Chapter 1090 She lied to everyone
Huo Xiuyuan and his wife are both reasonable people, and they know how much Huo Nanxiao has wronged Xia Ningxi over the years. At this moment, they support Xia Ningxi's decision. However, to their surprise, Huo Nanxiao did not attend Xia Ningxi's wedding.
This is not what they expected.
Regardless of whether Huo Nanxiao still truly loves Xia Ningxi, he will definitely be there for this occasion, even if it's just for the sake of the child, he will still prepare a congratulatory gift.
Huo Xiuyuan looked around but couldn't find Huo Nanxiao, which puzzled him.
Huo Xiuyuan called Huo Jinchuan over and asked him to contact Huo Nanxiao.
Huo Jinchuan said, "I'm afraid my elder brother won't be coming today."
"Not coming? How did you know?" Huo Xiuyuan was surprised.
Huo Jinchuan said, "Xia Wanwan came today. I just saw her and confirmed it myself before I found out that my brother wasn't coming today. Perhaps he didn't want to embarrass Xia Ningxi, so he didn't come."
"Impossible, he will definitely come." Huo Xiuyuan didn't believe Huo Nanxiao would be so kind.
Huo Jinchuan said, "Should I go and notify him? But what if he doesn't come, or doesn't answer my calls?"
Huo Xiuyuan was stumped by the question. He remained silent for a long time before slowly asking, "Did Xia Wanwan say this to you?"
"Yes." Huo Jinchuan nodded.
Huo Xiuyuan said, "Call Xia Wanwan over."
"This is probably not a good thing. She has always been very afraid of the Huo family." Huo Jinchuan didn't dare to move.
Huo Xiuyuan narrowed his eyes dangerously and immediately ordered Lao Liu behind him to go find someone.
Seeing this, Huo Jinchuan quickly took on the task: "I'll go. Father, please wait a moment, I'll bring the person over right away."
After he left, he immediately went to look for Xia Wanwan's whereabouts.
Even if Xia Wanwan hadn't said anything, Huo Jinchuan would have known what had happened. He pretended not to know anything and invited Xia Wanwan to meet the guests.
Xia Wanwan was very wary: "What does Uncle Huo want with me?"
"Naturally, he's asking about Huo Nanxiao. He seems to doubt that Huo Nanxiao would refuse to attend Xia Ningxi's wedding banquet and wants to find out for himself," Huo Jinchuan reminded him.
Xia Wanwan frowned: "That's all?"
"Otherwise what? What else do you think he wants to ask? He hasn't been paying attention to Huo Nanxiao these past two days and doesn't know what Huo Nanxiao is doing, so naturally he'd ask you," Huo Jinchuan reminded him.
The implication was that Xia Wanwan shouldn't worry, as no one knew she had drugged Huo Nanxiao, and as long as she could withstand Huo Xiuyuan's pressure, nothing would happen tonight.
Xia Wanwan knew what was going on and gave Huo Jinchuan a grateful smile.
Huo Jinchuan was indifferent and pretended not to know her.
After bringing Xia Wanwan to the scene, Huo Jinchuan sat quietly to the side without saying a word.
Xia Wanwan greeted them politely: "Uncle Huo, Mrs. Huo, hello."
“You’re not feeling well, please sit down,” Qu Huilan said.
"Thank you." Xia Wanwan breathed a sigh of relief and sat down opposite the two of them.
Huo Xiuyuan asked, "Have you been with Nan Xiao all day?"
“No, I was at home during the day, and I went to the company to look for Nan Xiao in the evening, but he was working overtime, so I came here by myself,” Xia Wanwan replied.
Huo Xiuyuan raised an eyebrow: "What overtime?"
"I don't know," Xia Wanwan replied.
Huo Xiuyuan sneered: "You really don't know?"
"Uncle Huo, what do you mean? I'm just a weak woman who knows nothing about company affairs. How could I possibly know what Nan Xiao is doing?" Xia Wanwan retorted.
Huo Xiuyuan said, "I think you don't want him to come."
"How am I supposed to answer Uncle Huo's question? It's true that I still have feelings for Nan Xiao. Whenever I like someone, I hope that he doesn't have anyone else in his heart. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with that, right?" Xia Wanwan retorted.
Huo Xiuyuan looked into her eyes and said, word by word, "You're lying."
“I don’t understand what Uncle Huo means.” Xia Wanwan frowned, her face full of confusion.
Huo Xiuyuan said, "It's your idea that Nan Xiao won't attend the wedding, right? You think that as long as Xia Ningxi successfully marries into the Ling family, she won't threaten your position, and you can stay by Nan Xiao's side for the rest of your life and accompany him."
Xia Wanwan smiled bitterly: "Whether Ning Xi gets married or not is not something I can control. As for what Uncle Huo said, that's even more absurd. If Nan Xiao comes, will Ning Xi not get married?"
"You're just making excuses." Huo Xiuyuan snorted coldly, clearly disliking her.
Xia Wanwan took a deep breath and said calmly, "I know you don't like me, and I know that I am not worthy of marrying into the Huo family with my current status, but it is a fact that I like Nan Xiao, and I really don't want him to get back together with Ning Xi."
“I think Uncle Huo called me here to ask why Nan Xiao didn’t show up. Actually, you know very well that he was not good to Ning Xi in the past, that’s a fact. The Ling family treated Ning Xi like their own daughter, that’s also a fact. It’s better for her to marry into the Ling family than to be a daughter-in-law of the Huo family.”
Huo Xiuyuan sneered: "You're quite clever, always thinking of how to refute me."
Xia Wanwan lowered her head and humbly apologized: "I'm sorry, if my words have offended Uncle Huo, I apologize. Today is a joyous day, we can talk about anything after the wedding."
Huo Xiuyuan remained silent.
Qu Huilan drank her tea without saying a word.
The two of them seemed lost in thought.
Hearing the emcee's voice, Xia Wanwan turned around and looked at the platform, saying, "Uncle Huo, the wedding is about to begin. If there's nothing else, I'll go back to my seat."
"Okay," Huo Xiuyuan replied casually.
Xia Wanwan politely got up and left.
After she left, Huo Xiuyuan asked Huo Jinchuan, "What did you say to her?"
"I didn't speak to her," Huo Jinchuan said, looking puzzled.
Huo Xiuyuan said, "Don't try to fool me. Xia Wanwan isn't very bright. Someone reminded her that she can't think of anyone else but you."
"What do you mean by that, Father?" Huo Jinchuan asked innocently.
Huo Xiuyuan said, "Nan Xiao is being held back by her, isn't he?"
“She said her older brother was working overtime at the company,” Huo Jinchuan replied.
Huo Xiuyuan ordered, "Call him."
"Okay." Huo Jinchuan did as instructed.
He made a call, but no one answered. Huo Jinchuan turned up the volume on his phone with a troubled expression and said, "My brother is probably busy and didn't answer my call. He might have blocked me."
Huo Xiuyuan said to Qu Huilan, "You hit him."
Qu Huilan took out her phone, but like Huo Jinchuan, she couldn't get through.
Huo Xiuyuan tried calling his own phone, but it was still unanswered.
"Xia Wanwan lied; she deceived us," Huo Xiuyuan concluded.
Huo Jinchuan was surprised: "No way, she's not that bold."
"Hmph, what wouldn't this family do?" Huo Xiuyuan sneered. "If Nan Xiao doesn't come, she can seize the position of Young Mistress Huo. What wouldn't she do for that status?"
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