She Lost Memory Before the Divorce-Chapter 20 - 00: How about leaving this matter to you to handle?
Chapter 20: Chapter 0020: How about leaving this matter to you to handle?
Shen Ying had thought that after dinner, the two would leave, but to her surprise, Huo Tingxiao asked Mu Lan to stay for a night at her maiden home.
“Really? Can I really stay for a night?”
Mu Lan was overjoyed, heaven knows how much she wanted to hold on to Shen Ying and not let go.
But thinking of her current situation, she dared not make too many requests to Huo Tingxiao.
Seeing her like this, Huo Tingxiao couldn’t help wondering just how tyrannical he must seem in the girl’s mind, was staying for just one night at home really akin to a royal pardon?
“Yeah, I’ll come to pick you up tomorrow morning.”
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After saying goodbye to the Mu Family, Huo Tingxiao stepped into his customized Rolls-Royce.
Having seen Huo Tingxiao off, Mu Lan wrapped her arms around Shen Ying’s neck and nuzzled it repeatedly.
“Mom, I’ve missed you so much, tonight I want to sleep with you.”
Heaven knows how she had managed these past days, finally seeing her family made her feel a lot more settled.
Shen Ying could clearly sense her daughter’s change, the corners of her mouth lifted slightly, feeling fortunate to have her child’s support. Otherwise, she really didn’t know how she would face all of this suddenness.
“So old and yet still so affectionate.”
Her mouth complained, but she couldn’t help but hug her daughter in her arms a little tighter.
“No matter how old, I am still your daughter, forever eighteen.”
This ‘forever eighteen’ brought a hint of heartache to Mu Huaifeng’s eyes.
“Mu Lan.”
“Hmm?”
Looking up at Mu Huaifeng, Mu Lan blinked her big, distinct eyes, waiting for him to continue.
“Never mind, don’t stay up too late; get some rest early.”
He gently tapped her forehead and ultimately swallowed back what he was going to say.
Mu Lan rubbed her forehead, feeling that he was acting a bit odd.
Logically speaking, now that the Mu Family’s biggest problem should have been solved, her brother ought to be happy, so why did he still seem so burdened with worries?
“Mom, has brother been troubled by something lately?”
“It’s company matters, I don’t quite understand them, nor can I help. But your brother said he can solve it himself, and I don’t need to worry.
Lanlan, did Tingxiao come today because…”
“Don’t worry, Mom, Huo Tingxiao promised me; he will definitely help.”
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“Lanlan, it makes me feel somewhat guilty to have you ask Tingxiao for help with family matters.”
Shen Ying was afraid that Mu Lan might be looked down upon in her in-law’s family, as no one welcomed a relative who would only add trouble.
“It’s okay mom, now that things have been resolved, let’s not dwell on it.”
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The next morning, Huo Tingxiao arrived as promised to pick up Mu Lan.
Shen Ying stood at the doorway, turning back only when the car was out of sight.
“It seems someone had a not so bad time at home yesterday.”
Hmm? Why does that tone sound a bit sour? Mu Lan looked up at him, but Huo Tingxiao’s gaze was fixed on dealing with emails on his phone.
“Huo Tingxiao, thank you. You really helped out the Mu Family big time this time.
We owe you a favor, you see…”
A favor?
Huo Tingxiao put away his phone and looked at her with a gaze that was more scrutinizing and alert.
“The agreed conditions are not to be considered a favor.”
Mu Lan pursed her lips.
“May I ask you, why did you suddenly change your mind about wanting a divorce?
Logically, I’m not your type, and we haven’t had children in all these years of marriage…”
“Do you think with our status, getting a divorce would be as simple as eating a meal?”
Suppressing the anger in his heart, he suddenly lost his patience.
This ungrateful woman, to act so callously after crossing the bridge.
When she had begged him before, she was sweet-tempered; now that the matter had been taken care of, she turned around and brought up divorce.
“Oh, I get it.
Now the company’s image management is also very important, and you’re indeed keeping up with the times.”
“…”
Huo Tingxiao closed his eyes briefly. Let her think what she wanted to think; he was too lazy to explain.
“Mr. Huo, there are people gathering to protest at the company’s entrance.”
Mu Lan stretched her neck curiously to look ahead and saw a bunch of workers in uniforms holding banners and chanting slogans.
“Unscrupulous company, treating lives like grass.”
She turned her head to glance at Huo Tingxiao and noticed not a flicker of emotion on his face.
It seemed like such a small scene wasn’t worth any emotional fluctuation for him.
“We can’t enter through the main gate, can we?”
“Drive through.”
“You want to charge forward in this situation? Huo Tingxiao, are you still half-asleep? What if they get agitated and lose control, resulting in something extreme?”
“Assistant He, please drive to the underground parking lot.”
Mu Lan’s words made He Yan think for a moment, and seeing that Huo Tingxiao had no objections, he turned the steering wheel.
“I’ll contact Secretary Jian to see if she can find out what’s happening from the Public Relations department.”
As she said this, she dialed Jian An’s number, instantly getting into work mode.
Huo Tingxiao watched her handle the crisis so methodically, a trace of admiration flashed across his eyes.
Jian An didn’t expect it to be Mu Lan calling to inquire and, after a second of hesitation, she answered truthfully that she would contact the Public Relations department to understand the situation and then report back to Huo Tingxiao.
Three minutes later, He Yan’s phone rang, and the car had also stopped in the underground parking lot.
A few people got on the elevator, and Jian An’s voice came through the phone.
“There are people deliberately leading the commotion. Previously, there was a worker’s operational error that led to electrocution and death at the factory. The family has been given compensation, and they agreed to settle the matter.”
An operational error resulting in death?
Mu Lan subconsciously frowned. It sounded like the company wasn’t at fault, but from a humanitarian perspective, after all, it was a human life.
“And then?”
Huo Tingxiao’s tone was indifferent, seemingly untouched by the loss of a life.
Mu Lan glanced at him and the man before her suddenly seemed a bit foreign, like a glass vase devoid of any warmth.
“It was our work mistake, I apologize, President Huo.”
“What I want is not an apology, but a solution.
If you can’t even handle such a small matter, the director of the Public Relations department might as well resign.”
“President Huo, rest assured, we will resolve this as quickly as possible.”
After ending the call, Mu Lan knew how uncomfortable it would be to keep the words choked up in her chest.
But if she spoke out, Huo Tingxiao would definitely not be pleased.
After much thought, at the moment the elevator doors opened, Mu Lan made up her mind.
“Huo Tingxiao, I think the words you just said were a bit too much.”
Huo Tingxiao, who just stepped out of the elevator, stopped in his tracks and turned to look at her.
Mu Lan stepped out of the elevator, completely ignoring the signals He Yan was giving her with his eyes.
“How could human life possibly be a small matter? You seem a bit too indifferent!”
“Are you teaching me how to do my job?”
The temperature in his voice dropped several degrees, making Mu Lan feel somewhat overwhelmed.
But the thought of a life that had been lost straightened her spine.
“I’m simply expressing my opinion.
If you as a boss are so indifferent towards your own employees, showing not a shred of humanitarian concern, how can you expect those below you to handle this matter properly?”
Huo Tingxiao stared at her for a long while, making Mu Lan feel as though the air around her was about to freeze.
“Oh, since you have so much humanitarian concern, how about you handle this matter? What do you think?”
Unable to believe what she had just heard, Mu Lan was momentarily petrified in place.
He Yan couldn’t help but sigh. Why bother to argue with their President Huo? In the end, it was all self-defeating.
