Chapter 358 I Have a Mommy Now

Xia Ningxi's indifferent attitude made Xia Wanwan realize something was wrong.

Xia Wanwan's gentle smile faded considerably at this moment. She became very serious, her innocent eyes looking at Huo Nanxiao, and asked, "Nanxiao, are you hiding something from me? Today, you want to tell me something. What is it?"

After much deliberation, Huo Nanxiao decided to tell her, "Four years ago, I gave you an adopted child, named Huo Yuan."

"Huh? I have a child under my name?" Xia Wanwan was greatly surprised. "How come no one has ever told me about this before?"

Huo Nanxiao said, "You had surgery not long ago, so it's not convenient for you to talk about it."

Xia Wanwan said, "But why did you give me a child to adopt? Where did this child come from?"

“If you don’t like it, I’ll transfer Huo Yuan’s household registration,” Huo Nanxiao replied.

Xia Wanwan said, "How old is that child? Judging from the name, he should be a little boy, right?"

"He's four years old, a little boy, very well-behaved and adorable." Huo Nanxiao's lips unconsciously curled up when he spoke of Huo Yuan.

Xia Wanwan thought for a moment and asked, "He's four years old... Can I meet him? I think I heard someone call me 'Mommy' when I was asleep before."

Xia Ningxi frowned.

Huo Nanxiao agreed to Xia Wanwan's request: "You can see him."

Xia Wanwan was somewhat expectant.

But at this moment, Xia Ningxi's feelings were very complicated. She pulled her hand away from Xia Wanwan's grasp and stood up: "I'll go and call A Yuan in."

Huo Nanxiao's gaze fell on Xia Ningxi, staring intently at her somewhat pale face, and he agreed: "Okay."

Xia Ningxi immediately got up and walked towards the door.

Huo Yuan and Xingxing were waiting outside the ward. When they saw Xia Ningxi come out, the two little ones immediately stood up.

"Mommy."

"Mommy."

The little ones all said in unison.

Xia Ningxi gently patted the two little ones' heads and asked, "Have you been waiting long? Are you tired?"

Xingxing shook her head: "I'm not tired."

"Where's A-Yuan?" Xia Ningxi asked Huo Yuan.

Huo Yuan countered, "Mommy, can we go home now?"

Xia Ningxi said, "Not now. Xia Wanwan wants to see you. Would you like to go see her?"

Huo Yuan's small face showed a hint of embarrassment.

Xingxing said, "If you don't want to go, then I'll go see her in your place."

Huo Yuan thought about it carefully and felt that this was not appropriate, so he said, "Forget it, I'll go see her instead. After all, I've called her Mommy for so many years, this should be Daddy's idea. If you go in for me, Daddy will definitely be unhappy."

Huo Yuan ultimately decided to go see Xia Wanwan himself.

After instructing the bodyguards to take good care of Xingxing, Xia Ningxi took Huo Yuan's hand and walked into the ward.

Huo Yuan had lost a lot of weight, and looked very small. He held Xia Ningxi's hand the whole time, not daring to let go even for a moment. Even after entering the ward, he didn't dare to meet Xia Wanwan's gaze directly.

However, Xia Wanwan immediately spotted the little guy hiding behind Xia Ningxi. She was surprised to find that the little guy looked very much like Huo Nanxiao. But after looking at him more closely, she realized that Huo Yuan and Huo Nanxiao didn't look that alike anymore. Huo Yuan was too thin and looked like he couldn't get enough nutrition. If he really was Huo Nanxiao's child, how could he let the child go hungry?

Xia Wanwan didn't think about it any further, and she couldn't possibly have imagined that Huo Yuan was actually Huo Nanxiao's biological son. She thought that Huo Yuan was just an abandoned baby that Huo Nanxiao picked up from an orphanage or the roadside and adopted into her name.

Seeing Huo Yuan hiding behind Xia Ningxi, seemingly terrified of her, Xia Wanwan gave her a very kind smile: "Are you Huo Yuan?"

When his name was called, Huo Yuan bit his lip and nodded: "My name is Huo Yuan."

It has a sweet, childlike voice and is incredibly cute.

Xia Wanwan noticed that the little guy's voice was also very pleasant, and said with a smile, "Come here, let me see you, okay?"

Huo Yuan raised his head, blinked his bright eyes as if asking Xia Ningxi's opinion.

Xia Ningxi gave Huo Yuan the choice: "You can make the decision yourself."

Huo Yuan pondered for a long time after hearing this before stepping out from behind Xia Ningxi and walking step by step to the bedside.

Xia Wanwan was very surprised: "You are really handsome."

Huo Yuan blushed; he was a little embarrassed.

Xia Wanwan smiled and said, "Nan Xiao, is this my son? He's so cute."

Huo Nanxiao said, "A Yuan is only registered under your name."

Xia Wanwan naturally knew that Huo Yuan was not her biological son. She guessed that he had lost his biological parents when he was young, which was why Huo Nanxiao registered the child under his name. Thinking this, Xia Wanwan felt even more affection for Huo Yuan.

She reached out to touch Huo Yuan's little face.

Huo Yuan frowned and subconsciously took a step back, avoiding the attack.

Xia Wanwan's hand froze in mid-air. Looking at her child, who was clearly resisting her, she smiled and asked, "Over the years, I've always felt someone crying and calling me Mommy. Is it you?"

"Yes..." Huo Yuan felt guilty. He had never dared to tell Huo Nanxiao about the grievances he had suffered before. He could only cry to Xia Wanwan, who was in a coma, in the hospital. At that time, Huo Yuan really regarded Xia Wanwan as his biological mother. He even regarded Xia Wanwan as the light in his life and hoped that she would wake up soon, protect him, and accompany him as he grew up.

But now, Huo Yuan thinks differently.

He already has his own mother. If his mother knew that he had called Xia Wanwan "Mommy" for so many years, wouldn't she be heartbroken?

Huo Yuan felt uneasy thinking about this.

Xia Wanwan, however, did not notice the child's thoughts and said with a smile, "Huo Yuan... your name is so nice. Don't worry, once you call me Mommy, you are my child, and I will take good care of you from now on."

“But I already have a mommy,” Huo Yuan said unhappily.

Xia Wanwan paused for a moment, then smiled and replied, "It's okay. You don't have to call me Mommy if you don't want to. But since you're registered under my name, you're my child. I'll treat you very well, so you don't need to be afraid."

Huo Yuan's face fell, and he mustered his courage to say, "I don't want to be with you, I don't want to call you Mommy, and I don't want to be your child. I don't need you to be nice to me; my mommy will be nice to me. I came to see you today just to tell you that I want to go with my mommy. I don't want to be your child."

Huo Yuan made his stance very strongly.

He is a child, that's true, but he's not stupid. To avoid Huo Nanxiao forcibly giving him to Xia Wanwan...

Huo Yuan didn't want to go back to Xia Wanwan's side and be someone else's child. He wanted to be with his younger siblings and with his mother.