Chapter 878 He's Backing You Up
Huo Nanxiao pushed aside the computer, his face serious: "Your inability to return to Lingcheng is the airline's fault, it has nothing to do with me. If you have any complaints, you can go to the airline to argue with them, you shouldn't come here to take your anger out on me."
"Do you think I don't have any evidence?" Xia Ningxi retorted.
Huo Nanxiao looked at her lazily, "What evidence? Show it to me."
“You were the one who called the airline. Without your order, they couldn’t have blocked my personal information for no reason. No one else in the entire capital city would do such a thing except you,” Xia Ningxi said.
Huo Nanxiao smiled and said, "It seems you can't produce any evidence to prove all of this."
“We both know the truth,” Xia Ningxi replied.
Huo Nanxiao stood up and walked up to Xia Ningxi: "I know you don't want to stay, but you don't need to make up this kind of excuse."
"Okay, I'll take the train back tomorrow." Xia Ningxi gritted her teeth, unable to bear it any longer.
Huo Nanxiao smiled but did not reply.
Xia Ningxi realized that she couldn't even buy a plane ticket, so there was a high chance that the train ticket would also be affected. She immediately checked the information on her phone, and sure enough, she couldn't buy a train ticket either.
That bastard is really afraid she'll run away; he'll do anything!
Did he think that by restricting Xia Ningxi's ticket purchases, she wouldn't be able to find a way back?
"Mr. Huo, you're quite capable. You can completely block someone's path with just a word if you want something. But do you think I can't go back just because I can't buy a ticket? I can always hitch a ride." Xia Ningxi said, suppressing her anger.
Huo Nanxiao said, "It would take three days and three nights to drive from the capital to Lingcheng, right? Are you sure you have a ride-sharing service?"
"It's only three days and three nights! I can drive myself!" Xia Ningxi turned and left.
Huo Nanxiao, seeing that she didn't seem to be joking, grabbed her wrist: "Are you crazy?"
"It's none of your business." Xia Ningxi broke free without any politeness.
Huo Nanxiao, a fire burning within him, asked, "What's so good about Lingcheng?"
"I don't need to explain to you. Anywhere is fine without you," Xia Ningxi sneered.
Huo Nanxiao looked at her face without saying a word, but he neatly locked the study door, not intending to let Xia Ningxi leave.
"Get out of the way." Xia Ningxi snapped.
Huo Nanxiao said, "Let's talk."
“There’s nothing for us to talk about.” Xia Ningxi didn’t want to waste time.
Huo Nanxiao: "What Ling Xiao can give you, I can give you too, and even double it. He built a laboratory for you, and I can rebuild it for you to an even higher standard, making you the person in charge, and all research expenses can be reimbursed from now on."
“I know you and Ling Xiao have no feelings for each other. Lin Jiangbei will recover sooner or later. Once Lin Jiangbei recovers, you will no longer be of any use to the Ling family, and they will definitely get rid of you.”
As a businessman himself, he understood the mindset of businessmen all too well.
The Ling family cannot continue to engage in a losing business. To them, Xia Ningxi and her entire team are losing money, and they cannot continue to support Xia Ningxi indefinitely.
But Huo Nanxiao can do all of these things.
Huo Nanxiao could provide Xia Ningxi with everything she wanted, as long as Xia Ningxi agreed to stay, everything would be fine.
However, Xia Ningxi rejected this suggestion.
"Perhaps for President Huo, my choice of the Ling family is unwise, but I want to tell you that my return to Lingcheng was never for the convenience provided by the Ling family. Even if they stop funding one day, it doesn't matter, it won't have much impact on the whole team."
Xia Ningxi sneered; she wouldn't come back just because of Huo Nanxiao's few words.
In Lingcheng, she could comfortably immerse herself in her work without worrying about anyone resorting to underhanded tactics to cause her trouble, but in the Imperial City, that was not the case.
Xia Ningxi said, "If I come back, no one in the Xia family will have peace. Xia Wanwan's health has only just begun to recover, and she still wants to live a good life with you."
Both sides are aware of what the other cares about.
Huo Nanxiao's offer was indeed very tempting, but Xia Ningxi knew she couldn't come back.
"Xia Wanwan wasn't happy when she saw me today. I think she least wants me to stay in the capital. What you're doing is indirectly forcing her to die."
She left a message, opened the door, and left.
Back in her room, she covered herself with a thick blanket, wrapped herself up tightly, and used her phone to look for a rideshare driver willing to go to Lingcheng.
After searching for half an hour without success, and knowing that it was impossible for Xia Ningxi to drive back for three days and three nights, she had no choice but to call Xingxing for help.
Xingxing was very efficient; she removed Xia Ningxi from the airline's blacklist in no time.
However, the tickets for the next two days were already sold out, and Xia Ningxi could only buy a ticket for next Monday.
After handling everything, Xia Ningxi felt relieved. She sent Ling Xiao an apology text message and asked for leave.
Ling Xiao didn't ask her anything more, he just told her to take care of her own affairs.
Xia Ningxi knew that Ling Xiao was not happy, probably because he guessed that her staying in the capital was related to Huo Nanxiao.
She offered no explanation, staring blankly at the ceiling, unaware of when she fell asleep.
While half asleep, Xia Ningxi felt someone climb onto her bed. She was too sleepy to open her eyes, but she felt something warm next to her and instinctively snuggled closer.
When I woke up, I was alone in bed; there was no one else there.
Xia Ningxi thought about how someone climbed into her bed last night and found it somewhat amusing.
She took two days off, and she basically had nothing to do these two days.
The servants at home treated her the same as always, even more enthusiastically than before. They all liked Xia Ningxi coming back, but she knew that this was not her home after all, and she felt embarrassed to stay in Lanyuan all day.
She took some time to visit the Huo family, had breakfast with Huo Xiuyuan and Qu Huilan, and even took the two elders out shopping. They were very happy and would occasionally ask for her opinion, hoping that Xia Ningxi could bring the child back.
But after receiving Xia Ningxi's firm refusal, the two elders couldn't say anything more and left everything to Xia Ningxi to decide.
"Did you go to see Nan Xiao today?" Huo Xiuyuan suddenly asked.
Xia Ningxi said, "I stayed at his house last night."
Huo Xiuyuan smiled with satisfaction: "That's good. It just so happens that I wanted to go to Yunting Group today, why don't you come with me?"
“This…” Xia Ningxi hesitated.
Huo Xiuyuan asked, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
“Nan Xiao should be working. If we go now, we'll probably disturb him,” Xia Ningxi replied truthfully.
Huo Xiuyuan: "You don't need to be afraid, no one dares to speak ill of you."
Before they even arrived at Yunting Group, Ye Su was already waiting outside with a group of people. When Huo Xiuyuan's car stopped, the group of people rushed over to greet him.
Ye Su respectfully opened the car door, "Hello, Chairman Huo."
The remaining people greeted him in unison: "Hello, Chairman Huo."
Huo Xiuyuan brought Xia Ningxi into the company. He was obviously not there to see Huo Nanxiao. He led Xia Ningxi around the company, which everyone saw, and they were all full of questions.
After Huo Xiuyuan and the others had gone some distance, they all started gossiping.
"Isn't that Xia Ningxi? Why is she back? And she's coming to inspect the company with Chairman Huo. Could it be that she's going to remarry the president?"
"I haven't heard any news about the president wanting to divorce Xia Wanwan."
"Chairman Huo probably brought Xia Ningxi to the company to assert his dominance and tell us that the Huo family only recognizes her as their daughter-in-law."
"What should we call Xia Wanwan from now on? If we call her the wrong person, we might lose our jobs."
"It seems that even if Xia Wanwan marries our CEO, her life won't be easy. No matter how much the CEO likes her, it won't work if she doesn't get Chairman Huo's approval."
They were all employees of the company and knew very well what Huo Xiuyuan meant by bringing Xia Ningxi on an inspection tour. He was telling everyone that the Huo family only had one female head of the household.
Thinking about it carefully, Xia Wanwan has never appeared with Huo Xiuyuan before. In the past, whenever Huo Xiuyuan came to the company, as long as Xia Wanwan was there, Ye Su would send her away immediately, which shows how unpopular she is.
Huo Xiuyuan went to Huo Nanxiao's office after he finished his walk around.
The senior executives who were in the middle of a meeting stopped and politely greeted Huo Xiuyuan.
Huo Nanxiao hadn't expected him to come. After arranging the work, he dismissed several senior executives and asked Ye Su to make him a few cups of coffee.
"You seem to have a pretty leisurely life," Huo Xiuyuan sneered.
Huo Nanxiao said, "It's alright. What made Dad decide to come to the company?"
"No?" Huo Xiuyuan retorted.
Huo Nanxiao glanced at Xia Ningxi beside him and already knew the gist of it.
He wasn't angry; he said calmly, "Let me show you around the company."
"No need, I've already visited, it's really impressive. No wonder you're so audacious as to go against me," Huo Xiuyuan continued to mock.
At the company, Huo Nanxiao would not argue with Huo Xiuyuan, because given Huo Xiuyuan's temper, he could easily tear his company down.
Huo Nanxiao remained silent, maintaining his composure regardless of Huo Xiuyuan's mockery and ridicule.
Huo Xiuyuan was too lazy to scold him anymore, and instead asked Xia Ningxi, "Where else would you like to go for a stroll?"
"I'm a little tired," Xia Ningxi replied truthfully.
Huo Xiuyuan nodded: "Alright, then you can stay at the company and take a break. I have appointments with some friends, so I won't keep you company."
Before leaving, Huo Xiuyuan warned Huo Nanxiao, "Don't let me hear any bad things, or you know the consequences."
"Okay," Huo Nanxiao agreed.
Huo Xiuyuan then left satisfied.
Only after everyone had completely left did he turn his gaze to Xia Ningxi.
Xia Ningxi said innocently, "It wasn't my idea to come to the company; it was Chairman Huo who wanted to come, and I couldn't stop him."
"I know," Huo Nanxiao replied, already aware of the situation.
"We just visited quite a few places, and everyone in the company saw us. Will that have any impact?" Xia Ningxi asked cautiously.
Huo Nanxiao asked, "What impact do you think this will have?"
"For example, it could generate some unnecessary rumors and gossip," Xia Ningxi replied.
Huo Nanxiao chuckled: "It's probably already spread throughout the company."
"Huh?" Xia Ningxi was slightly taken aback.
Huo Nanxiao said, "Do you think Dad is just taking you for a walk? He's telling everyone that you are the future mistress of the Huo family."
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