Chapter 289 Answer Me
Seeing Xia Ningxi's annoyed expression, Huo Nanxiao remained expressionless on his handsome face. He said domineeringly, "I cannot give up custody of the children. As long as you give up taking the two children, you can name any other conditions you want. As long as they are not excessive, I can agree to them."
"Not excessive? Huo Nanxiao, you know the word 'excessive'?" Xia Ningxi sneered.
Huo Nanxiao said with a stern face, "A Yuan and Xingxing both need their father. I don't want them to be separated from their father when they are young."
Xia Ningxi replied, "From the moment you chose Xia Wanwan, they no longer needed a father."
In the darkness, all that could be heard was their breathing.
The wind outside the window rustled the curtains, and their shadows were reflected on the ground, creating a depressing atmosphere with an indescribable sense of sorrow.
Xia Ningxi knew that Huo Nanxiao's purpose in marrying her was to have a child and use the child to elevate Xia Wanwan to a higher position.
No matter what Huo Nanxiao says now, Xia Ningxi doesn't believe him.
She had reason to believe that Huo Nanxiao did all this for Xia Wanwan. As for why Huo Nanxiao insisted on fighting for custody of the child, it might not be because he genuinely loved the child, but rather because he wanted the Huo family to accept Xia Wanwan.
Xia Ningxi lost her patience and, too lazy to continue arguing with Huo Nanxiao, directly issued an ultimatum.
"I only want custody of the children. I need to see the divorce papers tomorrow morning. Goodnight."
She turned and left.
Huo Nanxiao grasped her wrist.
Xia Ningxi asked, displeased: "Do you have any other questions?"
"How do you raise two children on your own?" Huo Nanxiao asked.
Xia Ningxi said, "That's not something you should worry about."
Huo Nanxiao then asked, "If you were given custody of the two children, would you leave the capital immediately?"
Xia Ningxi curled her thin, cool lips and slowly said, "It has nothing to do with you."
Huo Nanxiao repeated unhappily, "Answer me."
"yes."
She answered without hesitation.
Huo Nanxiao's eyes turned cold, and his aura instantly turned into a gloomy haze, chilling him to the bone.
Xia Ningxi didn't know why Huo Nanxiao was suddenly so angry. If Huo Nanxiao gave up custody of the two children, what did it matter to Huo Nanxiao whether she took the children or not? Anyway, Huo Nanxiao chose Xia Wanwan and would have his own life in the future, so why should he care where Xia Ningxi and the children went?
She didn't want to get entangled with Huo Nanxiao, so she broke free from his grasp and ran away.
Fortunately, Huo Nanxiao didn't come out to investigate further, but Xia Ningxi couldn't sleep at all that night.
She tossed and turned in bed for a long time, and finally, worried about waking the two children, she quietly went to sit on the sofa in the living room. Later, she simply slept on the sofa all night.
Xia Ningxi was not awakened until dawn the next day by the blinding light streaming in from the window. She groggily sat up from the sofa, feeling cold all over and sneezing a few times.
Xia Ningxi felt extremely dizzy and cold all over, probably because she hadn't covered herself with a blanket while sleeping last night; she had caught a cold.
She went downstairs and made herself a cup of brown sugar ginger tea to warm herself up.
The housekeeper was surprised to see Xia Ningxi when he got up in the morning, and said with a smile, "Good morning, young mistress."
"Good morning," Xia Ningxi greeted politely.
Seeing someone washing Huo Nanxiao's car outside, Xia Ningxi asked, "Is Young Master Huo going out today?"
"Yes, he just gave the order to take the two young masters back to the Huo family's old residence today," the butler replied.
Xia Ningxi frowned, wondering what Huo Nanxiao was up to.
She sat downstairs and waited patiently until Huo Nanxiao came downstairs. Xia Ningxi didn't see him bring out the divorce agreement, nor did he draft a document relinquishing custody of the child, which made Xia Ningxi very angry.
What angered Xia Ningxi even more was that Huo Nanxiao acted as if nothing had happened from beginning to end, as if they hadn't discussed anything related to the child at all last night.
"What's your decision?" Xia Ningxi couldn't help but ask.
Huo Nanxiao said, "I'm going to take the two children back to the Huo family home later."
"I'm asking you a question." Xia Ningxi said impatiently.
Huo Nanxiao said, "I haven't thought it through."
Xia Ningxi was very angry.
Huo Nanxiao pretended not to see Xia Ningxi's anger and told the butler to wake the two children.
After breakfast, Huo Nanxiao instructed Lu Qi to take Xia Ningxi to work.
Xia Ningxi didn't want to leave just like that, but because there were important matters waiting for her to handle at the research center, she had no choice but to get in the car and head to the research center.
Because of an inspection by leaders, Xia Ningxi was busy all day and had almost no time to rest. She barely made it to the end of the workday and didn't even eat in the staff canteen. She hurriedly took a taxi back to Lanyuan.
It was already lunchtime, but the kitchen had only prepared food for Xia Ningxi alone.
Xia Ningxi sensed something was wrong and asked the butler, "Where's Huo Nanxiao? Why can't I see him?"
The butler said, "Young Master Huo and his two young masters are staying at the Huo family home tonight and don't plan to come back. He asked me to inform the young mistress that you should rest at home tonight and we will arrange a car to take you to work tomorrow morning."
Xia Ningxi immediately became angry upon hearing this: "Why did he let the two children stay overnight at the Huo family's house?"
"I don't know about that," the butler said hesitantly.
Xia Ningxi picked up her phone and dialed Huo Nanxiao's number, but found that she couldn't get through. She then sent a text message, but after waiting for ten minutes, no one replied. She was very angry.
She suspected that Huo Nanxiao wanted to leave the two children in the Huo family, and if that was the case, it would be troublesome.
If the children were in Lanyuan, Xia Ningxi could still discuss their whereabouts with Huo Nanxiao for the time being, but if the two children ended up in Huo Xiuyuan's hands... the Huo family would absolutely not allow their bloodline to be out there.
If they forcibly leave the two children in the Huo family, Xia Ningxi will have no way to take the children away.
She was furious and dialed Huo Nanxiao's number again and again, but no one answered.
"Butler, prepare the car."
Xia Ningxi couldn't sit still any longer. She immediately stood up from her seat and hurriedly walked towards the door.
The butler quickly caught up with her: "Where are you going, young mistress?"
“I’m going to the Huo family’s old residence,” Xia Ningxi replied.
The butler had a sullen face and wanted to say something, but in the end he held back and silently prepared the car to send Xia Ningxi back to the Huo family.
It was quite late when they arrived at the Huo family's old residence. When the gatekeeper saw Xia Ningxi's aggressive arrival, he immediately ran back to report. Xia Ningxi's car had just come to a stop and she hadn't even gotten out of the car when Huo Nanxiao came out.
"Where is the child?" Xia Ningxi demanded.
Huo Nanxiao said, "Inside, I played around with my parents."
"They should go back."
Xia Ningxi walked past Huo Nanxiao, intending to go in and take the child away herself, but Huo Nanxiao stopped her.
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