City," Xia Wenhe warned.

Xia Ningxi looked into Xia Wenhe's eyes with her beautiful eyes: "Then give it a try."