She Lost Memory Before the Divorce-Chapter 100 - : Huo Tingxiao VS Lin Yize (2)
Chapter 100: Chapter 100: Huo Tingxiao VS Lin Yize (2)
At last, Lin Yize saw a change in Huo Tingxiao’s expression and felt he had regained some ground.
“Are you surprised why I know about it? It’s quite coincidental. The day I went to the hospital, I heard the conversation between you and Gu Xiaoman.”
Huo Tingxiao sneered.
“I didn’t expect President Lin to indulge in eavesdropping.”
Lin Yize deliberately ignored the sarcasm in Huo Tingxiao’s words.
“President Huo, knowing she had lost her memory, did you still insist on making it difficult for her? Wasting her seven years wasn’t enough, how many more years do you want to waste?
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The entire Sea City knows that your marriage is not harmonious, and you’ve never even attended a public event together. To you, she is merely a Mrs. Huo in name.”
“Since it’s such a strain, why not let go? You said you didn’t love her, didn’t you? If you don’t love her, why not set her free and keep her by your side?”
Huo Tingxiao was rendered speechless by these questions, and for a while, he didn’t know how to refute Lin Yize’s words, only able to repeat the same old platitudes.
“Our marriage represents the alliance between the Huo Family and the Mu Family. Do you think it’s child’s play?
“Do you not know the impact divorce would have on both listed companies?”
This weak excuse was mercilessly exposed by Lin Yize.
“Is this impact something President Huo still needs to consider? Besides, if alliance through marriage is truly needed, isn’t the Sheng Family a better choice?
“Even if you divorced Mu Lan, wouldn’t Sheng Xueqin be a great candidate to remarry? After all, you just need a woman to play the role of Mrs. Huo. It doesn’t matter who she is, does it?”
A string of questions hit Huo Tingxiao where it hurt.
Indeed, if he needed a wife, Mu Lan was not the best choice. Why not change?
It didn’t matter if it wasn’t Mu Lan, why not Sheng Xueqin? He just needed a wife, a Mrs. Huo.
Had he not been living with this thought over these seven years?
He had been thinking about ending this marriage not long ago, and even because she hadn’t gone to the civil affairs bureau, he was furious. But now, just hearing the word divorce seemed like countless needles were pricking his nerves.
“You seem very considerate of me.”
“I am just speaking the truth. If you think I am not as capable as you, and having Mu Lan with me would hurt your pride or make you feel inferior, that’s really unnecessary.
“Over the past seven years, you haven’t looked at her properly even once. After all, this is the value she holds in your eyes.
“Why obsess over it? Is it just a simple possessiveness, is it worth it?
“As a businessman, maximizing interests is what matters most. An alliance with the Sheng Family would bring you greater benefits. That’s clear.”
Although Huo Tingxiao very much did not want to admit it, Lin Yize was completely right.
As the sole heir of the Sheng Family, Sheng Xueqin had the ability and background to offer more support in his career than Mu Lan ever could.
But he had never thought about divorcing Mu Lan for her sake.
This was too contrary to his characteristic trait of valuing business interests above all.
Why? Why was this abnormal?
Huo Tingxiao kept questioning himself but couldn’t find an answer.
“Moreover, if you agree to a peaceful divorce with Mu Lan, I am willing to give up five percent of the profits in future collaboration projects to show my sincerity.”
Lin Yize seized the moment, gently coaxing, for men like Huo Tingxiao, business benefits always held the greatest allure.
As an uncompromising workaholic, Lin Yize didn’t believe he wouldn’t be tempted.
However…
Huo Tingxiao looked at him, but suddenly laughed.
“Hahaha… A mere 5% profit, and you want me to divorce Mu Lan.
Lin Yize, your love is just that, isn’t it.
So, Mu Lan is only worth that much to you.”
Lin Yize’s expression turned cold.
“She is priceless to me! I just don’t want you to ruin her life because of your selfishness.
You can’t give her what she wants, why do you still continue to degrade her life?
Isn’t seven years of her giving enough for you? What more do you want from her?”
Huo Tingxiao looked at Lin Yize, who was now enraged, and replied word by word.
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“I want her by my side for a lifetime, and she is not allowed to go anywhere!”
“You!”
“You can call me selfish or say that my possessiveness is at fault, but I will not divorce Mu Lan.
On the contrary, not only will I not divorce, but I am also planning to have children.”
“You want to use a child to tie her down? You are too despicable!”
Lin Yize suppressed his anger, but Huo Tingxiao still appeared nonchalant.
“Despicable? Marriage and childbirth are common human experiences; where is the despicability in that? Besides, this is what she wants.”
Wants? Mu Lan has already lost her memory, how could she possibly… want this?
Huo Tingxiao, watching Lin Yize’s stunned and unresponsive expression, continued to drop bombshells.
“Moreover, when it comes to being despicable, I can’t compare to Director Lin.”
“What do you mean by that?”
Huo Tingxiao calmly listed his accusations.
“Director Lin, as the hidden owner behind Meilan, intentionally told Mu Lan that there were rumors I flew into a rage for another woman.
You deliberately misled Mu Lan, pretending you didn’t know the inside story, just to completely dissociate yourself from the matter.
You fear that once the dirty transactions behind Meilan are exposed, and your true identity is revealed, Mu Lan will not accept your past.
Director Lin, always calculating and scheming, dares to righteously call me despicable.
I am indeed flattered.”
Lin Yize clenched his teeth, feeling the shame of being exposed in front of everyone.
What else had Huo Tingxiao uncovered? He couldn’t have discovered that matter as well—no, it was not possible. Only a few people knew about it; he couldn’t possibly know.
“I don’t know what Director Huo is talking about, I’ve never heard of any Meilan.”
“You can deny it, and you can pretend nothing happened, but, Lin Yize, you should remember that my patience is limited.
The reason I haven’t peeled your skin yet is because…”
Seeing him hesitate for a second, Lin Yize thought he caught Huo Tingxiao’s vulnerability.
“Because you fear triggering Mu Lan’s backlash? Huo Tingxiao, I really admire you. Clearly, you are the one trapped in a desperate situation, yet you still possess such confidence.
Mu Lan has already lost her memory; the Lin Yize in her memory has always been the caring, gentle, and considerate senior.
Compared to someone who speaks of marriage as nothing but a transaction and lacks any romantic sentiment, who do you think has better odds?”
The two were unyielding, playing psychological tactics to ensure their own invincibility.
Lin Yize understood Huo Tingxiao’s weakness, and Huo Tingxiao knew Lin Yize’s sore points; both used strategies that harmed both sides, but there was no other way, they had to confront directly and see who could last till the end.
