She Lost Memory Before the Divorce-Chapter 176 - 0 I Want to Marry You
Chapter 176: Chapter 0176 I Want to Marry You
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Chapter 176: Chapter 0176 I Want to Marry You
“So, wanting your help doesn’t conflict with missing you, right?”
Jing Rong thought about it and surprisingly agreed with Yunzhan’s nonsensical reasoning.
“Yeah, right.”
Huo Tingxiao raised his eyebrows. Yunzhan really was ruthless, tricking such a sweet young girl.
“As long as you promise to help me find this person, I’ll grant you a wish.”
A wish? The girl’s face immediately turned a bashful red.
“Any wish?”
Yunzhan agreed without thinking.
“Hmm.”
“I want to marry you.”
“Except marriage.”
“But you just said anything goes. You’re not keeping your word.”
The young girl got mad, and Yunzhan felt a headache coming on, while Huo Tingxiao watched the scene unfold with calm detachment.
Yunzhan really wanted to kick him. Was he actually standing there enjoying the drama? Whose side was he on anyway?
“You’re still a minor, only seventeen. How can I marry you? Our country’s law requires women to be at least twenty to marry. I’m a good citizen; I can’t break the law.”
He gave Huo Tingxiao a pointed look when mentioning the law, considering Huo Tingxiao and Mu Lan got married when she was only eighteen, and their marriage license was issued later.
The young girl pouted.
“We could register abroad. In Las Vegas, you can get married at eighteen—it’s just one more year.”
Yunzhan’s scalp tingled, realizing this girl was seriously intent on pinning him down.
Seeing his hesitation, Jing Rong pouted.
“If you don’t agree, I won’t help.”
Yunzhan sighed.
“Alright, alright, I agree.”
He thought, it was still a year away. Where could she take him by then? The urgent thing was to dig up some dirt on Pei Zhao first.
Jing Rong, oblivious to Yunzhan’s schemes, was overjoyed.
“Really, really? Yunzhan, you agreed?”
Yunzhan, feeling resigned, thought, could he really say no? It had come to this.
“Yes, I agreed.”
Huo Tingxiao raised his eyebrows and suddenly laughed.
The laugh made Yunzhan extremely nervous.
“What are you laughing at?”
“At you.”
“…”
Jing Rong, observing their childish behavior, couldn’t help but criticize.
“You two are so childish. Give me that man’s photo.”
She stood up to get her own computer.
Yunzhan sent Jing Rong the little information he had collected, including Pei Zhao’s photo.
Jing Rong thought about it and contacted some friends, sending them the information and the photo.
“I’ve told them. I’ll let you know if there’s any news.”
Yunzhan was stunned.
“That’s it?”
“What else?”
Yunzhan blinked, feeling he might have been duped.
Jing Rong snickered.
“Yunzhan, you’re so cute. Don’t worry, I can still help you find his information.”
Jing Rong’s slender fingertips danced on the keyboard as she input a bunch of cracking codes. Soon enough, she had managed to gather some of Pei Zhao’s immediate documents from within the country.
However, none of them were related to Mu Lan.
It almost seemed like bait that Pei Zhao had intentionally left out.
Huo Tingxiao furrowed his brows, his heart suddenly sinking.
“Does he know we are investigating him, and that’s why he took precautions early before coming back?”
“Then, the traces of the places he previously lived might also have been erased by him already.”
Yunzhan cursed under his breath, while Jing Rong seemed unfazed.
“Even if the traces are erased, they can be recovered unless he lives in a vacuum. Now is the era of big data; everyone is transparent.”
Huo Tingxiao looked at Jing Rong.
“Here is a phone number; can you track the traces related to this number?”
He recalled the string of numbers from his memory and typed it onto the phone screen before handing it to Jing Rong.
“I’ll give it a try.”
An hour later.
Jing Rong had located all the servers this number had utilized, discovering it started contacting Mu Lan a year ago and frequently six months ago, mostly within the M country.
Yunzhan hadn’t expected Jing Rong to be so capable, and his gaze towards the young girl carried a hint of admiration.
“If only I could plant my virus into their computer, I’d be able to gather more information.
However, judging by how they used this number and switched servers, it probably won’t be easy to do; they’re very cautious.
It might even be said that they intentionally left some clues, and there was a period when the server display was empty, which is enough to suggest they can erase all traces.
Once they’ve erased these traces, tracking them won’t be so simple anymore.”
Jing Rong’s words silenced Huo Tingxiao, realizing Pei Zhao’s counter-surveillance capabilities were strong, and now deliberately staying in his own hotel, he clearly came prepared.
“Simple? We had others investigate him before too, and how come they couldn’t find anything?”
Yunzhan’s question made Jing Rong burst out laughing.
“Brother Yunzhan, to me, of course, it’s simple, but for others, it’s hellishly difficult.”
“…”
Alright then, as if he hadn’t asked anything, really awkward.
“What about other news? Are we just waiting on your friends? When can they bring some news?”
Yunzhan was still somewhat anxious, wanting a quick resolution, otherwise, how could he keep appeasing Jing Rong, and where would he find time to hang out with those pretty girls?
“That’s hard to say, though we are very strong, there are always people better than us, too many greats out there.”
“Don’t be so modest, if you’re this capable, your friends surely aren’t far behind.”
On hearing Yunzhan say this, Jing Rong was overjoyed.
“Brother Yunzhan, you think I’m capable? Hehe, then I’ll definitely make an effort to dig out everything about this person from these past few years, don’t you worry.”
As she spoke, she even bowed her head as if waiting for Yunzhan to pat her on the head as a reward. Yunzhan twitched his lips, lightly touching Jing Rong’s fluffy, lustrous hair, surprised by how nice it felt. Looking into Jing Rong’s lively eyes, he felt she seemed like an always adorable and likable kitten, and blurted out.
“Well done.”
Huo Tingxiao glanced at Yunzhan.
“I have other matters and need to head back to the company. Please inform me if there are updates, Miss Jing.”
Jing Rong blinked and her eyes landed on Yunzhan, her voice light.
“For Brother Yunzhan, it’s no trouble.”
“Hey, wait a second, I…”
He turned back only to see Jing Rong clinging to his waist and refusing to let go, Yunzhan almost wanted to cry.
What bad karma had he accumulated to have attracted such a clingy creature?
Just after Huo Tingxiao left Yunzhan’s suite, he took the elevator downstairs. Suddenly, the elevator stopped and the door opened, revealing Pei Zhao sitting in a wheelchair, flanked by twin bodyguards.
Their eyes met, carrying invisible sparks clashing in the air.
Pei Zhao maneuvered his wheelchair forward directly toward Huo Tingxiao at a not so slow pace, seemingly about to collide with him.
And yet, Huo Tingxiao showed no intention of moving aside, standing still unflustered. He Yan beside him, however, was frightened and instinctively spoke.
“Mr. Huo…”
