Chapter 964 It's not my child
What can Xia Wanwan do? Although she is family with Xia Wenhe, her words carry no weight, and Xia Wenhe will never listen to her.
As for Xia Luoluo, she finally got pregnant and now she already thinks of herself as the high and mighty Crown Princess, looking down on everyone else. She's just waiting for this opportunity to soar to the top. Someone like her is even less likely to listen to me.
However, thinking about Huo Xiuyuan's temper, Xia Wanwan felt very uneasy. She knew Huo Xiuyuan's personality all too well. He had never looked up to her from beginning to end, and he looked down on her family even more. Now that Xia Luoluo was back with a big belly, Huo Xiuyuan must be very angry.
Xia Wanwan couldn't stop them at all, and had no choice but to bite the bullet and enter the Huo family's old mansion.
Xia Wenhe and Xia Luoluo were very familiar with each other. They went straight to the reception room and greeted the two elders of the Huo family very politely.
Qu Huilan glanced indifferently at the three of them, said nothing, and continued trimming the bouquet.
Huo Xiuyuan continued fiddling with his vase, ignoring the family as if they didn't exist.
Xia Wenhe also noticed that Huo Xiuyuan's attitude towards them was very unfriendly, and he had no intention of indulging them. Without getting Huo Xiuyuan's permission, he walked to the sofa and sat down without any politeness. Looking at Huo Xiuyuan's back, he said with dissatisfaction, "Mr. Huo, I came here today to ask for an explanation for my daughter. What is the meaning of you standing there fiddling with those potted plants?"
Huo Xiuyuan didn't even look at him.
Xia Wenhe was about to lose his temper.
Qu Huilan noticed this and said calmly, "What kind of explanation do you want? Xia Wanwan has already married Nan Xiao, hasn't she? What else are you dissatisfied with?"
“Wanwan is Wanwan, and Luoluo is Luoluo. I don’t intend to hide it from you. Now that Luoluo is pregnant with Huo Nanxiao’s child, the Huo family should make some gesture,” Xia Wenhe replied.
Qu Huilan sneered inwardly, but her face remained amiable. Her gaze passed over Xia Wenhe and landed on Xia Wanwan. She asked, "Wanwan, you are now Nan Xiao's wife. How can you let something like this happen?"
"I..." Xia Wanwan was speechless when asked the question. She didn't know how to explain for a moment and felt very embarrassed.
Qu Huilan said, "It seems you don't intend to handle this matter yourself either."
Xia Wanwan said, "I'm sorry."
Xia Wenhe angrily scolded Xia Wanwan, "What does this have to do with you? Why should you apologize? The Huo family is the one who did wrong, and they should be the ones apologizing."
"Stop talking," Xia Wanwan couldn't help but remind her.
Xia Wenhe completely disregarded her warning and instead leisurely asked Huo Xiuyuan, "If we hadn't been unable to contact Huo Nanxiao, we wouldn't have found this place. You've all seen the news; Luo Luo just came out of the hospital today and confirmed that she's pregnant with Huo Nanxiao's child. I hope both sides can sit down and have a proper talk about how to resolve this matter."
"There's nothing to talk about," Huo Xiuyuan interrupted him.
Xia Wenhe frowned deeply; "What do you mean? This child belongs to the Huo family."
Huo Xiuyuan said, "It's not mine, why are you looking for me?"
“Huo Nanxiao is your son, and the child in Luo Luo’s belly is Huo Nanxiao’s, so naturally he is your grandchild. Now that Huo Nanxiao is hiding and refusing to give an explanation, you, as an elder, should give us an answer. If you continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb, it won’t sound good if word gets out, and it will be a disgrace to the entire Huo family.” Xia Wenhe snorted coldly.
Huo Xiuyuan simply arranged the vase in his hand and said in a calm tone, "The Huo family has never done business based on reputation, so why should I care about these things?"
Xia Wenhe questioned, "This is Huo Nanxiao's child!"
Huo Xiuyuan: "I already have three grandchildren, and I don't plan to acknowledge any other children. If you can't bear to part with them, you can raise them yourself. The Xia family isn't short of money. If you're willing, it's fine for the children to take your surname."
"How is this possible!" Xia Wenhe jumped up excitedly. He said, "These are Huo family children. Why should I raise them?"
Huo Xiuyuan said, "This is your own business. If you don't want to raise it, just leave it to the child's mother. The current law clearly states that whoever gives birth to the child is responsible for raising it. Do you expect me, someone from a different generation, to raise this bastard in your belly?"
These words enraged Xia Luoluo.
Xia Luoluo, already annoyed by Huo Nanxiao's avoidance, could hardly tolerate him saying that the child in her belly was a bastard.
She went through a lot of effort to conceive this child. This child is the future of the Xia family, and even more so, her future. Her wealthy life for the rest of her life depends on this child. Why does Huo Xiuyuan say that?
Xia Luoluo suppressed her temper and said very seriously, "Mr. Huo, you can't say that. Xia Ningxi's three children are now registered under the Ling family's name and have no relation to the Huo family anymore. The child in my belly is indeed Huo Nanxiao's."
Those three children weren't raised by the Huo family, so they might not care about you, their grandfather, or even consider the Huo family important in the future. But if my child is born safely, the Huo family can easily take him in and raise him. They can watch him grow up from a young age, and he will surely be very filial, taking care of you so you can enjoy your old age.”
She was telling Huo Xiuyuan that Xia Ningxi's other children were unreliable, and only the child in her womb was the hope of the Huo family.
Although what she said might seem a bit outrageous, she was right. Putting aside Xingxing and Chuchu, even Huo Yuan was unwilling to return to the Huo family to live. Huo Xiuyuan still had to rely on Xia Luoluo if he wanted to live a life with many children and grandchildren. At least the children she gave birth to were willing to be raised by the Huo family.
But Huo Xiuyuan did not respond to this answer; clearly, he didn't care.
Xia Wanwan, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but feel embarrassed for Xia Luoluo. She couldn't understand how Xia Luoluo, a person who had nothing and had lost all face, had the nerve to ask for these things? Did she think that just because she was pregnant, she could use the emperor to command the nobles?
"Luo Luo, that's enough, stop talking." Xia Wanwan said seriously.
Xia Luoluo rolled her eyes at her. "Am I wrong?"
Xia Wanwan said, "Mr. Huo is right. The child is not his. If Nan Xiao is unwilling to acknowledge the child, we will have to raise it ourselves after it is born."
Xia Luoluo felt that she was siding with outsiders, and her eyes suddenly became very sharp.
Xia Wanwan completely ignored her warning look and continued, "Since Nan Xiao isn't here, let's leave it at that for today. We can talk to him about the child when he comes back."
Huo Xiuyuan was fairly satisfied with her attitude, and glanced at Xia Luoluo with disdain: "Did you understand what your sister said? Get out, don't get in the way here."
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