Chapter 984 Forgot how he rose to power

Xia Ningxi listened quietly to her words without responding. Even though Xia Wanwan's voice was trembling with tears, Xia Ningxi remained unmoved.

She really wasn't a kind person, and she couldn't sympathize with Xia Wanwan's current predicament. She said, "You begged for all of this, didn't you?"

"What I wanted was never to take anyone away. I just hoped to go back to the way things were back then, to live a carefree life like before. At that time, Nan Xiao didn't hate me, and you hadn't married him. There was still room for things to turn around." Xia Wanwan lowered her head and said with a soft self-deprecating tone.

Xia Ningxi said, "If you want to catch up with someone, I suggest you go find someone else. Perhaps you can have a heart-to-heart talk with Huo Nanxiao. He still has some respect for you, at least he doesn't hate you as much as he hates Xia Luoluo."

“I can feel that Nan Xiao doesn’t care about me. I want to have a good talk with him, but as long as you’re around, Nan Xiao won’t listen to me properly, and he won’t be able to go back to his family and live a good life with me.” Xia Wanwan smiled bitterly.

This makes it sound like Xia Ningxi is the third party who interfered in their marriage.

Xia Ningxi said, "Have you forgotten how you married Huo Nanxiao?"

Xia Wanwan's face turned deathly pale.

Xia Ningxi: "You know better than anyone that Huo Nanxiao is so good to you because he feels guilty. But after the matter was investigated, you didn't choose to back out. Instead, you forced Huo Nanxiao to take responsibility for you. You should have realized then that he wouldn't treat you sincerely."

You know Huo Nanxiao's character better than anyone else. If you had been willing to leave him and stop thinking about the Huo family, Huo Nanxiao would have cherished you and lived a good life with you. But you chose to face the challenge head-on, knowing that you had deceived him, and still asked him to marry you and take responsibility for you.

From the moment he married you, you completely lost the opportunity to be his equal. Xia Wanwan, I don't know what you're thinking, but I can tell you for sure that if you rely solely on a man for survival, you will be worthless once you lose his love.

And Xia Wanwan now is just that cheap.

What right does she have to demand that Huo Nanxiao love her?

Even Xia Luoluo is more ambitious than her, but what about her? She confines herself to her small house, expecting Huo Nanxiao to care for her, love her, and treat her with the same care as when they were young. What right does a liar have to expect Huo Nanxiao to treat her like that?

Xia Ningxi sipped her tea casually, her beautiful eyes sparkling.

Such an outstanding woman, sitting in front of Xia Wanwan who looked sickly, formed a stark contrast.

Xia Wanwan asked, "Do you still like Nan Xiao?"

Xia Ningxi raised her beautiful eyebrows: "Why do you ask that?"

"I want to know how you really feel about him? You still love him, don't you?" Xia Wanwan pressed.

Xia Ningxi said, "Is love and romance all you think about? Don't you have anything else to do? I remember Huo Nanxiao gave you a company before. With your ability and talent, it's not difficult to run a small company well. You can be completely self-sufficient and don't need to depend on anyone else."

"You don't understand." Xia Wanwan smiled bitterly.

Xia Ningxi: "If that's the case, why did you come to me? Do you think I can give you what you want? I'm sorry, I can't give you what you want."

"There's no one else here. I just want to know your specific thoughts on Huo Nanxiao," Xia Wanwan pressed again.

Seeing that Xia Ningxi did not answer, she added, "I want to live a good life with Huo Nanxiao. If you plan to remarry him, you should have told me in advance, at least so that I wouldn't be in such a sorry state."

"I can't make any promises to you, and it's impossible for me to make any promises to you." That was Xia Ningxi's answer.

Xia Wanwan held her hand, her fingers trembling slightly, and asked, "Why?"

“There’s no need,” Xia Ningxi said.

Xia Wanwan gave a wry smile: "You must think I'm ridiculous, right?"

"You live your own life. What others think is none of your business. You hoped that if I withdrew, you could have a stable home. I withdrew, and you successfully married Huo Nanxiao, but I can tell you're not happy at all." Xia Ningxi said calmly.

Xia Wanwan: "He's not alone. He has his own family and his own children. How could I be happy?"

"Is this the first time you've found out he has a child?" Xia Ningxi asked back.

Xia Wanwan's hands tightened and tightened. "I know you hate me, but I at least want to understand your thoughts. If you're sure you won't get back together with Nan Xiao, I'll deal with Xia Luoluo, and then I'll live a good life with Nan Xiao."

But if you're willing to reconcile with him, I can make other plans, at least I won't be in such a passive position as I am now.

While seemingly questioning Xia Ningxi, every word and phrase seemed to desperately seek a positive response from her.

Once Xia Wanwan is given an answer, she will assume that she is the one who instigated the child to want to see Huo Nanxiao even once in the future.

Xia Ningxi smiled slightly and made no response.

The two sides didn't argue fiercely, but this contest was no less intense than a full-blown fight.

Xia Ningxi counted the time; an hour had already passed. She said, "The children should be waking up soon. They don't really like you. You should go."

“I know.” Xia Wanwan took a deep breath and said with a complicated expression, “I envy you for having three children, which allows you to hold onto Nan Xiao’s heart. But you’re not the only one having children for Nan Xiao now. Xia Luoluo will do anything to have her child replace the Huo family. She has done things that have wronged you. You shouldn’t keep her around.”

Xia Ningxi glanced at the empty teacup, a smile in her eyes: "It's not important. Her child can't stand in anyone's way, at least not mine."

“Xia Wanwan, I will not get involved in your family affairs. I cannot make you sever ties with Huo Nanxiao, because it was Huo Nanxiao who kept pestering me from beginning to end, not me who shamelessly clung to him.”

"I'm different from you. I have many choices. Even without bigamy, I have a good way out. Huo Nanxiao isn't my only option, but he's the one who's been most persistently entangled with me. I can't control him. If you're capable of controlling him, you can step in."

These words made Xia Wanwan, who was already unhappy, turn green with anger. She pretended to be calm and took a sip of juice, her hands trembling violently as she rubbed them incessantly to calm herself down.

Dissatisfaction, anger, envy, and a mix of other emotions overwhelmed her, and she couldn't utter a single word.

"Young mistress, the child is awake."

The maid suddenly reminded him.

Xia Ningxi smiled gently: "I understand. I'll take them to play in the garden later."

"Okay." The maid withdrew.

Looking at the servants in Lanyuan who were so respectful to Xia Ningxi, Xia Wanwan felt a lump in her throat as she listened to the words "Young Madam" that had just been uttered.