Chapter 1

The last call to Huo Nanxiao went unanswered.

After carrying the child for ten months, she couldn't believe Huo Nanxiao could be so heartless!

Xia Ningxi's pale lips curled, a trace of blood seeping out. Her fingers clutched the hospital bed tightly, her vision blurring. She heard someone outside the door reminding the doctor to save the baby. Only then did she vaguely remember that today was the day of the baby's father's wedding to someone else.

All he wanted was the child in her belly.

He had even chosen a name for the child and found a new mother to replace her.

How ridiculous!

Xia Ningxi held back her tears and the excruciating pain, hugging the baby in her arms tightly.

Suddenly, the delivery room door was kicked open, and several people rushed in.

Xia Ningxi's lips were white, her face pale to the extreme. Her trembling hands clutched the baby protectively, her eyes bloodshot.

Xia Luolu said sharply, "Xia Ningxi, hand over the child. This is what you owe my sister. If anything happens to him, Master Huo will certainly take your life."

Xia Ningxi was stubborn, "I didn't harm her!"

Xia Luolu sneered, "It doesn't matter anymore. Master Huo has decided it was you, so it is you. Hand over the child. With this child, my sister can become the matriarch of the Huo family, and the entire Xia family will be honored. As for you, the woman who turned my sister into a vegetable, you'll spend the rest of your life in prison!"

"I didn't harm her!" Xia Ningxi shouted hoarsely.

She hadn't done such a thing, why was Huo Nanxiao treating her like this? Why!

She was being wronged, and she wouldn't hand over the child she had carried for ten months to anyone else, let alone let him recognize another woman as his mother!

Xia Ningxi frantically dialed Huo Nanxiao's number, over and over again, but it still wouldn't connect. In the end, the other party turned off the phone.

Xia Luolu laughed, "At this point, do you still think Master Huo will listen to you? You were just a vessel for my sister to rise to power. Now that the child is born, you have no more value. Master Huo would rather divorce you and marry a vegetable than keep you. Xia Ningxi, do you still think he loves you?"

Each cold word cut into Xia Ningxi's heart, tearing her fragile heart apart. She never thought Huo Nanxiao could be so heartless, and she never imagined that their two years of marriage were just to pave the way for that woman!

In that moment, fear spread through her body, and intense pain radiated from her abdomen, almost consuming her. She screamed in agony, unable to distinguish between the pain of her wounds and her heart. Blood stained the floor, and Xia Ningxi's breathing grew weaker.

The nurse cried out in panic, "It's bad, the patient is hemorrhaging!"

Xia Luolu watched Xia Ningxi fall to the ground mercilessly and ordered, "Hurry, take the child away. If you delay Master Huo's affairs, you'll be in trouble!"

In the next second, the baby was violently taken from Xia Ningxi's arms.

No one cared about Xia Ningxi's life or death, even as she lay unconscious on the ground.

The hospital issued several critical condition notices, but no one was willing to sign them!

Everyone knew that Xia Wanwan was Huo Nanxiao's beloved, and Xia Ningxi's child was a pawn for Xia Wanwan's rise to power.

They didn't care about Xia Ningxi's safety because Huo Nanxiao didn't care. For someone like Xia Ningxi, it was more convenient for her to be dead than alive.

Only after the hospital announced her death did Xia Luolu leave with the child.

The bright lights in the hallway made the blood on the floor appear even more vividly red.

The empty room was left with the bloodstained critical condition notices, lying on the ground, the blood smearing Xia Ningxi's name.

After everyone left, the door to the emergency room was suddenly pushed open!

"Doctor! It's bad!"

"Miss Xia still has two babies in her belly..."

...

Four years later.

Xia Family Residence.

A beautifully sculpted little boy sat silently in the room, his brows cold, his deep eyes showing a maturity beyond his years. If you looked closely, you could see a fresh red handprint on his pale, clean cheek.

Xia Luolu entered the room, her red designer dress making her look very noble.

"Huo Yuan, all the guests have arrived. Get dressed and come with me."

Huo Yuan coldly refused, "I won't go."

Xia Luolu walked up to Huo Yuan and commanded from above, "Put on your suit!"

"No!"

Huo Yuan, his face swollen, resisted with his whole body.

Xia Luolu's face showed a hint of anger. She stared at the castle of building blocks in front of Huo Yuan and, with a swoosh, knocked them all down.

Huo Yuan's eyes widened in disbelief, tears instantly filling his eyes. He wiped the corners of his eyes, his voice hoarse from crying, and shouted, "I spent all night building this, why did you knock it down, Auntie!"

The word "Auntie" made Xia Luolu feel uncomfortable. She owed her current status to this child, and thinking of this, she couldn't bring herself to like Huo Yuan.

She ordered expressionlessly, "I've given you a chance. Go downstairs."

"I hate you."

Huo Yuan's eyes were red, and he grabbed the suit from the ground and threw it at Xia Luolu.

Xia Luolu grabbed his wrist, "Huo Yuan, listen to me. If it weren't for me, you would have been thrown into an orphanage and become a homeless child. No matter what grievances you have, you must hold them in until the end of the banquet and all the guests leave. Otherwise, I'll throw you into the orphanage right now!"

Xia Luolu spoke harshly.

This was the first time Huo Nanxiao had held such a grand birthday party for Huo Yuan in four years, and it was the first time Xia Luolu had the chance to stand by Huo Nanxiao's side.

She would absolutely not let this child ruin her future!

"Since you don't want to go downstairs, you'll never go down again!"

Xia Luolu left the bedroom and locked the door from the outside.

Alone in the dark room, Huo Yuan, who had already developed a psychological shadow from being locked in a shed with rats, was terrified of being alone and the darkness. He cried and pounded on the door.

"Auntie, I was wrong, let me out."

"Ugh... I don't want to be alone, please let me out."