Chapter 529 Engagement with Xia Wanwan

That evening at 7 p.m., Yunting Group issued an announcement stating that Huo Nanxiao would get engaged to Xia Wanwan on the 21st of the month.

The news had barely spread when the capital city was in an uproar.

Major media outlets rushed to report on it, and some people even blocked the Huo family's old residence in an attempt to conduct interviews.

When Huo Xiuyuan learned of this, he was so angry that his face turned green, and he even had the urge to kill Huo Nanxiao!

But he had no time to cause trouble for Huo Nanxiao right now, because his home phone was ringing off the hook with calls coming in one after another, all asking for information. Huo Xiuyuan naturally ignored them and simply unplugged the phone line.

But this didn't stop him either; his personal phone kept ringing with calls from friends, all sending their well wishes.

Fu Yanghui said with a smile, "Congratulations! We've already heard about Nan Xiao's engagement."

"You're congratulating me too soon!" Huo Xiuyuan said, barely suppressing his anger.

Fu Yanghui said, "As long as the child is happy, you, as an elder, should just let him be. Besides, everyone in the capital city knows that Xia Wanwan became a vegetable because she saved Nan Xiao. The Huo family should make a gesture."

"Alright, stop making sarcastic remarks. My head hurts." Huo Xiuyuan was furious.

Fu Yanghui said, "But then again, the Xia family is no pushover. They don't want a billion dollars, but they insist on the position of the eldest daughter-in-law of the Huo family. They have quite a lot of ambition."

Huo Xiuyuan was well aware of what Zhou Fenglin and her family were planning.

But right now, they've put the Huo family in the eye of the storm, and even burdened them with a reputation for being treacherous and ungrateful, which has already ruined the Huo family's reputation. If they don't agree to the Xia family's request to marry Xia Wanwan, the Huo family doesn't know what people will say about them.

Huo Xiuyuan was angry, but there was nothing he could do. What he feared most was how to explain things to Xia Ningxi and his three grandchildren.

However, tonight, Xia Ningxi did not take the children back to the Huo family's old house or Lanyuan, but instead took the three children back to her rented room.

Xia Jingcheng also saw the news, so after Xia Ningxi returned home, he consciously turned off all electronic devices in the house so that Xia Ningxi and the child would not know about it.

"Dinner is ready, go wash your hands and eat," Xia Jingcheng called to Xia Ningxi and the three children.

"Alright!"

The three little ones said in unison and ran to wash their hands.

Xia Ningxi also washed her hands and took out some bowls and chopsticks.

Dinner was a simple four-dish meal with soup, all prepared by Xia Jingcheng, and every dish tasted excellent.

The children ate a lot, their bellies were round and full, but Xia Ningxi had little appetite and only ate a few bites before stopping.

Xia Jingcheng noticed her unusual behavior and asked, "Is it not to your liking?"

"No, I'm just not very hungry." Xia Ningxi shook her head.

Xia Jingcheng said, "Then eat a little less. I made mango pudding, let's try it."

"Thank you, brother." Xia Ningxi smiled slightly, forced herself to eat a portion, and then went upstairs, saying she was going to get busy with work.

All three children noticed that Xia Ningxi wasn't in a good mood today.

Huo Yuan asked, "Mommy seems unhappy, is something wrong?"

Xingxing replied, "Maybe Daddy made Mommy angry again."

"Hmph, bad daddy, it must be him, he's so annoying!" Chu Chu gritted her teeth.

Xia Jingcheng was deep in thought. He suspected that Xia Ningxi had already heard about Huo Nanxiao's engagement to Xia Wanwan, but didn't want to mention it in front of the children, so she simply pretended not to know anything and served the children food.

"Your mom must be having some work troubles. Don't bother her today. Just eat your food."

"Okay, Uncle."

The three little ones nodded obediently.

Xia Jingcheng breathed a sigh of relief. After feeding the three children, he took them to play in the toy room.

Xia Jingcheng also helped with bathing at night, but he only helped his two older brothers bathe. Chu Chu was four years old, so he had to avoid suspicion and let the little girl bathe by herself.

The little girl was quite unwilling, but she still obediently listened and didn't make a fuss about having Xia Ningxi accompany her.

After Xia Jingcheng had taken care of the three children, he took a few storybooks and led them back to their room to rest.

The three children were unusually well-behaved today, falling asleep in the same row within minutes of getting into bed, which greatly surprised Xia Jingcheng. He thought he would have to spend more time coaxing the children to sleep. Seeing them sleeping in a row, Xia Jingcheng turned off the light and walked out of the bedroom.

Not long after he left, Chu Chu opened her playful eyes and secretly peeked towards the door.

"Brother, Uncle has left," Chu Chu said in her childish voice.

Xingxing immediately threw off the covers and sat up, saying, "Mommy's acting really strange today, did you guys notice?"

“Yes, Mommy isn’t saying anything either,” Huo Yuan nodded in agreement.

Xingxing said, "Something must have happened. Didn't you notice? Daddy didn't come to see us today."

“Oh right, why didn’t Daddy contact us today? Is it because he’s too busy with work?” Huo Yuan also noticed something was wrong.

Chu Chu cupped her face in her hands and said, "I guess he's too busy chatting with other women to pay attention to us."

The two older brothers both turned to look at the little girl.

Chu Chu blinked her pitiful big eyes: "Why are you all staring at me like that? Did I say something wrong?"

"No, you're absolutely right. Daddy must have gone to see that Xia Wanwan if he doesn't come looking for us!" Xingxing gritted her teeth.

Huo Yuan nodded repeatedly: "I also think Daddy went to see that woman."

Chu Chu puffed up her cheeks in anger: "Why does he do this? He only comes to us when he misses us, and then he abandons us to go find other women when he doesn't want to. Humph, I'm angry. I don't like people like that."

Xingxing said, "I need to find out what happened first before I can figure out how to deal with it."

The little guy started to go back to his old ways and soon discovered that Huo Nanxiao was getting engaged to Xia Wanwan.

Moreover, this news has already spread throughout the capital city!

"Daddy is getting engaged to Xia Wanwan!" Xingxing looked at the news report in great shock.

Huo Yuan craned his neck and leaned closer: "No way, this is fake, right? Daddy never said anything about getting engaged."

"It's on the news, it must be true." Chu Chu's little face was puffed up with anger.

Xingxing looked worried: "No wonder Mommy is unhappy. Mommy must have found out about this. It's all Daddy's fault, that bastard. How could he do this? Is Xia Wanwan really that good? How can she compare to Mommy?"

"She's not even as good as one of Mommy's fingers," Chu Chu said in her childish voice.

Huo Yuan lowered his head: "Is there some misunderstanding?"

"The engagement date has already been chosen, what misunderstanding could there be? I think Daddy just doesn't like Mommy, he just wants to divorce her. Humph, I was even thinking of living a good life with Daddy, it's all my fault for being blind." Xingxing gritted her teeth.

The three little ones cursed Huo Nanxiao all night.

This caused Huo Nanxiao to sneeze all night.

After finishing his work at the company, he drove back to his old house. By the time he arrived home, it was already slightly dawn.

Huo Xiuyuan didn't sleep all night, just sat on the sofa on the first floor waiting for Huo Nanxiao to come back. He sat there motionless, without saying a word, but his appearance was terrifying.

"Good morning," Huo Nanxiao greeted calmly.

But when he said that, the servants and butler next to him all turned pale.

The butler carefully lowered his voice: "Young Master, the Master hasn't slept all night and has been waiting for you here."

"What are you waiting for me for?" Huo Nanxiao was surprised.

Huo Xiuyuan's gaze turned cold: "You're quite capable, taking it upon yourself to even choose the date for the engagement."

"The sooner we settle this, the better we can resolve the Huo family's crisis," Huo Nanxiao replied.

Huo Xiuyuan sneered: "Do you want to solve the Huo family's crisis or take this opportunity to marry Xia Wanwan? Don't think I don't know what's on your mind. You just can't let go of that woman."

"She has sacrificed so much, and I shouldn't let her down, both emotionally and logically," Huo Nanxiao said in a low voice.

Huo Xiuyuan was furious: "You don't want to let Xia Wanwan down? Then let me ask you, what about Ning Xi and the child? Do you think you can let them down?"

"There should be a first-come, first-served order in everything. I was the one who wronged Wanwan first. Besides, this matter... if Xia Ningxi hadn't stood by and watched her die back then... never mind, let's not talk about it. I will handle this matter myself. If you don't want the Huo family to continue to be talked about behind their backs, then don't interfere."

After leaving a message, Huo Nanxiao went upstairs.

"You bastard, you still think you're right? Let me tell you, even if Xia Wanwan enters the Huo family, I won't treat her well. Her mother is mean-spirited and has the face of a wicked villain. The child she raised won't be any better. I even doubt whether Xia Wanwan really saved you back then!"

Huo Xiuyuan vented his anger fiercely.

But what he didn't know was that his casual remark had stirred up a complex mix of emotions and doubts in Huo Nanxiao's heart.

Did Xia Wanwan really become like this back then to save him?

Did Xia Wanwan really save him back then?

There is no conclusion to any of this.

Back then, Huo Nanxiao was seriously injured and fell into a coma. He had no idea what had happened. He only knew that when he woke up, the Xia family told him that Xia Wanwan had saved him. Xia Wanwan had also become a vegetable because of Xia Ningxi's poisonous actions.

Huo Nanxiao has always held a grudge about this matter, to the point that he still feels guilty towards Xia Wanwan.

To him, the status of merely being the eldest daughter-in-law of the Huo family was not enough to make up for the suffering Xia Wanwan had endured over the years. If she insisted on marrying into the Huo family, Huo Nanxiao would not refuse.

But was it really Xia Wanwan who saved him?

Huo Nanxiao had no answer either.

He later checked many times, and everyone gave the same answer.

Huo Nanxiao sat in the huge room, which was unusually quiet. There was not a sound, and Xia Ningxi was not on the empty bed. Only her faint scent remained.

Xia Ningxi hasn't come home all night. She... should have seen the message by now, right?