Chapter 36 Is She My Mommy?

Xia Luoluo's words immediately made everyone present widen their eyes.

Lu Qi, who had followed Huo Nanxiao for so many years, was terrified when he heard Xia Luoluo mention Xia Ningxi. He thought Xia Luoluo had lost her mind. Where was the young mistress here?

Wasn't the young mistress already dead?

Xia Luoluo wasn't afraid of offending Young Master Huo!

Before Huo Nanxiao could speak, Lu Qi interjected, "What nonsense is Miss Xia spouting? There's no Xia Ningxi here."

"Can't you tell?" Xia Luoluo excitedly pointed to the woman in the ward who was wrapped up tightly: "Take a closer look and see who she is!"

"Isn't this the young master's private doctor?" Lu Qi was even more puzzled.

Xia Luoluo looked helplessly at Huo Nanxiao: "Young Master Huo, I have painstakingly taught Huo Yuan for so many years, don't I even have the right to educate him? My sister is not here, do you know how I have raised Huo Yuan all these years? Do you really want to believe this woman's words instead of me?"

"What do you have to believe?" Huo Nanxiao asked coldly.

Xia Luoluo said, "Everyone in the entire capital knows that I devoted four years of my youth to Huo Yuan. Everyone knows how good I am to Huo Yuan. If I'm not trustworthy, how can I trust Xia Ningxi? If it weren't for her back then, my sister wouldn't have..."

"Can't do what?" Xia Ningxi interrupted her.

Charlotte said, "You know perfectly well what you did. Do I have to spell it out for you?"

"Heh, you always use your sister as a scapegoat whenever something happens. Huo Yuan isn't your biological son after all. I would never harm him, but you are different." Xia Ningxi said sternly.

Xia Luoluo was pale. She didn't know how to defend herself, so she could only remain silent and let Huo Nanxiao make the decision himself.

Huo Nanxiao has seen everything she has done for Huo Yuan over the years. She doesn't believe that Huo Nanxiao would be so heartless, and she doesn't believe that Huo Nanxiao would wrong Xia Wanwan's only sister for Xia Ningxi's sake!

As for Huo Yuan, is he really that important?

Xia Luoluo felt that Huo Yuan was not important at all; he was just a pawn in her sister's rise to power.

Xia Luoluo bit her lip and didn't speak, but from the puffed-up half of her face, it was clear that Xia Ningxi had used considerable force in that slap; otherwise, Xia Luoluo wouldn't have been injured like this.

"You don't need to come again," Huo Nanxiao said.

Xia Luoluo's pupils dilated suddenly, her face filled with disbelief: "Young Master Huo, are you going to hand A Yuan over to her?"

"It's none of your business to interfere in the affairs of the Huo family." Huo Nanxiao's attitude was extremely cold.

Xia Luoluo wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. "Okay, when A Yuan misses me, Young Master Huo can let me know so I can come see him."

She left, heartbroken and distraught.

Huo Nanxiao turned and went into the ward.

Huo Yuan was sitting obediently on the hospital bed at the moment, with a medical examination report next to him.

Huo Nanxiao picked it up and examined it carefully, only then realizing that several of Huo Yuan's test reports had problems. He asked Xia Ningxi, "Is it serious?"

"It's quite serious and requires rest," Xia Ningxi answered truthfully.

Huo Nanxiao walked to Huo Yuan's side and gently cupped the little guy's face: "Has your aunt bullied you?"

Huo Yuan's face turned pale.

"Ah Yuan, answer truthfully, has your aunt ever bullied you before?" Xia Ningxi prompted from the side.

Huo Yuan nodded: "My aunt doesn't like me playing with building blocks, and she doesn't allow me to draw. She doesn't like the things I like, and she gets angry."

"I understand." Huo Nanxiao took out his phone, made a call, and said, "Ye Su, from today onwards, terminate all cooperation with the Xia family."

Ye Su on the other end was shocked: "Why? Several projects have just been signed."

*Click*, the phone was hung up immediately.

Huo Nanxiao refused to utter a single unnecessary word.

Standing to the side, Xia Ningxi listened quietly to Huo Nanxiao's orders, finding it quite amusing. She had investigated and found that over the years, the Huo family had been supporting the Xia family, transforming what was once a third-tier wealthy family into a renowned enterprise in the capital city, and propelling them from outside the top 200 on the city's rich list into the top 50.

All of this is thanks to Huo Nanxiao.

Huo Nanxiao gave the Xia family almost everything he could for Xia Wanwan, but what did the Xia family do in return?

What did they do to Huo Yuan?

Even if Huo Nanxiao is now willing to stand up for Huo Yuan, Xia Ningxi doesn't believe that Huo Nanxiao truly cares about Huo Yuan. However, cutting off the Xia family's financial lifeline is the most fatal thing for a large enterprise.

Seeing that there was nothing for him to do, the dean said, "Since Young Master Huo has taken care of everything, I'll take my leave now."

"Okay." Huo Nanxiao did not try to stop him.

When the dean saw that Yang Yue'an was still standing behind Xia Ningxi, looking like he was going to protect her, it clearly displeased Huo Nanxiao. He quickly walked up and tugged at Yang Yue'an's sleeve.

"Dr. Yang, come with me."

Yang Yuean was reluctant to leave, but before leaving, he didn't forget to tell Dr. Xia Ningxi, "Call me if you need anything."

"Thank you." Xia Ningxi was very grateful.

Yang Yuean then obediently left with the dean.

Huo Nanxiao watched the subtle interaction between the two and noticed that Xia Ningxi's voice was much gentler when she spoke to this Dr. Yang, which was completely different from her attitude towards him. Huo Nanxiao felt a sudden surge of irritation for no reason.

The way he looked at Xia Ningxi changed.

Xia Ningxi said, "Young Master Huo, is there anything you'd like to ask?"

"Your hand is healed?" Huo Nanxiao asked in return.

Xia Ningxi glanced at her bandaged hands: "Thanks to you, if you hadn't caused these injuries to my hands, I would have already torn Xia Luoluo's face off."

“She took care of Huo Yuan for four years, so she’s practically a mother to him. You shouldn’t treat her like this, both morally and logically,” Huo Nanxiao said.

"Don't you know why Huo Yuan has been raising her all these years? If it weren't for you, how could she have turned out like this? You are a complete scumbag."

Xia Ningxi was too lazy to waste words with this bastard. She walked to Huo Yuan's side, changed his bandages, and then turned to leave.

She left resolutely, not even bothering to look at Huo Nanxiao again.

Huo Nanxiao watched Xia Ningxi's retreating figure, his feelings a complex mix.

"Daddy, why is Dr. Xia so protective of me?" Huo Yuan finally couldn't help but ask.

Huo Nanxiao lowered his gaze, walked to Huo Yuan's side, and said gently, "She is a doctor."

"Is Dr. Xia my mother?" Huo Yuan asked again.

Huo Nanxiao's hand, which was stroking the little head, froze. He stared at the pair of big, questioning eyes in front of him with a complex expression, clearly seeing the expectation in Huo Yuan's eyes.

He steeled himself and answered, "No."