Chapter 129 She Needs Huo Yuan

Huo Nanxiao didn't know why Huo Yuan would make such a request out of the blue, so he remained silent.

"Daddy, don't you want to?" Huo Yuan asked with his big, bewildered eyes.

Huo Nanxiao said, "A Yuan, your mother is Xia Wanwan. You are not allowed to mention such things again."

“But right now I only like Dr. Xia,” Huo Yuan explained.

Huo Nanxiao said, "Xia Ningxi is just your attending physician. She will leave once you have fully recovered."

"No, I want Dr. Xia to stay with me all the time," Huo Yuan said, unwilling to comply.

Huo Nanxiao's handsome face grew increasingly cold.

He remained silent and did not grant Huo Yuan's request. Instead, he spent the entire afternoon with Huo Yuan, his face grim.

At dinner time in the evening, Huo Yuan was sulking and refused to eat.

Huo Nanxiao ignored him, simply prepared four dishes and a soup for Huo Yuan, and then left the ward.

He went to see Xia Wanwan alone, and when he returned, it was already half an hour later.

None of the food on the table had been touched; Huo Yuan hadn't eaten.

Huo Yuan has never gone on a hunger strike for any reason.

Huo Nanxiao frowned: "Don't want to eat?"

Huo Yuan said aggrievedly, "Daddy has to agree to my request before I can eat."

"Someone, clear away all the food," Huo Nanxiao ordered directly.

In no time, the two nurses had cleaned up the food on the table.

Huo Yuan's stomach was growling loudly with hunger, and his eyes instantly turned red: "Daddy is abusing me."

"You're the one who's not eating. You'll only go hungry tonight. If you dare to go on a hunger strike again, you'll go hungry for a whole day," Huo Nanxiao threatened coldly.

Huo Yuan's eyes were slightly red.

"I don't like Daddy anymore."

The little one burrowed into the blankets, wrapping himself up tightly.

When Xia Ningxi returned, she saw Huo Yuan wrapped up like a little dumpling, his gaze fixed on Huo Nanxiao.

"What did you do?" Xia Ningxi asked.

Huo Nanxiao said coldly, "Come out here."

Xia Ningxi frowned, puzzled, but still obediently followed.

The door was quietly closed by Huo Nanxiao.

Xia Ningxi could clearly feel the complex emotions in Huo Nanxiao's gaze.

She had a vague sense of unease.

Huo Nanxiao said, "You've been spending a lot of time with A Yuan lately, and he's become dependent on you."

Xia Ningxi remained silent.

Huo Nanxiao said, "I will pick up A Yuan tomorrow."

"Why?" Xia Ningxi asked anxiously.

Huo Nanxiao said, "A Yuan is Wanwan's child now, so he should be with Wanwan."

Xia Ningxi's face turned deathly pale. She stared incredulously at Huo Nanxiao's cold eyes and the merciless glint in them.

I don't know why, even though Huo Nanxiao was saying the cruelest things in the world, he could still act as if it were perfectly normal.

The light in Xia Ningxi's eyes vanished in an instant.

She tried to calm herself and asked, "Why?"

She looked directly into Huo Nanxiao's eyes.

Huo Nanxiao said, "Wanwan needs Huo Yuan."

“That’s her business,” Xia Ningxi said.

Huo Nanxiao's eyes were icy: "I know what you're thinking, but Huo Yuan will not go with you. He has become dependent on you. If you really care about him, say goodbye to him properly and don't make him overthink."

"So... you mean, you want me to send Huo Yuan back to Xia Wanwan's side?" Xia Ningxi looked directly into Huo Nanxiao's eyes and asked, word by word.

Her eyes welled up with tears, without her even realizing it.

Huo Nanxiao, however, remained indifferent: "This is all you owe Wanwan."

Xia Ningxi felt as if she had been stabbed in the heart. She tried hard to calm herself down, but for some reason, she couldn't control herself.

She couldn't understand how Huo Nanxiao could say such things so confidently.

Is it because he doesn't trust her?

Or perhaps it's because in Huo Nanxiao's heart, nothing in this world is more important than Xia Wanwan.

Whether it's her or Huo Yuan, they are all just pawns in Huo Nanxiao's plan to help Xia Wanwan rise to power.

Xia Ningxi actually knew four years ago that everything Huo Nanxiao did was to pave the way for Xia Wanwan, but even now, she still fantasizes that Huo Nanxiao will remember the two years of affection they had shared as husband and wife.

Her eyes were blurry, and tears almost welled up several times, but Xia Ningxi held them back. She tried to calm herself down and only said one word: "Okay."

Huo Nanxiao was somewhat surprised, probably because he hadn't expected Xia Ningxi to be so cooperative.

"I will give you some money. Take the money and leave the capital," Huo Nanxiao said coldly.

Xia Ningxi looked directly into Huo Nanxiao's eyes and said, word by word, "Can't I even stay by Huo Yuan's side?"

"No," Huo Nanxiao said coldly.

Xia Ningxi concealed the tears in her eyes and smiled slightly: "Okay, I understand. I will stay away from Huo Yuan."

Huo Nanxiao said, "A Yuan is throwing a tantrum and doesn't want to eat dinner. Take something in with you later."

"Okay." Xia Ningxi turned and went to the cafeteria.

She packed some of Huo Yuan's favorite foods, her mind filled with Huo Nanxiao's words.

She knew that Huo Nanxiao didn't want her to get too close to Huo Yuan. He did this because he was worried that Xia Ningxi would steal Huo Yuan away and threaten Xia Wanwan's position.

Even after all these years, Xia Wanwan remains an unshakable figure in Huo Nanxiao's heart.

Xia Ningxi couldn't help but laugh when she thought about how she had poured her heart out to Huo Nanxiao for those two years, being kept in the dark like a fool. But as she laughed, her eyes welled up with tears.

"Dr. Xia, what's wrong?" The cafeteria ladies all knew Xia Ningxi and were very puzzled when they saw her red eyes.

Xia Ningxi smiled slightly and said, "It's nothing."

After packing up the food, they returned to Huo Yuan's hospital room. The little guy was still tucked under the covers and wouldn't come out no matter who called him.

Xia Ningxi walked to the bedside and softly called out, "A Yuan, get up and have dinner."

Hearing Xia Ningxi's voice, the little guy immediately put on a well-behaved face. He peeked out from under the covers and saw Huo Nanxiao sitting not far away. He pouted, a little unhappy, but still obediently crawled out, walked to the dining table, and silently picked up his chopsticks.

The little guy didn't eat much for dinner, just a few bites to fill his stomach.

Seeing a small cake on the table, he asked expectantly, "Can I have a small cake?"

“Okay.” Xia Ningxi nodded and handed the small cake to Huo Yuan.

"I'll take half, and you take half." Huo Yuan carefully cut the cake in two.

Xia Ningxi felt a warmth in her heart and said softly, "I bought all of these for you. Eat as much as you like."

"Okay." Huo Yuan sweetly forked a piece of strawberry from the cake and brought it to Xia Ningxi's lips.

The cake wasn't big, but there was still some left over after two people ate it.

"Should we share a piece with Daddy?" Huo Yuan asked in a low voice.

Xia Ningxi glanced at Huo Nanxiao in the distance: "No."

“Then we’ll eat by ourselves.” Huo Yuan was very happy.

One large and one small handful of the remaining small piece were thrown directly into the trash can.

It was Huo Yuan who threw it.