Chapter 672 There's no such thing as a free lunch.

"What does this have to do with me? Are you trying to steal the bride? I've never heard of you liking Xia Wanwan."

Xia Ningxi didn't want to hear it.

No matter what, she was Huo Nanxiao's wife. Although she had decided to leave with her child, it was impossible for her not to feel sad at all that her husband had married another woman.

Xia Ningxi also knew that Huo Nanxiao had to give Xia Wanwan an explanation.

The two of them were destined to be together.

If Xia Ningxi withdraws now, she can still leave with her head held high. If she drags it out any longer, she will be kicked aside by Huo Nanxiao as a burden.

She's a person who cares about her reputation and doesn't want to fall to that level.

Li Yancheng knew Xia Ningxi's thoughts and said, "Since you're going to leave, what's wrong with leaving a little later? In less than a week, Huo Nanxiao will announce his marriage to Xia Wanwan. You can come with me to their wedding, and I'll give you a big gift."

"I refuse." Xia Ningxi said indifferently.

Li Yancheng said, "Do you think this grand gift can ruin the Xia family's reputation? Have you forgotten how they treated you back then?"

"Even if you don't make a move, Huo Xiuyuan won't let the Xia family off the hook. It's only a matter of time before they are ruined." Xia Ningxi didn't care.

She knew that Li Yancheng was only trying to keep her around to displease Huo Nanxiao. He wanted to get revenge on Huo Nanxiao, but he couldn't do anything about it, so he could only use Xia Ningxi to achieve his own goals.

Xia Ningxi wasn't stupid; she knew what she wanted and what others wanted in order to get close to her.

If she didn't want to stay, no one could control her.

After getting out of the car, Xia Ningxi walked towards the old house, only to see a car parked in front of the house. The man inside got out of the car, stood on the car body, looked at her without saying a word, but his indifferent face revealed an indescribable danger.

He seems to be angry?

Xia Ningxi thought about it carefully and realized that she didn't seem to have provoked Huo Nanxiao, did she?

Walking forward with her head down, Xia Ningxi felt increasingly frightened by Huo Nanxiao. She turned around to see if Li Yancheng had left, only to find that he had already stretched out a hand from the car and was waving at Huo Nanxiao with a smile.

That's a blatant provocation.

"What a coincidence," Xia Ningxi said politely.

Huo Nanxiao gazed at her, his thin lips slightly parted: "A coincidence?"

“He wanted to see me about something,” Xia Ningxi explained.

Huo Nanxiao replied, "What business could possibly require taking half an hour to get here?"

"Go ask him yourself," Xia Ningxi said, too lazy to explain.

With her children at home, she didn't want to be missing for so long, so she decided to leave immediately.

Huo Nanxiao grabbed her waist with one hand and forcibly pulled her into his arms. His strong hand gripped Xia Ningxi's waist, and as if on purpose, he held her tightly in front of everyone as they walked towards Li Yancheng.

It's less about leaving and more about picking up.

Xia Ningxi was carried away by Huo Nanxiao, her toes barely touching the ground. She was brought to Li Yancheng in a very disheveled state by Huo Nanxiao's "embrace," who said, "Go in and sit down?"

These four simple words inexplicably send chills down one's spine.

Xia Ningxi's spine was covered in cold sweat. She tried to pry Huo Nanxiao's hand away from her waist, but he pulled her into his arms in a domineering manner.

Her petite body was almost pressed against his chest.

Li Yancheng laughed. A provocation? Who couldn't see through it?

“Okay.” Li Yancheng agreed without hesitation, glancing at Xia Ningxi with a smile.

Xia Ningxi didn't want to be bothered by these two, so she said to Huo Nanxiao, "There are people at home, so it's not convenient to see guests."

"What are you afraid of?" Huo Nanxiao leaned close to her ear: "Afraid that others will find out about your affair?"

Xia Ningxi frowned and silently stepped on Huo Nanxiao's leather shoe, saying, "If you can't speak properly, then don't speak."

"Heh." Huo Nanxiao tightened his grip on Xia Ningxi's arm.

Back at the Huo family's old residence, a group of people were watching from top to bottom.

Clearly, Li Yancheng's appearance surprised everyone, but they just looked on.

The maid made Li Yancheng a cup of coffee, as usual.

Li Yancheng took a sip and said with a smile, "As expected of Ning Xi's favorite coffee, it tastes very good. It seems our tastes are quite compatible."

"This is the coffee that Young Master Huo usually drinks," the maid added abruptly.

The smug look on Li Yancheng's face vanished in an instant.

Huo Nanxiao leaned back lazily, his cold gaze sweeping over Li Yancheng before him. "Speak, what do you want?"

"Invite your wife out on a date," Li Yancheng replied.

The maid pouring tea nearby trembled, and all the tea spilled out.

The other servants looked at each other, clearly frightened by Li Yancheng's words. They hadn't expected Li Yancheng to be so bold as to come to the Huo family to find Xia Ningxi, let alone say such things in front of Huo Nanxiao.

This is it.

Although Huo Shao didn't like the eldest daughter-in-law, the two were still husband and wife. Even if they were divorced, no man would want his ex-wife to be touched by someone else.

The vast Huo family mansion was so quiet that not a sound could be heard.

Huo Nanxiao remained calm in the face of Li Yancheng's provocation. He said, "It seems you really are useless. You came to my door and were still rejected. You might as well find a hole and bury yourself to avoid making a fool of yourself."

Li Yancheng gave a forced smile: "How do you know it's useless? If she had no feelings for me whatsoever, why would she have come out to see me?"

Huo Nanxiao looked at Xia Ningxi: "Really?"

Xia Ningxi felt annoyed. "If you two want to fight, go outside and fight. Why are you dragging me into this?"

She didn't want to get involved at all, saying, "I'm not familiar with him."

"Is Young Master Li deaf?" Huo Nanxiao asked.

Li Yancheng said calmly, "She didn't want you to be sad, she was lying to you."

"All you've learned to do over the years is deceive yourself?" Huo Nanxiao asked.

Li Yancheng sneered: "You're not much better. You can't even marry your beloved Xia Wanwan. You forced someone you don't love to stay as your pawn. Compared to you, I'm much better."

"You've done so much, but you can't beat me. If you had any ability, you wouldn't have resorted to such despicable acts. Instead of wasting your time, you should go back and improve your family's communication technology. The Li family isn't irreplaceable. Even without my intervention, you won't have an easy time," Huo Nanxiao said disdainfully.

Li Yancheng couldn't laugh. He could tolerate what others said, but when it came to business, he didn't think he was inferior. "You don't need to worry about the Li family."

Ignoring Huo Nanxiao, he said to Xia Ningxi, "Think it over carefully. What I say will always stand by me."

"Okay." Xia Ningxi knew what to do.

Li Yancheng's gaze fell on Huo Nanxiao, and he sneered, "I have an appointment with Xia Wanwan, so I won't keep you here for dinner."

"Stop." Huo Nanxiao's voice was sharp.

Li Yancheng laughed and said, "What? You want to see Xia Wanwan too? Didn't you just come out of her arms?"

"I warned you not to harass her," Huo Nanxiao said, barely suppressing his anger.

Li Yancheng shrugged indifferently: "So what? You won't let me take Xia Ningxi away, and you won't let me see Xia Wanwan either. Is there such a good thing in the world?"