Chapter 657 Someone maliciously set fire
Xia Jingcheng was stopped by firefighters, but at the same time they rushed into the fire in his place.
They quickly rescued Xia Ningxi. When they carried her out, Xia Ningxi was still somewhat conscious. She was covered in soot, probably from the smoke, and looked like a little coal.
The three children burst into tears and rushed to Xia Ningxi's side.
"Mommy, Mommy."
"Is Mommy hurt? Waaah, Mommy, where does it hurt?"
"Mommy, answer me, Mommy."
The three children were extremely anxious and kept circling around Xia Ningxi.
The firefighter glanced around and immediately spotted the ambulance. He told the children, "Make way."
The three children had no choice but to obediently make way for each other.
Firefighters quickly moved Xia Ningxi to the side of the ambulance, and just as they placed her on the stretcher, Huo Nanxiao arrived.
"Daddy! Mommy has fainted, sob sob, Daddy, please go see Mommy!" Huo Yuan rushed to Huo Nanxiao's side immediately, pulling him to take him to see Xia Ningxi.
But the doctors and nurses had already lifted Xia Ningxi into the ambulance, allowing only one person to follow.
Xia Jingcheng was also injured and was put into another ambulance. The three children were left unattended. Huo Nanxiao watched the ambulance leave and had no choice but to take the three children into the ambulance first and follow it to the hospital.
Although the three children were not injured in the fire, they had inhaled too much toxic gas and were coughing. The doctor took them for a check-up, and fortunately, the children were all fine and in relatively good spirits.
As for Xia Jingcheng, he sprained his ankle and will need to be hospitalized for a few more days.
Although Xia Ningxi stayed at the fire scene the longest, fortunately, she was a doctor and had a very good sense of protection. She did her best to minimize the harm to herself, so her condition was relatively stable when she was sent to the hospital. However, she had abrasions of varying degrees on her hands and feet and was in a very sorry state.
Her little face was covered in smoke for quite a while, and although the nurse changed her into a hospital gown, her face hadn't been washed yet, and she looked very pitiful.
When Xia Ningxi saw Huo Nanxiao leading three dark-skinned little ones into the ward, she was overjoyed. All three children were alright!
Upon seeing Huo Nanxiao, Xia Ningxi's face instantly fell. She was displeased. "What are you doing here?"
"If I hadn't come, you and the child would have been burned to death and no one would have known." Huo Nanxiao's cold voice was devoid of any warmth.
Xia Ningxi didn't want to talk to him and sat on the hospital bed without saying a word.
Seeing that she was unhappy, Huo Nanxiao concealed the worry in his eyes and turned to the nurse, saying, "Go and arrange a private suite for her."
"Yes, Young Master Huo." The nurse immediately went to make the arrangements.
Xia Ningxi, who was originally supposed to stay in a triple room, was moved to a private VIP suite, which was very large and spacious, and fully equipped with all the necessary facilities.
Huo Nanxiao went into the bathroom, filled a basin with hot water, took a hot towel to the bedside, wrung it out, and prepared to wipe Xia Ningxi's face.
She instinctively shrank back, avoiding Huo Nanxiao's hand.
"Don't move," Huo Nanxiao said, clearly displeased.
Xia Ningxi said softly, "I can do it myself."
Huo Nanxiao ignored Xia Ningxi, pulled her into his arms with one hand, pressed her down, and personally wiped her dirty cheeks with a hot towel.
She was pinned down and couldn't move, so she could only let Huo Nanxiao wipe her cheeks. But the more he wiped, the redder her cheeks became.
"Your face is very red, is it a burn?" Huo Nanxiao asked worriedly.
Xia Ningxi replied awkwardly, "I guess so. By the way, how did you know my house was on fire?"
“A Yuan called me,” Huo Nanxiao said.
Xia Ningxi turned slightly and glanced at Huo Yuan.
The little guy stood there awkwardly, not daring to move or make a sound, because he didn't know if he had done something wrong, but he knew that Mommy didn't like seeing Daddy.
Xia Ningxi noticed his panic.
Xia Ningxi said gently, "A Yuan did the right thing. When you encounter danger, you should ask your parents for help immediately. You did a great job."
"Really?" Huo Yuan's face broke into a big smile.
The child is still young and doesn't understand many things, but he knows that when Mommy praises him, it means he's good. What child doesn't like to be praised?
After praising Huo Yuan, Xia Ningxi continued to praise Xingxing: "Xingxing did a great job too, she was very composed, and Mommy is very happy."
"Thank you, Mommy!" Xingxing was overjoyed.
Chu Chu, the little dumpling, still had red eyes. She had cried all night and knew she hadn't done anything useful. She didn't dare to let her mother praise her, and the little bundle stood quietly in the corner.
The little guy looked so pitiful.
But how could Xia Ningxi be a biased person? She smiled and said, "Chu Chu is the best. She knows to wear the gas mask obediently and is especially well-behaved."
The little dumpling's rosy face immediately broke into a big smile.
After calming the three children down, Xia Ningxi realized that Xia Jingcheng was missing. She grabbed Huo Nanxiao's hand and asked, "Where's my brother? Is he alright?"
“He’s fine. I’ve already arranged for a caregiver to go and look after him, so you don’t need to worry,” Huo Nanxiao said.
Xia Ningxi breathed a sigh of relief.
After treating his foot injury, Xia Jingcheng came to find Xia Ningxi as soon as possible. He originally wanted to walk over by himself, but the caregiver insisted on arranging a wheelchair for him. When he got to the door of the ward, Xia Jingcheng couldn't sit still anymore. He pushed open the door and limped in.
Xia Jingcheng was relieved to see that Xia Ningxi and the three children were alright.
"That's great, everyone's alright," Xia Jingcheng said.
Xia Ningxi asked, "Did you cook anything last night, brother?"
“No, I check the kitchen every night before I go to bed.” Xia Jingcheng shook his head.
Because there are three children in the family, Xia Jingcheng is extra careful in everything he does.
Xia Jingcheng said, "It's possible that the fire was caused by a short circuit in the electrical wiring at home. The house we live in is quite old."
“No, when the fire started last night, I saw someone outside the door.” Xia Ningxi clenched her fists.
Xia Jingcheng asked in surprise, "Someone's there? How could that be?"
He thought it was an accident.
But Huo Nanxiao noticed something was wrong and asked Xia Ningxi, "Can you see what it looks like?"
Xia Ningxi shook her head: "I didn't see him, but I'm sure that person was downstairs from my house, watching me the whole time. When he noticed I opened the window, he ran away immediately. I suspect he set the fire, otherwise he wouldn't have run away in such a panic."
Xia Jingcheng asked, "Have you offended anyone recently?"
“I only have a grudge against Li Yancheng, but that guy would never hurt me,” Xia Ningxi replied.
Xia Jingcheng said, "How can you be so sure?"
"Intuition." Xia Ningxi firmly believed that Li Yancheng would not do something so heinous. Even if he really hated Xia Ningxi, he would only target her. It was impossible for him to knowingly set fire to the house when there were three young children and an innocent outsider.
The only possibility is that someone else set the fire.
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