Chapter 885 Come Home With Me

The three little ones glanced nervously at Xia Ningxi, and were secretly surprised to find her very calm.

Feeling very uneasy after doing something wrong, Xingxing cautiously asked Xia Ningxi, "Mommy, how is Xia Wanwan?"

“She’s fine,” Xia Ningxi replied.

Xingxing breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. I thought she was going to die when she fell straight down."

Xia Ningxi gently patted Xingxing's obedient little head and said softly, "Don't provoke her in the future. If you get caught up in it, it'll be a lot of trouble."

"But I don't like her," Xingxing muttered softly.

Xia Ningxi said, "If you don't like it, just ignore it. Why waste your time and energy?"

"Mommy, she's bullying us like this, are we just going to keep putting up with it?" Xingxing didn't understand.

Chu Chu chimed in, "Brother is right. They've been scolding Mommy a lot lately. It's already good enough that we haven't scolded back."

The two little ones were indignant, but Huo Yuan was serious and asked cautiously, "Will Daddy be angry with Mommy? Will he hurt Mommy?"

Xia Ningxi was very pleased. She smiled and said to Huo Yuan, "I don't know either, but to avoid Xia Wanwan complaining, let's go first."

"Okay." Huo Yuan nodded quickly.

Xingxing and Chuchu also strongly agreed with Xia Ningxi's suggestion.

They didn't have much stuff to begin with, so they just packed it up quickly.

The housekeeper kept trying to persuade them to stay, but Xia Ningxi did not accept the offer.

She didn't want to stay and continue arguing with Huo Nanxiao.

They rushed to the airport overnight, checked in, and then took their three children into the waiting area.

When Huo Nanxiao returned from the hospital, Xia Ningxi was nowhere to be found. He searched around and had a vague sense of unease.

"Someone come here!"

The maid rushed over.

Huo Nanxiao asked, "Where is the child?"

Maid: "The young mistress has taken the child home."

"Go home?" Huo Nanxiao frowned.

Servant: "They should have returned to Lingcheng."

"Why didn't you stop them?" Huo Nanxiao asked angrily.

The maid turned pale with fright and hurriedly explained, "We couldn't stop the young mistress from leaving."

Huo Nanxiao felt a surge of anger rising within him. "When did you leave?"

"They've been gone for over two hours, haven't they?" the maid said, her head bowed.

Huo Nanxiao stormed out, ordering Lu Qi to investigate Xia Ningxi's whereabouts.

He remembered that Xia Ningxi was restricted from buying plane tickets, so if she wanted to leave with her child, she could only take other means of transportation. Two hours later, she might still be in the capital city.

Lu Qi called within three minutes.

"The young mistress boarded the plane half an hour ago and has already left the capital."

Huo Nanxiao: "Understood."

He hung up the phone.

Huo Xiuyuan was unaware that Xia Ningxi and the child had gone back. He had come to Lanyuan today and was quite puzzled when he saw that the house was empty except for Huo Nanxiao.

Qu Huilan asked, "Where is the child?"

"We've returned to Lingcheng," Huo Nanxiao reported truthfully.

Qu Huilan asked in bewilderment, "Why did you go back so soon after you just arrived? Did you upset her?"

"No," Huo Nanxiao denied.

Qu Huilan: "Then why did she leave?"

“She still has a job,” Huo Nanxiao said.

Qu Huilan clearly didn't believe it: "Did you drive him away in anger?"

"I don't know." Huo Nanxiao didn't know if it was him who did it either.

Huo Xiuyuan was in a good mood, but seeing Huo Nanxiao like this made him furious. He asked angrily, "You've gotten involved with Xia Wanwan again?"

Huo Nanxiao remained silent.

"As expected! No wonder Ning Xi left in anger. Do you even have a brain? Can Xia Wanwan have your child? Don't you know what kind of people her family is? Aren't you ashamed enough?"

Huo Xiuyuan was furious.

The Xia family has caused such a huge scandal that everyone in the capital city is laughing at them.

Everyone else was eager to distance themselves from the Xia family, but Huo Nanxiao was different. When everyone else was abandoning Xia Wanwan, he was the only one who stayed by her side.

Huo Xiuyuan was puzzled as to where Xia Wanwan got such great charm.

Because of Xia Ningxi's departure, Huo Xiuyuan gave Huo Nanxiao a severe scolding before storming off in a huff.

Not long after they left, Xia Wanwan called, wanting Huo Nanxiao to come see her, but Huo Nanxiao refused.

Xia Wanwan could only wait helplessly at the hospital.

A day and a night passed, but Huo Nanxiao still didn't go to see her. In the end, it was the Xia family who took her away from the hospital.

For several days in a row, the Xia family tried to get Huo Nanxiao to visit Xia Wanwan under various pretexts, but all their efforts were in vain.

He had many things to deal with at his company and didn't have time to visit his child in Lingcheng, but he kept an eye on Xia Ningxi's whereabouts.

In recent days, news about Xia Ningxi has frequently appeared. She accompanies Ling Xiao to various banquets and has quickly entered the upper class of Lingcheng, becoming a highly sought-after darling.

With Ling Xiao paving the way, Xia Ningxi lived a very carefree life and became a major subject of interviews by various media outlets.

Huo Nanxiao felt uncomfortable whenever he saw Xia Ningxi and Ling Xiao appearing in the news together.

The worst part is that his three children have been ignoring him for the past few days.

Huo Nanxiao called them, and at first the kids would answer, but later they simply stopped answering and let the phone ring incessantly.

It's so noisy!

Ling Xiao was making tea when his phone started ringing, giving him a headache. He asked, "Who's calling? It keeps ringing."

Xia Ningxi said, "It's probably a nuisance call."

"Let's block him," Ling Xiao suggested.

Huo Yuan immediately added, "This isn't a spam call, it's my dad's call."

"Why didn't you answer?" Ling Xiao asked, puzzled.

Huo Yuan glanced at Xia Ningxi, then at his younger brother and sister, silently turned off his phone, and muttered to himself, "This doesn't seem appropriate."

Ling Xiao smiled and said, "It's alright. That's your father's phone. You can answer it if you want. I won't be angry or restrict you."

Huo Yuan nodded.

Ling Xiao then turned his gaze to Xia Ningxi and asked, "Can you come with me on a business trip tomorrow?"

"I still have work to do." Xia Ningxi was reluctant.

Ling Xiao said, "Tang En can do it."

Xia Ningxi chuckled: "You spent so much money to invite me here just to accompany you to a meeting? I almost forgot I'm a doctor."

“The situation in Jiangbei is much better now, and Tang En can take good care of him. I’m planning to shift my work focus back to China recently, and I’ll need you on many occasions, so there’s nothing I can do about it.”

Ling Xiao spoke with a hint of pleading.

Since he was married, his clients would often bring their wives to these events, and Xia Ningxi, as Ling Xiao's nominal wife, naturally had to accompany him to these occasions.

If Xia Ningxi hadn't made a trip to the research lab every day, she would have almost forgotten what her job was.

She said, "If I keep acting with you, your family will come after me."

“They won’t,” Ling Xiao assured him.

Xia Ningxi said, "They haven't contacted you yet because they think you're just playing around. If you put your marriage certificate in front of them, I believe they'll be jumping up and down in a panic."

"Not necessarily." Ling Xiao smiled.

Xia Ningxi: "They're not bothering me now only because I'm still useful to Lin Jiangbei."

Ling Xiao was still smiling as he poured her tea. "Come visit the Ling family after you return from your business trip. Bring the children; they are very cute, and I believe everyone in the Ling family will like them."