Chapter 469 Let her take the blame for you

Xia Ningxi sent the three children home and let them play in the toy room, while she asked the kindergarten teacher for leave.

She was covered in dirt, so she took a hot shower and changed into clean clothes.

"Where to?" Xia Jingcheng asked with a puzzled look.

Xia Ningxi said, "Let's go to the hospital."

"Aren't you going to find Huo Nanxiao?" Xia Jingcheng asked.

Xia Ningxi's face stiffened. "Brother, you know?"

“The news has all come out; it’s hard not to know. What exactly happened?” Xia Jingcheng asked.

Xia Ningxi said, "A big fire broke out last night. Huo Nanxiao was trapped inside the fire by the Han family and didn't come out. After the fire was extinguished, we went in to look for him, but we couldn't find him."

"If there's no body, it means the person is alright, so don't worry about it," Xia Jingcheng said earnestly.

Xia Ningxi was still worried: "I want to go and look again, just in case Huo Nanxiao is unlucky and hasn't been discovered."

"That's none of your business. Since the Huo family has already sent people to look for Huo Nanxiao, they're more thorough than you are. Just stay home and take care of the child and don't go anywhere." Xia Jingcheng didn't give Xia Ningxi a chance to go out at all.

Xia Ningxi didn't understand: "Why? What is brother afraid of?"

“It’s not that I’m scared, I just hope you don’t get involved. The fact that Huo Nanxiao and Li Yancheng have both disappeared means there must be something going on. If you go out to look for them now, you might get implicated. Haven’t you suffered enough at Huo Nanxiao’s hands? His life or death is no longer your concern. There’s no need for you to care about him.”

Xia Jingcheng had absolutely no kind attitude towards his brother-in-law!

If it weren't for the fact that the children still need their father, Xia Jingcheng would even wish that bastard Huo Nanxiao would die. Only in this way could Xia Jingcheng's hatred be relieved and Xia Ningxi's losses over the years be made up for.

Whether Huo Nanxiao is in danger or not is a matter for the Huo family to worry about. They have no power or influence, so there's no need for them to get involved.

These are things you can't say to children, but Xia Ningxi is an adult now and should know better.

Huo Nanxiao didn't enter the fire to save Xia Ningxi, but rather Xia Wanwan. Comparing the two, the answer is self-evident.

Xia Ningxi was never the one who was firmly chosen, so why bother putting in so much effort? In the end, it would all be in vain.

"I understand, I won't go out today." Xia Ningxi agreed to Xia Jingcheng and didn't go out again.

But outside, things were already in complete chaos.

The area outside the Huo family's gate and the Yunting Group was packed with reporters and media.

Huo Xiuyuan was pacing anxiously at home, cursing under his breath: "Where has that unfilial son gone? A whole night has passed and he still hasn't come back. What is he up to!"

Qu Huilan said, "Don't worry, we're still looking. A person this big can't just disappear into thin air."

"Where could he go?" Huo Xiuyuan asked with a serious expression. "Could this kid really be dead?"

Qu Huilan: "You keep saying you want to beat him to death. What if it really comes true? Wouldn't that fulfill your wish?"

“How can that be the same? The children still need their father!” Huo Xiuyuan replied.

Just as the two were anxiously wondering what to do, a hurried figure suddenly walked in from outside—it was Lu Qi.

"How is it? Have you found him?" Huo Xiuyuan demanded.

Lu Qi shook his head: "We've searched the entire church, but we still haven't found Young Master Huo."

"Where did that kid go? Li Yancheng? Have you found that grandson?" Huo Xiuyuan asked again.

Lu Qi shook his head: "We haven't found him either. The Li family is also searching the surrounding area for Li Yancheng's whereabouts."

"Strange, where could those two have gone? They couldn't have just vanished into thin air," Huo Xiuyuan said, puzzled.

He couldn't stay at home any longer and decided to go to the fire scene to check the situation himself.

Huo Xiuyuan attracted a lot of attention as soon as he appeared, but due to the large number of bodyguards, reporters could not interview him and could only watch from a distance.

The charity gala organizers apologized to Huo Xiuyuan while wiping away cold sweat.

Huo Xiuyuan questioned, "What's wrong with you? How can you hold such a big banquet without even the most basic fire safety equipment?"

The organizers apologized repeatedly: "We are sorry, Mr. Huo. This was all our oversight. We are trying our best to make up for it. We are very sorry."

"Make up for what? My son has been missing for a whole night, and you haven't found a single one, alive or dead," Huo Xiuyuan cursed.

The organizers said, "Perhaps Huo Shao wasn't even in the church. He may have already left, because we searched the scene and didn't see any injuries or fatalities, so Huo Shao should be alright."

"What do you mean by 'should'? I haven't seen anyone all night, and you're telling me everything should be fine!" Huo Xiuyuan was furious.

The organizers were so frightened they were almost in tears. They didn't know what to do. They kept trying to salvage the situation and searched for Huo Nanxiao and Li Yancheng, but they couldn't find them. They were very panicked.

In the end, they could only call the police and ask others to investigate, hoping to find Huo Nanxiao's whereabouts.

Even though Huo Nanxiao was not found, news about him spread like wildfire throughout the capital city. It was said that Huo Nanxiao had been burned to death in the fire. Some rival companies took the opportunity to fan the flames and even launched an attack on Yunting Group, causing Yunting Group's stock to plummet and suffer huge losses.

After waking up from her coma in the hospital, Xia Wanwan was so frightened by the news reports on the internet that she almost fainted. Fortunately, a doctor was there to help her in time, and she did not faint.

"Thank goodness, thank goodness you're alright. You really scared me to death." Zhou Fenglin hugged Xia Wanwan tightly.

Xia Wanwan asked, "Mother, where is Nan Xiao? Did something happen to Nan Xiao?"

"I don't know either, but it's said that since no body was found, it means the person is probably alright," Zhou Fenglin replied.

Xia Wanwan said, "Last night, Nan Xiao stayed in the fire alone to save me, and someone even tried to hurt him. Something must have happened to him. No, I have to be discharged from the hospital now. I have to go find him!"

Xia Wanwan threw off the covers to get out of bed, but forgot that she couldn't walk from the bottom up, and she fell off the hospital bed with a thud.

Zhou Fenglin's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly rushed forward to support her.

“You’re still sick, don’t act impulsively!” Zhou Fenglin said.

Xia Wanwan: "I'm going to find Nan Xiao."

“How can you find us in this state? You should just stay in the hospital. The Huo family has already sent people to look for Young Master Huo. Besides, Young Master Huo couldn’t escape from the fire because he was saving you. If you go to find him now, what if you run into Huo Xiuyuan? He lost his son, and he might kill you in a fit of rage!” Zhou Fenglin was terrified.

Xia Wanwan said, "One should take responsibility for one's own actions. Nan Xiao was in danger because he was trying to save me. If I don't go to him now, I won't be able to rest easy."

"You can't even take care of yourself, what can you do? Also, you absolutely cannot let Huo Xiuyuan know that Huo Nanxiao went back into the fire to save you, otherwise if anything happens to Huo Nanxiao, Huo Xiuyuan will blame it all on you, and he will never let you into the Huo family!" Zhou Fenglin gritted his teeth: "Just push all the responsibility onto Xia Ningxi and let her take the blame for you!"