Chapter 349 Defeated General

Upon arriving at the Mingting Courtyard, Xia Jingcheng was so moved that tears streamed down his face when he saw Xia Ningxi getting out of the car with several children. He rushed up and hugged Xia Ningxi tightly, his voice hoarse: "Ningxi, where have you been all these days! I've been looking for you for so long!"

This was the first time Xia Ningxi had ever seen her brother cry so sadly. She smiled and wiped away his tears, saying, "Brother, I'm fine."

"You've never been missing for this long before. What happened? Where did you go?" Xia Jingcheng asked worriedly.

Xia Ningxi said, "I was invited to visit someone, but the signal at the place I stayed was bad, so I couldn't contact the outside world."

"Did you live deep in the mountains? Who took you away? Tell me the truth, don't lie to me." Xia Jingcheng insisted on getting to the bottom of it.

Xia Ningxi couldn't hide it, so she could only give Li Yancheng's name.

Xia Jingcheng's expression changed instantly upon hearing this name.

Xia Ningxi asked, "Brother, do you know this person?"

Xia Jingcheng shook his head: "No, I don't know him. But this kind of person is definitely not a good person. Stay away from him in the future. If he dares to bother you, call the police."

"Okay." Xia Ningxi nodded.

Xia Jingcheng then turned his attention to the three little ones and asked them questions one by one. Seeing how much weight Huo Yuan had lost, Xia Jingcheng felt very sorry for him.

“Ah Yuan has lost so much weight. You’ll be staying at your uncle’s house for the next few days. I’ve just researched a lot of recipes, and I’m sure I can fatten you up nicely,” Xia Jingcheng said.

Huo Yuan was overjoyed: "Yay! I love Uncle's cooking!"

Xia Ningxi laughed and said, "You just ate, and you're hungry again?"

“That’s different. Uncle’s cooking is the best,” Huo Yuan said in his childish voice.

Xia Ningxi was surprised that Huo Yuan would actually flatter people, and found it quite amusing.

She brought her three children home.

Having grown accustomed to living in magnificent and luxurious castles, Xia Ningxi's two-story house seemed particularly shabby, but the three little ones didn't mind at all; they preferred living in this small home.

The three little ones went straight to the toy room after returning home. Xia Ningxi didn't bother to stop them and sat downstairs to drink a cup of hot water.

After Xia Jingcheng found out what had happened during Xia Ningxi's disappearance, he asked her very seriously, "Do you still plan to leave the capital city?"

Xia Ningxi said, "Of course I have to leave, but now is not the time. I'm already being watched."

Xia Jingcheng said, "I just checked, and the Li family is indeed very powerful. You will be in great danger abroad with no one to rely on."

Xia Ningxi also considered this point, and she felt that now was not the time to leave with the child.

Xia Jingcheng said, "Why don't we go and seek refuge with the Ling family?"

"No way!" Xia Ningxi immediately objected.

Xia Jingcheng said, "What will happen to the child? If you leave now, you'll really be doing what others want."

Xia Ningxi said, "I'll wait."

"Waiting for what?" Xia Jingcheng asked.

Xia Ningxi said, "I'll leave after things calm down. Once I'm in Desla, I'll apply to join the federal government's medical research department. As my family member, all three of my children will receive state protection."

"It's a bit difficult," Xia Jingcheng said.

Xia Ningxi smiled slightly: "Brother, believe me, I have the ability."

"Okay, you're my best little sister, you can definitely do it!" Xia Jingcheng cheered her on.

Xia Ningxi was full of confidence at this moment. It felt really good to have someone cheering her on from behind!

Xia Jingcheng suddenly remembered that Xia Wanwan had woken up, and he suddenly asked, "Ning Xi, about Wanwan..."

"Hmm? What does brother want to say?" Xia Ningxi asked.

Xia Jingcheng said, "I heard that she is already in the recovery period and is recovering very well during this time."

“That’s great,” Xia Ningxi said.

Xia Jingcheng looked at Xia Ningxi with a complicated expression and asked seriously, "She's recovered, which means she'll be marrying into the Huo family. Are you willing to accept that?"

Xia Ningxi said, "There's nothing I'm unwilling to accept. This is not something I can decide. If I could, of course I would like to be with Huo Nanxiao, and the three children wouldn't have to suffer the pain of losing their father. But Huo Nanxiao chose Xia Wanwan, not me."

"What I mean is, you are the eldest daughter-in-law of the Huo family. The Huo family patriarch and matriarch both like you very much. If you don't want to give up this position, no one can replace you."

Xia Jingcheng didn't want Xia Ningxi to feel so aggrieved. This was his own sister. Why should Ningxi have to give up her place to Xia Wanwan just because Xia Wanwan woke up? That's not fair at all!

Xia Ningxi smiled bitterly: "Who told Xia Wanwan to save Huo Nanxiao's life? How can I compare to her?"

Xia Jingcheng was speechless after hearing this, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

He could only offer words of comfort: "Never mind, we have plenty of options, and Huo Nanxiao isn't the only one. You can stay here for the time being."

"Okay, then I'll go send out some resumes to overseas companies." Xia Ningxi smiled and went upstairs.

She submitted her resume to her desired research and development organization, waited all afternoon, and was rejected by all of them. Xia Ningxi was a little surprised. Then she looked at the reasons for the rejections and exclaimed, "Good heavens!" Just because Xia Ningxi had been involved in some scandalous articles in the capital city recently, she had already been labeled as a problematic doctor.

People abroad, unaware of the true situation, conducted a simple online survey and immediately concluded that Xia Ningxi was of questionable character, thus politely declining the offer.

When Xia Ningxi told Tang En about this, Tang En burst into laughter.

"You've finally met your match! This is hilarious! If the people in our institute knew you got rejected, they'd probably laugh at you for the rest of their lives!" Tang En gloated.

Xia Ningxi said, "What are you laughing at? You think you're so great just because I was rejected? You're a defeated opponent."

Don's smile vanished instantly. He said angrily, "You're absolutely right. They've gone too far. Here's what we'll do: I'll write you a letter of recommendation. Tell me which research department you'd like to join."

“Either is fine, but I hope the federal government can protect my family,” Xia Ningxi said.

Don: "What? Did you mess with someone?"

Xia Ningxi said, "It's not that I provoked them. You know Huo Nanxiao, right? He has too many enemies. It's very dangerous for me to travel abroad alone with the child. It would be better if someone protected me."

"Back to our research center?" Don asked.

Xia Ningxi said with disdain, "What good things do you have there?"

Tang En sneered: "Hmph, you still have the nerve to complain? I'm always chauffeured around by a private jet. Look at you, what have you become? If you were willing to come back, none of us would have a chance to survive."

Xia Ningxi said, "It's just that it's inconvenient to go back..."

“Fine, if you don’t want to go back, that’s fine. I’ll write you a letter of recommendation right now, but it will take ten days to half a month to get a reply. Can you wait that long?” Tang En asked her.

Xia Ningxi said, "Okay."

Don said, "Wait for my good news."

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