Chapter 72 Me and Him, One or the Other

Xia Ningxi was under a lot of pressure. Although Huo Yuan had a good impression of her, Xia Ningxi was unsure whether Huo Yuan was willing to go with her.

After Huo Yuan came out of the treatment room, Xia Ningxi carried him back to the ward.

Midway through, someone from the Xia family came to deliver breakfast, but Xia Ningxi stopped them at the door.

The Xia family members were saying nasty things outside the ward, which the two people inside could hear clearly.

The sound was sharp and piercing.

What does she mean?

"Huo Yuan is a child of our Xia family. Who does she think she is to dare to interfere in our family affairs?"

"How can she be so shameless? What right does she have to stop us from entering?"

“A-Yuan grew up eating our Xia family’s food. He can’t get used to the food in the hospital. What exactly is Xia Ningxi up to? Let her out. I want to see what she’s up to.”

Zhou Fenglin was aggressive.

No matter what she said, the bodyguards wouldn't allow her to enter the ward.

Huo Nanxiao had said that the Xia family was not allowed to visit Huo Yuan, so they could only sneak over to see him when Huo Nanxiao was not around.

Unexpectedly, the bodyguards at the door were not accommodating at all, which was bad enough, but Xia Ningxi was able to come and go freely in the ward, which Zhou Fenglin could not tolerate!

Zhou Fenglin couldn't swallow his anger when he thought about how Xia Luoluo had devoted herself to Huo Yuan all these years, only to lose him because of Xia Ningxi's frame-up.

"Xia Ningxi, you little slut, get out here right now."

Zhou Fenglin finally couldn't hold back and swore.

In the ward, Huo Yuan was very unhappy after hearing this. He looked at Xia Ningxi with concern. Seeing that she was calm, Huo Yuan did not know if Xia Ningxi was angry. He took the initiative to comfort her: "Dr. Xia, don't be sad. My grandmother just says such harsh things."

"I'm not sad." Xia Ningxi smiled slightly, not taking Zhou Fenglin's words to heart, but she sensed something: "Does she usually scold you like this?"

"Yeah, she called me a bastard. I don't know why I'm a bastard. I have a daddy and a mommy. Maybe she just doesn't like me." Huo Yuan blinked his big, innocent eyes, speaking with a natural expression.

Clearly, Huo Yuan had no idea what those three words meant.

The term "bastard" is extremely insulting.

How dare Zhou Fenglin say such things about Huo Yuan!

Xia Ningxi's fists hardened.

Seeing that she was about to leave, Huo Yuan was afraid that she would continue arguing with Zhou Fenglin, so he grabbed Xia Ningxi's hand and said, "Dr. Xia, calm down. She will shut up when she gets tired of arguing. Let's ignore her."

"Ah Yuan, is she always like this when you're at the Xia family home?" Xia Ningxi asked, feeling very sorry for her.

Huo Yuan gave a forced smile: "I'm used to it. As long as they don't knock down my blocks or hit me, I'm not sad."

Children don't hold grudges easily. Even if everyone in the Xia family treats Huo Yuan badly, Huo Yuan won't feel that anything is wrong because he has never been treated kindly. Therefore, he developed a personality that allows him to accept being hurt from a young age.

Xia Ningxi's heart was breaking.

She hugged Huo Yuan tightly and whispered, "A Yuan, if I want to take you to find the stars, will you come with me?"

"Yes, I will. I promised Xingxing that I would go to see him once I recover." Huo Yuan said with anticipation.

Xia Ningxi said, "What I mean is, would you like to live with the stars forever?"

"I'm willing. The stars said they would protect me." Huo Yuan nodded happily.

Xia Ningxi was about to be happy when she saw the little guy suddenly frown.

He said, "What about Daddy?"

Huo Nanxiao...

Xia Ningxi frowned, unsure how to answer.

Huo Yuan said, "Can Daddy come with us? I like Daddy, Dr. Xia, and Xingxing too."

“No,” Xia Ningxi replied.

Huo Yuan asked, puzzled, "Why?"

Xia Ningxi gently rubbed Huo Yuan's head and said softly, "Because your daddy doesn't want to."

"But Daddy said he would grant me any request, is this not allowed?" Huo Yuan was very disappointed.

Xia Ningxi said, "Yes, your daddy doesn't like me, so I can only choose one of you, Ayuan. Who would you choose?"

When she said those words, Xia Ningxi almost stopped breathing. She desperately wanted to know the answer, desperately wanted to know if Huo Yuan would choose her.

She waited patiently, letting the little one think.

After thinking for a long time, Huo Yuan said very seriously, "I choose Daddy."

Xia Ningxi's eyes reddened, and she was so upset that she was about to cry.

She hoped that Huo Yuan would firmly say that he chose her, so that she could leave with Huo Yuan without hesitation.

If it were Xingxing and Chuchu, they would definitely choose themselves without hesitation.

What child doesn't love their mother?

Huo Nanxiao deprived her of her rights as Huo Yuan's mother, and also deprived her of the right to be chosen by Huo Yuan.

Xia Ningxi's heart ached so much it felt like it was about to break. She forced a smile and said, "A Yuan, I will treat you very, very well, better than anyone else. I can be your mother and make you the happiest child in the world. If that's the case, would you choose me?"

Huo Yuan said very seriously, "Dr. Xia, I like you very much, but Daddy told me that I have a mommy. He also said that I can't recognize anyone else as my mommy, not even Dr. Xia, otherwise my mommy will be unhappy, and I'm afraid she will be unhappy. But since Dr. Xia likes me, I can also be your godson, hehe."

The little guy came up with a solution that would satisfy both sides.

However, this did not make Xia Ningxi happy.

This is her own son!

Why did Huo Nanxiao teach Huo Yuan these things? Was it because he was afraid she would take away Xia Wanwan's only stepping stone?

He's so heartless!

Xia Ningxi couldn't hold back her tears. She tried to calm herself down, but she couldn't suppress the sadness in her heart. Huo Yuan had abandoned her; in Huo Yuan's heart, she was just a stranger who had only recently appeared.

Tears streamed down my face uncontrollably.

Huo Yuan's hand was wet. He looked up and saw that Xia Ningxi's eyes were full of tears. He asked blankly, "Dr. Xia, why are you crying?"

"I'm fine, I'm going to the restroom." Afraid of scaring Huo Yuan, Xia Ningxi tried to calm herself down and ran to the restroom, turning on the cold water to wash away her tears.

But when she saw Huo Yuan's toy rubber duck still in the bathroom, she couldn't help but shed tears again.

It took Xia Ningxi a long time to calm down. She wiped away her tears and walked out of the bathroom.

Yang Yuean was changing Huo Yuan's dressing when he saw Xia Ningxi come out and asked, "Why haven't you changed the child's dressing yet? It's past the time limit. I'll change it for you."

"Okay, thank you," Xia Ningxi said in a hoarse voice.

Yang Yuean noticed something was wrong with her voice and asked, "What's wrong?"