Chapter 27 How much is Daddy worth?

She knew that such strange phenomena sometimes do occur in medicine, so she didn't think much of it.

It was already very late. She said, "Sweetie, don't think too much. Go to sleep. You have to go to kindergarten tomorrow."

"Has Mommy forgotten that it's a holiday?" Xia Xingxing asked.

Xia Ningxi tapped her head: "Oh dear, Mommy was so forgetful at work, I forgot, you don't start school until next month."

"Mommy, why do you think I have such a strange dream?" Xia Xingxing asked curiously, her bright eyes blinking.

Xia Ningxi said, "Perhaps there really is a child in this world who looks just like you? And who just happened to be injured and sad, so you were able to sense it."

"Is there such a magical thing? Could that little boy be my older or younger brother?" Xia Xingxing asked again.

Xia Ningxi suddenly became serious, staring intently into Xia Xingxing's eyes.

He rarely appears so serious.

"What's wrong with Mommy?" Xia Xingxing asked, completely bewildered.

Xia Ningxi said, "Xingxing, if you had an older brother, would you accept him?"

Xia Xingxing's eyes sparkled: "Yes, if I had an older brother, I would definitely like him a lot, and my younger sister would definitely like him a lot too. But didn't Mommy only give birth to me and my younger sister?"

"Xingxing, if—and I mean if—you had an older brother who was living with a really bad guy and was having a hard time, would you help him and rescue him?" Xia Ningxi asked very seriously.

Xia Xingxing answered without hesitation, "Yes! I will definitely defeat the bad guys and protect my brother."

"But what if the bad guy is rich and powerful? If you go against him, you will definitely suffer, and you might even lose your mommy. Would you still help your brother then?" Xia Ningxi asked again.

Xia Xingxing hesitated for a moment: "Mommy, why should I confront the big bad guy head-on?"

"Hmm?" Xia Ningxi raised an eyebrow.

Xia Xingxing said, "I can steal him! I'll steal my brother away from the big bad guy, then I'll hide so he can't find me, hee hee."

Xia Ningxi laughed out loud. As expected of her son, he was thinking the same thing as her.

Given Huo Nanxiao's power, Xia Ningxi would be courting death if she tried to take Huo Yuan away from him. The Huo family would not allow her to take Huo Yuan away, but Xia Ningxi could not stand by and watch Huo Yuan suffer in the Huo family.

All she could do was secretly take Huo Yuan away.

But is Huo Yuan really willing to go with her?

Xia Ningxi is uncertain.

She could tell that Huo Yuan seemed to have high expectations for Xia Wanwan.

Over the years, everyone has told Huo Yuan that his biological mother is Xia Wanwan. If she were to tell Huo Yuan now that she is his biological mother, what would he think? Would he feel like he is a liar?

Xia Ningxi was at a loss for what to do.

“Xingxing, what should we do if he doesn’t want to come with us?” Xia Ningxi asked.

Xia Xingxing said, "Why wouldn't you want to? If he were my brother, then you would be his mommy. How could anyone not like their mommy? Mommy, don't overthink it."

“But he also has a mother.” Xia Ningxi said, distraught.

Xia Xingxing's eyes widened in shock: "Mommy, I don't really have a brother, do I?"

Xia Ningxi hugged him gently: "Silly child, I was just kidding. If you really had an older brother, Mommy would definitely tell you. Go to sleep."

"Okay, Mommy, go to bed early too."

Xia Xingxing didn't cling to her and obediently went upstairs, but he didn't go back to his room. Instead, he just stood upstairs watching Xia Ningxi's tired appearance.

Why is Mommy so sad? Is it because of my brother?

elder brother……

Xia Xingxing muttered to herself, Huo Yuan's face appearing in her mind.

My mom never mentions the word "brother" to me. Why did she change after we came back from the hospital? She seems very unhappy.

Huo Yuan...

Hmph, I will definitely find out who you are!

Xia Xingxing went back to his room and took a nap. The next morning, he made an excuse to go out with Xia Ningxi to buy breakfast. After Xia Ningxi took him home, she went to work at the hospital. Xia Xingxing continued to make excuses to sneak out, but he was stopped by a shout as soon as he stepped out of the door.

"Where else do you want to sneak off to?" Xia Jingcheng came up carrying a small tree branch.

Xia Xingxing forced a big smile and said fearfully, "Uncle, I want to go for a walk."

"Go to the hospital? How many times has this happened? Your mommy has to work. The capital city is not like abroad. Children are not allowed to go to work with their parents. You're only hurting your mommy by doing this. You're not allowed to go to the hospital anymore, understand?" Xia Jingcheng scolded angrily.

Xia Xingxing said, "Uncle, I just miss Mommy. I just want to go to the hospital to see her, just for a moment."

"No way." Xia Jingcheng remained unmoved.

Xia Xingxing lay down on the ground, hugging Xia Jingcheng's leg and crying, "Uncle, please have pity on me! I'm just a little kid, I can't leave Mommy, please let me go to the hospital to find Mommy, boohoo..."

“I could tolerate your past antics, but what kind of place is this? This is the Imperial City! We cannot tolerate your nonsense here!” Xia Jingcheng’s attitude was firm.

Xia Xingxing wanted to cry, make a scene, and threaten suicide, but before she could even cry out, Xia Jingcheng had already narrowed his eyes. He immediately let go of Xia Jingcheng's leg and ran upstairs as fast as he could.

Xia Chuchu was standing upstairs, giggling: "Brother, Uncle said we weren't allowed to go out, but you still ran away. You got scolded, didn't you?"

"Hmph, you dare to laugh at me?" Xia Xingxing pouted. "It's all your fault. You only gave me one yuan yesterday. If it weren't for you, things would have been done long ago."

"What's wrong?" Xia Chuchu asked curiously.

Xia Xingxing proudly raised her chin: "I'm not telling you. Who told you to keep all your money in your piggy bank? I'll only tell you if you give it all to me."

Xia Chuchu's curiosity immediately turned into disgust: "Fine, don't tell me then. You want money? No way."

"Don't you want to know who our daddy is?" Xia Xingxing asked again.

Sure enough, Xia Chuchu looked pleasantly surprised again: "Brother found out?"

"That's right!" Xia Xingxing said proudly, pulling Xia Chuchu back to the room and taking out a few strands of hair from her little schoolbag: "See that?"

"What is this? Hair?" Xia Chuchu's face fell.

"This isn't just any ordinary hair. You know, our daddy might very well be this big bad guy. But I don't have the money for a paternity test, so you give me all the money in the piggy bank. Once I find out who our daddy is, I'll know." Xia Xingxing was eyeing the piggy bank again.

Xia Chuchu hugged her little piggy tightly: "No, this is my money!"

Xia Xingxing asked, "Daddy, do you still want it?"

Xia Chuchu: "No, what's Daddy worth?"

Xia Xingxing: "Our daddy is very rich. He probably has enough money to fill tens of thousands of these piggy banks. Don't you really want to know?"

Xia Chuchu: Really?

Xia Xingxing: "Would I lie to you?"