She Lost Memory Before the Divorce-Chapter 182 - 0 Engagement Party (4)
Chapter 182: Chapter 0182 Engagement Party (4)
Chapter 182: Chapter 0182 Engagement Party (4)
“Miss Sheng, if you were so afraid of being mocked, you should have chosen to keep a low profile from the very beginning.”
“Actually, I wasn’t planning to come at all, but I decided to offer my blessings for Grandfather’s sake.”
Mu Lan spoke evenly yet with clear logic, leaving Sheng Xueqin momentarily unable to retort.
“Xueqin, you are the star of today, and everyone’s attention is certainly on you. Don’t be too sensitive.”
Old Master Huo came forward to smooth things over. Sheng Xueqin glared at Mu Lan. Feeling she could not win, she seized on Old Master Huo’s words to save face.
“Grandfather is right, today I am the star; I guess I was a bit too sensitive just now.”
Huo Tingxiao looked towards Sheng Xueqin with a cool gaze.
“I hope Miss Sheng will pay more attention to her attitude next time. Don’t make a fuss over every little thing; it upsets everyone, and my wife can’t handle too much emotional fluctuation right now.”
Mu Lan was taken aback and looked at Huo Tingxiao. What nonsense was this man spouting? Did he realize that his words could easily lead to misunderstandings, as if…
“Mu Lan, are you pregnant?”
Han Yongmei’s voice was filled with surprise and delight.
Her words immediately caused an uproar in the resting room.
Especially Old Master Huo, whose eyes were brimming with excitement as he looked at Mu Lan.
“Do I finally have news of my great-grandchild?”
For a moment, all eyes were on Mu Lan, and Sheng Xueqin was reduced to a mere background figure again. Huo Tingyang looked at Mu Lan with an uncontrollable look of pain in his eyes.
Faced with everyone’s questions, Mu Lan felt somewhat helpless and swore at Huo Tingxiao in her mind a hundred times without feeling better.
“I…”
“You child, why didn’t you say something about such a big matter? Isn’t the dress too tight today?”
Han Yongmei asked with concern, but Mu Lan couldn’t return the smile. Staring at the instigator, how could he still have the face to smile?
What now? Everyone has misunderstood.
Faced with the situation, Huo Tingxiao showed no sign of guilt and deliberately continued to mislead with ambiguous statements.
“The dress was custom-made to her size; there’s no issue, and her health has always been excellent. You don’t need to worry too much.”
“How could I not worry? This is her first pregnancy; it’s crucial.”
“I’ve been waiting for so long; finally, we have news of a great-grandchild. This is truly a blessing from the ancestors for the Huo Family.
Mu Lan, this is a great joy for our Huo Family. Take good care of yourself. Anything you want, just tell Grandfather, and I will grant it.”
“What a joy for big brother and sister-in-law; they’re about to become grandparents.”
Xian Yaping spoke up with thinly veiled jealousy.
“We should still have a thorough check-up at the hospital to be on the safe side. Since the Shen Family members are all here today, let them take a look; it’s just a small effort.”
In fact, Xian Yaping didn’t believe Mu Lan was genuinely pregnant. If there was a child in her belly, how could Huo Tingxiao let her wear a corset dress and high heels?
Clearly, he was just trying to shift the focus and embarrass them.
Han Yongmei lifted her eyelids and looked at Xian Yaping with a forced smile.
“Whether Mu Lan goes to the hospital for a check-up or not, you needn’t bother yourself with that.”
“Sister, that’s not the right thing to say, we are all family. How could I not worry? I am concerned for Mu Lan. Besides, it’s not easy to come by a famous doctor like Old Master Shen. Taking advantage of his presence today for peace of mind, what’s wrong with that?
We may not be keeping count, but the old master surely is. Dad, this is your first great-grandchild; we can’t be careless.”
Xian Yaping had a real knack for stirring people’s hearts, and with just a few words, she truly revived Old Master Huo’s enthusiasm.
Meanwhile, Mu Lan was somewhat flabbergasted; she wasn’t pregnant at all, so where was she supposed to get a child for the examination?
Huo Tingxiao, that blockhead, didn’t need to spin such a lie to knock Sheng Xueqin down a peg. This really was too clever by half.
No, she had to clear things up.
“Grandpa…”
Just as she was about to speak, Sheng Xueqin, who had noticed her nervousness and guilt, interrupted.
“Grandpa, I think what auntie said makes a lot of sense, pregnancy is a serious matter.
I didn’t know about Mu Lan being pregnant before, and I was a bit too hasty. Mu Lan, please don’t be mad at me.”
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Sheng Xueqin’s face changed faster than one could flip a book.
“Hmm, you do have a point. We should ask Old Master Shen to take Mu Lan’s pulse and see if the pregnancy is stable.”
The moment the old Huo patriarch spoke up like this, Sheng Xueqin couldn’t help but reveal a smile of triumph.
Mu Lan secretly pinched Huo Tingxiao, signaling him to clean up the mess he had caused.
“Grandpa, there’s no need to rush. The banquet is about to start. We can talk about this after it’s finished.”
Huo Tingxiao’s reasoning did make sense. The banquet was indeed about to start, and in such a short time, nothing could be determined.
“Yes, that’s true. We’ll talk about it after the banquet then.”
The old Huo patriarch was beaming with joy, in very high spirits.
Sheng Xueqin also knew better than to object; after all, she could deal with Mu Lan after the engagement banquet.
When the group left the resting room, Mu Lan pulled Huo Tingxiao to walk at the back and quietly demanded:
“When did I become pregnant?”
“I never said you were pregnant; they misunderstood it on their own.”
Huo Tingxiao’s nonchalant tone made Mu Lan roll her eyes involuntarily.
“You make it sound so easy, but now they want to take my pulse and check the ‘fetal position.’ What am I supposed to do if the truth comes out? How embarrassing would that be?”
Seeing her all huffed up, Huo Tingxiao’s smile grew even wider.
“Don’t worry, I’m here.”
“What are you up to now? Huo Tingxiao, what exactly are you concocting in that gourd of yours?”
“You’ll know in a moment.”
With that said, Huo Tingxiao winked at Mu Lan, mysteriously.
Mu Lan felt helpless deep down, but… there was also a tiny bit of anticipation.
The scale of today’s banquet was the grandest Mu Lan had ever attended, even surpassing Old Master Huo’s birthday banquet. Seeing Sheng Xueqin fluttering around like a butterfly that couldn’t wait to take flight, Mu Lan truly couldn’t understand how she could be so happy about an engagement to a man she didn’t like. How did Sheng Xueqin manage that?
“Miss Mu, we meet again. Your gown today is beautiful; you’re really the center of attention.”
Mu Lan looked at Pei Zhao slowly approaching in his wheelchair and thought of a phrase—”determination in the face of disability.”
How could he not grasp the simple eternal truth that nothing is impossible for the one who doesn’t mind quitting? He obviously hadn’t been put off enough before, yet here he was eagerly presenting himself, an indeed roguish move.
“Mr. Pei flatters me; speaking of the focal point, it’s Mr. Pei who draws more attention.”
Yes, his wheelchair was evidently more eye-catching.
Mu Lan didn’t discriminate against disabled people; she just discriminated against Pei Zhao, so she didn’t bother much with her choice of words.
Yet she hadn’t anticipated that Pei Zhao wouldn’t take offense at all.
“You mean my wheelchair? I became accustomed to this kind of attention long ago. Others might look at me and try to be discreet, but when they look at Miss Mu… their gazes are much more direct.
Tingxiao, you’d better keep a close eye on Miss Mu, otherwise…”
