Chapter 23 I Only Want Mommy

Xia Luoluo tried her best to calm herself down, her hands sweating as she gripped her phone tightly. She kept telling herself to stay calm, but the thought of Xia Ningxi by Huo Yuan's side made it impossible for her to remain composed!

Why!

Why did Xia Ningxi have to appear at this time?

Thinking of Xia Ningxi's face, Xia Luoluo felt like she was having a nightmare. Xia Ningxi had been dead for so many years, why did she have to come back!

She took Huo Yuan away from Xia Ningxi back then, and now that Xia Ningxi is back, her goal must be to take Huo Yuan away from her.

Although Xia Luoluo has been disciplining Huo Yuan all these years, she knows very well that Huo Yuan does not love her. If Xia Ningxi were to treat him with kindness, Huo Yuan might actually fall in love with her.

Xia Wanwan has been lying in the hospital bed for so many years, and the Huo family has long believed that Xia Wanwan will never wake up again. Therefore, the position of the young mistress of the Huo family is actually vacant.

Everyone in the capital city understood that as long as they could win Huo Yuan's favor, they could get close to Huo Nanxiao.

Xia Luoluo had unique advantages. Before Xia Ningxi appeared, she could confidently tell everyone that Huo Yuan couldn't live without her. But now?

If Huo Yuan sleeps peacefully under Xia Ningxi's care for two consecutive nights, what will the Huo family think?

Xia Ningxi is Huo Yuan's biological mother, and no matter how you compare them, she is better than Xia Luoluo.

Xia Luoluo was very anxious.

The rest of the family also noticed that something was wrong.

Zhou Fenglin noticed Xia Luoluo pacing back and forth with her phone in her hand and asked, "Haven't you received a call from the hospital yet?"

"Mm." Xia Luoluo nodded.

Zhou Fenglin looked puzzled: "Strange, what's wrong with Huo Yuan? Usually when you're not home, he'll start yelling at this time. It's already ten o'clock, why hasn't the Huo family asked you to go and keep him company in bed?"

"I don't know, it might be because of that new doctor," Xia Luoluo said through gritted teeth.

Zhou Fenglin said, "Is it the female doctor who refused to operate on Huo Yuan? I heard she's very skilled abroad and might even cure all of Huo Yuan's ailments. Huo Yuan will be just as lively as ever without you. How will you associate with the Huo family in the future? Your sister is unlikely to wake up again, so you must strive to be strong."

"I know, I will never hand over Huo Yuan to someone else!" Xia Luoluo said firmly.

But Xia Luoluo just couldn't calm down.

She was extremely nervous and was about to call the hospital when her phone screen suddenly lit up. It was Lu Qi calling her!

"Miss Xia, please come to the hospital immediately." Lu Qi's voice was very urgent.

Xia Luoluo was overjoyed and quickly called downstairs, "Driver, prepare the car, I need to go to the hospital."

She didn't dare delay and rushed to the hospital. When she got to the ward, she saw Huo Yuan hiding in Huo Nanxiao's arms, crying very sadly.

"What happened? What's wrong with A-Yuan?" Xia Luoluo walked into the ward with a worried expression and asked in a low voice.

"I had a nightmare." Huo Nanxiao's expression was grave.

Xia Luoluo glanced around at the mess, which clearly showed that Huo Yuan had just caused a huge disturbance. She breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at Xia Ningxi, who was equally at a loss, Xia Luoluo sneered inwardly. She had worried all night, thinking Huo Yuan had suddenly changed his ways, or perhaps she had overestimated Xia Ningxi's abilities, believing she was truly omnipotent.

As it turned out, only she herself could calm Huo Yuan down.

Xia Luoluo approached Huo Yuan and said in a deep voice, "A Yuan, don't cry."

With just a calm remark, Huo Yuan, whose eyes were red from crying, indeed stopped.

Huo Nanxiao frowned deeply.

Xia Luoluo said, "Young Master Huo, A Yuan is used to having me by his side, especially at night. If I'm not around, he gets very agitated. How about I take over the night watch from now on?"

Huo Nanxiao did not answer, but asked her very coldly, "Why does A Yuan always lose control of his emotions at night?"

"This..." Xia Luoluo was stumped by the question, and she was so nervous that she didn't know how to answer.

Huo Nanxiao pressed him dangerously, "Answer."

Xia Luoluo explained, "I'm not really sure either. Maybe it's because Ayuan is afraid of the dark, or maybe it's something else. It's actually quite normal for a child to lose control of their emotions when they're afraid of the dark."

Xia Ningxi said, "What's normal about it?"

Xia Luoluo was taken aback and retorted, "You've never raised a child, how would you know that this is a child's nature? Huo Yuan doesn't have a mother to take care of him, and Young Master Huo is very busy, so I'm the only one taking care of him. Of course he'll be scared when I'm not around."

"Who said I haven't raised children? A normal child would never suffer from nyctophobia, much less lose control of their emotions like Huo Yuan." Xia Ningxi was extremely agitated. Huo Yuan would self-harm when he lost control—is that normal? Absolutely not!

In her excitement, Xia Ningxi accidentally let slip what she had said.

Everyone in the ward stared at Xia Ningxi with strange looks.

Xia Luoluo seized on the flaws in Xia Ningxi's words: "Dr. Xia, you've raised children? I'm curious, whose child did you raise?"

Xia Ningxi hurriedly spoke up: "I am a doctor and I have seen thousands of children. A disease like Huo Yuan's must be related to the parents who raised him."

"What illness? He's perfectly fine, and you're saying he's sick! Dr. Xia, have you thought this through? Young Master Huo is the future heir of the Huo family. You'd better know how much weight your words carry and how much impact they have! Huo Yuan only lost control of his emotions because he missed me too much. When I'm with Huo Yuan, he's quiet and perfectly fine. What makes you think he's sick?" Xia Luoluo's words were sharp.

Xia Ningxi trembled with anger, wanting to tear Xia Luoluo's mouth apart, but seeing that Huo Yuan had indeed calmed down, Xia Ningxi held back. She threw the report she got from the psychiatric department that morning in front of Huo Nanxiao.

"You can decide what to do about your son's situation yourself."

Xia Luoluo staying to keep her company at the hospital means that Xia Ningxi is leaving.

Xia Ningxi is a professional doctor. Whether Huo Nanxiao believes her or Xia Luoluo is up to him to decide.

"Ah Yuan, you choose, who do you want to stay with you tonight?" Huo Nanxiao asked Huo Yuan for his opinion.

The little one curled up in Huo Nanxiao's arms: "I want Mommy to stay with me."

Huo Nanxiao said in a deep voice, "A Yuan, your mother is at home and can't come to the hospital to be with you."

"No, I want Mommy to be with me! I want Mommy! Daddy, please let Mommy come with me, okay? Why do other kids have mommies? Why don't I? Why?" Huo Yuan cried out frantically, tears streaming down his face.

Huo Nanxiao held Huo Yuan in his arms, listening to his heart-wrenching cries, and his own heart was breaking.

In the end, he chose Xia Ningxi: "You stay."

Xia Luoluo hurriedly spoke up: "Young Master Huo, A Yuan clearly needs me more."

Huo Nanxiao interrupted her, "You can go back now."