Chapter 313 Mommy Went on a Date
Xia Xingxing noticed that Chu Chu was about to cry, so she immediately got off the bumper car.
"Xingxing, where are you going?" Huo Nanxiao called out to Xingxing.
Xingxing said, "My little sister wants to play too."
Xingxing ran towards Chuchu, took her hand, and said, "Little sister, let's play together."
Xia Chuchu glanced at Huo Nanxiao and replied softly, "No, you guys have fun."
"Why?" Xia Xingxing asked, puzzled.
Xia Chuchu lowered her head: "The bad uncle doesn't like me. He only likes to play with Brother Xingxing and Brother Huoyuan. I'd better not bother you."
"We won't bother you, little sister. What are you thinking about? You're our little sister, of course we want to play with you," Xia Xingxing immediately reassured her.
Xia Chuchu pursed her lips and looked at Huo Nanxiao hesitantly.
Huo Yuan also left Huo Nanxiao and ran over: "Little Chu Chu, why are you unhappy? Is it because we didn't play with you?"
"Mm." Chu Chu nodded.
Huo Yuan held her hand: "Don't be sad, let's play together."
The two older brothers held Xia Chuchu's hands and led her onto the bumper cars.
The three little ones had a great time, sometimes laughing and shouting, sometimes yelling and begging for mercy, and even racing bumper cars with other children to see who could drive the fastest.
Huo Nanxiao stood outside watching, a slight smile playing on his lips.
Xia Ningxi was on the phone the whole time, seemingly not wanting to be overheard, so she deliberately walked a few meters away.
The phone call lasted almost half an hour. When he returned, Huo Nanxiao asked, "Who called?"
Xia Ningxi said, "Huo Jinchuan."
Huo Nanxiao's eyes turned cold: "What does he want with you?"
"Why ask so many questions?" Xia Ningxi didn't want to answer.
Huo Nanxiao said coldly, "He's not a good person. You'd better stay away from him."
"Okay." Xia Ningxi replied crisply.
Huo Nanxiao said, "Are you just giving me the runaround?"
"Young Master Huo, I won't interfere in your affairs, and you shouldn't meddle in other people's business either." Xia Ningxi's voice was crisp, and she was too lazy to explain further to Huo Nanxiao.
Huo Nanxiao stopped talking, but Xia Ningxi, who was standing next to him, could clearly feel that he was angry, and very angry. His whole face was cold.
The three children who came out of the bumper cars also noticed that Huo Nanxiao's face was dark and somewhat frightening.
Chu Chu, frightened, hid beside Xia Ningxi and whispered, "Mommy, what happened to the bad uncle?"
Xia Ningxi said, "He's fine."
Xia Xingxing: "She seems angry."
Huo Yuan: "Daddy, aren't you happy?"
Huo Nanxiao: "No."
Huo Yuan: "I'm just angry."
Xia Ningxi: "It's okay, let's ignore him. Have you had enough fun? It's time to go home."
Huo Yuan nodded obediently: "Okay!"
Chu Chu was very happy: "Time to go home!"
Xia Ningxi led the three little ones toward the garage.
After getting into the car, Xia Ningxi said to Huo Nanxiao, "Put me down at the Wright Shopping Mall later, and you can take the three children home first."
"Who are you going to see?" Huo Nanxiao asked coldly.
Xia Ningxi said, "Don't you already know?"
Huo Nanxiao didn't say anything, but it was obvious to everyone that he was angry.
Xia Ningxi ignored Huo Nanxiao.
On their way home, they happened to pass by the Wright Shopping Mall, and Huo Yuan thoughtfully reminded Huo Nanxiao to stop the car.
Huo Nanxiao had to stop the car under Huo Yuan's urging.
"Mommy, you can get off the bus now. Come back soon!" Huo Yuan smiled sweetly at Xia Ningxi.
Xia Xingxing said, "Mommy, be careful on the road."
Chu Chu: "Mommy, hold onto your wallet so you don't lose it!"
Xia Ningxi smiled and waved to the three little ones: "I know, you all go home obediently. I'll be back later, so don't wait for me tonight. Xingxing, take good care of your brother and sister, okay?"
Xia Xingxing proudly raised her little face: "Mommy, don't worry, I've got it covered."
Xia Ningxi closed the car door and turned to enter the mall.
Huo Yuan reminded Huo Nanxiao, "Daddy, we can start driving now."
"You must be hungry after playing all day. Would you like to go into the mall and get a meal?" Huo Nanxiao asked the three children.
Xia Xingxing said, "Didn't we just eat? We're not hungry yet."
Huo Nanxiao: "A Yuan, are you hungry?"
Huo Yuan shook his head: "I'm not hungry either."
Huo Nanxiao raised a handsome eyebrow and looked at Xia Chuchu: "Chuchu, do you want to eat?"
Chu Chu: "I have no money."
Huo Nanxiao's lips twitched violently. He was speechless at the little guy's antics. He wondered how Xia Ningxi could have given birth to such a child who kept saying "no money."
"It's my treat," Huo Nanxiao said generously.
Xia Chuchu shook her head: "No."
Huo Nanxiao: "Why?"
Xia Chuchu said very seriously, "I'm not familiar with your uncle."
"You're staying at my house, and you're also A Yuan and Xing Xing's sister, so it's perfectly reasonable for me to treat you to a meal," Huo Nanxiao said seriously.
Xia Chuchu tilted her head and stared at Huo Nanxiao for a long while, her big, innocent eyes wide with naivety: "Uncle, are you going to find my mommy?"
"Ahem—" Huo Nanxiao coughed, a hint of anger appearing on his handsome face: "That's not true."
"Then why does Uncle insist that we go to the mall to eat? Didn't Uncle want to go find my mommy?" Xia Chuchu asked very seriously.
Huo Nanxiao sneered: "I'm just worried you'll go hungry."
Xia Chuchu said, "Uncle's house has lots of delicious food, we can go back to Uncle's house to eat."
“There are snacks, clothes and toys in the mall. Didn’t you say I was only buying for A Yuan and Xing Xing, and that you didn’t have any new clothes?” Huo Nanxiao said.
Xia Chuchu: "I have no money."
Huo Nanxiao said with a gloomy face, "I can pay for it."
Xia Chuchu said, "Uncle, can you give me the money? I don't want to buy clothes, I want to save it."
Huo Nanxiao was momentarily speechless.
Having his thoughts exposed by Xia Chuchu, Huo Nanxiao had no choice but to drive back to Lanyuan.
After arriving home, Huo Nanxiao let the three little ones out of the car and strode into the house.
Xia Chuchu whispered, "Brother, why is that bad uncle angry?"
Xia Xingxing said, "It must be because you didn't agree to go to dinner. He couldn't keep an eye on Mommy, so he got angry."
Huo Yuan asked curiously, "Is Daddy trying to spy on Mommy?"
Xia Xingxing asked in shock, "Didn't you notice?"
Huo Yuan shook his head dumbly: "No."
Xia Xingxing said, "I figured it out a long time ago. Daddy didn't want Mommy to meet her friends, so he deliberately made up all sorts of excuses."
Huo Yuan said, "Daddy is so strange. If you wanted to go with Mommy, why didn't you say so?"
Xia Xingxing scoffed, "He only cares about Xia Wanwan. He's never thought about Mommy. Maybe he doesn't care about Mommy at all; he just wants to keep an eye on her."
Xia Chuchu said, "He's so annoying."
Xia Xingxing: "Yes, I really hate him, I hate him too."
The three little ones followed Huo Nanxiao into the house.
The butler greeted everyone with a broad smile: "Young Master Huo, Young Master, Miss, you're back. But the young mistress hasn't returned yet?"
Chu Chu said, "Mommy went on a date."
Huo Nanxiao, who was walking ahead, paused.
The butler was also astonished.
Xia Xingxing said, "Yes, Mommy went on a date with the handsome uncle and won't be coming home tonight. Grandpa Butler, you won't be cooking for Mommy tonight. She'll be having a big meal out and won't be coming back."
The butler wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and stole a glance at Huo Nanxiao's face. He found that Huo Nanxiao's handsome face, which was impeccably good-looking, was now devoid of any warmth. The butler thought to himself: Do these two little ones know what they're saying? The young mistress is Huo Shao's wife. If she goes on a date with someone else, wouldn't she be cheating on Huo Shao?
The butler tried to remain calm: "Okay, I'll arrange it right away."
Xia Xingxing glanced at Huo Nanxiao and said, "Daddy, do you know who Mommy went to see?"
Huo Nanxiao snorted coldly: "I don't know."
Xia Xingxing said, "I guess Daddy doesn't know either."
Huo Nanxiao: "I'm going back to my study to work. You guys play by yourselves."
Xia Xingxing said, "Daddy, I still have something to ask you."
Huo Nanxiao frowned: "What do you want to ask?"
Xia Xingxing asked, "When can we leave?"
"Uncertain." Huo Nanxiao did not give a timeframe.
Xia Xingxing said, "What do you mean by 'not sure'? Does Daddy mean we're not going to leave?"
Huo Nanxiao: "Where do you want to go?"
Xia Xingxing said, "Let's go to my godfather's house."
Huo Nanxiao frowned: "Where did you get a godfather?"
Xia Xingxing said, "I won't tell you."
Huo Nanxiao's face darkened as he thought to himself: Just how many men has Xia Ningxi been involved with?
Remembering that Xia Ningxi had met Huo Jinchuan today, Huo Nanxiao felt extremely displeased. He went straight back to his study, turned on his computer, and looked at the dense pile of work waiting to be processed, but he couldn't concentrate at all. He picked up his phone, found Xia Ningxi's number, and wanted to call her several times, but he held back in the end.
Huo Nanxiao knew that Xia Ningxi must be with Huo Jinchuan at this time, and he also guessed Huo Jinchuan's purpose in looking for Xia Ningxi.
Huo Nanxiao ultimately didn't make the call, and tossed his phone aside in frustration.
The three children were cared for and rested by the housekeeper and nanny. The three little ones slept on Xia Ningxi's bed and fell asleep within minutes, without Huo Nanxiao needing to spend time looking after them.
He waited for a long time, until dawn, but Xia Ningxi did not return. He became very irritable and got up to go downstairs.
"Young Master Huo, are you still awake?" the butler asked, surprised.
Huo Nanxiao gave a faint "hmm" and didn't say anything.
The butler asked, "Is Young Master Huo waiting for his wife?"
"No," Huo Nanxiao denied.
The butler gave a forced smile, but he knew perfectly well that Huo Nanxiao was waiting for Xia Ningxi, but he was too embarrassed to say it!
"The young mistress just called and said she won't be back tonight. She instructed us to take good care of the young master and young lady," the butler added with a smile.
Huo Nanxiao was furious upon hearing this: "Not going home? What does she want to do!"
The housekeeper said, "I don't really know either, and I'm not qualified to ask. The young mistress instructed us to take care of the child, so I can only do as she says."
Huo Nanxiao angrily got up and went upstairs. He immediately dialed Xia Ningxi's number, but there was no answer. This woman was not answering his calls!
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