Chapter 37 Stop looking for your daddy

Huo Yuan was very disappointed.

Huo Nanxiao asked him gently, "Does Ayuan really like Dr. Xia?"

"I like her. She's so good to me. If she were my mommy, how wonderful that would be! Dr. Xia would definitely treat me exceptionally well, right?" Huo Yuan said with great anticipation.

Huo Nanxiao pulled him into his arms: "Don't think too much, just focus on getting better. Once you're better, I'll take you to see your mommy."

"Okay!" Huo Yuan's melancholy face finally broke into a big smile.

Although Xia Luoluo was fierce, the more fierce she was, the more Huo Yuan looked forward to his mother.

If his mother wakes up, she'll definitely treat him very well, right?

His mother must be as gentle as Xia Xingxing's mother, right?

Huo Yuan was overjoyed. He hugged Huo Nanxiao and said sweetly, "Daddy keeps his word. Once I can be discharged from the hospital, he will come with me to see Mommy."

"Mm." Huo Nanxiao nodded.

The little guy snuggled in Huo Nanxiao's arms: "Daddy, tell me your story with Mommy. I really want to know how you and Mommy met. Daddy must love Mommy very much, right? Otherwise, how could you have given birth to such a cute little boy like me?"

Huo Nanxiao's expression was complicated.

He couldn't answer any of Huo Yuan's questions and fell silent.

Huo Yuan continued to murmur to himself in Huo Nanxiao's arms, but received no answer.

...

Xia Ningxi was exhausted after leaving the ward. As she walked back to the clinic, she could clearly feel that her colleagues were looking at her differently.

"Dr. Xia, you really have some impressive skills. You managed to beat up the second young lady of the Xia family and still get away unscathed. I really underestimated you." Su Huixue stepped forward.

Xia Ningxi asked, "Is there anything I can help you with, Dr. Su?"

"I'm really curious, just how much charm do you have that makes Huo Nanxiao so fond of you? The person you hit today is Huo Yuan's aunt who has taken care of him for so many years. If you say you don't have a special relationship with Young Master Huo, who would believe it?" Su Huixue retorted.

“Dr. Su is right. We’re not naive kids. Do you think we can’t see through Dr. Xia’s little tricks?” Sun Yikui, the little follower, quickly chimed in, deliberately raising her voice as if she wanted the whole department to look over and see Xia Ningxi make a fool of herself.

Zhou Xiaoya was very angry: "You're talking nonsense. Dr. Xia is not that kind of person. Didn't you hear what happened? It was clearly Xia Luoluo who hit Young Master Huo. Otherwise, Dr. Xia wouldn't have been so angry. How could such a small child withstand even the slightest beating? It's only natural for Dr. Xia to hit someone."

Su Huixue sneered: "Xia Luoluo is Young Master Huo's elder and Xia Wanwan's younger sister. It is only right for her to educate the younger generation. When did it become Dr. Xia's place to meddle in other people's business?"

Sun Yikui chimed in, "Those who know the situation think Dr. Xia is protecting Young Master Huo, while those who don't might think she's trying to act like the young mistress after getting into Young Master Huo's bed. Unfortunately, the position of the eldest young mistress of the Huo family is not for certain people."

Zhou Xiaoya was furious: "You're talking nonsense! You're just trying to ruin Dr. Xia's reputation."

Su Huixue said, "Does she need me to ruin her reputation? Everyone in the hospital knows that she was alone with Huo Shao. How could a decent person be alone in a room with a strange man? Who knows what they did in there?"

"Exactly, Dr. Xia, when you were abroad, did you often spend time alone in a room with male family members of patients?" Sun Yikui pressed aggressively.

Upon hearing this, everyone present couldn't help but look at Xia Ningxi, and even some passing patients couldn't help but glance at her a few more times.

Their eyes were filled with disdain!

"How could such a young girl do such a thing?" one of the older women couldn't stand it anymore.

The old man said, "Doctors should put people first. Your duty is to treat people. How can you do such a shameful thing?"

"What a great profession! We mustn't let it go astray."

“If you’re looking for a boyfriend, I can introduce you to my nephew. He’s very kind and you’d be a perfect match.”

As they were talking, people started to gather around Xia Ningxi.

Xia Ningxi's face was extremely ugly as she glared at Sun Yikui and Su Huixue.

Su Huixue remained expressionless: "What I said is the truth. If Dr. Xia thinks I'm wrong, she can refute me sentence by sentence."

Sun Yikui scoffed, "If she could really explain it clearly, she wouldn't be silent until now. Someone who was promoted to department head after only a month at the hospital, managing such a large group of us, who would believe she has no one behind her?"

They mocked him with every single word.

Xia Ningxi knew that as long as she remained in the position of department head, their mouths would never shut up.

She was exhausted and didn't want to explain anymore, so she returned to her clinic wearily.

The door was closed. When Xia Ningxi opened it, Xia Xingxing inside immediately stood up excitedly: "Mommy, you're back."

Xia Ningxi locked the door from the inside, said nothing, and just stared coldly at the little guy in front of her.

"I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have come to the hospital. I've caused trouble for Mommy. I'm sorry," Xia Xingxing apologized.

Xia Ningxi said, "How many times have I told you? Do you know that if it weren't for Dr. Yang's help today, Mommy would have lost you! Xingxing, you've been so smart since you were little, why won't you listen to Mommy?"

"I'm sorry, Mommy, I just wanted to know who my daddy is." Xia Xingxing lowered her head in frustration.

Xia Ningxi took a deep breath: "Your father died abroad, have you forgotten?"

With red eyes, Xia Xingxing asked, "Mommy, is my daddy really dead? Are you sure?"

“Yes, he’s dead.” Xia Ningxi’s heart was bleeding as she said those words.

She saw the light in Xia Xingxing's eyes vanish in an instant, and her heart ached so much it felt like it was being torn apart.

She always knew that Xingxing and Chuchu longed for a daddy, but she couldn't give it to them, she really couldn't...

Huo Nanxiao never loved her, so how could he possibly give her child the care of an ordinary father?

Xia Ningxi knelt down and held the little guy's shoulders: "Xingxing, Mommy will love you with all my might. Please don't look for your daddy anymore, okay? I'm begging you, please?"

"Why?" Xia Xingxing couldn't hold back his tears, which streamed down his face. His eyes were blurry with tears as he asked in a hoarse voice, "Why did Mommy hide this from me? Why won't I see Daddy? Doesn't he like me? Or is it that he doesn't want to see me at all?"

"I'm sorry, it's Mommy's fault, it's all my fault. I was too selfish. I just wanted you to grow up peacefully by my side. Xingxing, I'm sorry." Xia Ningxi apologized while crying.

She really didn't know how to answer Xia Xingxing's question.

Is she going to tell Xingxing that the pregnancy was a scheme orchestrated by Huo Nanxiao to give them to other women, and that they were just pawns in Huo Nanxiao's game?

The stars will definitely not be able to stand it!