Chapter 685 The outcome is none of your business

After returning to China, Xia Ningxi never took the initiative to mention her time abroad, nor did she tell Huo Nanxiao about her past. It was just that they shared the same surname, which wasn't a big deal. There were so many people with the surname Ling in the world, so who could be sure that Xia Ningxi's husband abroad was the same as Huo Nanxiao's guess?

Xia Ningxi said, "Why are you asking this?"

"He's from the Ling family, isn't he?" Huo Nanxiao asked.

Xia Ningxi replied, "You're overthinking it. There are many people in this world with the surname Ling. You've seen the information Ye Su brought."

"If you weren't acquainted with the Ling family, why would you care so much about their affairs? When performing surgery on a patient, all you need to know is whether the patient's body is capable of the surgery and whether they can afford the costs. Why worry about anything else?" Huo Nanxiao understood perfectly.

Even if Xia Ningxi didn't answer, he could guess eight or nine parts of it.

He waited for her to start making excuses.

Xia Ningxi simply shrugged indifferently: "And then?"

"Don't you have anything to say?" Huo Nanxiao asked.

Xia Ningxi snorted: "What are you talking about? All that's missing between us is a divorce certificate. I don't know what other relationship we have. Why should I explain to you? I've already answered your question, and if you don't want to believe it, that's your business."

She really had nothing to say to Huo Nanxiao.

After closing the information on the Ling family, Xia Ningxi said, "I am very grateful to you for investigating this information for me, but I have no other purpose than to know the specific situation of my patient's family."

"Is that all?" Huo Nanxiao stared at her dangerously.

Xia Ningxi replied, "Yes."

"Since that's the case, why don't you tell me how your husband from abroad came to be? How did you meet, and under what circumstances did you get married? You've been back in China for so long, why hasn't he come to see you yet?" Huo Nanxiao asked.

Xia Ningxi said with a serious expression, "Isn't this normal? Xia Wanwan didn't bother you while you were working."

"That's not what I want to know." Huo Nanxiao was dissatisfied with Xia Ningxi's answer.

But aside from these points, Xia Ningxi had nothing more to say.

She said, "I'm free these next few days. When can I go and get the divorce certificate?"

Huo Nanxiao: "You haven't answered my question yet."

Xia Ningxi was not happy: "It's meaningless. You have your own life to live, and I have my own life to live. No matter who I am with abroad or who I have married, it has nothing to do with you."

“But you are still my wife.” Huo Nanxiao’s voice was sharp.

Xia Ningxi found such words ridiculous. "Our marriage has long been dead in name only, hasn't it?"

When Huo Nanxiao erased all traces of her existence, Xia Ningxi was already dead, and their marriage was also buried by Huo Nanxiao himself.

What's the point of Huo Nanxiao saying all this now? Does he still expect Xia Ningxi to erect a memorial arch for him? What era are we living in? Is that even possible?

"Think it over carefully. It would be best to get the divorce certificate in the next few days. I don't have much time to waste with you. After Lin Jiangbei's surgery, I will return to Desla, and I will take the child with me."

After leaving a message, Xia Ningxi left the Huo family's old house with her three children.

Huo Nanxiao checked the time; Huo Xiuyuan would be back soon. So he went to the company and called Ye Su into his office.

"President." Ye Su knocked politely on the office door.

"Come in." Huo Nanxiao didn't even look up, and calmly ordered, "Go and investigate the Ling family again, find out who got married, and who their spouse is."

Ye Su asked cautiously, "Does the president suspect that the young mistress's marriage partner abroad is from the Ling family?"

"Yes." Huo Nanxiao did not deny it.

Ye Su said, "The Ling family seems to have its own information network, and the information of its members is well hidden. Unless you ask someone from the Ling family, it is difficult to find out their specific information."

If it's just an ordinary person, it's easy to investigate.

Information about wealthy and powerful families is usually well hidden; if they don't want outsiders to know, it's very difficult to find out. Most importantly, some members of the Ling family are active abroad and haven't returned to China. These people usually live under assumed names, making investigation extremely difficult.

Ye Su followed Huo Nanxiao's instructions and checked again, but the result was the same as before: no progress.

In the afternoon, Ling Shuang will be attending a meeting at Yun Ting Group to discuss cooperation.

After the meeting, Huo Nanxiao offered to take Ling Shuang to the hospital to visit Lin Jiangbei, and took the opportunity to ask Lin Jiangbei about her while Ling Shuang went to the hospital to pay the bill.

"I heard you have several older brothers working abroad?" Huo Nanxiao said.

Lin Jiangbei replied, "Why is President Huo asking this out of the blue?"

"You've probably heard about my plan to collaborate with your sister. If this project is successful, there will be more opportunities for cooperation in the future. I own dozens of companies overseas, and we can also expand our cooperation with the Ling family abroad," Huo Nanxiao said.

Lin Jiangbei suddenly realized, "Oh, I see. But you've asked the wrong person. I don't know anything about the company, not even about the overseas companies. You should ask my sister."

“She’s in charge of domestic projects, so she probably doesn’t know about the situation abroad. Tell me, how many brothers do you have working overseas? And in which cities are they based?” Huo Nanxiao asked.

Lin Jiangbei felt something was off and asked curiously, "Why is President Huo asking about them? Do you have a grudge against the Ling family? Our family matters shouldn't be discussed with an outsider like you, right? I feel it's strange that you're asking me about these things."

He couldn't say that Huo Nanxiao was malicious or a bad person, but the fact was that Huo Nanxiao had no reason to pry into other people's family affairs.

Lin Jiangbei silently looked at Huo Nanxiao, his confusion written all over his face.

Huo Nanxiao knew in his heart that he wouldn't be able to get anything out of him.

After Ling Shuang returned from paying the bill, Huo Nanxiao left.

Lin Jiangbei then recounted what had just happened.

"Sister, why is Huo Nanxiao asking about our family?" Lin Jiangbei asked, puzzled.

Ling Shuang replied, "Perhaps it's because our two families are about to cooperate. Didn't we investigate the Huo family's situation before we came to the capital? It's not surprising that he wanted to investigate as well."

"So that's how it is. I thought there was something we didn't know," Lin Jiangbei muttered to himself.

Ling Shuang said, "Don't think too much. Get some rest. They'll be performing surgery on you in a couple of days. You need to calm down and rest these next few days. Don't overexert yourself. Don't think too much about things that don't concern you."

"Okay!" Lin Jiangbei nodded in agreement.

He didn't dwell on the question Huo Nanxiao had raised today.