Chapter 752 The Six-Year Marriage Ends
Xia Wenhe sneered: "What do I have to be afraid of? But you are no good. I warn you not to talk nonsense, or don't blame me for holding you accountable."
Zhou Fenglin gritted his teeth in anger: "That's right, Young Master Li had better think before he said those things. We didn't cause you any trouble when you maliciously slandered Wanwan before because Wanwan was kind-hearted and didn't want to punish you. But our family is not someone to be bullied, and we will not tolerate your humiliation!"
Li Yancheng said, "Your daughter was never a good person to begin with. Even if I don't say it, others will. This capital city is so big, who would respect Xia Wanwan? She was one of the disgraceful members of the Xia family, just like you. Now that she's married into a wealthy family, she thinks she can rise to the top and become a phoenix? Huo Nanxiao can't protect her forever."
He hurled insults at Huo Nanxiao, every word of which touched a nerve. Huo Nanxiao had felt sorry for Xia Wanwan when she was publicly humiliated, and now that Xia Wanwan and Huo Nanxiao had exchanged rings and publicly announced their marriage, they were already husband and wife in name only, even without a marriage certificate. Yet Li Yancheng still showed Xia Wanwan no respect whatsoever!
Xia Wanwan's frail body trembled slightly as she stared at Li Yancheng with shame and indignation: "I have no grudge against you, why did you do this to me?"
“I have a grudge against Huo Nanxiao, what do you think?” Li Yancheng retorted.
Xia Wanwan was speechless, not expecting him to not even pretend.
But as a man, it's extremely inappropriate for him to repeatedly target Xia Wanwan, a patient. Doesn't he have any shame at all?
Xia Wanwan clenched her fists, unable to do anything about Li Yancheng, so she could only persuade Xia Ningxi: "Ningxi, I know you and Li Yancheng have a good relationship. I also know you have opinions about me, but you have voluntarily divorced me. I did not force you with a knife. This is all your own decision. Today, you brought Li Yancheng to my wedding banquet and made a scene. I think it is very inappropriate. I hope you will take him away from here."
This is practically an order to leave.
"Okay." Xia Ningxi agreed without hesitation and turned to leave.
She tugged at Li Yancheng several times but couldn't budge him. She said, "Let's go."
"Leave? I haven't finished speaking. If she wants to be the eldest daughter-in-law of the Huo family, she has to get used to being pointed at and gossiped about. I've already been lenient with her today. If it were someone else, they would have said even worse things. She shouldn't push her luck." Li Yancheng sneered.
Xia Ningxi had a headache. This troublemaker was really hard to deal with. She couldn't get him to leave no matter what she did. If he wanted to fight, he should fight by himself. Why did he have to drag her into it?
She wanted to leave on her own, but she was afraid that Li Yancheng would talk nonsense and bring her trouble while she was away. However, if she stayed, in Huo Nanxiao and Xia Wanwan's eyes, Li Yancheng was someone she had brought to cause trouble. They would only think that Xia Ningxi was a bad person and blame all the mistakes on Xia Ningxi.
No matter what she does, she'll end up getting herself into trouble. Xia Ningxi is completely stuck now, unsure whether to leave or stay.
Just then, Fu Mingyan chimed in, "That's right, Young Master Li is absolutely right. Xia Wanwan is a homewrecker who broke up someone else's family. Can't she stand being talked about? If she's so delicate, she might as well just hide away and avoid offending everyone's eyes."
Xia Wanwan's eyes reddened with shame and indignation. Today, she was wearing her most beautiful wedding dress and had her most beautiful makeup done. She thought it would be an unforgettable wedding, but she never expected that even after marrying Huo Nanxiao, she would still be humiliated!
She forced back her tears and feigned composure: "If you don't want to see me, you can leave anytime. I, Xia Wanwan, am not begging you to come!"
Fu Mingyan snorted coldly: "If it weren't for Brother Nan Xiao, I wouldn't have come. Everyone here is the same. We're all here because of Brother Nan Xiao. Otherwise, even if you knelt at our feet, we wouldn't bother with you."
No one answered.
In this kind of situation, no one wants to get into trouble. However, Fu Mingyan was right about one thing: they were indeed taking the time to attend this wedding because of Huo Nanxiao. If the groom had been someone else, they wouldn't be here.
Most of the visitors were distinguished guests from prominent families. These families valued their reputation above all else and did not want to be affected by bad people.
Everyone knows Xia Wanwan's background. Xia Luoluo almost killed Fu Mingyan before. As for Xia Wenhe and Zhou Fenglin, they also talked nonsense in front of the media a lot in order to make Huo Nanxiao marry Xia Wanwan. Everyone knows that their family has done a lot of shameful things.
Xia Wanwan was speechless and couldn't bear the accusations from so many people. Helplessly, she looked at Huo Nanxiao.
Huo Nanxiao took her hand and said, "Don't be afraid."
"Brother Nanxiao, how could you hold her hand?" Fu Mingyan was angry.
Huo Nanxiao: "Today is my wedding banquet with Xia Wanwan. Although we haven't registered our marriage, she is already mine. Your humiliation of her is humiliation of me."
Fu Mingyan blushed and said, "But she's not a good person. Does Brother Nan Xiao really want to marry her? Her whole family is no good. You won't have a good ending if you marry her."
Huo Nanxiao said, "Otherwise what? Did you think I came here to have fun?"
“But she’s not good enough for you!” Fu Mingyan’s voice was very agitated.
Huo Nanxiao: "Whether she is worthy or not is none of outsiders' right to comment. The person I choose must be unique in this world. Xia Wanwan has been kind to the Huo family and is my savior. She is me. To humiliate her is to humiliate me. If you all want to look down on Xia Wanwan, you are going against me."
"The capital city isn't that big. We'll run into each other all the time. We'll all be doing business together in the future, so let's not let some trivial matters affect our future cooperation."
The last sentence was almost a warning to everyone.
The Huo family's businesses span the entire country. Since founding the Yunting Group, Huo Nanxiao has controlled the resources of the entire capital city. He has cooperated with many wealthy families and holds a dominant position.
Most of the people attending the banquet were business associates of Huo Nanxiao. After careful consideration, they didn't want to ruin their cooperation by indulging in a moment of verbal sparring, as it would be a losing proposition.
Therefore, at this moment, everyone began to criticize Li Yancheng.
Young Master Liu: "Li Yancheng, you're being really unfair. They're getting married, and you're saying these things to deliberately sow discord between the couple."
Miss Mo: "That's right, that's right. They've already had a wedding, so they're husband and wife. Xia Ningxi has already divorced Young Master Huo. There's no need to humiliate them at a time like this."
Young Master Li said, "If you ask me, Xia Wanwan is also a good person. If it weren't for her risking her life to save him back then, Young Master Huo would probably be in grave danger. Miss Wanwan is truly a kind person. Now, she has finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel."
Fu Xiyu: "You deserve all of this. You should have married Nan Xiao long ago and become the eldest daughter-in-law of the Huo family. Don't let the nonsense of some unimportant people affect your good mood."
As Xia Wanwan listened to everyone's words, the fear in her heart gradually dissipated.
She realized that no matter how much she explained, everyone would look down on her. But as long as Huo Nanxiao was willing to step in and defend her, everyone's attitude towards her would change.
They were all giving Huo Nanxiao face.
However, it doesn't matter anymore. Xia Wanwan has accepted her fate. This is how her life will be, and she can only rely on Huo Nanxiao.
As long as Huo Nanxiao treats her well, she will definitely live a happy life for the rest of her days.
With Huo Nanxiao's protection, Xia Wanwan felt more confident. She smiled and said to Li Yancheng, "I have already seen what Young Master Li is capable of. I am one with Mr. and Mrs. Nanxiao, and I will not be influenced by your words again!"
"Tsk tsk." Li Yancheng chuckled, but showed no intention of paying attention to Xia Wanwan. His gaze fell on Huo Nanxiao with interest: "I have never seen you protect someone like this before. When you married Xia Ningxi, you never protected her. Even after six years of marriage, you were unwilling to make your marriage public. You are deeply in love with Xia Wanwan, but what about Xia Ningxi?"
Huo Nanxiao glanced at Xia Ningxi with a complicated expression, and said in a deep voice, "My relationship with her is over."
Li Yancheng: "The matter is in the past, but that doesn't mean that what you did can be erased without a trace."
"I'm divorced from him long ago, there's no need to bring up the past!" Xia Ningxi's voice was crisp and clear; she didn't want Li Yancheng to bring this matter up again.
Li Yancheng asked her, "Nan Xiao, don't you want to know why Huo Nan Xiao married you?"
"It doesn't matter anymore." Xia Ningxi didn't even want to ask, because she already knew the answer.
Huo Nanxiao married her because he wanted a child to be Xia Wanwan's stepping stone.
Xia Ningxi knew all of this, Li Yancheng knew it, everyone knew it, and everyone was aware of it but didn't say anything. She didn't know why Li Yancheng insisted on breaking the ice. Did he think Xia Ningxi hadn't lost face enough? Or did he want to hear something from Huo Nanxiao?
Xia Ningxi didn't know, but she didn't want to ask anymore; she hoped Li Yancheng would shut up.
"Stop talking and come with me." Xia Ningxi's attitude was very firm.
Li Yancheng gripped her hand tightly, with terrifying force, not allowing Xia Ningxi to move an inch.
He smiled slightly at Xia Ningxi, his eyes unfathomable, then looked at Huo Nanxiao: "When you married Xia Ningxi, it wasn't out of love, was it? You didn't love Xia Ningxi at all; the only person you cared about from beginning to end was Xia Wanwan, right?"
Huo Nanxiao: "It's none of your business."
"So I was right. Xia Ningxi bore your children and sacrificed so much, but it was all just a tool you used to pave the way for Xia Wanwan, wasn't it?" Li Yancheng pressed again.
Huo Nanxiao said unhappily, "Guards, drag him out."
Li Yancheng snorted coldly: "There's no need to rush me away. I'll leave on my own. The reason I asked these questions today is to get an answer: will you abandon Xia Wanwan and pursue Xia Ningxi again?"
He questioned!
A sharp voice, every word a gem!
Xia Wanwan's face was deathly pale.
Xia Ningxi fell silent, her spine trembling slightly. For some reason, she was somewhat looking forward to Huo Nanxiao's answer.
After being married for many years, it's impossible for her to have no feelings for Huo Nanxiao at all.
After all, he was her husband, her only man, and the only father of her children.
Xia Ningxi stared intently at him.
In an instant, she met Huo Nanxiao's eyes and saw the complex emotions hidden in them; he was conflicted.
Xia Ningxi thought to herself, he must also know about Li Yancheng's scheme, and know that Li Yancheng is forcing him to make a choice, right?
There are many things in this world that cannot be had at the same time. Huo Nanxiao always has to completely sever all ties with another person for the sake of one person.
What choice will he make?
Xia Ningxi's heart clenched tightly.
Huo Nanxiao dared not meet her eyes and said in a deep voice, "I will not abandon Xia Wanwan, I will take good care of her."
"As for Xia Ningxi, it's over for us."
It's over...
Such a simple sentence, and it brought this six-year marriage to a close.
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