Chapter 397 I'll kill you if you don't go

"Children shouldn't meddle in adult matters."

Huo Nanxiao coldly rejected Xingxing's question with a single sentence.

He didn't even want to talk to Xingxing much.

Xingxing grew angrier the more she thought about it: "Does Daddy think I want to meddle in your affairs? If Mommy and my sister hadn't been kidnapped by bad guys, and if Brother Huo Yuan hadn't insisted on coming to find you, I would have gone to rescue Mommy myself instead of coming back to you, you big bad guy."

Xingxing was furious, grabbed Huo Yuan's hand, and turned to leave.

"Stop!" Huo Nanxiao shouted coldly.

Xingxing stopped and asked, "Is there anything else, Daddy?"

"Where are you going?" Huo Nanxiao asked.

Xingxing snorted coldly: "It has nothing to do with Daddy."

"Come back," Huo Nanxiao commanded him.

Xingxing snorted disdainfully. Despite being a tiny little dumpling, she was incredibly arrogant and walked away very quickly.

Huo Yuan, with his short legs, scurried after them.

Neither of Huo Nanxiao's sons paid any attention to him.

Huo Nanxiao's handsome face was gloomy. He asked the driver, "Who arrested the person?"

The driver said, "It's Yao Qing."

Huo Nanxiao's handsome face was so gloomy that no emotion could be discerned. He took long strides and prepared to leave.

"Young Master Huo, what should we do about Miss Wanwan?"

The bodyguard in charge of looking after Xia Wanwan immediately spoke up.

Huo Nanxiao said, "Have the doctors keep an eye on me 24 hours a day. If I go out and something happens, I can contact the doctors, and they will take full responsibility."

"Okay." The bodyguard nodded.

Huo Nanxiao left quickly.

The two sons had already gotten into the car, but since the driver wasn't there, they couldn't leave and could only sit in the car, sulking.

Xingxing was so angry that he wanted to curse several times. He said angrily, "This is too much! How could Daddy be so mean? Brother, tell me, isn't Daddy going too far? My sister and Mommy were kidnapped by bad guys, and Daddy came to lecture me. When I taught that other woman a lesson, Daddy got angry!"

The more Xingxing thought about it, the angrier she became.

Huo Yuan lowered his head, looking very disappointed: "You're right, Daddy was really wrong, but now is not the time for us to talk about these things. Mommy and my sister have been kidnapped by bad guys, and we need to find a way to rescue them."

Xingxing said, "Of course we have to save her. Let's go back and find Aunt Xinran now."

"Can she manage? I think it would be better to go back to Grandpa," Huo Yuan suggested.

Xingxing said, "We should handle our own family matters."

Huo Yuan was puzzled: "But Grandpa is also our family. He will definitely help us."

Xingxing said, "Brother, I will not acknowledge Daddy for treating Mommy like this, so I don't want to trouble anyone in the Huo family with Mommy's problems. At worst, I'll go to Godfather, and he will definitely save Mommy."

"Godfather?" Huo Yuan tilted his head, his face full of doubt.

Xingxing said, "That's right, let's go find our godfather. At worst, I can go back and be his son. It's better than staying here."

The little guy made up his mind.

But as soon as he uttered those words, a pair of sinister eyes appeared above his head.

The man asked coldly, "Whose son are you going to be?"

Xingxing was startled by Huo Nanxiao's sudden appearance. After regaining his senses, he turned his face away angrily and said, "None of your business."

Huo Nanxiao asked Huo Yuan, "What are the stars saying to you?"

Huo Yuan said, "I won't tell Daddy."

Xingxing snorted smugly, not forgetting to roll her eyes at Huo Nanxiao, as if to say: We are family, of course Huo Yuan is on my side.

Xingxing was still angry and didn't want to talk to Huo Nanxiao.

Huo Nanxiao got into the car directly.

Upon seeing this, the driver quickly asked, "Young Master Huo, where are we going?"

Huo Nanxiao said, "Go back to the company."

The driver immediately started the car.

Xingxing said, "I'm not going back to the company, I'm going home."

The driver didn't dare listen to the little guy either.

Huo Nanxiao asked coldly, "What are you going home for?"

"None of your business. Just worry about your Xia Wanwan. Why ask so many questions?" Xingxing said sarcastically.

Huo Nanxiao remained silent.

Caught in the middle, Huo Yuan didn't know how to comfort the furious Xingxing. He knew that it was all his father's fault, and he looked at Huo Nanxiao with great resentment.

Both sons felt wronged.

Huo Nanxiao saw it all.

Upon arriving at the company, Ye Su had already been waiting for a long time.

Huo Nanxiao asked, "How's the investigation going?"

Ye Su said, "Li Yancheng owns a total of six manors and twelve villas in the capital. He visited two private manors today and will stay at Tinghai Manor tonight. I have already sent someone over there."

"Which companies will be participating in the bidding tomorrow?" Huo Nanxiao asked again.

Ye Su said, "There are a total of 21 companies, including the Han family and the Li family."

Huo Nanxiao entered the office and dialed Jin Mingxi's number on the landline.

Jin Mingxi was surprised: "What do you need me for so late?"

"Remove the Li family from this bidding list," Huo Nanxiao said.

Jin Mingxi's face darkened: "Are you kidding me? The Li family has a partnership with the capital city. It's against regulations to arbitrarily remove the Li family from the list."

Huo Nanxiao: "That's a question you should consider."

Jin Mingxi asked, "What did that guy do to you? You're playing so ruthlessly, blocking his escape route. Aren't you afraid he'll come after you in a fit of anger?"

“Xia Ningxi was taken away by him,” Huo Nanxiao replied.

Jin Mingxi's cheek twitched: "Is this guy eyeing Xia Ningxi? Why is he looking for Xia Ningxi every few days? Could it be that he's taken a liking to her?"

"Is that possible?" Huo Nanxiao scoffed.

Jin Mingxi said, "Why is it impossible? I think it's very likely. Otherwise, why would he go to Xia Ningxi instead of Xia Wanwan? Nan Xiao, you'd better be careful, lest someone steal your partner."

Huo Nanxiao's handsome face was clouded with rage, and he said with a livid expression, "Have you said enough?"

"No, I'm contacting people right now. It's not easy to kick Li Yancheng out of the bidding process. I'm not taking the blame for this. I'll just get him out of there. When Li Yancheng comes knocking, you'll have to deal with him yourself." Jin Mingxi didn't want any direct conflict with Li Yancheng.

"good."

Huo Nanxiao agreed without hesitation.

The call ended.

Huo Nanxiao said to Ye Su, "Go and find out which companies are cooperating with the Li family recently. Tell them that if they want to continue to operate in the capital, they'd better think twice."

Ye Su nodded: "I'll make the arrangements right away."

Within just a few hours, Li Yancheng received calls from seven or eight companies.

Xia Ningxi sat opposite him, and seeing Li Yancheng's face grow increasingly grim, she silently fell silent.

When Li Yancheng received the last call, he was almost in a rage. He smashed the phone with a loud bang, startling everyone in the villa. Everyone turned to look at him.

"What are you looking at? Don't you want your eyes anymore?" Li Yancheng retorted.

Everyone quickly looked away, no longer daring to watch.

Li Yancheng angrily averted his gaze and fixed it on Xia Ningxi.

Xia Ningxi sensed his extremely unfriendly gaze and a bad feeling rose in her heart. She pretended to be calm and asked, "Why are you looking at me?"

"Huo Nanxiao is quite capable," Li Yancheng sneered.

Xia Ningxi said, "Didn't you already know him? You should know very well what he's capable of."

"Hmph." Li Yancheng scoffed.

Xia Ningxi said, "I've said it before, I'm of no use to you. Bringing me here is pointless."

"I have a bidding process to attend tomorrow, you'll come with me," Li Yancheng ordered.

Xia Ningxi refused: "I'm not going."

Li Yancheng: "If you don't go, I'll kill you."

"Okay, I'll go."

Xia Ningxi cherished her life very much, and she didn't want to lose it over such a trivial matter.

Li Yancheng got up and left, kicking away the stool blocking his way as he went.

Everyone in the villa kept their heads down, not daring to utter a sound.

"Mommy, where are we staying tonight?" Chu Chu asked softly.

Xia Ningxi was also puzzled, and she asked Yao Qing, "Where do I and the child live?"

Yao Qing said, "There are guest rooms on the second floor. I'll take you there."

"Thank you," Xia Ningxi said.

Li Yancheng did not make things difficult for her. The subordinates in the villa treated Xia Ningxi with respect and did not harm her or the child, nor did they abuse them.

The place I stayed was a south-facing suite, which was very large. The floor-to-ceiling windows on the front wall were almost too beautiful. When I opened the curtains, I could see the endless sea view, which was picturesque.

Chu Chu was exhausted after a long day and very sleepy, but because she was in an unfamiliar environment, she didn't dare to sleep.

"Mommy, will my brothers come looking for us?" Chu Chu couldn't help but ask; she missed her two brothers.

Xia Ningxi gently stroked Chu Chu's little head: "Good Chu Chu, go to sleep. You'll see your brother when you wake up tomorrow morning."

"Really?" Chu Chu was skeptical.

Xia Ningxi said, "Really, go to sleep. Your little eyes are too big to keep open."

Chu Chu nestled in Xia Ningxi's arms, her eyelids growing heavier and heavier until she finally drifted off to sleep.

Xia Ningxi couldn't sleep either. She was very worried about her two sons and didn't know if they had returned home safely.

If Huo Nanxiao knew she had been taken away, would he come looking for her?

"Forget it, he's at the hospital with Xia Wanwan, he doesn't have time to care about me. It's already good enough that he managed to get the two kids home safely."

Xia Ningxi didn't dare to hope for too much.

After the child fell asleep, she went to the living room to pour a glass of hot water and was surprised to find that the suite also had a terrace, on which there was a low table, two chairs, and some water, wine, and beverages.

Xia Ningxi was bored, so she pushed open the door and went out. Just as she was about to pull out a chair to sit down, she saw that there was someone sitting next to her.

Li Yancheng held a wine glass in his hand, looking at her with a gloomy expression.

Xia Ningxi paused as she pulled out the chair, cursing inwardly, "Is Yao Qing crazy? Why did he arrange for my room to be next to this guy's?!"

She turned to leave.

"Stop." Li Yancheng called out to her.

Xia Ningxi stopped and asked impatiently, "What are you doing?"

"Come here and have a drink with me," Li Yancheng ordered.

Xia Ningxi wanted to hit him.

What does this jerk take her for? A hostess?