Chapter 920 I won't side with her anymore

This completely baffled Xia Ningxi. She knew that Xia Wanwan would definitely beg her for mercy, but she didn't expect Xia Wanwan to be so direct and kneel down right away.

"What are you doing?" Xia Ningxi asked, displeased.

Xia Wanwan said weakly, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault. Please, forgive my mother this time."

"Why should I?" Xia Ningxi retorted.

Xia Wanwan said with red eyes, "We are a family, it doesn't have to come to a point where we have to fight to the death."

“But Zhou Fenglin doesn’t think that way. She’s always wanted me dead,” Xia Ningxi sneered.

Xia Wanwan bit her lip: "I know, it's all because of me. If it weren't for me, she wouldn't dare to even dream of anything from the Huo family. It's all my fault from beginning to end. I gave her this ambition, which is why she's so crazy."

"I didn't come here to hear you say these things." Xia Ningxi said impatiently, turning to Ling Shuang, "This matter should be handled according to the rules. No matter how you plead, it won't make a difference."

Upon hearing this, Xia Wanwan, who was already weak, suddenly grabbed Xia Ningxi's hand and said excitedly, "No, we can't do this."

Xia Ningxi slowly lowered her eyes and met Xia Wanwan's pitiful eyes. Her eyes were really beautiful, especially in that pitiful look.

But Xia Ningxi knew that behind her gentle appearance lay a deep sense of resentment.

"Why not?" Xia Ningxi retorted.

Xia Wanwan said, "My mother will be disgraced because of this. If she goes to jail, the entire Xia family will be shamed."

Xia Ningxi chuckled: "You've already married Huo Nanxiao as you wished, what are you afraid of?"

"But I don't want to ruin my reputation or damage my family's image," Xia Wanwan explained.

Xia Ningxi: "Do you still have any face? Everyone in the capital knows that you took advantage of Huo Nanxiao's kindness and schemed against him. Your marriage was not honorable either. Since Huo Nanxiao has already decided on you, he will naturally not divorce you just because Zhou Fenglin is in jail."

Trying to plead for Zhou Fenglin with such a clumsy excuse is impossible. I remember you've always been tough, always pretending to be high and mighty. Kneeling before me must have taken all your courage, right? Why bow your head to me?"

She mocked.

She knew that Xia Wanwan did all of this not from the bottom of her heart.

They were only enduring humiliation to salvage their family's reputation.

Perhaps Xia Wanwan thought that as long as she knelt down and apologized, the matter could be easily dismissed.

Xia Ningxi didn't care whether her knees were soft or not, nor did she force her to kneel down and apologize.

However, Xia Ningxi found it very funny. Xia Wanwan had always been a person who cared about her image since she was a child. She tried her best to maintain her image in front of everyone, which is why she was able to stand out among the many young ladies in the capital.

Xia Ningxi looked at her delicate and pitiful face, silently exhaling hot breath: "I am not Huo Nanxiao, and I will not let Zhou Fenglin go just because you kneel down."

Xia Wanwan froze, and she answered in a trembling voice, "What if I said that I told her to drive the car that hit you?"

“Then you should go to jail in her place,” Xia Ningxi said slowly.

Xia Wanwan said, "Nan Xiao wouldn't do that. He wouldn't let me go to jail."

“Therefore, no one can protect your mother; accepting punishment is her only fate,” Xia Ningxi said.

Xia Wanwan shook her head: "No, no, there must be other options. I can give you money, and even shares in the Xia Group. We're family, there's no need to come to this. Ning Xi, please, I'm begging you, okay?"

Heartbroken, she gripped Xia Ningxi tightly with her cold fingers, refusing to let go even a fraction.

Xia Ningxi got angry, and her last bit of patience vanished in an instant.

She spoke slowly, "It's no use."

Then, without any hesitation, he shook off Xia Wanwan's hand.

She collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted and pitiful.

Ling Shuang merely glanced at her indifferently and said to Xia Ningxi, "She's not cooperating with our investigation. In that case, I have no choice but to target Zhou Fenglin."

"It's your decision," Xia Ningxi said, as if she were an outsider.

"Understood." Ling Shuang smiled with satisfaction, her contemptuous gaze falling on Xia Wanwan, and said, word by word, "You have fewer and fewer opportunities to speak. While I'm still willing to see you, I'll explain everything once and for all."

"If you want to take the blame for your foolish mother, it's not impossible. You two are accomplices, and I have every right to send you both to jail. Don't expect Huo Nanxiao to bail you out."

"This time, you've touched the wrong person!"

The temperature in the ward grew colder and colder, and a suffocating feeling filled the air, making it hard to breathe.

No one in the Xia family could withstand the wrath of the Ling family.

Xia Wanwan won't do either.

Xia Wanwan looked at Xia Ningxi with pleading eyes, hoping that Xia Ningxi could plead for her, as only Xia Ningxi could do so.

But her gaze was colder than Ling Shuang's!

"I'm sorry," Xia Wanwan apologized softly.

Ling Shuang: "What do you mean by 'apologize'?"

"All of this was done by my mother. I'm sorry, I failed to control her. I have no objection to whatever punishment you want to give her." As Xia Wanwan said this, tears streamed down her face.

Ling Shuang snorted coldly: "I'm relieved to hear you say that."

Ling Shuang left with two lawyers.

Xia Ningxi didn't intend to linger and was about to follow Ling Shuang when Xia Wanwan stopped her. She coldly asked Xia Wanwan, "Is there anything else?"

"Could you help me up to the bed? I don't have the strength to climb up in my current state," Xia Wanwan said with a wry smile.

Xia Ningxi helped her up from the ground and prepared to continue administering her medication.

"No need, this medicine won't help anyway, let's just leave it like this." Xia Wanwan refused, and held Xia Ningxi's hand, "Can you save her life?"

Xia Ningxi frowned: "You should go find Huo Nanxiao, coming to me is useless."

“Nan Xiao hasn’t come to see me in a long time.” Xia Wanwan shed a few tears.

Xia Ningxi did not answer.

Xia Wanwan said, "Dad told me that Nan Xiao has been taking care of you and the child all this time. I know he is still worried about you and I know he feels guilty. I am very sorry."

"Feeling guilty?" Xia Ningxi raised an eyebrow: "You mean, he stayed by my bedside because he felt sorry for me because your family did something wrong?"

“I…” Xia Wanwan hesitated.

Xia Ningxi chuckled: "I understand. You two are a loving and devoted couple, so I won't interfere in your affairs. However, if Huo Nanxiao doesn't want to see you, no amount of talking to me will help."

She smiled politely, but beneath her stunningly beautiful face lay a disdainful sneer.

As she was leaving, she bumped into Xia Wenhe, but Xia Ningxi didn't even glance at him before leaving gracefully.

Don quickly came closer and asked, "What happened?"

"It's nothing," Xia Ningxi shook her head.

Don said, "You don't look well. Did she threaten you?"

"What can she threaten me with? It's just a warning to stay away from Huo Nanxiao." Xia Ningxi shrugged indifferently.

Don was so angry he laughed: "She still has the nerve?"

“The Xia family has no way out. No matter what Xia Wanwan thought before, from now on, she will do whatever it takes to climb up the social ladder,” Xia Ningxi said.

Don didn't understand: "Hasn't she always been ruthless and unscrupulous?"

“You don’t understand. No matter how vicious Zhou Fenglin’s actions were, Xia Wanwan could forgive him. She wouldn’t allow anything to happen to her closest person.” Xia Ningxi lowered her eyes and glanced at her palm, which still had bloodstains on it, probably Xia Wanwan’s.

Back home, she took a hot shower, exhausted, and then curled up on the sofa to rest.

These past few days, Xia Jingcheng has taken her three children on a business trip, leaving her alone at home, all alone and very quiet.

She didn't like the atmosphere, but she didn't urge Xia Jingcheng to come back quickly.

There's still a tough battle ahead, and inevitably some unpleasant scandals will be leaked.

Leaving the children in another city is the best option.

She was tired and half asleep when she felt someone open the door and come in. She was too sleepy to open her eyes.

She didn't know how long she had slept when she smelled a rich aroma. She wondered whose cooking smelled so good. She wiped her mouth, turned over, and heard laughter coming from beside her.

Xia Ningxi woke up with a start and realized that there were other people in the house!

"You... how did you get here?" Xia Ningxi was very surprised.

Huo Nanxiao said, "I was just passing by and bought some things on the way. Are you hungry?"

"No." Xia Ningxi quickly wiped her mouth. Damn it, she was drooling even in her dreams!

As Huo Nanxiao unpacked the dinner he had specially brought for Xia Ningxi, he asked, "I heard you saw Wanwan today."

"Mr. Huo, you're really well-informed. Let me think, who told you this?" Xia Ningxi pretended to be puzzled.

Huo Nanxiao: "I'm not here to interrogate you. I just want to tell you that Wanwan's health is very poor. Please avoid upsetting her during this time."

Xia Ningxi snorted coldly: "If you care about her so much, you should spend more time with her."

“It’s different. I can’t stay with her forever. You know very well that this was all Zhou Fenglin’s doing. Wanwan is also a victim. Once she’s feeling better, I will send her back to the capital.”

He presented Xia Ningxi with a delicate little cake.

Xia Ningxi did not answer.

Huo Nanxiao wasn't angry. He said calmly, "Ling Shuang has already taken Zhou Fenglin away. Xia Wenhe will definitely cause trouble for you in the next couple of days."

"I'm not afraid of him." Xia Ningxi said indifferently.

Huo Nanxiao said, "I will not get involved in this matter."

"What if Xia Wanwan begs you?" Xia Ningxi asked.

Huo Nanxiao: "No, not either."

His attitude was unusually firm, not like he was joking.

However, Xia Ningxi didn't know whether she should trust Huo Nanxiao.

On the one hand, his tolerance for Xia Wanwan was extraordinary. No matter how many mistakes the Xia family made, as long as Xia Wanwan cried a few times, Huo Nanxiao would step in to help.

It's hard to guarantee that Huo Nanxiao won't do the same thing as before this time.

She did not comment.

Huo Nanxiao: "I know you don't believe me, but this time the evidence is conclusive. Zhou Fenglin can't escape. She'll only cause trouble if she stays by Wanwan's side. It would be better to send her away for a decade or two of reform."

“Xia Wanwan won’t agree,” Xia Ningxi said.

Huo Nanxiao met her eyes and said, word by word, "This time, nothing she says will matter."