Chapter 59 A Mistaken Kiss

"Daddy, what's wrong with Dr. Xia?" Huo Yuan was very worried when he saw Xia Ningxi unconscious.

Huo Nanxiao said, "She was very tired and fell asleep."

"What did she go to do?" Huo Yuan asked curiously.

Huo Nanxiao said, "I performed an operation on the patient."

"Was the surgery successful?" Huo Yuan asked.

Huo Nanxiao nodded.

Huo Yuan was overjoyed: "Dr. Xia is amazing, she must be an angel."

Huo Nanxiao smiled and gently patted Huo Yuan's head, saying softly, "It's late, you should go to sleep. Dr. Xia can't stay with you tonight. Are you sure you dare to sleep alone?"

"Can I sleep with Dr. Xia?" Huo Yuan blinked his big eyes.

Huo Nanxiao said, "No, you'll affect her."

“But I’m worried about Dr. Xia sleeping alone. What if a rat bites her?” Huo Yuan said with a long face.

Huo Nanxiao said, "No, I'll stay here and guard her; there won't be any rats."

"Then I want to stay here too." Huo Yuan lingered by the hospital bed, blinking his big eyes as he gazed at Xia Ningxi's sleeping face, and asked, "Daddy, Dr. Xia must be very uncomfortable sleeping dressed like this, right?"

Xia Ningxi was still wearing her surgical gown.

Huo Nanxiao said, "You go out, I'll help her change her clothes."

"Okay." Huo Yuan obediently walked out and thoughtfully closed the door behind him.

Huo Nanxiao gently removed Xia Ningxi's gloves and outer coat, and helped her change into a comfortable set of clothes.

Xia Ningxi was too tired and slept very soundly, completely unaware that Huo Nanxiao had changed her clothes.

Xia Ningxi woke up the next morning.

When she opened her eyes, she saw a familiar face. She was slightly taken aback. Why was Huo Nanxiao here?

Xia Ningxi looked around blankly. This was where Huo Nanxiao was resting, and she was sleeping on Huo Nanxiao's bed.

She only remembered that she was performing surgery on Young Master Yu yesterday. Xia Ningxi had no recollection of what happened afterward, but she was still very clear about what clothes she was wearing yesterday. Looking into the blankets, she was surprised to find that she had changed them all.

Who took off her clothes?

Huo Nanxiao?

Xia Ningxi's face flushed bright red instantly. She quietly got out of bed, wanting to leave quickly, but because she was in such a hurry, she lost her footing and fell forward hard.

The next second, Huo Nanxiao reached out and pulled Xia Ningxi, who was about to fall, into his arms.

Xia Ningxi bumped solidly into Huo Nanxiao's arms. As soon as she looked up, she met a pair of very deep eyes, very close to hers, her lips feeling cool, as if she had kissed something...

When Xia Ningxi realized what was happening, her face turned completely red. She was terrified and hurriedly scrambled to her feet, forgetting that her feet were dangling in the air and she was still in Huo Nanxiao's arms. Her body, which had just been lifted up, fell heavily back into Huo Nanxiao's arms because her center of gravity was on him.

This time, she was embarrassed. She buried her face in Huo Nanxiao's neck and dared not move. She could hear the man's heavy breathing and could tell that Huo Nanxiao was probably angry.

Xia Ningxi didn't know what to do, so she simply pretended to be dead.

She lay there in Huo Nanxiao's arms for almost ten minutes.

"Have you had enough of lying down?" Huo Nanxiao asked slowly.

Xia Ningxi didn't know how to answer Huo Nanxiao, and she didn't dare to say a word.

This action enraged Huo Nanxiao, who suddenly stood up.

Xia Ningxi nearly fell, almost instinctively reaching out to wrap her arms around Huo Nanxiao's neck, but unexpectedly she crashed hard onto the bed.

She was pinned down by Huo Nanxiao in a very ambiguous position.

However, at this moment, Huo Nanxiao's eyes were filled with fire.

"How long are you going to pretend to be asleep?" He asked in a deep voice, pinching Xia Ningxi's chin with one hand.

Xia Ningxi's cheeks flushed, and she could no longer pretend to be asleep. She stretched wearily and said, "Good morning."

Huo Nanxiao narrowed his eyes dangerously.

Xia Ningxi smiled slightly at him, placed her hands between the two of them, and gently pushed Huo Nanxiao away from his chest: "Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to do this to me so early in the morning?"

Huo Nanxiao's aura changed, and his sharp eyes were filled with flames.

Xia Ningxi saw everything and was surprised that Huo Nanxiao was so easily angered. Before Huo Nanxiao could get angry, she quickly pushed him away and rushed out of the lounge.

"Dr. Xia!" Huo Yuan exclaimed excitedly when he saw Xia Ningxi.

Xia Ningxi then noticed that Huo Yuan had already woken up and was now sitting on the carpet playing with building blocks.

She walked over and affectionately tapped Huo Yuan's forehead: "Good morning."

Huo Yuan asked shyly, "Dr. Xia, have you had breakfast yet?"

"Not yet." Xia Ningxi shook her head.

Huo Yuan said, "There are some on the table. Daddy also ordered a set for Dr. Xia."

Xia Ningxi noticed that there was breakfast for three people on the table. She couldn't help but look towards the lounge, where Huo Nanxiao was walking out. He was handsome, tall, and imposing, and looked very aloof.

He reverted to his cold demeanor.

Xia Ningxi didn't say anything, but took Huo Yuan to wash his hands and then they came back for breakfast.

Xia Ningxi didn't know who prepared the breakfasts, as each one was different. She knew that the Huo family had a professional nutritionist who controlled the breakfasts, so it wasn't strange that each breakfast was different. But what she found strange was that her breakfast consisted entirely of her favorite foods.

Was this an accident, or was it ordered by Huo Nanxiao?

Xia Ningxi thought about it for a long time, but didn't dare to ask.

When the Yu family heard that Xia Ningxi had rested in Huo Yuan's hospital room last night, they knocked on the door right on time as soon as it was time for her shift to start work, asking Xia Ningxi to come and check on the injured.

Xia Ningxi said to Huo Nanxiao, "May I go see Young Master Yu?"

"Come back soon." Huo Nanxiao only said four words.

Xia Ningxi put down her chopsticks, changed her clothes and put on a clean mask before leaving the ward.

"Dr. Xia, please come and see my son." Mrs. Yu stood at the door with a fawning smile on her face, a stark contrast to her appearance yesterday.

"Okay." Xia Ningxi returned to Yu Shao's ward, checked him over, and found that the patient's condition had recovered well. She said, "There's nothing seriously wrong."

"Then why hasn't my son woken up yet?" Mrs. Yu asked worriedly.

Xia Ningxi said, "The patient has just undergone surgery and will not wake up so quickly. He will need to sleep for at least half a day, which is normal."

"Oh, is that so? Then my son will be alright, won't he?" Mrs. Yu asked anxiously.

Xia Ningxi shook her head: "No. The surgery was very successful, he'll be fine. He was just lucky. If the rescue had been a few minutes later yesterday, even a miracle wouldn't have saved him."

At this point, Xia Ningxi recalled that Madam Yu had tried to force her way into the operating room yesterday. She scolded, "Madam Yu, is Young Master Yu really your son? Do you know what mistake you made? If your people had broken into the operating room yesterday and interfered with my surgery, Young Master Yu's life would not have been saved. Are you helping him or harming him?"

“How could I possibly harm my own son?” Madam Yu said, her eyes red. “I only lost control because I heard from them that your medical skills were not good.”

Xia Ningxi asked, "So now, can you trust my medical skills?"