She Lost Memory Before the Divorce-Chapter 157 - 0: Husband, Let’s Go
Chapter 157 -0157: Husband, Let’s Go
“Huo Tingxiao, I think my period is coming, I’m not feeling well.”
After hearing this, Huo Tingxiao quickly took Mu Lan’s hand, only to find it somewhat icy, and he couldn’t help but frown.
“Why didn’t you say you were uncomfortable sooner?”
Mu Lan felt a bit wronged and puffed up her cheeks. She had wanted to leave earlier, but then this Mr. Pei came out of nowhere, and she thought they might be old acquaintances catching up on old times. Who knew this Mr. Pei was not a good person.
“But it’s not too late now that I’ve mentioned it.”
Pei Zhao watched the affectionate interaction between the two with a coldness emerging in the depths of his eyes.
Why did Huo Tingxiao get to live like a normal person, not only that, he could have a beautiful wife, a complete family, while he could only face the glances of ridicule or pity from others.
His gaze fell on Mu Lan, and Pei Zhao’s eyes revealed complicated emotions. She had actually lost her memory, and had completely forgotten about him.
“The two of you seem so close now. It’s beyond my expectations.”
The bland comment made Mu Lan’s expression show impatience, while Huo Tingxiao’s face remained impassive, although there was a subtle change in his eyes.
“I apologize, Mr. Pei, but I’m feeling unwell, and I’m going to take Huo Tingxiao with me.”
Mu Lan was very straightforward; this Pei Zhao instinctively made her not want to interact with him more than necessary.
Pei Zhao smiled.
“Of course, that’s fine. After all, there will be plenty of opportunities to meet again in the future, wouldn’t you agree, old comrade-in-arms?”
Huo Tingxiao spoke in a calm tone.
“Of course.”
“Yize, see the two of them off.”
Pei Zhao instructed, looking towards Lin Yize who was approaching from not far away.
Mu Lan was very reluctant in her heart, especially after just making things clear with Lin Yize, this was somewhat awkward.
“Mr. Pei, there’s no need for formalities, we can leave on our own.”
As she spoke, she took Huo Tingxiao’s arm and he looked down at Mu Lan, clearly sensing her slight impatience.
Looking in the direction Lin Yize had just come from… he understood.
“Mu Lan, there’s no need for us to be so formal with each other.”
Lin Yize’s face was smiling, as if nothing had happened, Mu Lan frowned, somewhat annoyed, she had made things very clear, why couldn’t he see the obvious!
“Mr. Lin, between you and me, we’re just ordinary friends, of course we need to be polite!”
Hearing this, a smile couldn’t help but appear on the corners of Huo Tingxiao’s eyes.
It seemed the two had laid their cards on the table, and Lin Yize was thoroughly rejected.
Lin Yize’s face turned pale, heartache overwhelming him. Yet due to Mu Lan’s repeated rejections, his love for her and sense of possession increased even more. He didn’t want to lose to Huo Tingxiao!
Ignoring the presence of Huo Tingxiao, he said with a gentle smile, resolutely,
“Mu Lan, many things have only just begun now, there’s no rush to come to a conclusion.”
Mu Lan couldn’t be bothered to save his face anymore and warned with a sneer,
“There’s nothing urgent or not, there’s nothing beginning nor any conclusion to be drawn, if you continue to be so delusional, we won’t even be ordinary friends.”
The atmosphere became a bit tense for a moment, with Huo Tingxiao’s attention fully on Mu Lan, completely disregarding Lin Yize.
Thinking back to how Mu Lan had just argued with him over Lin Yize, and now she could so decisively reject him, did this mean that she also…
“Husband, let’s go.”
This was the first time Mu Lan had called Huo Tingxiao husband, and it was in front of so many people.
Inside, Huo Tingxiao felt as if countless fireworks had exploded, so beautiful that he couldn’t even find the directions anymore. That icy little hand held his, fingers intertwined, as he followed her steps out of the venue.
As soon as they left the venue, Mu Lan couldn’t help cursing,
“What kind of lunatic can’t understand human speech, if it hadn’t been for the crowd just now, and my fear of losing face, I would have cursed outright.
I must have been out of my mind to have ever thought he was polite and decent just because he looked the part. How could he not behave like a human being?
Is there something wrong with the way I look at men?”
When Huo Tingxiao heard these last words, he felt a twinge of pain in his knee.
“Lin Yize is indeed very good at hiding, so it’s no wonder you couldn’t see his true face for a while, and therefore, you shouldn’t doubt your judgment.”
Mu Lan was too angry to catch the hidden meaning in Huo Tingxiao’s words.
“But I’m so angry! I trusted him so much, I really treated him as a friend, and yet he wanted to hit on me! Isn’t that too much?”
Huo Tingxiao frowned.
“Young ladies shouldn’t speak so crudely.”
Mu Lan pouted.
“Oh.”
Huo Tingxiao watched Mu Lan huffing, it seemed she really found Lin Yize’s behavior repulsive.
Now, he was not so worried about Lin Yize causing any trouble; instead, it was… Pei Zhao.
Mu Lan hesitated, but still couldn’t help asking:
“Huo Tingxiao, is Pei Zhao the comrade you mentioned before?”
“Mhm.”
“Then, what caused the two of you to fall out?”
Huo Tingxiao was silent, memories of the past flooded back, yet he lacked the courage to speak.
“Alright, alright, there’s no need to look so aggrieved. It was just a casual question. If you don’t want to say, then don’t.”
After returning to Maple Forest Garden, Huo Tingxiao went directly to the study, while Mu Lan took off her makeup, bathed, and changed into comfortable homewear.
Feeling sleepy, she crawled into bed and soon fell into a deep sleep.
In the study at that moment, Huo Tingxiao was leaning on the sofa with his eyes closed, taking a brief nap.
He did not know what he dreamt of, but his eyebrows were tightly furrowed, his jaw clenched fiercely, and even his forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat.
His long fingers were clenched tightly into fists, the veins on the backs of his hands bulged visibly.
Before the Huo Tingxiao enveloped in nightmares, there was only devastation; a group of soldiers in camouflage combat uniforms were marching through heavy rain, on a mission.
—”Axiao, be careful!”
Huo Tingxiao felt his entire body being suddenly shoved away. He watched helplessly as the other person was crushed by a boulder rolling down from the mountain peak, paralyzed, unable to move a muscle.
—”Axiao, you owe me too much, you owe me so much…”
Huo Tingxiao’s breathing became rapid as he suddenly sat up with a start.
His elbows rested on his knees, hands buried in his black hair, unconsciously gripping tight as if trying to snap himself back to reality, his nostrils flaring uncontrollably due to his rushed breathing.
His hair was wet with sweat, trickling down along his temples following the line of his jaw.
His unfocused eyes stared blankly at a point, the images in his mind still vivid, as if they had just happened, so real.
But it had been seven years already…
He got up and walked from the study to the bedroom’s shower, where Huo Tingxiao took a cold shower to fully regain his composure.
Mu Lan, half-asleep, heard the sounds from the bathroom and rubbed her sleepy eyes.
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Not long after, Huo Tingxiao came out of the shower in a bathrobe, his complexion not looking good, prompting Mu Lan to ask instinctively.
“What’s wrong? Why do you look so pale?”
