Chapter 698 It's late at night, the Xia family should go bankrupt.
Huo Nanxiao thought he had misheard.
He frowned and asked the butler, "Are you sure?"
The butler looked embarrassed and said, "Why don't you go in and take a look yourself?"
Huo Nanxiao walked quickly toward the old house. The house was unusually quiet today. The servants did not greet him when they saw him. They all kept their heads down, seemingly unwilling to have too much to do with Huo Nanxiao. They were probably afraid that Huo Xiuyuan would be angry.
However, Huo Nanxiao paid no attention to any of this. When he entered the room, he saw Xia Wenhe slumped on the ground. He didn't know what Huo Xiuyuan had said to him, but Xia Wenhe's face was pale and bloodless.
Zhou Fenglin knelt in the corner, trembling all over. She was probably terrified, otherwise, the usually arrogant and rude Zhou Fenglin would never have acted like this.
As for Xia Wanwan, her body had almost fully recovered under the doctor's careful care. Now, her whole family had been brought here, some paralyzed, some kneeling, looking quite pitiful.
“Nan Xiao…” Xia Wanwan’s eyes lit up when she saw Huo Nan Xiao, and she instinctively tried to stand up.
Huo Xiuyuan glanced at her, his sharp gaze terrifying. Xia Wanwan, who was about to get up, froze, biting her lip and kneeling tremblingly on the ground, not daring to utter a sound.
Zhou Fenglin completely ignored Huo Xiuyuan's serious warning and rushed to Huo Nanxiao's side: "Young Master Huo, you must stand up for us. I don't know what Wanwan did wrong that Master Huo would punish our family like this. She is your savior, and Xia Wenhe and I are her biological parents. Even if she did something terribly wrong, she shouldn't humiliate our family like this!"
She thought that crying to Huo Nanxiao would be helpful.
Huo Xiuyuan laughed directly: "Xia Wanwan is Huo Nanxiao's savior, not mine! If you want your daughter to enter the Huo family, you should pay the price!"
“Wanwan and Nanxiao are deeply in love, so why must Master Huo separate them?” Zhou Fenglin asked, weeping.
Huo Xiuyuan sneered: "I said, it's none of my business who Huo Nanxiao marries, but he can't control what I do either, and he wouldn't dare to!"
His gaze swept past Huo Nanxiao and landed on Xia Wanwan: "As long as you are with Huo Nanxiao, I will bankrupt the Xia family and make your parents have no place to stand in the capital. Think it through."
Xia Wanwan clenched her fists, her face almost pale. She dared not make any decision because she knew that her family wanted someone second only to the emperor, someone with immense wealth and power. So she looked at Huo Nanxiao.
"You don't need to look at him. If I wanted to, he wouldn't even be able to get into the Huo family. Of course, I can't control if he's willing to give up everything in the Huo family for you, but dealing with your whole family is more than enough." Huo Xiuyuan was too lazy to give them any more face.
The reason I didn't speak so harshly before was because Xia Wanwan had saved Huo Nanxiao and had done a favor for the Huo family. But now that Xia Wanwan has instigated Huo Nanxiao to divorce Xia Ningxi, leaving the three children without a father, it would be truly heartless for Huo Xiuyuan to still treat her well!
He looked down at the woman before him, scrutinizing her.
Xia Wanwan was torn between staying by Huo Nanxiao's side despite the immense pressure and backing down now.
She ultimately chose to remain silent, leaving the choice to Huo Nanxiao.
She was smart; she knew that nothing she said at this moment would appease Huo Xiuyuan. The only person who could keep Huo Xiuyuan in check was probably his son.
Huo Xiuyuan knew at a glance what Xia Wanwan was planning. He snorted and said to Zhang Linhai, "It's late. I'm tired. The Xia family should go bankrupt."
"Understood." Zhang Linhai turned and left.
Xia Wenhe panicked and quickly stood up: "Mr. Huo, I have already apologized to you. How can you be so unreasonable? Wanwan and Ningxi are both my children. You were not this angry when Young Master Huo married Ningxi. Why do you want to put our whole family to death when it comes to Wanwan?"
Huo Xiuyuan sneered: "Do you think I've been too lenient with you?"
Xia Wenhe's words caught in his throat. He felt that Huo Xiuyuan was going too far. He suppressed his anger and said in a low voice, "We are all in-laws. Whether Ning Xi or Wanwan becomes your daughter-in-law, it will not do you any harm. Moreover, Wanwan is the aunt of the three children. She will definitely treat the three children well."
"Don't try to get on my good side. I know all about your mess. If you think the Xia family's bankruptcy isn't enough, I can have your whole family of four packed up and thrown out of the capital city tonight," Huo Xiuyuan sneered.
Xia Wenhe's face was contorted with rage; he was furious. "You're going too far! Wanwan is the Huo family's savior. Aren't you afraid of what people will say about you doing this?"
"Gossip? Ha, I've seen the Xia family's methods these past few days. If I'm not mistaken, after you leave the Huo family's door, your whole family will be eager to find the media to exaggerate and fabricate stories. It doesn't matter, I can throw all those gossipy people out of the capital city." Huo Xiuyuan didn't care at all.
He finally understood; this family was utterly shameless.
To achieve his goals, he resorted to any means necessary, even ruining his own reputation to force the Huo family to submit.
If Xia Wanwan were to actually enter the Huo family and become the eldest daughter-in-law, it wouldn't be long before everything in the Huo family would become theirs.
"Throw them out." Huo Xiuyuan had lost his patience.
The housekeeper immediately called the security guard, who forcibly evicted the family of three.
Xia Wenhe was both angry and scared, while Zhou Fenglin kept pleading with Huo Nanxiao. As for Xia Wanwan, she didn't say anything, but her beautiful eyes were full of tears.
They had never experienced such humiliation in their lives!
But now, because Xia Ningxi and Huo Nanxiao have divorced, their family is going to be retaliated against by Huo Xiuyuan.
During the scuffle, Zhou Fenglin was pushed down by the security guard. Xia Wanwan rushed over to help him up, but her legs were too weak. She took only two steps before falling heavily to the ground. She was in so much pain that her eyes filled with tears, which she could no longer hold back and burst into tears.
Huo Xiuyuan said expressionlessly, "Drag him out."
The housekeeper didn't dare to delay and quickly called over a few people to drag the family of three away.
Huo Nanxiao saw Xia Wanwan being dragged away by her arms and said sternly, "Let her go!"
The servants were stunned and all looked at Huo Xiuyuan.
Still furious, Huo Xiuyuan stared at Huo Nanxiao and asked angrily, "What are you unhappy about?"
"Her illness hasn't gotten better yet," Huo Nanxiao reminded her.
Huo Xiuyuan said, "I know, so what? I've already been very merciful to her by not kicking her out from the start. Do you really want to defy your own father for an outsider? If you really dare to do that, I'll make sure she doesn't see the sun tomorrow."
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