She Lost Memory Before the Divorce-Chapter 127 - 0: One Good Play After Another (1)
Chapter 127: Chapter 0127: One Good Play After Another (1)
“If you know you’re in the way, you should get out.”
Huo Tingxiao’s eyes were deep, and his tone was somewhat impatient.
Mu Lan couldn’t help but roll her eyes. How could someone be so annoying? It was only because Yunzhan had a good temper that he didn’t make a fuss over it.
She glanced at Yunzhan, who had a hurt look on his face, and couldn’t help but comfort him:
“Don’t mind him, who knows who’s making him mad this time.”
Yunzhan convincingly played the victim and couldn’t resist winking at Huo Tingxiao—humph, see if I care about the dirty look you’re giving me, I have an ally.
Huo Tingxiao’s face grew cold, having no desire to deal with this drama king.
As for Yunzhan, the more he was defeated, the more shameless he became.
“Hey, did you bad-mouth me in front of your old man? Why do I feel… the old man doesn’t like me much?”
“Grandpa only appreciates those who are steady and capable.”
With that direct hit from Huo Tingxiao, Yunzhan immediately clutched his chest.
“So you’re saying I’m neither steady nor capable, huh? Wow, out with the old and in with the new.
I’m not your beloved Little Tiantian anymore, am I?”
Mu Lan watched the two grown men staging their soap opera before her and couldn’t help but get goosebumps. She felt totally superfluous.
“Um… I’ll just step out for a bit, you guys—”
Before Mu Lan could finish her step, Huo Tingxiao already spoke up sharply.
“Come back here!”
“Sister-in-law, actually, you’re not wrong. Tingxiao and I are the real star-crossed lovers. To hide our unspeakable relationship, the two of us—ouch!
Huo Tingxiao, did you really have to kick me?”
Yunzhan rolled off the sofa, looking bewildered at Huo Tingxiao.
“My patience is limited, don’t test me!”
Seeing that he was genuinely angry, Yunzhan chuckled and got up from the carpet, straightening his clothes.
“Alright, alright, just a joke. It’s almost time, let’s go down and see if there are any pretty girls, hehe.”
Mu Lan was truly amazed by Yunzhan; he wasn’t wasting his devilishly handsome looks. Alas, she wondered which unfortunate girl would fall into his clutches today.
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The three of them went downstairs, and the banquet hall was already filling up with guests. Mu Lan didn’t recognize many, so Huo Tingxiao largely took charge of hosting.
Rather than saying he was hosting guests, it was more like the guests were flocking to butter up Huo Tingxiao.
She stood by with a smile so forced it was becoming stiff when Huo Tingxiao, keen-eyed, noticed Mu Lan was getting bored, and he suggested she go out for some air.
Never expecting him to be so considerate, Mu Lan felt like she had received a pardon. After smiling and excusing herself to the guests with a “Please excuse me for a moment,” she gleefully made her way to the long-coveted dessert section.
Looking at each attractively crafted dessert, Mu Lan’s eyes landed on a pink, strawberry-shaped little cake.
“What a coincidence, we meet again.”
Looking up at the young man before her, Mu Lan was first surprised, then cautiously stepped back half a step.
Her reaction did not escape the boy’s notice, and a hint of hurt flashed across his eyes.
“It’s you? How come you’re here? Which family’s young master are you?”
Warily eyeing the other party, Mu Lan could still clearly recall how that guy tried to pick her up and how his friends spoke rudely afterward. Had Huo Tingxiao not arrived in time that day, she couldn’t help thinking that she and Yun Xi would have likely been at a disadvantage.
The smile on Huo Tingyang’s face was somewhat awkward. As an illegitimate child, he could hardly be considered any kind of gentleman. His presence here today was only due to some manipulation by his mother.
“About the last time, I am truly sorry. My friend was out of line and hurt you, it really wasn’t my intention.”
His gaze made Mu Lan feel somewhat uncomfortable, a bit too direct, and even somewhat eager, one might say.
“I don’t want to talk about that incident anymore, especially since my husband has already taught your friend a lesson. We’re even.”
Mu Lan turned away, showing no interest in continuing the conversation with Huo Tingyang.
Such coldness made Huo Tingyang feel a bit distressed. Strangely enough, although he had had girlfriends before and was not unfamiliar with love affairs, ever since that chance encounter, he couldn’t get Mu Lan out of his head.
Even though he knew she was the wife of his half-brother, and hence his sister-in-law, he couldn’t help but think about her.
“But I still feel extremely remorseful. If you don’t mind, may I express my apology to you?”
Mu Lan frowned. What was this man’s problem? Couldn’t he understand what others were saying, or what?
“Sorry, sir, I do not need your apology. If you truly feel remorseful, please don’t disturb me.”
Having put down her plate, Mu Lan was about to leave, but Huo Tingyang instinctively reached out and grabbed her wrist, startling her. She quickly pulled away and looked at Huo Tingyang with a defensive expression.
“What are you doing?”
“Don’t misunderstand me, I have no ulterior motive; I genuinely feel very sorry and sincerely want to…”
“Tingyang, what are you doing standing here? I’ve been looking for you for ages.”
A somewhat familiar female voice came from behind. Mu Lan turned to see Xian Yaping approaching, and their eyes met, each wearing a different expression.
Xian Yaping showed no sign of panic, whereas Mu Lan was somewhat shocked and at a loss for words.
Her gaze towards Huo Tingyang instantly turned cold.
This young man before her was the Huo Family’s illegitimate son!
“Oh, what a coincidence, this is our second meeting, isn’t it?”
Mu Lan did not believe that the Huo Family would issue an invitation to this mother and son for such an event, and she responded with a cold smirk.
“This occasion doesn’t seem suitable for the two of you.”
Huo Tingyang looked complex, and his eyes towards Mu Lan turned somewhat embarrassed, humiliated by his status as an unacknowledged illegitimate son.
“What’s unsuitable about it? It’s the old man’s big birthday, we came to give our congratulations. What, do you still want to put on airs with me?
Oh, you thought you got one over on me last time at the mall and that I’m actually afraid of you, the Huo Family’s granddaughter-in-law?
Your own days in the Huo Family aren’t so easy, so all you can do is put on a tough front with just some lip service.”
Mu Lan’s frown deepened as she looked at Xian Yaping before her, sensing an ominous foreboding within.
It felt as if she were brewing some sort of plot.
Just as she decided to leave, she was blocked by the other party.
“What’s this, is that how the Huo Family taught you? To be so impolite in front of your elders?
Tsk, it figures, what else could be expected from Han Yongmei’s daughter-in-law?”
Before Mu Lan could respond, she was suddenly enveloped from behind, her waist encircled by arms. Looking up, she saw Huo Tingxiao who had managed to slip away from the other guests.
“Elders? Who’s elder are you? I suggest you both leave before my patience runs out completely.”
