Chapter 223 She Saved Herself
Xia Ningxi looked dejected and didn't want to pay any attention to Huo Nanxiao.
However, Huo Nanxiao could tell that Xia Ningxi was angry.
He didn't speak.
They arrived at the Huo family residence very quickly.
Xia Ningxi realized that the destination was wrong and immediately asked Lu Qi, "Why did you drive here? I need to go home."
But as soon as she asked the question, Xia Ningxi realized that Lu Qi was not in the car at all.
She turned to look at Huo Nanxiao and said, "Why didn't you tell me beforehand?"
"What did you say?" Huo Nanxiao asked.
Xia Ningxi said, "It's so late now, and I still need to go home. You've dropped me off here, how am I supposed to get a taxi back? You know it's hard to get a taxi in this upscale area..."
Xia Ningxi was both angry and anxious, and opened the car door to get out.
Just as she stood up, Huo Nanxiao couldn't hold back any longer. He grabbed her wrist and forcibly pulled Xia Ningxi back into the car.
Xia Ningxi felt dizzy and disoriented. When she came to her senses, she had already fallen into Huo Nanxiao's arms.
"What are you doing?" Xia Ningxi asked nervously.
Huo Nanxiao said nothing, but lowered his head and kissed her lips.
Xia Ningxi froze, her eyes widening in disbelief...
"Ugh... What are you doing... Let me go."
She whimpered.
But Huo Nanxiao ignored him completely, forcefully pulling Xia Ningxi into his arms and deepening the kiss.
Xia Ningxi's brain gradually became oxygen-deprived, and her mind went completely blank. She was dumbfounded and didn't know what to do. All she could do was push against Huo Nanxiao's chest.
However, Huo Nanxiao held Xia Ningxi's wrist domineeringly, not allowing her to resist at all.
"Huo Nanxiao! You can't do this," Xia Ningxi said angrily.
The man pulled away from her alluring lips, his deep eyes fixed on Xia Ningxi's, and said, word by word, "Xia Ningxi, I won't allow you to care about me this much, understand?"
Xia Ningxi was taken aback. She slowly raised her eyes and looked into the man's dark eyes, which were unfathomable. Xia Ningxi chuckled softly, "I understand. From now on, I won't interfere in anything related to you. Are you satisfied now?"
Huo Nanxiao remained silent with a blank expression.
Xia Ningxi pushed Huo Nanxiao away with all her might and said, "Don't worry, Young Master Huo, I won't cause you any trouble. After I went back, I kept my mouth shut and was careful with my words. I will never mention a word about us to the outside world."
"I have something to do, so I'll be going now."
She got out of the car and was about to leave.
Huo Nanxiao said, "It's late, why don't you stay tonight?"
Xia Ningxi declined, "No need."
It was already past midnight, and even if Xia Ningxi went out, it would be difficult to hail a taxi.
Xia Ningxi insisted on leaving, which displeased Huo Nanxiao. He grabbed Xia Ningxi's hand and led her directly into the Huo family's old mansion.
Xia Ningxi tried to struggle several times, but failed to break free. The struggle aggravated the wound on her palm, causing her to groan softly in pain.
Huo Nanxiao unfolded Xia Ningxi's hand and looked at her, only then noticing several cuts on her hand from sharp objects. He asked, "How did you get hurt?"
Xia Ningxi said, "I got scratched by accident while moving things."
Huo Nanxiao didn't ask any more questions and took Xia Ningxi back to his room.
He pressed Xia Ningxi onto his bed, made her sit up, and then turned to take out a home medicine kit from the drawer next to him. Inside were some disinfectant and bandages.
Huo Nanxiao took them out one by one.
Huo Nanxiao said, "Open your hand, it will hurt a little, just bear with it."
Xia Ningxi obediently opened her palm.
The man awkwardly bandaged her wound.
Xia Ningxi bit her lip and remained silent.
Huo Nanxiao was quite serious, using a cotton swab dipped in medicine to gently wipe the wound on Xia Ningxi's palm...
This seemed to be the first time in Xia Ningxi's memory that Huo Nanxiao had shown her such concern.
She was surprised.
"I'll do it myself."
Xia Ningxi was very embarrassed. She was really not used to Huo Nanxiao like this. She reached out to snatch the cotton swabs and band-aids from his hand, but she used too much force and lost control due to inertia, falling into Huo Nanxiao's arms.
Xia Ningxi was extremely embarrassed and struggled several times to get out of Huo Nanxiao's arms.
Huo Nanxiao frowned and grabbed Xia Ningxi's slender waist. "Xia Ningxi, don't play with fire."
"I didn't," Xia Ningxi quickly explained.
Huo Nanxiao stared at Xia Ningxi, whose face was full of innocence, and felt a pang of unease.
Huo Nanxiao knew everything that happened tonight and everything Xia Ningxi did. He wasn't a heartless person. The reason he protected Xia Wanwan so much in the past was because Xia Wanwan had risked her life to save him many times, so Huo Nanxiao had no choice but to treat Xia Wanwan even better.
But what about Xia Ningxi now?
She had clearly helped me, but she hadn't said a word.
Huo Nanxiao thought that Xia Ningxi would make some demands, but Xia Ningxi did not.
She was injured, yet she didn't say a word about what benefits she could get from saving him. This kind of Xia Ningxi was very unfamiliar to Huo Nanxiao.
In Huo Nanxiao's memory, Xia Ningxi was always a person who was very particular about gains and losses. No matter what she did, she wanted to get something in return. There was no reason for her to save Huo Nanxiao without making any demands.
It was as if, in Xia Ningxi's eyes, her saving him was just a trivial little thing.
This Xia Ningxi was both unfamiliar and very attractive to Huo Nanxiao.
He lowered his eyes and gazed intently at Xia Ningxi's fair face.
Xia Ningxi felt extremely uncomfortable under Huo Nanxiao's gaze: "Why are you looking at me like that? Do I have words on my face?"
She reached out to wipe her face.
To everyone's surprise, the next second, Huo Nanxiao simply picked her up and carried her around the waist.
Xia Ningxi was stunned. "Huo Nanxiao, what are you doing? Put me down!"
The man ignored her, gently tossed Xia Ningxi onto the soft bed, and kissed her lips.
"What...what are you doing?" Xia Ningxi was so frightened that her face turned pale.
Suppressing the flutter in his heart, Huo Nanxiao bit her earlobe and asked, "Is it okay?"
Xia Ningxi's mind went blank.
May I?
What can be done?
What is this guy trying to do?
She quickly shook her head: "No..."
Huo Nanxiao's eyes turned cold, and he bit Xia Ningxi's shoulder hard with his icy lips.
Xia Ningxi was both angry and anxious: "You lunatic, are you a dog?"
Huo Nanxiao frowned, somewhat angry, so without thinking, he moved his kiss downwards.
Xia Ningxi trembled all over. She hurriedly covered herself with her clothes, wrapped them tightly around herself, and said in a trembling voice, "Huo Nanxiao, we are already divorced. You can't do anything to me!"
Her ears were flushed, and her cheeks were so red they looked like they were about to bleed.
She nervously hid under the bed, looking very wary.
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