Chapter 836 The person I married was her
Everyone was in a state of great shock, wondering how Xia Ningxi had gotten involved with Ling Xiao and how the two of them were even together.
Only Huo Nanxiao vaguely remembered that Ling Xiao was the mysterious person Xia Ningxi married abroad.
However, Huo Nanxiao never made this information public, and Xia Ningxi never mentioned this relationship in front of the media.
Now look what's happened! Ling Xiao is standing with Xia Ningxi in front of so many people. Does he want everyone to know that he was married to Xia Ningxi before?
When this got out, it not only embarrassed Huo Nanxiao, but also caused the Ling family to lose face.
Huo Nanxiao's anger surged uncontrollably, and his sharp eyes turned icy cold.
"Ling Xiao, when did you meet Xia Ningxi?" Huo Nanxiao questioned.
Ling Xiao smiled slightly: "This is my private matter and I cannot disclose it. Today, I am introducing Xia Ningxi to all the distinguished guests so that I can tell everyone here that she is someone the Ling family wants to protect, and someone I want to protect as well."
The attitude was very clear, and there was no hint of joking.
The group exchanged glances, their gazes finally settling on Huo Nanxiao.
Without a doubt, they were all watching the show.
"Was Xia Ningxi Huo Nanxiao's wife before?"
"If I remember correctly, Huo Nanxiao is here."
"Ling Xiao is too bold. He actually announced his relationship with Xia Ningxi in front of Huo Nanxiao. Judging from their behavior, they probably knew each other a long time ago."
"I heard that Xia Ningxi and Li Yancheng have a very good relationship. Li Yancheng has been in the news with her quite a few times before. How come their relationship is so complicated?"
"Why does it look like Huo Nanxiao's girlfriend was stolen away?"
The crowd chimed in, their initial doubts turning into sympathy.
Of course, they naturally ignored Xia Wanwan.
Because in everyone's mind, Xia Wanwan was an insignificant clown, whose looks, figure, temperament, and abilities were no match for Xia Ningxi.
The fact that Huo Nanxiao would abandon Xia Ningxi and choose Xia Wanwan is something that is hard to understand.
The fact that Xia Ningxi is now with several wealthy and powerful young men proves that she voluntarily left Huo Nanxiao and chose to pursue a better life.
"Tsk tsk, this President Huo is so pitiful. His perfectly good wife ran off with someone else, but he's got the good fortune to marry a useless person who can't even take care of herself."
"Xia Wanwan isn't good-looking either, and I heard her whole family is no good."
"Is he blind? How could he have fallen for Xia Wanwan?"
The discussions flooded into the ears of those involved like a tidal wave.
Xia Wanwan felt extremely upset when she heard so many people criticizing her. She didn't understand what she had done wrong, and why she ended up being the target of everyone's criticism. She felt very wronged.
Huo Nanxiao, however, had no time to protect her. His sharp eyes were fixed on Xia Ningxi as he asked, "You divorced your husband just to go with him?"
"What's it to you?" Xia Ningxi stood in the crowd, her voice firm yet powerful.
Huo Nanxiao walked towards her step by step, his aura so cold it could almost devour a person.
Within a ten-meter radius, everyone was overwhelmed by this terrifying aura, unable to breathe, and all were on high alert.
Ling Xiao immediately stepped in front of Xia Ningxi, smiling at Huo Nanxiao: "Mr. Huo, what do you want to do?"
"Get out of the way." Huo Nanxiao uttered two icy words.
Ling Xiao remained unmoved: "She is the person I must protect now, Huo Nanxiao, you cannot touch her."
As Ling Xiao's voice fell, a group of bodyguards suddenly rushed in from outside the door, surrounding Huo Nanxiao and blocking the only way he could walk towards Xia Ningxi.
They stood firmly in front of Huo Nanxiao, protecting Xia Ningxi behind them, not allowing anyone to approach her or hurt her.
This was a promise Ling Xiao had made to Xia Ningxi; even if it became public, he would spare no effort to protect Xia Ningxi.
"Is Mr. Ling going to turn against me?" Huo Nanxiao asked back.
Ling Xiao: "President Huo, I know you have connections everywhere, but this is Lingcheng, not your territory. Today is the Ling family's home ground. I advise you not to cause trouble, otherwise you and Xia Wanwan will be in mortal danger."
He gave the group of bodyguards a look, and two bodyguards immediately came to Xia Wanwan's side, grabbing her hands on either side and restraining her body so that she could not move.
Xia Wanwan was completely dumbfounded.
She didn't do anything!
Why?
Why do they take it out on themselves when they're unhappy?
Xia Wanwan was extremely frustrated. Although she didn't want Xia Ningxi to appear in the country, she had never hurt Xia Ningxi. Why was she always the one who suffered?
Xia Wanwan felt very wronged.
But no one paid any attention to her, and she could only pitifully be held down by two security guards, unable to move.
The scene became chaotic at one point.
Even though he was furious at what he saw, Huo Nanxiao couldn't risk Xia Wanwan's life, so he could only suppress his anger.
"Ah Shuang, make sure you treat President Huo well," Ling Xiao instructed.
Ling Shuang regained her senses, but before she could ask Ling Xiao what had happened, she glanced around and saw that all the guests were there, so she didn't ask any more questions.
Huo Nanxiao left before the banquet was over.
Ling Shuang watched his departing figure, her heart pounding rapidly. She was genuinely afraid that Huo Nanxiao would cause trouble here.
Fortunately, Huo Nanxiao did not.
After returning, Ling Shuang looked around but couldn't find Xia Ningxi. Instead, she saw Ling Xiao go upstairs, so she quickly followed after him.
"Big brother," Ling Shuang said, panting.
Ling Xiao stopped in his tracks: "What is it?"
"Why didn't you tell me about something so important beforehand?" Ling Shuang was a little angry.
Ling Xiao: "It's just announcing Xia Ningxi's identity; there's no need to notify you in advance."
"Is this just a simple announcement of your identity? What did you just say? Now everyone thinks you're with Xia Ningxi." Ling Shuang was incredibly excited.
She knew that Ling Xiao wanted to protect Xia Ningxi and let Xia Ningxi work peacefully in Lingcheng, but was it really necessary to sacrifice her to this extent?
"Everyone knows that Xia Ningxi is Huo Nanxiao's ex-wife; it's even trended on social media several times. Not only that, Xia Ningxi has several children. How can you associate yourself with Xia Ningxi? Don't you care about your reputation?"
"She may be outstanding, but even if she is, there's no need for her to spout nonsense, is there? You're treating everyone like fools, which is not only stupid but also damages the reputation of the Ling family!"
Ling Shuang was truly driven mad by her good brother. She never expected that the usually clever Ling Xiao would do something so foolish.
He even declared in front of so many people that Xia Ningxi was his other half?
This is absolutely insane!
If she hadn't known Ling Xiao's background and understood his intentions, Ling Shuang would have really rushed onto the platform and covered Ling Xiao's mouth.
Now that there were no outsiders around, Ling Shuang couldn't suppress her temper any longer: "If this gets out tonight, it will definitely have a big impact on you. Your family will definitely come looking for trouble. Even if you want to pave the way for Xia Ningxi, you can't just spout nonsense like this."
"And where is your sister-in-law? Didn't you get married abroad before? I haven't seen you bring her back all these years. Could it be that she's already dead abroad? Is that why you're in such a hurry to introduce Xia Ningxi's identity? Aren't you afraid of upsetting her?"
After careful consideration, Ling Shuang realized that this was the only possibility.
Otherwise, why would Ling Xiao act so impulsively?
Her older brother has always been very smart; he has never made a mistake in anything he does, so it's impossible for something like this to happen today.
However, everything Ling Shuang said was just her own speculation.
Ling Xiao looked at his sister very seriously and said, "You're overthinking it. She won't be angry."
"Sister-in-law isn't angry? How is that possible? Anyone would be furious to death if this happened to them, okay?" Ling Shuang said.
Ling Xiao: "Xia Ningxi and I have known each other for a long time."
"Huh? You've known each other for a long time? What do you mean? Did you two know each other a long time ago?" Ling Shuang asked in surprise.
Ling Xiao said, "I met her when she was abroad."
“I know, Lin Jiangbei was sent abroad two months ago, and you even went to see him, but you didn’t need to do something like this, did you? The family members have all misunderstood,” Ling Shuang said.
Ling Xiao stared at her with a cold gaze and a very serious expression: "You're wrong. Xia Ningxi and I have known each other for several years. She's the one who got our marriage certificate abroad."
Ling Shuang was completely numb.
She thought she had misheard.
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