Chapter 860 Rivals Meet in a Battlefield
Xia Ningxi didn't want to get herself into trouble, especially not at a time like this.
"You should go back!"
"Don't make me want to chase you away with a broom."
"If I really make a move, you'll have a very hard time getting out unscathed."
Xia Ningxi gave him a warning, but Li Yancheng pretended not to hear it. Already in a bad mood, she instantly lost her temper and turned to grab a broom to chase him away.
"Are you serious?" Li Yancheng immediately stood up, staring at the broom in Xia Ningxi's hand, very angry: "I am your great benefactor, and I have helped you a lot before."
"Are you leaving or not?" Xia Ningxi questioned.
Li Yancheng: "I'm not leaving. Ling Xiao hasn't left yet, so why should I leave? Besides, I haven't eaten yet. How can you kick out a guest before they've even eaten?"
"Didn't Ling Xiao bring dinner? Why don't you go and eat it yourself?" Xia Ningxi asked.
Li Yancheng snorted coldly: "I'm a man, how could I have the nerve to eat food brought by another man? Besides, it's all for you and the child, so I have no reason to touch it. Yao Qing will be back in half an hour, and I'll leave after I've had dinner."
"Don't you know how to eat out yourself?" Xia Ningxi said, displeased.
Li Yancheng said, "No, Ling Xiao hasn't left, why should I leave?"
"Are you out of your mind? Why do you always compare yourself to him?" Xia Ningxi was truly exasperated. She didn't know why Li Yancheng was so competitive, nor did she know why he had so much free time. She had a real headache.
No matter what Xia Ningxi said, Li Yancheng had no intention of leaving. Xia Ningxi was chasing him away with a broom when she heard the sound of a door opening outside, which puzzled her greatly.
"Who could be coming so late?" She looked towards the door in confusion, and her face darkened when she saw the familiar license plate number. The car belonged to Huo Nanxiao.
So Huo Nanxiao came too?
What a dramatic car crash scene!
Xia Ningxi was completely devastated.
Logically speaking, since Huo Nanxiao bought this house, it's normal for him to be here.
Li Yancheng has been pestering Xia Ningxi and likes to use her to make Huo Nanxiao unhappy, so it's normal for him to be here.
Ling Xiao is now Xia Ningxi's only legal husband in name only, so it's normal for him to be here.
All three of them are normal; the one who isn't normal is Xia Ningxi herself!
At this moment, all she wanted to do was dig a hole and hide herself!
I looked around suddenly, but there was nowhere to hide!
Xia Ningxi was so anxious that she didn't know what to do.
Li Yancheng saw through her thoughts at a glance and said sarcastically, "Stop looking, what's there to be afraid of? It's just Huo Nanxiao. If you're not stealing or robbing, why are you hiding from him? He has nothing to do with you now and can't control you."
Before he could finish speaking, he swaggered toward the door.
The two men exchanged a glance, and Huo Nanxiao instantly understood. He didn't say anything, but looked at Xia Ningxi, his dark eyes filled with turbulent emotions. Clearly, he was unhappy.
Xia Ningxi knew all this, and she didn't know how to explain it, so she simply kept quiet.
Li Yancheng: "What wind blew President Huo here? That's really strange."
"Are you so poor you have nowhere else to go? Who are you coming here to seek refuge with?" Huo Nanxiao asked.
Li Yancheng was furious: "President Huo is joking. Even if I squandered the Li family's money for three lifetimes, I still wouldn't be able to finish it. Unlike you, who are busy with countless affairs every day, is the little money you earn enough to treat Xia Wanwan's illness?"
"I heard that the Li family's base station collapsed again. I didn't expect they hadn't gone bankrupt yet," Huo Nanxiao said calmly.
Li Yancheng: "I can rebuild even if it collapses ten times. On the contrary, you bought such a small house to raise chickens? I thought the Huo family was very rich, but I didn't expect them to be so close to bankruptcy."
Xia Ningxi listened from the side, watching them exchange barbs, feeling utterly speechless. She thought to herself, "How come these two have so much free time? They're always being sarcastic and never say a nice thing. It's so annoying to listen to them."
Not wanting to deal with the two people, Xia Ningxi quickly retreated, wanting only to escape this awful place as soon as possible.
"Where to?" Huo Nanxiao saw through Xia Ningxi's intention.
Xia Ningxi stopped in her tracks. "Go find the child."
"Where did they go?" Huo Nanxiao asked.
Before Xia Ningxi could speak, Li Yancheng spoke first: "He went out to play with Ling Xiao."
"He's here too?" Huo Nanxiao frowned.
Li Yancheng: "Yes, I went out with the kids. And you know what? A Yuan and the others really like Ling Xiao. They treat him very well, much better than you, his biological father."
"You seem to care a lot about my child. If you like children so much, why don't you adopt one yourself?" Huo Nanxiao sneered.
Li Yancheng: "Aren't there ready-made ones? They're all handsome and beautiful, I like them very much. Compared to adopting, I prefer A Yuan and the others."
"You're not destined for that," Huo Nanxiao sneered.
Li Yancheng said, "Not necessarily, they all like me very much."
The two were at loggerheads.
Xia Ningxi felt extremely tired; she had never been so exhausted before. With a dark expression, she watched the two hurt each other, and all she wanted to do was escape.
Huo Nanxiao, however, did not intend to let Xia Ningxi leave, saying, "Next time you have guests, please let me know in advance."
"Okay," Xia Ningxi replied.
Li Yancheng raised an eyebrow: "Why should we tell him? Does he, an outsider, deserve to know?"
Huo Nanxiao sneered: "You still know you're an outsider."
Li Yancheng's lips twitched slightly, his face clearly showing displeasure.
However, this unhappiness quickly disappeared when Ling Xiao returned with the child.
As Xia Ningxi's only legal husband, Ling Xiao felt somewhat uncomfortable when he saw two men in Xia Ningxi's home, especially since one of them was Xia Ningxi's ex-husband and the other claimed to be Xia Ningxi's boyfriend.
Ling Xiao felt something was off about the two of them appearing here at the same time.
No, to be precise, it's strange that all three of them appeared at Xia Ningxi's house at the same time.
The three grown men looked at each other without saying a word, but they all understood each other perfectly.
Xia Ningxi felt like she couldn't breathe while caught in the middle, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Why does the air smell so strange?" Huo Yuan wondered.
Xingxing immediately pulled him to a corner: "Shh, let's not make a sound."
At first, I was puzzled: "Why?"
Xingxing lowered her voice: "It would be bad if they accidentally hurt us while they were fighting."
“Yes, that’s right.” Chu Chu and Huo Yuan both nodded in agreement.
The three little ones quickly hid in a corner, away from the center of the battle.
Xia Ningxi felt like she was being roasted over a fire. She didn't know why she was so unlucky today, with everyone rushing to her house as if they had taken the wrong medicine.
If she had known this chaotic scene would unfold, she would have preferred to stay at the hospital and work overtime.
Now that she was facing the three people, Xia Ningxi didn't know what to say. She could only force a smile and greet the guests: "Since you're all here, what kind of tea would you like? I'll make it."
Ling Xiao: "No need."
Li Yancheng: "I want to drink coffee."
Huo Nanxiao had already taken out the Longjing tea bag with practiced ease and slowly brewed himself a pot of tea.
Ling Xiao and Li Yancheng both fell silent, seemingly lost in thought.
Xia Ningxi was so embarrassed that she dug her toes into the ground, but she didn't know what to do. She could only force a smile and pretend to be calm: "It seems that you are all quite free today. Why don't you go out for a walk? It would be good to take a stroll. It's not appropriate to sit here all the time."
All she wants now is for these three people to leave the house as soon as possible.
But none of them seemed inclined to leave; after exchanging glances, they all sat down in unison.
All three of them were very outgoing, but Huo Nanxiao bought the house and provided many things for it. He knew this house better than anyone else.
Others might have a decent relationship with Xia Ningxi, but he was different; he was Xia Ningxi's husband and the father of her child.
Li Yancheng despised Huo Nanxiao's shameless behavior and didn't want to give him any face. He asked, "Does Xia Wanwan know you're here?"
“It’s none of your business,” Huo Nanxiao retorted.
Li Yancheng: "Are you hiding under the covers crying? You gave up your wife and children to give Xia Wanwan a home, and you've changed your mind after only a few days. Are you just playing with Xia Wanwan, or are you deliberately making fun of Xia Ningxi?"
"It's none of your business." Huo Nanxiao's attitude remained extremely cold.
Li Yancheng sneered: "If you don't dare to answer, then get out. How much is this house? I'll give you double. Don't come here again. I don't want to see you again."
Huo Nanxiao didn't speak, but the way he looked at Li Yancheng was as if he were looking at a complete idiot.
Li Yancheng was sulking with a livid face, but Huo Nanxiao ignored him, so he couldn't start cursing again, as that would make him seem very rude.
But Li Yancheng couldn't just swallow his anger. Seeing Ling Xiao reading a magazine, he said, "Mr. Ling, you didn't come here so late just to see the child, did you?"
“I came to see Xia Ningxi,” Ling Xiao answered truthfully.
Xia Ningxi was completely stunned when her name was called. Who could this guy be talking about?
Li Yancheng was equally surprised, frowning as he asked, "When did you two become so close?"
"Guess." Ling Xiao smiled.
Li Yancheng was very dissatisfied with this answer. He was furious and had nowhere to vent his anger, but the two people next to him were very calm. He didn't know where they got their confidence from, so he could only suppress his anger, snatch the tea that Huo Nanxiao had brewed, and drink it himself.
Huo Nanxiao frowned: "Don't you have hands?"
"What? Your wife ran off with someone else? How stingy!" Li Yancheng added sarcastically.
Huo Nanxiao was so angry that he laughed.
As for Xia Ningxi, she didn't want to listen to them anymore. She made an excuse to take the child upstairs, locked the door, and pretended that none of them were home.
"Mommy, will they start fighting?" Xingxing asked curiously.
Xia Ningxi collapsed onto the bed, exhausted: "I don't know."
Chu Chu leaned closer and asked, "If they were to fight, who would be stronger?"
Huo Yuan: "Then Daddy is definitely the strongest. Daddy has muscles, so it must hurt a lot when he hits someone."
Chu Chu: "But Uncle Li also has muscles, so he should be strong too."
Huo Yuan frowned: "But Uncle Li was injured before, I heard it was in his heart."
Chu Chu: "Uncle Ling is not bad either, but I've never seen his belly, Mommy? Have you ever seen Uncle Ling without clothes on? Does he have abs?"
"Cough—" Xia Ningxi almost choked to death on those words.
These three little guys really know how to say something outrageous!
"I haven't seen it, so don't make wild guesses. They won't fight!" Xia Ningxi lectured them seriously.
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