Chapter 721 Retribution Comes to One's Own
Is Xia Ningxi here to watch the show?
Is this how a person behaves? If Xia Ningxi hadn't interfered last night and made Huo Nanxiao wary, things wouldn't have gone wrong.
If Huo Nanxiao has already fallen into their trap, everything will be resolved, and the Xia family will not be facing such a huge challenge. Therefore, she is the culprit, and it is all Xia Ningxi's fault!
The mother and daughter hated Xia Ningxi to death, but their mouths were stuffed with something, so they couldn't say a word. They could only look at Xia Ningxi with resentment, clearly unhappy.
Xia Ningxi ignored them and silently ate her melon seeds.
Huo Nanxiao didn't say a bad word about Xia Ningxi. His gaze fell on Lu Qi, and he asked, "She's awake?"
“Miss Wanwan has woken up, but she’s not feeling well. The doctor prescribed her some medicine, and she fell asleep again after taking it. We haven’t told Miss Wanwan about the situation at home. Judging by the time, Miss Wanwan has been napping for about two hours now, so she should be waking up soon,” Lu Qi replied.
They all knew about Xia Wanwan's situation. They suspected that someone had deliberately harmed her. However, in order not to upset Xia Wanwan, Lu Qi did not tell her that her family had all been tied up when she woke up.
Huo Nanxiao understood the situation. He was a completely different person from when he was poisoned last night, and his gaze towards the mother and daughter became unusually sharp and cold.
"Explain yourself properly," Huo Nanxiao said, uttering five words.
Xia Luoluo glanced at Zhou Fenglin. She wanted Zhou Fenglin to take full responsibility, after all, Xia Luoluo was still hoping to rise to a high position and become a phoenix, and she didn't want her hopes to be ruined like this.
Zhou Fenglin gritted his teeth and mumbled a few words.
Lu Qi rudely pulled the rag that was stuffed into Zhou Fenglin's mouth and said, "Tell the truth. Don't try to play tricks on Young Master Huo. We all know what you're hiding."
Zhou Fenglin hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, Young Master Huo, this is all my fault. It has nothing to do with Luo Luo. Please don't take your anger out on Luo Luo. This was all my idea. If you want to punish someone, punish me alone!"
"This is not the answer I want to hear," Huo Nanxiao said, suppressing his anger.
Zhou Fenglin added, "Everything I said is true."
The veins on Huo Nanxiao's forehead were throbbing. He suppressed his anger and said, "Think carefully before you speak. I don't have the patience. If you continue with this attitude, don't blame me for being impolite."
"Is what Young Master Huo is asking about the poisoning? It wasn't a very strong poison, just enough to make someone fall into a deep sleep. I was afraid you would suddenly leave, and even more afraid that Wanwan would wake up and not see you and would take her own life. I only did this because I was thinking of Wanwan. I never intended to harm Young Master Huo," Zhou Fenglin cried.
Every word she uttered was a shield, using Xia Wanwan as a shield to portray herself as a loving mother who was just temporarily blinded by love for her daughter. She claimed that everything she did was understandable and that she hoped Huo Nanxiao would not hold it against her because she was Xia Wanwan's mother.
But Zhou Fenglin miscalculated. Huo Nanxiao wasn't stupid; how could he not know that she was doing all this to find a way out for herself?
Huo Nanxiao knew perfectly well what Xia Luoluo had done last night.
He exuded a chilling aura, and his sharp eyes were terrifyingly cold: "For Wanwan's sake? So you chose to give Xia Luoluo to me?"
"I..." Zhou Fenglin was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to defend himself.
Huo Nanxiao didn't want to listen at all. He asked Lu Qi, "Have you found anything suspicious?"
"Reporting to Young Master Huo, I found a packet of powder. I extracted a portion and had it tested. It's the poison they gave you last night."
As Lu Qi answered, he took out a packet of medicine powder and handed it to Huo Nanxiao.
Zhou Fenglin, who had previously tried to defend herself, fell silent and became obedient, no longer daring to speak. She knew that Huo Nanxiao was not someone to be fooled, and if she said even half a wrong word, Huo Nanxiao might take her life.
Huo Nanxiao glanced at the powder and asked Zhou Fenglin, "I'll give you one more chance."
"I'm sorry, Young Master Huo, I was wrong, it's all my fault." Zhou Fenglin kept apologizing.
Huo Nanxiao said impatiently, "Xia Wanwan was poisoned, was that your doing too?"
"No, no, how could I possibly harm my own daughter?" Zhou Fenglin quickly denied.
Huo Nanxiao lost his patience, glanced at Lu Qi, then turned and sat down on the sofa.
As for Lu Qi, he walked over to Zhou Fenglin without saying a word, pried open her mouth with one hand, grabbed a handful of powder and stuffed it into her mouth.
"Ugh—" Zhou Fenglin gagged violently as she struggled.
Xia Luoluo panicked upon seeing this and hurriedly pleaded, "Young Master Huo, please spare my mother! This is poison; she will die!"
Huo Nanxiao did not respond.
Lu Qi understood what he meant and scoffed at Xia Luoluo, "You know this is poisonous? When you poisoned others, did you never think that one day the retribution would come back to you?"
"I..." Xia Luoluo didn't know how to refute for a moment.
Zhou Fenglin was forced to eat a large amount of food. She felt nauseous and kept gagging. She struggled with all her might, trying to vomit up everything Lu Qi had forced into her mouth. But the more she struggled, the harder the two bodyguards held her down became. She felt like her hands were about to be broken, and she screamed loudly.
The screams startled Xia Wanwan, who was fast asleep upstairs. She woke up at some point and shakily went downstairs, only to see Lu Qi shoving something into his mother's mouth in a very crude manner.
"Stop!" Xia Wanwan weakly shouted.
Lu Qi turned around and saw that it was Xia Wanwan, so he stopped what he was doing.
Huo Nanxiao asked, "Why don't you rest more upstairs?"
"Nan Xiao, what are you doing?" Xia Wanwan questioned.
Huo Nanxiao said, "Then you'll have to ask your mother."
Xia Wanwan was puzzled.
When Zhou Fenglin saw Xia Wanwan arrive, he felt like he had found a savior and immediately begged her for help: "Wanwan, you're finally here, please save me."
Xia Wanwan glanced at her, said nothing, and walked towards Huo Nanxiao with the help of the servants. "Nanxiao, can you have your men release my mother?"
"Do you know what she did?" Huo Nanxiao asked.
Xia Wanwan said, "No matter what she did, she is still my mother. I feel uncomfortable with what you did."
Huo Nanxiao remained silent for a while, then raised his hand to Lu Qi, who immediately released Zhou Fenglin.
Knowing the powder was poisonous, Zhou Fenglin immediately rushed into the bathroom, turned on the tap and kept pouring water into his throat, gagging so hard that he could vomit it all out before the poison had fully dissipated.
Xia Wanwan's face turned even uglier when she saw this.
But Huo Nanxiao did not let her off the hook. When Zhou Fenglin had vomited enough, he had her dragged out.
Xia Wanwan tried to stop him, but Lu Qi stopped her.
Lu Qi said, "Miss Wanwan, Young Master Huo is doing this to avenge you. I hope you won't let him down."
“I don’t understand what you mean by this,” Xia Wanwan replied.
Lu Qi asked, "Miss Wanwan, you knew nothing about being poisoned? You were just transferred from the Imperial City People's Hospital yesterday, poisoned and almost died. Now that you've only just recovered a little, you're already speaking up for the murderer. If Miss Wanwan really likes to protect the murderer so much, then there's no need to report your life or death to Young Master Huo in the future."
Xia Wanwan's eyes flashed with astonishment as she looked at her mother and sister.
No wonder she felt much weaker when she woke up. She could breathe normally before, but now even breathing hurt. She thought it was her own fault...
Zhou Fenglin and Xia Luoluo are very clever. Having learned from their previous experience, they certainly wouldn't poison Xia Wanwan in front of her, as that would be too hurtful to their relationship. They only need to poison Xia Wanwan secretly, controlling the dosage so that she becomes seriously ill without harming her life. This way, they can achieve their goals more smoothly.
Therefore, Xia Wanwan would never know what her family had done.
However, Xia Wanwan wasn't stupid. She asked, "What kind of poison?"
Lu Qi replied, "It's a poison that can make people unconscious. After they poisoned you, they used the same method on Young Master Huo. Your dear sister even wants to get into Young Master Huo's bed and marry into the Huo family in your place. Miss Wanwan, we have evidence of all of this."
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