Chapter 666 He was called a rotten apple.

Zhou Bing was determined to protect Zhou Fenglin, but he also knew very well that dragging Zhou Fenglin into this mess would not do him any good. That's why he preferred to bear all of Huo Nanxiao's anger alone rather than expose Zhou Fenglin.

Even if Zhou Bingchang is out of his mind and wants to drag Zhou Fenglin down with him, based on Xia Ningxi's understanding of Zhou Fenglin, someone like her would never admit it and would ultimately shift all the blame onto Zhou Bingchang.

Therefore, the final result is the same.

Zhou Bingchang still took on all of this.

Xia Ningxi saw that the car was heading in the direction of Tang En's house, and she said, "I don't plan to go back with you. I still have a lot of things to discuss with Tang En. Just drop me off at his door."

“We are not divorced. If Dad finds out you are living with another man, he will be angry.” Huo Nanxiao explained, “I took you away only because I don’t want the Huo family to be disgraced.”

Xia Ningxi's voice went hoarse. For some reason, she felt a little like stuffing something into Huo Nanxiao's mouth. If he can't speak, then he shouldn't speak. Who is he trying to imply?

Upon arriving at Tang En's house, Xia Ningxi took the three children away.

The previous incident terrified the children, and they have been in a state of shock for the past few days, huddling cautiously beside Xia Ningxi the whole way.

"Don't be afraid, we're going back to Lanyuan. There are many guards there, nothing will happen," Huo Nanxiao reassured the children.

Chu Chu and Huo Yuan were both very well-behaved. After Huo Nanxiao patted their heads, they became much more at ease. As for Xingxing, she had been paying attention to Xia Ningxi and Huo Nanxiao ever since she got on the bus, and she noticed that Xia Ningxi's anger had subsided considerably.

Xingxing asked, "Daddy, has the cause of the fire been found out? Did someone set it on purpose?"

"We haven't found out the details yet. Don't worry about this. Your mother and I will handle it," Huo Nanxiao said in a deep voice.

Xingxing blinked her big eyes: "Daddy doesn't want to tell me?"

"Xingxing, as I said, I will handle it. Don't overthink it." Huo Nanxiao said very seriously.

Xingxing pouted. Even if he didn't know what had happened before, after recovering in the past two days, and considering Xia Ningxi's earlier statement that someone was lurking around their house when the fire started, he could guess that someone wanted to harm them.

With surveillance cameras, even a small amount of data can be easily detected by Xingxing.

"I know even if Daddy doesn't say it. It must have been those people from the Xia family. They don't like us, so they wanted to kill us to silence us," Xingxing sneered.

Huo Nanxiao looked at him, his expression complex: "Don't talk nonsense."

"Since Daddy wants to protect the other party, then just pretend I didn't say anything." Xingxing shrugged, his young age revealing a maturity beyond his years.

Huo Nanxiao, having been exposed, couldn't say anything in front of the children, because he knew they weren't stupid and understood everything. Saying too much would only make them hate him more.

On the way back, Huo Nanxiao kept his head down and worked, remaining silent the entire time.

Xia Ningxi was a little tired and leaned against the car window, ready to take a nap.

Ring ring ring—

My phone suddenly rang in my bag.

It was Huo Xiuyuan who called.

Xia Ningxi answered the phone and respectfully called out "Dad," but as soon as she opened her mouth, her three children crowded around her.

"Grandpa, Grandpa..."

"grandfather……"

The three little ones surrounded Xia Ningxi and kept barking.

Huo Xiuyuan was deaf for a moment, unable to hear anything because of the noise from the three little ones. He smiled and said, "You stay with the children. Take them back to the old house tonight. I miss them."

“Okay.” Xia Ningxi did not refuse.

After hanging up the phone, he said to Huo Nanxiao, "Dad wants us to go back to the old house for dinner."

Huo Nanxiao nodded and said to the driver, "Go to the old house."

"About today..." Xia Ningxi hesitated, unable to finish her sentence.

Huo Nanxiao replied, "You decide for yourself."

For Huo Nanxiao, this matter was over, and he had punished those who deserved it. However, he spared Zhou Bingchang's life out of consideration for Xia Wanwan.

As for what Xia Ningxi was thinking, Huo Nanxiao couldn't care less.

Upon arriving at the Huo family, Xia Ningxi was inevitably subjected to a barrage of questions from Huo Xiuyuan. Ultimately, how this matter should be handled depended on Xia Ningxi's thoughts. If Xia Ningxi felt that today's punishment was insufficient, she could certainly bring it up with Huo Xiuyuan.

Given Huo Xiuyuan's personality, he would definitely make Zhou Bingchang suffer some more.

When they arrived at the Huo family home, both elders were there.

Seeing that the three children were safe and sound, Qu Huilan hugged them tightly with heartache.

The three children were very well-behaved, sweetly calling out "Grandpa and Grandma" a few times. Their obedient appearance relieved the two elderly people.

Qu Huilan said, "Nan Xiao, really, how could you let Ning Xi take the children to live elsewhere? Luckily, this time it didn't cause an irreparable situation. What would we do if something really happened to the children?"

"I'm sorry, this was all my oversight," Huo Nanxiao apologized.

Qu Huilan said to Xia Ningxi, "Ningxi, how about this, you and the children move to the old house. It's heavily guarded here, and there are guards watching over us at night, so nothing will happen. It'll be safer for you to live here."

"Thank you, Mom. My child and I are leaving the country in a few days, so we won't bother you any longer," Xia Ningxi replied.

The two elders' expressions turned somewhat grim.

Huo Xiuyuan glared at Huo Nanxiao and said, "What are you standing here for? Go into the kitchen and bring out the dishes!"

“These things are done by servants,” Huo Nanxiao reminded him.

The servants serving dishes in the kitchen lowered their heads obediently and remained silent when they saw how angry Huo Xiuyuan was. It was obvious to everyone who Huo Xiuyuan was angry with.

Huo Nanxiao knew exactly how much Huo Xiuyuan disliked him, so he took Huo Yuan's hand and said, "Come on, let's go wash our hands."

He also took the other two children to the restroom with him.

Huo Xiuyuan was furious as he watched Huo Nanxiao leave, but the children were hungry, so he couldn't lose his temper at the dinner table.

After the three children had eaten and drunk their fill, Huo Xiuyuan asked the butler to take the children outside to play, leaving Huo Nanxiao and Xia Ningxi alone.

"How's the investigation into the fire going?" Huo Xiuyuan asked.

Huo Nanxiao replied, "We found out. The person who did it was Zhou Bingchang. Fortunately, the children are all fine. I only lost one of his hands. He should be in the hospital now."

Huo Xiuyuan was shocked: "Did the Xia family allow you to touch him?"

"Is Father still not satisfied with this result?" Huo Nanxiao asked in return.

Huo Xiuyuan put down his chopsticks and slowly said, "The one who was hurt is Ning Xi, not someone else. You should ask her that."

Huo Nanxiao looked at Xia Ningxi, his dark eyes deep and cold.

Xia Ning silently took a sip of juice, knowing that this guy wanted to settle things peacefully and didn't want Huo Xiuyuan to take action, so Xia Ningxi replied, "If anything happens to the children, I will make them all pay with their lives, but now the children are fine, Huo Nanxiao has already punished Zhou Bingchang, and everyone will still have to live in the capital city in the future. The Huo family's reputation cannot be ruined by a single bad apple, so let's just let this matter go."

Huo Nanxiao stared intently at Xia Ningxi, feeling that she was making veiled criticisms.