Chapter 17 Don't cry, I'll protect you
From the moment Xia Xingxing saw Huo Yuan, she noticed that the two looked very alike!
They're practically identical!
If Xia Xingxing hadn't known that her mother only had two children, she would have almost thought that the little boy in front of her was her brother from her first birth.
He stared at Huo Yuan's face, lost in thought.
Huo Yuan was also stunned for half a second, blinking as he met Xia Xingxing's gaze, his deep and beautiful eyes widening even further...
"Oh yeah, why are you exactly like me?" Huo Yuan was also puzzled.
Xia Xingxing frowned: "You don't know either?"
Huo Yuan shook his head.
"Could we be twins?" Xia Xingxing cleverly voiced his thoughts, believing that only this answer could explain where their identical faces came from.
“But I have a mommy,” Huo Yuan replied.
Xia Xingxing's face fell: "Oh right, I almost forgot you also have a mommy. When did your mommy get sick?"
"Dad said he had a difficult birth and severe bleeding when he gave birth to me, and then he never woke up again." Huo Yuan tried hard to recall and told him everything he knew.
Xia Xingxing asked, "Then how come we look so alike?"
Huo Yuan shook his head; this was the first time he had met someone so similar to himself.
Xia Xingxing's imagination ran wild: "Could it be that we both have the same daddy?"
"Huh?" Huo Yuan was taken aback: "Don't you have a daddy?"
"No, I don't," Xia Xingxing said. "I haven't had a daddy since I was born. Could it be that we look so alike because we have the same daddy? It's because you're my half-brother that we look so alike!"
"No, Daddy's favorite person is Mommy. He wouldn't have any other women outside. We're definitely not brothers." Huo Yuan shook his head.
Xia Xingxing snorted; "Impossible, your daddy must have other women outside, otherwise how could we look so alike?"
"No, Daddy won't abandon me, you're talking nonsense!" Huo Yuan suddenly shouted excitedly.
Xia Xingxing was taken aback for a moment, then explained, "I didn't say your daddy doesn't want you."
"You said it!" Huo Yuan said pitifully, tears and snot streaming down his face, "My aunt said that if Daddy has another woman outside, he will throw me away."
“She’s a liar, how can you still believe her? My mommy is such a good person, even if she marries your daddy she won’t abandon you. My mommy loves children the most, she especially loves me. You and I look so alike, my mommy must love you very much too.” Xia Xingxing walked to the bedside and reached out to wipe away Huo Yuan’s tears.
"Boys shouldn't cry all the time. I told you, I'll protect you. If your daddy really abandons you, then come find me. I'll take you home, and my mommy will treat you very, very well."
"Really?" Huo Yuan asked cautiously.
Xia Xingxing said, "I never lie. Look, my mom bought you a lot of breakfast. She's such a kind person, she must really like you."
Huo Yuan blinked his pitiful big eyes. For some reason, the fear in his heart was completely eliminated because of Xia Xingxing's words.
His greatest fear was being abandoned. He was afraid of ending up on the streets, starving. He only had his father left; he could only rely on his father. But now, someone stood up and told him that they could be his support. Huo Yuan's heart wavered. He envied Xia Xingxing so much. If his mother were also Dr. Xia, she would be so happy.
"Then let's pinky swear, you can't lie to me." Huo Yuan's childish crying voice was very pitiful. He stretched out his little hand to pinky swear with Xia Xingxing.
Xia Xingxing stared at Huo Yuan's tightly wrapped hands: "You're injured. Let's pinky swear after your hands are healed. You have to get better soon, or my mommy will be very tired."
"Yes, I will eat well and sleep well." Huo Yuan nodded heavily.
Xia Xingxing was very satisfied: "Then from today onwards we are friends. This is my contact information. If you ever want to cry, just call me and I will turn into Superman and fly over to protect you."
He slipped Huo Yuan a small note with his phone number written on it.
"Are you leaving?" Huo Yuan asked nervously.
Xia Xingxing nodded: "I've been out for a long time. Mommy will worry if she can't find me. You can't cry anymore. There are no rats in the hospital. Even if there are, they can't bite you. Don't be afraid. I'll come to see you again when I have time."
"Okay." Huo Yuan sniffed, stopped crying, and watched with longing as Xia Xingxing climbed out of the window.
After leaving, Xia Xingxing went to find Xia Ningxi immediately, and the two met at the entrance of the building.
Xia Ningxi was extremely worried and hugged the little one tightly: "Where did you run off to? I've been looking for you for so long!"
Xia Xingxing quickly explained, "I just fell asleep in the closet."
"How could you do this? Didn't I already tell you to go home? Why are you in the hospital?" Xia Ningxi asked.
Xia Xingxing said guiltily, "I miss Mommy. I'm sorry, Mommy, for making you worry. I called you, but you didn't answer. I thought something had happened to you."
"I'll be fine in the hospital, but you were almost caught by human traffickers yesterday. If something happens to you again, how am I supposed to live?" Xia Ningxi was both angry and anxious.
Xia Xingxing realized his mistake. Seeing his mother crying with worry, he felt very guilty: "I was wrong. I won't do it again next time."
Xia Ningxi was angry, but thankfully the little guy was clever and quick-witted and wasn't hurt. However, his face was too conspicuous in the hospital. Huo Yuan's presence made everyone in the hospital remember his face. If they noticed Xia Xingxing and reported it to Huo Nanxiao, there would be no way to explain it.
She took off her coat and draped it over Xia Xingxing's head, covering the little guy's face, then carried him quickly back to the clinic.
"Mommy, what are you hiding from?" Xia Xingxing poked her head out.
"You'll go back with your uncle in a little while," Xia Ningxi said.
"I don't want to. I want to stay here with Mommy. Uncle is at home taking care of my sister, and he doesn't have time to come pick me up." Xia Xingxing hugged Xia Ningxi. "I want to stay and protect Mommy."
"Listen to me, you can't be at the hospital right now, and you can't let anyone see your face." Xia Ningxi didn't dare let Xia Xingxing stay there any longer.
Xia Xingxing, however, was quite clever: "Why can't others see me? Is it because of that child in the hospital who looks exactly like me?"
"You've met Huo Yuan?" Xia Ningxi was extremely shocked.
Xia Xingxing pouted guiltily. He was too embarrassed to tell Xia Ningxi that he had spent the night in the closet, so he could only say, "Someone said that I look like him."
"Who is it?" Xia Ningxi pressed.
"Your colleague, I think. I've forgotten what she looks like," Xia Xingxing continued to lie.
Xia Ningxi was terrified by his words and broke out in a cold sweat. Xia Xingxing had not only been discovered, but by her own colleague... He could no longer stay in the hospital and had to leave immediately!
Without giving Xia Xingxing a chance to act shamelessly, Xia Ningxi sent Xia Jingcheng away as soon as he arrived at the hospital, and instructed Xia Jingcheng to keep a close eye on the little guy and not allow him to come to the hospital again.
Xia Xingxing felt that her mother's behavior was strange, and that she was hiding something from her.
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