Chapter 320 He's Back
After throwing Xia Luoluo off the bridge, Lu Qi immediately returned and continued driving as if nothing had happened.
Xia Ningxi couldn't help but glance out the window. She didn't know how high the bridge was, but she figured it must be over ten meters high. She wondered if Xia Luoluo would die if she were thrown off.
Xia Ningxi remained silent the entire way, her mind filled with complex emotions.
Seeing that the way back was very familiar, Xia Ningxi realized that it was the way to the Huo family's old residence and couldn't help but ask, "Where are we going?"
Huo Nanxiao said in a deep voice, "My parents have prepared dinner. Let's go back and have a meal together. All three children are waiting for you at the Huo family home."
Xia Ningxi thought for a moment and couldn't help but ask, "What you promised me before."
“As long as Xia Wanwan wakes up, I can give you whatever you want, but at least for now, we are not divorced. You are still my wife in name only. In front of my parents, I hope you can play the role of a wife well and also give the two children a good impression.”
Huo Nanxiao brought up the two children, and Xia Ningxi couldn't refuse, so she obediently sat in the car and went back to the Huo family's old house with Huo Nanxiao.
When the three children saw Xia Ningxi return, they were all very excited and ran over from afar to ask Xia Ningxi for a hug.
Huo Nanxiao noticed the injury on Xia Ningxi's waist and immediately stopped his two sons, not giving them a chance to get close to Xia Ningxi. He picked up his two sons from either side.
When Xia Chuchu saw this, she snorted and ran towards Xia Ningxi with her short legs.
"Mommy, Mommy, you're back! Chu Chu missed you so much," the little one said in her sweet, childish voice.
Xia Ningxi bent down to pick up Xia Chuchu, but as soon as she bent down, a sharp pain shot through her waist, and she groaned.
"Mommy? Does your wound hurt?" Xia Chuchu immediately sensed something was wrong and didn't dare let Xia Ningxi hug her anymore.
Seeing Xia Ningxi's pale face, Huo Nanxiao said nothing, simply tossed Xia Xingxing aside, picked up Xia Chuchu with one hand, and walked into the house.
Xia Xingxing was stunned for a full two seconds before he came to his senses after Huo Nanxiao had walked away. He couldn't help but complain about Huo Nanxiao for a couple of seconds before running to Xia Ningxi's side.
"Mommy, let me help you inside." Xia Xingxing was just like a sweet little boy.
Xia Ningxi smiled and said, "I'm fine, just really tired."
"Then I'll go upstairs and prepare hot water for Mommy." Xia Xingxing prepared to go upstairs.
Xia Ningxi stopped him: "No need, let's eat first, I'm hungry."
“Okay, after dinner I’ll go make hot water for Mommy,” Xia Xingxing said sweetly to Xia Ningxi.
Dinner was sumptuous, with Huo Xiuyuan and Qu Huilan both present. The two elders were overjoyed at Xia Ningxi's return and kept serving her food.
Xia Ningxi didn't eat much, mainly because she was too tired.
Huo Nanxiao coughed lightly when he saw that Xia Ningxi's eyelids were almost closed.
Qu Huilan, who was serving food to Xia Ningxi, immediately stopped what she was doing.
Huo Nanxiao said to Xia Ningxi, "Come upstairs with me."
Xia Ningxi gradually recovered from her daze and obediently followed Huo Nanxiao upstairs, staying right behind him until they entered his room.
"Is something the matter?" Xia Ningxi asked.
Huo Nanxiao said, "Wait a moment, I'll go and prepare some hot water for you. I have some clothes for you in my closet, find a set to change into."
He turned and went into the bathroom, and soon the sound of running water could be heard from inside.
Huo Nanxiao prepared hot water and waited for a long time without seeing Xia Ningxi come in. When he came out of the bathroom, he found that Xia Ningxi had already fallen asleep on his bed.
Because of her back injury, Xia Ningxi dared not sleep lying flat and always lay on her stomach, but this was also very uncomfortable. Huo Nanxiao put a pillow under Xia Ningxi's head, moved her body slightly, and adjusted her sleeping position so that she could sleep in the most comfortable position.
The window was open and it was a bit chilly, so Huo Nanxiao pulled the blanket over Xia Ningxi gently.
"Knock knock—" Two knocks came from outside the door.
When Huo Nanxiao saw the three children standing neatly at the door, he immediately made a shushing gesture, tiptoed out of the bedroom, and closed the door.
Staring coldly at the little guy in front of him, Huo Nanxiao asked, "What are you three doing here?"
Chu Chu craned her neck: "Where's my mommy?"
Huo Nanxiao said in a low voice, "Your mommy is asleep."
Xia Chuchu blinked her beautiful big eyes: "Can I sleep with Mommy? I haven't seen Mommy in so long."
Huo Nanxiao refused without hesitation: "No."
Xia Chuchu asked, puzzled, "Why?"
Huo Nanxiao said, "Because this is my room, I won't allow you to sleep with her, that's not allowed."
“But that’s my mommy,” Xia Chuchu explained, feeling wronged.
Huo Nanxiao snorted coldly: "She is my wife."
Xia Chuchu muttered under her breath, "Nonsense."
Huo Nanxiao raised a striking eyebrow: "What did you say?"
Xia Chuchu retorted without backing down, "My mommy isn't your wife. Isn't your wife Xia Wanwan? You already have a wife, yet you're trying to steal my mommy from me. You're shameless."
Huo Nanxiao's face hardened: "Who told you that Xia Wanwan is my wife?"
"Everyone in the entire capital knows, and I'm not stupid, of course I know too." Xia Chuchu rolled her eyes at Huo Nanxiao as she said this, and snorted coldly, "I have a daddy, and my mommy belongs to my daddy. You better not try to take her from me!"
Huo Nanxiao felt a surge of anger when he thought of Xia Ningxi's husband surnamed Ling abroad. He was Xia Ningxi's first husband. As for the one Xia Ningxi had abroad, humph, Huo Nanxiao would kill him sooner or later!
Huo Nanxiao said to Xia Chuchu, "Xia Ningxi and I are the legally married couple. Your mother is my wife. As for your father, he's just a mistress who can't be brought to the table. As for you, to put it nicely, you're just Xia Ningxi's illegitimate daughter with another man. You have no right to compete with me for Xia Ningxi's rights. I can let you live in the Huo family, but I can also kick you out. You'd better think carefully about your own status before you talk to me."
Huo Nanxiao had lost all patience with the little girl.
His cold and ruthless words were devoid of any warmth and were even a little frightening.
His fierce expression seemed to be asserting his sovereignty over Xia Ningxi.
Xia Chuchu was frightened by Huo Nanxiao's demeanor. She was stunned for a few seconds before bursting into tears.
Xia Xingxing immediately hugged Chu Chu to comfort her: "Little sister, don't be afraid, brother will protect you."
Xia Chuchu burst into tears: "Brother, he said my daddy is a mistress, and he also said I'm an illegitimate child, but I'm not."
Xia Xingxing: "Chuchu is not an illegitimate child. Chuchu is Mommy's little darling. He is the mistress. He is the bastard. Chuchu, don't be sad."
Huo Nanxiao raised an eyebrow: "Xia Xingxing, what are you talking about?"
Xia Xingxing noticed that Huo Nanxiao was angry and immediately said, "Daddy, what I mean is, Chu Chu's daddy is a bastard, a shameless big bad guy."
Huo Nanxiao always felt that Xia Xingxing was scolding him.
However, seeing Xia Chuchu's eyes red from crying, tears streaming down her face, looking so pitiful that it broke Huo Nanxiao's heart. He felt bad and didn't know why he had to argue with a little girl. Seeing her crying so pitifully, Huo Nanxiao felt very uncomfortable and said in a deep voice, "Alright, stop crying."
Xia Chuchu's tears kept falling.
Huo Nanxiao took out his wallet and pulled out a hundred yuan: "Stop."
Xia Chuchu stopped immediately.
Huo Nanxiao found her extremely funny; in all his years of life, he had never seen such a greedy little girl.
"The three of you go out and have some fun. Don't disturb Ning Xi. Let her get a good night's sleep, understand?"
Huo Nanxiao lowered his voice and gave instructions to the three little ones.
Both older brothers were very sensible. Chu Chu was much happier after receiving the money and ran downstairs with them to read.
Huo Nanxiao entered the bedroom. Xia Ningxi was not sleeping soundly and even kicked off the covers.
Huo Nanxiao wanted to turn on the heating, but he remembered that Xia Ningxi was prone to nosebleeds if she blew too much heat. She used to like to sleep with the window open for ventilation. Huo Nanxiao could only cover Xia Ningxi with the blanket again and close most of the window, leaving a few gaps for the wind to blow in.
She must be exhausted after a whole day of surgery.
Huo Nanxiao sat beside her. She looked really beautiful when she was asleep. Her eyes were curved like crescent moons, her skin was delicate and fair, and her features were exquisite and flawless. She was truly beautiful, a beauty that could steal your heart.
Huo Nanxiao didn't know how long he had been by Xia Ningxi's side until a phone call brought him back to his senses. He then looked away from Xia Ningxi, hurriedly muted his phone, and quickly walked out the door.
It was Ye Su who called.
Ye Su said, "President, the investigation has been completed. There were three groups of people who made a move in the hospital. Some were arranged by the Han family, and a few were from the Zhang family. It is said that they were acting on the orders of Zhang Lina, who is Miss Xia's best friend."
"Are you sure it's Xia Luoluo?" Huo Nanxiao's voice was icy.
Ye Su said, "That's right."
Huo Nanxiao gripped his phone tightly in anger. He never expected that Xia Luoluo, who was always gentle and kind, would do such a vicious thing!
Huo Nanxiao was furious. He suddenly felt that simply throwing Xia Luoluo off the bridge was already too lenient on her.
But remembering that Xia Luoluo was Xia Wanwan's younger sister, Huo Nanxiao forcibly suppressed the murderous intent in his heart and asked, "Where is the other group? Who arranged it?"
"It seems..." Ye Su hesitated, unable to finish her sentence.
Huo Nanxiao asked sternly, "Speak."
Ye Su said, "It seems to be someone from the Li family."
Huo Nanxiao's entire body radiated coldness: "Are you sure?"
Ye Su said, "I'm sure. I also retrieved the hospital's previous surveillance footage. Before and after Xia Wanwan's attack, the surveillance captured several suspicious individuals, one of whom is Li Yancheng's subordinate. I've already sent the photo to the president's phone. Please check if it's him."
Ye Su sent the other party's photo to Huo Nanxiao's phone.
Huo Nanxiao zoomed in on the photo and confirmed that it was indeed someone from Li Yancheng's man!
It was he and Han Musen who joined forces and almost killed Huo Nanxiao.
Later, for unknown reasons, Li Yancheng suddenly disappeared. It was said that he was attacked, shot, and fell into the sea. His subordinates also drowned while trying to save him.
This incident caused quite a stir back then. If Li Yancheng hadn't been suddenly attacked, the seriously injured Huo Nanxiao probably wouldn't have survived to return to the capital.
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